New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-14

81 the spprosch The hon roars, ana ms nee ~
his approach or have tins b. arrange themselves if dc
Tense But the serpent passes along in silence Whom
his presence being suspected anu er--ps unael
and folds kuse, saa anaeId Ia me oarHes' e''
know not there be anv other propsr,ts cousp ,ue
th figure which Lord intended 10 ssde aud II tnere
not then il obvious that this example for Nan may
be converted to bad Let pursue this tnoaSnt
hrs and then consider the good use which may DC nads
OF the figure;
In the first place consider that wicked men i, .oci.
ETY. il Consequence of their wiekednss shorn OF
hslf their strength wicked nsn, compared win
good is az destitute of def. thu serpeat
when compared with the lion. There is, therefore,
left - LEl no Ohsr course bat strstsg-m aud eos
cealuent II his object is 10 dsfrzud - will sloss
bic design by f.s-hood pres-stiSg something TO
all appearances the very opposite Of the thing intend
ed II his object !. to corrupt aud demoraEe, ne will sp
prosch bis victim with the language Of morality and
siny II he secretly propose, evolution Of public
pear the great friend Of both What aid se serpent de-
sen IN Parsdisef lie dssgsed To accomplish the ruiu
misery OF But did he ammo ncs this "a his OBJ
iect Nest certsisly not lie comes As the friend OF
ths human pair whispering in an unsaspecting ear,
Why should you not eat Of tue tree Of the Wedge OF
good and evil 1t has great virtue IT'S more than all
Others e waiting in its effect aud pleasant 10 the taste why
does God forbid you to pluck Of It's fruit Behold 1t Is
pleasant to the eye and good for food You say 1t will
cause death No other tree in the gsrdea ha, caused
death. Neither will this.
We must suppose in all such cases q superiority Of
knowledge to be united with mslgny OF purpose and
is before such Q, i, that tbs iRpoceptta Ioe
their victims and this il is which nsures their conquest.
Moses SAYS of the serpent that he subtle than
any act of the field which the Lord GOO had made We
see then how by OF knowledge ana superior educs
ton wicked may eBtrsp the weak aud uawsry aud
we know wherein their strength lies.
, Open enemies we can see and flee FROM couec oar
means of defence and repe their attacks but when uen
take advantage of their superior knowledge ~ circumvent
the un.uspectng creep among them Ike sepents aad
seize upon fountains of learning and brooks OF water and
prsccupy the ground tmsy we'll BE- feared that theirs will
- until IA D ".
Brethren all history fable, OF in TINS ccuntry are 10
become the prey OF legion OF such deesivers who ara
coming among the people TO ascend the tree OF
kDo~edge and meet and contend against them With Their
weapons.
But how can that be Tss drs thing they ende,vor to
do when they acquire influence here n 10 close up the ave
nues Of knowledge 10 mpsTt knowledge perverted TO
ther own use And from what our people 10
learn the trse nature of Poperyi know OF none There
seems 10 be settled sleace imposed On the pubic lips
Schools are shut against the attempt 10 snow what
P.pery is The Public Press IL becoming mora saa
more shut against such efort-Foreigners are EN-
ployed around the Peas, vile will sscraoe even party
polcs 10 preserve their own sscendancy. Public sen
m.nt is opposed to what it cons ders the clushins
of hostile sec if Popery, which hate, all the seot'
were but one Of them Merchants are better employed
than in exposing the arts OF those Who enrich them ron
ci.rs want the votes of Papiss fashionable circles ad
nire their society magistrates must be impartial to all
their constituents Pupits must not sew dissenon IN the
community Or families and friends must be hu,hed into
silence at the table lest oense be given to Popish ser
wants and children mut not be set against their
HE teachers Once in an age some meteor may glance
aihvart the midnight sky revealing parts OF the orising
bsts who are gathering together for conquest aud may
he admired appauded by the unreneeting and IN rea
~ may do good But shrug Of the shoulder alone will
indicate some little revul,iOn in feeling while the settled
purpose of the mind il undsurbed which is TO let things
lake their course The cry is Peace Pesce Would
