Protestantism.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5368, 5 November 1888, Page 3

Protestantism.

Mr. A. G. Daniells, who is at present carrying on services at the "tent," delivered :» lecture yesterday afternoon in the TheatreKoyalon •' What i.il'rotostantUMii'r j The building was crowded, the Orangemen I of Napier ill*) mustering in strong force in regalia A very capable choii assisted. The lecturer, who is a lino speaker, was listened to v. ith niiirked attention thruughout. Mr. Darnells remindel the audience that ihe'obju-t ol the meeting was to commemorate the landing of William, Prince of Orange, at Hroxholme, Torbay, ou tlie -Jth of November, 10SS. There was nothing, he said, like a memorial or memento to keep persons or events fresh in the minds of men, consequently nations and ehuivhes hadthuir imtional and religious memorials. He also pointed to 'he l; . ; metery, where will be seen I hundred* of marble slabs, on winch are mwiil.ed the w.rd.s "in mc",.,ry of, etc He then stated that w cmld 1101. well appreciate tho memorial unl.;sd we undefrto•>.! the thing to be couiincmoiatcd, and

th.it tlii'i tiling to be commeiuor.ii..u *«s rt-iliv tli" expulsion of Romanism from Knglaiid and the permanent establishment of Protestantism. Hut lo appreciate such a work we must know the, nature, ot both Romanism and Protestantism. From this the -n-eaker proceeded to show from various doctrinal and historical works the dogmas and aetii 11* 'if the church of Rome. Hi) «poku stonily asrainst. Papa! infallibility, the confessional, puui-hmont of heretic*, .'rr'intiiiif indulgence, Jesuitism, &o. It wm« the de-ign 01 .Rome to keep the masses mi-noranectliut they might practice their deceptions and superstit,ions_ more successfully Ho ibcij gave the origin and history ,f Protestantism in Uermany. The watchword of this- reformation wai. the .bible, and the Bible only was the rule of faith. In ,-onclusion. Mr. Daniellstooktheposmon that koKK.ni.sm is gaining ground both in numbers uiid iutiwmice. A* one evideiie,. he. pointed to the iaiu jubilee Kiirvice, ot Leo XIII. ; that only two rulers 111 huropu bad the good si-nso to refu«: to do the lope , humago. He dwelt at length upon the action of thu American nation _ toward Romanists ; that the action of ttje President in the fisheries ai.-pute with Canada was, to catch the Catholic vote 1 reclaimed that, it. was a shame, that the I're.-ident sent a national present to the Pope, and that Emperor William furnished the mitre ami Queen Victoria the golden vessels used by the Pope in the celebration of tut! mass on the jubilee occasion. The lecturer concluded by his hearers to arouse and iv-iiit the.-,e. cnciiiaciii.iLius of a dangerouh powur that nover clianged. He had no ill-feeling toward a Catholic., but it wan Popery hi; was opposed (.:.

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