The New York Herald Newspaper, June 11, 1871, Page 8

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New York, Ranaay jane ny 1871. iTS OF TO-DAVS HERALD, dvertisements, 2- Advertixements, S—Acvertisement tisemment The Children’s Tribute to the 1 Greaimess of their Adopted oulalof che Telegraphers of Unveiling of the Statute of A overnor Holl. ni ‘and the Mayor; ‘ation at the Academy om ihe Pacitie Coast Fore 2 Bigemist Kel Jublice—the National nd e—Criticism of ding Article, « ne Jubilee of A Se ovements of the Czar of Rus nd Austria—The President Grant at rk. ing > S ‘ole e English Stage—a © Smallpox in New: ER, pondents in Maiters— of Kianap) Al All But Sho Paris iu W 0 az Is! nd Against New Broken-Hearted Lelle— 2 fs omimercial At hekseetarnt to Beat Alderman Ka Tne from Fi th Page}. vs from Washin, wodua, Orange County, tisements, tntel ane boy Rel Hgious Pro. | Com- r lions at y Case in ible Murcer tn re} The Batile of ie Port of San Diego A Frautuleut Divorce ut Fisning in New Sup Tragedy—The Conrts—a ation to Su houses are becoming numer- They are well arranged to Frencu “flat” ous in the city. make the home life of our widdle class people soll smoothly. Map Doas are apt to have their day in this warm weather. One frightened Brooklyn yesterday. Give the beasts plenty of water before tiey go mad and a pistol-shot im- mediately after. Feux Pyar is s concealed i in Paris, With the Versaillists hunting him like ferrets to give him the death that the other members of the Commune received he must be an infelix Felix. A Lanxprapy in this city recently claimed seventy-five dollars damages against the pro- perty of an ex-boarder because of bis dying in the house and thereby injuriug ber business. The jury would not grant the claim because it was evident to them, some of whom probably boarded, that it would indirectly put a pre- win upon boarding house starvation. Tur statemeat is made that is willing to sell Cuba to the Cubans, and a banking firm in See? has agreed to advance the money, provided the United ‘States will become security for the Cubans, We don’t know but that we might afford to do this if Cuba will give usa first mortgage on herself as collate- ral in case we have to pay the banker's note, ‘presented even more than its usual brilliancy yesterday. The ladies, who have been taught by this institution to appreciate racing, bedecked the stands like jewels upon the neck of beauty, and the weather, by the kind interposition of the Sig- nal Bureau, cast her enchantments of fair sky and pleasant breezes over the scene. The races were not more than usually spirited. Four were ran, Chillicothe wiiuing the first, Uarry Bassett the second, Hamburg the third, and Oyaterman, Jr., the fourth, d ME Par Tue Unvettina or rae Morse Sratvg in the Park took place yesterday in the presence of an immonse crowd, and the reception to the ven rable inventor took place at the Academy of Music last evening to another im- mense crowd, comprising which were the most cultured and distinguished people of New York, gladly paying the highest contem- porary honors to liviag genius, William Cullen Bryant delivered the inaugural ad- dress, and Mayor Hall received the statue for the chy, At the reception several dis- tinguished gen‘lemen addressed the masses ; but the greatest attraction there was the pre- gence of Professor Morse himself, who, in bis elghtieth year, still looks hale and hearty enough to have deferred the erection of his gtatue for many years yet, if a grateful com- raunity had felt like following the old usages fa his case by hoaoring him in marble only biter deat, A ishermen and | 3 Reception by the Khe- | The Ivblice of Mins UX. From whatever standpoint mea viow the Catholie Chureh, in iis faith or the dogmatisms bailt thereon, it is certain that the con- templation of the loag line of its poatiffs upoo carth must awaken at least one common feel- ing—that of something approaching to awe, if not awe itself. When we speak of the days of Trajan or Constantine, or even those later years of the dying Western empire, they peer out from the gray mist of aves like the eyes of spectres, so much of another world do they seem. That out of these disembodied con- turies we can to-day touch something living which has passed down unchanged and intact, something that moves among us and is of the actual present as much as ourselves, is surely cause enough for wonder. Macauley traces the Papacy back in a few glowing seutences to the days of Pepin, King of France, and then, as if the attempt to go farther back in detail would mar the concentrated word-picture, he exclaims, “and far beyond the time of Pepin does this august dynasty extend.” Tho very necessity of this ellipsis is strong proof of the impossibility of taking in so much of change, of building up and destroying as broods under the wings of the nineteen centuries which cover the history of the Papacy. On Friday next (the 16th inst.) the present incumbent of the Papal chair will have com- pleted the twenty-fifth year of his ponti- ficate, That he will be the first Bishop of Rome who has sat there for that period since the days of St. Peter is already known to our