The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-07
llshmen see that

wrought conviction on the national mind. Eng.
llshmen see that
THE oLArfs or ROME
are, In theory WEoteyer they may be in practice.
inconsistent with thorough allegiance 10 the ciyll
power, ana as ihey, in common Just now with
most other ONES, prefer 20 90 rned pY statesmea
rather than IN priests, they nsJncttyey revolt
llOm the touch Of sucn creed. side by side Win
rAis movement ron Rome there may be witnessed
among Us another one Of character IA
essentially diuerent-tnar or a reaction ia
favor Of the ceremonies Of Rome. Thera
are at least score Of churenes IN Lob.
don belonging uonnndny 10 tue establishment
III which son would nave seen tae ritual CT Roma
adopted WIN all IT'S Theatrical, effects and the im-
pressge ollee OF Iene6Fg Reproduced in eacn
parrfcular The Anglican cIargymen VINO play az
Epmanism In Lll3 manner, and .w1oia many n0s-
bands and fathers 81 families iee 70 their dugy per-
cinptoFiiy 70 iorold their houses IKE 70 talk Of
truth IS that ft il nothing more than the passion
81 luxurious and sensational age, Geinanaing me
same amount and tue same kind OF gratlhcGtl1n
IN the specracss Of religion that It enjoys in me
spectacies OF the Stage.
III you turn TO the reverse OF the mccall What
have you2 RaOld ana intoicrant eyangeilsmI
winch, ourlesquea ana reauced 90 an apsurdity.
finds rs eStreae development IN the services Ol a
Moody ana SanEeY. rhe Two cohorts are perpet-
ually exchanging mutual yNuperatlons. Ihd
evangelist nlnts not anonymously tnaG the ritual
lst Is AnuchrIsL The rituahst returns tue con-
pAment WITH interest. Midway between these,
free the passions OF the one and the superStl~
lions Of the 0Jner, cones q dal.y increasing body
oil what may call theological PyrlhOlristS, eccla-
sastlcal Gal05 wno care for none OF these things.
Sucn are the broad churcn men, OF whom Pro-
lessor dewitt Is me accepted cIie typical pulpleer.
ONLY last sunday he the master OF BaIi0l.
preached o sermon ~ a church in the clty In
winch ne completely ignored tue divinity OF
CHRIST. and wnica was an elaborate expose
ton OF the progressive character OF belel
aAd oi the doctrine that the creed when
does Tor our century would NOT DO Tor tue next
Methodsts calling themselves EvaDKecalSs
sceptcs caristened iatttudnauans, disciples Of
Pusey ana Lidd0n, OF Ryle anu cumming, OF
Moody and SdnAey, may stay, u lhel choose ~
this MOST elastic Cnurcn OF England Inefe Is no
reason why they should not; 10 Is very good
tmng In my numole view, that ineS should. only
CAey must be careful 10 WHY eacn otner nttid
less. Neither Parliament nor the country mas any
Wish 10 sesrabilsh the Churcn unless the clergy
OF that CAurcn INSIST on demonstrating that the
fact oil ITS establishment Is scandal. me receps
ton winch the Efangehsts rom Jour sue OF Ihe
Atlantic nave met WITH in London Is significant OK
the religious ndnerensism which prevails at pre-
sent 10 s!ch an extern outside the pale OF sections
III tue limit 81 cilques. several tholsancs or
people have gone TO SEQ these men ana severaI
thousands more Will 60 But the sentlmenE
which
Is one OF curiosity, whle the whole tone and sur
roundtngs OF the so-caneu services are lnSpeak-
ably disgusting aud even blaspaemous. On tue
wuo!e | am disposed 20 think mat Ar. Spurgeon
might as wen nave trled 70 convert that case
naraened ana respectable old wording, Thack-
efay's alaJor pendennis, as moody and saukeJ 80
imDue LonooD with the spirit 81 religious ianati-
cIsn. Those WAC wish 10 pc anatlcs have already
IN attendance ana m residence among them all
the year round men ready 10 minister TO tneK
wishes But Whue no one VINO STUDIES Cal Q ully
the signs OF The r1mes can doubt that the religious
or nfclgiCus sentiments ol Inc Woflu u LNhuOnp
and, indeed, u Enslaud, are sucn AZ ! nave
described them 10 be, there can be Do
douat either that the SECTIONS aud cliques
wnlcn 1 have ABOVE mentioned exercise real
poWer--narrOW IN It's area. but intense IN Its
klnd. and cques ana sections alike nave thelE
representative spOEesm ~ III ParIl.iaeut. Add "a
tns che lact thaE the condition oil tue Churcn u
England u az much Ol an anomaly Is the cOnsrltu'
ton Vi England and maj 10 would not stand criSi,
Inspections. give que WEIGHT 70 the cOnslueras
ton thar, however much 1t may he concealed,
there il somewhere or 0ther ia human nature, q
al raI IL
airy session mas nern Int0eraDly dun, anu tnreats
ems even 70 be du.ler, tndG Lugshmen are a po-
ltIcAl race, ana / venture 70 preulcG tnat Ina
chances D. 81. stephens Delng transformed into
sort ~ ecclesiastical DOauybrook somewDerd
about next Jule are not qulte remote as ME-
Russell Quincy anu ALL Cross would IKE TO think