The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-26

IN the elements Of common education, but were
Church. This indeed. WAS enough to STIR the hearts,
o. the people and lead them to utilize thin eteut end
cn Thsrs w.s NOT y nse
In the State 70 give assistance 70 the clergy, ana
without the ala Of the iaity the few socesastics
quent appeal for an awakening in this now 70 be
revived neld Of operations IN the cause Of Christ ana
Bishop Potter then delivered touching closing
address, evidently awakening the deepest interest,"
ID the minds OF those present. and the meeting was
dispersed, after prayer, with benedction.
Tho Rvangelization Of Spain.
meeting of the friends and members OF the
American Bible Society," the American Tract Society
and the American and Foreign Christian Union was
held last evening at the Collegiate Reformed Church,
corner OF Fifth avenue and Twenty-ninth street. Tor
the purpose Of arranging some plan for Joint action
in regrad to the evangelization Of Spain. The Rev.
Dr. Prime opened the meeting with an eloquent and
s0lutiOns:-
Resolved ina. We recognize with gratitude the King Of
cent events X SPAIN which indicate the overthrow Of Romsh
and in that country and the sstabshmens
Thai rsioiss With the scattered oppressed
Sas q -
Bib. snd publicly worh God according to hs dictates Of
their own conscience
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70 100000 Of people WIN 90 vim
Our %sns What We q ss the s and
The meeting was afterwards addressed BY the Rev.
Bishop McIlvaine, OF Ohio, DIR. Buddingt0n ana
others acquainted with the affairs OF SPAIN Bishop.
McIvaine remarked that we are living In an era OF
earthquakes and revolutions, and made close and
forciDe comparisons between moral, physical and
political commissions. Earthquakes sometimes open
assures and close them up again. The recent rev0lu
ton IN spain has opened assure which should 81
once be filled up with Bibles and tracts We 90 not
fore no time should be lost in taking advantage It,
This Is also time OF tidal waves, when great ships
are thrown far up inland, and our sympathy with the
priestridden people OF Spain should now roll up In
one great wave Of love and friendship and fnun-
date their beautiful country with religious literature
The next speaker suggested memorialIzing the
Pope In favor OF religious freedom and urging upon
him the necessity Of listening to the voice OF the
gentleman who had formerly been United States
Consul at Valencia next addressed the meeting. He
opinion that the Of the present liberal move
ment was wholly attributable to the number OF
om Mslca 70 tn Time ~ ooang spain With BSe
now we could make reformation OF the revolution.
Spain has been the greatest country IN the worio,
Is wanted Is little money.
The above resolutions having been adopted, the
meeting was closed with the singing Of the Dox-
0logy.
Political Salvation Of Our Country the Hope
Of the World.
The announcement Of the above theme as the SUBJ
ect OF last evenings discourse at the Congregational
church In Harlem corner Of 125th street and Second
avenue, by Rev. E. Bowem the pastor, drew out
only slim Congregations fact to be attributed
doubtless not TO the indifference Of the urchgoing
people Of the upper end of island to the impor
lance OF the subject to be discussed In the present
political excitement pervading the country or to
lack Of attractive eoquence in the preacher but to
the inclemency Of the weather
The reverend speaker took as the basis Of his dis
course the text Isaiah II. @ "And 1t shall come to
pass In the last days that the mountain Of the Lords
house shall be established In the top Of the noun
tains and shall be exalted above the hills, ana all
contents Of the text he stated that all the prophecies
given with regard to the ancient jews had equal ref
erence to the Gentle nations Of the earth He spoke
Of universal prophecies and not mere local ones, as
that the Jews should possess the land OF Canaan and
moral physical and geographical grounds Could claim
the fulment OF the prophecies OF promise to nations
contained In the Scriptures, and especially was this
60 where prophecies are conditional, and with
which conditions the ancient Jews failed to comply.
America redeemed morally and religiously would
Constitutional herty-the spirit Of the Puritans-s
m o
States government has gone over the whole world.
our moral power than our army or our navy. Nspo-
leon sent Macmillan to our Continent to plant an
empire IN the time OF our Distress but failed and
now Napoleon has to pay standing army Of 300 900
/ to maintain his own empire. Spain was now medi-
| tating following our example. Turkey was being
| Madagascar and old China. Our geographical po-
| sition he next showed as giving evidence OF the
Asia on the west and the countries Of Europe the
east would s PoCT Their riches among u.s.
ana become ng srsst centre
the worlds strength. Another cause helping 10 the
fulfilling Of this prophecy he set forth a. the revou-
dwelling on this subject he spoke OF the present state
politics in this country and how the political sal
a s o e Gs had a po
caly not alone In voting on election day. but In the
pulpit. Women, he urged, were strong, saving ele
women attending political meetings ana believed It
would eliminate in further privileges being allowed
horror OF politics and would not vote. He insisted
that IL the special duty OF all sucn to secure the
would ifs up the country from the political dearada-
ton to which II had sunk; men for school commits
sioners who can read, men for Judges who are not
judgment-men who will not rob the city by Onerous
taxes. BY taxing this course. he urged In conclusion,
country might be saved and great and glorious
career await its future.
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
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Review Of Its NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Members of
the ConvcnfIon-The Russo-Grcek Church
Female Diac0nate.
The Triennial Convention OF the Protestant Eplsco-
pal Church in the United States OF America has
been in session than two weeks and IL rapidly
drawing to It's close. few days more and the SUI
preme legislative body Of the Church will have ad
journed and the clergy and laymen comprising It
will be travelling homeward to give an account to
their constituents Of the results Of their deberatIon
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