The New York herald., 1866-03-27
The American Protestant AssociatfOn
Mission.

LECTURE ny THE REV. c. d. saYrH-ADDREss OF
THE REV. TBREsrAM u. GREGG, or DUBLIN
FENIASIsM A FORMIDABLE BODY.
In Clinton Hall hist evening the Rev. G. B smyth de-
Hvcred lecture entitled "A Comparative View of the
Features Phases Protcsantism and Popery," in
mid OF tho American Protestant Association Mission Tho
chair taken by Mr Francis Mo'iuldcn The proceed
ings we're opened with prayer by the Rav. Mr. Parker
The reverend lecturer, after a heightened review OF
the drcuccs which exist between the Protestant and
Catholic Churches referred the subject OF Fcnansm,
and said he DID not think the leaders Of that moycm mt,
whether o, the Roberts or OMahony section, wanted
TO advance Iopeiy by tho organization Wbate'er
otheTs ni t desire he not think tho leaders cared
enou.h for religion OF any kad To advance IT, He had
heard crccr dcnuncaions OF the priests than no
Ind heard from tho platform Of that hail by the Fenians
He regard ID the best portion of tho Church OF
Rome and they woull not go ar without bringing down
on then, merely mid letter from their Bshop but
IA HEAVIER authority. II the F'nan- were IN spain or
Porura they think that the Pope aud the bishops
would not have been down them long ago because
they acting In the face of the priests and bshops
i Ireland were nsaved. as tho Fenians sad she was,
who mais lcr so,. "a volce-fhc Pope, OF courscl
Rsv. I. u. GaEgg. u. d, OF Dublin, came forward
amid cheers and cri > o. 'Dpwn with MaynOoth" lie
congratulated himself once aga n meet ng the citizens
Of Nes YORK. lie could add nothing 10 what Rev Mr.
Smyth had said He had lately come from ireland, and
lac would take the loe,ty OF correcrnga mirake maze
by Mr. Snyth. Tho Church oil ireland was not endowed
by the kin q OF England, hut In great measure by pr
y1tc persons THE kinfs OF England had no moro right
t. invade the ghs of the Church OF Ireland than this
county would have TO yadc the rights OF TRINITY church
la tins city He wonld say few words on Fcuanism.
IA n VI. only fhrcc weeks since he had arrived
in this Iceland, at this moment, was yast
prison house. aud Roman Catholic or Protestant was
liable To be thrown into prison on The mere statement Of
Az nformer what brought that state ot things nbcuv
when the government began to truckIe 10 the Roman
catholic priests that nOmcn the Proesianis commenced
10 feel that the monnr hy might be des royc Lord FL
don sad when Emancipation bill of 1879 psr-d,
tha they might expect 10 the British mosarchy de-
hr0ycd. The Fenians aforiniaba holy, and might
b. u succce ful body Il England continued faihess
nn.on England most unjust to Ireland To DO
nj Irishnan almost enough to shut him ont from
tho path progress We're he IN the capital OF Eng
land known be a clergyman % the Irish Church. he
would be no more invited 10 take his proper position
NJ 10 ght b. better treated The Fenans bad struck
En land and made her ilos into the wrongs
Of ireland and h. believed that until England resumed
her LOYALTY TO Heaven and 90 tho Bible not merely
such a body rs the fcnians but the falling ot an
arpon loaf woali be enough 10 make England
trctnble for her faithlrssneSs lie told the mans
they dung OF prsstcran and adopted this Bible
thfir or Dcrty IN widest ever coDcs, ed
and the OF Ireland could resist them and de-
feat them n ,hcy ten thousand times a. strong.
fChrer IL there Fcnans there he regarded them
with respect. lie thought thoy we're raised up by =
power unknown 10 themselves 10 BE- avengers of
bat ~ England became tr 10 the bible again, and Hung
OF iliheray that dsgra cful to Engiishmen and
Of indignation Irhnen the Ben would have
n0 chance sIcccss lie saf that the poor Of England
wers In a fno.t deplOrabe condition. rec born Eng
lishman preferred death TO tn, Union wofkhOuse. Eng
laad the Bible from tho national schools Of
Ir land aud she endlrsed that popcry which tho
casa Of the stycry OF the whole land He tDr GrrgD
had struck earth the grcaie champion OF the Romah
Church in Ireland ,Cheers)
concluded add the proceedings Of tho evening were
brought o A Gloss.