New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-07
Lecture OF Rev. DR.. Baird-Tae Bible So

Notwithstanding the very severe snow
Storm the Tabernacle pretty well filed to hear
Doctor Baird last evening. The audience was very
respectable but the spinklIng Of ladies' was rashos
slight.
The Lecturer, after the preliminary proceedings,
proceeded to say thai having been for consdersoie
time in the old world, especially IN Great Britain
and Ireland he thought Il would be interesting 70
them 10 hear the exact state Of Christianity there
His first position was that Il was not sd much %
be desired that the Gospel should be carried nis
Heather lands as that the Christian world should BE-
really chrisnanized. Christianity is now extended
nearly all over the world The Christian nations
govern the world ana among those nations those
that are Protestant are the most powerful moss en-
lishtened and best fitted for freedom. How would
Il be With the world II France, Italy, spain and For
tugal had the same pure religion as England or the
Republic OF Mexico the same pure religion as tAe
United States
The Lecturer then proceeded to give an ac-
count of his tour In Ireland. OF the 6,3oo,oN
now forming the population 81 that ISAAC,
over 500 SO are Roman Catholics. The por
ton of Protestants that are Eplscopaans
is exceedingly small The principal scots are the
most numerouse. All these are now exertinS them.
selves TO circulate the Bible IL has been, said and
truly that the converts TO Protestanssm were $1,000
There are 80 missionaries and 200 readers, and theI
labors have been blessed. The readers are indeed
Missionaries, because they go among the people,
read the Bible From these iabors he expected thai
In very short time indeed Ireland would be Pro
testanilzed
prssentusWper, he said that he feared he would gov
em by the bayonet, and wouldb aided by the HER
achy He desired not to be misunderstood There
were several enlightened Catholics, Bishops, and
even Archblsheps, who opposed him, but still he
would be supported by the Hierarchy and the Jesu
Its, and In return. he would support them, and he
gre fear ed that As long he ruled the Protest.
anita Er.n "A
the Protestant religion Is makingTapd progress, ana
though the country is essentially Catholic snd the
Government Catholic, Protestant missionaries are
fully protected. They lthe Goyemment) are nobly
fulfilling the guarantee Of religious liberty contained
IN their Constitution.
In Holland there is the greatest Protestant aonvt
ty. In Germany the Protestant religion 10 Increst
ing and among the Protesants the EyaDselic ais arc
increasing. There are now $50 home missionaries
and they are sadly wanting The state OF thing
there is deplorade inhdelity is increasing. and
principally because the Protestant clergy are tos
closely allied wltf the state
In Hungary, the Protestant relisi has suffered
more persecution than In any country IN Europe, -
It has not been able to ex!Hpate ProtestaRtisa
There are III Hungary 100000 Protestsnts Then
are 6,50O,OOO Roman Catholics The Pfoiestanu
support their Churches and their Schools BY voan-
tsTY contributions They dsdan to receive a sir.
pence from the House Of lIapsourg HayDsu isuou
endeavonng to obtain the management Of thee
Churches. The Protestants were nearly half Of
Huneaiy's armed dependency. But the Catholics IA
that struggle notify bore theirpart.
In Sardinia, where there Is the frees, ConStitF
tIonal Monarchial Government Ia Europe, Protest
ant missionaries are also protected, and the Prot
es TAM eligon is rapidly increasing. In Teferencs
10 the closing OF the American Church at Rome, the
Lecturer said he was sorry to find that among The
Influences that operated to induce the Pope 60 re-
quest this act should be done. were remonstraLca
addressed to the Pope BY highly respectable Amen
can Roman Catholics. The DR. was warmly sp
piauded.
Rev. DIR. Bethune then addressed the meeting IN
most impassloaed strain. HIS picture Of Louis kos
suth was grand In reference TO the gTsstnesa
this country, greatness arising from tho Intellt
gence and the honesty Of the American people, be
said, II you believe Of the great political PAT
ties In this csuntD-f you believe one-han the
country, the other half are scoundrels and II you
believe this half that other half are Sc oundreis AMI
If sou believe both, they all are scoundrels De
heye neither" Loud applause The Doctor made
most conclusive speech 10 proof Of the positions N
laid down namely First, that the country Is great
and, secondly, that this greatness was owing u Re
hgion. lie then geyie wed the State Governments,
aid argued TO prove that Europe WAS not ealigh.
eLed enough ~ be free
We are compelled to omi. the other inter sstas
proceedings.
We understand large collection vas tak.nup