The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-15

PYiBce Bismarck BY Pr0testants OF oil shades In
England, Tor their treatment OF poor France"
for their '.grasping policy" 1t sounds supremely
ridiculous TO hear what we must term by courtesy
an .ntellgent audience'' shouting and ciapping
their hands ami going half wild with delight at
hearing the Kaiser and Bismarck styled
1.-TWO SOLDIERS or CHRIST
who are fighting against the enemy Of liberty, Of
conscience and OF the Bible" take courage,
noble Germansr' shouted the speaker, o pros.
slyted Canadian priest, with q long beard and
cunning eyes, and in broken English. .'Take
couragel England is with you in the fight, and
yours will be the victory" The temper OF the
audience was admirably Illustrated In their greet
ing Of various names. Those Of King William
and Prince Bismarck always evoked cheers; that
OF the Pope, who WAS usually styled the "vicar OF
Christ,n brought out . chorus Of Kisses, as
did the name Of Archbishop Manning, whom
the audience persisted in calling simply
"Dr. Manningp' One OF the speakers produced
copy OF the. ArchbishOp's Ofcal organ The Tablet,
the sight of which had an effect thing similar
to what we are told a red handkerchief has on a
bull IN grass time. With what delight did the audi.
ence swallow down the great secret which the
aforenamed Canadian priest revealed-that every
Roman Catholic priest on being ordained took an
oath Of eternal enmity to heretics and Professionals
to prosecute them and anDihilate themi English
men, he shonted, Ego home this night, and when
YOU get there, write this secret on your doorposts
and on your hearts" How the British pulse beat
when another speaker rec0unted the tales of
English. martyrdom Of yore, the sunerings OF the
martyrs whose bones lie Wondering IN Smithdeid
and limited that similar time might yet be In
Manning could carry out has Internal plans.
THE CHARACTER OF THE MEETING.
A detailed account OF the proceedings OF the
a would q tot 70.
your readers. The platform did not present very
brilliant array OF '1ights," and the large hall was
the distinguished President Sir John Murray
First, ali prayed very devoutly Tor the prOtec-
for Prince Bismarck and other "Knights OF the
Church" LORD Russell's letter was read and duly
applauded, and then the Rev. Mr.. Badenoch got
had received from all parts OF Germany, bringing
German thanks for English sympathy. These
matter what the source. In case IKE this mes sH
sage from the Rationalistic Protestant Veren
s s lone as It rs d
words, as 'NObe Englishmen," England the
home Of piety;" and thanks sa, Ior your generous
Scottish Reformation Society, spoke long, and
thought that the leading statesmen. the leading
judicial authorities the Leading dlvines- tcheers-
approaching and which threatened to engulf Eng
llsh religious liberty. TO which sturdy Briton IN
the background Numbered out:-
1--WE WANT BISMARCKp,
o remark which was greeted with great laughter
to, the only one who Possessed information on
what he was talking about was the Rev. DR.. J. P.
Thompson Of New York sr wno for the last two
nObDed with Prince Bismarck and has now become
one OF his chief advocates in the English language.
He explained the causes and nature OF the present
ecclesiastical troubles In Germany in a very tenn
perate and intelligent manner, OF course from the
Bismarckian point Of view. His remarks will
Germans say of the matter themselves.
Then up rose another Scot by the name OF Mac
Gregor, who had much to say about 1.-THE great
ana noble people OF Germany-great in battle and
moderate in victory"-and he advised that the
Kaisers letter to the Pope should be read in every
pulpit in England and at every election meeting.
He wished God would bless and prosper the En-
peror: And another speaker thought we ought to
include in our prayers hence1Orth the
KAISER, PRINCE BISMARCK AND PRESIDENT GRANT.
whose country we had to thank for the presence OF
peared to have only very vague ideas about GER
many and its constitution. One could not see why
the Protestant Emperor Of Germany did not at
Church altogether from the funds Of the State.
He evidently imagined that the Catholic popula-
ton in Germany occupies the same relative posi-
One person III the audience would not hear the
word Catholic used without the ''Roman." 1t
struck me that man had been reading lately about
the "old Catholics and NEW catholics, +" because
he evidently knew something about the matter.
about priests and priestcraft. declared that they
(the priests) were q
'SEH OF OLD HBAHENSS
and SO the meeting w0Nss warm In It's tntOler-
ance, until one speaker switched OF into the
realm OF politics, and denounced Gladstone
whose name was greeted with Kisses and some
cheers. thereby causing great scandal-and
wished the electors would return only good, sound
Protestants-EXeter Hall, Of course-to Parlia-
ment, when England might stand q chance Of
freeing herself from Papal aRgressions. At late
hour the audience began TO show signs OF weari-
ness, ana the President thought 1t best to sing
''God save the Queen" and send us home and this
morning we arose early and called for breakfast
and the Times and scanned over the meagre re-
ports of the meeting, and read the editorial re-
marks, which are not hattering to the demonstra.
ton. We agree with 1t in "teing the German peo-
pie that a meeting OF such character Is no
adequate expression Of English feeling on this
great question. The public In general
will be glad that so venerable statesman as
Lord Russell escaped the dscredit OF presiding
at an ordinary NO Popery' demonstration.
The greatest possible injury that could be
done to the cause upheld by Prince Bismarck
would be to identity 1t with such q spirit as
yesterdays meeting displayed. new
war OF creeds, such as the meeting OF yesterday
tends to provoke, would be the greatest OF all dis
asters for the new German Empire. 1t was the
evident desire Of the majority to raise the old cry
of No Popery,' with all its old bitterness, here
and everywhere; and their approval OF Prince
Bismarck was clearly prompted more by hatred OF
POpery than by love for German nationality"