The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-10

question before the late Convention at Albany.
and cautions Protestants not to be deceived by
its speciousness and Jesuitism.
The Christian Advocate (Methodist) is greatly
alarmed at the evidence of systematic effort
to break down our public school system, as
shown by the Rev. Father Mcclure, of Brook
Ign, in raising funds to build day school in
his parish, which shall supersede, for Catho-
lie children, the public schools of the district.
The Advocate is not, however, in favor Of
forcing Catholic children to read or to hear
the Bible read in the public schools. Indeed,
it is opposed to Protestants when they have
the power, forcing their religion into such
schools, and concludes that
The only righteous policy must therefore be to
make the public schools simply Institutions Tor pro-
noting secular learning, leaving religious instruc-
tion where Goo has placed tin the family and the
Church.
The Christian hnteligeacer applauds the
Board Of Health for its abatement of the
market and other nuisances, dissects Mr..
Beecher's theories of Calvinism, adduces
Scriptural proof that marriage is not a sacra-
ment, has its tilt with the Independent ON
'Augustinianism and Fatalism' and retaliates
on the croakers who affect to see Protestant
ism declining by showing 'the decay of
Romanism.''
The Baptist Weekly is butting against an
old Baptist usage and strongly advocates
the election of church deacons for limited
terms and not for life, as is now done. It
believes that the life term of the deacons and
the consequent want Of live deacons in the
churches is the real cause of so much suffer-
ing in the churches and so many and frequent
changes in the Baptist ministry. The Weetly
has an article on abusing the World" and
it thinks that that is the great danger and
tendency of this age. 1t says
Many Christians, just now, In choosing theif
Summer resorts are entirely guided by the dcta.
tl99 q the world, and the benefit OF sojoqrn IN
at watering place which is recognized as com.
patibe with position in good society.
The Christian Leader (Universalist deals
also With the Catholic and The PUBLIC
Schools" and thinks Chat, while they may not
destroy the schools, they may do them serious
damage. II predicts that the children thus
drawn away from the public schools twill
either grow up to prey upon society or be
trained to revolutionize it toward medi-
nyalism."
The Evangelist has some '.Hints on Prison
Reform" and discusses in @ temperate manner
the proposed union between the Northern and
Southern Presbyterian churches.
Our Catholic exchanges devote their columns
mainly to the benefits to be derived from a
faithful attendance on the iridium ordered by
the Pope, and which is to be held during the
present week throughout the Catholic world.
They also touch the question of education.
The Catholic Mirror contrasts Plus TX. with
Bismarck, greatly to the benefit of the former,
who 'sis alive and well and enthroned in the
hearts of hundreds of millions of loyal hearts,
while Bismarck, the discharged and disgraced
Chancellor and Prime Minister, is at varsin
brooding over his fate and beholding the
visible and august power Of that Church
against which neither he nor the gates of hell
are able to prevail"
Our other exchanges, both of city and
country, present nothing specially noteworthy
in their columns this week.
italian Opera-Its Value In Its Unpo.
etic Aspects.
If we turn for a moment from the aesthetic
and artistic in Italian opera to more sordid
view Of the influence of the highest style of
public entertainments upon great city, we
shall find some curious results. 1t is not very
poetic to consider the infence of fashionable
opera season upon shopkeeping and business
generally, but no single enterprise puts more
of the national currency in circulation. Every
gentleman who goes to the opera needs some
thing new, from gloves and neckties to COM
plete outfit. A man must call on his tailor
once q year to prepare for the operatic cam
paign, and at least half the dress coats
opera house necessities The needs of the
ladies are even more pronounced, there being
no place in New York like the Academy of
Music for the display Of dainty opera cloaks
and elegant and elaborate dresses. In
fashionable season like the one which ia
rapidly approaching, with prima donna SO
thoroughly the pet Of society as is Miss Nilsson
in this city, the commercial benefits of Italian
opera must be even more marked than in
ordinary times So we see that the business
benefits of an operatic season are not altogether
confined to managers and artists, but react
in favor of those who sell and those who hire.
Even the extortions of the hack drivers do
some good, for their money finds its way to
the corner grocery and the shops in the ave-
nues That which makes oil classes rich in
culture adds also to the wealth of the tradesman
and contributes large share to the general
Having promised in the beginning that this
is not the poetic but the commercial aspect of
the operate question, we may add that italian
opera, like any other enterprise. must be
managed on commercial principles. Business
men may we'll encourage an enterprise which
uxa 10 incraaSe their trade. esneciallx II