The New York Herald Newspaper, April 30, 1871, Page 13

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. April 30---Third Sunday After Lent. Religious Programme for ths Day—Herald Reli~ gious Correspondenes—Timely Topics Touched On—Important Missionary Movement—A Hint to the Younz Mon’s Christian Association—Religicus Rovivals— Ps Religious Notes and Reli- gious News Generally. Services ToeDay. e Rey, Dr. Cheever wilt preach in Lexington avenue ehurch, corner Forty-stxti street, to the Church of the Puritans, this evening. Dr. Sanderson will preach to his congrezation 1a the morning. Rev. Dr. Wescott will preach a Plymouth saptist church, Fifty-first street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues, this morning, on the subject—In What Should Christians Resemole Children; and in the evening on “Lazarus Carried by Angels to Abra- ham’s Bosom." Rov. Andcew Longacre will preach this morning and evening ia tue Central Methouist Episcopal church, Seventh avenue, uear Fourteenth street. Rey. E. C, Sweetser will preach on the “Disobe- dient Prophet,” this evening, in the Bleecker Street Univer tChureh. ff J. M. Pullman wiil preach in the morning, Rev. George BE. Thrall will preach in Emmanuel Chureh, Fiity-seyentn street, this morning, and Rev, Dr. Munleaburg ta the evening, Rey, 8. Bourne will preach this morning and even- tng in the North Presbyterian church, corner Thirty- rst street and avenue. The sudject for the evening will he ‘Lhe C.ty Lieth Four Squares.’” Rev. Dr. Deems, pastor of the Churen of the Strangers, will preach this morning in the New Engiand Congregational church, and Rey. Merrill Richardson, the pastor, 1n the evening, Rey. U, 8. Harrower preaches morning and even- ing in St. Luko’s Methodi=t Episcopal church, Forty- rst street, near Sixth avenue, Rev. Charles F. Lee will preach on “Living Re- gion’ this morning 1 Plympton Building, Fifth Universalist church. At Christ church, Fifth avenue, Rev. Dr. Ewer, rector, services at nine and hal!-past ten A. M., and “at haif-past seven in the evening, The Bishop of the diocese wilt administer holy confirmation at half-past ten. Mr. Hepworth will deliver the last 1ecture in his course to young men this evening at the Church ot the Messiah, Subject—“The Kingdom of God, and How to Get in.” Rey. J. G. Bartholomew will preach in the Church of Our Father, Clermont, near Atiantic aveuue, Brookiyn, this morning. Rey. ©, C, Foote will preach in the Christian church, West Twenty-clghih street, this morning on “Saivation,” and in the evening ure on “John's Gospel.” There will be preaching in th: 55 Bleecker street, tais morning a The Rey. Mr. Macy church (Episcopal), in J sion chapel, No, ad evening. » rector of St. Mark's ‘sey City, preaches his fare- well sermon to-day. He nas resigned on account of faliing health. His successor 1s tae Rev. Mr. But- terworth, of Dover, N. J. Rev. B. R. Keyes will lecture this evening on “The Response of the New Church to the Religious Demands of the Hour,” in tue New Jerusalem (Swe- denborgian) church, Thirty-tifth street, near Lex- lngton avenue. The Rev. J. A. M. Chapman, who has been one of the head lizhts of the Boston Methodist Eplseopal Church, will to-day enter upon his duties as pastor Of the St. John’s Metuodist Episcopal church, Bed- ford ave Brooklyn, E. D. Mrs. Cora L. V, Eapyan will speak before the So- | ciety of Progressive rituaiists in Apollo Hall this anorning and evening. 's Defection. LD 1 other journals the aggerates the importance of 1 from the Catholic faith in 1 infallibitity. I read nis long ‘munteation addressed to the ordi- | mary of his diocese, and the whole pith of it might be compre: Into the following points:—1. That, having taken an oath of allegiance to the Bavarian King, hie (Dbiinger) cannot dmit the Pope's right to define the doctrines of the Church. He omits to tell that be has taken said oath, not as an ordinary act of citizeusiip, but rerely in hts capacity of an office holder under his Bavarian royal master, The same objection might be urged against the tafali bility of the Church, What has become of his sol- emn vow, as @ ;riest of God, to render obedience and reverence to bis superiors’ tn spiritual matters? 2. That Papal intailbility takes away the power -of aefining doctrine irom the councils, and reduces | the bishops to mere nuneios of the Pope. mot so; tor the Pope oniy exe the conncils are not in” sess) fimilar to tuat exercised by the Queen of ¢ ‘and President of the United States to suspend the habeas corpus, on extraordinary occasions, when not in session, Tt ower of the be limited by prescribing certain for convening councils, just as the national councils of the bishops ta the United 3 are held, Dr. Doilinger says that, under al Infallipility, the Pone will decree llavus of errors as doctrines of the Universal if he does—whieh Dr. Dollmger cannot foreteli—the Pope will not be obeyed any more than if he were to decree that cating meat on Friday is a breach of the ten commandments. The Pope can only define doctrines which have a seriptural b: nd his definitions will have heen previously ex ny slogians Who wake up his Cabinet or Privy Dr, Dollinger has retreated trow bis theo- logical objections Wy the papal iniallibility indicated in his book “Janus,” which have been thoroughy refuted inGermany by one of nis brother pr an Kogland, by Manning, and the Dublin Rev and here by tue Catholic Word and the works of Ken- rick, aid he now advances objections founded on | Mere political views, iis whote letter only shows with what tenacity a Ravarian professor clings (0 a lucrative of) ow mach obsejtious adulation he | 1s Willig to omer his r ter for the favor, and how 1 has d nara as a priest, where we r ee 80 much honesty of purpose, flaelity to duty and self-sacrifice in the cause of God ond his Charen, Douinger should read Hebrews, xill., 4, 17, betore risk ng the fate Hyacinthe, Gavazz1 and Chiriquy, in this world and the next. A CATITOLIC. Dr. Dolling To THE Enrro Tn common HERALD, I thir Dr. DUliinger’s detec ‘the doctrine of M and windy ¢ with power ela | Free Choral Schools as a Means of Checking the Progress of Vice and Rowdyism, To THE Epitor or THE HeKALD:— I have taken the liberty of writing to you in be half of acause tho real value of which the general public, and especially the moneyed portion of tt, fail to appreciate. In a city like ours tt isa problem how to stem the torrent of dissipation, profiigacy, vagrancy and brutality which characterize the work- ing classes, and alsu others who do not work, but Who by some means or other ought to be made to Appreciate the nobievess and dignity of lavor, The churches, clergymen and city missionaries do their best to purify the human masses, The city employs @ police force whose locust reasoning is intended to prevent rowdyism aud rascaiity, But while all or these are good in their ways, they fail to reach the want effectually, and might be greatly atded by the art of music, through the more general establishment of “Orpbeon free choral schools.” These re especially designed to meet the requirements of the classes who caunot afford to pay the prices asked by music teachers, and who must consequently remain in iguorance of an art which Js at once a most delight- ful recreation and an immense missionary element in its Christianizing and social Influences. The middie and lower c es are generally musical. The poor support the Catholic churches, Where we always liave the finest church music. Ii is the poor who give the organ grinders a support and who crowd to hear a street band. They support the largest Sheatres fa the city—namely, the Staut theatre and the Bowery; and from the ranks of the poor sprang Jenny Lind, Nilsson, Labiache, Grist aud nearly all of the first musicians of allages. 