The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-20
CHFJg71ANIrY IN ENGLAND.

v.o.,,v. nv Rev. Newman Hall - The
SS,oh. I,JNv, and Broad Churches OF
GREAT Britain.
uro,a the chicago Republican, lSth.
~. D".rI,e The very warm weather, there was
..,,o a large number of persons In attendance
~, evening at the First Congregational Church
-. hoor the lecture of DR.. Newman Hall on
ssct r,s,ianity and Labor in England"
uosa,A with the permission OF the Chair and
his friends present, he woqiu IqsS say LEY hew
lords nv way of finish 70 MS monuay nlghts
discourse tsrCGs9 the sGf subject for the evening"
~ w,sSed to say that his greatest OBJECT on
tbis side of the water was 70 c0nvInGe huneIl-
sa5s.Ot 5 ~ 'nU ,Sonder that when the Alabama was
Stts5 a. ont in an English port, we looked
49, "A as hostile act OF his Government
s.npWerds ours, He knew that all these things
isbed a handle for those to grasp who did
"ot want friendship to exist between the two
s!overnments. But he bad conVersed with the
greatest statesmen OF England, ana tney tOLalIy
disayOwed that the recognition OF the Southern
atotes was An act hostile to the Northern Gov
ernment; and his Government mad simply re-
eoppized fact that was shortly after yards
Teeoenized BY our Government. He did not
think that 1t implied all we thought IL did, and
here were patent reasons for It,. The Southern
era for q lew weeks had entire control OF the
heading papers, and for some time utterly m1sled
the public mind.
Then the English people thought 1t ridiculous
that we should fight against slavery when our
Constitution forbid it. II said at was erroneous
10 hold that his couDtTymen sympathized with
the Rebellion; the minds of Engllshmen had
never taken but one view of the subject, and
had never changed. They had always been on
4he side of the North. He had reason to believe,
from letter that he held in his hand, that the
Prince Consort had always hoped that there
would ever be peace between the two nations.
1t was fact that English monarchs could do no
wrong; they had not the power. When wrong
is done il is done by the Ministry, and they are
punished for It,. His Queen took no part in
pol,tics, and in that letter which she wrote to
the wife of our late President, were not only the
words of sympathy of one widow for another.
but words expressive OF love for our great coun-
try. (Applause.)
iayorably disposed towards our country, but we
do not seem 10 see it. There had been hum
dred meetings held in all parts OF the country,
and all in favor of the North, but we would not
see them by looking at the Times newspaper.
for 1t ignored all OF them. In all the meetings
held by the cotton workers OF his country not a
word was said in favor OF the South, or Of
breaking the blockade, and the citizens were all
enthusiastic in their appreciation Of the North
ern course. These facts, he said, were stated
to allay the disappointment grief, and indigna-
tion of the North, and in the hope that the pre-
sent brothery relations might be preserved.
He then launched upon the subject which his
auditors had come to hear. There was a great
difference between the established sect and the
disestablshed sect; and those who did not go
with the Established Church were against It,.
He said the Established Church was a national
prOht, winch was devoted 10 only portion OF
the people, and he denied the right OF Govern
ment to tax religion, at least one sect for an
other. All the wealth, aristocracy, and nobility
of his nation belonged to the Established Church.
and If man did not belong to that Church he
would be ignored by society. If a wealthy man
was to go to the country, buy place, and seek
The Established Church, all his neighbors
would Immediately call upon him; but let him
20 to Methodist chapel and he is at once con-
sidered unfit for society. Tho1eh minister be
ever so refined, if he be the pastor of an inde-
pendent church he is entirely shut out from
the society of his equals. There was no such
thing as working together religiously, though
personally the ministers might be friends. Ir
England there we're the High Church, the Low
Church, aud the Broad Church. The High
Church members are what are called Puseyites
they insist upon apostolic succession, and tha
the clergy have power to remit sins. They talk
earnestly of the importance OF ritualsm anC
outward show. They discaim the name OF Pro
testaut, and go back TO Rome and call them
selves Catholic. He Gaid he had been to then
churches, and had seen persons kneeling in thu
church; and when. they left the building theI
went before what they called the altar and
crossing themselves, made genuhection. The
also believed, in certain degree in the eleva
ton of the sacrament. He briefly discussed
the differences between the three great churches
and concluded his lecture by relating the man
ner in which Professionalism is disseminated il
France.