The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-31
THE SPHH0H OF KoSSUTH
To THE
CLERGY OF PITTSBURG.

P,rrssvse, January 81, 1852.
Having been addressed by Rev. DR.. Mcain,
Kossvrp said :-REvrHrsp srR-I receive with thank
fol heart and with pou. reverence the welcome Of the
evangelical ministry Of pittsburg, Allegheny and vioi
nity-npisters ofthe Gospel Of the word Of God as IL
Il revealed right Of private udgme in that sacred
volume, Of divine origin which you truly called tie
great work Of tehoolng humanity Ministers Of the
Gospel your hearts and your minds deeply per-
vAded by the duties your holy mission per nit your
sympathies and affection, OF to be always BY
those principles Of everlasting truth revealed by God
himself in the book Of light to the rigatfu under
standing Of whi,h you have devoted your lives Thus,
In receiving with hum Die heart your appreciation AID
your welcome feel had received the APPRECIATION
of religion. Wherever listen to YOU am
frem the word Of the Lord; therefore feel on this
solemn occasion, and on this holy ground IS II an
angels voice telling ms from above" The cause
thou plsaaest bat found mercy before Him VINO rules
heaven and earth Thou ayst meet With mslgnity aud
thou rect hostility and craft-thou msyst
meet calumny and ambitious envy. suf-rnss, and the
death Of martyrdom; hut never mind that-the cause
thou pleadest will triumph so go and trust in Him
who gsye stren 9Th the boy David against GOLIATH
And PROSTATE myself before Hin, and in the ODE
eienoe Of my humble heart;-Lord Thy VIM be done
Reverend gentlemen lam no wes man Adyersties OF
have strengthened nerves snd religion has strength
ened my heart look up TO Whatever storm gathers
above ne, like the flower which bends beneath every
burning ray before every breeze. an not easily
moved but the consolation of religion always makes
ceep impression upon roy heart; aud ashamed
to coness that tender to my eyes when l
hear minister OF the dcspe in this his capacity,
publicly raising his prayer to God, that he may
bless my and whole gresaton of true be-
Levers pously joining in that preyer aud such truth
with such warm conyison, proclaimed in tn house Of
God, had the high privilege. lart sunday night to
hear the OF Hungary aided there wh.re
other aid is gathered tut for sin just benevo
only by birth but by that conviction which Heaven
has granted me- by having essiduously used the priv
iege Of private udgmept which is the Fundamental pr
1nsnd, but inveetig alton and conviction And
as that truth is mperishsble and that tas eternal
years Of God her lake IT to be equally sure that
the uncorruptrd word Of Tod will spread the earth
But this great victory cannot be achieved oy psrss
rution and intolerance, which create only obs.i
schieved by political oppression, which BY aud
fear binders the developement OF investigation. 1t
can only be achieved when the nations earth be-
free from oppIeesis and Independent in their
national concerns because it is only under the protec
ton Of free institutions in their turn again impossible
without national Independence lit il only upon that
basis that individual freedom AID personal security can
be thus developed sud The Tree word and the free press
and popular educstoa. be thus employed to aford to
individuals well tbs insured right, also the
required intelligence to come, by private judgment t.
that knowledge and to that conviction of the word
which your happy privilege to preach and my
ISOLATION to share 1t is therefore, not without motive
that the ministers OF the gospel sympathize III
and national independence earth Oppression is al
accompanied in the either by supersttio
or by impous unbelef Freedom inspires the hear
with th6nkfulness to Cod deyelopes the religion.
instinct, unconscious in itself, to conscious be-
Lief. BY freedom, religion becomes q conviction
Let therefore entieat you revere nd gentlemen 70
on by your decisive authority and by the devoted
gy congenal your holy mission TO support that
which you honor AID sanctfy by your appreciation Be-
Leve that In doing thus plan in the most efec-
tive the to the victory of that which you,
reverend sir have so truly termed the hope Of all that
bright in the future Of nations well bisul in the
immortality Of man II it be indeed true, you said,
that religion to be republican then what
the earth could promote the spreading triumph this
religion more than to the republic of the United
States Influenced BY the practical virtue fchrstiany
hr0h
The basis of international laws? Upon that basis the
word Of Goo would spread with gigantic strength.
because would become the safeguard of national inGe-
pendencethat Indispensable condition of free nstitu-
tons earth, which is in its turn inispeDs 3ble TO
the developemen Of the judgment necessary the
cerstanding OF the true religion 1t wo0d spread not
upon the basis Of sangunary conquest but upon the
basis Of that morality sapclfed by divine revelation,
which is the fundamental principle OF Christian virtue
He who will be the fundamentally of Provide FOL
raising that Fundamental principle OF 0hItisn Writ
int the code Of international lev, will be like
WickliGe, new Auss . new Luther, Cavin-in a
word reformer. How glorious ii that reforner oe
not q man, but a notwithstanding even here a.
it should everywhere Individual greatness by the
greatness of a whole peoples sprit. The
nation Of this republic has this glory within tn.
reach of its hands. / leseech God that he will give
it the will 70 do it Gentlemen. have been often told
that your nation loves 70 he called great nation, and
often have heard it praised such. Allow re-
mark that there is only 70 prove it 20 be
great patien and that ID TO act great nation should
And in that respect allow humoly call your
nest consderation to "A suggestion. warn oh. warn
ye ministers of the gospel, Your nation against ali
oyershaaowiDg naterislisn. And, as you, sir, have
alluded, sso, to the docttiue of socialism
lst me assure yoU tna- nothing is more hostile to
the greatness of nation, and nothing apt
TO epread eociRlstic piratons auongst the poorer
classes than to the richer classes ruled IA their
ton by maeralism which leaves place to nobler
pirstions in mans heart 1t is DANGEROUS enemy to
the practical triumph Of the true word Of God worthy OF
che most earnest consideration Of the minister's Of the
word of God. Reverend genlemen-I thankfully &C
kn owledge the immense benefit Of ths solemn manifesto
lion. cordially thank you for yoar personal kindness
20 my humble sell; and recommending my bleeding
couptrys your Christian brotherly love place
confidently the hopes NJ that with the of
Saviour into your prayers and your watohfuiness.