New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-12

| mortality in the work. De should ever cherish tbs
lie ard his brother Arthur hsA cone 20 this tree ss1
happy laRG-iree ard bsppy, because -ots staEt-to
ssk aid ard thosgh accredited to the Meth, sts alone.
they red me. with generous tn atmert frots all de-
mix stions. After alludns 10 many OF the 2ersoas
| who had extended their Inequalities 20 tLsm
| ard bad aided them in the accomplish cent
Of tLeir mis- sion ard the encouragement witch ,o,f
words and assistance would give all the evsngsle .,
Prct,ssrt. # Ireland the speaker alluded 10 come ~
the elements Ct rtuie 10 ID Ell labor. fuk
IVES the decrease II TIE Catholic populstoa.
Twelve years ego it numbered seven millions, nov
II vas oily four millions Q mnlon had bsea
s~er avsy by the famine miiion aId .
ali ls5 enaigisied, and the remainder had been
Converted to Pro,estsntnr. Not q fro'eHs9
had died Of the famine from ore erd OF Ireland to the
other tlosgh many had died Of fever, contracted -
teir hrnese e6or's to asset the Sufferers Thess
a'ore had beer OF great hfseIce IN making CONVEX
sors, for there was srest deal oil theology 70 pss
If tresc. 7k: DutiIr IGAef, Csthohe Print, nsd
scsIsxledged the extens and Of their laoors
Their whole hi,ory had been history OF srccesses
America should encorrsEe the woik, the speaker
thought irs', on the sloaed OF patriotism, Tor no
Ameiiesn could oek with ndSererce upon zoe growta
Of Ron sni,m IN lis country OF the Protestant euA
sfat,on ton Ireland rene need be ashamed and PROT
stant Irelsnd had fur shed brilliant examples 10 tho
word in al the walks Of life, whSe the sons of Prot.
estsLt IL Isl meI-J eheison, Henry and Calhoun-hsd
left their marks in the history Of America Aud 90 10
the Csbolics, if it was said tina, they needed tee
Auencan's dollars, the American needed the Irish
man musCes s5NcfNNucIe NC tOUtu Nuo wv
me q. blended IN the American in this couotIy, and
the mportaresof having It Protestant could bs well
apIrec sted by bis hearers
DR.. MCCLIsrvCE then announced the tnifd regular
toast:
The Rec Bm. A,nvv and me Res w. Rs'iis-rhe srs.
~hich is the sy1oSy OF sso- con'ecfseo 70 se
yeGefsbc example OF ChrisAsa sesl sad
The Rev. DIR. JxxxIss Of Phi,adepsis responded.
lie SAID that l9 yes ego, when he was labong alone
as nissiotsry ia the interior o! the East lndies no
beard that u laboysr Was coming to his aid, and 10
should never forget the tune when he met hin
,rd giasp.d the heud OF William Arthur, .
nan II sloquence and genius. lite heard him
within a year presch IN the Bergslese Ian
guase with great facility as be could In the
Ergiish. He Of tho foremost ministers OF the
age, Of the greatest champions Of our glorious
Christianity. The spt sser, too, was glad to be here
Oh Protestant grouncs ~ well a. personal lie re-
sporded to the sentmenrof Dr. Scott " Repuo'icsn-
ism uas TO be success il was 10 be so because Pro-
ttstaniism and open Bible was TO prevail. lie was
clad to be be here also, Gstt olc grounds Wss no
not right in saying that the churches in this country
bod curing the past year been osptzed never before.
in tie spirit of cstholicy. Men of oil denominations
had welcomed their brothers Scott and Arthur, not -
Methodist, but rs ministers of Protes!ahtism.
The P,ots.tanf CAnycht ord a.,er. Of ke,-SM.y tbs
epss,e yet harmonious bo fo the esnssia'on Of essss
BE- Gro sn,d with sbut dsrt success and blessing
Music Soon mey the las, glad cong ARISE
The Rev Dr. MURRAY OF EZabethtown responded.
lie regretted that the assembly were Not all born IN
Ireland. Taught Ireland was very gre"s
~
great in its beauty, its antiquity us verdure ts mea
and women. Laughter. II was settled 900 years
before the Christian era, Dy whom be DID not know.
