Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-06-11
BURLINGTON, IOWA, JUNE IL, 1916.

the one rule of faith and duty. By this
we believe the g man Of sin is TO be
conquered. and the world redeemed from
his usurpa,ions. We will send il forth as
on the wings Of the wind, and the divine
glory shall be displayed. and salvation
descend upon the mulliludes tina. now ST,
in the darkness Of superstition, envelopeG
as with cloud of spiritual Death.
There is also pseudo Professionalism
which in Germany has charged itself with
the task Of unnerving the truths of Scrip
ture, driving Christ out of Christianity
and the Holy Spirit out of the Holy
Scripture. This error we must mee. and
overcome by the simple test of the gospel
presenting the great doctrines Of Jus,ifi.
cation by Faith, the influence of the Di-
vine Spirit and The atonement of the Re.
deemer.
Rev. Mr. Wolff gave a sketch Of the
operations of the Canada Mission Society
and Mr. Adams presented some indications
of the increasing religious inleres. in
France.
Mr. Andrews supported series Of res.
olulions expressive Of the importance of
the Society's operations. He would, he
said, make distinction in speaking Of
the Catholic hierarchy and The deIuded
people, even as Chris, addressed The op.
pressed people of his times in the Ian.
gnage of compassionate benevolence,
while exposing their leaders as hypo.
critics, wolves in Sleeps clothing. | would
said Mr. A., regard as the Bible does, the
"man of sins" whom the Lord will des-
troy; but to the deluded people, upon
whose necks are the chains of so MANY
ages. | would address only words of
kindness and charity. They seem more
to be p.ied than Pagans. for, Oh VIVA,
power is that which makes a man an idol
ator in the temple of the Lord, which
hangs upon his neck the symbol of Christ
with chain that drags him down to per.
dl,ion. l. is the mystery of iniquiiy that
has wrought from age to age. amid tears
and blood and the shrieks Of ruined souls.
We have not felt our obligations to these
blinded millions as we ought.
This subject, concluded Mr. A., ad-
dresses our patriotism. The element of
Romansm is the most dangerous that en-
ters among US; we cannot help il, and we
ought not to wish TO shut out these poor
hungry millions from our ample regions
and exuberan. soil; but let Us go TO the
fountain whence these streams flow and
purify their waters. lie, US cause The ra.
dating centers of Europe to send forth an
influence that shall bless the world.
The exercises were concluded with a
short address from DR. Cox. Speaking of
Christian Union he said. is it not a mean
thing tina, two men, walking on opposite
sides of the street to heaven, should refuse
to speak to each other! Some one has
said. ii is as if Sc. Of children. brothers
and sisters, quarrelllng about their names
should forget that they we're all called
Smith. am an Episcopaian, and | a
Baptist. and | Presbyterian. and | a
Methodist, and a something else. Well,
aren't you all Christians. too! and will
yon give up the family name, when your
particular tides are good for nothing with
on. ii! DR. Cox concluded by showing
The necessity of the labors Of this Society
and relating some anecdotes illustrating
his own interest in it.
The receipts Of the American tract So
cie.y the last year were Sl53,9l6. Al,
this anniversary Rev. Dr. Adams of New
York made some interesting remarks on
religious liberty. He said he had visited
the Able Maurette in his cell in Paris
where he is imprisoned, technically on a
charge of libel. but really for having
avowed the reasons which led him to
abandon the Romish Church. And in the
prisons of Italy are thousands of men.
whose real offences. though charged with
desires and intentions of lnsurreclion, are
simply the indulgence of their own con-
victions. The question of religious lib
erty has not then been yet settled in the
old world. The power of the press is di.
vided in Europe. In Florence four men
from New York city were once arrested
and ordered to dispense for simply con
sulling pocket map Of the city! They
were consulting printed book by night.
and that surely was dangerous thing
The best and the worst books are put 10
ge,her and prohibited. The Bible and
Volta,re, Luther and Rousseau, stand up
on the shelves under lock and key. as
prohibited Books! 1t is impossible that
as Americans we should feel no interest
in all this. We feel that every one has a
right 10 read the word of God. We are
pledged TO diffuse it, in every way we
can. Rav. DR. Tying, the fervent and ell
oquent Pastor Of the Episcopal Church in
Beekman street, remarked that if The ten
millions appropriated to carry on the war
in Texas, should be given to The uses Of
this Society, what would the result, be
toward the evangelIzation of the world'
He believed the dissemination of truth to
be better than Psixhan guns. he preferred
tracts to muskais. He had hoped those
scenes were over in the world, and that
the only battle now TO be fought was TO
win the soul TO God. American blood
staining HE earth is scene that hoped
was never again TO be Witnessed. | have
no hesitation in saying that ! have no
faith in any principles but those of thor
ough peace. nor in any system but evan
gelical truth.