The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-10
NEW YORK. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1s45A

have no greater danger fear here than from the
that from the Catholic countries of the old world
tits danger must meeti is one would not swerve
FROM but trust to the God of fathers and Of the Bble
to carry through So in Switzerland, in Geneva tho
cradle Of the reformation itself is endangered om the
Romish countries Of Europe The paupers Of these
crowdng into because OF the superior happiness found
tom TIE principle lying the Of hs
happiness is the right private Judgments il is the prn
cple of Professionalism The gospel too tells to
ercise their private Judgment when It tells them to
repent and believe it calls them to spiritual religion
and calls them TO exercise their minds and every rel
gion that is not Of mechanical performanceone Of
beads and scapuare must rest the right and duty Of
private judgment This is the true way Of serving God
Now sir is to Ike assertion Of this principle that we
OF this society stand pledged and i is well that
among tho assembly gathered here there should be
the great Christian embodiment of the light and duty of
man to Judge for himself II Is right that there should
proof and token to show forth this idea of universal
religious freedom How then to act in order to
ton in the Shape Of ply steal force mot by going into
plots and conspiracies; it is not our vocationhere is
another sort Of men who deal in this is not the genius
Of Proestantismt s the felicity of Professionalism that
is incapable Of acting by such machinery this And
our friends herc who may be taking notes to transmit
take down. that admit full and freely, that pro-
claim It as our glory our incapacity for that kind af
action by which the Jesuits achieved their success We
act openly We to act solely by argument and the
diffusion of ideas. II is fair means 70 read Gods book
We trust that God commands all men to repent it is
the privilege Of all men and their duty to know by the
choice Of their minds, the vast and stupendous
manner in which God has enforced his commands. This
10 the idea wish inculcatc at the propitious time
Now, when the clouds are gathering blackness-when
ere long they may burst ovcrEuropc in flames military
and wish to leave impressed your minds that the
limos now passing those for scattering the seeds of
opinion that they may negotiate and spring up in the
minds Of those nations, and by and by produce their
fruit The speaker went to describe the critical state
Of the peace Of Europethc war that is contingent
the death of Louis Philippethe flame that is ready
burst forth in Ireland, and the new course of English
policy in tranquzing the Inter by friendly overtures to
Alliance was to encounter the ioe and that at once
Mr. KIRK OF Boston, after few preliminary remarks,
said he proposed to answer the question what the
Christian Alliance considered in its spirit and objects
The Christian Alliance creator but creature
not cause, but effect He had doubt but various
house. Few had yet become animated with the spirit of
the Christian Alliance they had not yet fully imbbcd
standing there to speak to those assembled that evening
he reminded of the time when thousands gathered
boundary Of their city, to Fuons discovery when
despite its intrinsic worth, many curious gaze told Of
intellect The Christian Alliance results from this fee
ing that we cannot live and see the human spt crushed
under desPosm any longer; we cannot sit down under
Of the world perishing for lack of spiritual food The
Christian Alliance is the result Of the conviction that it
is cowardly unmanly and mpolitic to sit still and open
our bosoms to the deadly foe Of Romc-to see
our dearest institutions swept away without return
ns to h0Is the Asnaps au: wha
Of our. fidelity to Professionalism, love Of IL
berty, Of unity and christlike charity-our love
means to put in appropriate action the members Of the
Alliance and all Christians against spiritual despom in
its spirit and origin its outward manifestation and
lIences There are three forms Of spiritual despotism
liberation, arrogance, and Unity federation is des
What federation wy
Of LondonI shall think abhor the spirit that lets
think, and worship God in dissenting chapel. Gap
pause despotism to talk Of liberation in religious
affairs, and have embodied views in this young
and fourishing institutions because right it will stand
let ai TIVE ST
authority or better men than YOU" One says they
Of the apostolic succession-one prdes himself on bap
to the Cathedral. We abhor arrogance in any
body of men and abhor too Sir the boosted unity of
the church The perverson of that sweet and blessed
name Is one Of the crying sins of the age What the
church 1t is the ullness of him that eth all the earth
heart and them you Can e Thc momee
divine gratis one of those branches into the living vine
not before-it is Of the church. and it is despotism to
bring into the church in any other but the simple
way-that is in accordance with the word Of God am
in danger of trcspassng tonight, for in order to give
my thoughts moro forciblc utterance, | have written
them down, and may well avow it. never to a
meeting with such feelings of and deep seriousness
The gentlemen who sitting at these tables giving
speeches mighty magnitude. want them to do Il;
1t is great thing to make speeches. and is great thing
to report them often thought that If the Christian Al
lance talked to the Pope, no would down and Join
them. Mr. X continued at great length 10 anmadvcrt in
strong terms the efforts now making by the Court Of
contrast the genius and social influence of that with Pro-
testantism.
Rev. DR.. Cox followed, and the OF his address,
which was extremely well received was that the Pope
was an old woman in pctcoats-popery qudity of
entify-Rome the mother of harlots-her organization,
framed upon the military plan Of Pagan Rome the Pope
corresponding with tho Dux lcaderbut he begged
them to understand that by Dux he didn't
aquatic animal In conclusion Dr. G. paraphrascd the
fifth chapter the Apocalypse which he concurred with
Newton in regarding applicable to papal Rome he be-
evcd that all tho walls OF wrath yet to be pour
u,oa mt.
christ and the great battle Of Armcgcddon nigh at
hand. 1r s8It NJ t5tssa -er.
After the address, the meeting closed with prayer.
Theatricnls.
The Misses Brandon are giving concerts in Nat
chez, Miss.
MIR. J. S. Patten has taken the Norfolk Theatre
Mr.. A. A. Adams is engaged principal tragedian.
Messrs Chairman and Hannilfon haua ,r,onad .I,s.