The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-04

The Rev Alexander King, of Dublin, who has been
Collecting SUBSCRIPTIONS for : Protestant missionary
movement In Ireland delivered discourse last night,
at the Tabernacle, to large audience
for US that the Of God may have free and
be glorihed in us Is Is In you" After dwelling on
the
the Ottoman empire, &c.-he adverted to the revou
tons at present going ON In Europe, all Of which he
considered consequence Of the diffusion Of the
commerce. literature and liberal opinions Of England
and America and of the tours made into the present
se: y bsa
now giving forth their fruit. and he asked them how
they were prepared to meet the result? When they
had opened the gospel to those countries did they in
tend that their exertons should stop there and that
they make provision for its and
they
done their duty but he would rather not have such
Is he believed they were an insult to God and
ioue state of Ireland At one time she famed for
literature, pety, and missionary ZEAL and her chill:
spr.sd civilization and enlightenment throughout
most OF the western nations Of Europe. They had
founded several institutions Of religion, even In Eng
crisis occ CURED under an English Pope-the only ono
Of that country who ever had the opportunity to dis
n: rss II. By
Pope, to the English monarch, Henry the Second, in
order to secure the allegiance Of her inhabitants to
as the people were all Protestants There such
thing then A Roman Catholic doctrines protested.
st. Patriok, who was himself the grandson Of priest
we'll his followers, did not preach transubsta ntia
tion auricuar conf ssop, purgatory nor prayers to
eaints and angels; and this considered an excel
lent opportunity to introduce these doctrines Henry
the Second gladly undertook to kill the two birds with
one stoneto convert the people and to conquer the
M a.mns 81 on ra sop anS
testsntism, he concluded by rdiculns, in humorous
style, and with q fund of anecdote and funny illus.
tration, the Roman Catholic doctrines of the infx-
oility OF the Church. auricuar confession transub.
sanitation, and other controverted points-so much
indeed as to keep the house In continual roar Of
collection was made at the close, and If the amount
bore any proportion to the number present, it must
have been considerable.
EPIscorAL CONFIRMATION. - The Rt. Rev Bishop
whttingham Of Maryland, yesterday afternoon
preached. and performed the imposing ceremony of
combination, at the Zion Church in Nett street. The
house Twas crowded. and about o'clock the Bishop,
with several Of the clergy entered. After the usual
ceremonies, Bishop Nottingham a,cended the desk,
and pronounced the following text from the 6thverse
of the LIST chapter Of Paus First Epise to the Corn
thians--" Even as the testimony of Christ was con-
frmed In you" He dwelt, particularly, upon the
eessary of those presenting themselves
for confirmation, and the responsibility Of the step,
without careful and mature debberation 1t was me-
cessary to have perfect confidence In the promises of
God through his Son Jesus Christ and knowledge Of
His favor. The testimony of Christ was known by a
Of the performance of the expressed will Of God
laid down his word The life might be spotless
in the eye Of mani through all the various transac-
lions Of life the conduct might be apparently cody,
while the secret workings Of the mind and heart might
be at variance with the will of Him who knoweth the
secrets Of all hearts The all seeing eye of God would
penetrate the secret OF the SOUL and Whatever
wrong therein contained would be remembered In
the grsat day of final accounts. Paul. in writing to
The Corinthians used all manner Of exhortations that
the testimony Of Christ might be confirmed in them.
After the sermon, twenty mine persons presented
themselves at the altar for confirmation, which
mcny being performed the conaesation was dis
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