New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-09
Foreign Evangelical Society.

The Anniversary Of this Socety was celebrated
on Sunday evening at tho Merccr-s. church (Dr Skin
nsra)-sermon By Rev. Wa. ADAMS. from the tent II
Ths,sslonlsns. 81 chap, Is. aud II verses:
"Fnsly, brethren, pray for Us that he word Of the
L9is may have free course aad % s0rhs' even '' "
"And th-t may be delivered from unreasonable ard
wicked men, Tor eli men have not iaith'
The Rev. Dr. commenced by saying that II 10 y 10
means improbable that citizens Of ThessaouieA may
nave detected In these words delicate shade Of rproof
Dsssnsons had been stirred up BY certain ewd fellows
therefore It wss well that aferwagt, the inhabitants Of
that place should beseech them to pray for them That
here 80 elsewhere, Christianity should have met stub
born resistance Is not matter Of wonder. The time has
net pet when there is no more occasion for Offering
the PRAYER herein described. There portions Of the
vord now where the propagation Of the Gospel would be
prevented by force Notwithstanding al that was suffer-
cd and achieved It's defence By the army Of martyrs
vet there but little real freedom for the Word Of God
and this chiefly, not IN any rude and benighed Psgan
land but IN the midst Of civilization and refinement
The speaker described In terse and ioroibe language
the natural claims and prospects Of Religious Liberty BY
religious liberty Ia its uest sense 10 meant the uno1-
srncied right speak think and act on al religious sub
jsets with perfect reedom-wh strict and only account
ability 10 God We hold to no exclusive d0gma-asseTt
ing ptorly that opposite opinions cannot both be-
true nor necessarily, that all speculative error is devoid
ofuuth.
The Word Of God is the guide Of Manic mere human
bar may IN any degree restrict rs exercise To many of
this SOUNDS ike axiom, YET the world has been Slow
10 comprehend ia great portion Of The civilized world
OF this denounces Yo eli Is uspruded this
first and greatest puucipie-the perfect freedom ~ the
Word There should b. the exercise Of perfect freedom
IN rssiou, nsss M all other affairs Of life every man
follows ard he called The best
10 jud gsd the Intellectual and acts the most inds
pssdeaty aud DOby There IA DO oOmpuis0n la tho ex
efese Of Christianity; iss medium s uasion Come
let togsther Ia its The mechsno.
religion Of the knee aud the lip God asks not nut the free
ana earnest srectiou Of the heat he does require
Chrstisni'y IL not an exquisite loXury-lke the per
nes Of the Easo be valued according TO its costlioe.
sod hasrsnee-but open tee M the Sdn shining with
universal dHasivenss making no distinctions, reeosniz
ins no rsnts
practical question IL 20 10 What is 20 BE- substituted
fort' Coaoeil' OF the Church What u TO poye their
powell their purity OF heir efficiency The thTd Coun
oil VI Cauhsse and the Council Of Laoocea directly
opposite In sentmentsud ohens have been, after them
To which, then, could We defer our pnva'e Judgment
these Councils making ensctments often the very auup
odes Of one anotherY Whist II the ChufchNhee - the
obey tho Tfath asitis! shall We sstte pou opinion
generally received in the chietest ~ spiritual matters
lows his owe ncssuo6i Thea who arc to deside which
ave important and which minor things, Shoald the
protect the lives property Of men; n h.. nothing 60
do with their religious belief Was Henry VII eevat-
ed TO the throne BY accident Of brthendosed with
the prerosativs OF dotaog Eoslshmen their proper
mode Of fah' When TO-DAY he puis 10 oesih that extra
ordinary msn Sir Thomas More, because Do would not
recognEs he hing as tho head Of the Churchuud TO-
morrow eecsptste, Lambert teosose though he rucog
pxed The hugs eceesastcsl authority, he od not &C
kno~l.ase me pci.1nN presence u thence .nos,
strs,ed that the civil power should direct reFtous belief
rsmmel,d Christianity, eomps,iug ~ TO the sap which.
flowing through the stem OF the tree - felt In the emot
est hmbthe heart working freely and vEorOusy Is telJ
20 tho fssIhe,t Of tho System Spiritual liberty
the seed and religious aud civil liberty tho germs
which sprips from "a.
The Dr. reviewed the effect OF past small ia
themseivrs bar curlAhng religious hb~Ity IA manner TO
much sppfehrnsiondrpct them ~ the fret light
lnAs OF cham which when uncheckcc, steustn-ns aud
extends until 20 beck becomes gEuttask Th scottish
Chureh nsauced wtfhths earnest reuoustfanco Of
observation-disclosures against these petty things against which
ssusib could raise objections viewed by themie Ives
but which whsn 'ned under pain of the sistutr, aFa
ened eo,ion reveTbcrstion hiss rot ed
the II al aud ftstuestcs ~ Sc1fiArd pow
der scattered on ths ground .hss haunio.siy, bat
when gent the barrel OF Toe expos s.aers
dsv.stson aud ruin, such the iuhaence Of these small
events
The Rev Dr. sdvefied 10 happy msunsr 70 lta'y and
Enssud contracting them side sby side the copy
ment lack OF fall civil and spiritual freedom tie
memhefed the familiar tims-honoed relics Of the old
heroes u Englsnd-of bunyan, Of Baxter Of Luthers
L.un bl. Ia the koya Library Of Stockholm the pulpit
Of Jobn Knox Ia the AutQuarys Hall Of Etnbngh, and
hos OF others aad pleasnF emotions thus engrudrrc1
The closing remarks OF the Rev DR. related 81 prescott
ana fatufe ptosPect. Religious trust have
es.set the tribunals Il the luqaision have been formal
ly shslshed-Spanish ATmad1s longer sp0sAL
Rel sous freedom longer be suppr-ssed-bat
one which demand, earnest thought, snd Cugbt 90 be
studied-rhi. IL The crossing lnhdey The speaker
ps.tet st length this topic instanciug and
pairing France and Engsnd sdvertng 20 the Republican
liberty resulting from the french Revolution. whose sud
den occurrence has suf prised he whole world
"A large sudience listened throu Fhont with fixed atien.
ton 70 the eloquent words Of the spsaser