readers. The Catholic Church through- out the world is about to celebrate this jubilee with uncommon pomp and splendor, in all tue solemnity of its gorgeons ritual. In every Catholic temple which rears its head will the | prayers of the children of the Church be heard. Amid polar snows and tropic heats, where, in the wilds and fastnesses and desert places no church built by human hands has ever s{ood, tie same 7’ Dewm will arise as the dauntless missionaries gather their wild flocks around them to bless Him who in their Holy Father's tribulation has sustained him to mark an epoch in the history of the Church, Not alone to those who own Catholicism as their faith and Pius IX. as their Father will the day be of iaterest. Thoso of other creeds who stop to thivk that Christ’s promise to IIis | apostles of unremitting intercommunion is being fulfilled to-day as it was when the cata- combs of Rome were the Christian's house of prayer and the maws of lions and tigers his only certain place of rest, will join in it too. They will find, bitter sectarians as they may be, that it is as impossible to separate the Popes from the story of Christianity as it would be the apostles themselves. From the point of the length of time through which the Papacy has passed we can turn to the breadth of influence it commands. Looking back from the present, as it were from the broad base of a triangle at whose distant apex glows a resplendent light—the Light of the World— we can note the steps of the ages by the videning path which comes within its gleam. This broadening illuminated field tella the progress of Christianity. If we picture the progress of that beam we see it shine brightly gt first over a narrow range. At length we see the great, solid te mples of heathen Rome melting in its gentle ray, and then the unim- ; peded ligkt advances with rapid flight over empires and peoples, over lands and seas, Fierce hordes of shaggy Goths and savage Tiuns come for an instant like swarms of desolating locusis in its way. But the mild light that wells from the Saviour’s beart subdues them all, and © still marches on until the limit of civilization is its only bound, and far, where savage igno- rance or semi-barbarism extends, the light may be seen iu little threads pushing bravely forward. In the present century and the previous one Christiavity—Catholic and Protestant— has had enemies to deal with different from those of former days. They ara indifference, infidelity and positivism, Not for the sake of confusing or blending rival creeds do wo name them together, but to point out the common danger to all, and to state more broadly the lines against which the Catholic Church finds itself drawn up. The intensity of this danger defines the position of the Pope to-day and gives a deep significance to the fervent pray- ings and wishings which two hundred and fifiy million souls in every land on the globe will send up on the 16th of the month for the Holy Father, The stern, unyielding, superhnman faith of the Catholic Church, immovable in all its tenets, stands naturally at one extreme of belief, whereof nondescript positivism is at the other, Those who stand midway find and have found it & difficult task to determine between them. This is na- tural, for they are irreconcilable. Positivism, which means infidelity, has been on the ag- gressive, and, since it was the attacker, Catholicism has been called conservative. The pride of this age is that it is an age of “progress ;” therefore that which was named conservative was confusedly voted effete. From this it is easy to find a reason for the comparative favor which the onslaught on the seat of Papacy found with the midway philo- sophers of the period. Now, however, by the light of the fires which flung their luridneas over Paris, a reactionary shudder runs through their mild souls, and the Papacy again, in ita simple, patient attitude, comes into favor. In epite of all this change in sentiment the pious Catholic sees him whom he calls the Vicar of Christ on earth almost a prisoner and quite at the mercy of his terrible unrelenting foes, Atheism is not all con- quered; Catholicism is not at all triumphant in earthly matters, and as the simple old man in fhe Vatican, with the calm smile on his venerable face and an unsubdued light in his clear eyes nears the test time of quarter of a century in St. Peter's chair, no wonder that the whole world takes a sympathetic interest in the jubilee of Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti, known aa Pius IX. His vicarate has been troubled, but not more so than many of his predecessors, Like many of them, he has beea hunted from Rome to be brought back, as Pius VII. was, intriumpb, Awaiting the award of God, whom he fondly appeals ta, as the guide of clreumstances, he will receive the congratulations and sympathies of mon- archs and potentates, of prince ana peasan:, of peoples and races, with undeviating faith in the final result, Solem-high masses and Te Deums will be sung in every Catholic cbareh where it is possible. Pilgrims from all parts of Europe will-pass through the lines of the soldiers of Victor Emmanuel to tender him their felicitations and