The New York herald., 1869-04-20
TIE AMERICAN PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.

Anniversary Meeting nt Cooper Institute
Speech Of Rev. DIR. Tyng-He Tells How
Frogs are NIade--I.kcwise Papfsts.
The American Protestant Association celebrated
last night the 34oth anniversary OF the signing OF the
Protest, by meeting at the great hall OF the Cooper
Institute, which was about half filed. Mr.. James
Mckinley. p. r. W. G. NJ, was called TO the chair
The exercises were opened by Rev. NJ. Walsh. After
few remarks by the President, Mr.. A. Mosher was
introduced and spoke few inmates.
Rev. DR.. TYING was the next speaker. lie spoke as
follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND My FRIENDS, YOUNG AND
OLD:-I was a very sick man at noon to-day. I had
made up my mihd that could not come but when
1t came towards night remembered that 1t was
meeting OF the Protestant boys, and II was not
here very likely the '0ld Boy" would be. Qaughter)
l made up my mind that whether or no ! would
come and say word. II is year since have spoken
upon the platform. spent more than fcrty years
upon 1t In battling for human rights. When that
glorious war between slavery ana liberty was over,
In which 1 spent my breath in maintaining the
authority Of the government over rebellion and law
lessness and crime, 1 thought that was to have
for the rest OF my life discharge. But when there
was put into my hands an invitation of the Protes-
tant Association to address this meeting, my tongue
might culver with palsy in my mouth If refused to
say few words tAppause.) Three hundred and
forty years ago tonight that faithful doeu-
ment was signed by men faithful 70
manity, faithful to the liberties Of their race They
put their names to the prOtest:--"We viii agree TO
nothing which is repugnant to God or HIS word, to
the salvation OF souls or TO good conscience
(Appause.) That ample solemn, faithful declara-
lion, sounding like the very thunder of the heavens,
has rolled along IRON mountain top to mountain top
that all the dwellers In the valley between might
hear the one great truth. We are ree-free for God.
free for mau free for human welfare, free for the
That great solemn testimony mas gone on
and we are here to-nicht to put our
test and 10 say we will stand to it. tCheers.) Now,
whatever 1t may cost, and cost something 1t always
nght 1t will cost me words OF derisi0n 1t will cost me
the condemnation of Papists and OF bastard Paoists
Greece, m giving an account Of his travels tells us
how frogs are made. He says that they grow out
Of the slime OF the Nile. TO prove this MI he he
Niie, and l saw frogs that were partly formed.
Nothing but their heads were out; all the rest was
men who are endeavorIng to make Papiss OF them
selves. They grow out OF the mud. and while they
keen up their little dronng noises their hind legs are
kicking still and trying to get out. have the most
solemn respect for the Roman Catholc Church.
believe ee the great body Of i,nd Intelligent Ko, tSc
spirit spirit, Of my own defence OF liberty VIII
thank God, has not single slave. (Appiausel !!
desire to see the time come when this country shall
therefore would not restrict the Roman Catholics
They So me rights that have they shall have. The
same protection that / have they shall have. The
right to exercise their utmost power In planting
their church wherever they can ind place for 1t
do not mean In the least to interfere with But the
right to bottle me up and carry ME with them
solemnly protest AGAINST (Applause.l Thank God.
never was made to live in rum cask. Nor VIII l
suffer any living man to bung me up. l have been
young and now am old. The days Of man are three
score and ten. IL live to another birth day shall
touch the limit. Up to this time God has given me
tongue to speak Tor the enlargement OF liberty
throughout the world, ana think he has never per-
mtted me TO finch in the midst Of hostility or de-
rison. sincerely respect as have said. the Roman
Catholics, but as for these bastard Papists, have
the most supreme contempt. l would spew them
out of my mouth. For q man. for instance to stand
in this day, in the midst OF broad daylight, and tell
me that all the result of this glorious protest IS
mere failure IN the world. What does he want2 He
wants to drive the whole flock back again with Sa-
tan's fold. There is not particle OF sincerity about
such man. When liberty floats along upon the
skies; when divine instruction rradiates thousands
and tens OF thousands Of schoOhouses: when twenty
thousand pupits are speaking to mems minds and
consciences; when the whole land is glorious with
the beauties Of instruction and the fruits OF liberty
poor, paltry, petty man stands upon the end or q
hogshead and says all this is q failure. Ny dear
friends Is there a monkey SO ridiculous, skunk so
obnoxious. hedgehog porcupne so to be avoided
as that ] say no.
The meeting was addressed by Mr.. A. Mosher and
Rev. II. ID. Northrop and others. alter which 1t ad
JOurned.