The New York herald., 1873-08-31
The Religious Press and What They
Say About Current Events.

We do not observe in the columns Of our re-
ligious contemporaries any special reference
to the subject still agitadng the public mind
We mean the powers Of Caesar which some
republican politicians insist General Grant
shall be invested with. It would seem, from
all we can gather from our pious friends, that
the purple robe may yet envelop our President
| with their consent.
The Observer observes nothing beyond it's
peculiar Presbyterian ken. There is no
originality nowadays in the Observer, not even
a reference to original sin.
The taxation of Church property is SUBJ
ject Of consideration in the Church Union,
The Freeman's Journal gives an account of
a CRUSADER on his Way"-referring to what
Hugh Murray, ''tried and true soldier of
the Vicar Of Christ" has done. The Journal
remarks:-
II, by events that may happen any day, Chevaler
Hugh Murray Is not called to his place soldier
OF the Pope, in Rome he will be welcomed in Spain
by the Carists He goes there burdened by no
years before the Canadian POntifcal Zouaves
went-the first fruits OF America offered in the
cause OF the Catholic Church and OF its head, the
Pope. We reckon that he will reach Catalonia
safely, and that he VIII be very welcome. And we
GO not ahticpae faa tnat ne % VIII leave his bones in
have been proved will be rewarded by standing
one day in Rome.
The Mennonite immigration is attracting
the attention of our religious papers. The
Examiner (Baptist) remarks in this connec-
tom
We have double welcome for all who seek our
shores to escape persecution for consciences sake
tah IN NNnr
ship God In their own way and are willing to
accord to others the same privilege; who hold
themselves responsible to God and not to the
Pope We hope, however, our Mennonite friends
will abandon the idea which their former history
leges by charter or promise from the government.
We see 1t stated that, in regard to exemption from
military service, they have received from our gov.
know that the government has no right to make
promises of this kind, but they ought to learn that
except barbarous Indian tribes, persons born in
the United States citizens and liable to the du-
ties as well as entitled to the privileges OF citizen.
ship. We want no Gnpeytan IN tnaperiO
The Jeaoish Times discusses modern scepti-
cism, and in the course Of well written and,
from its own standpoint, conscientious arti-
Gle, says:-
England has given us many thinkers sdsnS q the
best ana ooldest reiormers and courageous educa-
cautiously Society, so to say. is opposed TO them
and their ideas; It is fashionable to be Jealous
gagged In explaining and pOpularlzing new law OF
nature, has an onerous task before him to obtain
hearing, II that law happens to come in conflict
order TO be full member OF society one's ortho-
doxy must be without blemish. When the Duke
OF Somerset not long since published work on
the subject OF scepticism, wherein he accorded to
criticism the right OF examining the biblical
record, ne raised an uncommon sensation;
ranks Of the tnadels paloscphesrs S sH'A and and
thinkers, thus introducing the discussion OF
matters into society that ought to be accepted
without discussion or controversy. The general
press In England, OF course, follows the current
and no leading paper could probably exist were Its
columns tainted by the lantest odor of sceptcism
In Germany % papers es Se the Augsburger Ange.
Freie P7'esse, would be laughed at, were they to
speak seriously OF miracles as matters OF actual
occurrence. Were they to do such thing they
ished from the circles where they circulate. In
England, on the contrary, were any OF the leading
It would raise pous horror, . storm OF indigna-
tion, not much unlike that created In Papal circles
by the publication OF Galileo's book.
The Catholic Reuiew published in Brooklyn)
is Roman Catholic paper, and contains
every week Wholesale account Of movements
in the world of Catholicism.
The Evangelist gives brief editorial ac-
count Of Thirty Years in Scottish Church
History" and it would require about thirty
years patience to ascertain what it is all about
The sum of it is, however, that 'the Estab-
lished Church of Scotland owes to-day more
to the Free Church than it would be disposed
to acknowledge The shock of the disruption
reused it to new life, and the example of the
voluntaxies-made spch in spite Of them