The New York herald., 1874-11-23
A Presbyterian Philippe.

At the North Presbyterian church, corner OF
Thirty first street and Ninth avenue, last evening
Rev. $. b. Rossiter delivered very violent phil
ippic against sunday newspapers, Sunday amuse-
ments in general and the opera in particular. In
the course OF the reverend gentle
mans declamatnry discourse he betrayed
rather surprising knowledge OF cer-
rain illustrated sheets. and ended with
threat against those foreigners who insisted
upon bringing their customs 10 America and de-
moralzing our people with the opera which was
termed .'mass oil filth creature Of far eX-
terror, but
ROTTEN HEART.n
The services very appropriately commenced
with singing the iortythird hymn, the first verse OF
which is as ollows:-
Welcome sweet day of rest
What III at saw " ,;. the Lord Ls arise! ...
and these rejoicing eyes,
The prayer or the pastor blessed the Sabbath,
and iervently asked the Great Giver to raise up
men to stand around the day as a sacred guard
The text was taken from the twentieth chapter Of
Exodus, eighth verse-"Remember the Sabbath
day to keep IL holy" &c. he preacher said -
"The Church is the custodian OF the Sabbath, and
all It's soecial privileges we must guard with
DESTROY THE SABBATH
and you destroy the family When mankind exists
as vast crowd the world becomes prairie and
warfare has been waged against the belief in Gud
by men dlverting attention from Him, or by lnsld
We need TO stand man at every corner to guard
our divine privileges as we would guard
OUR SACRAMENT FROM THE DOGS.
We have reason 10 be alarmed at TINS new move
ment OF our enemies. In the wild times OF the war
we lowered our respect Tor The sabbath. sunday
newspapers flooded our homes; they were perhaps
necessity OF tnat terrible time, when people were
eagerly awaiting news of ''the boys" at the front.
the the mani manness ness to M abandon the Sunday issue 49, '
THE SUNDAY HERALD
does more advertising that day than upon any
ntha nd hot ohv m
journals that cater to the most depraved tastes
OF men have the largest circulation. One Of the
day. The sunday newspaper has taken the place
OF the Bible, and the clerks In some fine Broad
that they can make tne me- opening on on Monday
Now we are called 70 lace new
enemy. Sunday amusements. which IS the devil
IN disguise. a prominent opera house has lung
open IT'S Rllded doors 10 Sunday evening concerts.
The manager even gets an injunction against the
police Orce, and spis IN the face OF American Gus
toms. This Is sure TO lead 70 all the irrevcrence
of the Parslans. and departure from the will
ana law or God, and viii be destructive OF the
CHRISTIAN Sabpath. God meant there should ne a
day OF rest When man went out TO get sticks
on The SABBATH God said, "Sione him to death"
The revere lor the day gave US two precious
rIghts-lhe right to enjoy democratic govern
ment and the right 10 worship God under our own
day to amusement and the opera. Who is the
man who would silence the voice Of the people
with
THE SQUEAK OF A FIDDLEY
An opera manager. WHAT Is the Opcraf mass
OF nth: 1t embodes lewd stores; 1t has lair ex
terror but rotten heart; mixture Of villauv,
lechery and lewdness. helievc IN government
by the people and lor the people, but wnen we
invite strangers to our shores we do not
give them places OF trust. We don't say, do
as you please" III we are to do this call the cour-
try Germany. ireland or China. no longer America,
for that name Is a symbol OF piety. We can do
without Europeans Trey can stay at home. Now,
the question IS "What shall We do ?" Why, TINS.
say TO the men VINO put violent hands on the
white ropes oil our religion. "You shan'u 90 IL.
Desecrate our Sanbath and we will vacate your
singing halls!r