, 1869-01-09
THE RELIGIOUS CONDITION or THE
COUNTRY.
Lecture by Rev. Father fffckeF
lasf Evening.
He Predicts that this Country will bs Oath
olio in Ten Years.
why He Thinks So.

The Rev. Father Hefkrr ieetufed last evening
at Library Hall, under the auspices Of she Union
Catholic Lihr Try Association, on the Religious
Condition Of The County," notwithstanding the
II eiemrccy Of the reathct the bal! Was filed py
d large md respectable audienee.
Fattcx Hsekcr taid there were two tendencies
tn the world te.day. one towards the Catholic
f.hnrf II. ,nd tbe other towards Halo1a]isr, Tnc.o
"a to middle erouEd 1t I. Eot home or zeaeon,
but Home ant Ratior&1s=n. Here,
where religion IL free, We may
look for The more rapid develop.
.ns1t oftle LOGICAL results. PEo,estantssn hld
the h.et toottold here, especially IN New Ra9.
ind, vhe,e 1t.,s untramut.sled, and tae founders
Ut Nesr England were cntaustastsc aud honest In
,he'r stt:e,nns belief Boston ts the Centre Of
PEote.tArtt.fn, az d ary ruau whu wapts to know
What Irotee,snt I'm will be In len 5ears, car dcd
It cut In Baetun to.daI. The Protestant people
Of New Erri4nd hare lost their hold on the cs.
een,1at principles Of Ch,1sla1itJ. a dispute a.
10 wDtthcr i1otee1ant OF uai' 'as1an
chuYth should be etect. in New England 7ti-
lsRc which could oply support one chusch+ was
settled 1t q town meeting. where the Eplseopa
ss sss o,, m y nv =. s1t
told the tstcntial elements nj CEti.tiantty
I be upfrcrssftrts atd unitartaAs nre uulslnx
to su.,stn sns ehasch n in m eseh 1iass, I'd .he
TWO yehe1eEs. hut also professor OF splrttism.
kscu wn' d uuitcu. thcee denominations eau
bet syen sbctsn 10 Eliminated % rom ad ,anen,i
htw EEPlanc uihde.
Tn,e dcvrloprent Of FretetI.ntt.m is not con
d. Bellows "a ! baptist slsreyman IL. Illus:
:; ass5iax ~ r. t9s'ss:;
lroter tsn,,rm 10 cpp"fc ca'ho,lcasna. pafnum's
!rus = Scw Yolk. whichs eseotainy e Fatsqm.
conttlt steu testimony. Ptotcstanf3sm nas iest
It's hold on the people, ard docs mt keep
VIII i 'h !ss e sss IF oe.sy s9s sSsay . 9
p clement IN Ghfistlani.y aud IN ste TOO
10 do for hsr ra!.a, o. ii increased 1oe tofmsnis
ot ell. leaving Luthlng for mans VIII. tu:cti1.
geneo er bumsE,tI 10 take ho Of. 1h eausea
old women ne1e formerly busata as wtteue<,
they row deal IN sp,rtts. Irotestlntiem e4asx xtr.
ateu mans inteEtos authority:
The lecturer pfocred d u show thst the Prot
The Gath, llc church. When Lnsns1 PRESUMED to
ns .nh. ~ a'fanf ths whsn a1 b. W. s
Tic gascs u hill cannot prevail a9a.n-t. H. va,
' IT, '.fsS so to sa hs rs IL s csa.s5 ss
was an .epit,le Q! f.snw, bcesusu II
f.eod in big way. From u! ,tni, tte lc:.n,ef
.aagveiat1on or ,. ons, su,hnrls. to the e1clu-
snl oi al loltess. La.hct rnadc h,s peteonsl
AUTHORITY paramount to the Bible, Churcp, ard
trsntlstoss to suit them nj the apocalypse
was thrown out Every one hs. tae sans
ont e tsrs 1p fas av b R9f bc, 1q
vste JUDI nents. Ar. etraues, tbs Germsu, uaa
sittekt II out tyerytnlpg bpt The two cosGrs, aud
TIC uesn.n phio. q hsI. "a, .tat Christ y opjy
'nttt,vs authority has resulted IN abv ,b,a,ioa
| Of man. cle1to ls gong On to Ratlonal!tm.
tut al SD, which il cquty4len to Neolsm VI moth
| grim It'utst ba vc SAID lsfr.y 'ha, tnnaght Ii
rhosphoioun; Fh pphnr senee.of the brain I'ot.
