The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-07
Echoes of the Religious Press.


In the discussion of points OF current IN
terest the Freensan's Journal this week has .
caustic article the recent application Of
the religious test in North Carolina, enforced
at the demand of colored member of that
State Legislature The Journal thinks sit
would have been wiser for the higher colored
legislator of North Carolina TO have omitted
the charge brought against the other member
that he denied the Christian religion, until
such time as dozen of the members of that
Legislature could agree in dogmatic state
ment Of what constitutes the Christian rel-
gion." The Tablet wants to know who is to
blame for the church disaster, and while it
does not cast suspicion upon any person or
party, it demands full investigation of this
instance of gross neglect. The Catholic Re-
vieao commenting on the New Brunswick
school riot, admonishes Pfotestants that the
grievance of the Catholics of Caraquet is
common one just now and one under which
Protestant governments need never expect
Catholics to remain contented.
lively editorial tilt has been opened be-
tween the Independent and the Christian Ad-
vocute. Last week the former had scathing
editorial on Bishop Foster, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church The latter this week char
acterizes its contemporaries remarks as ''about
the vilest, coarsest and most indecently
abusive piece of literature that we (the editor)
have read for many day." Next week prob
ably we shall have the Independent rejoinder.
But this week it has sarcastic fling at Con-
gress for following its tail General Butler)
and passing the Force bill in the House and
the Civil Rights bill in the Senate-two de-
structive victories, as the independent calls
them, and which, it intimates, will
destroy the republican party. The Hebre,o
Leader In view of the terrible accident
at st. Andrews Roman Catholic church, calls
for the hanging of doors on all public build
ings so that they shall open from the inside,
and demands that they be left unbolted and
unbarred while the people are within. This
is an important matter for Jewish congrega-
tions to consider; for they, almost as a rule,
keep their synagogue doors locked during the
greater part of their service.
The Christian Union assures its readers in
general and a fair correspondent in particular
that God speaks now to the individual soul as
surely as He ever did to prophets and apos,
ties. The Christian at Worh, drawing its
inspiration from the story Of the colored
eunuch in the Jewish Kings house raising the
prophet jeremiah out Of the dungeon and thu
mire by means of rope and rags, makes an
appeal for more sympathy among Christians
and for the multiplication of Ebed-Melechs
The Baptist Wee'cy, noticing the drift of econ
omy In the line Of cutting down ministers
salaries cautions congregations against i'm
posing too heavy burdens upon the minis
ter. The Jecish Times notes triumph Of
progress in the rededication of the oldest
orthodox Jewish congregation in the city
Clinton street-last Friday, as reformed
congregation. The Je,oish Messenger wreathes
its chaplet of memories and lays it on the
grave of the late DR.. Frankel, of the Rab-
binical Seminary at Breslau, who died, Feb
ruary 16, at the ripe age of seventy-four years.