The New York herald., 1873-09-22

councils Universalists and Unitarians was freely
but rather kindly commented on yesterday by
the Rev. Mr.. Pullman in the Church of Our
Saviour. He looked forward to time when
the advanced thought of the present day
would be acknowledged and recognized in the
term Evangelical" Although the Uni
versalist Church is not invited to participate
in the meetings of the Alliance, he predicted
that Universalism will be there uninvited, as
we doubt not it will be.
The care and culture Of children was never
more important to Catholics than it is now.
Hence it demands and receives it's full share
of attention from priests and people of Catho-
lie faith. DR.. Brann spoke about it yester-
day in St. James church, and while demand
ing religious education for their chill
dren he objected to having them taught in
the public schools-frst, because these are
Protestant, and, second, because they
are too extravagant and are controlled by
politicians. If Catholics could get their own
version Of the Bible and their catechism, which
explains it, into the schools, the Doctor thinks
no Catholic would then object. Of course not;
but Protestants would, and on similar grounds
to those on which Catholics now object. The
schools would then be Catholic, as they are
now declared to be Protestant Suppose
the Protestants should demand their proper
ton of the school taxes to support Independent
denominaional schools, there can hardly
be o doubt that the common schools
would be scattered to the winds, and thousands
Of children who now receive an education
in them, goddess though it may be, as alleged,
could not help growing up ignorant vaga-
bonds, terror to the community and dis
grace to our boasted nineteenth century
civilization. If Catholic parents would give
their children religious instruction at home, as
Protestant parents do, their children could
not be materially affected for good or i'll by
the reading of the Scriptures, however much
or little, in the public schools And as we
have heard it read in some schools we do not
believe child could catch or remember one
word in twenty that is read. But, Bible or
no Bible, Douay version or st. James, We
must, for society sake, hold on to the COM
mon school system of education at any cost
DIR. Loomis occupied Plymouth pulpit to
present the claims of the seamen for the word
of life upon their Christian fellow men. He
told the congregation what they owed to COM
merce, and asked for dividends on their
profits But at such time as this when
bankers and business men are failing and
scarcely know which way to turn, there is, we
fear, very poor chance for Jack to
get his Gospel dividend. He deserves richly,
however, and by and by, when the abundance
of the sea shall be converted unto Christ
and the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto
Him, the hardy sons Of ocean will reap richer
reward and secure nobler dividend than any
that we can pay to them now.
The Catholics of Huntington, L. l., varied
the excitement of that now notable village by
getting the Bishop of Brooklyn out there yes
terday to bless new bell for their church,
and to preach to them on the call to the Cos
pei ministry and the institutions Of the church.
Professor KNa's BALLOON ENED1T1oN.-
Professor King, in his balloon, with four
companions Gncluding HERALD correspond
ent, whose interesting report we have pub
lished), left Buffalo on Tuesday afternoon, at
q quarter to three o'clock, and in the evening
they landed in Hornby township, Steuben
county, where, after anchoring the balloon,
they sought other lodgings, and remained for
the night. In the morning Mr.. King set out
again alone, and in the evening he came
down in the country, near Oxford, Chenango
county, some twenty-five or thirty miles north
of Binghamton, where, again anchoring his
balloon, he remained over night, and in the
morning returning to his basket he was
towed into Oxford by triumphal procession
of citizens, where his aerial chariot was
anchored in the public square, and where, an
hour or two later the gas was discharged and
the expedition terminated. It was o capital
ascension, and will go far to show that with
o good balloon, q large extra supply of gas
and the required ballast an experienced
aeronaut descending to tho land from point to
point for rest and refreshments, may, under
favoring winds, cross the Continent.