The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-30
Tho Voice OF the Religious Press.

The voice Of the religious press this week
utters its many-sided message on religious and
secular affairs in o conservative spirit, as be-
cometh the season and the occasion. The
Eree7ndns journal defends the sacramental
idea Of marriage az held by its Church as
against the civil or secular marriages recog-
nized by the law Of the land. 1t gives the
teaching Of the Catholic Church on the sub
ject Of both kinds and holds to the validity Of
civil marriages under certain conditions. The
Tablet, which, with its current issue begins a
new year Of life, the twentieth, reviews the
civil and religious revolutions that have taken
place in the world during the past nineteen
years-all in opposition and hatred to the
Church, which still lives and advances, and OF
which the Tablet Is on able advocate. The
Catholic ReUie,o gives O portrait and
a sketch Of the new Bishop of Wheeling,
Va, and insists that II IS not fair of Protes-
tant journals and public teachers Of that
faith to charge the Catholic Church with po-
litical intrigue because one Of its chief pas
tors is elevated to the Cardinalate and the
Catholic Standard gives testimony from Eng
hsh sources designed to show that Bismarck,
in striking at the Church, is antagonizing
freedom in the sphere Of mans civil relations
and the independence Of the weaker Euro
pean nations The Baptist Weekly contrasts
the address of NJ. Coudert to the Papal dele
CATION few days ago in favor Of the unity
Of all scots against the materialism and in
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Church would be found in the vanguard, with
the demand Of the Pope for the restoration Of
Catholic unity in Spain. The latter, the
Weekly says, means the driving out Of oil
other Christians and the prohibition Of oil
other forms Of worship except the Romish.
These phases Of Catholicism it characterizes
as chameleon. The Examiner and Chronicle
insists strongly on the education OF
the Baptist laity, because their in
tellectuI elevation is favorable to
Church purity. The Caurchmda raps
those church trustees who 60 into church
architecture and furnishing as q speculation,
and then let out their attractive music and their
eloquent oratory TO the highest bidders, SO
that they shall not only make the current ex-
penses and reimburse themselves, but also
put pleasing percentage Of profit into their
own pockets. The Observer drops its tear and
plants its flower over the grave Of Kentucky 8
favorite son, who was genial, warm-hearted,
generous and readily attracted friends to his
side. The Observer calls up delightful memo
ries Of the past in the death Of John G. Brock
inridge, and in its measure mourns the loss Of
50 many great men Of our country within 0
comparatively brief period. The Christidn a
Work pathetically laments the death Of the
anniversary Of the Congregational Union, in
which formerly men Of other forms Of faith
and government we're wont TO mingle Sc
pleasantly. II hopes the union may be re-
suscitated before next year. The Christtd,
Union comments on Mr. Charles Nordholi'
latest letter from Louisiana to the HERALD
and concludes from its statement Of facts ant
principles that more discouraging picture
Of ignorance, lawlessness, misrule and cor
ruption in State can hardly be imagined
aid that il will take many years to cure evil