The New York herald., 1874-08-16
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Programme Of Services for Twelfth Sunday
After Pentecost, August l6.
MINISTERIAL AND CHURCH MOVEMENTS.
Prudentius on Religious Liberty
and Language.

rev. N. K. Bennett win have something to say
this morning in Fifty-third street Baptist church
about "Fhe Eternal War between Right and
wrong" and this evening about .~rhe Manful
history or False Prophet
Rev. A. Q. B0wdisb, OF Astoria, will preach this
morning and evening In Seventh street Methodist
Episcopal church.
The Rev. George D. Matthews viii preach at the
usual hours TO-DAY in Westminster Presbyterian
church.
The pulpit Of the First Reformed Episcopal
church viii be filed to-day by Rev. Mason Gala
sher, whose discourse this evening VIII relate to
me "Flnal Revision OF the English Prayerbook In
Aoo1 ana HOW MediHval Theology was Introduced"
Auere VIII be service with preaching in the
oprlng street Presbyterian church this morning,
Aev' George AcCampbeil, pastor, Evening SER
Vice omitted.
The Rev. W. NJ. Dunner, rector, will preach TO-
day at the usual hours In All Saints Protestant
Episcopal church.
Dr.. C0rdo, Of Jersey City, win occupy the pulpit
oi the South Baptist church this morning.
Dr.. Deems will this morning invite hts hearers to
'Seek those things which are abover in the Church
Of the Strangers The Doctor will preach In the
evening also.
8 p. Andrews and Lilly de sozio Wood will on.
"The Spirit in the Church" OF st. John the Evan
gelst this morning. and righteousness, Temper
ance and Judgment to Gomez this evening by Rev.
Frank Hallan, Of Georgia.
1.-The Sea OF Glass Before the Throne" Will be
pictured this evening In the Fourth Reformed
Presbyterian church by Rev. James Kennedy, pas
TOR.
Rev. G. Q. Lucas breaches this morning and
evening in the New York Presbyterian church.
Rev. DR.. Sprole will preach In the Forty second
street Presbyterian church, near Seventh avenue,
this morning.
Rev. J. W. Barnhardt Will preach in Forsyth
street Methodist Episcopal church this morning
and evening. temperance meeting will be held
there In the afternoon.
Rev. Robert Cameron will preach in the Church
Of the Disciples OF Christ this morning and even
Ing
Rev. 8. Fl. Tying, Jr, will preach in the Church OF
rne Holy Trinity this morning and afternoon at the
usual hours.
All Souls Protestant Episcopal church. worship
ping In Elm place Congregational house Of wor-
ship, win be minlstered unto to-day by Rev. George
r. Porteous, rector.
Rev. Mr. Beekman and Rev. Fl. NJ. Paynter, OF
st. Lous, will conduct the services and preach this
morning ana evening in the Seventh Presbyterian
church.
Rev. N. G. Cheney viii preach in Ola John street
Methodist Episcopal church at the usual hours
to-day.
Divine service this morning al the usual hour in
the Protestant Episcopal Church OF the Heavenly
Rest
Morning service also in the Protestant Episcopal
Church Of the Resurrection, East Eighty attn
street Sunday school in the afternoon.
Religious Liberty Found Only in Eng
lish Speaking Nations.
20 THE EDITOR OF THB HERALD:-
The remark made in my last letter, that there
existed liberty for the Church nowhere outside Of
the Enghsh-speaking world, at1rms q fact which
deserves something more than a casual observa-
tion. The very spectacle too, OF what Is passing
At this moment In Spain and Italy, In Germany
and in England forces this question Of the perfect
or comparative freedom OF the Catholic Church
among the English race and ner oppression by
Latin or Celto-Latlr races, as a phenomenon and
puzzle, upon the attention OF unlearned and
learned alike.
Can this strange phenomenon be explained ra-
uonaly' Can this historical and social puzzle be
made clear to the mind of child? 1t might
appear presumptuous 70 answer in the af1rma-
tve. At any rate, 1t may be praiseworthy TO
make an honest attempt at solving this din1culty.
In the HERALD Of the 18th inst. is described the
proceedings Of = discussion In the British House
u Commons, on q motion of Mr.. Newdegate to OBJ
Sa.n ofical information OF the growth OF religious
orders in various countries OF continental Europe.
The purpose OF the mover. 1t Is well known, was
TO snow that the liberty accorded to Roman
Catholic institutions everywhere In Europe re-
suited IN sucn rapid increase Of monksh and con-
vcntual establishments, ana so aggressive an
attitude taken In consequence by the Church
toward the State, that Russia and Germany only
followed the example OF Spain and France and
Italy In either adopting rigorous measures Of re-
preston or In suppressing religious orders alto
getner, and subjccting the Church and her minis.
sratlons to the magistrate. The amendments
suggested by Mr.. Newdegate's opponents pro-
posed, on the other hand, to extend this Official
INQUIRY to she United States and Canada, in order
70 demonstrate that the lull liberty &C corded to
al religions to develop their institutions 10 ac-
cordance with the common law was neither detr-
mental to the public tranquility nor dangerous TO
the best interests OF freedom.
this conviction tan honest one, We are bound to
believer, that the countries accounted Catholic
pnfil now nave been taught by experience 70 look
upbn the Churcn as the enemy Of the State, and
npon her institutions as the natural and irrecon-
cilable adverssries Of legitimate national author
nation cradled reared and educated up to ma
turity by the Catholic Church does 1t happen that
the nation at It's majority, and once put In possess
sion Of its liberty, makes the first use of IT by
abridging the liberty OF the Church, It's foster
mother
This was the very position taken by Mr.. Newde-
gate in the spring OF 1885, In an elaborate speech Of
more than two hours, In opposition to q bill
brought into the House OF Commons by mr. Mon
sell NOW Lord MonselL Of Emley) ior the repeal of
the test oath imposed on Roman Catholics and Dis
senters.
He wished to show, rom the experience and
practice of all countries once Catholic, that the
same danger which they met by or total
oi Catholicism, and ought to be met by the same
preventive remedies Az that time, though the
unifcation Of Germany was spoken OF. and the
phantom Of Omitted Germany" loomed distanty
up to the vision Of the prophetic few. nevertheless
not one ever dreamed that tho gigantic reality.
like the GhOu IN Eastern story, should soon arise
from Btsmarck's enchanted pot
The then King OF Prussia and his right royal
eon and iamly-it Is no secret-considered their
Catholic subjects as the hrmest props OF their
throne and state. The King was strongly con-
servative ct his accession, and feared and dis
"a ahaz auersian To the iaffer And bis