New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-10

,,,.,, surely ~ she prefers her petition wit, with
such an ' intention. she ought IN Son'T u
and fairness 70 announce s15 and his apostles
preach the Gospel Of KIngdon OF God no .vns
spirit did He open His great mo- such spirit is
the world 70 be subdued 70 his obedience; v ~fS yo
rom heaven %a tom 90 those who refused TO
receive Him, He merely REDUCED tnea" ,, TO- The
Son of Man not destroy mems lye,, oo' a a.
save them Christianity is not 70 CONVEX S pbiIp the
Moriscoes her festivals are no fongoi vesDers
Saint Bartholomew's ewes and sciian 'e sans
and solemn by hooeausts Of hundreds human beings
in auto dees ner h1toes and champions are 10. 70 AID
Dukes OF Alva her tender mercles are not to
be exhibited IN Albgensian and Waidcnsian x M
tons, In fnqulsitoral fortunes aud slnhhneia
eS NO d ,phs ava" come unto me- S s that labor
and are heavy laden, aud will give yOu tost lake NY
souiyv And hear the Apostle saying "By TIC
senteneSs and Such * the spirit f1 N wbsn
Christianity is to go forth to her futere and bnal we
with the free thought the free aud vigorous aetv
ties the present and the coming age Inc Weapons
her carnal but mighty through Goo 70
the pulling down OF stroDgholds. Clvil aud religious
freedom the conditions Oh her feal anu So"P'o"
by religious freedom we mean that there should be-
under the OF the land, freedom OF tnousn, o.
aud OF press for all kinds ana mooss o. nn,
GLIDING not only all denominations "l Cn.is-n' o
MOlaIn
atheism or course the state may haNe US ~ ro'
while 10 toerates all Others; and MALICIOUS Dhsph.I,
or immoral practices foul and reckless a,san's upop
Christianity, however they may seek 10 ci.sV ~,
selves in the guse OF religion may De fcS'teinVo W
law as being offensive to the moral sense ana the wei
being OF the community Precisely al TINS Poine I M
questions may be raised; ana then, az 10 an oDnpoA,
dednitelv to provide for all real or supp0sable
cases. But the principle should be Universal hcgous
with loyalty to Christian truth Bus
suppose Christ have told the seribes aud the Phar
sees and Herod and Plate that he proposed as sson AS
he and his followers should be able to no. W put them
all by force and crush them with the strong hand
OF angesf0 And suppose Peter TO nave to'a
simon Magus that the law allowed II
and the namesi Paul TO have told the magistrates
Philipp that IL he had the power he wond ssouEe
them: and instead OF thrustlng their feet into thc
stocks, would bind them TO the stake ana buTh shln
the spoti Or to have ANNOUNCED % .ns n,eu
strong enough they would drive them out OF tler .e-
PIES throw down their affairs and compel them 10 NV
ship In Christian churches strip ten OF their soous
and Danish or immediate them auf
No Cortez and Pizarro are not the representatives
of the apostles the models OF Christian missionaries
such was the spirit In which the Gospel was
preached at the FIRST and such ought moi 70 be tne split
surely IL has greater advantages for preserving Itself
and making progress now than II bad then ~ u sue
ance. still may 1t succeed without snch am anu
protection now; for 1t VIII hardly De snggsga .sI .e
as the appropriate modern substitute lor inc
primitive miracles or that n what nor,,1 the sOh ,ne
early Church the exercise OF IS TO sf
only fair and open field with really earnest and faith
full adherents, who believe IN their Lord Win al te
hearts who love His blessed name as st. Paul
loved it, and who love the souls OF men even as he
loved them who died for their redemption; Going
forth in such a spirit there danger OF defeat no
doubt OF success Our help Is In the home OF the LORD,
and a strong our God. Our hope ana coincidence
are in the truth the presence OF CHRIST ana IN the
power OF the Holy Ghost And where the spirit OF
the Lord is, there is liberty.
Benediction pronounced by the Rev. henry D.
Smith, after which the Session closed.