1 wish to call the attention of the pubic aud the public's well Wishers to Unis powerful agent for suirring aud regenerating men's souls, and | beg to present it, not ag tie Whim of & mere musician, but as Uh itable iesult of Baro- pean experience; that if tie thousands of fatigued And musically incined people who throug our viliiard and driukiny saloons and worse places night aiter night could be gathered togetner in large hails (or singing Instruction, it Is plain that they could not at the same time ve 1m the hauais of vice and profigac, Iv ts patent to all Wat the chief allurement to some of the Worst places in the city, such as the Broad- way and I by them. Thousands of youths and even boys are aliured Into these places by the strains Of music which they hear as they pass by, aud, once within, they lait an easy prey to -the vile creatures Who have buitod their Wap with } World, thus | ginnmg NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 30. 1871—QUADROUPLE SHEET, with sweet sounds, Shonid the city or churches give Us the free uve of twenty rooms tor the purpose of masical educahon, { believe they would Le thronged every hight in the week for nino months of the year, and that inestimable results would fol- low. The O:pheon free sehools are now estab. lushea by papers of imcorporntion, dated May 19, 1868, and they have, with no mouey to speak of, produced great results, and any one present at thelr grand festival at the Academy ot Music last Tuesday evening, must have felt how great a boon these schools are to their members, botwithstanding their limited and precarious re- sources. ‘dhe incorporalors of the Crpheon schools &re Messrs, Wm. T. Blodgett, Dr. Rt. 0. Doremus. Jolin E. Letingwell, erouie Hopkins, David B. Gullick and Josiah N. ‘the schools meetin the lec. ture room of the Church of the Strangers, No. 4 Winthrop place, three times a week, Tey have accepted nearly four hundred pupils during the past season, and new applicants for adinission appear every week. Here is a grand ciyilizing, moral element, comparative'y helpless from lack of funds, It seems almost hopeless to look tor aid from the city, as political mfuence must be Gb- tamed, Musiciaus are not politicians, as a rule, and it is certain that our powerful politicians aro not very musical, The churches refuse to do any- thing jor the cause, as itis strictly musical “ not sechany in we look to the exceptionally philat- thropi¢, libefal and pmilosophical people, and to such we make an appeal, ‘hese — schools have been supported for ten years by one man, Mr. Jerome Hopkins, Who has had to invent a metnod for their instruction, and who has greatly suffered ecuntarily for his entuusiasm, Buc he has proved Incontestably that the grandest artistic successes can spring from such schools; and the magnificent demostration of this fact at the Academy of Music last Tuesday evening must have dispelled the last doubt on the subject from tbe mind of the most sceptical, The success of the Orpheon system is Shown in the fact that of the entire chorus of these Sciools nearly ail can now read music, while six months ago scarce haifa dozen of them knew one note from another, Cannot these schools be made triumph of national, instead of individual effort? The past season has been the most successful m the tory of these schools, notwithstanding financial embariassment and great inconveniences forced on us by circumstances we could not control. And now, as we near the close of a most practically sful season, { have ventured to intrude upon space in hopes of interesting the liberal-minded and generous hearted public and awakening them to the full value of this great musical enterprise. Any communication on this subject will be thank: Tully recelyed at tbe oftice of the Orpheon Choral So- ciety, care of Ditson & Co., 711 Broadway. ‘The Church of the Strangers. To Tir Epiror oF Tue Herar! Ido not mean to write a pwif for this church. I do not belong to it, and have only been there a few times. The name, of course, will have an attraction for any one who has known what itis to be “a stranger in @ strange Jand.” ‘There 13 a sentiment in the term “Church of the Strangers” which touches the heart, whatever our calm convictions or doctrinal belief may be. There is something “in a name,” the poet’s apostrophe notwithstanding; and there ts little doubt the beautiful designation of the church has been one of the influential causes in drawing tne congregation together—not forgetting the earnest- ness, piety and energy of the pastor, which aro ine ferred from his public ministrations, as personally 1 am not acquainted with him, But { will now, having made this preamble, come to the subject which is the occasion of thisletter. Dr. Deems, the pastor, about two weeks since, made the remark ‘that his church was composed of Epis- copalians, Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians,’” &c., &e.j and that “Atty years ago such a church would have been aa impossibility.” Now I demur to all of this. In the tirst place, I doubt that the persons composing his congregation are at present members of the aforesaid churches; if they were they would attend thew own places of worship, I doubt that they feel themselves members. I doubt, moreover, tha! they would be acknowledged as members of thetr former churches, being now mem- bers of Dr. Deems’ congregauon, I may be mis. taken partially, not wholly. Again, 1 tink that sach a church or congregation could have been formed a hundred—yes, two bun- dred—years ago. Why not? If {may dare to echo What the iearaed and logical Dr, Coxe, Bishop of Western New York, has been impressing on his readers in the Churchman, L would say, in the times of the Aposties, when men were inclined to say, “I am of Paul and Jam of Apoltos,” even in those days we might ha ad “Pauittes” and ‘Peterites” and “Apollontans,” had the brethren so desired. Let Dr. Deems beware or We may soon hear of “Deem- ites.” Not, 1 am sure, that this gentleman would wish thas anytiiog sabi sould put hia im the place of the trnth ihat be advocate: And further, there 18 a large body of people guth-red out of other churches (just as the Doctor's cougregation is\ attered over the British Isles, the contineut of Europe and elsewhere. ‘They orizt- naied in Plymouth, England, and hence have been called the Piymoath Brethres, aad some- times Derbyites; probably in France ana Switzerland, may lave another appellation. ‘They bave existed for many years. Their great aim has been toiive after the manner of the primitive Christians, They have drawn some of all denomi- nations atier thom—at least tor atime, They pro- fessed to ignore almost entirely the things of tnis World ip looking forward vo that which is to come. 3! they were but Buman; and some have k aud’ some have divided and some have ut, thank God, throngh all the multifarious plans of wan's wisdom—ail the confusion of tongues and ideas—thank God { truth that shail not pass away. IT think J have shown that such a Church mught have existed. G. HH