New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-25
RELIGION AT NEW-HAVEN.
AND REvIvALIsM.

IrRoM AN occ .sIoyAL CORRESPONDENT OF TRBUNE.l
NEw-HAvEN, March 23.-Dr. Halls second
lecture on ROmauism OF the Medieval Times" was
delivered on Thursday The following the line OF
thought Roanism has history that Is altogether Pc
onlar 10 ITSELF which must understand in order to
appreciate its practical influence 1t maintains body
OF men and women pledged poverty, vet belonging to
a wealthy corporation ready 10 be sent anywhere ana
pledged to implicit obedience. Many Of these devote
themselves teaching and the chldre5 Of Protestants
are ntrusted 20 their care with no goo result ImS Is
one feature which shows the importance or e1anih-
ing the system. Ronansm is to nc regarded as com
posite system the eements Of which are drawn nom
three sources The first OF these Is the NeW-fes'ameh II
has from this source drawn those truths which it holds
In common VII n Professionalism The Episte to the 10
mans, though now scarcely known ny the people 10
whom II was written, with the other Apostolic WRITINGS
constituted the substance OF the belief OF the EomiSh
Church for many ages. II is exceedingly gratifying
recollection TO me that for long centuries even when nj
Rome there was disease and disorder in other lands
BROUGHT the truth OF God into immediate connection
with the hearts Of the people Many Of these scrpural
truths have been abused such the priority given to
Peter and coDerrng OF the powerof the keys on the
Apostles which reoeveda new gloss and Interpretation
from Rome Other truths received sueh InOdcatoh as
10 make them essentially dIGeront-as the amounting
Of OIL which has grown into extreme unction with an
entirely different significance From all this results the
disncpation to free circulation OF the Scriptures
which do not sanction many OF the prevalent customs OF
the church.
The second source is Judaism Two reculiarities OF
this system deserve notice. o. The righis ana nsaSes
of Judaism are OF he nature of picture lessons, which
implies that they were temporary. o. In some of its
mora ard social legislation it aimed at the best abso-
lutely but practically. which shows that 1t was tenn
porary The Romsh Church has taken from Judaism Its
priesthood with the power to Offer sacrifice the Jewish
altar the incense and tie l&ver, modlfedn form ii
labors to priesthood separate class 1t keeps
people under pupage restraining them from direct
vested with the idea OF pernanency IL mas aVole ic
popular worship of the synagogue when was EalnIilg
ground among the Jews. and initiated that OK the Temple
which was losing. has avaed itseif OF t9se customs
of the Jews which bad not the DIVINE saucllOh sueh as
asceticism aud prayers for the dead
The third source is heahe nism: the indefinite system
which prevailed anterior to Christianity. Many rites OF
the heather passed over into Christianity which al
tempted to transform them after its idea bat when
you put together thingsone human and tae other
Divine-bcfore men, they viii attach most Importance
&c the human; the world knows its own The kissing oil
the pOpes toe the title of Easter, the term supreme
pOutlf, and many other customs may be Traced 10
Oriental and ancient European influences Inc rever-
similar customs among The heather OF w0rshipping
male ana female dces. Al this point wish TO make
two gcneralizations TO you as students w. ~ n0 f
think lightly OF this system but avail yourselves OF az
possible means TO the comprehension OF H. 90 fear
l. delusiou TO think the church has Sseniay i'm
proved or hope that it will gradually purify Itself in
Any eating away OF secla customs slIlhcs
at the system Itself.
The third lecture which was delivered Friday. dealt
with the practical influence of Romansln. The thought
follows: 1t is pleasure 10 me to say that which
will not be grateful to many Of my fellow citizens. do
not propose statistics generalizations
shall select and treat fairly able two three
salient features or Ronansn ana put before you me
tendencies which these have III practical contact win
Take, first, the R0mish idea regarding the standing
and function OF tue minister lie Is continuation OF tne
sacrificing priest Of the Hebrews he does not teach so
much as perform priesty functions. We hold the worb
of minister TO be that OF teacher when j. radically
different from priesthood. What does tue New Tesla
men sayi II never Ia single instance desisnates the
minister of Christ by the title OF priest THIS woud be
Impossible If II looked on him in that light The priestly
their son-lnatters into the hands of others.
What EFFECT does such an office have GU the
ON earnest laborer but scrupuOus in the Observance
OF small ceremonies. There y nothing that will bring
him into affcctiOnate sympathy with All that
have seen in my life goes to confirm this anticipation.
What is the effect the people They will reverence,
OF rather fear the priest did the ancients suppose
the spell be broken, aud they find ont the reality
then comes inidelity. All HAT they know practically
down with him: In1dcity among Us is nothing com
tatlocs as IN France and spain Then there is no real
gain the priest would rather have the grateful rev
ten thousand toward whom stand, the Pagan priest
stands toward bis Pagans On every ground thcn-that
is bad for the priest bad for the people, and brings the
priest no real benet-we must condemn the institution
Of The priesthood
One of the leading functions of the priest is that Of
its present form. The Council Of Trent defined two
kinds Of repentance Contrition. which few ATTAIN
and attrtion to which driven by evil conse-
quences of theirsins On this last ground the makes
confession to the priest and receives dissolution. The
effect of this viii be that the will put confession
10 priest in the of confession TO God and that
has done With the sin Again, the worship OF Images
conadics the solemn Injunction OF the Od Testament
but t4s er c We're E Ignorant bH a. n k% W
Gin Tha fu1g tfaf has az
not but prove injurious In form God confers
The 6ene IN effect G r it Ds 10 gg oG BY My
though say 1t with pain, komanisIn has invented a
new Trinity, consisting OF MAY, Jesus , ana Joseph
leave you students 10 the prosecution OF this line Of
and is evils 10 their Ultimate source in CORRUPT human
and not solely TO the priests IL is worth your
Weld too much to the Romanists God has given US his
truth and we have no right to resign IL for the sake of
for the Journalists you must understand their system
and ts relation 10 ours.
The now tabernacle in which the Moody ard Sankey
meetings are to held. is completed and the building
was formally opened Thursday night for the double pur-
pose OF rehearsal and of raising money pay for the
structure. The seats were all filled AT very early hour
and after the singing OF several selections 1rom the
Gospel Hymns" the committee read "a report. Tho
full cost OF the tabernacle was $780, and due estimate
op nedseS SeorSa5d toee1Sr with The aiponn
raised last night Will pay the cost OF construction
nc .AO - ~, M, I,,,tin,s 70
seating capacity OF $3.50 besides several committee
rooms About 100000 feet of timber were used ia it,
construction 10 IL well gbtfd both by day and night,
and good ventilation has been Kept in view. There
several DOORS that, in spite OF the large number, T.
tabernacle may be speedily emptiCd without any
ing 1t Is also vcnenIy situated for the street
The evaneelists will begin Their meeting Sunday.
when services win be held al O'Clock and the
other at 1880 For over month past daily noon prayer
meetings have been bed ia the city, ana great deal OF
interest manifested and Il may be said the fields
white already to harvest" Mr.. MOODY is reported 10
have said that he dreaded coming 70 NewHayen more
Than 70 any other place where ne bad been But nOtwit-
standing the intellectual elements which abound here,
Mir Moody will And q great deal OF earnest and heart
felt Christianity. While there be some who DO not
fully synpatize with the excitement which Is apt to
attenl revyals there are. perhaps none who viii loOk