homage. But the well-wishings which no bayonets can keep back will come million-tongued to cheer him from places fur beyond intervening seas and oceans. In the warmth and universality, unconfined to creed or place, of the day of triumph which is preparing for him, will be found some gauge of tho subtle power which he wields—a power unfelt until some such occasion calls it forth, In this recogni- tion from all ranks, the mighty and the hum- ble, may be a promise of better days for the Holy Father, though now so old. It is no longer the age of crusades, but from the day of the jubilee of Pius may date the reaction we alluded to above taking practical shape. It is clearly not the interest of any throne to see the Catholic world waxing disquiet ; but, although no immediate alleviation may result to him, the heart of the world must be moved at the affecting sight of more children than apy earthly prince can count all meckly praying for their spiritual father, and cannot help joining in their hearifelt wish—Long live Pius IX. Through all tho bearings of this subject of the Holy See one sees more than the mere sentiment of an unbroken history. It is found in the wonderful mystic wave of soul, called faith, which is more than the record of Roman pontiffs or of pontiff kings. The Orleans Princes in Paris, The vote of the Assembly at Versailles abrogating the decree which exiled the Princes of the House of Orleans has not been slow to produce the desired fruit. As will be seen from our telegraphic news this morning, the Prince de Joinville and the Duke d’Aumale on Friday paid visits to President Thiers, to M. Grévy, the President of the Assembly, to General Cissy, Minister of War, and to the other members of the Cabinet. President Thiers, we are told, returned the compliment without delay. At their interviews with MM. Thiers and Grévy the Princes resigned their seats in the sembly and disclaimed any intention of intriguing against the repub- lic. It is added that the Orleanists are pre- paring a banquet to the Duke d’Aumale. This is most important news. What does it indicate? That man would be incapable of reasoning who did not see in these various facts satisfactory proof that, while apparently submitting, the Princes of the House of Orleans are already, wilh the help of their friends, busily and not ineffectively intriguing for their restoration to power. The resignation of ‘their seats in the Assembly looks well. That it will tell in their favor there can be no doubt. The supplementary elections are to be proceeded with without delay. Will it be difficult for M. Thiers and their friends generally to secure their re-elec- tion? In our judgment their ro- election, and that by more than oae constituency, is certain. As yet no emphatic voice has been raised for Napoleon. Prince Napoleon, it is true, has spoken; but Prince Napoleon is not much trusted by the French people, nor is he much in the confidence of the ex-Emperor and Empress. A manifesto from the ex-Emperor himself is what all are now anxiously await- ing. His arrival in Paris, Marshal MacMahon consenting, would make short work of all political schemes, and there are some well in- formed persons who are of opinion that his ap- pearance in Paris will be the next thrilling sensation. If the world is not stariled by a coup d'état be‘orehand the supplementary elec- tions will reveal the true sentiment of France, more, perhaps, than any elections which have ever {aken place in that country, There are three candidates in the field, let men say what they please, let the candidates themselves dis- guise the facts as they will, and these three candidates are the republic, the Bourbon monarchy and the Bonapartist empire. It will be a shame for France if the republic is once again abandoned. Under the banner ofthe republic she ought to find peace and scope for her well known energies. But we tremble for the republic as things are now shaping themzelves, We do not trust M. Thiers. M. Grévy is the one man in the As- sembly, and perhaps the only man in France, who is capable of guiding France to the repub- lican goal. M. Grévy, however, is but second iniafluence to M. Thiers. How M. Grevy is to find his opportunity it is difficult to see. There is one solution of the state of things now existing in France which we think far from improbable, The Duke d’Aumale is the favorite Prince of the House of Orleans, The Duke has on more than one occasion expressed himself in favor of the republic. It is more than possible that he may become, even with the consent of his family, the President of the republic. In their adversity the Orleanists have learned eomewhat from the example of the Bonapartes. We disguise not our con- victions when we say that the elevation of d’Aumale to the Presidential chair would be as ruinous to the republic of 1871 as was the similar elevation of Louis Napoleon to the republic of 1848. He would intrigue—he could not help intriguing for the restoration of the monarchy. It is simply absurd to believe that either the Bourbons or the Bonapartes will rest contented with the merely delegated authority of the President of a French repub- lic. As the door is now open to the Princes of the House of Orleans the door cannot well be closed against the Count de Chambord, nor will it be possible to keep the Bonapartes out of France. What is the right thing for France to do we know and have already indicated. But we are not satisfied either that France herself knows what is the right thing to do or that she would do it if she knew it. We wait events with some im- patience. Rome, vag New Capita, oF Irary.