New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-05
The American and Foreign Christian Union.

The Anniversary Sermon OF the American ana
Foreign Christian Union delivered last night In tie
Amilyst Baptist Church By the pastor, Rev Or Williams
The subject OF the reverend gentemans discourse was
The Spirits presence the pledge OF Victory and the text
from paris OF the 6h and 7h verses OF The 4Ih
chspter q Zschsrish, a. foowI
Hos Wbosr hov o. great mountain Iosos zera5sab'l thou
n Rome has been this year true 10 her ancient usage
stuttwo brief weeks ssce that the Cathedral OF ST. feer
The most magnificent Of Christian ssnciusues witnessed
the most mpo sing ceremonial OF her gorgeous retail On
Estie Sunday The greatest estvs u her ecciessscs
year the Pope accustomed 70 prorouDce from me loy
balcony surmountDg the main entrance to ST. Peters hs
heDeoicuon The kueenR thousAnds-the residents Of
city the Ponu6ca sodery aud he sEsngers the pill
grms Of religion or OF curiosity or art travellers from E1-
rope and America no 10 The vast sres d.
fore that msjestc structure As be cees to speak tru-
pets and up their burden Of gfaIui4on inc Oes
Of the great Cathedral tend forth their peas OF joyous
csngor ard the Of g. Angelo announce 10 the
earlb that Il has been blessed OF Heavens Vice gereDt
Aud II the Pore OF Rome be Indeed the Head Of Tho
Cburch-f he hi indeed the sest snd wear The seal Of
esrhs Reoeensr It IL a. udings to the nations they
have thus together with Rome, received bic potent Of In
vocation OF the Divine favor aud his assurance Of Divine
TIE socie v whose Anniversary we commemorate daes
dispute The claims Of mat Church mOi rTeverent
usuusuon We tear IN Ter mpo,up uiterances but The
voice OF Arichrist who win q mouth speaking great
trgs and rs God stitch in he temple Of ID showing
himself that be Is Coo Bur we are pointed 10 the proud
swbv that Rome has de3. and which che yet
eXlert. rciAns over 40 many civilized naions We are
too that The Reformation tst spent ilsef ana proved
failure that between Pf0esIsnsm The force Of numbers
and the weight Of omens al 20 10 show mat h7 P0nuh'
ca Church ia winsine and must yet more largely win,
Churches
yet more largely lose We are tod mat Protest. mIan 10
he system OF private Judgment and Roma ism thai Of
Church authority and that the force Of events and The
Of tbs leading minds OF the nation all 90 to show
that private judgment eadf ~ Skepucism - negaon to
moral and nsdOnH deeh snd hat on he other nand Ihe
authority Of tho Church one HnclanRing aud iutahble
the Ons refuge for the preservation " Christian devotion
and for The maintenance Of souud morality
We co stand up here 10 advocate mo cause OF all
that is popularity called ProleEanttm. We are more
respo iiOe for ner eIrorI than TIE early Christians held
themselves respontbe for Ncostsn Gnostc
Phi osopters The JudaizDg teachers who espsed 90
essy oto old bonosge This Society Is sgalned Dy tne
Christians OF various derOmusuors, commonly called
evHrgecsl holding ~ firmly 90 the inspiration Of The
Scrpiures ihe Tirity, she Incarnation, and the Atone
meut as DID Rome Ia her pures and days Nor 90
We recognize The justice OF ths position some lines 81
,.sr,sr I. he Righ, OF Private i'd giDent We hold
The principle OF divine authority in religion not only &c
ffmlyss Rome but more hfmy aud stroDgly
But lie great question between Romsnsm and the
opposite parties may count most surely add on lhe
sstce aud patronage tho Spirit Of God pr We DO not
cerv hst 10 indviduas even to secluded c0mnuni-
ties within The hounds u Rouari'm there may he gwen
pis gracious In fuences but ihst communion
Ard system Rcmsnsr may Reasonably count pom Ills
nd in the conflict with EvsDgerca Proies.snusu
IL sd thai dec urg aud shat pusn-
I'm, IL e1teu.pe ns limits religion ofspsctacrs FOR The
