The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-05
ANNIVERSARY WEEK IN NEW YORK.
FIR s II ID Y.
and Foreign Christian Onion.

American and Foreign Christian Onion.
The members of this society met last evening" in the
Amity Street Church The attendance small proba-
bly, account Of the weather being unfavorabe
The services Of the evening by singnei
after which the Rev. DR.. DEwrrr made prayer, calling
for the Divine blessing the efforts Of the society and
all kindred associations.
Previous to the sermon, the Rev Dr. BAIRD came for
ward and stated to the audience that the society before
whom the sermon this evening to be delivered had
been in existence about two years 1t was formed
out Of three societies-the Evangelical and two
other societies The labors Of the American and
Foreign Christian Union are exerted principally among
Roman Catholics Within the last year more than one
hundred laborers speaking language have
employed in our own country. Many of these Irish
men, and some are Americans. Besides these we have
employed Frenchmen, Spaniards and Portuguese The
society extends it abors to France belgium Chilli Peru
and the West India Islands The reverend gentleman n
then went TO state Of the leading features the
society from which appeared that it is the peculiar
duly Of its members to labor for the conversion Of
Catholics TO Proestansm lie concluded by stating that
the regular anniversary of the society would held at
he Tabernacle, on Tuesday when the yearly report will
be read and those who feel interested might learn more
fthe dongs of the association, its objects and
plishments.
The Rev. DIR. WILLIAMS then took the pulpit and an
nouDced his text the passage contained parts Of
he 9th and 7h verses Of the 4th chapter Of Zachah
as follows:
Notify might, by power but by my spirit saith the
Lord of Hosts. Who art thou great mountain Be-
fore Zerubbabcl thou shalt become plain y
The preacher introduced the application of his text
the Church Of Rome by alluding to the scenes which
were enacted ut ST. Peters Rome on Easter Sunday,
when in the midst OF pomp and splendor the Pope is
cumstomed to pronounce his bcnedction the citizens
ofRome and upon pilgrims and other travellers that may
be in the papal city at the time IT, indeed said he the
Pope Of Rome be the Vicar OF Chris-f rghtfully he
asks the allegiance Of all Christians of all lands
then has -, IT been most happy that they have all
means accord TO the Pope the vcaous office From this
point, DR. W. proceeded to examine Of the claims
set up y the komsh church for religious supremacy
and the signs OF future prosperity The speaker did
think the phenomena which presented themselves in
the religious world such tended to the concu-
sion that Romanism permanently gaining ground.
At subsequent part Of his he spoke OF the Ro
mish missionary efforts in Paraguay and California and
compared them with the missionary efforts of Protes-
ents at Marthas Vineyard, and among the Cherokees
and Delaware Indians, drawing conclusion favorable
to the labors OF the Protcstants Rome" said he,
sets up the final exponent and oracle
CT religious ollnionn We acknowledge divine authority
whcro Rome puts human authority. We allow that
blind on needs Divine guide Rome to Peters
deieEateswe TO Peters Master for instruction and
guidance Let Rome, then resort to flesh and blood.
We resort to the Father OF all who is willing to hear the
ebles cry asking for instruction. Romanism is visi
ble church. ard is necessarily obliged to keep up that
church by temporal appliances Professionalism IL not
visible church, and hence argued the speaker needed
Of those appliance upon which the Roms church
80 much depends The preacher here ut at
length into the in support Of this proposition,
claiming that Rcmanism sustains itself by the visible
within the prescribed rules of the church whe
using only those which consistent with the due
performance Of obvious dut,, Aluson made the
which the popes have pursued in reference to the
political affairs Of Europe, and the speaker argued
that the pons had always been found the side Of
tyrants and oppressors In auding to the act Of the
present Pope in commencing "A course consistent with
popular sentiment at time Of the late revolutions he
said that Pope and Cardinals stood agha at the
sight OF the spirit Of liberty which they had Invoked
The preacher passed TO comparison Of the people Of
Catholic countries with those which Protestant
placing side Holland Scotland England, Swl;zer
apd and contrasting them with Italy Spain, and Portu
gal The doctrine of absoution and the sale OF indu
gences alluded to in anything but atering terms
and the fact noted that St Peters built the pro-
ceeds Of the sale Of indugcnces. The well
written but as re provision for members Of
the prcss-nch, F.abes lights being provided for
r,portersit impossible TO get anything more than
Of the points of the discourse contribution
taken up aer the Sermon in aid Of the funds OF the
ciCty