The New York herald., 1877-02-05
PHOENIX MCCARTHY.


THE REVEREND MAC RISES FROM HIS ASHES
TnwAcKING HIS DErAMERs OVER THE
sKULLs-HE IouNDs sEcr-''TuE FREE
AMERICAN MCARrHYITEs"-MR. swEEysEE
RECOMMENDS HIM TO THE ALMIGHTY.
''rhey cast him out, said the Rev. c. r. Mccarthy,
pastor OF the american Free Church., at the univer
sity Building, Washington square, last evening And
as tho listeners gazed upon tho preacher they became
aware of tho TACT that the Rev. c. p Mccarthy, late
Universalist preacher, made personal application OF
the text TO bis own case, and they could NOT
help thinking that whoever least him out" had had
an interesting tussie. Certainly there was nothing
about the reverend gentleman suggest tho idea OF
meek submission to assault. On tho contrary AS ho
stood before his congregation personal exempnnca-
ton of muscular Christianity and Of the Church ram.
pant--f not riumphant-ho appeared to be q man to
assall whom either IN tho forensic or the pugllisc
arena, would cnll Tor Judicous training good ''stayng
qualities capabty for enduring punishment" and
first class power of expression rom the shouldcr on
the part OF the assaant. 'rhey me out not be.
cause was blind They kept In long as was
bind The moment my eyes opened and saw
things In their true light then thoy out What
glorious subject have to unfold tonight. Would
that could makeit less personal, but, being ono of
those blind ones who has learned to see, am excom-
muhicatcd.
'There are many statements which made last week
IN the course ot the trial which would like to tone
wish TO Withdraw tut how polish thom
when am not polished myscl--that is.
not polished as pownolders look at ~
Paul must be my example tonight, not Christ. have
not grown up 10 that standard yet Some day may
ask to be struck on both cheeks, but not yct-not
yet! y ~ God sent me to preach TO sinners not
to pewholders Not that pewholders without SIN.
BY no means but pcwholdcrs-lhe ordinary, respect
aulc wealthy pcwhodcrs-would not stand my preach
kuu\yX hmm moan
Just now HAPPENED.
"Thc men who s't In their pews anu pay for every
certain ariiclc and l. tho minister does not please him
BY furnishing u ne goes to him and says, This will
never dol" The minister who breaches TO pew
holders will try to mend his doctrine to suit his mas
tcrs buI was not born 10 wear such letters pew
holder came TO mo and told me that ought
TO change my style OF preachipg-stop talking
that miraculous nonsense which people do not behcvc
in so much tho more reason, said l. that should
teach you to believe in It,. That was the beginning OF
the trouble in my church" Tho reverend gentleman
then skcichcd at length tLo story OF his life and abors
IN England and this country and detailed tn apparent
feeling ana several sharp hits the history OF his
church troubles aud IN particular the last with
the Univcrsast Council or 'Star Chamber Inqul-
stion," AS he magnioquontly termed II. His man
difficulty he says with tho churches las been that
he reprovci SIN wherever he found 1t with unnnchng
boldness.
WANT OF TACT
"They cast mo oul," SAID he, "becausc lacked
tact as they sad Tact! What did they mean by
tacty Willingness TO smooth ovcr corruption IN the
church and to toady TO pewhoders That IS tact and
that IS what has ied SO many churches to-day, while
was driven from my pulpit TO tho DESERT
ON HIS KNEES.
"Whcn my conscience would not let mo preach 10
suit the trustees OF tho Blceckcr street church,
thought II best to withdraw amcably asked them,
however, for what was my right-the wages which
were due mo and voted by resolution OF the society.
This hard earned hirc they refused 10 pay me- even
when mplored them, on my knees, Tor the sake of
my wife and numerous family Of littlo ones. to give
me my duo and let me go. They denied my just claim
and was turned out IN the cold.
WASHING UP THE ''oLD MAsrEssn
"FOrtunately, in my travels abroad, after leaving
college, had acquired the art OF cleansing and restor
Ing old paintings aud by advertising in the HERALD
the opportunity given mo to the whcrcwitha
to support my family by undertaking such work.
advertised as connotsseur, ana my advertisement
family"
FLOOD OF LETTERS
Tho reverend gentleman then read, IN faltcring g
pnpil, an English vicar and promised that hundreds
OF such etters should he prnod and laid before hrs
congregation and the public that "men may SEQ what
manner OF man am whom they call bnckmailer. -
''ro THE PUMPS, OF, MCCARTHY 70
Hc is foul ana cowardy sailor who will desert his
ship when leak sprung. But what shall We say of
tho captain who kicks tho man out OF his ship whom
bo finds plugging The lcakY Tho Unvcrsalist Church
was leaking badly. tried to stop tho leak and was
kicked out Tor my pains. Yet do not imagine that
will desert tho ship. am still forever tho
great principle OF universal love which 1t bodies.
| not Jonah. | cannot be cast out, TOR carry
my church about with and that church shall bo tho
church universal