— Foreign ambassadors at the Court of King Victor Emmanuel have been notified that on the Ist of July the capital of Italy will be transferred from Florence to Rome. It is wise, we think, that the formal transference has been deferred until after the Jubilee solemni- ties, From St, Peter to Pius the Ninth, behold a grand historical period! The conver- sion of Rome Into the capital of United Italy marks the commencement of a new period in the history of the Papacy and in the history of manking Onr Cgypticon CorrespoadenceProgress of Mr. Seward oa Eis Voynge Reuad tho World. We submit to our readors this morning two very interesting lotters from Egypt, one from Cairo and one from Aloxandria. The Alex- andria letter is interesting from the intelli- geace it gives us of the preparations of the Khedive as for the possible contingency of a trial of strength with the Sultan for Egyptian independeace; bui the Cairo letter will be more interesting to our home readers because of its details of the magnificent welcome and the princely Oriental honors given to Mr. Seward by the Khedive, whose splendid ‘hospi- talities eclipse the fanciful stories of the ‘Arabian Nighis.” Indeed, the reception of the Queen of Sheba by King Solomon “‘in a'l his glory” was a primitive affair compared with Mr, Soward’s reception by Ismail Pacha, with his special railway train, provided with servants and refreshments, his special palace, carriages and horses, &c., aud the steam yacht for our distinguished fellow citizen’s accom- modation on his trip to Thebes and to other wonders of ancient Ezypt up the mighty Nile. Our correspondent says that even to the mag- nificent lunch in the Khedive’s kiosk at the base of the Great Pyramid Mr. Seward re- ceived the same attentions that were paid to the Empress Eugénie when she represented ia Ezypt the arbiter of Europe. Mr. Seward, accompanied by two nieces and three servants, arrived at Suez on the 9th of May, iv the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Deccan, from Bombay, after a protracted and pleasant trip through India, as the guest of Earl Mayo, Governor General, and of the various British officials of the presidencies and bailiwicks through which he passed. We sup- pose that he is now in the Holy Land, under the special pro‘ection of the Sultan, from which, after probably having crossed over to Damascus, he will go to Constantinople, and thence leisurely down the Mediterranean to Italy, and thence, perhaps, through Switaer- land and down the Rhine to Strasbourg and to Berlin, to pay his respects to the Kaiser, and the Czar, it may be; thence across to Paris, thence to England and Treland, and thence to New York, and thence to Aubura, which will complete his ‘voyage autour du monde,” commenced with his departure from Auburn westward on the 10th of Augusi, 1870—a great achievement, even with all our modern improvements, for a man of three score years and ten. After his return home Mr. Seward will find sufficient employment and recreation, too, for the ‘evening of his days” in putting into shape, for the benefit of the living generation, as well as for the information of future statesmen and histori i trayels and his ters oF the globe. Before pandertateiags this last grand expedition he had made a pilgrimage to Egypt and the Holy Land; had made a speculative recon- noissance of the West India islands, had swung “around the circle” of the North with Andy Johnson, bad seen for himself the wonders of that stupendous Arctic annexation of his, called Alaska, stretching to a shore line within forty miles of Asia, and had been honored with such a triumphal tour through Mexico as no European potentate could command. All these travels and voyages, however, appear to have been but the qualifying preparations for this voyage around the world, which may truly be called “‘swinging round the circle.” From the extraordinary facilities for infor- mation which in all these travels Mr. Seward has enjoyed, from the exiraordinary honors coiferred upon him in all the countries through which he has passed, from the peculiar advantages in every way he has thus pos- sessed over other travellers for obtaining exact knowledge of the political, religious, social and commercial conditions of the various peoples he has visited, and from his literary capabilities, he can surely, if he will, give us a more interesting and valuable record of observations abroad than can any other living man, It may be said that Mr. Seward, asa traveller, has been permitted only to see the glitter and the splendors of courts and camps, only the bright side of things; but a man of his clear perceptions can read as well the miseries of the Arib’s mud hut as the splen- dors of the Khedive’s palaces, It is