The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-11

dacy assert that tho sages Of tho Talmu did no.
De . IN Us divine origin. The assertion
THAT the Talmud Itself says that tho
unwrittcn law highor and moro TO DO hon.
orcd than tho written" Is not the invention OF
Inc learned doctor IN st Louis, but plagiarism from
tho apostste Ncolaus OF Rupea kindied tho nrsl
pyrc Tor tue destruction oil the Talnud under Louis
over DR.. Sonnenschcn that he understood the nimud
thoroughly but ous OF hatred against former CO.
rclgonsts perverted the meaning OF passages OF tho
Tamud The sa;es OF the ralmud claimed respect Tor
the cxposons OF the Bible by their mods, only
BY insisting that their decisions shall regulate the
lisous rites they preserved Judaism tor centuries from
schism Tho vagaries Of Dr. Sonnenschcin would
ons deserve silent contempt, as his assertions arc
generally y tissue oil perversions had not your
largely circulated journal taken notice OF Them S.
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON MAR
RAGE.
Tho voice OF tho Episcopal Church, through its chief
PASTORS at the late Convention In Boston, gives no nm.
certain sound the question OF marriage ana DIVORCE
The theory OF the Protestant Episcopal Church on
these questions is as strict AZ that Of the Roman
Catholic Church. But the practice Of members OF both
differs from each other and from their respective
theories Tho bishops however, In their pastoral
letter to tho Church. dcprccate tho present want Of
fidelity 10 The sacredness OF marriage This evil they
say Is shown In the levity with which marriage Is con-
ractcd, In the unscrupulousness with which IL Ia
entered upon by men and women TO whom 1t Is for
tho laws OF the Christian Church. aud, In como IN
stances. BY the laws OF nature itsci Tho same un-
happy tendency is shown tho readiness with which
divorces obtained slight and insufficient grounds
and subsequent unions formed which called mar
rtages, but which our Lord has pronounced DO adu
tories.
The bancful aud unchr,san state OF public opinion
which tolcratcs and frequently even legazes such
acts Is portentous omen Tor the future religion
and society IN our country Tho sanctty OF marriage
ID the moral power which mainly binds together ana
uphoids the duties tho interests the charities ana the
decenccs OF social life. Without II conjugal love de-
Gays, parental love IL weakened, tho nurture and
training Of children are neglected perverted; tho
purity and peace Of the Christian homo are
Tor tho corruption, tho strife, tho frequent
the anarchy Of heather society All human history
teaches US that IN an ago or country where marriage
lightly esteemed The people become degraded,
eneminate, aud At the Same time fierce, cruel ana
iawicss. Tho great nations, the heroic, the FREQ,
have been MARKED by this Characteristic, that they
honored marriage And what IL Of UNNECESSARILY
more importance, where marriage IL disrcsardod
times lost; for He who Is our Judge as vol as our
Saviour has distinctly forewarncd that no who
rcs ai.or divorce obtained upon Insufficient grounds
upon tho ministry tho duty Of nstruc,ing the families
committed % tneir charge with renewed dii-
gcnco IN principles OF moral purity which giyc
honor ana etrouxth TO Christian wcdIock. And they
urge upon parents tho duty TO train their children
q clear knowledge OF what tho law OF God required IN
tho relations OF tho sexes well IN guarded habits
In whntcver pertains 10 the manners ana ncrcou rse
OF social lie; and upon all the people Of tho Church
70 preserve The chastity and consistency of that divno
bond between husband and vile which our Lord has
chosen ss living image TO represent tho mystical
union OF Himself with HIS BRIDE, The Church.
CATHOLIC MISSION UP TOWN.
AZ the Church OF ST. John the Evangelist East Fir.
tieth street, tho wci known missionary Father Damon
assisted by band oil jesuit athcrs has boon conduct
Ing n very successful mission Tor the past two weeks
1hcir labors have boon crowned with unwontcd
triumph ana many stray sheep havo been ro-
claimed from tho byways OF sin and wiokcdncss
The mission win close on Tuesday morning. when tho
sacrameut OF confirmation viii be administered by
Cardinal McCloskcy. THIS evening a lecture will be
delivered In tho church BY Rev. Father Damon, on
Church." Tho lecture will be preceded by grand
vespers song BY the choir OF tho church, and com
mencing NJ seven O'Clock.
