New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-27
FATHER GAvAZzrS LECTURES.
What is the Individual in the Papal system.

FIRST FRFE LECTURE T0R THE IRISH roFrL,rIoN
Father Gavazz delivered bis rt Free Lecture for the
benefit of the Irish Population Of the City, the Taberna
Gle last evening before very numerous audience Long
before The hour designated for commencing the Lecture
the house filed to it, utmost capacity and many per
stood in the aes during the delivery of the Lecture
which occupied nearly an hour and half in the delivery.
Making his appearance sPon the stage ~ O'Clock the
Padre received with loud and long ntnued applause,
and proceeded 10 speak as follows:
shall provetlree things namely frt that the nliylual
in the PaIal System abfa6 sHer'f" V and poor man
lie blind because blindness produced by the
teachings Of the Roman Catholic CLERGY He j. super
stous man. because superstition produced by the vene
ration Of the Roman Catholic Clergy lie is poor man,
because misery produced by the authority Of the Roman
Catholic Clergy Is not enough to say lint in the popi-h
System is forbidden and prohibited reading of the Bile
Can the Papts deny that many and many among tie
cicDt Pope and all the modern P0pes absolutely prohibit
tie reading Of the Bible. especially in the vernarullr
tongue II is true that In Protestant countries the Roman
Catholic Clergy in order to eyade the mpultion that
the Church OF Rome iurbds the reading OF tn 81
BILE permit some Catholic Booksellers 10 have the
Bible in their shops, But this is not nv question.
My question this In the f0pish ryce sunday is the
this done here in America Or is il read in the French
language among the French population Orinthe German
brethren In the Catholic service you have Mass and
sometimes sermon but never the reading Of the Bible
Ills is not all: Does your Cura'e, your Parish Priest
your Father Conicssor recommend you 10 read Your
Bible Do they recommend the reading Of the Bible in
your families Do read chapter in the Bible every
evening bef re- going to seep NO no, Never In on Die
read No e Popish Clergy never recommend the read
ing Of the j. 20. And why i this, my dear brethren Il
is because If Bible was freely read by the Roman Cath
oics in ;w years Popes and Popery will disappear from
the earth Applause And therefore You will find
q Priest guilty of such suicidal crime. APPLAUSE. Read
tie Bible and then farewell 81 Pope and Popcry But in
order maintain popean Popey with all due respect aud
TO preserve il from destruction. the Roman Catholic
clergy very prudery forbid the reading Of the Bible
Now, in few words, my dear brethren You in light
without the Bible or are you very blind Even though
You The best philosopher in tho word-though you
be the most scientfca man in the world if YOU were with
out the Bible, You nothing because without the Bible
there is 10 moral light among mankind Applause This
Is not Pr0festoAt opinion Mo- This is the opinion of
David, in his psalm whore be says Thy word is lamp
unto my feet, and a light unto my path This Is not 4
Protestant sentence but is maxim Of 81 Peter who calls
the Bible lamp which lights feet amid the drkness
Of this dark world And therefore, as the Word Of God
is light conclude that if people be without the
Catholic people without the Word Of God therefore
they without eht Great applause. For you to
deny that the Roman Catholic Church prohibits the read
ing OF the Bible would be absurd as il would be for you
TO tell me that the did not this morning rise bright and
beautiful the City of New York. From the time OF
Pope Innocent l. to Pope Plus IN. the Church of Rome
has always prohibited the reading of the Bible This Is A
sign that the Church OF Rome fears and very much fears
the influence of the Bible; and therefore are to con
CUde that the Church Of Rome is more the primitive
Church c Christ but Is an aposate church Applause
The Padre came 20 speak upon the second head
ofhis discourse namely-hai the individual in the PdPd
system is under Surcrshcs influence anu that ms su-
ucrou Increases the ycneraou Of the clergy. lie ncNt
spoke Of what hc styled the capitol superstition in Ireland
Ialuoiy-the worship Of 81 Patrick lie great saint
IL is true said the lecturer and Away, great LIBERAL and
Christian Patriot. Applause But very different from
many of the modern patriots in ireland. am candid when
say that know many lrishmen both Catholics ana Pro
tosauts, vs. ON highly oseen-whom find "a be ike the
Italian peoyleNaI minded and warm hearted aud re
gard it great pity. that this people should be crushed
los the Roman Catholic priesthood. The lecturer nov
quoted from tie Latin PREY lTum several passages, show
ing that ST. Patrick regarded the founder OF the
Catholic Church in Ircnd-that be founded 3oj cAurches :,
couseclacd ou5 bishops and 5000 priests al OF which be
he lecturer regarded untrue, and looked upon all who
believed grossly blind 20 the truth lie then spoke OF
the power of the Catholic priests in Ireland, and sad
Tie power and authority of the priesthood IN relnd All
misery IN order to support er priests in luxury Ap
paue And they DO this under the fear OF persecution
The pr wOrsLppcd by the people ana keep them
in the most all, ct misery and ignorance In New York,
some time 20 you had young man who was preaching
with all his heart among the lrmen IN order 10 tighten
man Catholic priests do They denounced and prosecuted
him till he was compelled 10 give up his good work
aud become RoIuaui>h priest And now he i preaching
the Roman Catholic doctrines. And 50 always i with
these priests Calumn-> aud prosecutions are Their daily
bread Applause And this is the brothery loye-the
few more remark, respecting himself, wherein he maintained
that the Editor Of The Ils Aac1 newspaper had gross
" him IN imputn- - lin desire 70 rouse
spirit al discomfort and annosty between servant girls
and their Protestant enpoyers-he Padre closed his lee
turr as follows
Now hear and mediate my last conclusion. Iri,hmen
YOU work aud toll for the freedom of Your native country
bu: remember ireland shall never be free till the irhnen
are longer slaves OF their priests. Applause lrsh-
men free yourselves from Your priests, and You w also
i,ee your dear country Applause