The New York herald., 1871-07-31
AMERICAN FREE CHURCH.

| Sermon by tke Rev. Charles Il. Emyth.
| The Rev. Charles B. Smyth preached yesterday
morning, In the New York University. on the late
riot taking for his text the First Ep.ste of Paul
| the Corinthians which was written A. d. g. by
Paul. when prisoner at Rome for his attach men,
| to Christ. There was fear said the speaker that
the cIect Of Paul's Imprisonment would retard the
infant kingdom OF the Lord Jesus Christ but 1t only
| led to a greater spread OF the Gospel. When the
| great apostle OF the Reformation made his appear
| ance in opposition to the apostle OF the Pope who
was sent to sell indugeuces. the very opposition
which was raised TO him gave him nOtOrlety With
LIOS-LIKE STRENGTH
and the courage of warrior he contended with
the giant of Romanisul, and the seed sown by him
sprung up iuto Professionalism. Little did the Pope
think that In his opposition to that little monk he
was RAISING storm that would take root and
spread all over the globe The recent troubles in
our own city. said the reverend gentleman, have
furnished an example OF the effect Of opposition by
one party against another. The cause which the
Orangemen undertook to sustain was good one:
the Bible is their only standard; they have no sec
tarian test, bat they have an evangelical test The
members must be evangelical believers in GOd and
an evangelical man In principle must be good and
honorable citizen. Persecution raises its head
against them. certain people opposed to them in
principle meet at the hours OF midnight In dark.
ness and seclusiOn 10 prevent, II possible their
walking through the streets, and TO prevent it
by force OF arms If necessary. We read that there
TEN THOUSAND FURNISHED WITH ARMS
to 60 out on taIne. excursion: ;a IheJ did not IKE
their old antagonists were not SO simple as not to
know wnat II was. M , Me was @ as. astonishsd when all
prevent the procession. He was astonished at the
Character OF the l.tter written BY him to the police
Tie opposition to the procession has worked for the
furtherance OF the Gospel as called the attention
OF the people TO the nature OF che opposition and to
walk the streets. Their assa!lants were one class
OF religonists no mistake about that The press
opposition TO the procession, and the Roman Catho
lie clergy did So believe Inc Catholic Clergy TO be
s1cs s1S 10 er ueo wnc gave
would have prevented bloodshed. But people be.
gan TO inquire why the Catholic Clergy should be
tant clergy were not asked to adopt similar course
The answer is that there must be
SOMETHING WRONG IN THAT CHURCH
which finds necessary to call on Its people to pre-
serve the peace. The American people have come
to the conclusion tuat there is something Roman.
ism detrimental to civil and religious lDerty. The
speaker next traced the organization OF the orange
Society from william Ill., FRINGE OF Orange when the
Protestant oclatIon was formed which ASSOCIATION
was reformed at a later period OF Ango-Irish his
tory, when Proestants found II necessary to guard
their liberties against the opposite party unuer
James H., who was Roman Catholic. Taey felt 1t
was necessary to save Professionalism from cxtermi-
nation and not allow q Catholic monarch the
throne OF England Those were the Orangemen
and they were represented BY the individuals who
the Orangemen were prosecuting class: that. he
said W as not the fact; they would not njure Roman
Catholic nor touch halr OF his head IL was aston
isninX TO him that they
the otncr day. while bullets were flying about them
Another objection was made against them that
they were not clilzens, and were not entitled TO
protection. How many. asked the reverend gentle
inan OF those VINO walk ST. Patricas day are
cilHensy TDe majority OF them come from what
they call CALLING tyranny, and these we're the men
who objected to give liberty TO others. Some Of
them were citizens he did not deny that; but that
ai were citizens nc questioned. But the majority
cf the Orangemen he knew 10 be ctizens- But citi
zens OF not they were residents under the protection
OF the American nag. The moment q stranger puts
his foot on these shores he Is entitled to all the pro-
| tectlon Of freeman. 1t was also said that the
| Orangemen were pledged BY oath to support q
foreign monarch, and that nc could rot be citizen
| OF the United States. That assertion, to say the
| least was mistake. The oath OF Tho Orangemen
| IN England was confOunde1 with the oath OF the
| Orangcmen In America. They were not the same.
1t was true that IN Great Britain the Orangemans
| oath obliged him 10 support the present rcignng
family on the thrones; but the OraDgeman's oatn IN
this country bound him to
UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION
OF the United States and 10 uphold civil and reg.
Ious liberty He knew that to be fact The effect
or the opposition to the Orangemen was that there
were one thousand men favorable to them to-day to
the one who favorable 10 them before. Civil ana
| religious liberty must and shall be maintained at
| every cost, and the American nag must not he al
! lowed 10 be trampled In the dust. He was never
| political preacher and never VIII bc one, but he
| must allude to what was looming IN the distance
| he meant political agitation OF this very question
! at the polls. They viii find that the question Will
asserted that New York was Ro-
man Catholic city. but statistics show
that there are nve Protestants to one Catholic and
Notwithstanding the torrent OF Romanism pouriag
| States were seven TO one Roman Catholic.
] This Is not a Roman Catholic county and u never