evident, too, from his extensive explorations in India, for example, that a3 a traveller he does his work thoroughly, and with tho eye of an inguiring statesman and philosopher. Hence, apart from our usual good wishes, our sirong desire that Mr. Seward, with health and strength unimpaired, may return home, for we hope yet to share in the pleasures and intel- lectnal treasures of his great voyage, without any of its its trials, lab org or fatigues. ‘ He has ‘surely ‘been honored by ‘kings “and emperors, by officials and peoples, round the circuit of the globe, as hardly any other tra- yeller has been honored, prince or subject, and why? Itis mainly becanse, as Secretary of State, through all the late struggle with our great rebellion for the life of the nation, he had become well known to every government and people under the sun, and identified with the glorious success of our Union cause, including the abolition of slavery, the purchase of Alaska and the restoration of independence to Mexico, Ina word, Mr. Seward has been and ia recognized in this comprehensive voy- age as representing the Union cause of the United States and its great triumphs, which have given his country a name to be hon- ored and a power to be courted in every land to the uttermost parts of the earth, And so we wish our honored statesman and fellow citizen a safe return home, and the strength and the will to crown his useful labors with the story of his voyage round the world. Tug Lone IsLaNDERS AND THE JERSEYMEN are engaged in an oyster war, the Jerseymen having encroached on the Jamaica oyster beds, So far no blood bas been shed, but it was the fault of the Jerseymen, who would not wait for the formidable army of Long Islanders, but ran away. The latter came armed not only with writs, but with guns and swords to open the Jersey oyster, Ix A Crimyan Case in Philadelphia, where a woman was concerned, the chief de- fendant married her to prevent her testifying against bim. This was very sharp practice, but it would not avail, for the Judge, not considering wedded life punishment enough, sentenced §he man to six years in the Peni- « tentiory. ————— OO LL , EE Ee NW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNK Il, 1871.—QUADRUPLE SHHET, Review of the Religious Press. There are two very promising features in the columns of our religious exchanges this week. One is the remarkable number of confirmations in the Roman Catholic faith, and the other the extraordinary profuseness of the donations to the Presbyterian memorial fund. The Roman Catholic confirmations can be numbered by thousands, ths Presbyterian contributions by millions, This exhibits a healthy state of things among the extreme branches of our pious people, and augurs well for the perpetuity of free religious gov- ernment, It is a noticeable fact that among all our extonsive and varied list of religious exchanges we have yet to discover a favor- able notice of the French Commune and its tragic doings, The Presbyterian Zoangelist thinks the wholesale executions in Paris by the govern- ment may have been necessary; certainly, it says, the crime for which they suffered was one that deserved the extreme of punish- ment; and yet, it adds, such scenes of blood are more apt to provoke retaliation, if not by open revolt, yet by secret assassination, than to lend men to dg justice or to love mercy. Better will it be for Paris when drumhead court-martiuls cease to order men, women and children to be shot; whon ‘‘the capital of civilization” is once mode under the reign of law. The Presbyterian Observer discourses upon the question—-Is the Jewish tithe a measure of Christian benevolencs? In brief, shall the Christian give one-tenth for Carist and the balance to the flesh and the devil? Better give all to Christ. That would be a great deal better than ‘loafing around the Throne.” The Observer, after discussing the ‘Com- mune’s infidelity” and the “reaction in France,” comes to the sad conclusion that the people of Franco, at present, “are fit only to be governed, and not to govern themselves.” The Independent, for a Congregationalist journal, is somewhat enthusiastic over the proceedings of the General Assembly of Pres- byterians at Chicago—the first since the union of the Old and New Schools, It refers to ¢he report of the Memorial Committee as fol- lows :— The moment of most absorbing Interest and enthu- siasm in the Assembly was when the Memorial Com- mittee reported, tardiy a member was tn the sceret of the magnificent success which had attended their eifort, and wren Dr, Bilmwood came up to the close of his very skiliully wroughé report and announced that more than seven milons tad been ruised—and that, too, Independent of more than two miulions that might have been counted in a pinch—there was no repressing the spirits of the body. Almost spon- taneously the whole Assembly broke out into “Praise God, trom Whow ail blessings Now.” Then Dr. Hall Jed 1p prayer. Both the man and the occasion made it wonderiully impressive. When the ‘Amen’ had been uttered strong men found themselves weeping uke chidrea, The Freeman's Journal (Catholic organ) discusses the “Jubilee of the Holy