The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-23

not transiAte the Scripture Of their rashf WIN they
test oaths, and 10 secrecy
Professionalism forbid III
was ever blatant, EVENT. was tho Reformation. To
quote from mighty British PEN
se ss q to
lated prejudces throughout Europe. The eject Of the
coneussion general but the shock was greatest In
INT torpIed down the full grown intolsrabls abuses Of
centuries blow; besved the ground from under the
feet bgoted faith savish obedience and the
dashing of opinions oosened from their accustomed
hold might be- heard like the noise Of angry and
has yet subsidized Germany first broke the spell
Of msbegotten fear and gave the watchword but Eng
land Joined the shout and echoed back with her Island
voice from her thousand cliffs and craggy shores in
Great Britain arose. and threw down the gauntlet to the
nations There was mighty fermentation the waters
bg wa. Sd to think and speak the
mems brains busy their spirits srrng their hearts
full, and their hands not idle. Their eyes were opened
curiosity and zeal to know tine trut-that the truth
might make them Free The death-bow which had been
struck at scarlet vice boated hypocrisy ooscned
tongues and made the tasmans and love tokens OF Po
psh superstiticns with which she had benghted her
followers and committed denominations with the people.
fall harmless from their necks.
The translation of the Bible the chief engine In the
great work. threw open by secret spring the rich
locked up in q shrine II vacated the visions Of the
prophets and conveyed the lessons Of inspired teachers
to the Of the psS them SsSin
giving them common subjects of thought and feeling \
cemented their union Of character and sentiment 1t
created endless diversity and collision Of opinions They
found objects to employ their faculties and motive in
tine o. the @ nurSnt &c %
the most daring intrepdity in maintaining it, Religious
onovcry sharpens the understanding BY the subtefy
and remoteness OF the topics discusses and embraces
tire viii by their infinite Importance We perceive in the
history of this period nervous masculine intellect No
il Is from the intense activity which gives
tone to its general character But there gravity ap-
preaching to pety seriousness of impression, con-
scentious severity Of argument habitua ervor OF en-
thusssm in their method Of handling almost every sub
ect The debates of the schoolmen sharp and subtle
enough; but they wanted interest and grandeur, and
were besides confined to few They did not affect the
general mass Of the community. But the Bible was
thrown oIen to oil ranks and conditions to Gown and
with its wonderful table Of contents from Genesis
to the Revelations Every village In England would pre-
cent the well described in Burns Cotters sa-
this angry sea- this fermentation this shout and its
echoes this impulse and activity this concussion this
general effect; this blow this this roar and
ion this liberty to all to think and speak the truth this
stirring Of spirits this opening this zeal to know
make them free! How unlike to this is Know Nothing
ISM sitting and bToodng in secret to prescribe Catholics
light Of truth it protested against prescription bgotry
and intolerance. II loosened all tongues, and fought
DAY The argument of Know Nothings Is the argument
of silence. The order ignores all knowledge And its
prescription can't arrest itself within the limit of
GLIDING Catholics and naurazed citizens It must pro-
scribe natives and Protestants BOTH who will not consent
to unite in prescribing Catholics and naturalized citizens
Nor is that Al-t must not only apply to birth and
eon il must necessarily extend itself to the business
Of life well to political preferments The instances
have already occurred Schoomisresses have been dis
missed from schools in Philadelphia, and carpenters
from a building in Cincinnati.
Fourh-I is not only opposed to the Reformation and
pro{ae NIT hutif ;s IN fbn and
charity Of the Gospel. Never was any triumph more
complete than that of the open conflict of Protestans
against the Pope and prescraft They did not oppose
prescription because it policy Of Catholics, but
they opposed Catholics because they employed proscrp
ton Prescription, not Catholics, was the odum to
scrpion and exclusiveness with prescription and exclu
syeness secrecy with secrecy Jesusm with Jesuitsm
liberation, by American example, had begun its march
Throughout the earth II trusted in the power Of TRUTH
had faith in Christian love and charity. and in the
tany that God would decide the contest Here now is
order proposing destroy the effect Of moral
ample. The Pope himself would soon be Obliged by
moral rasicn TO yield to Protestans in Catholic
tries their privileges OF worship and their rites Of burial
But, the proposition to fight the devil with
fire., and to prescribe and exclude, because they pro-
how y Weld bS 20
nntly the Catholics do The pop:sh priests
oced TO them giving countenance to their example,
exIect to make capital and will make capital out
of this step backward from the progress Of the efor
ton Poicstantsm has lost nothing by tolcration
may lore much by prescription.
Ih-It is against the peace and purity Of the Protes-
tant churches and in aid Of priestcraf within their
folds secretly organize orders for religious combined
with political ends. The world-I the sinners
world-wl be set ct with the sects who unite in
this crusade against tolerance freedom Of conscience
and Of speech Chri.ts kingdom is not of this world
and freemen will not submit TO have the Protestant any
than thc Catholic churches attempt to influence
Il churches from within must reach point when they
must struggle among themselves and with each other.
Peace the fruit OF righteousness and righteousness
and peace must fee away together from fierce worldly
for secular power. And the churches must be
corrupted, too, evil PASSIONS hatred and jealousy
and ambition and envy, and revenge and strife arise,
and temptations steal away tie hearts votaries from
the humble service Of the "meck and I0wly Jesus
Protestant priescraft Is to Catholics and
where is this to end but in giving to Protestant
priests the worst Of them mean, such will 'sput
the livery Of heaven to the devil in" control
union which could be devised, of Church and Slater
The State will prostitute and corrupt any church,
Protestant priests the Catholics have been With
temporal and political power, and they win be of the
same old lcaven'-the same old beast-the old
OK going about with straw in his mouth And where
will the of sects cnds When the Protestant priests
have gotten the power which Of their scots to pre-
nextis to falls The Episcopal Church. my mother
church, is denounced by the bastard daughter
list OF prescription And when she is excluded how
are the Professionalism and Armenians to agree among
themselves Which Is to put up the Governor for Viz
20 have the Offices and how j. division 10 be made of the
spoilss Sir, this secret association, founded pro-
hCTpllcu must emu IN short
corruption and prosecutions Of all sects, and In civil
against the domination Of priestcraf Protestant
Catholic Indeed is it so already that real for
this secrecy is that the priests who have zeal without
knowledge against the Pore unwilling TO be in
their union with this darhlantern movement. Woe !
woe woe TO the hypocrte who leaves the work Of his
Master the Prince OF Peace the great High Priest after
the order of Mccisedec for worldly work like this
ssthlt j. against free civil government b. ostitot
ing secret ohgarch beyond the reach of popular and
public scrutiny and supported by blind instruments OF
tyranny bound BY test-oaths II tho oaths and proceed
irgs of induction Of members published be true they
bind the novicates from the start passive obedience
but TO one law the order OF intolerance and
Men led To them by burning curiosity 10 know that
they are 10 know nothing The novelty Of admission
teg,ts them into adherence They assemble to take
oa;hs and promise TO obey. To obey whom? Do the
masses win the masses, is it intended that the
Of then Numbers shall know whom Where is Tho cen
trail fcat Of the ,eiiea prophets In New York; New
Fr-iinds or Cid England Who knows that Know
No iingism = not influenced by cobal abroad By
iofcian irIgentef Whence passes the sign OF
course. from common centre somewhere. Is that
cotIc in Nirfinn, for the orders here: If not Is it
not Al hat purr in RI In br