The Bible a Revelation from God. To THE Eprror or THE HERALD:— “Junius, who in vour issue of last Sabbath gave us “Three Reasons for Not Accepting the Bible as a Special Revelation,” has looked entirely at some seeming objections against the commonly accepted theory and completely overlooked the internal evi- dences, Which far outweigh these apparent external ones, fle has seen fit to question the justice of the Inserutiole Being, and makes him responsible for the ignorance and degradation that exist in this hepriving men oF their free will, which is the fundamentai doctrine of ail Christianity, and substituting In its place the theory of fatalism, which is as ruinous as it 18 unphtiosophical. That God has given to man two revelations—viz,, Nature and the Bipie, both of which are necessary for the salvation of mankind, and are dependent upon each other—no one will aeny. The Dible starts out with the words, “In the be- &e., leaving it for nature to ato d. Had God given us nature how fe then would have been able to ook “through nature up to nature’s God,” since we know that they mterpret it so erroneously; aud y of our boasted modern philosophers make It ear to prove sheer, coid matertalisin, The wricer trangely of interpolations and mistranslations, as (hough ihey formed the great balk of the Serip- yet iets a uotable iact that no manuscript of i times Is More free (rom these mistakes than Look at any of the ordinary editions of Virgil, Livy and others, and notice tue « iumbor of doubtful passages, and you will at @ be convinced of the fact, But in determining the fact of the inspiration or non-inspira- tion of the Scriptures, shall we not take into Consideration the wonderful character of the Book 1? Can ally one suppose that the Ten Com- mandments, the purest code eyer known among men, and upon which our laws of to-day are based, Was originated by manin those ancient days? 1s the wonderful {uifiliment of the prophecies of no account’ Was the command, ‘Thou sialt love the Lord thy Gou with ail thy soul's strength and mind, and thy neighbor as thyself,’ which 1s our basis of moraiity in this nineteenth century, the statement of an illiterate, uuinspired Galilean? — It ts impossis ble to conceive tt, But, it is asked, why did God give this revelation to the Jews? Why not spread it over the whole earth’ It saculd pe remembered that with the exception of the Jews tne various nae tions had “followed strange gods;” that thev alone had held to the trae worsiup. What more natural to suppose than that they should become the eval gelize.s ol mankind? = {t must be remembered that man was endowed with free will; that he chose to worship sirapge gods, and by his Own neglect be- came ignorant Can the writer conceive of any other method than that of a written revelation, by Means of which man could be taught, in addition to nature, the requirements of ais Creator? Can he hold God responsible, who gave the bibie in a@ per: fect condition, perfectly intetligibie to man at first, if man, by hts own ignorance, has made binders and mistakes In transcribing it? We have conclusive evidence, both external and In- ternal, of the inspiration of the Scriptures. When We compare them with the other sacred books of the world, as the Koran, the Veda oud the Zeud-Aresta, We ace at a glance the earthly orlgla of the one and the divific origin uf the other, God cannot be held responsivle for the ignorance of the heathen or the present state of the bible, since He inifilied the re quirements of justice when He gave it to man, with- out decepting fatalism, Which every rightly constl- tuted mind rejects, LIBER LIBRONUM, An Amende Honorable. ‘Lo THe Epitor oF THE HERALD :-— Itis my custom when T have fallen into an error adecting the reputation or injuring the teelings of any one to correct the mistake when made aware of it. Accordingly I take this opportunity of correct ing @ mistatement which I made in my review, pub- lished some days since in the ILERALD, of Rey, Dr. Cuyler’s sermon on temperance, I said that just before the war of the reveliion he had delivered a public pro- slavery speech in Philadelphia, My authority was Hw we Greeley In his work entitied “Tue Great Con- et.” Itappears thatthe author had contounded ‘Theodore Cuyler, & cousin of Theodore Le tor af Latayetie avenue (Iirvok- I would ask, lowevor, whether the latter g ean Was not, ay well a8 his cousin, a Well known pro-siavery advocate and accustomed to preach what were called ‘cotton sermons ¢ ta 80 the wistaxe, after all, Was of litte moment, If Dr. Cuvier bad stood in the rauks of tue abolitionists ib is hardly concetvable that Mr. Greeley could have Made the mistake he did. AUTHOR OF THE REVIEW. The Rev. George KF; Pentecost a Practical Printor. To Toe Epiror or Ti HERaLp:— {see in in your editorial notice of the Rev. George F. Pentecost in last Monday morning's HERALp, you state that he 1s @ man about wirty-six years of age, that he 1s @ Kentuckian, and that he was for- merly a lawyer, Will you allow me, in all deterence to your reporter, to correct these errors? ‘The rev- erend gentieman 13 not yet thirty years of age: he isa native of Ianois, but spent the five years pre- Vious to his present pastorate in Kentucky. He was hever @ lawyer; on the contrary, he was a practical printer up to bis twentieth year, when he was con- verted to Christianity, and In ols twenty-first year entered the ministry a3 chaptain of the Elgnth seg 2 cavalry, since which time he has coo- tinued it, I have been personally acquainted with the gentleman since the eighth year 1 his life, and “know whereof | speak.’? T. Convention of Young Mews Christian Asso ciations, It Isannounced that the next Convention of the Young Men’s Christian Associations of the United States and British Provinces w‘il be held in Wash- ington onthe 24th of May. The following are the topics prescribed for consideration in the Conven- ton:— “1. God's Word—How shall tt be studied, an: how shall the study of tt be promoted in our assocl- ations? 2, Modern Scepticism in Its Relation to Young Men—How shall it be met by our associ- ations? 3. Secular Instruction—What place should it have inthe work of our associations; 4. Young Men in Business—What are their temptations, end how shail they be resisted? 6. Money for the Sup- port of Our Associations—How shall it be raised, 6, Our Religious Work—How shall it be made more effective:? We respectfully submit another topic, to wit:—7. Dow to suppress the nameless crimes that now so frequently shock Christian communities, taking recent occurrences in the Land of Steady Habits and in the City of Brotherly Love for texts, Sudden Deaths in the Ministry. Three sudden deaths in the ministry have recently occurred in this vicinity. On the 15th inst, Rey. George Bradley (Methodist), of Michigan, while in this city to consult respecting the mission work among the Indians in his State, was found tnsensible in the street. and died ina coach before medical assistance could be reached, A few days after 1 Wiliam Stewart (piscopal), of Waterford, N. J., expired while working im his garden; and not long betore Rey, F. W. Smith (Methodist), of Easton, Conn., died suddenly at breakfast table, while at- tending the Stamsord Conference, Important Movement Among Missionaries. A farewell meeting with reference to the near departure of sevenieen missionaries for their flelds of labor, underthe American Board, was held ac the Missionary House, Boston, on the afternoon of April 17, Of these only four, Rev. Samuel B. Fairbank and wife, and Rey. T. S. Smith and wife, were present. Except Mr. Fairbank, these are the children of missionaries, nis wife being the daugh- ter of Rev. and Mrs, Balantyne, of whom Dr. An- derson remarked at the meeting, “They were two of the best missionaries who ever went out.’ Mr. Smith being the son of Kev, Jason Smith, of the Ceylon Mission, and his wifo the daughier of Mr. Fairbank, Who now goes out to lavor where her mother labored and laid down her life. Ot the seventeen missionarics the first to go out will be Rey, and Mrs, L. D, Chapin and Miss Jennie KE. Chapin, to North China from San Francisco, May 1; Rev, and Mrs. M. D. Sanders and Rev. aud Mrs, T. S. Smith, to Ceylon, May 10; on the following day, Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Greene, for Turkey; Rey. and Mrs. Samuel B. Fairbank, to India, May 28, it being just twenty-five years since Mr. Fairbank’s first embar- kation, and early in June, Rev, and Mrs. b. G. Suow, Rey. and Mrs. J. F. Whitney, Rev. A. A. Sturges and Mrs. E. T, Doane. Vive of the above named go out for the first time—Mr. and Mrs, Whitney, Mr. and Mrs, Smith and Mrs, Sanders. The Herald and Its Relizions Teachings. {From the Newark Journal, April 22.) For some time past the New YoRK HERALD has been endeavoring to achieve greatness as a religious paper, We witnessed an incident yesterday witch, had the HERALD seen it, would surely have formed the basis of a culumn ieader about the great success of its endeavors in this matter. A highly respect- able looking lady, dressed in deep mourning, and carrying a ible im one hand, indicating that she nad just come from church, entered the store of a promi: neut Broad street newsman and fora copy of the HERALD, It was handed her, and sho passed from the store with the Biole tn one hand and the HERALD m the other, “Well, well,” remarked a gentleman present, atter the lady had retire, “tnis 18 a queer world. J guess that woman wasn’t satis- fied with what she heard In, church, so she wants to fll up time with Bennett's religious teachings.’ .. (From the Watervule (N. Y,) Times, April 27. The New York fERAvp ts, in some respects, the Most interesting and Insiructive newspaper pub- lished 1n the city of New York. In every Monday's issue of that paper there is published an array of sermons preached the day previous in the leading churches ip that city and in Brooklyn, so that by reading each Monday's HERALD any person may make himself familiar with all the sermons delivered at the various churches in each week in those cities, which are, perhaps, the ablest in the country. ‘these are denomination religious, controversial, hise torical, argumentative and of every otner kind com- monly produced im our churehes. Therefore, by reading the NeW YORK HERALD, any person inay understand what ts going on in the religious world better than by reading any other newspaper pub- lished in the State. First Centenaial of American Sabbath Schools, The Christian World states that it may not be generally known that this year 1s claimed by many to be the first centennial of the institution of Sab- bath schools. It would be well, if such 1s the case, to have an appropriate demonstration. The great blessing of Sabbath schools can hardly pe estimated, and surely it 1s In the power of every denomination at leasi to have some sort of celebration. It might be an exceilent plau to awaken more interest, Relivious Revivals, A revival is In progress in South Warren, Me, Rev. G, W. Buzzell is pastor. Eight persons recently baptized in the Baptist church at Albion, N, ¥., increased the number of converts to 109, The Methodist Episcopal church at Saccarappa, Me., has enjoyed a revival for about three years. Rev. H. B. Mitchell 1s pastor. In Ossian, N, Y., five heads of families, and one other, were received on profession of faith at the jast communion season, This is an Important acces- sion, and adds twelve percent to their member- ship. re ‘The revival in Bristol, Conn., 1a shared tn by all the churches, Meetings are held daily, and over two hunared conversions are reported. More than fifty at Forestville are now numbered among the new converts. 4“hirteen were baptized at Sidney, Iowa, on the 9th inst. So writes sister J, W. Roe to whe Chicago Standard, and adds:—“We have a live and working church, and sustain. a very interesting Sabbath school, made so by the efficient labors of our super- intendent, Brother L, Bentley.’” The Congregational church, Middletown, N. Y., Rey. C. A. Harvey pastor, has enjoyed a quiet work of grace, resulting in about twenty conversions—all adults, On the first Sabbath in March twelve were received to membership, and others will unite on the next opporcunity, From Buffalo we learn that there is a good interest in the Washington street and Cedar street churcnes. The new Ninth strect have not yet secured a pastor. The German churches are doing well, and are re- ceiving quite large additions by bapusm. brother Gimmet baptized ten at the First churei on a recent Savbath, and Brother Otte sixteen at the Second. We learn from the Advance that a very deep reli- ous interest has followed the week of prayer in the ‘irst church, Bast Cleveland, Rev. J. E.Twitchell, pas- tor. Many of the older and more prominent members of the congregation were won to Christ. Whole fam- fites were brought in—-parents and cuildren together. The church itself has been awakened to new life, Seventy-six united with the church at the last com. munion, Thirty-five were baptized. ~Soaegrte RELIGIOUS NOTES—PERSONAL AND GENERAL, The corner stone of a new church about to be erected at Fort Washington will be laid by the Most Rey. Archbishop. s The Observer cautions the public against an im- postor who ts collecting money for the Presbyterian Freedmen of Chapel Hill, N. C. The Shion Presbyterian church, colored, at Knox ville, Teon., is about to send four young men to col- legato study for the ministry. Woman's Work for Women is the tite of a neatly printed quarterly published Mm Philadelphia, ande 1 by Miss J. C. Thompson. The rament of Confirmation was administered in Andrew's Cathoiie church, on Sunday, Loin lust, by Ue Archh.shop, to 40 persons, Mrs, David Thomas, Jn, of Catasauqua, Pa., has ented the First Presbyterian church of Hoke daugua, Pa, With a very Unique commMUNION sery Rov. Dr. ©. D. Foss’ new charge is St. Paul's Metuodist church in Fourth avenue ‘Lue Observer ee ose he has beex heartily greeted by the congreza- Josepn Carew, of South Madiey Falls, Mass., has given $1,000 to found a schotdrship at Amherst. No geen Uses Lobacco or intoxicating Hquors need ply. ‘The Baptist anniversaries will be Weld thia year in Chicago, and arrangements have been made for ex- cursion Uickets from New York anc the Eastward and retura, ‘The next conference of Jewish “rabbis, preachers and delegates” will take place at Cineinnatt on June 5, supplemenung the conference held here last November, Rev, Dr. Fisher, pastor of the Second Reformed charch, Hackensack, N. J., has resizned on account of his health, and Rev, Mr. Duraga, of Boonton, fills the vacancy. The annual convention of the Board of Delegates be eae ene ye Dene ° the Nineteenth ogue, New York, on Tuesday, May 1 at nalf-past seven P, M, tienieueaune Professor Peck, of Ingham University, expects