The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-31

sssxos or REV. ME-. MossALvArAoS

BBkAON o. REV. hk AOkSALvATAok
We iBftsmed our readers short time siace that
N s6srt being made ~ establish church in this
city for the use OF our numerous Spanish residents
The Rev. Mr. Aonsslvstsge missionary of the
Americas and Foreign Christian Union. is the cler
lyman under whose exertions the enterprise has
beea initiated We noticed the first religious scr
vices wh'ch we're solemnized by him in the Spanish
language on Sunday, the l4th inst in the lecture
room Of the church corner Of Fulton aud William
e4xeets lie prea chec in the Same .ce last sunday
to pretty numerous audience o. Cubails aud Spa
pisIus
The preacher took his text from the 9Th chapter
anG 39th ver-e OF the Gospel Of ST. joint
Jesus seic 'or jads ,pest an 1t, reis world
ehst tAss s1ct nAhy and tneJ ~nicl
may b@ mace .apn.
He then proceeded to anaIyze the different classes
or claracters uf shis spiritual blindness dividing
them into volunt,ry blindness, which does not visa
20 see the ishs ane steo blindness whicl wishes to
obscure he iipht; aud partinacons blindness, winch
II hosiile 10 TIE lignt; and addreSen theological
gumcDte Ia the iait IN coatrad stiactlou To the
son OF his hsaler 10 Ceence u tne dorrines Of tue
TRULY. DC. Then. departing roua spiritual W tenn
porsl affairs he sad
Cutap>-ro you address myself as to intelligent
bejIgR Il IL bot true that eel - myself 10,
be necessity Of being fsiuruiedi Yes add tue
yroof thereof " that have stood up 70 destroy
tyranny. You may, perhaps. be surprised thai l. u
Spsninrd, tho1l iaud your undertaking. Geatis
men, know tie Gospel to well to exult IN your
misfortune even though it rebounds u The good II
ny country. Gen'lemen yUa have struggled and
your compatriuts have strlgpied aTtlnst my coun-
Liynen, and they have sbtd their olood ana died
Tor your National lude. nd. Get. Taat Is heroic
and prsife~urthy att. Ptrsesere IN your undcrtdk-
ng until you buve driven de-pot,m from your isiaud
And, once hide pendent and at liberty ~ puh!i,h
new consttutl"n act ." a. that II may cona'a TO-
tai rel rm eiv MI itary, ard ercie3lastic. Ii you
ehO,ld make only partial reform perhaps you
would yourselves slbje is OF another sovereignty,
more despOtc than that Of SpsI--name y, lgno
rance, ~iica ST. much 6egraGes, mentally aud
morally tie Mexca!s and all the Spanish republics
OF South America. There they dwell il a r. public
but unoer the 'mmand OF thousands OF crowned
heads Instead u ecclesiastic. being the subjects
OF tho government, and bt dent to the laws OF the
country 10 ~ the g0veruu eht ana the law which
SUBJECT to their censtre ma appreciation 81 that,
although republicans they follow tnose
inns OF kiLes and Of the Clergy which say, q" let
instli into tile minds oi OR faithful people AID
sails mortal hatred sBa eterra ab,orrence towards
persona and things Proceeding from abroad, as to
hinder the instruction ana lights which they might
acquire III The contact with t,ein. Let attribute
to the spirit of Sa.ea their Inventions ai,d let us
send 70 The stake u.e subject who introduces any
thing eXtraordlnary, We must exercise Censorship
over books aud pagers, aud only peruit tee circua
ton OF those which Ia teaching do not INSTRUCT
these will the unl, ada pied fot the popular
schools, ard y. wi even pass for beins more civil
lied than the Arabs ana the indians, who have no
other instructor than that OF verbal Tradition; 20 We
will continue a, bout dagger Of our subject. de-
mAndipg their natural Il <is Ia the i'm ,oyerishment
OF ours Already 1t IL seen that the responsibility
of the dccuoence pveIty AID ignorance Of all the
Spauii colonies, devol.es On their spiritual CON
ductors. Then down with those wno should give
light, aid give Only darkness. 1 am coufdeut
they would much prefer to blind than so lint-
eyed as The better be able to make Use their
siectacles Cubans, tor the reform / desire t. see
per ccted in your country / will not propose 10
you the suppression of criminal courts nr the aboli
ton OF peuitentIaiies prisons and places Of execu
tiOD because know that all this mo irnfnl apDara-
tns is necessary. Notwithstanding that all these
measures very tar being able to flldl their
object He only no will follow the ADVICE OF the
wise Solomon, viii obviate their Necessity: I" Take
fat hold q instruction; depart not from it, keep
It, for it is thy li.e."