The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-18
SABBATH LECTURES.
FATHER PnEsroN's ADDRESS ON THE cHARr-
TIES OF NEW YORK IN THEIR RELATION TO

CATHOLICS.
lecture was delivered last night by the Very Rev
Thomas S. Preston, at the Church OF the I'm
maculate Conception. East Fourteenth street
on the subject OF 'rhe Charities OF New Yori
in Their Relation TO Catholica" The lecture IL
aid OF tire blouse OF the Holy Family" No. 1876 Soc
ond avenue, collection taken mp Tor that in
stuton The charitable Institutions In this city, hi
said were OF three classes-those which were
under the direct control OF the State, those
under the control OF Professionals and those undsI
Catholic supervision. No doubt 1t necessary fol
the State TO mako some provision for its poor and
miserable, and 1t should be commended for its appro
priations such objeca Tho lecturer did not have
much fault TO ind az far the State insti-
tutions concerned, but he said ne could
very well remember the time when Catholics had q
have access TO many OF our public institutions There
was n0doubt impcrfecion and always would be in In
situations under the control OF state without religion
HOUSE OF REyucR
But there one institution against wnicn he felt
bound 10 protest. Il was State institution, depend
ing entirely on public aid, and from which Catholic
priests excluded and great number OF Catholic
children were absolutely ruined. he meant tho
foundation, In 1925 IT. OF children had been admitted
within ITS walls OF this number he estimated at
least one-half to be Catholics In 1877 there S22
children admitted, OF whom 1858 were reported TO be
or Irish parentage. Fifty per cent OF those COM
m.'ed were not sens .,t there for crime inc
the Legislature in ISIS passed law that 10 case Of
be obliged 10 send them to INSTITUTIONS Of the same re-
ligon their parentG Yet in 1875 this law was
las, year sl47 $50 81 Of which ss7, Oi IL was paid
for salaries. he lecturer mere instituted COMPARE
son between the House Of Refuge and the Catholic
Protectory which took 1877 OF 2239 children
at an expense Of S193 Isl So out OF which only
$3.50 u was paid for salaries. The House Of Refuge
was declared TO be absolutely non-sectat ian-that
meant ANYTHING but Catholic,
AS far as Protestants were concerned Father Pres
ton had nothing 10 say Let them DO as they PLEASED;
/. fused TO let priests IN 10 instruct them ana ad-
minister the sacraments, he. declared 1t to be
against the principles that ought govern free re-
public The speaker next reviewed many Of the char
table institutions the city under the control OF
Protestants, showing that many OF thom being
prosslytize the children OF Catholics and he
quoted from their annual reports to substantiate his
remarks.
CHILDREN WEST.
Father Preston then spoke of tue plan that some
OF these institutions Rad formed of sending the chill
dren out West Their agents take them out West in
squads, sometimes fifty or hundred at a time
TO tho places they have designated, rang
the town bell, hung out red flag, DIS
played the children ana those wto came there
could take their choice for $40 That went pay the
socIetys expenses, but what became OF the children?
We're they any more moral out West than in New
York; asked the speaker. Would his hearers be will
ing place young girl the hands of every who
could afford pay $40 for herr 1t might be thought
he said, That he was speaking with Catholic prejudces
lie then quoted from Western paper support Of
and read the account vi the confession at
Harry NJ. Thorpe, who was hanged al Auburn last
winter He was one oil those children who had thus
been out West and had ended his lite on the gal
lows. The speaker feared this end for many others,
even worse end for those who would not ind
time repent
In regard 10 institutions that were exclusively
Catholic the lecturer said they redly good
as far as they went but totally Inadequate to the
tant of Catholic charities he considered to be
the parochal schools. In the public schools the faith
therefore It was necessary to sustain the parochal
schools to save them from this fate. .
In conclusion, Father Preston madc nm eo-
Quent appeal for aid Tor the House OF the
Holy Family, which had been under his per-
sonal supervision. II was a rcformatory shelter
this year received no money from the city on
OF the difficulties In regard 70 the distribution Of the
excise fund.
PROFESSOR ADLER ON CHRISTIANITY AND THE
PRIEsTHooD.
In opening his address to the members Of the Ethi-
cal Society, at Standard Hail. Professor Felix Adler
congratulated them that there were signs visible, as
IL were in the air which they ought TO welcome as
foreboding emancipation from the yoke OF supersti-
ton which had darkened tho ages OF even modern
history The lightning OF civilization and intelli-
gence had struck the minds and hearts Of commun-
ties. While others would pirate about the progress
industry and the arts, he would point to the moral
vikor the greater boldness which had of late
the surface In combating superstons Of the past
IL was this moral courage, needed much IN this
country where Puriianism had laid It's foundation
that he hailed with delight and enthusiasm. Even II
those who displayed that moral courage were few
they should be honored the more for their boldness
thus graphing with the monster superstition People
might shrink from that method which right aud
lett aud in errand OF destruction cuts down many
III A,xror at0nn fha hutx odot
stuiwsrt men, with strong arms to deal out coarse
blows in the dense backwoods OF American supersti.
ton Almost anything welcome which destroyed
the Obstacles in the path OF culture and CIVILIZATION
this age people could still be found VINO would bow
low IDOL purchased at one oil the shops in this
city, but he tine iecturer) pointed with equal vehe
mence TO tho terrible phantom ofvgelkious belief
which involved the sacrifice OF manhood and OF hu
manity. He desired 10 point to the atonement upon
wuich the eutrs supersLrucure oil Christianity had
been butt Human sacrifice, the foundation Tor this
atopement, met every where along tho pages u
history. The shedding OF blood pacy the Goa thai
rcigned above us stained every page OF the worlds
annals down to- the time that twenty-five hun
drcd victims were bled III tho temples oil Mexico
Evcrywh here this atrocous practice TO paciiy
a much dreaded God was visible. from the time thai
the Hebrews sacrificed The Saul ant
thus tempted TO honor their great jehovah They
were poor wretcned gods indeed which ancestors
pictured TO themselves; they had TO be pacined witt
fnc baaqucts, VINE and perfume, and ayl ever
among the Indians oil North America tobacco 10,
wanting Tor the gods Of this Western Continent
Those GODS the people thought were all revengeful
Jealous powerful and tyrannlcal They had TO be ap
pea sed hence the sacrifice Of the very best tina
came TO nand. Among the Hebrews OF old IL ths
first born, among others II was the greatest In ths
land; and here there was found the germ for tn,
| Christ crucitied.
TIE AroNEMEyT.
This idea OF atUneinent ana sacrifice arose in time
when people iet guilty Tor their nisdecds aud when
under the sway OF imperial Rome, all manner o
crimes bad been committed The cry 10 repent re
pentl heard throughout tho land, and still
redemption. IL was al this time that q
thing wanted by the worli. Tue Adam O
the jews copied as he was irtm the Pcrsians, mac
served his purpose aud a new Adam required
jesus Of Nazareth was 10 be the new
Adam, The great Messiah, and still. withou
| s:. Paul, there would have been no Christian re
ligion. He was the real oundcr Of Christianity
! He saw that The pcOpc were anxiousiy asking
Tor the 10 this word OF the Sob Cod aud H.
came not They were looking Tor Him continually
but He sttll renainei absent 1t was then that Pau
borrowed from the philosophy vi the Greek Jews ant
made tncr hgurative specches turn INTO personinca
lions the Jews, VINO had Visited The schools Of Plato
did not believe in tue smoke that
from the posrils OF Jehovah; they did not believe