The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-01

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Religious Press Vopics.
Our religious exchanges arenot, editorially
very brilliant this week. They are occupied
largely with the temperance movement in
Ohio and here. The Independent usually
spicy, devotes two and half columns to Sen
ator Carpenters Louisiana bill, whose theory
and facts it fully endorses, and ass Congress
to turn out Kellogg and his associates from
the government of that State. 1t also calls
for gossip and Islander bureau, and indicates
the range and character of its work. And
who so fit to take charge of such b,reau az
lie in whose brain the scheme has bee, con-
ceved2
The Christian Union, while bidding Cod
speed TO the Ohio temperance movem.nt
thinks moral appeals must fail of success tn
less sanitary restrictions supplement then.
The ranks of habitual drunkards are filled fcr
the most part by poor men, who live In I'M
ventilated and ill-contrived rooms. What
ever prayer may do it cannot recompose tina
| corpuscles of a mans blood or break tho
chain of cause and effect If this movement
shall lead to sanitary reforms it will therein
have its chief value,
The Christian at Work hopes this temperance
work will prove permanent, and it hopes for
the day when this country shall witness the
cessation of the liquor traffic.
The Christian InteAigencer thinks the world
to-day, for the first time in its history is lis
tening to the outspoken protest Of suffering
| - %ho 1ad cti
temptations of the tipping house. The evil
is very old, and utterly intolerable. Every
good man has wondered that it should be suf-
fered to last on, and yet has not seen tho
effectual way of extirpating it. The EatelHgenc~
cautions against the danger that may arise to
the movement from the brood of manipulators
ambitious of fame or political profit. 1t begs
the friends of temperance to force nothing, but
| to watch and wait.
The Methodist CLEANS from the Washingto-
MAN movement of thirty years ago some facts
that may help to make this present temper
ance movement permanent. It united the
community it lifted those most despised to
recognized place in society, associated them
in good work and put them on rivalry of
good behavior as before each other it placed
them in sympathy with the better part of the
community and made them leaders of the ref
ormation and cultivated in them pride and
| self-respect which kept them steady Reading
rooms, books and proper amusements must
supplement the present movement whose eff
fects must be made permanent by the lifting
up of public sentiment to a higher plane on
this important question.
The Evangelist varies the theme by giving
it's editorial attention to the American Catho-
lie pilgrimage, which, it thinks, is part of
scheme to prepare the way for campaigns
which shall humiliate Germany and Italy,
and restore to the Pope his temporal power.
In other times the pilgrims prepared the way
for the Crusaders, and similar result is ex-
pected now. ~x-. -
The Baptist Weekly calls for earnestness in
religion, for hitherto, it says, the instances Of
intense devotion and earnestness in the cause
Of Christ have been only exceptional and rare.
The Observer sees in this temperance move
ment an evidence of the power of prayer,
which, it thinks, is as mighty to save the
drunkard as the rumseller, and should be so
directed. The Observer fears, however, that
prayer will be used as power with man and
not with God. 1t thinks this matter Of prayer
is the most solemn thing that a Christian can
be engaged in.
The Catholic Reuiep backs up the Catholic
charities exhibit with some Protestant tes-
timony to their efficiency and cheapness, and
puts pertinent question to Mr.. Brace and
the Times on their pet societies.
The Tablet is extra-religious, and devotes its
editorial pen to some meditations on the "Me-
mortal Days of the Passion"
The Je,oish Times begins its sixth volume
with this week. number, and it is Justly proud
of the triumph of reform, for which it has bat
tied SO faithfully and SO long.
The Je,cish Messenger discourses ably on the
Feast Of Purim, which occurs among its people
tomorrow. 1t also ridicules the latest efforts
of the constitution Christianizers.
Our out-of-town exchanges have little Of
interest to present.
THEATRICAL TACTICS OF THE DOCK Com.
MISSION. Whenever the Empress Catha-
rine of Russia took it into her
head to take look around her do
minions her Prime Minister had way Of
tickling the imperial fancy by running up
sham towns on the route, to represent con-
dition of great progress and population
within the realm. The Department Of Docks,
like the artful Prime Minister, has been play
ing somewhat similar game on the
Joint Committee of the Common Coun-
Gil, who took a notion the other day
to examine the vast enterprise under the
care of the Commission. The chairman OF
the committee, the simple-minded Alderman
McCafferty, said yesterday, according to QUIZ