The New York herald., 1867-04-15

mere philosophical humanity in His place. This va
OF England S o cS spos: openly By M
ing ministers; but In his church In this coun
try the cause had not yet boldly assumed
tuds or books and spoke Of Jesus moro morta
c ssspsa 7 s e ss EHs RI Shis sns
which sets aside human faith in the word Of tho true
Chst and presents only the comments and Judgments
Of men In their successive generations A. Of ordinate
word of the Christ the Bible. and said that u
fragmentary and without orderradition must system
a,ze IL They would set aside the commandmsn.s Q.
false Christ which was rising and the question a.
Issue with them vas should IL be supreme Or should
which, he said coming forth among US almost like
slimy frogs and innumerabie vcrmin lts deceitfui
Christ, indeed, but by his own works They demanded
lowy prosraon OF worshipper, and did not hesitate
10 cali the mere wooden communion sabis the throne Q!
Jesus. They transformed tho pure and spiritual
worship Of His evangelical church into routine
bowings prostrations decorations, robes, &c.
Of their cir Degrading enormites. II this were
merely ceremoniasm, 1t would be simply ridiculous, bus
the false Christ OF empty ritualsm Fourth and last
there was the false Christ OF assuming eccesasticsm,
r,mai peculiar pc % divine authority whose followers ds
Ia series of propositions II affirmed that salvation was
10 De found Ia this Church only. and that all those
lie did not wonder that this called the masterpiece Of
sa,an as its mature portrait in the Church Of Rome
ihey rejected the chosen holy ones OF Christ, ana
believed that submission TO priesthood was submis.
sion to Christ They claimed all tho authority Of
say "io here is Christ Should this be ndcpiedf
No! Our Lord had said, ''believe that not" Their
raise cnrs their IDOL Of ecclesiastical assumption he
would utterly renounce These four the
whcn were arising IN tho church to- turn men from the
only true Christ; aud II the church was marauded by
tner influence and societies maintained he was called
upon, with others to resist them unto blood He
had lived to rebellion on earth subdued and he
would praise God II no would witness the subjecron OF
another
Or. Tying continued speaking short time longer, and
a the conclusion OF his remarks the congregation
dismissed with the benodicon.
Meeting TO Aid the Education of the Freed.
men--Addresses by Major General Clinton
Il. Fisk, Rev. DIR. vermiiye and Rev. l.. r.
Smyth, &c.
A public meeting was held last night in tho Reformed
Dutch Church. Of Twenly.nn.h street and Fifth
avenue, at which number Of addresses were made
the system OF the ree education and instruction Of the
freedmen established by tho American Missionary Asso
cialon The church pretty well filed and tho
greatest attention paid the words Of the speakers
The proceedings opened with prayer and singing,
after which the Rev. E. r. smyth, formerly field secre-
tary Of the Christian Commission, introduced. On
coming forward he said that mako statement OF the
work Of the American Missionary Society satisfactory
1t should give view Of the condition OF the freedm n
made among them The American Missionary Assoc-
alton organized twenty in behalf Of the
African race wherever vast DO found II established
Sates far the laws OF the states allowed and 1t
had missions in Africa and when the war broke the fet
OF the slaves and left them Free this association was
Of the rstin fact the lrst-to send them MISSION
aries and school books and TO establish schools among
Them From that time the work OF the association had
been growing rapidly increasing least hundred per
each year. until last year it represented by
three hundred and fifty teachers and missionaries and
to-day had four hundred OF them In the field. In
Virginia the last eighteen months had brought onetenth
OF the freedmen there under school education.
tho agents Of the association went and put up little
schochouse devong the mornings to tho education or
class and the evenings the other thoro at
present twelve hundred children at school, receiving
as good instruction could be had in the city OF
Now York. He could not account for the eagerness
with which the coiored sought for instruction. II
was In his opinion, the mysterious influence of Prov.
tho freedmen to recsIve instruction nsccssiy OF
furnishing II TO them, he sad:-Whcn thcy considered
matter whatever view they nigh. take Of their being
out OF the Union they were now to come In and with
the vote Of these czens-snd that twothrds Of these
citizens who were TO make these States could nos
read the ballots they were going 70 cast the demands
them in this respect, whether political or religious,
were great The bayonet could not carry nthc wosk
OF should be done BY the inaucnce Of
all the influences that hindersd the progress OF tho
work.
he had every confidence himself the management OF
the american Missionary Association. and he felt II
was tho sphere In which they as Church ought
TO engage, and he therefore stood there
the representative Of the Dutch Church more
than us the representative Of tho association.
After brief review OF slavery up to the emancipation
In regard TO what should be done for the freedmen.
They citizens and were 10 exercise the nnchso OF
citizons and the problem therefore Of more import
what was 70 be the result upon our own condition aud
insttutions and how Christianity and civilization
70 be advanced by their instrumentay. II appeared
TO him u came down 70 ono thing They were bound
to endcavor by education moral and religious, 20 nt
them for their new condition and 70 prepare them
on a1S os me 0ss.
embodied In the constitution OF the United States that
all men born free and equal They should prepare
this nation TO set such an example 70 all the nations OF
the world that wherever the rolled the light OF
heaven there should be no slaves, degraded
class but that should stand forth In the presence OF
God and OF bis fellow man free and independent He
concluded by earnest exhoraton to aid the freedmen
by instruction and education ltting themselves Tor
General Fisk next remarked that he had moi much TO
add after the addresses they had heard He the
Southern States at the close ohe and also associated
with the Freedmens Bureau and could bear bis testimony
that In tho great work OF reconstruction
In the country entitled 10 moro credit than tho
American Missionary Society At the close Of the war;
tho Southern planters and soldiers turned Their
dcsoato homes, the missionaries OF tho society
there preaching tho Gospel 10 all in the spirit Of love
and charity and establishing schools for both the
coored and the white people. After inculcatiDg tho
necessity for training schools and the spread Of edu
cation among the freedmen, lie concluded by asking
them their gifts literally the treasury OF the
American Missionary association, they could not be
better bestowed
After short prayer, the meeting separated.
The Catholic Churches.
In each of the Catholic churches yesterday tho festi-
val OF Palm Sunday duly observed, and the
mony Of the blessing of the palms carried
fully as circumstances would permit In Catholic
ins.itutiona which the urescYibcd