The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-03

r,on OF beings by their organzatinn and pice
| The ORGANIZATION OF a being Is known ana we nave
TO decide between TWO hyDotneses regarding IT'S des-
tnaIionthc one contrary TO- the other perfectly IN
accordance WITH mat organization. Are we not
compelled by common sense TO decide IN favor OF
the latter onef
Let me now apply this general rule to the present
subject. Our moral organization becomes known
10 through the operations and aspirations ot our
soul. and the first and most universal peculiarly
OF TINS organization Is an immense and unceasing
desire OF something which we lack, and, what
is remarkable, this longing increases with the
possession OF temporal goods and the ENJOYMENT
or earthly pleasures. II our soul is made for the
things CT this world only, why then are Its desires
not limIted 10 such destinations Why is 1t not
satisfied with the possession OF what rs the reason
OF Its existence? This strange phenomenon APP
pears in no other creature but In man. All other
beings are satisfied In proportion the alignment
oil Their natural wants Man alone seems to be out
OF MS element TO which he continually aspires.
Inere IS 10 use the words OF modern philO Opher,
no equilibrium between our nature and the world;
we surpass IL Infinitely by the tendency OF our de-
ing on earth can limit and which PROJECT all
SIDES lar beyond the horizon OF this life.
III seems 10 me that there Is but one explanation
OF mis- psychological phenomenon. The great law.
tnat tc means or eacn being are in conformity with
us END, leads us lrresstbly the conclusion that
the end OF man, Whatever it may be, Is attain
able IN this hfe-that he is immortal
History corroborates this belief IN showing Its uni
vcrsallty. MOI only ureclan and Roman but Sean
dlnavian, Egyptian and Indian mythology offer
ample proofs OF the existence OF TINS doctrine, and
revelation proclalms IL everywhere in Holy Scrip
lures. II, therefore "Cato" says that the Bible
does nowhere teach mans immortality but, on the
contrary, everywhere teaches his mortality, and
taat everything IN nature ana experience corrobo-
rates the teachlng ihat seems TO be the most para
doxical and unwarranted assertion ever made.
"Calo" atirns further that only through mir
acle, through resurrection. can nope ever TO live
again; ana sustain that only miracle, greater
even Than that OF creation could ever deprive our
soul OF The life once received. For IN creation the
power that produced from nothing could not meet
with any resistance from nonentiies; while in ami
hilauon land nave proved mat death ana annihila
lon OF our soul are identicaD Gods will would have
:
he gave existence. nj. GREB.
Confession in the Episcopal Church.
To THE EDITOR OF THE dERALD:-
In the reply made by an american Catholic I'm
your last Sundays HERALD to another correspond
ent, "Uhurchman," the former quotes with great
aptness authorities among men tesalying to the
lawfuness and requirement OF confession In the
Episcopal Church. Permit me to say that while !,
as n Churchman, hold his authorities named In high
esteem, they were still but men, and consider
Churchman'S authority should come from n higher
source. From the Holy Scriptures alone can we
know tina, which IS sufficient for salvation las
Church teaches article sikh 1 therefore
call for american CathOlics Scriptural authority
FOR confession to our priests before l can 1eel
myself sufficiently advanced to follow doctrine
which / think our Church neither teaches
Boly Scriptures Warrant, and is among the "tram
meis OF the Papacy" To which our american CathO-
lc" friend audes. Pardon he the object of such
confession, which he would have iee TO be lab.
soutely necessary" Ana reference again to article
- distinctly places 'pardons'' among the "tram-
ana the priests absoIuIionv which follows In our
church services. Is In accord with the authority
Wy 4e Dop 70 sn e az os ms orgy s
are i0rgven;' 1t does not imply the Romlsn doc
,rne o! anrcaar CONCESSION ION ana pardon besides
tiOna, namely, ito Hts people being penltent" and
in no wise implies other than that .'He almighty
w fip0
then. our "Amercan Catholics" Scriptural author.
ity for confession TO man l. too, will close my
munic2tlon upon thS subject with his own quoted
words-'I SAID would confess my sins unto the
Slnn CATHOLIC CHURCRMAN.
Canal Sireet Presby terinn Church.
The congregation OF this church at q recent meet
ing resolved TO erect a lecture room on a vacant
piece OF ground 70 the rear of the present building,
which is owned by them. This movement Is made
necessary by the rapidly increasing numbers who
attend this church. About nalf the required sum
for the new building has been subscribed, aud II Is
expected That the whole Will be paid before the
rooms are occupied.
Festivals i'm the Russian Chapel.
Yesterday was the seventeenth anniversary OF the
ascension TO the throne OF all the Russas OF His
Imperial Majesty Alexander NOcolawitch Ill. The
event was duly observed In the Russo-Greek Chapel
in Second avenue, where htany ana solemn '.Te
Deum" was sung at eleven O'Clock A. NJ. The
Emperor Alexander was born In 1918, and Is now,
consequently, nfty-four years OF age. He was
married In 1s4 at the age o. twenty three years to
Mary AlexandrOwna, Princess OF Hesse- Darmstadt,
and In 1886 ne became Emperor.
The Lenten season commences IN this chapel on
the nth instant FeDruary %. ola style) when the
day afternoon and receive all who may wish to
attend to TINS religious duty Easter services Will
l6, OLD styeI. To-day at eleven A. NJ, irvine
service VIII be held, TO which every one Will be
admitted.
Camp Meeting Scenes in Greene Street
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The National Camp Meeting Association Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. of which Rev.
J. s. Inskip w. Mcdonald and others are prom
inent officers, on Wednesday last began a series
OF meetings in Greene street Methodist Episcopal
church, Rev. A. X. Sanford, PASTOR for the pro-
motion Of holiness. Preaching services have been
held each dav at three and half-past seven p. NJ,
conducted by Revs Adams BOole Dunn, OF New
arr, NJ j.; Coleman, OF Troy; Munger OF Maine;
other ministers resident in this city and vicinity.
Mr. Inskip presides at every meeting. The attend
ance has been quite large at every session during
the past week. and several persons have been
verified. anu many profess TO entire sancthcatlon.
The meetings Will be continued during the present
week, with preaching services morning, afternoon
and evening eacn day.
Westminster Presby terinn Church, Corner
First Place and Clinton street, Brooklyn.
Rev. J. Clement French viii be installed as pastor
OF this church on Wednesday evening, March 6, at
half.past seven O'Clock. Rev. Theodore l.. Cuyer,
d. D., will preach the sermon. The charge to the
pastor VIII be given by the PASTORS brother Rev.
Edward w. French. Of Jersey GUY Heights, N. J.
The charge to the people by Rev. J. d. Wells u. d..
OF East Brooklyn. The Installing prayer Will be Of
fered by Rev. Theodore s. Brown.
The Mission in Brooklyn.
The great Catholic mission in Brooklyn closes to.
day. The mission has been one Of unaoyed sue