of Trent, the canons of which were embodied in the c IV., 1564. s a serious question, whether such a religious syst a form of godliness, and denying the power thereof," stacy from the Christian faith, can nevertheless be cal d acknowledged as a branch of the Catholic Church To this question it may be replied, the Jewish Chu day was perhaps as much an apostacy and a fallen chur h of Rome now is, and yet our Lord and His apost d the question-whether it were not truly the visil od on earth? The Jews held truth mixed with error, d od mingled with traditions of men; a few Israelites i 1 with great numbers of unbelievers; the wheat lost in of chaff; so in the Roman Church, the Romanists sti piration of Holy Scripture-though they corrupted th pture at the Council of Trent. They hold the Catholi rinity, though they nullify that faith by the worship of th hold the two sacraments of the Christian Church, thoug them by transubstantiation and baptismal regeneration new sacraments to the ancient two. They hold the atone ercession of Christ our Lord, though they dishonor the their doctrine of human merit and the intercession of gels; yet, because of the truth which the Roman Church cause of the example of our Lord, in the case of the aposChurch, we are bound to acknowledge the Church of branch of the Catholic Church. God has not yet entered nt with her, and our duty towards her should be characthfulness and charity, "speaking the truth in love." ed—“What name should be given to those religionists in who style themselves peculiarly and exclusively 'Catho things which are contained in the symbol of faith he Holy Roman Church."-Bull of Pius IV. "I ac catholic and apostolical Roman Church, the mothe l churches, and I promise and swear true obedience op," &c.; "this true Catholic faith, out of which d, which I now freely profess and truly hold, I, Nand swear, most constantly to hold and profess th entire, with God's assistance, to the end of my life, a ar as lies in my power, that the same shall be held ched by all who are under me, or are entrusted t ue of my office, so help me God and these holy gos h is the concluding clause of the Creed of Pope Piu the ecclesiastics and members of the Church of Rome holy Gospels, not only to the articles of faith con ed, but also to the designation of their Church—(Ro nd of the head of their Church-(the Roman Bishop), proper designation of the members of the Church of atholics" but Romans or "Roman Catholics." Th quarrel with us if we call them according to their aut I call them by that name which they have sworn to ca An effort has been made in this country during the la rs to omit the term Roman, and call the members of me simply "Catholics." The Jesuits, who directed ests in this country at the time of the Emancipation re shrewd enough to discover that the name "Roman" Englishmen, and that, at a later period, the prejudices this country were strongly excited by the Papal Aggre nce, in all official documents the word "Roman" has ogether by the Papal hierarchy in Great Britain, and mbers of Parliament in the debates of lords and common severed, in a long and vigorous effort, to alter their na far succeeded. Even the ministers of the crown n ristians, and the religious world would, very properl rse such a cognomen. So when the members of the Cl this country change their name from "Roman Catho cs," the name becomes invidious, as much as to say holics, and none others belong to the Church Catho ground the public ought not to sanction their chan heir assumption of the title "Catholic." (To be concluded in next number.) HOW IT DIED. n Loadicea, the Prayer Meeting, aged one year. is meeting was poor most of the year, and its life of. But a few anxious friends kept it alive, and so uld so revive as to encourage them. agement at last prevailed, and the prayer meeting is de m neglect. Not a Christian was present when it di were living within a mile of it and not one was there. o only been there its life might have been saved, are agreed,' etc. rds of the forty might have been there, had they be ; but they were not, and the prayer meeting died." WOMAN.-Is she not the very sparkle and sunshine of lif ho is happy, because she can't help it—whose smile ev sprinkle of misfortune cannot dampen. Men make take when they marry for beauty, for talent, or for styl t wives are those who possess the magic secret of bei nder any circumstances. Rich or poor, high or low, fference; the bright little fountain of joy bubbles cally in their hearts. ey stand idly down by the hedge-row, And heed not thy cry d work, but I weary so quickly, What use could I be? dI tire and grow faint by the wayside, Who would watch over me?" alked in my heart, while the harvest Turned gold in the sun, the wind tossed it into bright billows, And no reapers had come. at length came a few, worn and weary, And looked at the grainighed, "It is late, and o'erripened,— We shall labor in vain.” Yes, finish all thy work, th Is rest forever. Finish thy work, then wipe Ungird thee from thy toi Take breath and from each Shake off the so Finish thy work, then sit th On some celestial hill, And of its strength-reviving Take thou thy Finish thy work, then go ir Life's battle fought and v Hear from the throne the M "Well done! w ethey talked, came the scythes of Finish thy work, then take young reapers, Like the rustling of leaves the grain, when the evening was dark Give praise to God above Sing a new song of mighty And endless lov Give thanks to Him who he In all thy path below, Who made thee faithful un And crowns the SABBATH-SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. ATHENS. ATHENS, Aug. 30th, 1867. v. MR. SCUDDER-Dear Sir: From ions which are often asked us, we that the Greek field, and the Greek le are not well understood; so I prowith your permission, to inform our ath-school friends about the people here, they may compass the difficulties and | encouragements in this par vineyard: HOME INFLUENCE IN GR sweet little infant is seen first nap by its mother's s envies it; so utterly ignora may, yes, must befall it; warm flannels, snow-white f such a clean, nice, quiet plac We see the same child at four : expect a new baby to be pretty ther does-vegetables, fruit, olives, o this little Greek does not dis- garlic-quite a man at ten months He has bright, black eyes, long, see. I think the Greeks are wofully es, rather plainly depressed eye- of their baby rights; and my hear will be pretty by and by. But when I see how many unnecessary ly he is dressed! a close, white forts they suffer. Then the fleas, a ead, his body, from his shoulders insects which abound in this lan so closely bound by swaddling they must torture the poor things! ng piece of cotton cloth about breadth,) so bound that he is ick of wood; is he a mummy, aby! One wishes to see his but they are confined to his he band, so while he may laugh, as much as he pleases, he need ick or stretch-these do not Greek babyhood. As for the nen, the fine flannels and camare luxuries which a Greek r thinks of for a week-old boy. gets a good, splashing bath; ad were washed, every old lady will catch cold and die, conseore head and weak eyes afflict arly. After a few weeks, his and legs are gashed to let out Ɔd, and when he takes cold the ch and blister him. One never O much torture. And when one strutting about in clothes cut just father's. Little Kostaki came to see other day he is only three and a hal ed in jacket and pants, having red on the outside of the leg, sword da from his belt, and a cane, a cap ti with gilt braid, tipped on his head; & he is rude, vain, disobedient-he mim soldiers and smokers; has learned dec from the lives of his parents. Never in all his little life has a kin ther snuggled him warm in her lap. she told him of the dear Father in h who loves all the children so much! precious Saviour, who folded the littl in His arms and blessed them. He heard bis parents sing those sweet so Zion at family worship, never saw his reading the Sacred Word, nor heard father's voice in earnest, heartfelt p No, his is a Godless home! yet, it is specimen of all Greek homes. I have mentioned these little things shall tell you more, that you may know love Greek children better. A. T. ILL will never speaks well nor doth |