The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-30


of small cords, and drove them all out of tbs
Temple, and the sheep and the oxen, and
poured out the changers money and overthrew
the tables. What did He say? He said:-
'Take these things hence make not my
Fathers house house of merchandise"
What thought the Disciples2 They remem-
bered that it was written:-s'The zeal of
thine house hath eaten me up" We COM
mend this passage of Scripture to Mr..
Talmage and to his congregation. We COM
mend it especially to the Presbytery which has
MIR. Talmage and his congregation in charge.
The public waits to see what the Presbytery
will do The Presbyterian public particularly
expects that the Presbytery will do its duty.
Reflex OF the Views and Opinions OF
tho Religious Press.
The Christian Union this week addresses .
few very pertinent words for writers, remark
ing that the number of people in the United
States who are seeking to earn livelihood or
to augment their incomes by writing for the
press is beyond computation, to judge from
its own observation and experience. Says the
editor:-
Every day we are appealed to, either in person
or by letter, by men and women who beg Tor an
christian Union, and in many instances these ap-
peals are enforced by stories of poverty and prva
ton that excite our proioundest sympathy. II we
could accept all the matter urged upon our atten-
ton In this way we might easily fill ten sheets
large as this, every week. to the exclusion OF
everything else.
What is true of the weekly press in this
connection is equally true of the daily press,
especially when, like the HERALD, day is de-
voted to the publication of the lucubrations of
religious correspondents. # we were to pub
lish quadruple sheet every day in the week
we could scarcely find space to give the
long and sometimes dry and tedious commu-
nications with which our religious table is
weekly flooded Hence we frequently find q
capacious waste basket both convenient and
necessary. Try as hard as we can, we cannot
impress upon our religious correspondents the
necessity of brevity; and for that reason, no
doubt, many good ideas are lost to the eye of
the general reader. If this class of corre-
spondents would take pattern by the Short
concise and yet comprehensive epistles of our
everyday correspondents, their efforts would
stand much better chance for getting into
print, and thus contribute, no doubt in q very
great measure, to the enlightenment of the
world at large.
The Freeman's Journal Catholic organ),
continues to take the Carlist view of the
crisis in Spain. In referring to Don Carlos,
who, the Journal hopes and thinks, will soon
be Charles VII. of Spain, it reminds its read
ers that this day Sunday, March 3O) is the
twenty-6fth birthday of the youthful aspirant
for the Spanish throne The Journal editor
will to-day, he says, in his own family, offer
his communions 'for one of the two princes
who dare to say that they are children of the
Vicar of Christ, and that if they come to the
Kingdoms of their several fathers they will
rule as sons of the Catholic Church" There's
is no Disgusting the earnestness with which
the Journal presses the claims Of Don Carlos,
and the fact that the editor relies altogether
upon Catholic influences for the elevation Of
the young Catholic Bourbon to the throne Of
Spain is equally apparent.
The Independent, in referring to the large
number of converts who have recently joined
the various churches, says the fact is estab-
ished that Christianity is not altogether effete
in this country; that in spite of the croakings
of its faint-hearted confessors and the sneers
of its confident adversaries, it yet possesses q
good degree of vitality and proves itself an
aggressive and conquering force in the latter
half of the nineteenth century. To these
new converts in the army Of the Lord the
Independent gives the following words of pas
toral counsel -
Remember always that goodness and manliness,
not twain, but one; that the test of piety isi
right living; and that q religion which does not
make YOU better husbands and wives more dutiful.
children, more faithful friends more truthful wit
nesses, more honest dealers, more kindly neigh
bors. more patriotic citizens, is fraud and snare
God You all from the deep delusiOn OF senti-
mental and pety and lead you into
unto the perfect day
The Evangelist referring to the recent visit
Of Governor Seymour, of this State, to the
South and q nversation he had with one Of
its correspondents, says the Governor spoke
with much concern, and even anxiety, of the
probable fate of the four millions of emanci-
pated slaves. An ex-slaveholder, an elder in
the Presbyterian Church, remarked to this
correspondent
''They 1.-THE blacks) will remain hopelessly igno-
rant ior ages come unless some active measures
are taken in their behal.' He adds, Tf tue SOutlu
cannot furnish teachers the North must; but they
must be men OF education and CharacJer.0 But
the South Is unequal to the task to be accom-
plished. ''If not aided from abroad thousands OF
these people will live and die without having thes
Word OF God in their houses"
The Observer has long argument in favor
of the death penalty in cases of murder. 1t
remarks -
The penalty must be applied with knowledge ana
demonstrated, but not otherwise. 1t must be ap
Piled to the crime OF murder, not sheep-stealinRs
II 1t be applied 10 lower crimes murders Will be
committed in order to escape; as well be hanged
for an old sheep as lamb, or man as counter
felt sovereign. You drive men into murderers II
you misapply the murder penalty; and that ZERO
cious habit has been the great source OF false
statistics against 1t in the case OF murder.
The Golden Age also has an editorial on the