10 God there were Peace, and might be Peace-Psace
is our motto. But what Peace do those design OF
whom we speak, who may be putting our Savl0urs
commands literally into practice for bad end II the
srms of Pspsts which are coming ever to our shores
were coming to enjoy the good land which We possess
10 build houses and plant vineyards open forests and Dig
mine. and convert and subdue the soi kill the wolves
m. hears the bualoes Of the prses ana the Rocky
Mountains if they desired to grow rich aud great .sd
luxurious and to unite with Il, in establishing Free Gov
.rnnep and Pure Religion, God forbid that we shoad
preyent them No. could open every door IN our wide
temple liberty and bid them welcome Tor there IS room
enough for all and there is bread enough and to spare
We would run and embrace them And this may be- aud
do1besss the desire of many Of the ignorant and unhnk
ny who afecomng But this the desire or design OF their
leaders their governors their teachers masters rulers
and Of their keepers Who can believe this Who is 80
ignorant or weak, so infatuated 1t has been well
'Nu "coup non sninum uuant qui rAasr.are .urrunt"
massage of ten twenty or forty days the Atlantic
Ocean will not convert Jealous pspa Ecceslsse into
peaceable Protestant Aonarchs into Repu Dicin
or born and Halter of Luther into lover and
foover OF his sentiments No Our children OF c0mmOns
prhe sion ard common advantages kno better than this
For what the most celebrated aud. ubte OF all religious
societies nstutedI mean the Jesus-out 10 extend tue
d. spote power Of an Italian &c ,lesastc and Prncehs
POPE AID what is the history Of their introduction into
Chns into japan, and in Abys'nsl Ii is. history of
ntrg and at last of bloody expulsion. The
re. secret OF their seems to have been the al
3r With which they obtained the confidence sftas rul
ling powers, which they appear to DC fast do.g ia eur
country This confidence they abused and in time they
vsre expelled China Japan and Abyssina and with
ge.nce violent and bleody sst in proportion 10 their psu
bic niquty In the course Of the eighteenth csntuy the
Je,ut, were b,nished from France Spain Portugal and
other Catholic countries and toward it, close the society OF
Jesuits was abolished by the Pope himself And now
what two or three millions Of hostile to our liberty
and more hostile TO hs Protestant religion which they
op-nl, brand as heresy deserving or eternal damnaoH
what these led by two three thousand Jesus Of
fcered by thousands Of such sworn supporters Of the triple
crown NAV design do without design the part Of
the may may do and leave
unturned to do-.is thing seriously to be esasid-
cred Surely if such are to put our SAVERS
rec,pt in the text into practice il is high time and vitality
important We who the frat poSsessors Of the sell
and the estabshers OF Religious Liberty should study the
text and inquire in what sense shoad fuh Chrss
command by employing little OF the wisdom Of the ser.
pent well as they.
To this part of cur subject let us next attend It said
that there are different species Of the serpent Now
there is one species wise than anothsr is that
which We Protsstans are bound 90 mate-ior We nave
the double duty to perom-of counterworking our enc
mics and Of undecevDg friends Bat the direction IS
plain and unmtakable and the Introduction to It and the
conclusion OF it are both significant and Important
"B.ho sens yoa forth assseep the midst OF wolv. Be
therefore, wise az ssrpeata and AarS4''s a. d0Ves.
This certainly marks out for asa very narrow path or
field of action Where wolves abound, and are gsag
about seeking whom thsy may devour, If We are
10 n. "a harmless As doves our business must
chiefly consist insratehiag teHsnd IN quiet aud wise
rsv preventing them from harmng US. One mel
ancboiy thought however rses up at the threshold Of
ou remarks under this head viz that 10 the end both hs
GREAT leader who taught this prseept Of the text and all
1ersps who frs heard H. were slain by these very wolves
and dyed the earth with blood and had not that blood
Lu The seed Of the Church the Church would have been
.tsnsied But the promise Of God was the serpent shall
bru.e thy heel and thou shalt brue his head sad the