Father” (June 15—"“the Political “Departure,” i 80 called—and pays a feeling and pertinent tribute to the memory of the late Colonel John McLeod Murphy. Ia regard to the con- fusion of dates relative to the commemoration of the election of Popo Pius IX. the Mreeman’s Journal says :— There is something we cannot explain, to friends who write to us about it, why the 17th of June is put down in ecclesiastical Ordo’s iu other countries as weil as in our own, as the day for commemoraung the election of Pope Pius TX. Some liturgist, by and by may give us the reason. Meantime, it 1s of most rp one certainty that it 1s on tne ista of June that our Holy Father will complete the twenty-flith year of his pontificate. It 13, however, of the com- petence of Ordinaries of dioceses to order for their own Clergy the 17th, tsth, 19th, 2ist, or any other day. The day Weert at large are golng to cele- brate, is, meantime, the 16th or June. The New York Z'ablet (Catholic organ) gives a learned paper on “Dillinger and the Gor- man Catholics,” in which the “unhappy Dvl- linger” is classically dissected. The Jewish Messenger descants upon ‘Cant and Communism,” ‘Tae Jews in Parliament” and other matiers. The Jewish Times, Hebrew Leader and He- brew News contain their usual variety of in- teresting matier, but no new idea of striking importance. The Golden Age talks of ‘‘Mr, Vallandig- ham’s Tactics,” “Mr. Gveeley’s Reception,” “The Crowbar of Diplomacy” (flat burglary !), and various other subjects, The Christian Union, as usual, is Beech- ery—a well-filled and a flowing shoet. The Methodist this week goes back an age and discusses the “Church Question ia Eng- land.” Our country religious press furnish no theme of unusual interest. In fact, they are rather laggard in their work in the vineyard of the Lord. They should beatir them- selves, or there is danger of the weeds of sin and wickedness growiag up in their midst. Rome the Capital of Italy. The long promised event—the transfer of the Italian capital to Rome—bhas at last been announced to fake place Jaly 1, The rep- | Séseutailves, of foreign Powers ai Tiovehds have been notified of the proposed change, and will probably accept the invitation to follow Victor Emmanuel to Rome, There is, how- ever, still considerable doubt as to whether the French Minister to the kingdom of Italy will accompany his diplomatic breth- ren to the Eternal City. It is well known that M. Thiers is personally in favor of the temporal power of the Pope; that he resented the ungrateful conduct of Italy in abandoning France to her fate by appointing a representative to the Holy See, Under these circumstances the position of the French Minister now in Florence is a singu- larly embarrassing one, and would become stil more 80 if he were to remove to Rome, where he would be liable to clash with his colleague, who is accredited to the Pope. On the other hand, it is a fact of great sig- nificance that the Austrian government has authorized its Ambassador at Florence to follow the Italian court to the new capital. Whatever hopes the Papacy may have placed on the active support of Ausiria is now dis- pelled by this announcement. The zeal of the prelates of Vienna, who but lately addressed a petition to the Emperor Francis Joseph, asking the government to restore the Holy Father to his sovereignty, must be con- siderably damped by this formal recognition of the Italian status quo, The hope of the Holy See now rests with France. We doubt, how- ever, that France, in spite of M. Thiers’ per- sonal leaning toward the Papacy, will interfere by force of arms; and nothing short of armed interference will have any persuasive influ- ence with the government of Italy. Goop Ovt oF Nazarura,—Immense de- posits of cannel coal have been discovered in our new igeherg territory, Alaska, —————__—. -. Soe ee ee re a a eth i Se St Pe a Er ee a er eS ee ae ee eee A Girent Jewish Neod. We dare say our readers have noticed, as well as ourselves, the great lack of Baglish preachers among the Jewish congregations in this city. Thers aro in New York about sixty thousand Hebrews, old and young, native and foreign born, who sustain twenty-seven syna- gogues scattered throughout the city, bul mostly along the east side. And yet these sixty thousand Hebrews and twenty-seven congregations count oaly three English speak- ing rabbies among them, and one of these, in the Temple, preaches in Eaglish every second Sabbath only, Wehave for many months pre- sented weekly reports of sermons delivered by these ministers and called special attention to thestyle of their pulpit discourses ; but we have never before brought to notice the great need of an English ministry for our Jewish congregations. We consider it one of incroas- ing importance, and one which must be promptly supplied if the rising generations of Hebrews are to be kept within the fold of Judaism and obedient to the faith of their fathers, The rabbies frequently lament the absence from the synagogue of the young men and women, who, with the practical tura of mind of Americans, fail to have that abid- ing faith and interest in a system of worship of which they know and understand so little. And this