The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-11

play OF the splits and schfss which have occupied
an important place IN It's recent history Its time
~ mostly taken up IN the manufacture OF suspect
sion bridges over the various chasms in It's spirit
ual territory. The unity OF the Church IL
that the various parties OF high, Low aud Broad
Church must be handled as carefully as Prince Ru-
perts crops, and II laid IN the same casket OF ec-
clesiasrical government must be Embedded In the
cotton wool OIL mutual compromise, or the whole
system VIII be shattered into thousand pieces.
TO an outsider this constant wrangling Ia de-
pressing. SO long as there is important work 70
be done the business OF the Church is apparently
as least, to take lis coat OF and do ii. When
100 men are engaged in digging canal
or building railroad theological discus
best man ID he who handles the PICK and
spade most skiliuliy. In Church matters to the
While New York has a police force to guard prl.
waite property, prisons for rocues, Dangerous
class" to be watched, and innumerable rings, in
side and outside OF politics. WHO are making raids
on the pubic Treasury II Is unworthy, puerlle
and cowardly TO spend the time which should DO
Church government and the cut of the minis er's
robes. The world will be better or when we learn
TO talk less and work more.
Did Montalembert Die an Infallibflist.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Your Paris correspondent, In his letter OF Scp-
TENDER IA aluding to Montalembert. says that ne
died protesting against the dogma of infalbiIity
Permit me to submit to your readers an extract
from his biography, by Mrs. Oliphant Protestant
lady.
One OF his visitors said to him, while lying on
what proved to be his death bed :-aIf the infali.
bilfty is proclaimed what Will you dosu 81 Will
struggle against 1t as long as can,n he said; but
when the question was repeated the sufferer raised
himself quickly up, and with something OF his
old animation turned to his Observation-Disclosures
shall dor" he said; 1--WE are always told that the
Pope Is q father. En- bieai There are many fathers
who demand our adherence to things very lar
from our inclination and contrary to our ideas.
In such case the son struggles while
he can; he tries hard to persuade his father.
discusses and talks the matter over with him |;
but when all Is done, when he sees no possibility
Of succeeding, but receives distinct refusal, he
submits. l shall do the same.u ..You will sub
NIT SO lar as form goes" said the visitor; ''you
will submit externally; but how Will you reconcile
that submission with your IDEAS and con victionsYn
stu more distinctly and clearly he replled:-I
will make no attempt to reconcile them; | will
submit my WILL as has to be done In respect to al
other questions OF faith. am not theologian; IL
Is not my part to decide on sucn matters. And
God does not ask me to understand. He asks me
to submit my Will and intelligence and viii do
So" After having made this solemn and abrupt
confession OF faith, says the witness whom we
have quoted he added, with smile, at is simple
enough; there is nothing extraordinary In H."
Sucn protest Is as honorable TO the Church as
to the character Of Montalembert himself
HISTORICAL TRUTH.