New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-05

Hemisphere, the Society had entered upon s labors
in Canada the West Indies, and South America; in
The Eastern Hemisphere, in Belgium, Sweden, France
and Italy. He would not then enter into any details
which would be submitted in the report at their APP
preaching Anniversary but would introduce the Rev.
Prof. WYLIE OF Philadelphia.
The Rev Mr. WY1IE chose for his text the lst Epstle
General Of St. John, I'd chap. and 18th aud following
yeises: "Idttle children it is the last time; and
eve have heard that Ant-Chilst should come, even
snow arc there many AniC hTis;s, whereby we know
''that il is the last time &c. &c. An eloquent min
lister he said q certain OCCASION after describing in
the most glowing language the loveness of virtue,
carried away by his feelings exclaimed that, Viz
tue 10 appear on earth in human form all
would be so impressed with admiration and love
that they would fab down and worship her. In the
afternoon Of the Sabbath his colleague, Of
more sober views referring 20 the remarks which had
been made in the msrIing, stated Onewhat as fol-
low: "Nntue once appeared IN our world in the per
Of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ but instead
of worshping her, men hated, prosecuted and muir
tercd her. What he's been once may expect would
be again for human nature is always and ever the
snme II need not surprise u.s. therefore, to find that
Society which hes religion, virtue and truth for It's
Object, should meet with hostility Such was the NAL
igny Of the Internal Adversary that wherever he saw
nytbng calculated 10 promote rehgious uutn, ne
directed against it all his evil agencies inuetu 80 Ude
Wos tb. that a GOOD work not meeting hostility would
be wanting in one Of the first evidences of its excel,
jence. Whatever was opposed 10 Jesus Christ and
~ rouse was Antchrist. "There be many Anti
fhrists tad the apostle Heathenism was Anti Christ;
a. Slavery; so was immortality, vice, and error OF
all kinds Whatever was hostile to the true interests
C men and to the glOry Of God must be considered as
Anti-C brist and in this view might especially look
npon the Man of Sin and Son of Perdition-the Papacy
AS developed in its past history and present aspects
I'D say cmphatically that il was Anti-Chrst. In Us
object Of opposing all that was sinful TINS SOcle-
tv was brought into immediate ond especial com
bat with that enormous system OF fraud ana M
Uuitv which had 80 long tramped upon the nights
Of men, and whose fell dominion they were bound
TO use every means to check, not only elsewhere
but in own fair land, where, by the providence
Of God, those who could hardly be approached on
their own soil were brought within our teaching.
II was his object to show that POpery was eminenty
Auto Christ; and in the use of the term PoPeiy he
did not to be ofensiyc for as the followers OF
Jrttbcr or of Calvin were designated by his name,
why should those who claimed that the Pope was the
great head Of their church complain II they were TO
be known by his name. 1t was only as a matter OF
Dropriev that he used the expression. Antitrust
was truly defined as opposed to Christ in his three
great characters of Prophet, Priest, and King.
How fully Rome met this description! Fifot,
Prophet he set ct heTse leva s1d w Ser sS
prohibited the pradipg Of the Scriptures Except by
special perf,fon with such restrictions and expana-
tiops she thought fit to oher) To prove that this
of the Index of prohibited books published by author
ity of the Pope at Rome and which had reached four
teen editions. Among other books there named as
prohibited. was the Holy Bible. Christ says, leach
The Scriptures" the Church says You shall not, ex-
/" cent under certain conditions, and adds the threat,
Hf any person shall have the presumption TO read II
Uwithout such PERMISSION he shall not have absolu-
Ution." The single fact that while in Europe and in
This country edi+iOns Of the Scriptures have
been published in all languages, not one IN the
modern and but few in the heranguages nave Deen
printed at Rome shows how much the RomanlSs
value the Bible. Even in this free land, we found
Archbishop Kenyon prohibiting any one OF his hock
from having the Bible in his possession and orders al
copies to be brought to him. He did not say whGl ne
did with them; but the Bible burnings' throughoIt
the country told the tale. Nor did we see her. while
unwilling to let in religious truth, aiding the sPread
Of scientific or other truths Among those prohibited
books which he held list of, were miitohs rarauSe
Lost, Robertsons History Of Chares y. ,vb anH
We were accustomed to regard as STANDARDS: mus /
was too that Calico obliged by the terrors
of the inqusiion to abb the scientific tfu1h o
the worlds sphericty and revolving molten. Rome
would deprive us of thehght which God has
given in nature and in His holy word.
IN the second place, Popery was AntC9ri't pecause
n usuped the priesty office of Jesus Christ VINO once
Jed for orr sins aud offered himself sacrace " once
and for ALL that might be redeemed ana VINO naIn
taken his seat the right hand oil the atheT 10 ne
code for man. But Rome substituted Tor Chilst her
own inventions She taught her followers 10 peheVe
IN the absurdy that the wafer which they ave was IN
real esh and blood of the Savior and tdat as oeh as
mass was performed the sacrifice OF Christ was repeat
Cd Then came her doctrine of indulgences, invented
10 repleDsh her treasury. The Apostle had Wen sa,u
that bv the deeds of the law no flesh eOud De uSueG
hut the Church of Rome taught that not only
were saints justified themselves, but left be-
hind them a surplus of good works, winch,
collected together in vast treasury could DC uslo
,ted for the justification of Others. Or this treasury
The Pope held the key and these surplus good works
were only to be obtained by the payment OF money
for, after all Rome was the religion OF money: ihen
there her doctrine of the ntercesson OF SAINTS
especially Maryology. In a book which he held,
written BY ST Alphonso, il stated: Mary Is ON
Tnipotent for according to all laws the queen enjoys
cal privileges with the king, and che may ENJOY
"power equally with her son; one Is omnipotent by
nature and the other by grace. So also we found
legend by St Francis describing q vision i'll which he
saw two ladders reaching 10 Heaven. AT the top oi
one sat Jesus and at the top of the other-a white
Cne-MaTy, his mother. He observed that many
who tried TO ascend the ladder at the top OF
which Christ sat, failed but when they attempted tne
white ladder they eded because Mary held forth
her hand to save them. What was this to teach but
that Mary took the place OF the Saviour ana II was
Only through her ntercessOn-nOt the Redeemers-
tbat men could be saved The Rev. speaker next
dwelt upon the evils of Monacsm, in excluding from
fhe world those who il sincere IN their love OF virtue
and hatred of vice. could do much TO sustain the former
and check the spread Of the latter. He denied that
we owed 10 the Monks the preservation of learning or
Of science during the dark ages. Even allowing that
many valuable manuscripts had been preserved by
them it was rather by "happy accident than
them. Lastly, he spoke Of Rome usurping
tbe kingly Office of ChTis-the Pope being acknow
ldged by her the great heed OF the Church-havmg
the power TO pronounce as TO what should be con-
,idered wee and what virtue-and as he pronounced
Romans,s were required to believe at the risk OF
~ shining against the Church aud losing their souls"
In cor cluson he impressed upon his hearers that they
should have feeling for the poor Romanist bat that
of love; while they hated his principles and his errors
they should love the man himsel make every exer'sn