The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-16

sp1ltua authority undssy ing Ill authority the Church
OF Rome bad Divine right. and gave religion e
prsst,caly be constructed II RENE. That would not
do. would be only union Of Sect which Vas no
had proposed another basis I basis WAS the aocept
OF religion called the evangelical power Of SALVATION
commanded Americana 70 rally on the %.,sca
the evAngelixirg OF religion But the vs ue,oo
In that, a. In the Roman Catholic idea, was, 1nN o
out large portion OF the ChrisaAn world Wny more
not accept that, and were therefore ignored BY the
Protestant evangelical churcn The Eush was me rro
old enemy, the Roman Catholic Its only idea Of union
was the conspiracy. OF few sects 70 take tns
KsD% q Heaven into BY
into Ss:sss ..1. ns esp.o xs1SS
q dscl,re mere was one method That union
in religious character, with diversity Of creeds and ns
buttons The speaker proved IN some lengthy remarks that
~ shoss wSicA preceded He then ooutinued-Buts
men saA rwW necessary 70 believe In Christ TO be
onn occurred tSe world And q time rolled on those
woald multiplied who would form private opinions Of
Csrisl Every child now growing up had Jesus Christ
resembled Jesus Christ they had ,hen kind Of union
Now men aad vomen OF all creeds met on the platform OF
unity in private life. Numbers met together and did
pious DUTY and they were not harmed by IL. A colec
lion Of people who met 70 help each other Was holy g.
hering There but two obstacles 10 the principles
did hope and believethA the end OF Christian and
would come 70 pass. The Roman Catholic church was
the hands OF the Sheriff. with little prospect Of Gle
neocy me Evangehca church wAsn now on a S1
point they made about the rraci Society," II Il conform
ed TO proper principles would be spared is NE put
not sentence and death would surely come Chrisnaniy
VIVA therefore, sufrient for ali purposes He he speak
er) said TO the yVhng men OF the Cnisuan Union
Hs tne~ moi whether il was TO be given to them
in that great struggle of spiritual against material cvizs
ton. The way was long, and the toll was hard The
ain nhara and n
A hymn was here sung by the SlDh.
RE Rev I. W. HcSIssos spoke q his subject He said
the subject had enlisted again the attention aud
ability Of Mr.. Brady, the strong rhetoric OF DR..
Chaplin and the ideas of Lucy Stone who indicated
in womanyet strong enough to have been heard from
Maine TO California, and across the Atlantic He then
spoke Of the miserable desniss of grea. portion Of wo
manhood, and mentioned Charlotte Bronte and Caroline
Norton instances How many others, even In the be-
ginning of their lives had touched to sadness even In
their mrth The cad memory Of Mrs. Sddons, who was
once bright star in English society, another in
stance She "coud only hope that there might be some
part Of the world hereafter where justice would be done
subject which has been recently spoken OF 30 often that
it is unnecessary TO follow him throughout.
prayer was offered up and hymn executed aud the
meeting then separated.
Pursuant to adjournment the previous evening, the
Young Mems Christian Union held second anniversary
meeting in Rev Dr. Osgoeds church, 72s Broadway,
Friday evening at TX O'Clock Az the previous
ing, the audience very large.
Richard Warren, Esq, presided.
After voluntary the organ, Rev. A. d. MEL offered
up prayer.
Rev. DR.. SAWYER the first speaker introduced, who
selected for bis remarks
RUx VIEWS EVANGELICAL RELIGION.
he said that whatever tended amelorate the social
and civil POSITION Of mankind must always obserye the
potent influences OF religion for. say what would of
man-consider him, we pleased, a fawn any other
he was by nature religion being nation Of atheists
existed, nor never could. Some form OF religion
man must have That truth we saw in all the world
around History full OF proofs Of it, and the earth
covered with tokens Of the fact Religion lay nearest
OF all things to the human heart, touched the very
springs Of the SOUL and always exered the deepest
fuence in forming the character OF individuals
and nations Although there might be in all such
problems many disturbing causes sun was in general
principles true that " they told what peoples
ligioo WAS, they could tell them what the condition
and character Of that people must be. Consequences
them. Men did gather grapes from thorns figs
from thisee. false religion yet raised people
Greece and Rome and in Hndostan and Cnina they "a
the highest civilization which the human had
,SsIe new era upDn ne world oSl from the
gx OF Bethlehem, out from the valley OF Nazeth out from
The garden OF Gehsemane and from the or Calvary
went forth new Light that was streaming ali over
the world. came when seemed to have done their
utmost when the human mind had wrought Its creates
achievements. II with IDEAS entering the
heart bringing hopes and higher aspirations Chris
tisnity presented peh 70 them In q threefold form IL
wS B. fSe speaser1 wished the audience p.rcusliy
10 observe that those things not separate
isolated from each other bat belonged together whous
Christian fAith hos was man 10 gain Christian SPIRIT
When the Jews asked Jesus what they should do per
form the works Of God he answered, "Beieve In him
whom he hath sent" That faith 70 be the Of
their salvation. Il was change their hearts was 70
convert them. Without this faith they remain a. they
were; with that new fAth they became new creatures
toc world Changes wrought over the whole face
Of society. Christian religion went on, into the
challenged the Assen, Of man. They knew
how that had occasoned . Of ideas. Be.
sSr,ues snd all Before this religion passed away Old in
sttuons old customs-tme bonored and sacred-a over
the world and on the ruins gradually rose up the
Christian civilization. II the Christian faith and man
believed They believed themselves In due relation and
proper harmony with it, and they went forth in the path
OF DUTY 10 bring other souls 70 heaven But wha 1t
might be asked did those men believer he answered,
that Jesus Of Nazareth Christ the OF God their
Chrst did not come Of himself, but that God him
that he did not speak the words OF himself but the God
who sent him He who believed In Christ believed that
H's word truih-truth thai would outve ages. In
that truth they God himself In equal light Of Divine
revelation they recognized his character they recog
mcot And knowing Cod, and knowing Jesus Christ,
through whom @ey came am 70 a sn .,. , Of
life with IN them. Now he who believed In Christ had
nothing 70 do but sii down, like Mary old with child
Ike spirit and learn Of Him. he need nc. say that this
true kind Of real Christian union, common faith In
Christ Of Cod and the Saviour Of the world All
other grounds seemed 10 him impossible, or al best i'm
Christian union For Christian love grew out Of Christian
union The grape grew upon the vine Destroy the vine
and how were we 70 gather grapes mistake had been
among Christians who asserted that men, In their folly
aked too much. They selfish and self constituted
people and while they claimed the right 70 read and
understand the word Of Jesus Christ they denied the
right others and insisted that others should through
n with their eyes. He said, then, that every man
who sincerely believed that Jesus Christ was
the Son of God-the great King the authoritative
Teacher and saviour Of man, Christian and as
SUCH was emitted 70 MS respect hH sympathy and his
affection He might be but beginner In the Gospel yet
he (be speaker held him 10 be entering the kingdom
He might In many things but still he Christian
He bad the root within HIM. He had the Fundamental
truth, which II allowed 10 develope Itself, would bring
him 10 perfection and 10 heaven. He might be member
Of The Rosh church, Of any OF the Protestant