The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-08

what ID il you justly ask. Hush up. What right
have You to know7 You go beyond your province
when You pry into the mysteries Of the church. the
priests tell You not to question their power, their
truth, but to have faith. Uaughterl The highest
attainment of the church Is faith. You must only
lock on and believe-and 30 all over Europe these
thorns, shed drops of blood to convert the blind
Professionals This is an illustration Of one Of the
mysteries Of the Romish ehurch forthe conversion q
Protestants. Whenever the Papist church have had
the ascendancy they have prosecuted the Professionals
all over the world A war Is even now in Prussia,
the best Protestant governmental Europe the Jesuts
begin to acquire the ascendancy and they carry the
war of the church into that country as wen every
other. l have before me the Roman Catholic
hierarchy, in two points Of view, as the cause
why they exercise such great influence over
go great number of the Protestant faith The
first is they pursue with relentless hate all OF their
church who are converted to Professionalism. The
poor reformer never hears the last Of it. No place
can hide him from their malice and their sanderous
tongue Secondly, that any one who publicly dares
to speak against the Popish church is at once con-
demned as dsturber Of the public peace, and cor.
rupter of morals. They make great outcry against
him. and the Professionals in their innocence suppose
it is right. They suppose, because snch noise Is
made, this man must be very bad man. They
think he had better close his mouth and leave the
country and at the time the Catholics laugh at
thefath ofthe Professionals And another capital point
and in this way they make war against the Protes-
tants. And in the contest with them If the Protes-
tant shows himself fearful he will he pestered-lf ne
shows himself fearless he is safe. read yesterday
about the presentation of ring as token OF esteem
to an archbishop who was Roman Catholic exile.
Thus YOU see they, in their own behalf, hold meet
iAgs, and if you condemn them they at once cry out
persecution, religious persecution. And yet those
same persons condemn you if you assemble here to
sympathze with the suferings of your fellow crea-
lures. What right had the Catholics TO persecute
the Protestants when they met here to sympathize
with the Madai? And yet the Catholics met in this
n1sxo oil IN q
the Archbishop Of Bogota. The meeting in favor
Of the Msdia may disturb the peace Of the State Of
Tuscany. But on the other hand the archbishop
r ed to make his people rebel against his native
melt. respect his conscience when he takes the
proper measures to enjoy it, but do condemn him
when he tries for the sake OF his private opinion TO
raise sedition against his own native land. cloud
applause.) The Roman Catholic church has many
other means to engage in war against Protestants
She is daily transplanting its seeds from Europe to
America She exports the seeds Of war here under
the name Of the Sisters OF Charity and SISTERS q
mission to overthrow Professionalism if they can. The
ladies Of the Sacred Heart Of thelades
i would throw myself to the dust for the ladies
but not for the Sacred Heart Of Jesus because the
Sacred Heart OF Jesus had nothing to do with the
ladies. Uaughter) The american people. are
sometimes a curious people. Why do they so highly
regard this mission OF war, coming In sacred
clothing? Why do they revere SO much the ladies Of
the Sacred Heart? Because they are caught by .
shadow; they like titles, stars and garters and nob
lty and they think these ladies of the Sacred Heart
are titled. Oh, my dear American people, this
the 81 sons s. Of the democratic American repub
lic-ke the names Of princes, and dukes,
and barons? lApplause) This is a. strange
kind Of republicanism to me, to admire these
PEOPLE Of the Sacred Heart Of Jesus in America You
like these ladies Of the church, because they are
such beautiful teachers of French, &c. But, my
American father, let me say to .you that, if yonr
daughter learns to dance WE'LL and speak the French
language beautifully, from these people, then she
will learn to pray badly from the same source. In
the Convent Of the Sacred Heart Of Jesus used all
kinds Of vanities They like Protestant pupils. They
pardon all their faults so as to gain their hearts and
many Protestant girl becomes member Of the
| Popish church through Vaccinations Of the
priests, the nuns. and the seductive formalities
Of this Popish institution. Oh! blind Protes.
tants, why do you not see this treachery !?
Why do you think they can teach better than any
body else? know in this city, of instances where
Protestant girls have graduated from Popsh schools
having taken an oath that they would keep secret
the fact of their conversion to the Catholic church.
until the proper time came for them to publish to
the world an account of their early piety and
conversion to the Popish church and there.
fore, in conclusion Of this part of my lecture, if
they can in this state Of their minority convert only
few, soon they will convert many. This tell
you, is the beginning Of the war against Protest
antsm. Do not be seduced by their schemes. l
am now speaking to the intelligent American
people. Your QaugnlerS are not worthy OF
being called American girls, when they learn
the dance and song, and French of the Po-
pish church, but where they have gained a
good, sound and Christian Protestant edu-
cation. Great applause.) The ladies of the Sacred
Heart too fine, they too much painted for the
simple, generous American people. When Jesuits
are transpanted upon American shores they will
ruin your country; as they have every other into
which they have been admitted / will refer to the
free schools Of your country: and why do the Catho
lies oppose them Because they triumph only in
darkness. They tell you that if you take away your
daughter from the Sacred Heart they have the same
right to take away their children from the national
school, But, my brethren, it is very diferent-a school
shrouded il mystery, and secuson. and school the
offspring Of the national wisdom of your legislators.
The speaker proceeded to say that Puseyism was
but step from the Catholic church, that all Of that
denomination externally Protestants and inter
nally Catholics. The Oxonan cloak covered the
devil, which, with show, now tempting the Pro-
testants, as he did formerly Eve in the Garden of
Eden. He warned the American people against
them if they would preserve their country and have
her complete her glorious and prosperous career and
have the American flag always the protection and
refuge of the exile and oppressed. loud cheerng.)
Mr. De Mort then stated that on Friday evening
next, at eight o'clock, in Metropolitan Hall, pre-
sentation would be made to Father Gavazzi, as
token Of the esteem in which he is held as an orator
patriot, and a man.