Renewed laughter. They were Dfucs, however.
IL Was said that st. Paul preached there, and u was
said tina. St. Patrick preached there Also 81 P.uck
was TIE best known. He certainly preached the
Gospel there as Mr.. scott had preached II,
ard tyang,laed Ireland. After tracing the history OF
Chri.tisuy in Ireland brief manner to the pres
ebt time, lie alluded to the character VI 20 irSh
people rendering them reacy for the reception OF
The truth and with the nestLess ths chsracter-
lied the Efforts Of the Methodiss, they need not
W. nder at the success of the Methodists in Ireland
Other means Of difusiog the Gospel were needed
there. Schools were wanted The controversy WAS
The equality of the church the hsnd, and the
preaching OF the Gospel ON the other; ana ali thst
was opposed to tie preaching OF the Gospel was
| ecclesiastical authority 49, and 1t WAS poweuess.
Tie speaker thought it best to have the people
TO con here instructed and il was our duty there
fore to serd the Gospel there for Ireland was one OF
the prspdest countries in the world To emgiate hom
Iaue hter This country was geat mill-the upper
store of ilch was the Bible the lower the Common
| Schoos; and % the aterial was poured IN II
can out in the shape OF Professionalism and kepubii'
| canism. Applause
ine,a 70 IyanS Gresting-whh thanks for the connibu
na., d aff BE rH.d Sta si:s "''' ''
The Rev. HISRf WARD BEEcBER responded. Ho
said be happy to be with them, partly TO repay
biz brother who bad stood by him in time OF neeos
ard partly TO attend Methodist meeting and not for
he rt time for Ia the West he had learned all about
,bem event 70 become one; but he had learned 10
love them for their esrDestness and Chrstan de'o-
iIcp He was glad to come, also because TINS wss "a
International as We as lnterdenomiDstionsl meet
ifg He cid thank Ireland for the muscle had senti
and although they found great deal OF fault Win
risl meD, yet if they had to do the work themselves
tbey would gladly omit their conplants They OFTEN
| tines spoke Of them for the manner IN which they
| added TO our national wealth. Their labor was our
emancipation, for while they worked We attended 70
schools. He really regarded them as our elevstos
m no tha rvants of material Things
and at the same time attend to the innstenal Dus
there WAS yet a compensation IN this. Ihey nso
come up to do that work which we should nave
had to come down TO do, owing 10 me
ecclesiastical oppression in their own country.
Mr. Beecher then alluded to the warmth OF feeling
Of the Irish. The IRISH heart be thought was more
often right than the ish head In illusions TO the
Irh BRAIN he cid not accept such OF irish brain ~
did not have fencfed heart, and he made an allusion
ncd, bty TO such Iristmen who had made loud pro
testans against aristocrac tyranny only scvoc.ss
Democratic ro-Slavery. But whatever might DO the
fact however low the Irish0sn, he was reed hisn.
mar. ard the proverb was that the lrshmshs chlA
was Irish no more. Applause.
n specially Protestant lands. ts sast power ever %
,xeited on thu side Of Virtue and Religion
CHARLES A. DANA responded. lie said that ~
not often that Journalist able 10 engage 10 les
tiyi,ies like ths But il seemed 10 him mpossiDs nos
10 be preseLt when the object was to appreciate de
voton TO" Christian DUTY. But more thsn tn,si
he bad another deslre 70 DC p.e'' M, sn;ovsd
the dinner, and after they had enjoyed thesa.
selves the ladies admitted TO . back seas
~ Dsra then alluded 10 certain condolences In te
t.tory Of The secular press and Methodism, aad
also tie important agency which the .seG., p pre- ::
e ~ this he adyerted TO the aid it had been
during the recent spiritual awakening by publics'
ton OF the facts as lie vs. ~,
- sb m the diffusion Of Christ an knowledge, and Va Ne
nro,iop u Chisn Msy cutiyse the sowi,s spns
~ min among Christian Of al churches IN Tue shen"'
l ,1t.fuil..s Of modern ChrstsI dom.
D. tv Rey HayyNs