The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-23
THE RELIGIOUS TEACHERS.
me I.tRfI.D SIrTNGS AND DoINGS IN
ILL METROPOLITAN CHURCHES.

Cardinal McCio.key Confirming over 400
Children Ncvman's View OF Scientific Un- |
beiict- -HeIiows's Ernson Why Men are
IndiRerent-ltepw European Tour.
The impressive strains OF "Jcsu Dulcis
Nemoria came from tho organ In the Catholic
Church of the Most Holy Redeomer. in East
Third street. yesterday as a procession moved
slowly UP the centre isle. AT tho head was
Cardinal McCloskey. whose amiable features
bcamed ns he looked on the multitude gathered
TO receive him. He had come. at the solicita-
ton of the Redemptorist fathers. TO witness and
assist in tho confirmation OF over 800 children.
The special sphere Of action of the Redemption
lists is the conducting OF what are called mis-
sions. lasting one. two. or more weeks. during
which time the missionaries endoavor to pre-
vail on all the members OF a church TO devote
their time principally to religious exercises ana
"A thorough reformation OF their lives. While
the Cardinal was changing his red habit for one
richly wrought with gold the fumes of incense
arose from swinging ccnsors and filed the air
with the odor. A line was formed in the centre
OF the church by lads walking two and two.
with tho father Of each behind him. Thus, in
groups Of four. they approached and kneeled
before the Cardinal. who blessed the water and
touched them with it. After the lads came the
girls. wearing white dresses trimmed with blue
and bearing wroaths Of white flowers ON their
heads. They were accompanied by their moth
ers. who acted as their sponsors.
There was touch OF true old Methodist ferver
in the Willett Street Methodist Church services
which lasted nearly all day. with the Rev.
Messrs. Inskp and Mcdonald OF Boston in
charge Brethren and sisters gathered there
from nearly every Methodist congregation in
the city MIR. Inskp is a man OF action-ener-
getic and full OF fire. Both he and Mcdonald
are preachers OF the doctrine Of entire holiness.
In the afternoon there was sanctihcation
meeting" Many touching incidents and tender
recollcctons were narrated. Smiles. tears. and
fervcnt hand-pressure evinced the sympathy OF
those who heard The hearty singing made the
Si cnanr" Sir. InsEip said: Veil try the plain
old way OF salvation. We switched off on new
plan of lat" years ana II has only brought us 10
oTii.'' anu shame Let US 20 O''N 70 'A' ways oil
Inc Rev. Mr.. Hepworth gave his hearers.
yesterday. the impression that a tour OF Eu-
rrand Madeleine in Paris. Involgntarily he
ngreeing intellectually with what he saw about
him. yet his heart was not insensible to the
solemn beauty OF the scene. and TO the ravish-
ing music. The Protestant must not forget
that TO the many who have not had the same
advantages and opportunities as he OF acquiring
education and enlightenment. worship that
appeals to the eye is essential. Rich ceremo-
nial is necessary to elevate and impress the
the mere utterance OF n thought Recognizing
these needs. the Protestant should learn to be
charitable to forms OF worship that diner from
his. Roman Catholicism is necessary 70 some
nations. and Rituaism is necessary to England.
Ihs e. more ne saw OF Europs . MI MI hhepwof.n
land; More hopeful is here the lot OF common
manhood. Men may here look, upward; in
look straight forward The standing armies OF
Europe suck its life blood. Here every citizen
ls n worker When the ,essel that bore him
sighted Sandy Hook, Mr. tepyorth felt that he
fer IL as dwelling place to his native country.
The Rev DR.. Bellows. in All Souls Unitarian
Church. said that forty years ago he was the
trst clergyman in this country who had a dis
hnct understanding. by Il clause in his contract
that he was TO take certain number OF weeks
each summer for vacation. Previous TO that
lime. and IN many cases since. vacations were
optional with the congregations. and irregular
lie thought that church vacations were felt to
be not SO much as relief TO the minister as
relief to his hearers. as he had found at times.
In summer weather. not score OF persons in
attendance. Some country ministers took their
vacations in the winter, when bad weather and
deep snow thinned their congregations: He
commented on the growing tendency OF the
people to abstain from going to church at all
Ministers OF the Calvinstic sects harped on the
Old strings of being saved through Jesus. and
OF guarding against liberalism. and the ser
mons Of liberal ministers were found to be not
SO good as articles on their subjects in periodi-
Gals and books. Popular education and litora-
ture were fast rendering people indifferent to
preaching Religion nevertheless. would re-
sock an outlet in some form OF expression. So
cret societies were generally religious in their
religious sentiment and II Was for this reason
that the Catholic Church WAS jealous Of them.
They lesscned mems dependence on the church
Tor spiritual growth. Socialism had become u
religion 10 many in Germany and Russia. and
had its rights and observances as holy cause
for human advancement and well being. The
Doctor attacked the jealousy expressed against
capital Dy many day aborers. Capital. he said,
was generally the result OF the skill. thrift. and
] n-fT nf ~ nj raj IN
crst'rs. ana should be inyiolate as an acQuisi
ton fairly obtained.
The Rev. Dr. Newman in tho Central Metho-
DIST Church, said that three classes Of people
were affected by the seeming discord between
the theOlogia and the men OF science-the in
noel was strengthened by IL the literary man.
OF scholarly tastes. but no religious inclna-
lions, was wrongly directed by II; the profess
S.nG CAristian was unsettled in his belief by Il.
The most important points Of this seemingly IA
taidinerrnceo OF opinion between science and the
Bible were the age OF the world its prophesied
ot lie. The commonly accepted teaching OF
theologlans was that the world was six thou
sand years Old. while the savants said Moses
was a foot. and that the rocks indicated that
the world might be six million years old, But
tures. mad ut last helped TO bring about the the
ooslai . idea OF the worlds age. 10y maxim
what shou III be- considered the first chapter OF
tGe4csis me first verse. In tho beginning
900 crralei TIE heaven and the earth When
that beginning was the theologians had no
iho world would melt with fervent heat"
Wei. d,d not the scientists say that the occa-
BlonM fiery cruptions OF the earth's surface
exposed q molten condition Of the earth's cen
re Wnmh might ulumntrly ly consume the globe
The binlr taught ol asprit who was the origin
" All NJ MH4lr the biologist told us all life
,adaS, cam iion pTiopl"Sm. But, far from these
@ teaohlh'.s urinf IN diseord, be- could worship
All inc more him who had power 10 develop
from such ine"mprhensibe beginnings the
wqnderiuI iorhls ol NE. Alter all, science and
who refused 10 prea n so had better 20 bsck IN
a.onpl.r - n,n,n OF tie a,i-rnd Of plow; he