PRESBYTERIANlSM in EUROPE
Tho Presbyterian church OF England now consists
OF 258 congregations, divided Into ton prcsbytercs
Nearly half OF the 25S church buildings arc Free
hold, and the insurance the amount 10
$2,50o,0OO. The debts upon churches and manses
amount In all TO $4,000, fully forty per cent OF
which 10 on tho churches IN the London Pres
bytory. These buildings have together LOG, TIA
sittings, OF which 81, 1853 let or appropriated
Several congregations havc adopted tho syslom
OF not letting sittings. Tho government OF tho
Church is entrusted TO 203 elders 494 dcacons and
1868 manngerR Tho membership or the Church
consists OF AZ, 434 comm unicants considerable mum.
bcr OF the congregations hayo but few members, as
many MS ntty having less than 100 The larger con-
gresatons arc principally IN tho prcsbyteries OF New
castle, Liverpool and London. During the year, while
sig COMMITMENTS have been added by admission Tor
tho frs, time and by certificate, many as Oa3 have
been removed eithor by ccruGcatc death or apsing.
leaving only l,4S0 gam during the yeor thero have
been recorded 4S5 marriages, 066 baptisms and 625
dcahs The workers In tho Church arc 400 district
visitors. ,T26 members OF Dorcas societies ana 367
Sunday school teachers having under their caro-
scholars There are. moreover, connected with tho
Church s33 day scholars, z, D3J members OF y0ung
mems socictes and 6.60l members OF Bible ciasscH
Tho supends oil ministers amounted to 1916 o. of which
i0rty per cent passed through tho or
augmentation fund, aud sixty pcr
as supplement- by tho congregations rho total income
Of tho Church from all sources was $7s7,275 Tnc
Church employs two jewish missionaries In the East
OF London. Tho suslenia alton iund receipts Tor tho
year were $l $50, ana the committee have declared
an equal dividend Of $500 Tor tho nrst quarter OF tho
current year The church building funa supscr ptions
sssoooo % '''''' 'n' 'u"d exceeds
IL scotland the Presbytcran Church consists OF a4o
parishes whose church buildings provide st,nqs or
l63. 900 persons. The vaue oi The Church budings
cndowment &C., Is So, 500 000 and the endow.
mont u is proposed 10 add loo additional parish
churches ana other buildings throughout the province
ut u total cost Of 100000.
correspondent oi The Christian al Work do.
clares that tho liberals OF France, irrtat.d with
tho Church for leaning toward dcsp otic ipsi,tu.
lions, arc become indincrcnt, or are auttttna h.r
altogether Among the aboring clnsscs la Paris ca Gro
is very decided movement In favor OF
and several OF tho Reformed churches are attended Nv
Catholics, who, without openly breaking communion
WIN their own Church, prefer tho doctrnc OF Calvin
10 the SYLLABUS NJ Sarccy givcs n curious accom-, OF
wholesale conversion when appears To have iukcn
place ~ the Department Oi Am In the village OF 81,
maurice dc Gourdans was a school MUSTER VINO gave
general satisfaction To tho Inhabitants lie WINS sud.
dcrly removed nj the instigaton OF The curd lho
villagers sent deputation To their Bishop 10 demand
uscdt d
rcceivc the delegates Their step was 10 70 to
Lyons ana ask me synod TO cvangcIzo their parish.
rue next SUNDAY Two pastors repaired TO ST. Maurice
de Gonrdans, and all tho heads OF the place with tho
Mayor AZ their head, TO tho number OF
100, ana committee was formed 10 receive further
adbesions Az tho same time that this cpsouc was
passing beyond the walls OF tho city Franco
Tho Archbishop OF Lyons was engaged IN sending a
pastoral 10 ms clergy on tho subject tho ese Tho