to Spend some time in Germany to pursue studies in iterature and philosophy. He proposes to take three or four boys under his charge. The Rev. P. Corrigan, who voluntarily surren- dered St, Peter's church ‘and parish, in Jersey City, to the Jesults, has yone to Europe, He was pre- sented with an address and a purse py Lis pari.hion- ers before leaving. A. TI, Stephens, of Georgia, emphatically contra- dicts the rumor that he has’ become a Swedenbor. gian, saying that he has “not the slightest fdea of ever quitting the faith of nis fathers,” the Old School General Assembly of Presbyterians. A new Catholic parish has been created by Bishop Bayley in Hast Newark, N. J., and the charge of it has been ussigned to Father McGahan, late of St. Peter’s, Jersey city. The erection of a churen will be commenced during the ensuing summer, The society of the Eleventh Presbytertan chureh have bought lois at the corner of Madison avenue and Fifty-third street, upon which they will imine diately proceed to erect a large churen and lecture ratte at a cost of abouts two hundred thousand oilars, ams, Who died at re S. Taylor, of the wiio died February 3, at the age of lor had gathered into diferent persons. TEMPLE EMANUEL. The True Object of Sacrificial Ordinances—Tho World Now Outgrown Them—Radical Sermon by Rev. Dr. Gutheim. Madura missio) fifly-seven. Mr. churches nearly 300 The congregation worahtpping in this beautiful Jewish temple are reading in course the ritual ordl- nances of sacrifices, which fill the largest part of the book of Leviticus. The Rev. Dr. Gutheim, therefore, yesterday cailed their attention to this phase of intel- lectual culture which belongs to history and 1s now no longer and never again will be of any practical application for divine worsmip. As long, however, as any sacrifices existed and were offered they were the most significant means of worship. They called for temples aud atiars and priests and ordinances. But this mede of worship was not confined to Israel, Sacritices were offered also by the ancients, so that sacrilictal offerlugs must, therefore, be con- nected witii the VEKY ESSENCE OF RELIGION. Diferent conceptions of the nature of the Deity by different nations gave rise to various systems of sacrifices and hindered the divine worship. Tne Hebraic system of sacrifices was judicious, simple, coberent and consistent, and was skilfully adapted to the requirements of mdividuals and nations, It appears singularly simple in contrast with the ritual of Eastern nations, and the critic is compelled to assign it to an advanced piace in the history of the world, It was, no doubt, adopted from antiquity, but was modified to the enlightened eople and age to whom and when It was ordained, it is deeper, purer, more spliritual than any other ceremonial, and was not unduly expensive in a cat- tle-breeding country and for @ purely agricultural peopie. Thes products of the earth comprised Uhe chief characteristic oferings of the people as long as sacrifices formed a part of religious worship. ‘The heathen gods required a multiplicity of offer. ings, while the . JEWISH GOD REQUIRED BUT FEW, and these tew broad classes of offerings suited to par- Ucar wants and occasions. The heathen gods were many, but the Jewish God is one—a personal Being, the Ruler of an impersonal world, swaying It ac: cording to His own will, But He 1s also a Fatherand Roverns matter not merety in majestic ignorance, but makes ample provisions for all His cret and look with Compassion on our race. Thy of the heathen were Cetfications of nature lve, preservative, &c.—sometimes sexual. — 't represented influences or forces of form and power, while they themselves were elements of pruneval matter. Their sacrifices formed either a creed of pantheism, a3 with the ancients, or of polytie- ism, as with tie Greeks and Romans. Those gods and cieeds may exact homage of man, but they CANNOT RAISE HIM ABOVE HIS NATURE. The sacrifices of the Hebrews were spiritual; those Of other nations Were physical. The former worked on the mind and soul: the latter on the feelings and Interest of man, The one sought to elevate m toward God; the other to degrade iod to the level of men, Other sacrifices were lable to be severed from trué morality and to lose their influence, but the Hebraic offerings remuned symbols of purity and spirivuality while they were offered. Prayer, or the spoatancous con- fession of the soul, the imposition of hands could not, however, secure permanence for them, and ihe sacrifices deteriorated into a lifeless form, Such worship is apt to engender hypocrisy, Which, under a studied application of righteousn TS COR- ruption. ‘Ths danger existed in the early ages, when mankind had no written law. Itis generaly admitted that the SAORIFICIAL RITUAL OF THE PENTATEUCH is symbolical and designed to clothe abstract ideas in symbolic language suited to the untatored mind. The language empioyed is simpie and intelligent, and free from that hair-splitting casulstry which we dna in its later Yalmadical development. It 13 adapted thoughtfully to a modest degree of national education. When 1 deciares iiself unaiterable and to exist for all time, it becomes injurious and ctionable in the extreme, It fostered a teeing endence upon God and bis will, occupied the E] senses of untntored people and admitted the possi- bility of disclosing to the human mind the deeper meaning of religion. ‘The symbol has ceased to be a type of what 1f once was, and has become a ‘3 composed the main pillar of the Mosaic system of worship, and were a means of religious discipline and education, Fora time their induence was recognized, but it was of comparatively snort duration. As the notions of Deity and of true rell- gion advanced thoughtful men began to look upon sacrifices as less and less essential, whiic at the same they attached greater tinportance to inward and to a lile of religious duty. And the prophets el denounced the hypocritical worship while the heart was far from God. Samuel declares tas to obey is better than sacrifice and to hearken than the Jat of rams. .And trom Isaiah to Maiachi and wlso in the Psaims Uhe inspired writers uttered scathing denunciations against the sacrificial Worship as then conduc! Says Hosea je PATH AND NOT SACRIFICE, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offer- ings.” And Amos declares that God will not ace cept the people's burnt oferiugs and required the rather that they should let justice flow ike water and righteousness like @ river. These principles breathe the spirit of pure religious progress and divest the Christian faith of its doctrine of a@ vica- rious atonement and strip the old sacrificial ritual bare and present it as a hollow falsehood. sacrifices belong to an elementary age and ean- not be converted into a transcendental operation, which must be spontaneous 1m (ne heart. It may be that the idea of sacrifice is £0 bound up in human nature that it must mantfest Itself in some form, and that nothing can dispossess the heart of i. But the sacrifices of self-dentat and love, whicn are the offspring of a true and active faith—these only SECURE THE FAVOR OF GoD. Hear in what eloquent terms Micah speaks:— “Wherewith sbali I come before God? Will He accept calves of a year oid, or shall | offer the frult of my body for the sin of my soul?” &c. The answer contains the substance and essence of all true religion:—“Thou hast been told, 0 man, what is good. And whet doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God.” These are the three protean to a truly religious life—justice, love, umility, They form the apex of the religious sta. ture of every man and reflect the attribates of God, Let justice, humility and love mingle with the wor. sbip which we offer to God, and thus shall we secure happiness here and salvation hereaiter, QO Divorces, pf i, {From the Colam us Journal, April 27.] The jollowing is the result of yesterday's divorce business before the court:— Marinda E, Nisiey vs, Isaac Nisley.