Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-08-03


calaureate sermon Of DR.. Daily. at the
State University, which appears to
have been a timely and able defence
Of Romanism. against the vile and in
iquitous charges of the Know Moth
ings and small fry preachers. We
doubt not that il was an able discourse.
and il il produced half the impression
that his anti Catholic sermon did, that
he preached in nearly every county In
Southern Indiana. and sometimes two
or three times In county, when he
was financial agent for the Asbury
University, its frui Is will be stem many
days hence. Many Of our readers
will long remember the abiding inn
pressions made upon their minds. by
his inimitable sermon on the "Levia-
than" Of job. There was such an ar
ray Of history and bible as TO convince
them that in no way could our country
be secure against the insidious wiles
Of Popery. but in ,ivaling them in ed
ucational enterprises, and guarding
against the political demagogues that
courted the votes Of Catholics, that
they might overthrow our free schools
and Danish our free bibles. These
appeals in behalf Of "purc protestant
education" often more than dou blcd
the contributions no would otherwise
have received. for the people Of Indi.
ana are protestants. They love the
Protestant bible and they love Prot
estant free schools.
We believe the DR.. was right In ar
raging those facts from history. and
passing events that showed the mani
fest design Of Romanism upon this
country, and we believe the people
were right in contributing literally to
build up home, protestant universe.
ty that might not merely rival but
oyeriop any institution that foreign
money might build up among us. We
think. toe. that his pointed reproofs Of
the demagogues OF both political par
ties that were then trying to buy the
catholic vote, even at the expense Of
the bible in our free schools. were well
directed. aud we doubt not that the
present healthful embarrassing Amer
lean protestant sentiment owes more
TO those sermons than TO any one
agency. II matters not that the seed
sown did not Immediately spring up.
II was good seed, sown on good
ground and is producing abundant and
gracious fruit. And the simple fact
that the DR.. now holds an official po-
sition, by virtue Of his old lineism,
and the further fact that old lineism
now requires him TO defend Romanism
against the storm of popular indigna-
ton that he himself was chief in get
ting up, viii not root up the well
grounded convictions Of the people
that Romanismis unscriptural and an
ti-republican. The following out
line Of this famous Leviathan sermon
was taken down at tho time. and is
now given TO the public by a cores
pendent Of the Indianapolis RepaJii-
can. Those who know the Doctors
ability to clothe such dry bones with
Thoughts that breath and words that
burn" though they may not have
heard the sermon, can have some idea
Of It's power and effect.
"Romanism is represented by the
Dragon IN the sea--as monster
amongst monstersl See her prefen.
tionsi See her instrument, Of propa-
cation, Fire, Faggoi, Inquisition,
BLoop.
"All tho inGdelity that ever ragged
has not done rs much harm rs Roman
isml hnfdeiity Is her child"
"Chnsliarlty makes free, Rome en-.
slaves: Christianity enlightens, Rome
says, 'Ignoronce is the mother Of de-
votion.' Christianity says. Give the
Bible to ALL No. says Rome, lock
Il up. Give II alone TO Priests. Save
Il from vulgar eyes-'twill do much
harm diffused."
"Hear Rome declare, No faith Is
to be kept with heretics.' Herr Bron-
son declare. This land belongs to the
Pope and he shall have it, Hear
Martin Luther denounced by Roman
Priest Us dirty dog. Who does no,
see the bloodyJangisd dragon"
He would no more travel the State
as he did then, and preach this ser.
mon than he would suffer his hand tc
be cut Oft, II would result in the
cutting off of his Presidential head. Al
least.
But ii is not in Baccalaureate ser
mons only, that he now defends Ro
manism from the persecution Of Know
Nothinglsm, and tho "rable rousing''
denunciations Of "small fry" preach
ers. In his Sabbath lectures to III,
students, and his private intercours,
with them. we are credibly informed
he pursues the same course. w,
would love TO know whst he has don,
with his sermons on 1.-The Man o
sin." Opening the Seals" 9TH
Black Horse" and "Leviathan." l
the array of what purported to b
facts from history, and passing events
as well as the teachings Of the bible i
reference to Roman:sm, have bee
discovered to be false, DR.. Daily owe