The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-18
The Wa,denses and the War In Italy.

LECTURE BY THE REV. DR. BAIRD,
The Rev. Dr. Baird lecured Last evening at the Lsxng
ton Baptist church CORNER Of rhreth stree
"The wadenses the State OF Religion in Sardinia, the
Causes and Probable Results Of the War" The services
commenced n eight O'Clock with prayer BY the paaor
Rev. Dr. Hague, and hymn sung by the choir Of the
church. There q very large audience filling nearly
every pew the church. Back of the pulpit hung tao
large, handsomely drawn msps-one representing Italy
and the seas Islands and coasts adacenthe other the
Prote slant valley Of Piedmont.
Dr. BAIRD commenced bis lecture by saying tina. while
probably there country exciting 30 much imme-
date interest Italy, there was no country more wor
thy Of great interest at any and all nes Italy had
played important part in the history OF
and was acknowledged to be the home Of art At Rome
there two great powers-that old man who never
dies the Pope and that sword whose handle in Rome
and wbese point every where, the Jesuits The Pope
ella med to sway spiritual sceptre over two hundred mil
crs OF eople and the order OF Jesus, whose general
was 40 %san ss r The baa
the Word Of God he pointed out on the map the various
Italian governments, and explained their religions posi-
OF people, in all, speaking the Italian language
The home Of Inc waiaenses in the heart Of the Alps,
- least since he third century They were good and
praying people, and numbered about twenty three thou
s.nd he gave sketch Of the history q Sardinia and Of
present King Of Sardinia, bad often promised when
school boy that when be should become king he would
give bis people constitution But the Jesuits would not
permit him do The Wadenzes bore testimony to the
goodness OF heart Of Charles Albert yet he the worst
abused arch Of Europe simply because the people did
bic constitution and bsn!shed the Jesus because they
opposed II. He then rallied ali Italy for the expul-
the reaction in France beginning bis Italian allies sban.
doned him, and ne finally defeated at Novara,
Ss pIe as had
They had carried ont the constitution faithfully had built
railroads Ia spite Of their prostrsted finances
and best Of all they had established an excellent system
Of schools and proclaimed religious liberty. The
couaeaep Of this last act that the work Of
tanis and they have srea,y built four large handsome
Protestant churches 10 6isf en cities Of the Kingdom At
fs, they forbidden to attack the established religion
b.: government finally consented to aoe them to reply
attacks OF the JeEuits and priests and the result Of
tbs and Of the free press universal discussion Of
leous matters Sardinia became too, the home OF Italian
refugees frc all the oppressed governments and a. one
time there ten thousand OF them in Turin alone AS
Sardinia under it's free government prospered the rest Of
Italy naturally grew restless and Disconnected and
consequence the oppression o! the yran;s more and
Austria continually increased her forces IN
Lombsrdy, and Sardinia bad 10 increase hers also
Here followed account Of the origin Of the present
and its progress up TO the latest daes with all Of
(which the readers Of the HERALD are already familiar
He expected the next battle at or near Verona very
econ, and thought NANTES. that the A1strians
would be driven out Of Italy There nigh. be some more
q fair proepec. that all Germany would unite against
France and In that he thought 1t probable that all
wouiu De tnefe were not 80 out
breiks In Hungary and in Poland. The would
elhey be enced IN few months ii would last for
years, and lead to reaus which no can foresee
Whatever 10 be tbs resuli OF this war, one thing
Was Gear, thai Goa bad opened tne north part
Of IAly 70 Christian effort in wonderful
ner. He had no doubt that the waldenses were
regularly descended from the primitive Christians. They
for subjected 70 bitter prosecutions, and bloody
wars were wssed ssainst hem BY the Dukes Of Savoy
tan as,resses s~izer'and but shey returned in few
years, and have low enjoyed several generations
Of pea;e They have several very excellent
grammar schools and one theological seminary They
assert that they are not Protsstants-never having
been IN Rome they have nothing 10 pro;eH against
but they claim 10 be the primitive Church Of
Christ they 1--we in poor stone houses away up In the
mountain eoses often exposed 10 the fury OF avaAnches
sunournf hard working men, many Of them grown pre-
maturity % and they have an abiding faith tina, God has
preserved them through many ages for great pur
pose That purpose be believed the sezatoa
ay Fer tis pq,pcse they nted for FUNDS 70 aid them
10 CIRCULATE 9 me b.Sie and religious works.
ed iion the sucis;ce.