The New York herald., 1850-12-10

There a tr.nv vndous rsihrriug at the fab.fra-
eie la't ,vsnrgths ,ssion b~ius meeting, called
By the Anissn srd Foreign Christian UnIon for tbs
porpo,s ofprssenivs the sosi~y s,h the objects pro-
possd to ts accom- plishsi By IT, {, the pails. The
meeting called Tor ~ eeiosk bat lou before that
time, the locy the Lous. aud galleries ~sr- well
filed, and the lobbis. aud Hislss tssxasd
with persons who could not hn1 seats
The meeting Mas opened wiih prayer, ~ the Rev.
Mr. Wills SITTER ~lich, the ohsirDsn Of the msstias
Rev Dr. Dewitt, intr odueed TO the audience the Rsy.
Dr. Baird coTrs,pondrg secretary OF the society ~ho
TIE chsi sad, would explain TO the sualsnss the
objects of the society, its manner OF working &e.
Dr. PaRD said the object OF the meeting vas tao
told. firrt TO set forth the objects Of the Ansresn
Christian Union Society. and Bsxt TO expose some oi
the errors that had lately been promulgated In rsfe
renee 10 rrotes:an'ism. The soctty was formed By
the combination Of three societies which had hereto.
fore e1isted hire. The end sought TO BE- attained
10 dsst inmate truth. Bible truth aud Chrstisay
in its purity, esps cihy songt tbose who uxtsr
the influence Of the errors OF Roman Cathoeism TO
this end missionaries were employed by the sssosia
tion 20 distribute tracts snd Bibles I'd TO
talk with multitudss throughout the towns not
only here but in Europe The society have IA their
employ at present about 10 cuaries among whom
are eleven Irisboen eisht OF ten Germans, eleven
frenchmen and Canadians, besides sev.rsl Poft1gu
Spauiards and Italians A. to the Irish, taii d. r.
Is not our intention TO form churches among them.
We virt thtn hold small meetings and try 20 induce
them 20 go 70 Protestant churches, and 20 hear the
Elble read We are not rect but a ooei.y The rcye
rtnd gentle man went on to say that ~ frst h vas Off
it was surprising how fast rsisng up iat
for the work The society employs q hrst rate In
Ireland TO labor smcny the Romsn Catholics there
IL kas alec a nan in Russia, who has pat in cir
cuatcn within the last year leo Geo tracts more
than could have been distributed by the ordinary
Ecsns. We have. ssd he been called upon 20 send
lshorers TO Austria and Hungary In Italy, men can
be found who are willing 10 Print and circulate Pro
ttsant tracts. And should the means be furnished,
the rociey could circulate great numbers Men could
be found who would do secretly quietly not disturb
ing the government In Sardinia raid the speaker,
be
ho will engage In this work refer to the Wadenses
But the .ociety wants means. great work could be
done in Spain and Portugal If the hand.
The society have their missionaries, also, on the west
eineoast Of South America at Panama 1T Rio Jansiro,
ard also in Hayt AS to Mexico, though the society
could great deal, especially along the Rio Grsnis,
With the rem ark that His Holinets tho Pope had no
right find fault with the society for thus endeavor
himself eudea voring by all the in his pos.
session TO propagate his religion, bis faith in all Pro
testant countries and especially in this country.
Rev LEoS PLATTE, OF the socety's mi.slo naries
In Paiis, next introduced to the audience. lie
tsio My friends, | am invited TO tell you in my
broken Enslirh, what know personally Of the cha.
rAeter and the dongs OF popery in France au happy
10 hsve IBIS opportunity and regret thet the dim.
ought TO be said what popsry has been 70 the
world and especially to France Jesuitism has for its
principle, to be different in different countries; ia
some places il IL republican in some msnarchis in
some conservative and in some destructive. Popery
is not here what IL Is In Italy, 5pan and France,
where the liberty of speech, aud Of the press is
known. IL has been well enough knosn 10 be hated
by there who know II best. This has been true OF
poptry in France, as have knowR IL during eight
years that have been employed as missionary TO
preach he gospel The bible makes popery trenbis
We used 10 soy that Romanisn is the devil from
holy water. The tpesker vent on to shov that the
RonsBists do not care tor inhdelty for they know
thar ia dGety would turn towards popery The speak
proceeded to illustrate how the priests managed to
get place in the Wills Of the iich They the
dying, telling them how wicksoly they have lived and
ncuce them 20 make provision for as to be
raid after they dad hey should have had during
~ Eal. At
the dyirg Referring to the sbors Of the colporeurs Ia
Trance, Mr Pnotte said, have the priests tol.
