The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-08

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IN f1<ssc ~ AND Reassss Cnnsr,Ax umes :
Ia the Amity street BapGst church, Rev. Dr.. Vii
!!lp@s Aeiy4ed lhe annual discourse Of the Amer
isAA - kprelxn Christian Unioa. The Rev.
eDqakef&fegnasks were confined 70 an sxposition
Of the character Of the Roman Csaholic church.
In every age il took the side Of tho oppressors
sgsiass ~ liberties Of the people, denied to its
adh'rents the right to search the Scriptures, and
asfahlinAaa shs Inquis,tion The charge, thai
Rra1setantisA ID declining, and that Romanism is
sxtsadiag ~ limits, he denied. The last few cen
tusies were anficient 70 show the iaiacy Of this.
CakhOIlcsm most pc verf0l before the destruc~
ton al the Spanish Armada, and the wars Of
0ustavus Of Sweden. and William of England,
but it, power has been limited, and the principles
OF Professionalism have been extended more wide
,ly over those countries which were formerly the
fields Of ] ssuit missionaries.
Wherever the Church Of Rome has sided with
Liberty, said The speaker, the people have been be-
tayed. In proof of this, he inssancsd the case Of
the last French revolution, when the Catholic
church stepped forth TO bless the trees of liberty
planted on every street, and 70 preach liberty,
equality and Fraternity. In return for this solemn
conservation, the French leaders recognized the
CaIholic n the religion Of the country. OF what
avail has the blessing been 10 the new republic !
And 10 the infallble head of the church threw
himasalf into the movement for the liberation Of
Italy, and the democratic sympathies Of the age
:
were boundless when the Tiara wss seen in the
vanguard. How soon did the Ponii6cnl Sponsor
ssgrst his act, and how fatally does his sanction
seem 10 have acted on the ultimate fortunes Of the
revolution. sBa
The Rev. gentleman denied that Professionalism
was the child Of Romanism, and could not conss-
QmenAy contradict its parent. If born in the apo
calyptic Babylon, Luther and Calvin were not
born Of it. Let us remember that il any man
have not the spirit ofChrst, he is none of His, be
he Protestant or Catholic. But if that spirit in
habit the soul, or the community, then, though
that soul or community may be poor, the presence
of God's unerring and Holy Spirit is the pledge
Of it's final victory over every foe that earth can
muster, and that hell can summon, It's faith
shall say to each mountain, "Be thou removed
and cast into the sea- Earth, and man, and
fend, the creatures and subjects Of God, must
heed and hear the command Of that Omnipotent
Spirit which framed and surrounds and controls
them.
At the conclusion ofthe Rev. speaker remarks,
collection was taken up, and the congregation
separated.
AMxRIcAN HoME MISSIONARY SocIgrY.-Rev
Dr. Riddle. OF Pittsburgh preached the anniversa
~ sermon Of the American Home Missionary So
ciety, at the Mercer street church. After an
nnuncing as his text the LIST and I'd verses Of the
9th Psalm, he urged the necessity Of extending
the influence Of home missions, for he believed
"
Its gold, Its immense resources, and its vast
territory were capable Of sustaining over thirty
six hundred millions of people. 1t was also esii-
mated that in fifty years the population of Amer
lea would amount to seventy-fve millions of peo-
pie, and in 100 years it would amount to no less
than 275, 0O0,00
When all these facts were taken into consider
alton, il was impossible, the Rev. speaker said,
10 calculate upon the immense accession Of power
and strength which they would derive in every re-
spect, thus enabling them to scatter the blessings
OF Christianity everywhere throughout the land.
The inhabitants from all quarters of the universe
were united, If he may be allowed the expression,
here, and those who would SOW discord among
them-whch may God avert-ought to teach
them what should be their duty towards their
country. In short time, the balance sheet Of
nations, he commended, would be adjusted in New
York. In traversipg the "Far West" man
would be prompted to say, "This is great coun-
or for evil All should, then, do their part, actu-
ated by the one feeling, making it imperative on
all to advance the blessings Of evangeization for
the sake of the world here. Their country was
free in every respect. The gospel originally
planted these colonies; and it was the gospel that
would preserve them, and make the country
worthy of its high destiny.
The Catholics of the Far West believed in the
,perpetuity, and that nothing could save them out
of their church; it would not do, therefore, the
speaker commended, to abuse them; they should be
evangelical. They believed as much in the truth
of their religion as the Protestants do in theirs,
and gentle means were the only course that should
be adopted to persuade them of their errors.
AMERICAN BoARp OF FoREroN Mission s.-The
anniversary sermon before the American Board
Of Foreign Missions was delivered in the First
Presbyterian church, on the corner of 9Th avenue
and liih street, BY Rev. DR.. Potts.
Previous to the DISCOURSE the annual report Of
the society was read From this we learn the re-
cepts of the past year amount to POI, and
the expenditures to Sl40,065. There are now $50
laborers in connection with the missions Of the
board, not including the missionaries and colpor-
teurs supported by the board in the papal coun-
tries of Europe. There are now ministers and
80 other agents employed among the Indians.
There are 3 missions on the western coast Of AZ
RIGA, with ministers and 3 assistants 3 in Upper
India, with 81 ministers and Al assistants; in
Siam, with ministers and 4 assistants; 8 in Chi
ma, with 10 ministers and l assistants; and min
listers, with 9 assistants, among the Jews. Dur
ing the year 2 large churches have been built, i
at Ningpo in China, and at Sernmpore, in In
dia. Three churches have been gathered in LIbe-
rio, in India, and in China, embracing in all
400 communicates. In the schools connected
with the missions, there are $500 children, more
than 500 Of whom are supported in missionary
families; there are also 300 boarding scholars
among the Indian tribes. Six millions Of pages
have been issued from the press Of the board in
India, and three millions in Ningpo, in China, be-
side large number in Siam. The missions are
all in a healthy and vigorous condition, with the
exception Of that in Siam, the continuance of
which il doubtful, owing to the illiberal policy of
the rulers of that country. A new mission has
been established on the island of Corisco, near
the Eqaator.
After the above was read, Rev. DR.. Potts deliv-
cred long and effective sermon in favor Of the
cause Of foreign missions.
NEW YoRK BIBLE SociETY.-The anniversary
of the New York Bible Society was celebrated Mt
the Tabernacle last night, at which Rev. John p.
Cleveland, Of Philadelphia, preached the annual
sermon. His discourse went TO show that true
liberty was founded upon the principles contained
in the Bible, and that no nation could be free
which denied to its people the right of reading it
and judging for themselves.
Bible truth, rightly disseminated, is the best
possible evidence Of Gods divinity-we cannot
want any more enduring evidence. IL il the best
possible guarantee. of personal security. The
Egyptians never realized the advantages of this
great privilege, except as Joseph taught--,he
Greeka never rose to the comprehension of it's ad