suout aud shiouuous Tor hecsrnG snd sussru7sOT
he gloomy and sefrig hleous Tor the time ils
ihOUsEudG. but Rome Il one and uDc1goghhe; sno 10
pledged where abe begins 60 complete her work otconver
s,cr ard conforInitv abe must restore the Iq1isiion
Does hope her highest dsluson TO prevail on toe
Auge Saxon surrender ali their nteiRu e, al hrr
hefCe. All their political Institutions take Dlniuic for
! Howsld srd exchange Cromwell Tor 81 AieKsn1er'
But we pointed Germany, the land OF Luther he
growth OF Neoogy there sLd be grson OF her
6sunRui,hed scholars the Scheges aud $40. lergs, 10
Rome We antWe So far as NeooRy was thus re'uted
we rejoice To desert such Proessnusn wst IKE Mao
her fusbsro and her cons gong out OF srae when
femme had Smitlsn H. 20 seek bfeSd IN hoah Bn1 me
oed choless there fhe recTeann will leave no sue
| cestCrs, 10 schOO, Of proselyteE
Rousnism also told. IL strong 10 her antiquity
snu unchsn gesbeuesS We however, On the contra
~ batE oazzr tslacy here. She claims ne Apostolic
ares snd Ire Churches OF the CalscOmhs We're hose
primitive sSors 10 return amid the soleHnet OF HOY
Week In the Eternal Civ where would they symsshizs
We doubt that II would be rather Smong the lille
gatherings OF American. Eughsh and German Protestant
lam cougregslec there than 10 the Shove sni Pops OF the
Esisblsbed Church
Now lei any dispsssionse recsl some OF the
CREST OF the Sst centuries and see how far
he psuonsee OF th@ Roman Church has tended 70 we sue
Of great ments among uaiOns Phip OF spain
when he country had shps and esources far superior to
those Of Great Britain planned aud equipped sres navy
for he subsection OF that country Rac abe exteuuiuSuon OF
Us herety The Poruh WA sent Tor, Snd he blessed me
great Amaca arc gaVeH Inc PROUD hahe o. ne llEucl
ble The God 10 whose and as wnOle Vicar be pro-
essed 10 spesk let loose The winds Of Heaven on mat
feet Sld never since The days OF Sennscneb wss enter
prse vstt Icsuered IN ruins 10 The lsst Hnd
lhird sresi Revolution Il France the Catholic Church
Stepped oTwafc 20 bless the trees OF Liberty planted on
every aud preach Liberty Equality sDd trater
My In return for his solemn c0useoAuon, the French
| leaders recognized The Catholic 81 tho religion OF
| The msloTy Of he nation or what avail hsa The
hless NJ been 10 The Republic And % Ihe lnfaite
Head Of he Church theE bimsef into tas Tor
tne liberation OF liay AID the democratic Iym pshiss
OF the age exuberSnt IN conRraulauon and their
hopes were homeless when The ara was aeen IL
/ vsrguSId How dd Iae POuuhcsl SponIor regret
hs &C. and hos fatally does biz sanction seem 10 have
/ acted on the unimste fortunes OF he Revolution.
do YOU Proestanism IL itself the child OF Ro
nAnistn cannot contradict It's parent! We OenV II
Ztrubbase, he name indicates, was bern ia Babylon
bUt Dr. Graded IN bondage 90 ia gods AMI ded
csed hy ms birth the slave Of Us sAs Boru OF God
and helped OF God. bis the Of ding tho
eafb-is toe o. entering lhe heavenly Jerusalem
Lett be blessed nbllon 20 show IKE Spin, II
born The apoc y, ptc Babylon, Luther and Calvin
born oft Let ne remember that u any man have moi
The spirit Of CHRIST he Of His be he Protestant or
Cailolc SUIT that spi inhsbl The soul or The esnnu
ny then hoUC n thai soul muliiy NAV be poor the
presence OF 0oc ucerrnE ana Hey SPr Is The pledge
of IL hnal victory over every that muster aud
hat he'll It's faith shall say 10 each noun
tam Be thou unmOved and cAst mo tae sea- Earth and
man AID seud, he ard subjects % Cod mus
heed and hesr the cOmmsnd OF thai OmuipOtsnI Spirit
VII ca framed and surrounds and con rOls them
Al The conclusion OF the Rev. speakers discourse, o.
which he above Is very brief synopsis collection was
taken up, after which the congre gSnOa separated