The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-19

the merits Of Jesus Christ God our father win have
eepted testimony" Here sir the evidence Of neS
oneness with us and the true disciples Of Christ bound 70
u.s. indeed by any external tie but BY the bond that
uptes all his people to Christ ia Him another
bond stronger than all the cords Of your external ana
visible hisrarchy,woven by that Holy spirit, whose
weaving them into that infinite web whose csntre Is the
medaorics throne OF Christ and its circumference the
wide circuit Of moral exi.ences and sensitive and de-
cate its structure that the blow struck upon single
mesh Of it shall vbrate into the centre and back to tine
what Is done to the least of them is
done unto me and hre joy in the presence Of the
angels of God one sinner that repentsth.'
Such bond OF union can, OF course, be little unSer-
stood under the teachings of q Journalism that knows
Thing of religion but its external forms Of pompous
ceremonial worship Jet it is the real principle
which binds together all Gods people, of every name
and nation and makes them more truly one than
the boated unity which seeks through merely external
and visible forms and goyernment to keep the Church
together This principle held that Church together Of
which have just heard, from its representative
present QRev g. Reval, of the synod of the Walden
the power of Rome in its suffering it kept tn. fire Of
true religion burning its affairs while strange fire was
offered all the affairs Of Europe No. sir; until this
grea. first truth Of the Gospehe union OF all Christs
people to themselves and in Him to another--be
utterly forgotten, Christians of every nation viii sympa-
thise with suffering Christians Of every other nationso
the question Why this for the subjects
Of Tuscany And will these American devotees OF
popery answer my question: Why al this rage and zeal
other foreign despots Why fierce and hard against
your countrymen and neghbors, BECAUSE forsooth
of the spirit-of like views and feelings with
yourselves fear 1t is though you venture not TO
ID hs hs
letter in the spirit Of peace and OF TRUTH, seems to
deny It. Ifay seem. to deny for once grant the two
In all these ournasfrst that religious faith and wor-
chip is question Of police and secoId that reilly ion has
two distinct ports internal and external to the former
of which alone apply the principle Of liberty of
science and have exactly the creed of all
The recent agitation of the question o. liberty OF CON
crian. has, OiYtrQ no I'M
unknown, mode Of reasoning touching the nature and
extent Of Christian liberty. European writer's on the
laws OF nature ard of nations had indeed before dogma
tized of religion affair OF State and question of
police 1t be expected that writers trained
vattell in his chapter con Piety ssd Religion, after
showing that every nation ought to be careful ITO
know and establish the bes. religion, and that the re
sha be received" very consistently declares that
lgion far it is sealed n his heart is affair Of
conscience which every ought to be directed by
his understanding but far 1t is external and
publicly established II il an affair Of State" (Vatte,
consistent in a wri'or who teaches that the establish
nent Of religion by law and its public exercise are mat
tiers Of stats' 8 ITO the nation it belongs to de
termine what religion she viii follow &c. (Chap. H.
