The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-10
Our Relislou. Press Table.

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unfolding expand their wings, we find
nothing but little futter inside and nothing
at all in the way of sensation. At first they
all appear like the white doves Of peace, but
upon close examination we find the croaking
raven among some Of them.
The Independent gives us long article
upon what it terms ''Incipient Rationalism,"
referring to female pulpit oratory.
''Portent0us phrase r. exclaims the Independent
''At the meeting Of the BROOKLYN Presbitery. whicn
has now become historic, its blast was blown IN the
lace Of the recreant Dr. Cuyler. IL sent freezing
tremor, we doubt not, through his bones and the
very marrow OF Elder Lambert congealed Win 'er-
Recovering its own breath the Independent
proceeds
"Incipient rationalism p' These men were guilty
OF it. They ventured to doubt whether command
OF Paul had just the sense OF It's literal words, ana
time. The command was, "Let your women keep
slence.n To question its meaning or les present
validity Is "lncipient ratonalism.n
And the Independent goes on In this con-
nection to tell story, to witt
learned doctor OF divinity, OF high standing In
OF strattest Sects once told US Chat ne was
W snIs lifeline sn1 Of nea
years to the men before the Flood, were to oe IN
terpreted lists OF dynastleS with their duratlOn
road to raIionasm We know OF scores OF so-called
evangelical clergymen who are inclined 10 believe
that it Is probable that the human race was not
created out OF raw dust but descended or assembled
from babOOn ancestry. That Is not 'rnciplent" IL
Is progressive, rati0nalism. Spot II
''Spot it What vulgar phrase for
leading religious journal to use ''Spot him y
is term employed by rougbs when they
mean mischief, and it cannot with elegant pro-
priety be used in the columns of religious
paper.
The Methodist refers to the religious signs
in Europe" and rejoices that the D6llinger
movement has at last reached Paris. Says
the Methodist:-
With these favorable Indications comes an omi.
nous intimation from Austria that Francis Joseph
refuses to recognize the reform bishops as part OF
the Catholic Church in his dOminiOns. This Is oml-
He Is surrounded by an ultramontane Clique
chiefly Court ladies-wnO endeavOr to replace the
ultramontanists In his government but his realm
IS the most disOrganzed state In Europe; 1t IS
made up OF tncOherent natl0nallties, and his policy
regarding the Church Will only tend TO emoroil
him with them and react against the hierarchy.
The Methodist deprecates what it calls the
'Comet Canard," which, according to scien-
tifc journal 10 London, has had serious effect
there, alarming many weak people, and
making many weaker people positively sick.
The Methodist remarks that
minds seize on them with avidlty, and suffer from
them greatly. There Is apparently no foundation
whatever for the report attributed to the Geneva
astronomer. He has said nothing himself In the
scientific organs on the subject. 1t Is newspaper
item only. There are hundreds Of glasses turned
every night TO the heavens, and not one among the
many night watchers, In the observatories scattered
over the civilized world, has announced the detec-
ton OF any such new and monstrous Dody, though
unimpOrtant comets are OF almost continual DIS.
cOvery.
The Eraminer and CAromicle-Baptist
organ-refers to the ''Next Great Duty" in
connection with the approaching national
Baptist Educational Convention, and utters
words of wisdom when it Says
We can raise education to the dignity Of great
common work OF great Christian peOple-a work
given hands by virtue Of the fact that we
Christian people.
The proposed convention is to be held in
Philadelphia in May.
In that city, continues the Examiner and
Chronicle,
Was inaugurated our great and benencent mis-.
sonary work, and 1t Will be It's GROWING honor II in
viOus educational epOchs, there may be lnauQurated
that other ana not less Important work without Is
must be langu1d and incomplete.
The same journal has an article following
the unique heading, SIN the Polliwog State, y
quoting Brother Beecher as the author of the
phrase. ''The churches which harbor these
polliwog Christians" remarks the Examiner
and Chronicle, certainly have duty to
perform"
Like the slothful three whom Christian. in
Buuyans Dream, sought to arouse from their stupid
sumber py the waYside, they should be shaken
~ wo
resting on their past experience are, as we have
SAID, easily known by their spiritual unruitfulness
the Master in any department Of Christian activity
'.Polliwog" Christianity is certainly quaint
idea. 1t seems to come pretty near what poll
ticians nowadays call the ''passive" policy, or.
in palmer words, playing ''possum" with Satan.
The Evangelist announces that Scotch Pres
byterianism has lately had sensation" It
seems that
Dean Stanley came to Edinburgh and gave q
series OF lectures on the Church history OF Scotland
He met with hOspltable reception. and was
listened to with deep interest and degree OF satis
faction. He paid generous tribute to some Of
Scotand's great names, and did not forget to exto
the herolsm even OF hair-splitnng Presoyterians
who risked their lives or endured martyrdom for
points which in his view were trining or absurd
But the main burden OF his lectures seemed 70 be
to glOrlfy broad churchism and religious establish
ments. In fact MS Erastianisni, clothed In that
classic elegance of speech OF which he Is such o
master, constituted their most conspicuous feature.
The Dean threw down the gauntlet and Pro-
lessor Rainy picked it up. The latter, 1t
appears, subjected the Deans review to a
most searching criticism, indicating genuine
Scotch Presbyterianism from the Broad Church
aspersions of the English historian.
The Evangelist makes the remarkable an
nouncement that two thousand Presbyterian
churches have failed to send any contribution
to the Board of Home Missions up to the close
of last month. The bare statement of this fact
will doubtless arouse the Presbyterian
brethren from their lethargy.