t'vl,m hrr. is iee tarne a. the na.crsi.tn Of snc
| Getman, Who fclcgatce oserJth'pK Rsaud Ia 'he
| anul 10 the nns nuWn. IT, scarB from now these
itihrs I'll he mssteIs of cosnmon tAsk. pFoses
the IT tua,hts Of Chraessn law, anu IL fast ~,,rk
| trR Quit. eGc III fcw KnE'nnd. Nothing has
div. .ce, and IN New ii Rlsnd psr.eminep,jy 20.
lhc lecture, Huulrt frnm the Rev. MI Woulary
| y thnv fhs1 Gts. res nets la01e cHa'm7n to
| Maa:s, lluir iritA md Lot nucttcnt thsu etsrwasfe
| Ut. sk1Lg OF the nlarrlaxo Eond kcpt Govt
y. po! .'ien. and s'a,f.t'ts wsfc ptoMd1ccd M "a
desb. ts iii. I'll. anuk tu.sI ".vrs s il M,s..ehn ts
tetts. Ihs lusiaas sso running ont. heeau,s
| Fbllnre,s ara very Uncommon: Pf'teslantlsr, h.
trsul'ru In n'einrt!nv rnnsll',r and stUpptMl
thu t'tfsh nf chidtcn. dnA1ty rsus'nx th:
rtiii tttnn af ti'o human rarc. irotea'-utl-u II
~ utf cr,t t'ctt III: r"puis,ion. nrd 'otpro 'a,s
elnts .f tt!t CENTURY lfotsstahtlsin will c"asu u
| y nEhs1tiisn budy. hna ho iun oat lhn Amustcs,
i'f"t. ,tatt, ~ e 1sst It d3.nY ,! ~. n,
Lare'i thaEu Hsr !Nt d~4th* tttoro thsh hitth
csrsy s''r, ,l,an IT, p,as" on' W. VT II T !,
III ,a ut s d 'fcS XIII" s"'ft n..an Z: n"x@ n.ssa ~.
tor uo Catholic Church, rcvnts'ton VII
no. given so hrt 70 rnt ou: sae liRhs nf ress N
lhn 'rless' i'r u to tha eya % man. 1nr ''n"se
hA' niWa5s ruiGt1H'd thn'e phLos0phuFs wh
ufsa 20 pnt trs.!at1on sboTo r.aton. t'nn aat
Divlt c truth thki sEr IN hAtmunJ With Fessoa
+" htcYmes atFcngeF sna hotter cntI.
Ghnrfh a1a she f!,iar Word. a'l"ites osi
ofey shtY tote as,t pr,cs,a - re oapt ntp's :"
Church. docs not rcprc,ent b!rtno ruth nut IL III
!uatoi.H D7t' i ruth. Tbs tasn",ic, th.rt
ii sn1d to ray Inc Chnicb proc AMID a ne,
nogna In 1s,i-the 1mm .cusa:u conception
LIZ, '9k ~ shS s1n pros1sin no new Gssn nosm.
nse tut ckhnge lbe dtyl,e sacrament Of ns'
Ji.ge, hcs aute u" 10 enly The wlt1ets of II rhs
flnul his wlf.. Tho wife etanns a. he ptetccuo
Il tic 'aui}y. and therefore dEicetty Of tn- stat
Tbr II CT, are Of CathoIic popua ion oy.r that {
s"e of ,se s eounqs .fs sa.e :.
! ihr Ct ntury. wou!a be On the side OF Catholic
lbey rsald III this country, asa A4ec1s
@ Iro.estan'ism = o'.inti sra'ne lief aaa Wind
ling array. TIE rent, be prcdtc*ed: va ft,un:
80 oa ngn'e' and loeic. rnie ers,t Krsan io >,
, | be no r. sh.un to fear catholicism II It noi
| rreecElnntc; II VIII no. re unns1a to inie!l
| pe1le, L ~ coucAtrnz merc people than Al
| Q ilsr dcnumlustlou. there will be
: dAl ger Of ous liberties. befantc Il
/ | Catholic It urch IA fnnndcd on the Natural ord
/ [ vhtfh ahtuin. IN a ltpubl1c- Csiho-1clsm NJ
! .n,a,ee reilclont erihn s!a.rn Into the ene5gt
: q, the pccpIe. III. question IL noF p7essint
thr American people 0f dctk I1pinfnx thotf rell
. io1 81 the fathers proclaimed Its 1crerm Led d.
tnr. la frw short 3cats II viii proclaim III.