The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-12

The Voice OF the Religious Press.
Unlike the issues Of last week in its uni
formity IN one absorbing topic, the religious
press this week has variety of topics on
which editorial comment is deemed necessary
The Chrstian Union, reviewing the Catholic
meeting II Cooper Institute the other night to
express Sympathy with the Pope, thinks that
the bleak orthern winds which now blow on
the shorn lambs Of the Papal fold were stored
up by the Grmany Of Charles V. for the Ger
many OF Wilhelm I'LL As Richelieu and the
great Louis lad the slow match whose train
ended in the French Revolution, so Philip
and Alva prepted the way for the downfall of
the power OF tn Papacy. The Union thinks
there is an irrepessible conflict between Rome
and Berlin. Theatter expresses the Protestant
idea of the subolination of the Church to
the State; the fcmer maintains the suprem-
acy of tie Church
The Independent reviews the question of
s'Politics and Fnace," as represented by the
Congressional inftionists, whose policy, it
says, leads il exact an opposite direction to
that of return t specie payments. The
Indpe,sdent predictshe downfall of the party
in power, and declass that ''no party is fit to
rule this governmel or any other that will
break it's faith withihe people or set at de-
6ance the elementaryaw avs Of sound finance"
The Observer makea plea for unity in the
temperance cause, anosuggests the calling of
Q convention Of temlrance representa- tives
from all the States to evise basis of union
and plan by and upo1 which all the friends
of the cause can unite I'D operate against the
rum traffic.
The Christian Latellimcer observes with
great satisfaction in thelewspaper reports of
the Easter sermons publhed last Sunday an
unbroken line Of testimnies to the founda-
ton truths of Christiaity. It nevertheless
sees with regret an ineasing tendency in
many directions to makan imposing relig-
ious spectacle and gonous outward cere-
monial Of the services oEaster.
The Examiner and Cbnicle discusses the
bearings Of the Congregational Council acts
upon the Baptist denotnation. 1t shows
that INDEPENDENCE is not ithout its relations
to other bodies, churchesnd States, and that
Plymouth church by eclaration of indie
pendence could not free ielf from its obliga-
tions to its sister churche,
The Methodist maintainthat further issue
of greenbacks will be o Walton of the faith
of the nation. It admits nat the country is
suffering from lack Of roney. But it is
lack of real money, not obromises to pay, of
which we have too many lready. The only
surely elastic currency, it ys, is that founded
on specie basis and whiclis good the world
over.
The Tablet is pleased wit the increased at
tendance of worshippsrs dring the paschal
season III New York, and the manifested
piety and fervor which emitted them to
remain for hours and htrs silent and re-
Elective during the longest ceremonies.
Mr.. TRoLLopE AND ITAL-The appearance
of Mr.. I. Adolphus Trolloe in our columns
this morning as the correspondent OF the
HERALD from Italy is Notable as step in
the progress of journalism, Indicating the close
relations that exist betweenhe English speak
ing nations, and the facithat the press be-
comes more and more the ue channel Of ex-
preston for gifted men of tiers. Mr.. Troll
lope Las long been well knGn in America as
writer Of unusual fire al brilliancy. His
novels of Italian life andmanrers, and his
history Of the Florentine Tpublic, are valued
as exhaustive contributions to our knowledge
of Italy, its manners and istory. Mr.. Troll
lops has lived in Italy for lie best part of his
life md is thoroughly famiar with it's nresent
and past history. At a tie like this, when
the Italian Kingdom is pasng through one of
its most interesting phas, the views of q
gentleman SIS acccmplishe and experienced
as our correspondent will have unusual in
terest