The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-25 00:00:00

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1,10 mulitittilt'S nor2bora€7
wlkin xstimati•ip•of What i right
p"._,jwith the eyes of rot dal kneSpiiii.itielin, in li7,tig-
,!taiti,,d,..4 iu part the world. I believe the infidelity, au,'
do,:iiog with neutrality between truth and false-
iyag3„thi,Qll is the pi evading feeling Of this country, is as
as Oppo-
nj(i'cibls' ' troth, as the bowing or te knee beneath the car
uggeriaut: Nay I believe that the infidelity of
is worse, worse, worse in a degree—to be measured by the
Irivileges of Cape reauin,..to their souls than the of
ndia. They refuse not the g-Ospel. The idolaters of India
reject not Jesus it they fall from their own superstitions into a
vacuum, or embrace a vain philosophy; they do it without the
• dreatlful searing guilt of denying the Lord that bought us.
in England there is the most deadly hatred of the truth of
God. And there is a larger class still that exhibits such a
laity" Of 'principle, such a total absence of faith in what
Gait has spoken, that they acknowledge in the glorious
uncertainty of knowing what is nue and what is false. If
thii ground of truth be taken as the. reason for supporting an
• institution; immediately the answer is ready—" and how come
You to know what is
.truth; and how dare you to say what is
truth ?" Iu short, the question of Pontius Pil.ae, for au answer
to -which lie dill 'not wait, is the question now put by liberals,
glorying in the ignorance that ought to be their shame. Even
in our senate of England if it is asked, `what is truth ?'' they
Must not answer. 'lVhy hold a truth; the assurance of truth is
Pronounced as presumption. The avowal that we have truth is
denounced as bigotry. The idea of Standing ou any statement
is true, if it oppose the opinion of another, is condemned us the
height of presaniption, and uo man is to dare to do that, out of
courtesy to his fellow man—he is to give up all with the truth
of God. Oh sir, this is that which places a door to the heart
of all our institutions, and which is to take England by surprise;
and while our congregations there are each in the progress of
missionary labours, behold sudden and.fearful destruction shall
fall upon them coming from the Son of Mau. Now what is to
be done in the meantime? Oh! it grieves my soul to think that
there are men to say that this truth is a damper to missionary la-
bours. What because we have but a short
.titne are we not to
work? "The night cometh when no man can work."' And what
then? Why Work while it is called to-day. And one word to what
you have stated at first with regard to our resources. If our re-
sourcesi are to continue, still more if our resources are to increase,
I' England is,to
supply the resources, England must continue
essentially P
(hear)—and if England is to continue
4he
essentially I"rotestant it is not by the apathy of notestants,—
ar
but by the activity of Protestants. The embryos of
rotsProtestantism' are infitoonoti fits our power,
and unless there be a rallying
nest—unless there be a hold faithful statement iu the
our ~00:erninent thatuched— rote.,stant church shall taut
Mull (greitt be
applause)-{hat the protestant institutiOns
we
shall have the very
not bee__
(immense applause)—uulessthis-befdoele
fountain of our resources dried tip, and
when the
1'41}4-4in of our resources ii dried up in the bosom of
what will become' of Missionary labours? Tho
,rnid is strangled just when putting forth its strength. But if
ZOeen wilts hi Have it grow and increase. iu its.strengthz.you must
p it Irocestant ; you must feed it with the sincere Milk of the
w•,,,°rd; You must riseagainSt. radical Popery. (Great applause-)
it is nut Popery that ,is doing it; it is POPery that is
~urgillg in the point of the hedge; it liberalism, which is put
lorward speaking liter o.liiinb; .and behind it is,the weight that
drives .in the wielge veith a lion's and dragon's energy.
Yes, (Loft trust the lamb if von have it at the top of the wedge.
u
verilybelieve; that unless something efficient done to
maintain -the fountain or our resaiurces_on its true Protestant
Puriti,,,-tha(there is a mine under-laid to expel all our mission-
ary hopes and all our missionary enterprises. is difficult to
get men to belive this; and What do you think is the fact, when
We tell what we know to be true of those abominable doctrines
" Itutaisli,ipostacy, it is almost as notch asonr yeracity.is Worth
to state th,(s.. The exceeding liboatity of these Its is carried '
so far, `that nteu trill almost believe their own clergy to be
stating fals.ehOods, sooner than believe that their own amiable
PdPistt priests ate dealing in hypocrisy. 1, hope we are re-
cover front this. Again and again, I have been told.thtit
I basest,.ted true initt false:: I hitve, gone on quietly stating
nIV tale anti by the blessing of d people are beginning to
believe s,,inohingll t, both sides.' Gri
'Poere is a beginning. The
lev• gentleman then proceeded at some length to reiterate his
belief that ministers it: religion- had too long sanctioned the
'opinion, that rtiligt.,ol had nothing to do with politics. This was.
grand error ; religion had to do With eVer:ythl ,This was a
princiPle olden ought raid to be lost sight concluded
.
amidst great applause-with seconding the resolu
The Cil A i itM A N then pot the tesolution tO the meeting, and.
it was Imo iinQusly bipted. doxology was then sung, and the
meeting- brokeitip at, 1 o'co•
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TH EATRE RO Y AL, LIVERPOOL.