—Divorco applied for on the ground of adultery; but the Court heid that the plaintul faued to sustaln tho charges, and therefore Jismissed the case without prejudice. Nancy Ann Comstock vs, William H. Comstock. Complaint of the plaintiff was will absence and con: aT heglect of domestic duties. ’ Divorce ranted. Mi Frank Wiison va. Kate Wilson.—The plaintiff al- leged adultery, and obtained a divorce, Nora E. Newcomb vs, ‘timothy L. Neweomb.—The plaintif’s husband is a convict in the peniteouary, and divorce was granted on that account, together with the custody of ber child, Delia O, Neilson vs. Thomas B. Netson.—Charge, habitual drunkenness; divorce aud Custody of cluie dren granted. Lawrence L, Meacham vs. Ruth Meacham,—Alle- gation, desertion of bed ana board; divorce graated. SUGAR PLANTERS LOOK! YWARDS Econosty,— Loatsiana sugar planters are disappotated at the tow hire price of sugar, and have deternmmed on a change in the’ system of planting. They alter raise their OWN provisions, and gu to expense as possible 1a producing sugar jor Markel, ST a ha RT ee a er Se eee yg oan eee te I ny CATHOLIC INDIAN MISSIONS.| DOLLINGER’S DECISION. A Complaint from the Bishop of Nesqualy. Interference of Methodist Preachers With the Catholic Clergy—Attempt to Take Their Resorvation—Interesting Letter to Secretary Delano. Vancouver, W. T., March 80, 1870, Hon, M. DELANO, Secretary of the Interior:— HONORABLE Str—Permit me to say that you have been recommended to me as a gentieman who, in his oMcial capucity, 1s invariably guided by prin- ciples of equity and justice to all, Acting upon this recommendation I beg leave to call your earnest at- tention to our Catholic Indian missions of Washing- ton ‘eriitory and to lay before you a summary sketch of their early establishment and onward growth. I dare say that a careful perusyl of these stata- ments will make it at once evident to your well meaning views that, consistenity with tho lately avowed Indian policy of the President, a largo share ought to be accorded to the Catholic mission- ary authorities in the assignment of government agents and teachers to the Indians, im justice both to the Indians themseives and to our Catholic mis- Slonaries, who have been, in most all cases, the original and true teachers of civilization and Chyis- tiauity to the poor Indians, AS Catholic Bishop L came to this Territory in the year 1847, and my solicliude was immediately di- rected toward the welfare of our Indiaa population, and, forthe furtherance of this object, sent that same year missionary priests among the Yakamas, where a permanent mission was established forthwith, and for ¢éight continuous years the work of clvilizing aud Christiantzing these Indians was carried on with stealy pro- gress, when, unfortunately, the war in 1866 obliged. the Fathers to abandon tie fivid of ther missionary Jabors, Yet the Yakamw Catholic mission was not deserted, fov [I repeatedly detaiied one or more of my priests to visit these Indians for the purpose of conirming the converts in the fatth aud of bapuzing their children, leaving it an uncoutrovertible fact that from 1547 Ul 1560 the Yakama nation was taught no other but Catholic religious tenew, and by none but Catholte priests. In 158, or thirveen yeurs after we had established the mission of the Yakama vailey, at our sacrifices and expenses, the Untied States goverumeat pro- vided subsidies for civiliziug and Cirisuanizing the Indians, Then suddenly a competitor appeared among us in the person oi a Mr. Wilbur, a Aiethodist minisier, who, a8 teacher, intrusively 1ustalied hin. self on the reserve at Simcoe. 1 remonstrated with Superintendent Geary, but, he beng another Metno- dist minister, my remonstrance Was of course die regarded and the intruaer was formally confirmed and appoinied as literary and religious Superinten- dent, conirary to what he (Mr. Geary) had hiinseil dee clared some time previous. In a coi ion (alter wards submited to writtag) with V Rey, Father Brouitlet, Mr. Geary said:—All wibes formerly instructed and Chrisiianived by the Catholic ck should be placed again, when on vheir reservations, under the care and im charge of the Fathe 3 literary training.” And he added: and the religious instruction of nune but two, or at most three, reservations would ve entrusted to the Protestant clergy—namely, the Nez Perces, the Spoksnes, and perhaps the Grande Ronde; the others should fati to the care of the Cathot — namely, the reservations 01 Puget Sound, those ot Yi kama, Warm Springs, Umatilla aud Pend 'Oreilles,” ‘This plain, ingenuous statement, made by an oft- cial perfectly aware of the state of aiuirs, 15 still more conclusive as emanating frou a member of the religious sect which has invariably shown itseif the most bitterly opposed to Catholic tenets and Catholic rights. ‘True, it was made previous to the intrasion of Mr. Wilbur at Simeoe, After the perpetration of this act of injustice, Mr, Geary’s seulimeats of right and jus- tice scem tu have undergone a sudden transforma. tion, sinee, in answer to ny protest, he wrote ofl. claily as follows:—“As L can ofticially make no dis- Unciton on account of religious tenets or connec- tions in appointing persons to positions, and as Mr. Wilbur has high intellectual and moral qualifica. Uons, fitting him for the position of a teacher, [ shall cheerfully confirm the appolatment whenever submitted to me by the agent,’” ‘This same Mr. Wilbur was afterwards appointed to the Yakama agency; avd Tneed not say how, un that caps he threw every oostacle im the way to prevent the Catholle missionary frou giving reli- gious inatractions to Indians, evea in our own chapel, Outside the mits of the reservation; nor of the threats he made beth agatnst the privet and the Catholic Indiaus—because, | presume, all the: os, are now well kuown to the departmeat, Can any uabtassed mind say that there is not here an evident wrong done us? Was not tne feta of our missionary labors unjustly wrenched irom our hands and given to @ man whose teaching was ua- Known to these Indians? Were not the gove: nment subsidies appropriated oy such as had no right, while, for tuirteen years, we had matntaiaed that mission at great sacriices and expenses? These conclusions hecessarily press upon us; but evougin of this matter. What about the Puget Sound reservations? It ig a fact well known by wll the old settlers of the Sound country that from 1848 (f should have said from 183y) tO the present day, Catholic missionaries have been incessantly laboring to Christiaulze and civi- lize the Indians, and that whatever knowledge of either Christianity or civilization they possess, it has been imparted to them by the Catholic priests. Tais fact was aamiited in 1360, not ouly for the Tadians on Puget Sound, but for nearly all tribes both in Washington Territory and the State of Oregon; wit- hess the quoted statements of Superintendent Geary, corroborated by @ declaration made by the Oregon conference of the Metiudist Episcopnl churen, ia the same year, saying: ‘they were reaily to work for the salvation of the Indians whenever Providence would open the way" (see Portland Christian Advocate, February 11, 187). Now, with the exception of Simcoe or Yakama reservation, no evidence appears of any new road being opened by Providence tor thely protiered ser- vices to tne benighted Indians. Notwithstanding these facts, and, [ shoul say, in defiance of the new policy adopied by the President, the Puget Sound reservations, to the nuiaber of five or six, with the exception of one (Ti are taken away from the Catholics, and s Agents and teachers gre placed over Indians, in violation Of the most sacred principles of our constituuen—"“liberty of Conscience.” 