The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-08
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Ministerial and Church
Movements.
Cardinal McCloskey's De-
parture for Europe.
PROGRAMME OF SERVICES TO-DAY.


To-day WIN DO observed as the FESTIVAL OF st.
Dominiek in ST. Vincent Ferrer's church. The
Rev. DR.. Il. Brann win deliver the panegyric Of
the saint this morning ana Haydn's Mass NO.
~ wei a. Verdts 40 Sautaris" will be sung.
The Rev. W. p. Estes viii preach in Norfolk
sIeet Methodist Episcopal church this evening,
and In the morning q communion service will be
held.
The Rev. 8. p. Lacy, or Newark Conference, win
preach in Allen street Methodist Episcopal church
ut the usual hours this morning and evening.
IAN Saints Protestant Episcopal church tile
Rev. W. N. Dunnell viii onlciate and preach this
morning and evening usual.
The Rev. II. r. Nye VIII minister to the Church
OF our Saviour this morning.
The Laight street Baptist church will be minis
tered unto THE evening by Rev. William Hump
gton.
The Fourth Presbyterian church VIII be open
for divine service this morning when the Rev.
Cyrus Dickson D. D.. with preach.
The Rev. Ii. d. Ganse will preach at the Madison
avenue Reformed church this morning.
''rhe Interrupted Public Mani viii be exhibited
this evening in Seventeenth street Methodist
Episcopal church by Rev. j. Ii. Lightbourn.
The Revs. W. r. Davis, @. D. Foss, u. D., and
George Taylor are to occupy the pulpit Of the Sea
spiritual seance win be given in Republican
Hall, West Thirty-third street, this evening.
"The Leadership OF Jesusn Is the theme on
which Rev. Mr.. Haskell, OF Lowell, Mass will
speak this morning in Blocker street Universal
list church.
The Rev. George D. Matthews win preach in
Westminster Presbyterian church this morning
and evening.
Gods New scng for his Pilgrim Peoplen is the
nav will a
his thought this morning, in the congregational
Tabernacle, Jersey City.
me Rev. G. II. Brigham OF Ann Harbor, Mich,
win preach IN the Church OF the Messiah this
morning.
In The First Reformed Episcopal church divine
service VIII be held this morning and evening as
usual
''Job, an Example OF Long Suffering, Addiction
and Patience" will be presented by Rev. A NJ.
Loutre this morning, to the Fifth Unlversaliss
church, in Plimpton building.
The Rev. H. f. Perry Will preach In che Baptist
Mariners Temple this morning and evening.
The Rev. Charles A. Bickford, Of Portland, Me-,
~ill preach Grace Baptist chapel this morning
and evening at the usual hours.
DR.. William White VIII speak for the Spiritual
lists in Harvard Rooms this evening. conference
viii be held there in the afternoon.
Bishop Littlejohn will visit Christ church, sag
Harbor. L. l.. and preach there this evening.
Miss Annie Oliver eloquent temperance
speaker, viii address the temperance people IN
Robinson Hall at three O'Clock this afternoon.
THE BIBLE THE BASIS OF UNITY.
70 THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
have been reading "Berean'sr article Tho
Theology OF the Day,u and am much pleased with
this inquirer alter truth, who is unfettered by any
exclusive creed; but who, with the Bible for
text book Is endeavoring with Divine aid to work
out the and perfect system of faith which the
Bible teaches us. Speaking OF the fallacy OF the
theologians OF to-day, he strikes at the founda-
taon, he hits on the fact which has puzzled and
disturbed all thinking minds for ages, when he
complains that 80 many so varied and In many
respects 80 sntagohtstio are the beliefs OF the
Christian word;" but he truly says, this Is the
result Of "human prejudice and mlsconceptton."
The fundamental principles OF Christianity, the
groundwork ana foundation or religion, the ROCK
on watch Is quilt the Christian Church, the grand
and sublime principles and truths OF the Bble-all
these are lost or hidden under the weight OF hu-
man dognas and theories which have been piled
upon them. Ana now, as 1t becomes not only the
privilege, but the imperative duty OF every think
ing, intelligent mind TO aid In the work OF remov
Ing the covering OF prejudice and ignorance
which has long hidden the true ana simple but
pure and beautiful doctrines OF Jesus Christ, 1
would IKE to Join issue with Berean" in his work
OF Embellishments and bid him Coz speed IN
his labors. IL is di1icut task to
remove the preIudices superstitIonS aud fanati-
eism which years ana ages OF bigorry and ignor-
ance have established Bat tnlnk that II people
enlightened and intelligent as the people OF to-
Gay are) Will thlnk, study and reason for them
selves, instead OF bliHdly following the lead OF
interested clergy. they win have no dfnculty In
seeing the truth Of the following statements
thoughtiully considering the truths 1t teaches
without prejudice or bias, one cannot help but be
struck by the TACT (at least IL seems to mel that
Divine revelation only teaches the three following
principles
The existence OF a supreme being,
The divinity or CHRIST aud
The immO rtallty OF the soul.
Then look at the creeds OF our different churches
and We find that tnese principles are almost uni
Versally accepted by all the different sects and
ereeds OF the Christian Church THUS 1t is palpa-
Bile to every thinking mind That the difference Is
not caused by any demonstration OF tho truths
OF the scriptures but by human blgotry and
ignorance. The trouble always mas been Is and
always Will be that the bind lead the bind, - and
IN SAVING this mean to state that men like Cal
WIN, Wesley ana host OF others OF sinilar
ter, plinaed Dy their zeal became bigoted in their
belief and forced their dogmas on credulous
people, who accepted them bltndly, without
thought or question. 1t is Shis TACT which
Is the cause of the many and widely dinerent
theories which to-day puzzle tine thinking mind. |
One sect after another has sprung up, differing as
90 the manner OF baptism or custom OF worship,
or TO the future state OF The SOUL or some other
dogmatic question, until we dnd in our churches
OF to-day That the dogmas OF man and human
theories hold larger place In tne creed than the
doctrines OF Christ ana the theories Of GOD.
''Bereann strikes q grand truth when ne SAYS
what tho religious world wants Is "unity OF |
faitn.n And as the many varying opinions OF the
religious bodies to-day are the direct result OF
Ignorance and superstition on one hand bliBdly
following in the footsteps OF oigotry on the other,
she only means OF obtaining tins end Is to remove
Ignorance ana superstition oy education and en-
hghtenment; to teacn every man that ne is free
moral agent, created in Gods image, with reason
Ing faculties to act and think for himself, and
light must come. Throw cut the dogmas that to-
day hide from view the religion We search for,
and let US accept the doctrines OF the Bible in
their beauty and simplicity. These assure us OF
she divinity oil our Saviour and the existence OF
cur Creator, ana bid us look f0rward to
better, higher, purer and nooler lie here
after. Standing On this platform OF hD-
erJ OF thought, and extending the rignt
hand OF fellowship TO every believer In the
truths OF the Bible, we shall eventually root out
the dlnerences and enmitics which te-day disturb
q nffv ana IA