The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-31
Spirit OF tho Religious Press.

Spirit or the Religious Press.
The Golden Age discusses the Louisiana
problem, the Catholic question and the Young
Mems Christian Association. Concerning the,
former it thinks that if the republican party
will not do justice to Louisiana it is doomed,
and the sooner it is Left to perish the better.
The cause of the Catholic troubles in Europe,
the Golden Age thinks. is the breaking Of that
Church with the masses, whose rights against
the expressions Of capital and of power it no
longer asserts or maintains, and until it can
reinstate itself again in their affections it is
idle to endeavor to regain its lost political SUI
premacy or temporal power. The work of the
Young Men 8 Christian Association, the Golden
Age says, is practical religion, and it rejoices
that more and more the theological element
diminishes and the philanthropic grows.
The Christian Leader has an excellent eulogy
on the late Canon Kingsley, the poet, preacher
and novelist The Church Journal, discussing
DR.. Newman's answer to Gladstone, sums up
the arguments Of the Doctor as amounting to
this-that infalibility is not infallible, after
all that in any given case it is to be revised
and accepted or rejected by the private judg-
ment or conscience of each man for himself.
The Examiner and Chronicle exposes the fallacy
of cutting off contributions to religious and
benevolent objects on the plea of hard times,
while personal and domestic indulgences
mends the consolidation of all the catholic
schools in any one diocese under the super
vision of one general school board, to be
chosen by delegates from the several schools,
whose local authorities should continue to pro-
vide for their financial support. In this way,
and this alone, the Reuiesc thinks, can system
of Catholic education be established which
shall be permanent and grand in its results.
The Evangelist discourses ably as we'll as
humorously on the importance to ministers
of seeking and preserving sound and strong
body as well as mind The Churchnsan in
dulges in an elaborate essay in defence of the
unity of Gods word and the folly of attempt
ing to expound any part while denying the
authority or inspiration of any other part.
The Baptist Weekly, while rejoicing in the
growth of its denomination during the past
year, is not very sanguine that the moral
power or influence of the hundred thousan
recruits will avail much to the revenues of the
benevolent societies of the church. "The
great mass who come into our churches, " saws
the Weekly, scarcely give more token of
their addition than the snow flakes which fall
into the sea- This is throwing cold water on
them with q vengeance.
The Popes Encyclical proclaiming the
Jubilee is the chief topic for consideration
in the columns Of the Ffeensdns Journal,
whose editor notices that document as
being as peculiar for what it omits
as for what it proclaims. It does not
impose fasts or almsgiving, as in other
years, but exhorts prelates to urge both. 1t
does earnestly enjoin on prelat es the duty to
instruct and exhort against the horrible crime
of blasphemy, which crime, the Journal thi nks,
is more prevalent here than in any other
/ country. The Observer, in its controversy
with the Independent maintains that there is
as great difference between Trinitarian and
Unitarian churches to-day as tn ere was fifty
years ago, Notwithstanding the presence of
the Independent among them for the last
decade, and that they can no more unite now
than then. The Je,oish Messenger discusses
Two qdesn6Hs Which seem to affect its people
ct this time-the importance Of religious edu-
cation and by whom il sh92lS b i'm,
parted. The first it comedies without
argument and the second it sums up as the
duty Of the parents, and more especially of
mothers, in their domestic lives. The Meth-
odist encourages teachers by assurances and
illustrations that their instructions outlive
the passing hours and bring forth fruit some-
times in strange places and under peculiar
circumstances. The Christian at Work init
mates that there is disease prevalent among
books and that they are dying at the rate of a
hundred q day-that the second hand book
stores are the morgues where thousands of
them are laid out. The mortality of novels
especially is something fearful The inference
| is simply that Of Darwin-the survival Of the
fttest The Hebrep Leader is ably working
up an interest among its readers in congre-
gational singing. 1t demands that the chill
dren be taught to sing in the synagogues for
the worship will be thereby beautfied and
the souls of the worshippers will be brought
into closer communion with Him who Is the
source Of all harmony.
| THE PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION continues,
like the wounded snake, to drag its slow
length along. The whereabouts of Postmaster
King continues to be mystery, and very
important one to the sommittee The Min