16 certainly can ye that the avowed poilcy of tio President was never intended to be applied to Catholics, 1 close these remarks by expressing the fond hope that you will give this subject due attention, and submit wy claims to his Excellency tue President, that his intentions may be equitably and justly carried out, and not be set at naught by design- log men, as they evidently have been, aus far as our Catholic Indian missions are concerned, 1 have the nonor to be, with high consid and regard, honorable sir, your most hunt) vant, | A.M. A, BLANCHET, Bishop of Nesqualy. ‘AN ELOPENENT FROM THE DUTCH) SS COUNTY POOR HOUSE. From the Poughkeepsie (N. Y.) Eagle, April 29.) erry Morris and Ellen Cronine were up to day lamates of the Dutchess County Poor House, They nad been such for a number of years, and dur- ing that time love entered the lowly spot and drew them together, Weeks after weeks they assisted each otier in their respcc.ive parts of the routine labors of the Institution, and were, of course, con: stantly thrown into each other's society. Strange to say, both were well eciucated, but how they be- came public paupers ts still a mystery, Je weil read in the fustories of nation translate French and German stortes, Elie: ea proticiency in painting,, kuew much o; ewbrotdery, nid sing choice bis of and upon pleasant days w selections from eminent composers, During Superintendent Vanderpurgh's administra. tion Jerry frequently importuned that omecer to al- Jow him to depart with his pauper love; but Mr. Vanderburgh, confident that Jerry could not sup- port himself, refused. Day aiter day they could be seen together av intervals, discoursing in low tones and deporting themseives as lovers generally do. Finally Superintendent Vanderburgh’s time expired, and Mr, Wodell was appointed in his stead. Again Jerry requested his discharge, and also the discharge of nis ioved one, and again the request was reiused, ‘Then it was that the “two souls with but & single thought’ determined to make @ break for freedom, To show how well the elopement was planned we append the following, which were picked up on the Dutchess and Columbia Railroad track, near Cortin'’s unmMlt Statlou:— be In THe Hosprran,, April 27. Daria Jeney:—I am feiguing sick to-day #0 asto pull the wool over the eyes of those who are watching us. Daring, I've got my clothes ail ready, ancl will mest you to-night neal the madhouse, when we can’ sneak along tie wail to Colla’ Summit, where we can take the ews for Fishkill and there go on board the steamboat for New York. God bless you, my dear; don't fail mo. Write me an answer and give it this little girl, Be calm; be sure. ELLEN. The little girl referred to delivered the precions note in salety and was handed tue following reply :— Gooy, NOL ELLEN :—I gave three cheers maide of me when Lead your note, Don't take too much clothing, for you know I'll work my life away for you as soon as a to Eliza Twill be at tue machouse at nine P. might. It wou" 1 must bave you or die. God biess yu ume, JF ‘The plan exposed in the above letters was success- fui 1n the extreme, the lovers going to Fishkili Land. | ing on the eariy morning tatu. ‘they did Bot, hows | ever, wke passage ior New York on a steamboat, | but on the train which leit here at (wenty mainittes past nine A. M., and whieh veached Fishkill Landing at Hfty-Lwo minutes alter nine A. ‘They are vow evidentiy “at home!’ in Elizabethport, aud our county 18 under just so much less expense, Truly Uils us @ strange world. Address to the King of Bavaria by the Citizens of Munich. Tho Resolutions of the Foumenical Council Re jected—The Dogma of Papal Tafallibility. Dangerous to Church and State— Doliinger Evlogizod, The following address has been presenteif to the King of Bavaria by the Association of Catholic Citte zens in Munich:— The Ecumenical Council tn its fourth solemn site ting of July 18, 1870, announced the dogma ot per- sonal infaliibihty of the Pope in all matters of faith and custom a8 an article of faith binding upon ail Cathoites, In spite of the fact thac many bishops, most of whom were German, had pronounced against this dogmaupon the solemn ground that it would be allen and incompretensible to the con- sciences of thelr NMocks—flovks important in popula- tion aud distinguished oy their Catholic zeal and general cuiture, The Dew article of faith makes the Pope the sole law-giver and judge, not only in matiers of faith, but also im inatiers of custom, whieh are biought within the jurisdiction of mfailibie Papat authority, and inciude, aceording to the declaration of the Popes themselves, all those la Ws and arrangements that have sprang from pre- valent modern ldcas, created the modern state and govern the socul ive of the citizens, The State must guarantee Liberty of cons.tence aud equat righta to all citizens, and must draw a clear ais uncuen between the worldly affairs over wailed 1% claims the sole and supreme control, and the tions of faith and conselence, which the single Ladi- vidual may settle ai tug to his own conviction oF by the Association With members of his falth, following the doctuines of bis Church, ‘This extension of the Papal intalabiit tae form of an urticie of falcon. Imuding upon the conselences 18 a danger to the State uad a serious cause of anxiel, all those Catholtes who » free development of the nity and a fulflment of the ‘8, “Kender unto Caesar wsar’s and unto God the this doctrine 1s held in honor by all t ithially attached to thely own priuc pay honor and devo- tion ty ther Church, and ia Waruly cherisning both ideas recognize the mighty foundation of Moral aud spiritual culture of which the German ation is the Chosen standard bearer, We sé but too well at the present tue ihe feartul consequences produced by false judgmen, vegiect of the citizens? ~ duties and of divine comin ments, ‘The history of past centuries bas shown that the Pontids though ul spiritual power gave them a right to meddle with worldly aitairs—even to dep rulers and to Teiense suojects trom their allegiance. A Papal edict directed against the constitution of a neighbor= ing State afew y amee, as Well as the docérines Published in tite Syliabus, abundantly prove Was the rights and liberties secured by the coustitaion to the cilizen, appear to the leading circies of the Papal hierarchy simply coudemuabie errors. Bue recently the bishops who at the council condemned the new doctrine as erroneous, wiih afew excep- tions, submulited to the deciarauon of the