The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-04
RELIGION S..

Rev. David Mitchell VIII preach on providence
and Undiscovered Crime" al the Canal street Pres
byterian church, II Greene street.
Rev. Charles b. smyth lectures before the Ameri-
can Free church, at Masonic Hall.
Rev. H. 8. Carpenter conducts divine service at
Polytechnic Hail. Brooklyn.
Rev. Dr.. Wedcklnd breaches at the English Luz
1heran Church OF st. James.
Rev. 8. II. Willy, OF California holds forth at The
Torty-second street Presbyterian church.
Rev. O. +. Lee will preach ON "The Saving Power
of CHRISTI at Plimpton Building
Rev. J. N. Pullman win discourse at the Church OF
Our Saviour.
The rector of st. Georges church onhclates to-day.
st. Marks church will be reopencd by Rev. DIR.
Flngg this morning.
Rev. G. S. Narrower breaches at st. Lukc's Metho-
dist Episcopal church at both services.
The Anthem Memorial church opens to-day.
The regular Sunday services will be resumed In
Christ church this morning.
Reopcninx OF Howard Mission, No. 40 New
Bowery.
The painting and repairs are completed the
missionaries, teachers and earnest workers are
back from their recreation, the Superintendent,
Rev. w. g. Van Meter. has returned from his long
absence in Europe, and enters again upon his
work.
To-day at half-past two o'clock p. NJ there will
be a union meeting of laborers, friends, parents
and children. to which all are cordially invited.
Protestant Rights in Roman Catholic Coun-
tries.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HEBALD:--
Many thanks for your kindness in noticing my
sermon on the above subject, delivered last Sun
day morning in Chelsea Methodist Episcopal
church. 1t is the first social kindness shown to
me by the public press in this city. At the same
time please allow me to say that the statement of
your reporter that my sermon was abusive Of our
Catholic brethren does me great injustice. Not
word have uttered which might lead TO such
supposition, and in this statement feel confident
that the very large congregation, numbering at
least seven hundred persons will bear me out.
At the very commencement Of my sermon dis
tinctly said shat am not anti Popery preacher
do not believe in that class Of men that cher
ish the most friendly feelings towards the Catho-
lies, and that if they think they can be saved
through their faith and practice say amen for
my hearts prayer is that all of them may be
saved" In regard to the venerable head of the
Catholic Church l did not utter a word which
might even border on disrespect. Nor do / be-
lieve that there is a Catholic having higher vene-
ration for the Pope than have. His venerable
age, his learning, his paternal care of large
number of Gods children. his lofty station
in Church and in State. surely entitle him
to my most profound respect. l did not pass q
word Of comment upon the Pope personally, or the
Catholic faith, for would consider such an act
very unchristian and against the habits of q true
gentleman. did say, however, that while our
Catholic friends desire to dictate to the Protest
ants in this country where and where not the
Bible shall be read in countries where they are
the power, like for example, in the estates of the
Church, we Protestants would not dare to build
church or preach the Gospel according to our
own belief which is true. in Catholic countries
with Protestant communities they have the con-
cOrdat, according to whose rules Protestant in
situations are governed.
Concerning the present war did not say that
Il was a war between Catholics and Protestants,
but quoted from the Catholic press in this city
that made such assertion. Besides have as much
right to show my sympathy for Protestant Prus-
sia as our Catholic friends have to show theirs for
Catholic France. have the same right to preach
In vindcation of the Bible in public schools the
Catholic clergy have to preach against it. Public
schools are American national institutions and
deny the right to set of foreigners. who
came to this country to escape slavery
and abuse Of Old Worlds monarches,
to overthrow American institutions l claim the
Bible to be the American national property, made
30 by the action of the Congress of the United
States of America, first assembled in Philadelphia
and 80 recognized officially in courts, Congress
and State Legislatures, from the days Of George
Washington to the present hour. Such being the
case, nobody has right to dictate that the Bible
shall not be read in public institutions of America
10 regard to my saying that if the Catholics do not
like this country they may pack their trunks
and go somewhere else, said our Catholic
brethren claim the exclusion of the Bible from
public schools on the ground that they are cid-
Zens of this country. Let us reverse the case.
Suppose we Americans 60 to Rome, become citi-
Eens of Rome, and we tell the venerable Pope
that the mode of his governing the people is not
in conformity with our American notions, and we,
the adopted citizens Of Rome, ask him to de.
moish his time-honored institutions Of Church and
State and on their ruins build up new ones in con-
formity with the constitution of the United States
of America. as well as with our Yankee spread
No. On the contrary, the Pope would tell rs,
and very justly, too, that If we do not like his
mode Of governing the people, all we
have to do is to pack our trunks and go back to
America he did not send after us, and he will
not keep US from going away. So l say to our
Catholic friends, and to all the foreigners not salts
fed with America and American institutions,
pack their trunks and go back to your own
the concluding remark of my sermon, which your
reporter calls Every abusive of the Catholics in
this country" said, "In all our aims to main.
tain the Bible in our public schools let US be
charitable to Catholic friends. Let MS tell
the Pope, the cardinals and all the lesser dgni-
taries of the Latin Church Friends and fellow
mOrtals-fhs is a free country. You are welcome
here. You may build your churches, schools and
monasteries, and the flag of our country shall
protect you in all your religious rights. You may
take part and be equal with in all our political
matters. We will do all we can to make you free
and happy, and all we ask Ia return is to remen-
Der that this is America, containing some Ameri-
can institutions which we desire you to respect.
Public schools and the Bible are American nstitu-
tionss, recognized to be so by the founders
of this giant republic of the West and
hence we ask you to let them alone,
and thus prove your gratitude for tie
hospitality and freedom you are receiving in this
land.n Where is the abuse? Now, Mr.. Editor.
appeal to your noted impartality in all things.
to publish this letter, and disabuse the minds Of
the almost numberless readers of the HERALD
abusive of my Catholic brethren in my sermons
contend for the right Of the Bible in this country
and for the rights of the Protestants in Catholic
lands wifhnnf stonninQ down tn tho low hahif Of