New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-01
P,niD Speaking,
The following extracts are from q speech by Mr..
Daw SON Of Birmingham at meeting Of the Bap-
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The following extracts are from speech by Mr..
Daw son, of Birmingham at meeting OF the Bap-
tbs, Home Missionary Society, in London, in May.
II began today with strange sight al the Old
Bailey And | went there on purpose, though
abominate such sights | went there 10 see the
state OF the people for il is not by sitting at chape!s
attending meetings that We can ascertain 'nelf
state. Religion Is getting TOO delicate ana fe'iHtu
We must take it as Christ took H. and go INTO the
lanes and alleys and make il for ourselves. And,
az 10 the moral effects OF hanging, you snou!G
have watched the mob All that Is licentlous, ilthy,
and abominable was under the very sallowsree
Words that disgrace the atmosphere OF Christian
land were spoken These are the people OF Chfis
tan and enlightened country The Ignorance OF
the rural districts is beyond expression. You may
read /, in the reports Parliament where you hear
Of numbers that never heard the name OF Christ II
also exists not only in several, but all o. our large
towIs hear hear. We have lost our hold Of the
mass of the people We say it thoaghtfully. Go
into tie mass and see who I'LL our chapes-the re-
specab!e rs they are called, the genteel, but not
the common people-the working people have de-
serted us-they visit the pot-house or the park
aDv where but the chapel. Therefore ! turn 10
these Home Missions, and see in them the proper
cure for this state of things Christ preached TO the
common people; he planted his religion IN the deep
soil OF the hearts of the common people, and when
religion ceases 10 make this appeal 10 the people
its strength begins TO die. Martin Luther, thai
grand soul came 10 set the disordered church right
And how did he do il Not by appealing TO the
upper classes alone. but by street and ballad sing
ing and also by giving the people the Bible IN their
broad German tongue, lhear, hear In this coun-
try, when religion got cold and genteel AGAIN us
gloves were on, il no longer the religion OF the
people. Whiteiield and Wesley, noble souls then
came forth 10 revive il How BY going into the
fields to the fairs and market places, to very dis
reputable places indeed and 10 the very vulgar peo
ple indeed lcheers And they revived religion
saw religion wants another revival in this country
and believe, religion must take considerably
different character from that which 1t now bears
We must begin with the people, make II my duty
TO visit the workmen Of Birmingham, aud they tell
rne that our preaching is technical and that our talk
is of chapel rents and pew rents. They begin with
the church Of England and they show me their
well fed pastors and their well.flled pcws; bnt
there is no place for the poor man, or il there ls he
must have the middle mark OF poverty; indeed we
can never clohe our charity children in this country
but we have middle mark on them as the farmer
on his sheep They say, Well, the dissenters are
nearly as bad-thcir religion consists OF set OF
tcchnicaliiies which they cannot understand-nor
can they understand the pride OF some oil the mem
bcrs OF the church.
In the early ages of Christianity, the preachers
had 70 90 10 the people. In the middle ages, the
people came to the preachers. In this the third
manifestation. the preachers must so again to the
people.
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cannot do reigiously; that You have no business 10
touch what you cannot touch religiously and from
my soul do | loathc that most hateful cant OF all
Giants that are cantcd in this most canting world
which says that Christian men may not meddIc
with politics. cheers. He may NEEDLE with ii If
lie does righteousness. The Prophet tells NE, that
the day will come when upon the horses bells shall
be written, Holiness 10 the Lord and the Apostle
says. Whether we eat or drink, or whatsoever ye
do do all 10 the glory OF God. He means that every
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when ! help to make the laws of the land, ought
to be religious l should carry my religion 10 the
polling boolh to the newspaper 10 the literature, 10
every thing. Mark what Were written upon certain
banners that fiourished in a procession III this
town of yours few years back. quote them, not
10 approve of them; do not let me be mistaken
here. II was written on them, More bread and
tewor Bibles more pigs and fewer parsons This
is thing 10 be laughed at for II Is highly sign-
iicaut. These words ought to be Ike the irst smoke
OF volcano, which tells what comes next More
bread. and fewer Bibles ; what does it teach you?
That YOU ere too exclusive that you care more tor
the souls of men than for their bodies, not initiating
Jesus Christ who, when the multitude had gone TO
hear him without their dinner worked 4 miracle 10
supply them with bread for the body. ! speak OF
these things because they form the objections OF
working men 20 yion. They say, you have given
us the Bible, give US bread you have given US
righteousness III the chapel, give Us righteousness
in the shop you have given us prayers at the chapel
and ground down by oppression, cheers
If the thousand who are present would resolve TO
do it, there would be fty-iwo thousand visits paid
in the wear 10 the neglected degraded and OPP
pressed. Would not this change the face OF things
Your visits should not be exclusively relglous that
is give them nothing but sermon, nothing but
prayer. Give them lessons in faith and show II IN
action Give them the bread they need; for Christ
says Feed the hungry give them clothing, II
they lack il for Christ says, C!olhe the naked
give them freedom, If they want II Tor the Old
Testament speaks nobly OF those who stand up for
the oppressed WHO lift up truthful testimony
against unrighteousness ard injustice. whether IN
high places or among the people These are my
reasons TOR supporting this Society. We must do
as Luther, and Wesley. and Whitehed did You
must go as men, and not rs gentleman loud cheers
We have seen visits paid 10 the homes OF the poor,
and the chair was too dirty for genteel person 10
sit down; or the mans hand was TOO hard or TOO
black for gentleman 10 grasp ii. II this Is the
spirit in which you go 10 the houses OF the poor
say keep away, or you will make them stand up IN
the attitude of defiance. Men can be led where
they cannot be driven There Is certain oostinacy
in most of US, lead US you may, but you cannot
drive us an inch. (cheers.) honor him who knows
how to be gentlemen among gentleman. a man
among men, child among children, and can retain
his manliness TO the last Break the poor mans loaf
with him take his pinch of salt with him; shake
his hand warmly; inquire into his welfare; make
out his work doti that white hand for moment;
lay aside that perfume for moment if thou mayest
but win his heart. His heart Is won by The man
who will sit down with him on his three-leggcd
| stool; who will share his dinner, with no fuss of
coudescension but with man, brother with
brother and sinner with sinner. This 30, and thy
+, God shall give thee thy reward, loud cheers.
e !. ID. Wheeler, Attorney and Counselor at
Law and Commssioner OF Deeds, Gc will attend IL the
RESIDING Room OF Ftmmany Hall al hours Of the day
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