The New York herald., 1878-11-03

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be, however rich in iorlune, however desirable as
matches Tor your marraRsaoie daughters II you will
no. allow IN ysar homes ms@ ana drawing rooms men
know 10 be men OF corrupt lives; II you,
Young women, mo. 40 no. Sho~ sasnions1ls
say to q woman OF the town-t l say, you will
surround yourselves with that fence with which, by
always surround itseii, power almost nlimiiable
In lis consequences might be brought TO bear the
elevation OF society don't believe myself that the
theatre will be purified until society has been
worthily elevated and tnat hope and trust will be
tastes et The lower classes are ltis lower and less
refined than the tastes OF the upper ten thousand;
yet do not oeeve, though y was an n'tsrance Of a
flse dsceving sentiment than was uttered By Burke
that vice loses half us ev, when IL loses all ITS
grossness EVIL when deprived OF IFS grossnsss be-
comes much moro mischievous because much In ore
powerful"
The Bishop Of Manchesters words ON tho drama are
usually sensible that but little exception need ever
that ne looks upon theatrcals from the standpoint OF
HIS profession. ana ands u difficult TO see them IN
any o. her light he makes it evident that, 20 MN
and the rest OF the English clergy OF the Establish
ment. the fact that good people could exist the
stage, providing tor women aud children, vas rev.
eiaIlon. II the right reverend Bishop would treat
actors actresses ordinary sensible beings, ana
not attempt 10 bore them with m,ssionx as Is the
London, where certain Mr.. Forbes mas .'tea
MISSIONS" for the ladies Of the ballet, he would
tainiy do more good. Probably, however, tho
shIp So S actors he only msss
with such idotc specimens OF stage managers as tho
one who holds sway q. inc Theatre Royal, Mancnes.
poor players more xindly," as II they were an
outcast race. Still, on the whole, the Bishops 70,
marks were sensible enough, and this could
be SAID OF tho remarks of many others.
Tne general tone OF tho discussion proved clearly that
the clergy ot the Establishment are becoming con-
vnced, late In day Is. OF the selfish and big
opposition they have SO long given TO the theatre
Ds. 10 much soaa from the active
terence OF the clergy in theatrical meters A row
OF bsnops ~ the stalls OF any London theatre
would scarcely draw houses except at pdntomime
times. OF course we may expect them to attend
Irving's promised novelty OF Martin Lutner," be-
ior clerica, support But Mr. Irving cannol please
the clergy a GLASS and ine people as well. unless
the take their places IN the theatre
ike ordinary sensible morlals. Inc drama has
vcloped far without the Of the clergy deed.
spite of their opposition and mas surely no need OF
THE woRKMcMAx.
There were many other subjects discussed, which.
however, are OF ne particular interest," Al the work.
ingmen's meeting held on the last day ot tho session,
aud which was one OF the most thronged
spoke AZ some length the future OF the
working classes. Tho Archbishop believes
working classes viii be recognized. fnsy be-
ginning, he said, 10 ies their own feet under them
and that the future TO large extent depended
upon them. He could not neip seeing already signs
Of great change, wearness and throwing aside OF
old forms OF lie, great tendency 10 form new COM
bpations. All over Europe TO be seen the samc
kind OF symptoms, an uneasy uplifting OF the in
nusnce tue working classes direc,ons lney
scarcely able to estimate In one country t took the
form OF Communism, another OF socialism, IN Rus
STA OF niniiism. He did know what theso 'sms''
meant, but he there . good
oeal In them that needed to be cor
rected. They had their common ground.
what d.d communism aud socialism ana MN
aud those secret societies all meauf They meant
that one class was arming itself with determination
TO take IRON every otaer class, on Whatever terms,
much oil what were termed the good things OF this
world as they could gather and hold. There was,
tben, the common grouna against them all-that sell
satisfaction OF class against the rest was at the
bottom OF ALL The Archbishop sp0ils his review OF
the situation as regards the working classes BY urging
before nlm-,ns Now INSTRUMENTATION was TO '.sat-
isfy all hearts,"
Indeed, the New the book sOn the Evil
dsncss seem to have been considered the clerical
gentlemen assem- oied Tor all the evils Of
social and religious life when exist 10 day In Eng
land. But this remedy has hitherto failed to i'm
prove social condition OF the working classes and
does appeal TO the higher Iu iact, taxing the
entire proceedings OF Congress, have evidence
OF tho TACT tna the clergy have not advanced IN their
views from the narrow stan dpoint they have
occ1pisa ior so many decades. They have all
along alienated themselves from th lives pleas.
urss Of the people under hetr charge, ana now they
ind that they scarcely wanted. They split up
among themselves anu tne utter aulnesa oil the SER
wees OF The Established Church has long been driv-
R,iualists and Catholics. rho Rev. Mr. Wood
serted that "the Catnoc revival Is making the most
WhitehaH Rcview publishes every week long list OF
converts 10 Catholicism, winch must have been very
edlIytnR reAdInk 10 the members OIL tn0 Congress.
The Pail Mall Gazette says
Nobody can have entered y fully equipped Rtualist
church without observing that the includes
great numbers OF who twenty hve-sndwenv
lions" The Is that the high churchmea IL
hand the service Of the Established Church
ordinarily dull. In truth ehaishmen pfiaed themselves
hasitus dulness Church England service
chan tor the exciting novelties which have been intro
duced alter another BY Rtua clergy the other ad
OF the established Church began 70 tell with
qualified force that portion OF tho middle which
is always 80 initiate the classes above them.
Other papers speak in the samo strain. ssif the
Church has mission and place IL TAILS to fulnl
sither.n Light speaks as foliows:-
Take Cnurch which Is established In this country
established At an enormous cost anu In the teeth OF
minister Carsanity in the best aud this
nation. paid for dosg and highest Interests
What is OF the this Church
II s either body too INDECENT and too fu-fed TO inter-
,e in,ers,s that n nearly every public aaes,"%
goes deliberately and shameiuy wrong Now and then
bishop waxes sp ama a,oaSs a o M mo- mou, soou human
women wearing high heelcd and little clothes
SPEAK o.; another bishop. more comp AGENT
little smisunoerstaadiags everything Is Icing
Bat far regards ANY praetca influence In public
Affairs might W ell have no Church ~ ALL
And then, 10 cap tho whole, We have the following
short but pitny expression of OPT nion from no
pale OF the Churcn Itsei and this viii appropriately
close my letter:-
To ruE EpiroR or THE Trmxs:-
Church avoids tho Congress because viii
the is pad Bat people
kept because they ee that the whole proceedings
from opening speech of the presiding preate
close the so-calied workingmen's meeting offer xad
specimen Of that talk VI ths lips or talk without
suits which Is declared the highest authority tool
ishness am. Ac., T. W. E>SIAGTON.
sHExsrosE vIcARAeE.
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