low The colpoteuIs from house to house, intprated
and gathering The Bibles xhch ne had LETT aud burn.
log ths N in the public place Of the town; and they
only regretted thrt they could not put the coiporeur
in the midst of the same Gre with the Bibles. come
time ago they had that satisfaction In France They
the I!stsIness with Which the Catholics stii pus,ue
the Protestants referred 20 article which appeared
lat year paper which 10 the organ Of the French
clergy. The editor had been for time travelling
In Switzerland and when he returned to France and
rssumed his editorial duties, he wrote number of
OF which be said IL pity that some Protestants
bad been burned but greater pity that hsi
been lett uDburned. The pliancy with which the
ktmiih clergy yield to aud advantage them selves
by tie oireumstances of political revolution IL
lusitated by Mr. p who said that during the late
yoluton in France when every thing been carried
h. the re'oloiopiss, the priests came forward and
announcing therrlves as the fsthers Of the rsvolu
uop, psocaim their readiness to bsptixe with holy
water The people accepted their ener aud permitted
them TO so and water the trees Of liberty. But men
like the winds, change Those who were most enthu.
nssttc became quiet, ana those who the most
quiet became enthusiastic. As to the priests p!ty
thsm-I do not hate them. 1t l. not the spirit Of
christ or OF Christianity to hate. love them because
they are men and We ,orld give them halt victory
u We W uld hate them But fopery hate, not only
because advsrte 10 true relisonspd you Ameri-
cane cen bate H. not only because inmicsl your
rtfEon- but because IL IL nmical to lions
ana not at all eonsonsnt with your motto Of Go
ahead The speaker continued at some length. lie
said ne Knew fopery; H. was brought up Catholic;
he had been much among priests, although he had
never received the holy oil
The Rev. Dr. DowiiNo followed He said he was
placed In peculiar pofop, and was not withou,
good deal OF embarrs,sneBt he rose TO address the
this socsty 70 speak On the subject Of the lecture
lately delivered BY the Reverend Archbishop OF New
YORK To do justice Go the subject &C. lay bare all the
Of that lecture would take a. many hours a.
lie had minutes to devote to the present occasion He
would iheIsiore, only glance si some Of the points
contained In hat work. There were. he said, some
twenty assertions in tn. lecture Of bishop Hughes TO
which he would refer There of fscts er-
ros OF prophecy and OF opinion in the lecture
In reference TO the rise Of Protsintsm he here read
from bhop Hughes lecture dating the rise Of Protes
Doctor the lecture 60 date that which s really
PIotesianisn he begins too lste-csnturcs TOO late
u he refers to circuIn stances out OF which grew
the name OF Protestaniisn, he is far too early
IN pro% Of this position, the nsmss Of nus,.
tyis to the cause of anti Eomanism Merit in
tertEcs to the number Of Catholics aud Protestants
IN the world lnstesd Of 10000 90 PROTESTANT there
u,Ie 6oo COO and instead Of there being 0ooOoo
OF Catholics there we're he asserted but 600 in
The sptsksr nst,d that instead Of perfect harmony
sinoBs all the orders there had been bitter dissen
,ions as between the Domirlcans aud Frsnsiscsns,
etc Thus he fcllored the Bishop through; eontro.
vsftng at dash each point The time, bo~ever vas
too limited for long argument He concluded By |
rsaoirF piece q poetry ending with What ere long
NsEia be the words Of Gregory Plus, or an Alex
Hndsr Who would say
IRE lons on Yankee freemen III bestow-
- o. rich rewards kiss at my great toen
The Rev DR. B,Rp thea ced that q collection
Noui be Commenced and he hoped that thee who did
not me prepared fer IL would put down their Nance
ne amounts they desired to give clips Of paper
which they would End In the dnerent ps~s. The col.
lsctico was set on foct
10 the meantime. the Rev. pr. CarrvrR com. |
psncsd RddrsssinE the audience from written do. |
eumtnt, which he said he had prepared for paper |
IN answer to an Advertisement which he had ecep |
announcing that four doctors were about TO hold |
fef sort sxamiEation on the body OF lecture de-
iurtd ~ Arohbthor Hughes. (Lsughter) The \
seker then wen, i7to strain OF ridicule Bishop