, 1875-02-27

vivorr yelfs the story OF sho mas.
sRcrc.
Frn.n The San Prnn<tses Chronicle, Ttb. IS.
A mectng iu the ntorcnt Of "eiyil and re-
lfgloua libor:y" was held yestertlay afternoon 1t
tho Tabor1iacio. Tho attendance was full, and
tho interest In tho proceedings showod that the
recent outrage in Mox co had taken deep hold OF
tho popular heart. Tho audience eopt, laughed,
a,,t spp!aed alternately ~ the speakers tu,,c.-
eti npon tho various phases OF tia mat.or. Tho
reception Of Mr. Hutchinson was cordial,
and lin explanation Of hiA connection
with tho slaughter waa doomed satis-
factory. .tllouHh it waa quito ap{arent
that had ho appeared merely In spirit
md told tho sAle OF htB own heroic doth by
mnrsyrlom, tho luxury Of grief would have bcon
considerably increased. Tho 1!ov Dr.. Patterson
calico tho meeting to ors1or, md noiniuat.d j. u.
1soberta ~ prea dent. TLo following yico
prcaidauts wrro chosen ANNA Merrill. 1, ".
Naymout. j. J. t3tap!cs Dr.. J. D. Il. stlmaa,
Jerome Spn,,idinE, Dr. Henry Gibbons, Sr,.
Charles A. g. Dllso nbcrg, Washington !. Miller,
John II. Jones, James Patterson. Ira 7. lIauk,.
proncnt, besides thoso mentioned ncre the lleys.
Noble, Loomse. Williams, IIemphiil, Dt. Carpeu-
ta1. Ur. Scott and Or. Cunningham.
yys1ox or THE "soA1iLET wostas"
DY. Woodbridge read with Groat u,ction and
nnns bitterness af tono tho eevontcotth caa1,tor
Of revelations, Of which tho following Eersca xa
u part:
AM, therc came ono Of the sevcn an7c.s With had
Come hitler; will how unto ll,ee tte julg nsut Of
tho Kr,at whors thai sfttcth ou many wnnrs."
csl"r sn oeEei viii s3! and l,res;,s s:sncs ani
l.earis having golden cup In her Aaill full u nbon.
inatsosa aud al.hiuess Of her torn!catiune.
And upon llnr forehead xas name written. lfYF-
terry: Uabylon tlo Great, the Neither Ut Nasists ot
Abo,ninatioily of the Earth"
AMI saw ths WOMAN drunken With the iluol t. tic
aais aud the martyrs Of Jesus end wLdu yaw hur
wun1u1ed With great admiration.
rNAYEn ron THx SUPPRESSION OF gorEnr.
Or. Wstle delivered tho opening prayer With
great fcrvor. expressing sympathy for tue ner-s.
SAsod M !so.i,ren IN Mexico, thankful.css fus our
uwn religious Liberty, discrimination to support
thu truth at n!i hazards, hopc that tile ArIlt
would spread and scatter tac darkness Of pagan
tHm and popory, and thut eycEy pI0Htlv h1ortrchy
would ba 1ro}Icn down.
A surEEvtsoR on RELIGIOUS ToLERATfox.
Mr. Roberts, Supervisor from :,Ao Seventh
Ward. explained tho objecs for With tle moet-
i,ag was called, apeaking Of 3ieSloo az peculinr
similar conditions uf Botf j climate. When the
recent reforms woro inaugrrntcd there NO woro
Led to bci.evo tha. the Chu1cll MIS- diyorcod from
tho Slate, nad that all ralgons would Lereaf!or
10 tolerated. But persecution G1oxo out soon
afterwards. Ho had thought that tho murder OF
Mr. stsvouB would 10 avenged, but lo was mis-
taken NO ono hail ever bcon punished for that
foul crime. And that was not all. At acapulco
tl,sy onleraa religious meeting NTH their pis-
tUlM aI.d clcav1rs, and tho rceu: that tive or
Blk welo killed and 5o1po eight or ton wounded.
one OF whom was Al, American citizen.
TUE DLooD or TIE MANrynB.
Ms. hutchinson hero has hymu-book picked
up In tho chntcli whefo the massacre occurred.