majority of the Jathers assembled at the council, and LOW expect thelr flocks to pelieve the contrary of wit was herelotore under episcopal authority and supervision taught as a& Catholic truth, and is sil taught as such by learned Cattolte teachers of Church law. The cousequences of this inconsise eney are itkely to Spread contusion and sorrowiul surprise among the Catholics im Bavaria, and to strengthen the doubt whether the spirit that created this new ctrine be really the spirit of wate promised as a divine aid to tne Church until the ead of thane. Against the prohibitton of the State gove ernment, and 19 coulempt of the constitution, this doctrine has been published by most bishops, and thereby a bad example sel by the pastors of the Church, to Whom their apostolic office has certainly not been confided, in order that they might give their congregations the example of disobedience against ihe legitimate authorities, — Religious dissensions of wwe most serious nature have broken oul’ in one congregation where the curate protested = from =the =o pulpit = against tae ynew doctrine, and, in spite of the excommunication pronounced upon him by his bishop, is stil retained by oue part of the congrega- Won as a spiritual adviser, while the other part stige maize as Inisguided slaners those with Whom they have itved for years la irleadiy Karmony, aud were reiited by tes Of blood aud Irendsmp, Theologians distinguished by their earning aud the purity of their lives nave openly d new dogma, With wouder aud aduuration do we see m the foremost ranks & man who, under the welgnt of years, has preserved youlle ful freshuess and strength—tue learned mam who bas been an ornament to the Cathole Chureh, the famous teacuer of so many priests and shops, WhO is still defendimg the truih of his hings, aithough he bas no longer on his side of those bishops wh but a few g9. solemnly declared befor Land men were bound by their Lanost conse:eace auu couviction to stand up jer those very sain@ truths, to combat the contrary as a false doctrine, ant to protest agamst the arbitrary means by whicik their authors dare to carry suca doctrine into prac- tices Against this mad there has LOW aruen the persecution of tie Churen authorities for his fidelity to his faith and conscience, Phas have sorrowfal and Ul-loreboding eveuts, as the consequences of a newly Created dogma, already appeared, The new doctrine is danzerous to the constitudon of the State. if makes the bishops— the successors of the aposties—papal preiects and Passive snstruments of @ boundiess Papal power; destroys the guarantee created by the concordat laws, which forbid the execution on - ine part of the bishops of Church aecrees hostile to the Staie. insolvabie contradic: between the duties of a Catholic and the duties of ciuizen are the consequences of this false doctrine, 1t will be a giorious and grateful task for the govern- meut of your royat Majesty, by virtue of its cousta- tutional right of supervision over ihe Church, to prevent the further encroachment and spread of so dangerous # doctrine and to secure the rights of the Stace and citizen, already placed in jeopardy. To your royal Majesty's ministry for Church aud schoot atfairs the undersigned venture to address the re- spectful request that it would oppose the dangerous consequences of this doctrine by all the means at disposal, prouibtt its spread in the pubiic schools, and take prompt and energetic measures that tae ions between Church ad State be newly regue luted upon a iegal basis, We remain, &u. (follow the signatures). things walea ar The Bavarian Minister to the Archbishop of Bamberg—Permission for the Pubiication of Infallibitity Refused—Reasons. ‘The Bavarian Minister of the Interior has glven the following decision in answer to the petition of the Archbishop of Bamberg,., asking for the royal permission to publish aud carry out the decrecs of the Zeumenticai Counce! Rigut Reverend Archbishop of Bamberg, ael V. Peinlein, has, tn referrlag to the Minis olution of August 9 187y, requested nis 3 permission for tie publication and solemn ‘ation of the first dogmatic constitauea da a Christt ediia in sessione quarta sucrose wmenict Concilit Vaticant. terial M e@The Ministry of, the Interior 1s willing to acknow- ledge that dat Reverend Archbishop ot berg has been guided by Ue Muiisteral decision ye menuoned, but cannot comply with tie re istry Ls not iufluenced by the that many competeat sed great objections agai ‘aiue of the decrees of the Hcumenical Council from a theological standpoint, for ths cousiderauoa belongs to the domain of the Churca, and can therefore have no decisive influence upon the councils of the Ministry. OL very great Liportauce 18, however, the fact that uc above mentioned dogmatic coustitutiom and the cousequences resulting from it cause not ouly @ material change In the moer relations of the Cavholic Church, bub aiso in tose existing between Church and state in Bavaria, Accoraiwg to the opinion of the undersigned Ministry, it is certaum tuat uf the power of the Head of the Catholic Churea: in certain domains, as detined in this constutu- Tn thts quest. 2 otherwise Important fact ans have ra were carricd out, the fundamental arth \ of the Bavarian constitution and ie citizens’ rights of the non-Catnolics of ne «country would be piaced in jeopardy. contradiclion with this tueory it has, however, been emphatically declared by several «dignitaries ofthe Church that the newly defined dogma was striculy confined within the limits of faith and re- ligious instraction, This assertion, as well as the other extenuating explanations ot the abovenamed constitution by the Right Keverend Archbishop ot Bamberg, cannot calm the fears of the Mimstry, for there is no guarantee that those maniioid Papal edicts of former times, wich prevailed upon tu domain of worldly affairs, aight not be put in pra lice, oF tat no more edicts of the same Kind Will be issued in the future, Moreover, the domain of religion and religious in- struction 1s not so etd marked as to exclude cases Which possibly might also belong to the do- main of worldly afairs. lu view of tis considera. tion tt 13 impossible for the undersigned Ministry to Tegard in U® above mentioned dogmatical decree & urely spiritual subject of conscience and religious Instruction and as not conticuog with the wordy domain, ‘The Ministry rather shares the oplaion of those Who see ing an essen(rai alteration in the re lations between Church and State, and apprehend great danger tor the poutcal aud socky founda Tons of the State from tae publication of tals deeree. Under these circumstances the government would receive the reproach of haymg trifed wath its trast if 16 were to alloW the inference that 1 agreed with the decrees of the Ecunentcal Council by permnvung therr pablication, ‘The undersigned Ministry nas therefore come to the conclusion thab tt ts bie to grant the request oO: the Kight Revercud Arci~ 1 Bamberg. Pi Sze mise order of lus Koyal Majesty, VoN Luz. A Save Wiren’s DEATH WARRANT.—The doath warrant of one of the Salem Witches Is showa at urtosity room of th wae ir in bostad, ‘fue revarn of her exec n, CActursed Of ifs back, ius trates (oo Spirit of the Vines. The sherl at first wrote tliat he hang ber until she Was dead and bo ried, but a subsequegt pen stroke erased tie 1st words and perhaps softened & Little this remarkable BLOKE OL JUSTICE.