New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-24
Sfisrcprese ntatious Corrected.

Kew S. A. Corey, having been grossly
assalled In several journals on the strength Of
an incorrect report of his late sermon, suggested
by the arrival of Kossuth, Correctly sketched
in The Trbune) has addressed the following
letter to one Of his assailants:
To the Editor Of TIE Courier and Enquirer
III your paper of the 18Th ihsi, 1 find an article
signed r r., originally published in The Bsltl.
more True Union, ana transferred from that journal
with editorial comments first by The National Intst
hg6rcer. and then by your own paper. In these AZ
tic es Ind myself represented as having, IN ser
mon recently preached, from the text" Behold he
cOmeth WITH clouds. and every eye shall see hun,
Rev. 7, compared the Judge OF all the Earth,
with all nations gathered at MS feet TO the ex-Gov-
ernOT Of all inferior European State" Other papers
msfe me to have stated, - kossuth was sent OF God
to prepare the way for Christs second advent, and
that on the eve OF tina. momentOus event"
Again, that q" kossuh was raised up by God to ght
the battles Of liberty and free the worlI before the
second coming of Christ"
IL view OF these paragraphs, permit me to state
the fccis In sermon founded on tine above text |
auCcG TO The incidents conn cted VITA the public
reception of Kossuth III this City as illustrative OF
ChISt's second advent But IN no part OF that dis
course dId compare kossuth TO Christ, or did [
make his " addressing a few thousand people At
Castle Garden" at all comparable 10 the august
scenes Of the last judgment Neither is it true that
! stated OF the great Magyar that he was " special
messenger OF God. sent to prepare the way for
ChIists ultimate universal reign" Neither did
use language from Nhch any Intelligent mind could
tgitimatey infer that hold sentiments so absurd
ana ossphemous as have been imputed to me.
In using passing events as ILLUSTRATIVE OF eternal
and interchangeable moral truth, conceive. no wever
that am not "demented," or travelling out oil my
appropriate sphere a Minister OF Christ. Our Lord
himself commended the skIllful Mlnisterthe Scribe
Instructed III the mysteries OF his own kingtoIn-as
one who brought out things new and Old and
blended thus together the " Old" and immutaole les
sons OF Scripture with the "new" and chaRgeful les
sons Of Providence. That Scripture and that Provi-
cence being IN every word truth, but different vol
nmes of the same uEeniBg sovereign, God.
II was one ofthe marked charactenStIcs OF the old
Prophets that their ministry one for the tunes,
ard that all suggestive events IN the social moral,
or political world were pressed into their ministry.
Tie swift winged eagle, and the fleet and cruel
leopard, warning empires, degenerate monarchs,
lettering thrones the banners and conquests of
armies, all used by them as impressive llllsra-
tons OF spiritual truths. IL was again IN the Refor
ners in Martin Luther, and in John Knox, and IN
the glorious Puritans OF England, and III the Covenan-
tors Of Scotland.
The charm, as well as the power Of the discourses
OF the Great Teacher" himself, =" who spake as
Lever an spoke" consisted PAT. at least In his
alusors to scenes and incidents OF the lime. No
passing of calamity, thatfor the time being,
burceneo The public mind, was Above to pass I'M
noticed. The paraEe--that spoke of the nooemaa
who vent to receive kingdom, and after whom, IN
his absence, his subjects cent nsolent and rebel
ni4 sgsSsSGe, we will not have TINS man 10 reign
have been an ausion or u,ffehast CONNIE Htators 70
rhry potca history OF Palestine and 10 an incident
il the Royal Family of HeTod. At another time,
when referring to the fall of me Tower IN Siloam
81 thOEe crushed by II, and to the Galiilean peas
aus whose blood PLATE mingled with tnels slcri
fees, our Savior employed the he vs. the casu tles
al6 even the sanguinary, political outbreaks OF MS
time to illustrate and nal, so to speak. great and
DarsmOunt truths, the conscience OF his hearers
Nassillon nae been referre T., the part If one o
my critics. That grea, Preacher IN MS sermon On
the last judgment, refers As Chrss own description
If the scene had before done 10 The Imagery, VIII
nesses disclosures and sentences Of human Tt0@na!
By what man sees In the fields Of eartn and sense,
he is TO be reminded OF the great realities, AS yet Ia
visible of the world of eternity The general night
OF the pulpit to employ within proper limits the ter
restria fo. the enforcement OF the CELESTIAL - sns'
tanned by precedents which no man :" no Is NOT de-
mented' would deny. II | have erred In the appli-
cation of that general right, | ask at least to De
Judged. not by reports most distorted and unjust,
mn nv the sermon itself which, should 1t be though.
necessary, am ready to publish
SIDNEY 4. COREY,
Pastor OF the l2Eh.st. Baptist Church.
Netr. York, Jan. 20 1852