1921 But it is somewhat remarkable ID find the
triotc Archbishop New York. who processes to glory
in the American doctrine of the separation of Church and
State taking precisely similar distinction between
heart religion. which is an affair of ence and ex
ternal arts Of relgos 1hsh are an affair Of state
for GeneI OIL Cass his confusion Of ideas this subject
and explains the Senator what his words in the
senate-berty Of conscience Irobably-.mean, viz ber-
ty Of external religion which is very absurd. And yet
SIR all this in the face Of the papaoe and de:t def nj
ton in Bill Of Rights of nearly every State in the
being he free exercise Of religious worship" (Con-
stituton of Delaware las it is the duty Of every man
to worship God in such manner he thinks most ac-
ceptabe to him. all persons are equally entitled to Ie-
gious liberty" (See const ;ution of Maryland The
we'll settled definition Of liberty Of cience, the
American sense recognizes such distinction internal
religion which alone is affair Of conscience and exer
nal religion affair Of STATE The trainers OF the Bills Of
Rights intended thus in solemn farce to proclaim
great important law Of human society merely the
stale trusm that human power cannot control the in
ward moviDgs Of conscience And what is more sir the
true religion Of Jesus Christ recognizes such idea
internal religion that has external manifestation
in acts of worship and obedience And yet the whole
gument Of the American pap press in the recent dis
cusson assumes the right of government to make rel
gious Worship matter Of police The whole cry has
have no trouble to Justify persecution These papal ed
tors, sir are great losicans on questions Of police Let
science to question police, and they are
BILE. To borrow the STORY Of political friend in Ken
lucky who tails Of c.ps ia fits doctor on one
treat case of fever After branching his lady patient
for time with strange es her husband ventnrsd to
suggest most modsstly-.why Doctor, never that
edicine given for fever befoie Il know you cidnt,'
the cool reply; Il know nothing about curing fever
and am ying this medicine % change the disease into
fits once get it turned fits, shall have trouble
to The iady-foT II death on ITS just 30 with
these logicans and the question Of religious free
dononce let them reduce it 10 mere question o. po-
lice, ana they are safefor they death questions
of police On this as' sumption, ofnterna religion ony
affair Of csnscence is founecd the bold assertion
Of the American pists that rights OF conscience
already fully enjoyed by Americans in foreign coantrss
and that therefore the demand of he American people for
freedom of worship for citizens travelling re,ident
ia foreign countries IL unnecessary They msy hold their
private opinion, oistm bed How consderAte AID kind
A FRIEND, sho spent time In Genoa few years
srce, tell, ne that in going out on tue Sabbath to
lock for place Of English Protestant service, be found
ia rarow filthy me- ard in the third story ha adful
OF NJ cad sci
vice. and preached without any singing or prnse at ALL
Re nfo, med that as special privilege this place
had been selected the OF Genoa, and per
mission given 10 the sgsh to worship there on c1n
dion however that Genoese be allowed to enter the
beheaId in the street. Here, sir is bes ful specimen
Of tie HbeIalty Of Popery in Europe This sort o.
oion i,bon, sS.rna Of it," hn, vet
hardly liberal enough to sut the American notions of
lgion member case in point, in The region where
commenced ministry. Illustrative Of an American de
cision the Vattal principle l. the Of
ceen old German woman, who presented herself for adj
mission TO the Pesb5 church. the eadiny eiec Of
WI ch als German and Of t,e most excellent
meL ever knew. After some saton on the sub
ect and the fer her reception was about
TO be made. the old lady raised this difficulty BAT sir
what will Go among the Presbyteans about this thing
I'm bound, if get happy, to holle- in meeting" Why
please" NO but when feel the glory 10 my heart then
I'm bound to holler" We'll then, suppose you have
70 heller We can. keep people away from The L9;ds
sr, is the trse philosophy. the internal re-
Egon will have its external NANTES tation, tbs
American doctrine is "1et them holler." Now, sir.
the measure Of liberty Of worship which the Papist
thinks 10 literal even If it might suit the Church
Of England people, phsgmntic Presbyteans, will
not suit all our citizens. What would some Of fiery
hearted holering Methodia do up that third story
Genoa forbidden TO make any noise to be heard ia she
street, But hasten to notice the main charge against the
American Papal press which the olutoa recites
calling for special attention. to wit OF openly asserting
the temporal well the spiritual supremacy Of the
Popeof assailpg the fundamental :trns Of the Bill
OF rights touching the popular sovereignty and the other
great principle OF the Bill of Rights concerning religious
freedom As these very charges, sir shall ask
the liberty Of quoting at length from thsse journals
letting them speak for themselves As to the authority
of the Pore over American arairs quote FIRST from
recent number Of the Tabit published at Chicago,
touching the common school question =
If any Catholic bthero ignorant Of duty in the mat
ter, be desraUs 10 know whether he with good
science patronize nfdel schools he need say only
word to his pastor, and he will be informed that the
voice Of Peter has been heard again, and in thunder
tones eoDdeuning, denouncng and ana. hemizing the
whole scheme Of mixed Goddess education, and its
tors aud shettors There is mistake about this The
trumpet Ct the Vatican gives uncertain sounds and
the Prince Of the Apostles speaks with double STAN
nerng tongue. Peter has speken and that voice OF