New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-07
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN CHRISTIAN UNION

SERMON BY IRE REV. DR. DE- WITT.
The Rev. THOMAS DIX WITT, ID. d., preached the
Sixth Annual Sermon of the American and Foreign
Christian Urien before an attentive audience in the
Reformed Dutch Church. Laayctteplsce, last evening
The services opened by singing hymn, after which
the Secretary gave brief statement OF the aiian OF
the society They had now, he said l0s aborer in the
Missionary field GO of whom in the United States,
and 40 in foreign countries Their object to spread
the Gospel in nominaly Christian as well a. Pagan
lands, and especially among the benighted Roman
Catholics of this country. Several converts from Ro
manism were devoted to the work. Eighteen or
twenty Missionaries had been sent to France, five into
Italy. four to Belgium, two in Sweden. three to Ireland
and a converted Hungarian at present engaged in
preaching at Constantinople.
Tie Rev DR.. DE WITT took his text from the ith
chap. Of Tim, 9Th verse:
thou put the brethren in remembrance OF these things
thou good Jesus Christ nourshedup IN the
words Of faith and OF good doctrine "hefeunIo 'hou h.s at
In few Introductory remarks he showed the appli-
cation of the text to the American and Foreign Union
and the necessity of attention to the Injunction, in the
present aspect of the religious world and the position
attained by tile Pepa Power In performing their
duty by seeking out the benighted Roman Catholics
under the ewes of those by whom their minds were
kent in bondage, they might seem Ia assume poemlc
attitude but error should needs be opposed; tor, Il
thew allowed themselves to sleep. tue enemy would
sow tares in the night First, the Rev. Doctor consd
cred the nature and influence of ROmanlsm, 10 which
he could give better title than " Great Apos-
"tacy." Looking through the prophecies OF the
Old and warnings in the New Icstaments, he showed
the application of several passages TO that Mother
of Ahomination" and drew particular attention to
four names by which the Head of The Papacy was de-
scIibcd: The Son of Perdition, " The Man OF Sin,
The Minister of Inquity, " The Wicked One.
Tracing the history OF the Josuts he impressed the
fact that although the system became so Oious to The
popuar mind e. TO call fer dsbanding OF the 0rder
bv Clement v vet il active an agent OF the
Iapacy a. ever and busIly engaged IN tins coun-
trv But if true to themselves, they had nothing 10
fear In this conn, ction he alluded to the Public
School question, and the efforts made first TO Danish
the Bible fl, Public Schools, end then to have
| division OF the funds. But in this matter he wa
than ktul To find that the Protestant mind was awake
ar it was also 10 the important question of Church
property. The Church OF Rome he considered "a un-
scnptura in liz doctrines, ldolatrous IN ls practices
IeIs, cutting ITS init, and yranncal and proceeded
To cite many ustano in proof of his positions. Sec
ondlv be- considered more particularly the present as-
poet IN which POpery was ornd aud took occasion 10
advert 10 tie inspect Of alalls m the East. There was
| Russin with the Greek Church, and England cdn-
| hind with Jesuit France. He did not pretend to in
! terpret but only TO watch and wait the coming deve-
oTm,nts They evidently on the eve OF great re-
suits and thing certain, that MohaInnedansIn
must soon fall; for, let who would prevail, turkey
would be- In, aiod as the sick man alike by the Al
! lits OF by the Gar.
His third point the design and objects of the Amer-
can and Foreign Christian nion came IN naturally IN
connection with lhls subject. l. wa one of the -hie
objects of that Society to reveal the fatal errors Of
Romanirm, and destroy its power over the minds OF
tie people. In carrying out this deslgn 1t deserved
and required tie support OF the entire Christian com
muniiy. Already much good had been done, in
awakening the minds of Protcstants to the position
| and designs of the Papal power in this country.
Before dismi.sng the congregation, the Rev. Dr. De
| WITT took occasion to say that he could, from the
an honiy of an old and respectable citizen, who still
lived verify expression made use of by Lafayette
VIXEN in this City in 1924, and which had been denied
by the Papal interest He remarked to that gentleman
that if ever the Liberties of this country endanger-
ed, it would be through the Jesuit craft OF the
Roman Priesthood.