The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-14

Creed ana rite. perchancs may differ,
Yet our faith and hope be one.
How many children are there tn our schools who
have no religious framing at all. May not these
them a spirit OF devotion and q desire 10 learn
more OF their AakerY And with this desire for
more light, they viii search I'LL they find the truth.
N.
Missions Among the French In New
York.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
The very remarkable letter. signed by Mr.. David
CherDuliez, and entitled missions Among the
French In New York; which appeared In the
HERALD OF the 18th inst. cannot nave failed to pro-
duce widespread astonishment and regret
among the French population OF this city, and has
caused no little pain to those who are personally
acquainted with the Rev. Emile BOrcl, and are
conversant with the sacri1ces he has made for the
SPIRITUAL and temporal welfare OF our French
speaking people. Such communication should
not be suffered TO pass unanswered; though 1t is
10 be regretted that however exalted and noble
the character OF q man may be, q reply. no matter
how complete to an attack made on him
through the pubic press, seldom II ever, wholly
removes the injurious impression produced on the
mind OF the public apt is it to mistake assertion
and innuendo Tor PROF.. AS member OF the con-
gregation OF Mr. Borel and in behalf Of the great
assured that you VIII permit me to reply as briefly
as possible to the letter IN question. ! make the
request relying upon the desire always manifested
all your '0u'nA' 70 40 equa' anu exact JUSTICE %
In the early part OF last spring an appeal was
made to the Christian people OF New York by such
distinguished clergymen as Thomas Dewitt
latey deceased), senior pastor OF the Collegiate
Reformed church; Siepnen II. Tying, Jr., rector OF
the Church OF the Holy Trinity; U. r. Deems, pas
tor OF the Church oil the Strangers; s. Z. James,
Ludlow pastor OF the Collegiate Reformed chur en-
F. A. Washburn, rector OF Calvary church; Cyrus
y. Foss, pastor o! tne Methodist Episcopal St.
Plymouth church, Brooklyn; W. I. sabine rector
OF the Church Of the Atonement: G. II. Hepwor,n,
pastor OF tho Church OF the Disciples, ana Theo-
0ore Irving, rector OF ST. Johns school, now as
sistant rector Of the Church Of the Holy Trinity.
no mad haan called nv q nnmher n Eranch and
Swiss residents oil this city.
1t IL the sincerity OF clergyman thus esteemed
Dy MS OrOtner ciergymen, irrespective OF denOml.
nation, and the usefulness OF . work thus CON-
mended. that Mr.. CherDuliez deems 1t proper to
the familiar method OF disclaimer and hypothetical
innuendo wnicn allege nothing and instnuate
disparage such an undertaking rs that which he
tMr. Bo!eD IS engaged In II 1t be conceived and
saeerey persevered or the glory OF GOO ana the
may the blessing OF God follow 1t. But II 1t be 50,
surely those engaged IN 1t would be the last TO do
injustice or injury to q similar work which bas
been In progress IN our midst Tor many years
Hence this communications II the sole object OF
Mr.. CherbuleZ were to call attention to the exist
ence OF work similar to that OF Mr. Borel there
would be no occasion TO make the sincerity OF Mr..
Borel and the usefulness OF his work matter OF
hypothesis. The TACT that he has gone out Of his
way to do so indicates the animus OF his letter.
Mr.. Cherouiez next states the alleged object OF
his etter-namely, to crtticise the following Ian
guage contained IN the ABOVE appeal in behalf OF
Mr.. Borel:-"rhe Rev. Emile Borel is engaged in
an effort to build up free Evangelical Church
among the more than Is 900 French people in this
CITY," Mr.. Cherbuliez asks, Nv ould not sucn
there mas been hitherto no tree Evangelical
French church IN New York; Are Mr.. Borel and
his friends unacquainted with the existence OF
ssn,ingiy used Mr. Ger6ules refers to the Rev
DIR. Dewitt, Rev. DR.. Washburn, Rev. Henry Ward
who united in the appeal He then gives history
OF the French Presbyterian church, OF which the
Rev. II. l.. Grandlienard is the pastor.
AS to Mr.. Cnerbunezs criticism Of the language
above quoted in That IT naturally conveys tue
no iree Evangelical French church is this city it
may be said IN the trst place That 1t Is impossible
that the eminent clergymen who used the Ian
the existence Of the church OF which the Rev. MIR.
Grandiienard is pastor or OF the church. the pulpit
the lamented Rev. DIR. yerren, OF the church
lately organized by the Rev. Mr. Mel The latter
churches. In SO using the language in question
they int ended simply its natural meaning, that
free E~aneeIicai French church IN this city. where
there are more than $1,000 French people. 1t Is
hardly, possible that the persons to whom the
suppose that Mr.. Borel was endeavoring TO estab-
lisn the first Evangelical French church in his
city, as they must be aware OF the so generally
known fact that there have been such churches in
TINS city for the past twenty-five years. do not
understand Mr.. Cherbulez TO attribute to any one
an Intention to misead
Ii by species OF refined construction the words
criticised would convey to some minds the impress
sion that there has been heretofore no Tree Evan
eelica French church in this city, IL IS appre-
hended that, instead of rushing into print upon so
unmportant point, 1t would have been iairer
and more courteous to Mr.. Borel ana the clergy
men who subscribed the appeal for Mr.. CherDulieZ
to have first privately called their attention to u
possibility OF misconstruction 10y those who might
read the appeal in question and thus'enable them
TO correct the Inielicity OF expression, II any
there be.
Mr.. Cherbuliez states that "Mr. Borel himself
was at one time under engagement to become the
pastor OF this church that OF Mr. Grandlenard)
and withdrew for reasons which II Is neither my
business nor my desire to inquire into" The facts
are simply these. Some time ago Mr. Borel re.
ceIved an informal invitation to assume the pas
torate OF that church. THIS invitation was avorably
entertained by him. When, however, a formal
call was sen him ne mad ascertained in the mean
time that reasons existed which, in his Judgment,
were sufficient to prevent his acceptance, and he
accordingly sent written declinatlon. Since that
time Mr.. Borel has succeeded In organizing upon a
permanent basis the congregation which holds its
services in the chapel OF Calvary church, on Fourth
avenue, between Twcnty-drst and Twenty-second
streets.
Let me but say in conclusion that to the estab-
lishment Of his church Mr.. Borel has devoted all
his time and HIS energies during the past TWO
years. II was in recognition OF the zeal and per-
severance with which he had prosecuted bis laborS
that the appeal IN his behalf was made by the
clergymen who subscribed 1t. For whar Mr..
Borel mas accomplished and Is now accomplishing
he merits, not captious criticism, but the earnest
support and sympathy OF the Christian public, and
more especially OF those whose mother tongue is
his ANDREW GlLHO0LY,
No. All West Twenty-nr street.
nj. Roche fort md the Sandwich Islands.
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALp:-
M. Rochefort, in his speech Mt the Academy OF
Music, as reported in your valuable HERALD, paid
splendid OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES unknowingly--
to the United states and Professionalism in his REL
ence to the Sandwich Islands. Instead OF finding
them the barbarans he expected he found them \
well-educated, intelligent, Christian people, with
twenty schools against one church; and as M.
Rochefort did not state how this state of affairs
was brought about permit me to do So A poor ga or
named Williams. who loved his fellow man and
took the Bible as his text book, was In some way
cast on the Sandwich Islands. Seeing the Kind OF