New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Another Sermon BY IA Je-nit Rev. james
Ryder.

C,rfsspouderce VI ! he Tribune.
WAsBiNCroN, sunday SI.At, Feb r.
had heard one sermou BY Jesuit IN circle
o., half century. a friend told me tbs morning.
tia, Rev James Ryder another member Of the
sDc.en, and formidable Society Of Jesus was to
prcach Of g. Matthews ia the evening ih- iirst 0
asries OF disoourscs Ga tie Christian faith AID
,yor-h,p and resolved I, compare his doctrines
with my proconceiyed opinions, and with those Of
his brother. % tho same order. whom heard lew
weeks since
Tho church was very ii'l, ,nd the neo'ness of
dress even Of the most humble class Of hearers.
gave y.carirr indications - .is ease end comfort
enjoyed in America. except ia ine great seabosrd
cti .s where population is 50 dense as scarcely O.
leave some folks elbow room. cellars garfets and
yeGt up holes where In the Summer especially,
on has 10 gasp for breath being at a premium.
There were several priests IA attendance, each
Vi them alfred in "a bl6cH robe with Wtiio lac"
surpbce over il that OF the officiating clergy
M RYDER. who is President q Georgetown Col
lege and a native Of Maryland was uchly cmbr0
dercd he also wore a stole. These clerical dresses
are really very becoming, end "a Mr. X. addressed
the dense aud attentive congregation from the steps
OF tie high altar. iustead Of going into the pulpit
hi, Lzure and indeed the whole grOupe reminded
not ilttlt OF WIZ " fN HUlWu Ilf IRE b I du
preaching to the Athef ans Paul however. Uas
ofdminuiive stature and President r. is at least
3 feet e. over fifty years Of age, with bland com
plexiou fine intellectual features gray hairs, aud
bat little Of Il, If the !orce Of eio4uence los %
graceful aud appropriate action. those who could
approve Of his matter would pronounce his oratlo"
faaltless
Socrowded is - Matthew'S that manr persons
actually lost their pevs % q banker does his strune
box At p VI IN Wal - II may be necessary
thus 10 exclude lntruters, but hope the unsocia
practice will speedily cease ~ every Church j
hiss nothing Chrstianlike about Il had not been
i've minutes in pew whena venerable gentleman
tined 10 open it To nay surprise il was locked -
The remedy ia 10 enlarge the pew room
Il, really pleasant 2, stem 70 the periormGrce
Of the voSpers OF evening service the delightful
melodies the son aud sweet vocal music, accom-
panied by the Oreau Voens forth us heavenly notes
| perceived many distinguished characters ia the
conptcgation-th Ambassador rem Chill sat in
tho pew next on my right, AMI the Spanish Minis
ter lille farther on The day warm with
bright suoshinc, Ike early Summer
Ny. RYpERs sermon was brilliant and success.
ial effort. Belonging % an Orior that has been sue
oessiyelv driven from France, Spain England, Scot
laud Ireland. Switzerland. and even from Rome
it.eli-an order against which go much has been
said and done during its term Of more than three
centuries | listened the more ettenjlvey, expect
ing that some of those alleged anomalies about
which had heard 50 much would Toe practsed
bat no The discourse was an excellent one, do
hvered gracefully, the LANGUAGE appropriate chaste
aud elegant the orators enumeration iaultless, his
voice finely modulatcd aud he maintained through
out the closest attention 60 his text submitting
well connected and iorciblr srgUment, end closing
with peroration the eoQueuce and ENERGY @!
which must have told upon bis bearers
When, Ina ls44 ! think 1t was, the several Pro
,estart ministers OF Philadelphia. &c set up cry
asuiust the Roman Catholic clergy, thought as
tmuk now that they can only keep the ground that
P.otcStantism has gained by the same unwesrlct
efforts the same able displays OF oratofy, uud the
same manifestations Of uumistakeabie sympathy
witt their people as are observable among Catho
hes The Archiepiscopal See OF Baltimore and
Richmond contains 50 900 souls. aud bat 50 priests
the Roman Catholics throughout the States are,
properly speaking, only organized N missionary
irm. They are not hierarchy as Canada ca.
b.. and Mexico but we know no, what may hap.
pen
Mir. RYDER. standing 90 tine altar step, read the
text from q small gilt pocket Bible he then shut
the book aud began his oxtempore discourse with.
out the aid OF note. memora ndum. or manuscript of
al, hind | did not lose word lac SAID during
iul hour My main object was 10 observe where
hls reasoning doctrines would differ from that OF
tue Presbyterian dNlncs / had listened Ia iOr at
least half century, and a regard Tor truth bids
acknowledge that Il he had dotted his canoulcals
sud appeared in the old Grey Frlers or Tnon Kirk
Of Edinburgh, Ia Geneva gown aud bands
should not have taken him Tor a Hugh Blair, It's
true, but he might have passed with many for that
emncnt livileS more orthodox aud evangelical
colleague. Had | never seen CHALMERS, they
micht hsve said this is him JoHN KNOX or
john CALVIN GOULD not have enlightened mankind
relative to the differences between Jesutical and
Geneveve doctrines from any one sentence OF the
discourse heanl tonight
The text had reference 20 CHRIST command 10
has Apostles enyoys. or missionaries 10 go forth
and teach all nations, 10 his promise 10 be with has
Church always Mr. r. said all days even unto
the end Of the world aud to hls declaration that
al power Is given 10 CHRIST On earth.
Mr. Il showed that CHRisI's mission Was ual
yeisal--to all naticns-that he came 10 establish
united net divided Church Church that would
believe and teach the same doctrines 20 AL IN
struct al alike. tie stated alphabetically a case
O. ciarch divisions thus Suppose the Apostles 20
B. preaching before. or teaching IN the senate al
Rome, or before the AreOpagus az Athens, the
viscst amons the heather, or that they were IA
structns the congregation which he Mr. X al
dressed, and contradicting one another oGt
they not lose power Truth IS q unit SGppose
oac Of the Apostles 10 be explaining the nature o.
original SIN, and another 20 rise up aud deny the
eS s,ence OF any such sin, third 70 he preaching
on the efficacy OF the sacrament OF infant baptism
wfllc Nurth interrupts him 10 assure his hearers
that Baptism Of adults only Is OF any use and that
o
OF penanCe. = sixth denies the existence OF any
such sacrament as Chrstisn rite would not this
satsgonism destroy the good effects Of their mis-
son Assume 70 be the accredited envoys Of a
COP OF Truth and vet accuse each other Of props
gatng fslsehood A proof of the divinity OF their
mission 10 tesoh sl nations lay IN unity OF doc
rrine the teaching OF fsith. Que baptism 70 81
under the sun CHRisr contemplated universal
Church not variety OF Churches. each dissenting
from the other in his name, bat no power short OF
pow or initiate copd Instruct alike the chnd snd the
Philosopher the learned aud the isnorsnt. yet TINS
Is the work which CERlsrs oommsnd Intended
ta, His sp0stles should commence He desired
hat HIS Church should be universal distinguished,
Dot Tor its conflicting doctrines hut for IFS unity o
ne end Of time
Your readers will not understand NE as entering
into any argument upon the principles OF the Jesu
Hs oOn6ne myself to Mr. Ryder's sermon Il
was isultless
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Southern Opposition 10 its Consideration
A Days Political Driiling-Wearing Out
Human Patience - Yeas and Nays Recorded
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nsnts.
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