The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-26
Is Christianity Falsehood and Z
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cate nor an enemy OF the canse 1t was designed to
promote,we can express our opinion untrammelled.
atheism, nor wonder that the Christian cause
Declines while such sermons" condemn and re-
vile as "ths chiIdre. q the deyp and Drutes in
Of Rome, then, which. comprises twothrds
q sss u ss aev ssa sSa s nn
godly," what, in the name Of common sense, re-
mains Of Ghristanityf NotMngI It Is insignia,
condemns the great Church of the Popes, that
Church itself is equally sweeping in Its denuncia.
Thus we see Christianity proving itself an impost-
ti0n and sham; and yet its champions claim to be
wras while tns} are
Is to make man an enemy to bis fellow man and en-
tail upon him war; misery and all the ills OF mutual
the cause Of Christ, when they are in reality doing
1t an irreparable injury. Christianity to-day can
count within It's dominions but one,tnird OF the
the dissensions 1t has established among men have
Justly condemned 1t In the estimation OF the world
tarded. .I III
But this is an age of reason in which we live,
ON every side we see signs Of thought and progress
In Rome the Pope ceases to be political ruler but
remains the spiritual chief Of 2 great Church, .
to the Church or Rome In Ireland we see the
Church OF Britain disestablished, great triumph
for liberal Professionalism and the cause Ofreligi0us
freedom. These things prove to the rejecting
mind that priests and preachers have ever been
tns @ q ss rsg Hoping that
would make God merciless demon, suppress the
nobler sentiments of human nature and forget that
TO forgive divine,
/ am in sincerity,
SEEKER AFTER TRUTH.
Rev. DE. Deems and tho Church OF tho
Strangers.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Approaching your wel-known liberality on oil
questions Of either religion or mere theology, and
knowing that, in your Mondays columns, are usu-
ally to be found reports of sermons delivered by
priests OF all denominations, have been surprised
In reading the HERALD, never to have seen even q
resume Of one Of the sermons OF the Rev. DR..
Deems, OF the Church Of the Strangers. DR.. Deems
sermons, which are not the moral lectures into
which many clergymen are degenerating, but SER
mons In the best and truest sense Of the word, will
stand, 1 think, the test of print and bear that
preachers words-shorn OF the imagery Of man.
ner, the charm of expression and the pathos Of eo
OF Christ crucined. The redemption Of the world
through the human incarnation OF the Son
o. God is the Keynote to his religion;
day bearing upon Christian faith, not an
ism attacking 1t covertly or openly, not doubt
duty possible to the human mind that DR.. Deems
does he employ that eminent but easily managed
weapon Of controversy, sublime scorn, but
ing philosophy at its rect, helm all kindness, and
with o most thorough knowledge Of the human
heart in all its subtlest Observation-Disclosures his
tudes calculated to melt the heart, but by direct
appeals to mems brains OF whatever calibre-not
both at once, firmly, gently powerfully. I have
ventured to call your attention thus at length,
believing that the sermons OF DR.. Deems, through
crowded congregations that greet him on Sunday,
morning and evening, in the Church, Of the
Strangers M. +. A.
The Pope and His Eacmies-Reply to
ga Un-Liberal Catholic."
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:--
have been constantly interested in the free
discussions on religious questions to which every
week you concede several columns OF your valu-
able paper, and having noticed the impartial
equity with which you accept the answers Of per-
sons differing from the ideas OF some ofyour cor
respondents, hope you will equally allow me to
express my opinion In regard to an article which
appeared in your last Sundays edition, under the
heading, "The Pope OUTLYING his enemies; will he
bury them allf''
Poor indeed Is the triumph Of which the "Un-
liberal Catholic' boasts and II Of that he Is salts.
ned can easily AFFORD to let him peaceaby enjoy
It, but in SO doing could not hear him so speak OF
men who have given new impulse to the progress
and enlightenment Of this glorious century--those
who had to fight ignorance and tyranny with their |
genius alone helped by the undated thought that
they were fighting for the noble principles of
liberty and truth; their voices were heard the
people comprehended them and raised their brows
SO long kept down; he'physical and moral chains
of slavery, after centuries, were shaken and all
the courage and genius OF those What II they
hall
But know, "Unlipera Catholic that, dead as
they are, CavOur, Mazzini and Palmerston have
Ee the enS NO ST
few men, as they were then, but by thousands and
millions Of people: You say the cemeteries OF
added the fields OF Montana, have marked the
death OF many liberal man; but by the present
each Of those tonbs has sprung legion Of liberals
as dangerous as the first were. II the Pope still
i've long may ne i've yet nor viii you nd one Of
now they have i. But what seems still more
q dead enemies Of the Pope you should name
Napoleon III. ! perfectly agree with you that he
enemy Of the Pope Was 1t not through his Sonss
that after the glorious victory OF Solierlno was
retarded the day OF redemption for young Italy
iranca, where the italian government was bound
not to touch Romef Was 1t not him that
triots tried to capture o Rome s''e 50 much
longed by all the Italians, which sent his merce-
nary soldiers to try for the first time few and
almost unarmed youths the power OF his newly
invented Chassepots Say, rather that his Iall has
caused your own "unlberal Catholic" and you
viii be nearer the truth. Know that all Europe
has opened her eyes. The silent approval OF the
occupation OF Rome and me expulsions OF Jesuits
ought to be more than sufficient to prove 1t. The
death OF O few leaders Of the liberal movements Is
nothing when they leave us deeds and maxims so
great They did not die like beggars or wretches
but peaceaby and contented they fed to their eter-
nal home, after having witnessed the victory Of the
principles which had been the only and constant
purpose OF their life. They died honored and re-
spected by their fellow countrymen not only, but
by the eutire civilized world-immortazed with
statues ana monuments In mourning OF their death
and memory Of their names. The Italian Kingdom
Tor better king and ministers may die and the
Pope survive them, but the 'hopes that the dark
days which are over him may be dspeed for
ever.y Under the circumstances you must excuse
me- but cannot IL condvided by