New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-17

oil act In unity having but mind and direction.
nDd therefore shall accomplish much more than we
Church Of Itay' because il ia afreeS and that word
must thrill beautifully In American ears lApplausel
We are free ioa al STATE we preach Ine
the free Catholic Church but the Free Christian Church
tbs Chureh Of RoHs b. StoIappIsnsel as
all pastors eyangellsts and sohoomasters are ta
native Church. l have been asked by. some o. my
friends in America who dislike novelties why did not
import Protestant Church try TO reform tho Church
of Rome. But what kind Of Protestant denomination
should import into Italy or course you would say
then the Presbytcrians, the Episcopalians and tie
Dutchmen would have objected the Methodist Church.
anybody, did not import any, and so contriyed TO
please everybody. You may think 1t ia owing to ma
TO be evangelical by Italians; Germans would
rot Ike to DO eyangellzed by FTe9chmcn: Laugh
the generalization Of their country by their own native
professionalism IS Christianity. II preach pure scrip
tura Christianity to my people, Is II nos Protestantism
Let US have the thing without the name. Put they ask
II would doubt, be worry pleasing to Roman Catholics
to fad themselves reformed 0ut, my dear friends, al
fool and therefore never thought Of trying 10 reform
the Church OF Rome. GApplaGse.l Allow me to give
many years during his CAMPAIGNS having charge OF the
hospitals, aud when the wounded and dying were
found that a finger had become gangrened, he cut
it or to save tho hand; and II an arm had
SeSy bu # be- DsnG that all the body had
grened he did not cut 1t into hundred parts 10 save
daughter and applause.l Aud 80 1t is 10 my case Pre-,
vioue to the Council Of Trent there was possibility OF
reformation In the Roman Catholic Church, but, WIN
the errors OF that Council and the late sacregos &c
crees Of the Vatican Council that Church has become
commit lt to tho undertaken. tApplanse. we oid not
try to reform that Church, but simply went back
great apostle vas preaching in Rome, and we
said TO our contryInen. That Is our Church.
w. To f,ot vlprph
fore our church IN Italy is really selptgEsl church
Sectarians has for years greatly retarded me progess
come each declaring his church 10 be the best and the
people in their p'rplexlty preferred 70 remain homan
denoIninationa, scholastic theology. La conclusion,
allow me to recommend the Church Of Rome TO your
company without doing something for ltaiy IL seems
me that you have three ways open before you IS:
and will not recommend my own particularly because
that would appear to be egostcai on my part Due yo9
by foreign funds. while ours receives Dul niue
support from abroad. Second: You can open In Rome
Methodist mission, but permit me 10 advise yo should
you decide TO do this, 10 join the English MethoatS
there, in order to have but one Methodist aenoAion
churches support the evangelist the school attached
and the rent OF the church Another scheme we nave
future evangelsts without which u is impossible 20
nave eI Sre of any Il would he Sea thing for our
II could carry back $4,000 toward the erection
o. the co nG wGd T Seore tbs for
to as example OF American generosity toward
Italians. The fact that In the present moment have
before such highly intellectual, refined, civilized,
pleasing kind Christian audience entirely due 70 ia
You ask, "Wiat has Italy done for US HAD II nOt
Christopher Columbus, IN the present moment
should have before audience OF Wild Indians IN
stead OF civilized Americans. liaughterl Therefore,
you see IL was Italy that gave TO you the land or
America. know that all refined people do not Ike to
he living under any obligations. tLaughter.J KIND
hearts like tocOmpensate the Der lite they nave received
therefore, Italy gave to the beautiful land OF
America send to Italy the almighty American dollar for
her spiritual regeneration, anu that Will Dc conpensa-
ton.
The rev JUnn g, Whitfield, and the Rev ]. T. hurry,
Delegates from Baltimore, Nd, introduced, and
Mr. hurry addressed the audience briefly.
The Secretary read COMMUNICATION from the AFRICAN
Methodist Zion Church. tatcd New-York May 1872, ia
regard TO the proposed union OF the two bodies which
said:
We sincerely appreciate THE respect shown church in the dis
ngushe Commission appointed By conduct the
negotiations With the Commission appointed part ami
grateful testimony the uniform Kindness patience,
and Christian bearing Of Commission during these negotiations
which
proc the joint tue Commissions in bJ inspired
ope unGcao least these churches
would be happily during the
dsalecton. originating,
through Misrepresentation Of the commencabe objects
mutually sought be obtained by the friends Of the proposed union
gliding for the least. the possible consunmaon ot the union
likely prove either body and We most
respectfully ask that further acquisitions be postponed until the pnng
effort with harmony Ianks shall have been success
the shall warrSnt further cuon and we pray that
any event. the MUTUAL feeling Of friendship and aal regard hitherto
existing between members Of the great family Of the beieemeT may
GEoRGs H. WASHINGTON, Committee
SAMUEL SHERMAN
This communication referred, without discussion
TO the Committee Union. The report OF Tie special
committee appointed TO present plan for the support
OF the Bishops was made the order OF to-day Immediately
after the reading Of the Journal Adjourned