, 1869-02-01
Rev. Il. n. Powers, D. D., In Reply
to Father Uecker,
Sermon on Romanism as an Ele-
mentof Human Progress,
Catholicism Declared to be 1ntol-
Grant and Caspotic.
HIS TeRcll}nga Fatal to The Mo-
blest Manhood,
And d. rot Hannonizs With Advanced
Civilization.
No Danger Appret1ended.

RANGED by Father Hecker. IN his recent lecture III
this city. "ae made by Rev. Il. N. powezr, 1cc.uY
OF 81. johns Episcopal Church. located opposite
Unicn ParE, last evening. The subject eclcctcd
was It homauism NJ m Element Of Human lr,.-
Ctcts and q ConsesTato1 Of Cirts LtbcYty." Al.
most every ecat IN the spacious edl1ce WAS i!ed,
and The 2reaicft iaiefeet was ns1tfeeted. Aside
from the excellent logic and literary ability dla.
played In tho text Of tho sermon. the historical
tAets cous,nct tlcrein arc well worth ,tcacry1nc,
aid careful and attentive reading will increase
VI c'e k1owet Ec on ecscral Important historical
quct'ior'+ After The Customary preliminary CT
c1rlscs he tsld:
Among thc rtctension. made by the adyoeltes
nlitc Nomhn Catholic Church In our d.r is the
Claim fnat It IL po~eriul element ri human pro-
AucE7csn cftt2coP. To arc deeply intcstnicd La
this Quetl ,p and II f. our butiDcrs to Coz slider
aoundEcrr mar be test d ~ two different nu,h.
3D.: OF y y y d1eo.ofy q thc true spiflt atd
snd ihc oibcs il hy ,iew Of ihe ipaarnec ol ih,t
Chusth whlrc II has hal mu.t untct,clrd aud ab
t,lutc r~ay. no,r of 1hcru mu,hots shal use
10 h'Ens: na, n ,ugscs'ssc' rather than 'a an
! at,pnr ~ rranira that lbe iwo great flc,or4
Of human progress ard The pcspctIitY Of c'M,
ditirsed inIeii'gv; c. amonr W toe ma mss.er. c. Virus
without lt.tl!irenc would no' veil promote tho
naLicM asl cractnu- farms u! d productive Ii.
rcr &C wliltut sirtuc, s. encouraging itd,s:dasl
l,crn,4ousncrs, ~oull unb,lancs thn Iorce1 of
society AID fetuit IN domestic and ra.ona|
he besrt If yon wonld riye mlnEfnd
the strongest In pnitc to noble ashievemsns aud nd
Bps asa to sSo ss'E Erss 95 h "
tue ar d tcIf royc1pmcnt, the bs,t unnor.un,tic.
forrersonal development. II 5on would put man
10 The individual aud The race, Itle by dtKlr.
,sb,1 2 Tie hinctalces to fsee Invest cation. ny
By deeSeiipc lie coS.ctou;usis oi ''ti}s III
h{eh poEtl6tlities as au immortal
ercstusc, :, revealing the wonderful se.ources Of
81 ha yo
%sD Das ana ,5 e,s ,se Ts. s. h the most f. Te;s
t1s ,ruest insp,1a,ions from within. His best
tne1ia mupt result from The Quickcutne aud .ein.
whsre be enjoys .sseaom within tie bounds ei
divine law, I'll progress viii 1c meat certain and
liz character vii 5os, nohly ns1ure. @' 49,.
these tscil1tiss 10 hia casseT On e.,th Ihe ouan
Catholic Church Il . Enatsise, eoheTepf. we'll com.
psc:ed erea.itm. s,srdinE on external au:nor,5s
1,tiors reisbshee r. r,ns, III ioarst5d ~ rs AZ.
1s s1s,e 1 ,,qiOn aqa pss
i. ssstr;s sutholty oTcr thc m1nds snd e61incs
q .se1f he 5naEe q i. M peisy. is
th1titr were entisely brueacent i,s nse Womb h.
rnnfraeGIv v.inshis hntst r. eTcretsca ~ ~ ~
hiIits n tEe III snsi,st. e.n, nt he
WE; Wnn1d natnrsiiya 1rertabiv he thc ~
du, nee Of such w, sye:en Of centrs1zed power.
-fninist1attrn sh ,fnse eiatmpd hv IN
cpusch oi Rome1 II theorv its Grand fdca ~
Ia! + .o oe de.nsns u all tas sasa debating
ondr f onan1ona q toapta If @
c.dins qneetions of human rscht shspins lsTs, rs
Trsme worr r. eotfet1 eren r., ihe s.errt nri1srv
Of The houschold ana Of homo. It's mot h1t,fyr
and unreieniinc stI1reie in The past vas e 70 ssa
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%asine o Etrsana % la nSnfg ihs s -.
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Hmo1es sho r tosss,onc nv II H. e'a ,n,c: ma5 ~ ~
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si.teadfncy IN hrrct h,,,,!,. ,na,rcnccn
vnt from Al ertrn,i sn,I,!m.f ,,,se's,,r is
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phssis il places On tr,d,on by is appca! IL 10 t ii
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p;Gsesd pMassa VIII a.. d'tplays ntualia,le, thu
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