The New York herald., 1874-08-16
WHAT THE CLERGY SAY.

HERALD representative wandered for hours
yesterday in search OF the gifted pulpit orators
or our sister city. Rev. Drs. Cuyler aud Bud
ington are In England; Rev. DR.. Storrs, the
c0RRere OF the last in the summonlng OF the
great Congregational Council OF last March,
IL rusticating. SO are Rev. Drs. Scudder, OF
the Central Congregational church, the Han
cock street Iron pagoda; Noah Schenck. Of st.
AIMS Protestant Episcopal; Mr.. Paddock. OF st.
Peters, In state street; justin Fulton and Paul
Haynes OF Baptist and Methodist renown in Han
son place, and multitude Of others among Prot
estant Christians.
rHB CATHOLICS
face the summer weather and "live labOrious
days" but 1T was singuary unfortunate time to
secure them for interviewing tortures yesterday.
To-day Is the Feast or the Assumption, and the
reverend fathers were, one and all, as Rev. Father
FreeL Of st. Charles Borromeo in Sydney place,
informed the HERALD represen tative, deeply en-
gagged in the solemn preparations for the day, and
had 70 receive, IN anticipation Of 1t, scores on
scores Of penitents at the confessional.
THE SUMMER SUBSTITUTES
The visiting clergymen from Europe and the pro-
vincla towns and villages of this and other States
were very hard to catch.
VIEWS OF DIR. DURYEA.
The Rev. Joseph T. Duryea, ID, D., OF the Casson
avenue Presbyterja church, the ST. ChrysOstom OF
Brooklyn, was found at his home, IN Fulton street.
His church Is closed for repairs, and accordingly
for the first time in many years, he has been
forced to interrupts MS preaching. An average Of
Six funerals a week and general missionary work
keep him iully employed, however. ana he says he
feels when Sunday comes that the rest is very
welcome.
! HERALD REPRESENTATIVE suppose, Doctor,
you know wnat interviewing 1877 | have come to
subject now.
Rev. DR.. DuRYEA-I have just been reading Mr..
OF very little else but tins matter now. i am
| heartily sick and tired OF 1t, aud would be very
sstible fascination about it, aud read on and on,
with more than The zeSs to be AFFORDED by the
most exciting novel.
novel.
Rev. DR.. DuRyEA--Indeed, nothing could be more
dramatic. The cOntagion Of attltudinizing seems
to have afflicted all parties. They are all posing
before the puoilc ~, ,atiying &C an eyer-neeing
very puzzling to plain AnSlo-saxon people.
! There never was more close open set OF people
ia the world tnan this committee Tney are mys-
terously secret and yet extremely leaky. Nothing
seems to come out that hasn't come out before.
hKRALD REPRE5ENTArIvE-Then you don't think
| Mr.. Beecher's statement throws any new light on
| the trouble
Rev DR.. DuRYEA-Theres nothing In 1t that has
TINS thing has been known widely among his
friends, and out OF the immediate circle OF Plym-
IN the daily papers very carefully, to try and find
out what the punlic feeling really is.
HERALD ,, ,,kErREsENrArvE.Eyeryoody seems
| puzzled What is your opinion, Doctorr
Rev. DR.. DURYEA-G think Mr.. Beecher, like the
rest, is great deal 100 rhetorical. There Is
| l do not value Tilton's testimony q rush, mol
Moulton's nor Mrs. Iilton's. Tne only thing IN
the way is the letters, They are not explained
Rhetoric makes them incomprenenslbe. believed
| when first neard OF this scandal that 1t was im-
possible Ior Bescner to be guilty; o. he nad every, y
proud position before men, the most Intoxicating
sSe,c aaaencss crow1sna 20 to hear him Ge has
been sometimes on the unpopular side OF ques-
Would common sonse allow sucn man to ruin
! himself, his family, other families, ali who looked
up TO hum for the very Inadequate ~ temptation ne
accountable. believe there Is In his nature
A MYSTERIOUS ELENENr,
to which there ls no analogy In the natures OF any
great man OF history, something wholly peculiar TO
himself. His letters prove this They do not prove
HERALD RHpREsENTArIvE-A certain portion Of
the public presumably represented by papers sup
posed to reflect their views. seem to assume
MIR. Beechere guilt, and indeed to triumph over IL.
Rev. Dr. DURYgA-No one but very bad man
would rejoice in Mr.. Beecher's talL Were Pc
aa sna Of aa woad ssSt ss him. snnsss
company IN their shame. 1t would not help them
before God III & Mr. B:eshsr distnGIished % as he Is
French Revolution, when the Goddess OF Reason''
was wOrshipped on the affairs OF N0tre Dame. such
children in land debauched by sucn doctrines.
AS to this matter, hope 1t win 90 further. till It Is
thoroughly settled. ItM
DREADFUL DANGER
as long as It remains undetermined. believe
that great as is the present interest, 1t will come
to be considered IN hity years the greatest social
HKRALD RsrREssSrATIv you think rrotes-
Rev. pr. DuaYsA~Nos q particle. As to the
Catholics, don't believe their attitude toward
a Sss 1ss a
nim-that Catholic is as good as Protestant
you succeed 1t ts merely like pulling dollar out o.
one pocket and putting It. IN an0ther ana thinking
SSa1sn riSsT aSns oy Gssa0n way ' as
matter OF perfect Indifference ~ which SID sidt
ssDt the tho r01S nss ns1s snS
be Mr.. Beecher's enemies, or that they are. Some
Protestants think him too liberal. They cannot
centuries ago. This Is the nineteenth century
Upon my word, u had lived In those old days
enjoymen. j' The m monks who dld il were goos
men. They really thought ana acted on their be
ne5 that It was better & TO burr burn few hsrn1ies 'i
doubt for the people burn. or sorsured
Beecher has said, and 30 have |, tnas the Btbi
should not be forced on the children ut the publt
schoola There rs no reason why IL should not b
read quarter OF an hour before school opens, .
that those with q conscientious prejudice Agains
1t need not be annoyed.
HERALD RBPREsENrArfvR-ThasS the princtpi
Of the English government with the public school
In India
J The conversation seemed to have driited NTH
from the immediate question and the MnHaL AL
marched down the hill through his Oeauhfr
grounds and playing children 20 the downWar
car
Interview with . Catholic Clergyman.
In the course OF his peregrinations while some
Ing the religious sentiment touching the eject
, the vindicatory statement OF Rev. Henry War
Beecher, which was made public yesterday, . n
porter OF the nsRALD met Catholic clerRyma
, and hao the following conversation upon the ssu
! NJ this scandal upon religion and morality. N