The New York herald., 1873-09-15

now when they heard the reassuring words that
this mortal clay must enter into corruptibity be-
fore entering into incorruptibllity and the JOY o
their Lord.
WAY THE SERMON WAS NOT PREACHED.
Ihave before me my notes for to-day's sermon,
and also have 1t imprinted on the tablets OF my
memory; but have decided not to preach 1t to-
wien more OF our congregation shall be gathered
together, ana have, therefore, to ask you to hold
me excused Tor not preaching u on TINS account:
Our church Is in grevOus straits at the present
moment, and needs all the help 1t can get from ts
friends and well wishers. II was founded by
French Protestants couple OF centuries ago,
who were driven as exies across the Atlantic away
from the lair land oil France, where their religion
was prosecuted and they themselves rendered
homeless. Many OF their descendants here have
become so Amerlcanized that they nave iorsaken
OF worship at all The reverend gentleman then said
that the press OF the United States dare not publish
all the truth of the religious prosecutions which
exist in this country and was gagged and in the
hands of the priests, and then gave some excru-
ciating historical details about torturing Protes-
tants, making candle fat out OF their adipOse
tissue and utilizing their bones or mercantile pur-
poses, and in short, reclting some terrible hob,
Somewhat rOmantically and elastically treated.
RIDICUILNG THE FRENCH PILGRIMAGES.
long recommenced in France, believe, for the pi
grimage fever Is now raging, and England Is send.
Ing people to the mummery, and this country,
farce. ! remember in 1915, when the Bourbons
Louis XvlII.) again came into power In France.
as against the Protestants and Tree thinkers. The
Popes have desired for a long time that short
work snail be made with these sects.
ABUSING PIO MONO
While occupying this pulpit do not like speak
ing in terms sufficiently strong or merited OF that
miserable being the Pope. He pretends to be the
successor OF st. Peter: Now what proofs have we,
except cOncocted and forged documents, that ST.
being the holy Land The Catholic dogma about
the rock upon which Christ built His Church.
us In a spiritual and not in material sense. Peter
betrayed his Lord, and is 1t likely that he would be
made the perpetual representatiye OF CHRIST on
know, in being the representative or successor on
earth Of st. Peter any more than st. Paul, or any
OF the other disciples OF our Lord II l were to
announce myself as successor OF any OF them would
it entitle me justlably to any additional respect
at your hands No. answer; and the same rea-
THE SIXTY SISTERS OF CHARITY FROM FRANCE.
Last week sixty os nuns arrived by the steamer
saries OF the Church OF Rome as passengers, who
come to this country to try and overthrow Prot
estantism and corrupt our sons Ind daughters
MASSACREs.
shall not be at all surprised should live to see
it--but | expect ere then to nave crossed that
bourne whence no traveller returns-that religious
massacres will take place in this land. Many
people go to church exclusively nowadays IN tlls
God is tramped under foot o. my brethren,
may those present never be found iOrgetful OF
justiaabe pride, that some Of my Religious teach.
ing has had most happy results, and now have to
those who are desrOus OF appearing as cOmmuni-
cants at the Lords supper. Fifty thousand Prot
estants were killed by the Catholics at Paris in the
sixteenth century, and fear that further massa-
cres viii take place in that land ere long. say
within ten years. The feeling there is now iden-
tcal in many large parts of France with what It
was in 1915, when the people were led blindlod
by the priests. The nineteenth century is now
going back to the priesty servlty of the eleventh.
MENACES.
This church of ours is surrounded by enemies,
and am told that at the end Of this street, both
at Fifta and Sixth avenues sentrieS are posted to
prevent people coming to worship here. am
told on the best authority. May God bless the
teaching OF His Word. Amen