New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-02

"roaring evangelists." Rev. Mr.. Ham.
mond, revivalist preacher in Chicago, ia
charged with frightening children into
commissions. "The evangelists Sankey
and Moody are going on to Windsor,
which il not far away, to open fire under
the very walls Of her majestys castle,
and in this mission we wish them all pos
sible luck"
Ut the students az Eton it is said:
| We hope they will individually and COL
| lectlvely, fall under the speech of the loud
est revivalists of the period; but at present
! 1t Is obvious that such robust and irregular
minl.ira'lons would not do them any good
we can not conceive any article which
would better please both the saints in
lawn Of the established church, nor
condemnation 0. Protestant field preach
ing more satisfactory to conclave.
John Wesley began precisely in the
same manner, by carrying the gospel to
those who had no clothes to GO to church
III. He was ridiculed on the stage, and
visited with all available penalties The
establishment infinitely preferred that the
poor should go to hell according to the
ritual. than that they should be saved by
''the robust and irregular minissrations"
OF Wesley o. Whitfield. Time has yin-
dicated the wisdom Of God and the
value Of his agencies The Meth.
odist Episcopal Church would have ef.
tected the same reforms in the Church of
England that Luther proposed in the
Roman church. IL each case these
roaring evangelists" were driven forth
with scourges. In each case 1.-THE stone
which the builders rejected. the same
hath become the chief OF the corner"
The Baptis. Society which, before the
american revolution. was pursued with
unre!enting severity. calmly said when
they entered the ranks of the army of indie.
pendence. that it was hard for them to pay
taxes for the supper. of a religion which |
they did not profess, and to fight war
whose result might be to make those taxes |
perpetual.
The Covenan.e.s were ''hiliside howl !
ers' whom the bishops bounded on. of |
Scotland and sent to praise God in the
wilderness of the American colonies.
We vel! know that Bosworth. Ciaren-
don, Hume and other royaliss historians
have SO sravesiied Sc deeds Of the Eng.
lish republicans that ''Praise God Bare.
bones has come down to posterity as the
[anatical representative Of a body of Eng
'ishmen whose State papers and military
achievements will compare with those Of
DUR own ancestors who stood on the same
,round precisely.
Each Of these representative pe.sua.
lions was spoken Of by the orthodox es-
Adjustments in the same tone Of con-
empt with which the New York World
low treats the great Protestant revivalists
low breaking the bread Of life before the
millions of England.
Iet let any one contemplate the num-
'ers. intelligence. wealth and piety OF
hese great Protestant bodies in America,
n! it will be seen that if they had yielded
Q the sneers OK tortures Of the orthodox
humanity would have SUI I
cred an incalculable loss.
We can well imagine the contrast be-
ween the mission Of the cardinals and !
blegate from Rome. with gold. silk.
carlet. .frankincense and myrrh which
companies the imposing display of an I
little less old than Christ
nifty itself. and which was essential to
'augurate and commission IAN ecclesi- {
stical prince Of the blood" This :
ryan OF over hypercritical combina- 1
on cares not for the severe simplicity of c
urity and truth, bu. prefers the parapher- L
ALA Of wealth and station. The World
oes not dare openly espouse the transfer
the holy See across the sea, it does the
s1t best thing, it commends the glories
the berretta. the thrones and the vest
ents of Gods vicegerent on earth, and \
dicules his ''yoaring evangelists." who
me to preach the gospel without money !!
price to poor people whose natural !,
'stors object to their mission, lest their ;,
'ck should learn something and wander
ON their crook and pasture. Our
specs for religious freedom is such
at we would protect any emissary from 3
ome in his undoubted right to display 3
e attractions Of his religion before the +.
nerican public. and would insist that IL
American Protestants think there is a a
visionary field in England OF America -
at they should be allowed to preach
cir doctrines without molestation. r
bile America is deemed free ground for
oselytism in politics. industry or re-
ion. few corresponding privileges are
corded to Americans in foreign coun- an
es. If Messrs. Moody and Sankey tn
'uld visit Rome. we apprehend there pr
uld be very great difficulty in procuring ~ ~
church for their ''robust and irregular fet
while if either OF them sts
ould die in the strenuous performance Pc
their self-imposed service. the rites of sn
culture would require as much negotia- !
q as an international treaty of amity, Lo
ity and alliance. IA
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