The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-27
Opinions or tho Religious Press.


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Opinions or the Religious Press.
The scandal trial is not very much sought
after now by the religious press, though little
by little they snatch up glimpses and i'm
pressions of persons and things. AS, for in
stance, the Baptist Weelely last week intimated
that IL had good reason for knowing and as
sorting that MIR. Beach was heartily tired Of
Tilton's case. and that only professional
courtesy compelled him to sum up at all. And
the Methodist this week intimates that the suit
instituted against II. b. Clafin & Co. is q Til
tonian tactic to injure and condemn Beecher
and his friends. It takes occasion, however,
to read highly moral essay to the govern
ment and Congress for their customs legisla-
ton, which is virtually premium on
smuggling and knavery. Government should
take account of the weakness of human
nature and not lead men into temptation nor
ordain conditions that breed dishonesty. The
government, the Methodist insists, allows
smugglers to stock the markets East and
West and to undersell honest NOR
chants so that there is nothing for the
come dishonest too. The Baptist Weekly
strikes at its near neighbor, who, few days
ago made, what the Weekly calls con-
temptble reference to Messrs. Moody and
Sankey and the results of their labors in
England. The Weeely sees in the contempt
BILE obliquity OF its neighbor in this matter. as
well as in lis course on the scandal evidences
that there is some one verging on madness in
its editorial rooms.
st. Patrick's Catholic church in New Haven
was burned some months ago. 1t was in
sured in four companies, which now refuse
either to pay the losses or 70 make good the
damage. Hence the church has sued, and the
Freenan's Journal and the 1dbe devote little
editorial wrath toward those companies. Both
journals recommend trustees and pastors to
see to 1t that the companies are not only hon.
est but honorable The Church Journal id
vises churches ard denominations to wash
their dirty linen at home and not run with it
to the editorial rooms of tho Daily Sldsher
the Broad Are Of Progress or the Sldbtooa
Chronicle. And this dpropos Of the newspaper
controversy going on over the recent election
of DR.. Shipman 10 Western epscopate
The Evangelist is delighted that Moody and
Sankey have been invited to hold services in
this city on their return from England next
month, and from the large and influential
meeting Of ministers recently held the
success Of the enterprise is assumed
if not assured. The Ecdminer aud
Chronicle hardly knows how to account for the
lack Of benevolence in the Baptist denomna-
ton. Its members are neither few nor poor.
and vet the milton NH dollars which they faye
last year ought to have been two millions to
meet adequately the wants, the several in
terests, OF the Church. And still now interests
spring into being every year. IL wants pas
tors TO instruct their congregations into lib
eral giving. The Able Michaud has a charac-
teristic article in the Churchmdn on the state
OF the Roman Church in France. Ho de-
clares that the ultramontanes are in that
country in an infinite minority, that the pub
lilo conscience is against them and that they
themselves have not thor own proper con-
science. The Roman Church in France is
pulled, he says, like q bladder by blowing air
Nv bhs th0 PAiSh "a pm Will O1hDt u
collapse. Hence he hopes and expects in a
short time that the real France will triumph
over artificial and governmental France,
breaking the chains by which Iegitimism and
Popery still hold it in servitude The Hebre1o
Leader is rejoiced that the revival wave is
subsiding In England. as il corroborates the
Leaders, prophecy that it would do 50, the
excitement not having been founded in rea-
son. Where IL has converted one man into o
saint IL has made another a lunatic. The
Je,oish Times goes in for principles, not men
least Of all such men as lis coreligionist, DR..
Wise, Of Cincinnati, with whom IL declares no
honest man can work in any cause that re-
auires abnegation Of self, self-devotion and
holy zeal The Je,oish Messenger reads lee
ture 10 rich Jews who send their children to
the Charler Institute, where. at its late Com
mencement, prizes we're received by great
many Jewish lads for learning Scripture verses
This, the Messenger thinks. is bringing them
under Christian influences, 80 that they will
forsake the faith Of their fathers. We always
thought the Scriptures we're collection Of
Jewish writings, and as good reading for
Jewish lads as for Christians The Messenger
thinks not
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