Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-04-12

i. lasked why he distributed Bible
1among US? Did be take US TO /
: heathens? Our churches are di
l.tributing the work. Our Bishop
,Iare distributing the work. The B
|, {ble is found in every steamboat, 81
loen, and in every chamber Of, ever
: hotel in the, States Did he take .
to be heathens? Oh, no; be wa
glad to hear we had the Bible here
bnt be thought that perhaps h
would be doing US a great service t
bring the Bible, ass the Pope an,
Bishop Hughes wanted to make it 1
sealed book. He was called upon t.
flake bis departure, as be was know
lat once to be know nothing agent
He pretended merely to visit: to dis
tribute the Bible, but the fellow Wan
all the time privately carrying his
dark lantern and lueifer match. in
his pocket to supply the test oath
T EtLaughter.) We gave him warning
to go hence, and hope he has gone.
I,Sosit is with the preachers-your
Protestant preachers. 1t is utterly
impossible that they can make any
inroads against the Pope and against
Catholics so long as they are sus-
pecteds Of attempting to become
Protestant Popes, and to seize po-
htical power. What Was it, ! ask
them-whats corrupted the Roman
church? There was once a time
when. the Bishop Of Rome was the
head of a pure, primitive church
when he was armed only with ele.
mosynary, with spiritual and With
ecclesiastical poweras But the very
moment he laid his hand upon the
imperial purple and the crown Of the
Caesars, that very moment the "whore
Of Babylon put on her scarlet and
began to play her abomin.stionsbefoN
the eyes of the people. g
3 She played these .abeminations till
the times of Cakin Luther, and
Melancthon, and Roger Williams
These great reforners we're men who
did not 60 into secret places, who
used no dark lanterns, who did not
speak in whispers, but who ihundered
in the tones Of Whitfield himself
The moment the Pope laid hold of
political power-the moment he be-
came part and head Of the civil State,
that very moment the State cor
rupted the Church, and the Church
corrupted the liberties of the State.
So it will be here,- if, under pretext.
Of defying the Pope, of prescribing
Catholicism, you allow your priests
or other, to lay their
hands upon political power, aud put
Oh the imperialpurple and the crown
of the C@sars--that very moment
the State will corrupt the Church and
The Church will destroy the liberties
of the State. As to the proscrip-
ton of foreigners, let me ask the
know nothipgs themselves to return
to that passage Of the Bible to which
| have already referred them. Ifthey
will take the 10Th chapter of Second
Samuel, and read not only the whole
verse, but the whole history of Alb
SALON, the traitor, they will find that
while Absalom-; not only native born
Of the land, but native born of the
Ioins of King Dayid--was turning
traitor, while the sweet Psalmist of
Israel was driyentowards the wilder.
ness with his followers, be turned and
saw Ittai, the Gittite,and 'saidato him.,
Wherefore goest thou also with us!'
Return to thy place, and abide with.
thy king, for thou art a stranger and
also an exile. Whereas thou camest
bu. yesterday, should | this day
make thee go UP and down with uss
Seeing ] 60 whittier ] may, returu
thou and take back thy brethren;1
Mercy and truth be with thee.''--;
And Ittai, the exile and:the stranger.
who came but yesterday, answered.
the King, and said,, As the Lord iiv.
eth, and as my Lord, the King, liv-i
eth, surely in what place my Lord
the King shall be--whether in death
or life-even there also, will thy SER
want be.'' And remember that the
case Of Absalpm and Of Ittai is but
the prototype Of an Arnold and a
Lafayette. fApplause.) Who sent
you alIianees You tell the people
that Catholics never gave aid to civil
liberty that they never struck a
blow for the freedom Of mankind
Who cave you alliance against the
fs .u,s 8 ofs Engla6d2 Who but that