lamentation is well grounded, as any Gentile or Christian stranger may be con- vinced of by a few occasional visits or by a series of regular ones. They cannot fail to notice the predominence of old persons and children and the absence of active young men or those in middle life ia almost every congre- gation in the city, It is of course eminently proper that there should be pulpit instruction for German He- brews in their own vernacular; but is it not equally proper, and is not the call an impera- tive one, that English speaking Hebrews should have the Scriptures expounded to them in English, which, if it is not their vernacular, is undoubtedly the language best understood by thousands of thom? Our public schools are continually turning out graduates of this creed and class who know much more of English than they do of German or Polish or Russian, and every generation will but maka this need felt the mora, so that now is the time for the different synagogues to provide themselves with English preachers, We know the want is keenly felt by the younger portion of the congre- gations who take any interest in Church questions; but they are either in a minority at present or too great deference is paid to the counsel of the older members to admit of the required change. But one decade more must make a marked difference in the result, With the “reformers,” both English and Gernian; teach. ing their people that the Mosaic jaw ‘and the Leyvitical priesthood, with their complicated rites, sacrifices and observances, were but means to lead their fathers to something higher and better; and with the ‘‘orthodox” holding on to ritualistic ceremonies which evi- dently were of local origin and Importance in their best estate, and which have no tangible meaning now to young minds, the rising Jewish population of America cannot help drifting away from the ancient faith of Abraham and Moses, and seeking spiritual instruction elsewhere. And we do not wonder that so many of them even now run around among the Caristian sects to be amused or instructed, as the case may ba, or neglect to go anywhere. The result will be by and by that the next generation or two of Hebrews will know vir- tually and practically less of Judaism than they will of Hindooism. But a fact which is stranger still is that thera is not a single American rabbi in this city, and very few such in the country. They are all of foreign importation. While they may be very excellent pastors and preachers they cannot certainly understand very readily the inde. pendent mode of thought and the free social and political institutions of this country which act and react upon each other, and which, separately or together, ara so widely diffsrent from the institutions and mode of thought of Europeans. The Catholic and the Jewish are the only Churches in the United States which, to any extent, maintain the institutions of their faith by the aid of foreign teachers, And, while the latter may be very good men, we believe this coun- try can turn out as good as they, and it cer- tainly can produce men trained in every respect up to the average of the Am:ricag mind, which Europe can never furnish. We believé there is o college in Philadelphia, established a few years ago by the Board of Delegates 2 of American I Israelites, designed to supply this want. But té cannot meet mora than a fraction of the necessities of the case, and other instituifons of the kind should be established elsewhere. New York is a first. class centre for a Jewish college, and witha litle energy our Hebrew friends here might very promptly improvise a temporary collega’ where half a dozen or more picked young men could be trained and educated for the Jewish pulpit, to meet this pressing demand of this age and nation. Who will undertake this work, or lead the way so that others may follow? We are glad to see that this subject has claimed the attention of the Rabbinical Con- ference which met last week in Cincinnati, and that the committee to whom the subject was referred reported unanimously in ite favor. And this is not the only good result that we look for from the proceedings of that Conference. Among other things it appears that a modern prayer book is to be furnished, in which all allusion to the re{urn of the Jews to Jerusalem and the idea: b> tachi and a personal Messiah are to be omitted. The service is to be largely in the vernacular in- stead of in the Hebrew language; reforms in congregations are authorized; a more com- plete Sabbath school organization is to be effected, and the establishment of circuit preaching has been determined on. These are “Gnnovations” and retorms of the right sort, and are in perfect accordance with the pro- gressive spirit of this age and nation. It is absurd to think that Americans, whetber of Jewish or Gentile descent, of native or foreign origin, will continue to be bound by such obsolete ideas as some of those to which the intensely orthodox silill adhere with the utmost pertinacity, Reforms must come, and it is better that they should be thua introduced gradually and orderly and by the teachers and representatives of Judaism rathor than suddenly and perbaps violeatly by