Smyrna times., 1857-08-26

in these the victories of the God Of battles. re-
cords, with new confidence and greater bold
ness, God in the History of Nations. But moi
only do Jewish captivity aud the liberty preach
ed to the nations of Earth at the advent o.
/ CaFstsnity confirm this truth j; but, also. the
subsequent history of Europe and of the world
bears attesiaton 10 the same faithful record Oi
the fact. England, crushed and broken by her
l0ag line of EN- ned9 d9!espoti$n heT altars stain
ed with che blot u .ovai victims, and still
ssoss bloody priesieEai'. .--h'r na
made at will gal = nss e.. b. be aXc tc sati sly
the pr!late 9gJ 'vl'ae 4.s.t- of her neilT Gus
and vaclllhI Is2 'seRI =, AID lhr sOr1E ambition
of cosEapt prlesthooG.--caught ~ last. TO
them, the UNIV elcole ~ ad OF reto, and
gospel liberty, and the tull enjoyment of AVA
kened Conscience. She saw the dnger Of AL
mighty tod po.:t.Dg 70 the FIRST feeble rays of
analnGst 'r- "ten, nul uneXtIngusha6le Chris
tianity, As ia, 20 e amnug ihe obscure hills
OF Germany; /. Was then ,ul: her throne trem-
bled ANA 'Cpra'.i aiOok ir0s center 10 clTcOm-
ter-hee -whe's christianity seemed 10 rise from
her lethargy aud onckle On the armOr for Il con-
test, sucb th, ~oriI had seen Dul once be-
FORE, The iDHuily oi the Church OF Rome
seemed almost to have reached is elimination.
Penance eX'taiir 70 the dead instituted the
Of her mi4r>.e,- al ne altar, the sale Of jndul-
genceS by pcrpai"tc etnlssar'es, $,id p.rary
Indulgence, granted by Bont;vce III. pur-
chased ~ e: ',Iiy offerings Ot Ijd, 100 visitors
month. Murder, Intanticlde, adultery, p"fiury,
burg giary Were encouraged aid abSolutiOn given
by the pay yment of price. . The kingdom OF
Heaven had disappeared and men had opened
Temples were turned into sage and priests
into mountebanks" But in the council cham
bers of infinite wisdom, were in preparation
the instruments of lis will. The great battle
between the light of Christianity and the mid
night darkness of Intidelity was about TO be
conl.nenceu, aud the Reformation of the 10Th
century arose. The DIarsballed hosts of ponti-
icgl authority, cardinal inluisili1ns and basili-
col armies we're all arrayed against the SIMPLE
minded out courageous apostles OF the 16:h
centur,. A.J wnere does tnis great re!orua-
tiau, ffeiy httd waa surl ipmortal hopes, com
nGnce!
Itaiy tr.g.hcnt3ry and il.nr:.el. eager in the
subjggatlon OF The ueigaborlrg I:tales, was too
much engaged in intestine caiamlt'es to give
heed to what did not concern the extension OF
her boundaries. Courtrg the alliance of the
sacerdo;al city. aud well knowing the immen-
sity OF power welded by the prishOnd such
religion adopted a. thar advocated BY these re-
FORMERS, wut.u be hazardnus 10 the extreme
Catholic Fr.nce TOO much prided her rationa-
ism to l;sea Ti;. any degree Of attention to
WIckI:, =. II england ne aPqsa!cd from the
MIA. dcnonnciu@ The errors OF the clergy
Spain was 10 k.ng, 1on, IuteHsei! upon the
gUldea treasure prnml>ed 10 the New " orld.
al . ! 'iie ,s'ev .si1, -. &c, sery;e. tx. rs.
sals'. eroc''Se I'o".or1 TO e"c"oras, 'e.or.
mat,yn wn.ca pry..,~," 50 .4IIie Ha,I.Onty Be-
side h.. = .pI.v o.'sir or ,eiitt bano'BsI. how
ccu.a Is - "s,. HI,i,. sosaEs 90 ., s;en
none the less nrre',cai RJhe c.I1.,4tiou oi ,hs
Spanish = .',c, .'I
Altnou,b 'heso ava O.beT state. Oi r1trope,
from whigh u inignl ,nos reasonably have atcu
expec ed fhe hight Ot Reformation to rise, were
SO Diserably prepared for the great work, yer
was there . seed Iell TO serre the God OF Ii a.
vens. careless eye luIght nave ioohcd to
ID Il
covered Christianity, as beIpg the most po"fr-
ful assistance 10 the church but, 10 the ia Us
of the Apostles meu Ot low degrrc were chO'
sen, SO also now we're they brought from the
had not become corrupted by the machina tions
of the Romaa clergy, from whom they borrowed
all things save their stern, lpviBclble religious
courage. Like their neighbors the Swiss, they
were prepared from the simplicity and purity oI
their lives, to receive the great truths present.
ed to them by the study of ancient learning
mixed with filth" Being the centre Of Chris
tian nations, as Judea was OF the ANCIENT world
Germany was the most appropriate place il
VIII lch the great principle of Reformation shoulC
| De ueVeIOpDl. nuu INV uOSo 10 hio
tory, IN which are found suuh fitting instrument
for The ,execut.oo OF the plans of Divine WIS
dom, exhibit The truth "I our csptlon--God II
History! Z@nigle. from a shephefd's hut
Meanelhon, IRON sn srIDorer's workshop, AM
Luther, from the cottage OF a niii'er' all az
beautiful exempllhcailons ct the fact thai 20
; does not despise the day of smal EhlngS, an
, that HIS Instruments Of righ,eousn'iss, thpug
: in themselves weak, are nude strohg IN God )
$ the, pulling down OF the sirongholds Of wieket
: ness in high places But not Only does Gsi
: many, from whose alp.Ye bills and almost mae
. cessible mounlsin gorges, the light and hePs I
4 the church frss sprung, ana wisish, g W. ben a
Z o,het nations had shone IN the his'ery Of Oh
church. had renamed .hs same dsrk bafbsrcs
!. Germany, ldsnopsEpio The fact with which v