Iii. Hutchinson faavancing 10 tho desk. hold
lug out a book)-Hera iA tho book; take IT,
SIR. Roberts took tho kook all ordinary church
hynlu-hooE. with tho mnBie un tbs 1pper rsrs OF
tho page and tho wortls below it. All over si,c
two pagca nhown wcFo great BplAsl.cs OF blood,
whicls could be Econ distinctly from any pert Of
tho housc- 4 pescoptibo ehuddcr ran through
the audience. handkerchief saro placed to
feminine eyes noa's oysa suddenly became
tinctly audible. I'ho auditory soclncd to bo
moved and sWaycd by an absorbing aud uncou-
srollable ouotsou.
Ais. lloberts {with . shudder)--Thore 1t Ia.
You call see It for yourselves. II is tho l.st
snnttyr's blood ever looked upon iu tho world,
mud hope never to Bec my moro. Tho Cath
ollcs should TO here with uH to-day, protesting
agalnst this outrage and asser:ins that the same
tolcra.ion should he accorded to rrotessauts in
Catholic countries that ia accorded to thcn lcIe.
Address, OF MI. HUTCHINSON.
Tho nav. Mr. Hutchinson, Of Mexico, Was hero
introduced to tho audience. Ho mAdo q speech
OF considerable longt4, hret EirinE history Of
The riso aud growth OF Irotcstantiam in Mexico
than describing tho massacre at Acapulco and
epltnK wltA MI nppoal to lus hearcrH that they
would not permit themselves tn bn carried away
BY their foelings nt SO critical period tn tito
history OF cur sitter Republic. uo HAS listened
dress which lasted nearY Nh hour. Ho seema
to bc = lnan 0! lcsa than fifty. small Of figure,
with thonghtful facs, and iron.Grny hair, prob
ably Hrowu tttlo whitcr since hu 10 nArToWly
oacApcd wearing tho martyrs crown. Iio Bpoko
Of Llngelg NJ having lived los SONG years In tho
City OF Mexico, engaged tlr6t as lucRt miesion.
ary th6re, and nfterWar4 In tlle organization Of
congregations and churches III tho smaller cities.
tEaOcsa or rnoTxs1AET!sM IN NRxlco
There nte now something I.io 100 congroga-
tiona IL! tho ontiro couutrs nt!or tue patronage
Of tho ENHconalinnH Mutilodists. Congregations
a9iatH. and PrasbyLorin Of tho United statos.
No churches wore organized Until comparative
~ rceont dato. Now thcee ara organized bolioB
Of Christians h, atexlco, Vera Cruz. Acapulco.
Iampsco, Hacatccas, tnl several ether places,
witl religious pafcrs in tho Inst two cities MEN,
toned. Wherever Professionalism Ind attempted
= lodsnunt In ttcxico 1t hAd encountered peEso.
cntion, eu1patmcs trivial sometimes attended,
NTH gusious consequences. MMly CASES wcro
cttcl, IN somo OF which Kreat buatncss hardship
had been suffered, an1 in others assassination
lud hoen Attempted. Two hundred Bibles had
boon eoltl Oh tho uassern coaat, indicating tant
tl1oro wore, On reasonable calculation, that
nu;lhar OF rroteatahth lu that Dart of country.
The oll,lrel. Ut Acapulco Waa described ~ be-
ginning Will, ono poor a,oomaker. and growing
ie tnpru blidlc-path through tilo mountains.
THO speaker. with hls party, Wsro mora than two
wcchs III making tho journey from Mexico to
TINT city. Thseats TO hill sl.em were nado before
they arrived, ~ their cotn!ng was well known.
ii tlle fxAct timo Of tbor arrival had boet, ull-
terstood, very probably they would not hayo
reached thois destination uiya. IArcass to Kill
tLom wcro renewed before they got on ulcrI
horsos. The reports regarding rotes.anta cir
cuatcd nmoug ignorant Catholics were curious.
They lott 10 heliuvo that Irosestants actual
" wurshpo1 women. nnsl that tho wife aud
mother In ono Of tt.o houses where t!oy leldl
meetings waa III. object Of tilor alteration. l!
WAS also charged aud believed by tllu ignorant
tl.At Christ upon . cruclA1 waa placed ou
table in trout oi tho pulpit in Protestant
rhcn,cd It " they entered. Tbs description Of
tl,o massacre wns much tbs samu lilo accounte
already publiH!led h, ths r"pess, but ao,naAha'
more extended. Tlo speaker explained llis ab
scs.ce from church by saying that he was III, mud
had taken medicine,
NExicns nklND sTRuunLR AFTER rnEsnDA
During bis spooeh Mr., Hutchinson GS..n dle.
played tlle bloody l.yn.n-oook: aud agai4 t'e als