ITALIAN OPERAS,

The Public is respectfully informed that an arrangement has
been made with Mr. M ITCHELL, Manager of the ITALIAN
OPERA BUFFA, London, fin' Six Nights only, for the
performance of the must successful ITALIAN OPERAS BUFFA
lately produced.
The Company will consist of.
MADEMOISELLE SCLIEROP,
MADLLE. VERMANI.
MISS FANNY WYNDHAM.
SIGNOR FREDERICK LABLACHE.
SIGNOR BELLINI, SIGNOR SANQUIRICO,

SIGNOR CATONE.
Conductor, Signor NEGRI. Leader, Mr. ALDRIDGE.
The.Choruset under the Direction of Signor RUBBI, Irons her
Majesty's Theatre.
The Band has been considerably augmented for these Per-
formances, and several Celebrated and New Overtures will be
ilerfornied during the period.
Y Fill E .iirst ikikftromance will take place' THIS EVENING,
- FRIDAY, May 25, when the Entertainments will -culla-
menee with the Melo-drama of the
MILLER'S• M A_
After which will be performed- Dunizetti's Opera, iu Two Acts,
entitled' _ _

L' ELISIR D' AMORE;
(THE ELIXIR OF LOVE.)
Adiva ' Ilademuiselle Scheropi,
Gianetta..llladeuioielie Vermani.

Belcarc..Siguo;—Bellini.--Dulcutnarra—Siguor F. Lablache.
• NentOrino Catonc.
' Who will Sing the admired Romanza,
tiNA FURTIVA HARP'ACCOMPANIMENT.

To conclude with Shakspeare's Farce of
KATHERINE A.ND PETRUCIIIa

• Op-MONDAY, May 28, the Entertainments will commence
with the-petite Comedy of RIDE and SEEK, after Which the.
Italian Company will perform Ricci's Opera, compressed into
one act, called ,UN'" AVENTURA DI SCARAMUCCIA.
To which will be added-the fareeef MRS; PRINGLE.
To conclude with Donizetti's Italian- Opera, .evtitled BE'L'LY.
The Box:office fOr the Italian operas will be open daily froM
ten until three o'clock, when places for the Birxes may be taken
of.Alr.. Parker., .No places can be secured unless a correspond.;
in, number of tickets are taken: • Seats in the Boxes cannot be
re,erved after the first act of the Opera.
Lower Boxes,ls.; Upper Boxes; 3s. 6d.; Pit, 2s. 6d.; Gal-
lery,"l.s. Doors to be opened at hall.-past Six, and the perform-
ance to.commenee at Seven o'clock.