The New York herald., 1873-10-06
A PREACHING HINDOO PROSELYTE.
The Protestant Council from Catholic
Standpoint.
Father McGlynn on the
Great Gathering.
rockingham ON the French
Pilgrimages.
BEECHER HOME AGAIN
LYRIC HALL.

LYRIC HALL
Tho Pilgrimages to the Shrine or Mar
garet Mare Anacoque MT Paray lie
Monail, and What the Rev. o. b.
Rockingham Thinks Of Them.
AL the attractions OF preaching by many dts
tinguished delegates to the Evangelical Alliance
did not prevent the usual large attendance hear
Rev. o. B. rockingham at the services yesterday
morning at Lyric Hall, on Sixth avenue, opposite
Reservoir square. The subject OF Mr.. Frothing-
hams discourse was the ''Roman Pilgrimage"
and his text John iv., 81, "Jssus saith unto her,
woman believe me, the hour cometh when ye
shall neither in this tain, not yet at Jerusalem,
worship the Father" The summer just past had,
he began been memorable for extraordinary
events interesting the whole Christian world.
One Of these extraordinary events was she revival
OF Catholicism IN France-such q revival as has not
been known for 1000 years. Many thousands OF all
classes. from the highest to the lowest. nocked to
Paray lie Monail, an obscure village in France to
pay
HOMAGE TO DEPARTED SAINT.
For the past five months this little village has
been the scene OF most extraordinary excitement.
All the villagers have devoted their time to the
care OF the pilgrims coming there. Two centuries
ago there lived nun, Margaret Mare Alacoque,
who claimed to have had intercourse with Christ.
posed that she should give him her heart. She
consented, and thereupon Jesus took from her
breast her neshy heart and from His breast His
divine heart, and, wrapping one In the other,
MAINS were g exbumed and the bones strung on
wires and covered covered with wax. wax, and the the
long to the remains thus exhumed. mot
ley crowd OF men and women came there
and kneeled before that shrine. 1t was conjunc
tton of things that laughter France, two
years ago, passed through q terrible revolution,
her prestige taken away, poverty, death burning
OF villages, every conceivable disaster falling
upon her. There Is always
REACTION FROM DISTRESS TO DEITY.
revival OF religion always follows a financial
revolution. The masses OF people in France are in
painfully anomalous condinon-no general pub
lie school system; no Widespread intelligence;
their lives vacillating between the ballroom and
the confessional, ladies' who will dance all night
and pay priests for masses in the morning. Such
VICTIMS OF INGENIOUS RELIeIoSIsrs.
It is natural such should go on this pilgrimage.
high in political stations The instant that the
schemes OF the monarcnists to restore the Empire
promise ful1lment then this revival begins. The
modern reign of Louis Philippe was supported by
ecclesiastical power. The moment Napoleon
ascends the throne he invokes the power OF the
Roman Catholic Church. The null power OF the
Church OF Rome is bestowed upon the usurper.
The Church was obliged, from its constitution, TO
be in league with LOUIS Napoleon. The Churcn Is
despotic. The Roman Church has no sympathy
with republican government. There is great,
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REPUBLIcANIsM AND Ro-
MANIsM.
Repubcanism means Tree schools freedom OF
thought and action. The Roman Church believes
every man has power to enter heaven only through
the gate OF the Roman Catholic Church. No, men
OF sound, solid ideas, men who trust the power
OF the human heart 10 ind its way to
the Supreme will not be among the pilgrims to
Paray lie Monail. TIE careless will be there-men
with no religion, men who look on the Church as
police force. There Is one bugbear In France
more terrible than anything we can conceive Of.
The
BUGBEAR OF SOCIALISM.
Socialism is a French peculiarly. Eminent social
lists are all Frenchmen. The works all IN
French. 1t was the boast OF Louis Napoleon that
he kept socialism under. He told the French
would cut their throaIs. 1t was by socialism that
he justified himself in his forbidding OF popular
Napoeoa mad passed m away. The Empire was down
Socialism was again rampant. The Church and
socialism were lord. French socialism is anti
religious. The whole middle class. the merchants,
the manufacturers class caring nothing for reli-
gion, class class with no aspirations-these men
they care for the Church. They dread
had rather be protected by a power they veuerats
than be crushed by power they dread
All this explains the interest IN this revival shown
In France. But does II explain the interest SHOWN
in England and this countryf The English are not
superstltlous. Why, then, do noble dukes
full channel TO worship at this snrlneS Why do
Americans cross the Atlantic to worship at this
SnTlneI IL ID uOb UcCdusc tuey are suptIsLltious.
1t is because they are Roman Catholics. rhe re.
siriction OF this Church and that
POWER THAT ONCE RULED THE WORLD
Is what all Roman Catholics are interested in.
The English Catholics hope that England will be-
come Catholic Here too there is hope that
the old Church OF the Middle Ages win have
its strongest seat. As they look back this
whole history, what lessons does IL teach What
Is the purpose OF the Church when it is restored
AS o form the Catholic worship Is most beautiful.
II exempli1es the beatitudes intensi1es the mir
the Roman Catholic Church was without peer.
II this Church. with its enormous power, Its wealth,
its many churches and It's ardent ministers,
meant lift the humanity OF the nineteenth century
and give to 1t higher aspirations, he would say TO ~
God speed II IL would inculcate broad, sweet
charities ana make its members feel that there Is
abeautiul spirituality In religion he would with
hold his opposition. Such was not Its object Ii
was TO overthrow republicanism and establish
GREAT CATHOLIC EMPIRE.
What q spectacel il there was anything that
tacle. solemn responsibility rested on them.
They had seen within the past two weeks what re-
suits follow an abuse OF financial trusts. What
consequences must follow an abuse OF those higher
trusts God grant tnat they may feel their re-
sp0nsibillty. II was matter that concerned all
men who wish for social order, social harmony and
social progress.
Alter the discourse, which was listened to with
the closest attention, an announcement was gwen
stated that among the subjects to be discussed were
"Ecclesiastical Foes OF Free Religion 'sThe
Foreign Mission System,n Evangelical Alliance
and Religion OF Humanity .sReligion and
Science.u "Enect OF Free Thought or Religious