The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-24
PURITAN PROSECUTIONS.


Lecture by DIR. Bacon at the Broadway Tabcr-
nncle--Apostle, and Martyrs Of Now Eng
land.
The congregation last evening at the Broadway
Tabernacle church, corner OF Thirty fourth street
and Broadway. was both large and fashionable
There was large attendance OF ladies espe
clally, and the absence Of even an ap
proach fashionable dress was noticeable
The Rev. Dr. j. Bacon delivered very Interesting
lecture ON the origin, persecution and progress O
Puritanism IN England. After explaining the ne
cessity there existed for religious reformation IL
England and publication of religious faith and
worship, the lecturer went ON to say tina,
the early Purtans suffered much persecution, on
account OF their belief aud method OF wOrstip, aS
The first Christians did
IN ROME UNDER NERO.
After Elizabeth had reformed faith aud worship
In England and puiged the Christian church OF the
superstition ana corruption OF Popery, she then in
stitl,ted L. system OF religious tyranny, against
winch certain thinking and good men reyolted. and
hence the origin OF Puritanisui. The first apostles
ana martyrs o. mat sect were John Copping, Elias
Thacker and Robert Brown. These men believed
such as Elizabeth established, but one
The reig ious and pous people OF all countries and
be Catholic III its form OF worship ana observances.
They objected TO
THE TEMPORAL SOVEREIGN
OF the country being the supreme head OF the
Church and the guide and authority on all matters
oreaeners q tits teief were coppY rhaeKer ana
Brown The two 1rst were arrested and incarcerated
on a charge OF conspiring against the royal su-
prcmacy, and, after number or years OF inprs0n-
ment, during which they wrote and published their
ideas upon religion and worship, were at length
executed in LONDON on the 9th OF April 1893. This
persecution mad not tile desired effect upon their fol-
lowers, for as the blood OF martyrs is the seed or
Christian, 50 the new faith spread until in a few
strong in Eng ana. III ministers dared TO
preach the new doctrine OF Purltanisn
first offence. TOR the second they were i'm.
prisOned for one year, and the third they were
incaGerated for HE. Every means vas adopted to
not only prevent The spread, but to utterly stamp
out Pnrlianisn, or COngregatonalisn. which il
was alleged, was dangerous 10 the temporal power
and royal supremacy 10 religious matters OF the
only thrown OF one system OF religious tyranny 10
be subjected 10 another, and hence they secretly
neld the doctrines preached by Coping and Thacker
but dared not openly manifest their heller. As
FATHER HYACINTHE
IN the present day ara not regard himself as Sc
ceder from the Oh urch OF Rome because he could
not coaacentlously subscribe to the doctrine OF
Pspai infalbilfy so the early Puritans did not
testant Church because they did moi ne,ieye
III the religious supremacy Of Elizabeth. The
lecturer tnen gave a. very Interesting &C.
apostles Of Pnrttanism, only one OF whom Robert
Brown ever swerved nom his faith and purpose
Brown was one or those men who naturally love
agitation. simply for the excitement which It
creates, and whose instincts TO oppose ali estab-
ished authority, without any regard as whether
il is good OF Dad. ON being Imprisoned he Tore
swore hts faith and not having the
SFLF-RESfECr OF JUDAS
whose rem0rSe prompted hin TO terminate his
miserable existence by suicide, he went back 60 the
Church, established and tyrantzed over by Eliza.
beth. He was ultimately arrested for a brutal
assault upon his wife. and died in prison at the age
OF eighty years. In conclusion, the lecturer sad
that Purltans OF The present day should be thankful
To the Almighty tnat tue way was easier for then,
than II was for tue martyrs who es abl,shed lueir
Church.