The New York herald., 1873-10-13

lgion asks more, the complete emancipa-
stands alone-stands on It's own merits Did
the Alliance take this RroundY No. The
only pape read na on s,sa ne Ss
difference o opinion. Now this emancipation or
religion from the state Is one OF the gravest ques-
nuai budget is made up is Professionalism ready
TO say, ave VIII not take the money for the
Church f'' When 1t is new day VIII dawn upon
emancipation OF the human mind as mind. or
thought as thought. The concessions OF the ALI,
ance to Il eedom OF thought have been large and
liberal. Its words are kind and gentle, but liberal
words and kind concessions do not on
swer Gentle expressions do not meet tae
case. Romanism says every man Is perfectly
at liberty TO believe in Rome. Every one Is AZ
liberty to worship according to his conscience, Ii
he has any. The Alliance puts larger interpre-
tation this, but the same principle IS involved.
As the advocate OF liberty the Alliance falls short
word about its claim to promote union. what
sort oil union Is itS In what form, IN what spirit,
and for what purpose2 union among themselves
ought not to be the purpose. Everybody knows
what
prevails among Protestants. In the Alliance the
spirit OF union was fresh, glad, almost gay-a
spirit OF entirs cordaity. TaaE IVA, was % striking n
Adams breaches. At the Communion there par
t.cipated the Dean OF Canterbury and IA
and otners-a symbol so suggestive OF
sweet charity, OF brotherly love. When they all
get and are settled down to their hard work
and Iall into the old practice OF assailing their
neighoors. The Alliance had in view care for Of
fence and defence. 1t was military measure, or
ganized and conducted in military spirit. One OF
Its delegates said that the Alliance was not alto
It
of Canterbury asked II they should not re-
gard their meeting council of war. D'Aublgne,
who wrote the history OF the Reformation, writes In
the same strain from Geneva in switzerland.
One Of the speakers said they were.
erecting oulwark against which the assaults Of
fhn ha IN In m
avowal OF hostile purpose IL Is for this they are
limited in number. 1t is q phaanx 1t is made up
OF tried and united soldiers. The Alliance OF necesS
ity must be narrow, strong, compact and stern
The nobleman who read an essay on the Roman
Catholic Church showed broad and liberal views
He acknowledged the power OF the latter church
the power Of us organization. its capacity to work
The men who spoke against indelity eynced spirit
OF larger liberaty than ever before They confessed
the nobleness of infdel leaders and their charac-
ters What has become OF the old Protestant
spirt-the spirit OF the days OF wesley, Calvin
over again. There Is too much intelligence, too
much learning now. In word, In this modern
bered. What became Of the struggle Of the ALI
ance against Roman Catholicism and infdels I?
When they walked up to meet the enemy they met
brotners and dropped their arms. They discovered
their antagonists half their friends. The Alliance
CANNOT FIGHT ROMAN CATHOLICISM.
It has made the confession openly. As religion
Roman Catholicism has every advantage over
Professionalism, in wealth OF resources and general
influence over the people, How is the fight to be
Catholicism is more acceptable doctrine than
Professionalism not by force OF organization, for the
Roman Catholic organization has existed nearly
1000 years; not on the ground OF faith and works,
TOR in these regards Roman Catholicism is far
ahead OF Protestantsm. Roman Cathol.
icism is vulnerable on one side, and
one only Roman Catholicism Is spirit
ual despotism; How can we attack such
despotsm Why, for liberty. Professionalism
must come out for liberty, pure and simple. 1t
must drop sectarianism. Only by exercising
larger charity and more comprehensive benevo-
lence Professionalism succeed at all in carrying
on its fight with the tremendous power OF Rome.
SO with inndelity. VOltaire and RoSseau are
creations OF ecclesiastical dOgmatism 1t is idle
to denounce science as false. Unless Protestant
ism proposes to take science by the hand-not
patronizngly, not a little finger, but whole palm;
unless Professionalism says, "You are my brother,
we are seeking truth together, to know
things as they are;n unless Professionalism
does this she can never dsarm infi-
deity. Let 1t say to science, ~ believe you,
you believe me; let US cease to maggie about
definitions let us work together without Jeaousy.n
The soul Of good in infdelity win then come out.
He went on to say that one misfortune or the ALI
ance was having clergymen mostly as It's members.
He said clergymen were not the men to lnaugurate
and conduct great reform. The Alliance must
have larger mixture OF sectional element. else 1t
will die Professionalism, as organized IN the Alli-
ance, stands between reason on the one hand and
Roman Catholicism on the other. Fortunately 1t
shows q disposition to fall into the liberal lines.
With this union the victory will be complete
otherwise 1t must vanish in thin air or be crushed