The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-30

Free America salutcs Free and United Italy
Sermon by the Rev. pr. Rogers.
The Rev. Dr. Rogers pastor, ofnc!ated at morn
Ing service In the South Reformed church, corner
OF Twenty first street aud Fifth avenue. Alter the
usual prayers and lessons the choir sang the l56th
hymn, which was most appropriate prelude to the
sermon.
The preacher took for his text the words-"They
Of Italy salute you,n Hebrews Kill, "a and having
explained the circumstances under which the
epstle was written, and enumerated the gories and
triumphs OF ancient Italy, and sketched the early
history OF Christianity IN Rome, he continued
ONSLAUGHT ON THE PARACY.
Here, too was the scene or the rise OF corrupted
Christianity the seat OF the vast domlnions OF 'The
Man Of Sin," where for many centuries he welded
supreme civil and ecclesiastical power over kings
and Kingdoms, arrogatlng to himself lordship over
the consciences and souls OF men, claiming divine
authority and nfallibllity, and long welding des
poism which, for the superhuman craft OF its policy
and the bitter maiIgnity OF It's spirit and the mar
vcllous energy OF its movement and the unb0unded
| extent OF its success has always
EXCITED THE WONDER OF MANKIND
| and has no parallel In the history OF the world.
Such is that Italy from which, eighteen hundred
| years ago. Christian sauta:ions were sent by men
who were believers In Jesus Christ and His pure re.
gion to those who sympathized with them In other
parts OF the known world. How little they knew,
how utterly hidden In the bosom Of the future II
was, that, eighteen centuries after this episte was
written, from o land unknown to the world, from
land to be discovered by native OF Ineir own
Italy, from land settled as an asylum for ali the
oppressed Of the earth. whether by
POLITICAL or ECCLESIASTICAL BONDAGE
a land great and respected wherever the name of
freedom is household word. and great and re-
spected only because her history and institutions
recognize and illustrate the grand principles OF
civil and religious liberty, which are inseparabty
connected with Christianity in her purity and
p0wer-how little, say, aid the Italian Christians
Of apostolic times imagine that from such land, in
these later days, hearty Christian salutations would
be sent back across the mighty ocean to their own
land, csngratulating the Italy OF today upon the
triumph Of these same principles and the establish.
ment Of civil and religious freedom In the city Of the
Caesars ana the PopesS As IN apostolic times, those
times of danger and persecution when the
disciples OF the new religion needed the
Ir sypasny and support , Of all their
Its hearty salutation to oil, everywhere, who had
espoused the cause Of Christi So this day, It is
American Christians should send back to Italy and
to Rene their hearty congratulations and their ear.
nest prayers that measurable blessings Of
CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM,
OF popular education and every element OF true and
as y ana may 0s e r se y
cursed win nnHtica AMI ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ~ ~ S
Of tne werst s"Tt NAV he thorMun,v ronea@a~ a
regenerated, and take q nigh place amonr the rec
Wnns iataS ratSere n nnr ,ry 10 sre"' assembly
""'e- ' ooNGssSTrIATE THE fTxIixN prop,.
upon the new nnstv az their nafion shaved hv IA
enthusiasiic feeling and fs claimant nftorn ~ ,h,
the hearfs ~ the nonnla beoy IN no rn,on S as
trends of Italian iiherfv II is inst as nrnnar for n
free Chmrch of Leans Enrtst n ernyesS har san M
ments of svmnathy and tender her ofera of .nra,
snnnort me Church ~ Jesns Chr,s, in tbts nnnr
frv noiis as cardinal docfrnes that a,od o,orS 70
Lord Of the conscience thar cWerv man Saa r,hs
to 'e-'
that Christ IL the nigh nr1est Of the Hmrch and rho
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