New-York tribune., 1869-06-07
RELIGIOUS
SHOULD WE TRY TO CONVERT ROMAN CATHO-
lies : AND ~ SO, HOW

SHOULD WE TRY TO CONVERT ROMAN CATHo-
Lies AND ~ So, IiOW
In accordance with previous announcement,
the Rev T. Thompson, pastor of the Tabernacle Con
gregatonal Church preached yesterday 90 good con-
creation on the dedrabloues, Of missionary efforts
among Roman Catholics. The text was taken from Tie
tenth chapter Of Romans aud FIRST -four verses. br.
Thompson said that ST. Paul IN becoming Christian,
did not cease 10 be jew In fact, in accepting Christ,
he became a true Israee. Before this he had been o
Pharisce ara observed with great sficine-s iHc jew sA
ritual In this consisted his rglteonsue-s hHi alter
becoming a Christian bo sand of tho ihnIi-ccs
that they made the commandments OF Coz
Of no eject 10y Wgl ',Siil,oI,, ii" ~ n's
80 Paul IN his criticisms upon Tie Lrror-oi IAMI-ce-H,
used DO terms Of bitterness against those Who differed
lie rigbconsness OF God Aud so Luther dd not at
t, @ 20 sot nm a sysfrfn of Iis own but Willie he cx-
posed the false traditions Of the Roman hierarchy,
he he TTSsa T word a e o God % when when his % own % ba"Es
were being burned De looked on aud said :
accomplish was 10 have tho people read the Bible" The
examples OF st. Paul aud Martin Luther should teach us
the best manner of dealing Win konanisin' We
should feel a closer sympathy FOR the Roman Catholic
Church than for any form Of Pagausn Like g. Paul
hearts desire ana prayer 10 Goa shoud De mat y
might be saved for bear them witness that they
have zeal Tor God, but not according % knowledge.
Was there man who bore me name 81 CHIist tHlt dlu
not desire the salvation Of all who bore the Christian
name. We should recognize IN tho Church OF Rome te
latent Christianity which Tor Thousand years formed he
chief ingredient iu the religious history OF Europe ana
through missionary efforts transformed barbarian hofdcs
into civilized ana Christian men Inc h"nlau Cathulc
Church for many years the enemy o slavery the
guardian Of the poor ana te relRo Oh In1 oIIes'eu
These facts should give M utep lhlcI7l III Hc recovery
aud reform OF the Church OF Rome. IhCy truly had "a
zeal for God but not according 10 knowledge.
Having answered The question, hha we tIy 10 convert
catholics in the affirmative, the speaker proceeded To
aiswer the question, how shall we do 1T He thOught
we should upon the task through controversy.
might be necessary 10 meet the pOhtlcal aspect OF
the most cfectua means would be 10 mako
Christians OF individual Catholics, and TO lncucate the
t,.toa - fIa ~
Sunday schools newspapers PfeacDlng &C. IN .athone
countries The speaker closed 10y fSGsTns 10 % Sns "os
which his brother principal editor Instead Of rdl
culing aud abusing the Catholic Church, these mission
aries were abOrg show the people better way, and
thus far they had been remarkably successful in winning
souls 70 the true Christian falth
sODALITY OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER.
The Alumni Sodality Of the College of st.
Francis Xavier held their last meeting previous to tho
Summer ntermssion yesterday afternoon in the Chapel
OF the College. There a very good attendance,
nearly 200 members being present After the customary
religious services the Most Reverend Archbishop Nc.
CIoskey made address % the members Of the sOdy,
reuarng that It gave him great pleasure to be with
them this occasion, and 70 witness for himself what
he had often been assured Of the intelligence courtesy,
and genemanly bearing 0f the young gentlemen com
prsug this SOday, and especially OF the existence
among them OF tie true Catholic spirit. THIS was
opposed to The sprt Of society Of tho world bt was
tho spirit OK truth, OF God, and Of the Apostolic Church,
which H. Gods representative. The Church had been
told that % must bend 10 the march oI improvement
that must accommodate 5 teachings 10 the spirit Of
n,
authorized rPpTcscuatye Of COD, II must be infdlhbc,
aud how could 10 Waycr or change The young men OF
this S1dality had lIeaVy responsibility theuI IL
was their duty present united front error and ir
religion and 10 sye both aa ass0clOn and indvi
duas TO extend and Strengthen the Spirit ana Influence OF
the Church. lie warned them against the temptations
which wOuld beset them Ia te world against the prcya-
lent axity and license both OF thought and action, which
pervade almost all classes OF society 40 present. against
secret societies for whatever purpose they prOessed 10
| he founded which the Church has always denounced,
and especially against the rrelgiOus literature OF the
! day Until within comparatively brief time De al
uted there scarcely existed true Catholic literature
In the English language and the devout Catholic who de-
sired 10 obtain any secular knowledge compelled 10
| seek IL In Protestant books In works published
| In another tongue; but OF late no rej0iced
10 say this deficiency had been supplied and students OF
history OF the natural sciences could md IN authorized
Catholic publications all the information they needed
/ 10 extend and increase this literature work In
| which any OF them might find enn0bng employment
Atthe close OF the ArchbshOps remarks the Benedeto
was performed and after the transaction Of some Society
business the SOdality adjourned TIL the first Sunday IL
! September
| CATHOLICS AND THEIR DIFFICULTIES.
The Rev. Thomas Farrell, whose recent vis
to tho South has been noticed at length IN TIE TRBuNE
lectured last evening at st. Josephs Church op SAtu