The New York herald., 1874-10-18
Tn. voss. Of Tn. Religious rr.ss.

Two principal topics command tne atten-
ton and editorial thought of the religious
press this week. They are politics IN their
relation to the coming election, and ecclcsias-
ticism. as represented in the Episcopal Gen.
eral Convention and in the questions that must
naturally and inevitably come before it. On
the first of these subjects the Christian Onson
reviews the several questions of civil rights
and State rights, negro oppression and carpet
bagism. finance ard kindred topics, which are
likely to come up for settlement, sooner or
later, among us. 1t considers that, while the
negroes have in some districts been shame
fully abused and ill-used, yet the stories OF
their woes have been greatly exaggerated.
The Union pleads again for justice to the
South and asks the government to withdrawits
moral support from the upholders OF bad
State governments. 1t demands an immedi-
ate change in the case of Louisiana. The
Observer hopes that New York and New Jersey
will give a full and unanimous vote in favor
of the amendments to their respective State
constitutions, which are to be submitted to the
people at the next election. The Independent
expresses like hope touching this State. The
Jeaoish Times is Of opinion that the citizen
who votes for nominees of Tammany Hall
helps to fasten upon the community yoke
worse than that of slavery. 1t, therefore, ap-
peals to every citizen who can bring any infu-
ence to bear to exert it, in order that the op-
position to the ring rule may be concentrated
in one grand uprising against the nefarious
attempt made by political wirepullers.
The Freeman's Journal very ably reviews
the correspondence that has taken place in
the HERALD between Charles OConor and
Reverdy johnson on Louisiana affairs. 1t
does not like and never did like the latter,
since he it was who furnished Justice Taney
with that extra judicial comment in the Dred
Scott decision, which has been blot and
byword on the American character and
name. The Journal thinks he is much
more of politician than a jurist,
and he takes the politician view of the Presi-
dents action in restoring the Kellogg gov
ernment in Louisiana. 1t believes. with Mr..
o. 'Conor, that the President was wrong in the
beginning, and his new act in putting Kellogg
back again, against the clear and almost unani-
nous will of the outraged people of Louisiana,
was an act Of wanton and lawless brute power.
The Tablet spreads itself over couple of
columns to give its readers some light on the
dark subject of choosing honest candidates
for Office in the next election, and advises its
friends not to vote the straight ticket in any
case, but to do some Independent thinking
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On the other chief topic the Christian Union
felicitates the Episcopalians on their content
ment with their own Church and their cordial
invitation to all others to come in. But it
declines to accept the invitation until it is GER
tain that there is room enough in 'the
Church for those who are already in. It
hopes that clear line will be drawn us the
limit of toleration or broad comprehension
be openly avowed. The Evangelist reviews
the work of the Church Congress recently
held here, and generally applauds the papers
that were read 1t especially praises DR..
Washburne's paper and Bishop Whipple's ad-
dress. 1t thinks the Congress will command
much more popular interest than the Conven-
ton, which is bound down by dockets, canons
and precedents No one expects that it will
give very energetic expression to anything
original or startling even on the vital issues
that shall come before it. Church and State
sums up the benefits of the Church Congress
in promoting genuine religious faith, guaran-
teeing the quiet, orderly working of such
system of ministries as the Protestant Epis-
copal Church needs the development of in
dividual self-control and the cultivation of
mutual confidence and mutual respect The
same journal very courteously, but decidedly,
condemns the secrecy of the Convention,
and intimates that in doing so the
Convention has ignored the rights of
that immense audience waiting without for
the issue Of debate and action. 1t adds on
the matters under discussion, that the Chufch
is not to be helped by going back to the old
fields Of controversy, and giving fresh i'm
pulse to ancient theories of the sacraments,
by reaffirming eucharistic alteration, euchar-
istc sacrifice; but it is to find new life for its
work by moving one step nearer the Protes-
tant life and interest of this age and nation.
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