The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-17

are discussing the lie and the bearings of
''Mr. Beecher's theology" Mr.. Beecher or his
associates are discussing in the columns of the
Christian Union the mysterious processes by
which old-fashioned Western camp meetings
have been transformed into religious watering
places. The editor insists that it is mis-
homer to call these gatherings camp meetings
any longer, and Methodists might as well
make up their minds once for all that 'the
watering place element increase To
project red-hot camp meeting into COM
munity of weary people seeking relaxation
is an impossibility, and these places have
fallen into disfavor with the professional
camp meeting Evangelists.' The editor
honors the old-fashioned camp meeting
for what it has done, "but it does not flourish
well on sandy beaches where there is surf
bathing, and its hearty amens grow weaker
among the refnements OF Martha's Vineyard,
Ocean Grove or Sea Cliff" The Union also
discusses the logic of law as represented in the
reported petition to the Governor for the par
don of Frank Walworth, and recommends
Court of Pardons to supersede tho Governor
in this matter.
The Esdependenl has q leader on s.The Ethi-
cal Test in religion, in which it ridicules the
orthodox idea that we are held responsible for
Adam original sin. The doctrine, it declares,
"contradicts the first principles of morality,
[for] if anything is certain it is that guilt is
absolutely personal and inalienable." 1t adds
of the orthodox theory that
BY prescriptive right, by prestly authority such
dogma may be kept in vogue for time; put IL ~
place in the beliefs OF men than that human sacrl
fees should be perpetuated in their worship.
The Independent has articles also on "The
Domestic Manufacture of Pauperism" and
1.-THE Limitation of Church Property"
The Golden Age makes the entrance of Drs.
Talmage of Brooklyn, and Deems, ofthis city,
into the domain of journalism as editors an
occasion for some serious picks at "the religious
press" which it accuses of being ''almost
wholly destitute of religious reading" In the
following paragraph it accuses us Of trying to
injure it's fair fame-
Every Sunday morning the HERALD includes
the Golden Age in its notices of the religious
press; and thus, combining with other SLAM
derers OF ours 1t has almost ruined our reputation
We sincerely trust that the HERALD-a journal
which was never SO good, honest and helpful to
any of that a-abOunding and totally pervasive
Wordliness which distinguishes the religl0us press
The HERALD itseli on Mondays Is more religious
presses which 1t notices on Sundays.
We can only say that we are sorry our con-
temporary is SO confused about its religious
status, which everybody else recognizes. #
not religious, what?
The Methodist finds in the present distracted
condition of Spain ga great lesson" for Amer
lea, and says -
There could be no more impressive comment on
Roman Catholic education, no more startling
warning to American citizens against the at
tempts OF Roman eccesastics to interfere with our
own public education.
And then it asks, Have the priests produced
any other results by their training of the COM
mon people than are now seen in Spain? The
Methodist cites France and Italy and South
America as sustaining its own view of this
teaching and bids Americans ''strike with
paralysis any arm that Romanism may stretch
out against our State education" In another
editorial our contemporary shows in it's own
way how Catholicism is advancing backward.
The Christian Inteligencer has leader on
"Carrion and Carbon Merchants, by which
it means vulgar criminals and the daily papers
that parade their base crimes It thinks the
wanton display of criminal intelligence in the
press tends to increase crime, aud it asks
what must be the moral effect of this graphic
and sympathetic parade of crime and GRIM
mails 1t thinks our homes pure as they are
would be great deal purer if it we're not for
such newspapers, and it wants to know how
they can be fenced out.
The Liberal Christian (Unitarian) has long
and strong leader on <'Theism, Free Re-
ligion and Idealism in Comparison with His
toric Christianity" All that is implied in the
suit is an insidious denial of the divinity of
Christ.
The Christian Leader (Universalist) talks
learnedly about Baptism and Salvation" in
answer to some High Church writer, who
ascribed to baptism certain meretricious quail
ordinance it possesses none.
The Christian Advocate applies the lance to
Mr. Beecher's theology and finds in his late
profession of faith through the Christian Union
many things which should not be accepted
without careful examination. His separating
the intellectual and the emotional in religion,
his portrayal of the typical theologian and
other features of that profession are ranked as
false to the originals they were designed to
represent
The Examiner and Chronicle (Baptist) de-
tends the orthodox pulpit from the charge
that its ministers do not preach enough
about moral honesty, because if they did, it
tions and failures in business and the like
would not take place. The Examiner also
refers to a discussion now going on in the