The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-31

Last evening, the Right Rev Doctor Timon Bishop, Of
Buffalo, ectured in st. Patrcks Cathedral Prince street.
the subject Of the papa aggression to very crowded
and respectable congregation among whom We noticed
several Protesants lie commenced by reading the ID
Psalm and then said the Protesant Synod Of Gale in
1890 made it an article Of fAh believe that the Pope
is anchrist but would venture to assert SO
silly fasehood 1t has dwindled down to an argu
ment for the philosophy Of the human mind
member Of one Of the churches prophesied that in
the year 1856 he, the Pope, to be destroyed
that the world would to end and Of course the
Pope with it. In times hnlersm has sent many
a ruined intellect to mad houses but not without
first assuming the Pope to be antichrs Such the
sad results Of this perncious icsending in ruin
and madness. When. year ago, Plus TX. was chased
has returned. and never shall forget the wit
messed he entered Rome Soon after he sent docu
ment to England, that proud and powerful land.
and they found he was ~ powerful as he ever
was and the whole empire, by that document, seems
to be ccnvulsed from one end to the other-and for
what knows. lie asks for no law that he has
not already possessed lie asks for power for HIMSELF
on the contrary he has Invested himself of power
which he had Before that rescrpt the Bishops in Eng
hand at his dsposal-hc could change them-send
them where he pleased they in truth, merely his
and in doing what he has done he has essened
his power and increased theirs. But my brethren.
in England cathedras and palaces have been seized
and their possessed by the church of yesterday
longer in old time to make those places the house
Of prayer That Church Of yesterday possesses more
wealth than all the Christian churches Of Europe yet it
from Iexe as if ,could find no means Of existence
but to portion Of the sangunary CODE and yet
the prime minister Of England Lord John Russell In his
place In the House Of Commons said that the Arch Bishops
and Bishops broke the laws Of England but the Earl of
Aberdeen refuses to sanction the vile crusade of Lord
John and his followers against the Church, and he tells
them that for than two hundred years they have
been striving to egsate against her. but there she stands
undcstructable beacon light to the Christian world.
About the year 1900 Plus the sixth died in captivity and
exile and when the old and venerable Pope actually
under the feet OF his opressor he refused to declare
against England; and yet, after all that English
atcman asserted that he the creature Of Napoleon.
In the eleventh century at the very time when the union
Of Church State became it there
a time when it useful-there up such
Gregory the Seventh to stop the torrent of lcentous
neso protect the oppressed and to promote the hap
pincss Of the people, but after triumphing he died in
captivity but the succession was not broken lie was
succeeded by Urban the Second who saved the Christian
world from the pollution Of 4Iahometanism lie hurled
back the Mahometan hordes, and saved almost every
land in Europe from their tyranny Beloved brethren
a greater amount Of calumny has been heapcd upon
religion than | could mention. German and French
writers have assaled and TO such extent has his
tory beled US that great man of late day has said
that history. for 800 years has become conspicuous
against truth. II would be easy for me to point out
many instances Of it. but it would be useless but will
show from British writers who thought differently that the
Catholic church has Done ciyize and humanze
ankind than any other Here the venerable Bishop
read extracts FROM the thirty third volume Of the
British Critic. standard work published in London;
from the Edinburgh Rerier, Of January 1874 and from
Arnold's Lectures Protestant History; and in
tesant authority to the bengnant sway OF the Popes
for ages and they also show that the kind of history
have spoken Of has been made conspicuous against truth
Bishop Butler honest and disintercsted witness has
these words - TIE Ango-Saxon church has been alto
gcther founded by the Popes; and that by their nu
and zeal Christianity established in that
island We told by English writer's that Of
their kings about the $50 wrote to the Pope send
missionaries. Ills request complied with;
he sent them over and they succeeded in converting
great part Of the people Those old missionaries acted
the apostles of England. In years after,
find three English bishops assisting at the council
and shortly after find them sitting in the Council Of
sardico About this time hcresy sprung up in Eng
land The Pope sent his deputy and lie succeeded
in putting il down Thus that Pope Celcs
time saved England from this heresy. and then sent
apostle to Ireland, and converted the pagan Irish
About this time, the pagan .saxons invaded England
fayaged the country, and such Of the Christians
hcy did not extirpate, they banshcl into the
ains of Wales and it only in tthose mountain dis
tricts that the Christian religion had a resting place
England again under the Saxon rule rclap-ed into
ganisn and continued until Gregory the First started
up. and cent new set Of missionaries but when
they landed and found out the state the country ill.,
they rcDblcd and went back but the Pope wished them
TO go back-they did sother labors crowned with
This the second time the English
converted through the fundamentally of the Church
But opposition has been raised against the
Pope against his doctrine but IL is we'll what
Church. and they do not conform to them The
Right Eeyd Bishop proceeded to explain these rules at
ter which he dwelt Mt great length the English Rcfor
nation and the mi urics IL inflicted religion aud
the morals If the people of England and concluded
very learned and eloquent discourse.