The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-02

the preacher was little on color In his cutclc but the
spirit level would adjuge his heart and head in the
right place lie said my brethren. ngion Is like the
Alabama River In spring come freshe,s an bring all
the old logs slabs and sticks that have ben lynn
the bank. an carry them down the current. Bymeby
the water 80 down; then log catch here. an slab
gus cotehed there. an there they lie until
there another frsshet JUS there
revival % religion; dis ole sinner Is brought
IN n DAT ole hackslidcr back m have mighty
timeS hut oymeby 'vval's gone; den dis ole sinner
gits osurht IN his oie sin, an dat backsder gifts
caiched where no was aore and they what got lg,on
lies ali along de shore til 'noder vival Belubbed
brethren keep in do current. m den you SAFE"
The letter which Antonio Borrero, newly elected
President Of Ecuador sent to the Pope, asking his
blessing upon my government and myself" Is model
ofits kind He declares that "man Is always power
less without assistance Of the Most High and then
HIS Holiness pray that during the term OF mis-
once he may affairs with impartial justice
n would harm n the Republic oil Ecuador should
send representative Of It's policy TO the Centennial
We can ourselves send specimen politician who
would make the contrast abrupt and startling.
Nothing could better show the quality Of Mr. Moody's
character THAI tho hour devoted to asking and an
swVring questions at the recent Hppodrome
ton Questions very heavy and questions very light
hurled At his head from all quarters Of the great
",
good nature. ana threw back the instant
which either very wise very witty He made
the audience cry like many children at the
ci,A OF some personal reminiscence, and then
he turned their into uproar0us laughter
reparsec Altogether Il was scene which will not
forgotten by any who had the good fortune
20 be present
Mr. sankey treats church chors 10 very free criti-
cism Hc thinks that most OF them should DO vel
coined 10 hospitable graves They . stumbling
block In the way OF church work They
ordinate 10 tho service but ofcnsimcs destroy the
whole effect Of aud prayer by trils and solos,
which admirable cxhbnions Of personal ability,
bu, terrific as component parts OF public worship.
With perfect suayity OF manner he waved them into
the background apd read their death warrant with the
sweetness Of voice With which no sings "The
Ninety and Nine"
CATHOLIC CHURCHES AND THE POOR.
To rnx EDrroR or rms HERALD
In Sundays edition Of your independent and en-
lrhtened paper appears letter, signed "A Constant
Reader." CONCERNING abuses In the Catholic Church,
or in other words Is the Catholic Church intended
the poors While the Catholic Church claims to be
the only true Church sho has for many years been
copying the extravaganza and folly SO prominent in
other Christian denominations Tue great majority of
tho laborlng class Of this city are Catholics Hard
and forced dleness have reduced them 10 ragged
bcggars and disqualified them for associating oven in
the house o. God with their fortunate and more
prctentious ncighbors. Al present there $4,000
laborers Ia this city out Of employment whom half
enough al dry bread would be godscnd. They may
lind reluctant 10 mass, where they
hear tho Gospel any Instructive sermon preached;
they enter Catholic church In this city
without ten or fifteen cents admission fee.
There are 10 my knowledge, thousands Of
families who would think II luxury 10 have
ten or fifteen cents worth OF bread. know one
instance where poor gave ten cents on entering
one Of our uptown churches. IL handed back
because he could give fifteen He left tue church
sorrowuliy, and offered up his prayers TO hts Great
the street as best he could Many Of those
poor men have contributed literally. when they had
the MEANS toward the support Of those churches where
now they denied admittancc. Many oil the most
cxacting OF those Christian pastors are specializing
largely in real estate, ride In costly carriages smoke
fine cigars and bursting with fat while the poor
are pershng for corporeal we'll ~ spiritual food.
One ir not ALL Of the apostles commanded by
Christ feed his sheep and also his lambs and the
Bible informs that the Good shepherd will lay down
HIS life for His flock; but modern shepherds take
good care shear all the sheep that fortunate
enough have foeccs but those without uncared
for and lett to be preyed by political IS well
Christian wolves The workingmen Of this city
under many obligations the HERALD for past favors
and hopeful that you will exercise your powerful
influence behalf Of justice and the oppressed poor
MARCH 20, 1870. CATHOLIC LABORER