accordance with the promise of States, which at an average of 3 have been withdrawn from Rome. church, would give 765,000 com th of Dec., the last French flag, which would represent a pop d, was hauled down, and that of 5,000,000. The Catholic Regist hoisted. We wait events with gives 15 Archbishops, 34 Bishops solemnity, for the evacuation of priests, making a total of the pri t heralds the downfall of the tem- 2,511. The Catholics have 30 c acy, signifies even more. It is the theological seminaries, 177 male a of the end of many wrongs extend- academies, and 624 parochial sch gh all Europe-a reluctant and ing a total of 867 educational in ncession to progressive civiliza-Besides these they have 171 conve he earnest and onward will of the The Church and the State are o be divorced, and may that dinal. The spirit of the people and will penetrate the church as it y entered the council chamber teresting and effective missionary Darliament. Whether it be the at Dr. Harper's church last Sabba England or the Church of Rome ing. His sketch of the labors, s tined for the divorce, the world, e, will be the gainer. That we more for the sake of the State of the Church; but for Liberty's are usually institutions of learning hospitals for the sick, asylums for the indigent, and destitute youth. REV. MR. ROSSITER delivered a and heroic endurance of the Rev. M head and his noble little wife in I especially affecting, as being of lo even of personal interest to many hearers. Mrs. Morehead is the dau Mr. J. W. King, of this city. SS OF ROMANISM IN THIS COUNTRY. ord Baltimore's Colony, numbertwo hundred, settled in Maryland. "TURN out! turn out!" cried a The first permanent establishment [ing teamster to some one he was m cism in this country. The first" turn out, or I'll serve you as I celebrated by Father Althane, at village of Potomac, now New In 1775, at the opening of the Revolution, the number of Cathe Colonies and Territories was at 40,000. In 1793 Bishop Carrst Bishop in this country, was other man." The stranger in astoni complied; but when John was nea posite, called to him with, "Pray, s did you serve the other man?" "Wh said whip, tipping a wink, "I told turn out, and he wouldn't, so I turn myself.” sts, it wonld not be matter of surprise if g errors should creep in. Yet, these picare so well done, that they cannot fail of eying much information regarding the peothat wonderful land. It is to be earnestly d that the Presbyterian Publication Come will follow up the seldom trodden path hich they have entered, and diffuse among rican readers a better knowledge of a try so little known as India. SON EARTH. Philadelphia: Presbyterian blication Committee. New York: A. D. F. ndolph. is appropriate Christmas gift is announced tirely an American production. The picwere both designed and engraved in this try, and the letter-press is from the pen of merican lady. There are eight illustrations 1 colors. HISTORICAL DISCOURSE, delivered Nov. 4th, 66, by Rev. Elbert S. Porter, D.D., Pastor the Reformed Dutch Church in Williamsrgh. Published by the Consistory. e growth of the City of Churches, the origin date of the various denominational organions, the struggles, trials and victories of &c. Presbyterian Publicati Chesnut St. Philadelphia. These two volumes are v style, well calculated to in our Sabbath-schools. We w tion of all superintendents them, hoping they will giv their libraries. 79 66 ENGLAND, TWO HUNDRED Y Gillette, author of " Life Huss, History of the Pr "Life Lessons," &c. Phil rian Publication Committe This book, as the title in back in the history of Englan Charles II. It traces with times, the spirit and the tri formists. These brethren w cal friends and fathers of mc church organizations. Th fore, is to a great extent ou our readers would know the were called to endure in th see the Christian spirit exhi as Alleine and Baxter and I this book. Receipts IN BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN ANd foreign CHRISTIAN UNION, FR NOV., TO THE 1ST OF DECEMBER, 1866. herst. 2d Cong. Ch.. ....2 00 .19 55 ...5 00 --45 41 Estate of Gilman S Dracut. Cong. of Rev. Mr. W Cambridge. Shepard Ch. & Co Andover. Theo'l Seminary Cha South Ch. and Con 2nd Cong. Ch. & Soc dley. Russell Gen'! Benev't 800-------29 58 of Rev. Stacey Fow Essex St. Ch. add.... Rob't Halsted.... Cong. Sab. Sch'l.. Sterling. Pres. Ch. add.... OHIO ---30 00 Cincinnati. C. G. Rogers 8th & 9th instal -50 00 --30 00 -30 00 Evan. Lutheran Ch. to make 30 16 Richfield. ment of salary for City Mi sionary R. Nelson. 1st Pres. Ch. Messrs. Shaffe & Robinson $5 ea., E. Potte & Mrs. Scott $3 ea. 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L. & A. 8. Moncrief $1 ea..... Worcester. Pres. Ch. which makes J. H. Kanke L M, & Isaac Johnson, Jr. L M in part..... --40 00 ---16 00 IOWA. Rev. W. H. Stick a L M........30 00 Lyon. Pres. Ch. by Rev. H. L. Stanley...... * THE PRUSSIAN WAR AND THE PA ་ OUR fathers used to believe that the prophecies of the the year 1866 for the fatal blow to be dealt to the ents of 1866 certainly have been very significant in th st as regards the temporal power of the Pope. Of t e is more startling, more unexpected, or more far-1 Fects on the Papal power, than the result of the Pruss It was unexpected. 1. Because Prussia was weaker ,000,000 people to 37,000,000 of Austria; and havin ry prestige gained for her by the Great Frederic, ilitary renown stood high. 2. Because in that which ate occasion of the war she was deemed to be in the w as only a quarrel between thieves about dividing the s ark would not regard the rule of "honor among thieve ited their forces to rob Denmark of Sleswich, Holste arg. Both coveted the sea-ports of the newly-acquire ismark seized what he wanted, and forced Austria to ecuniary compensation or fight. This was wrong. It he sacred law of "honor among thieves" and did not ed. 3. In consequence of this unscrupulous violence, urope and the world was against Prussia-the opinion s well as Catholic nations. The Protestants disliked f Austria and her tyrannical policy generally, and wo lad to see such a government lose power; but such wa justice of the Protestant power in the cause of this w as a general wish that such selfishness should be severe 'he public sentiment of the world was therefore against 'russia. 4. Because the whole German Diet was again a favor of Austria in this matter, both by their vote in t he majority arming against Prussia. 5. Because even had for many years been her main support, and for re er only dependence for maintaining the temporal pow om upholding the falling fortunes of the Pope, she k repair her own. She is trembling lest Hungary sho ndard of revolt and lead off with her also the Slavo and to prevent this, she is lavishing concessions whi sed as absurd and impossible. shock makes the Jesuits change their triumphant to tion and despair. They now say: "The last nation 1 depend is gone. France and Italy are plotting aga see no hope but in a special divine interposition." A nterposition does not come. But we believe the Papacy re damaged by some other and more remote results of t y its tendency to increase. THE INTELLIGENCE OF EUROPE. Prussian victories, following one another like rapid th used Europe to the highest pitch of solicitude to ascert such startling results-that a nation, which Napoleon gle blow, should thus seize and instantly dash to the ea which maintained twenty years of obstinate conflict wit poleon; and when conquered, wrung from him terms ined to think of granting to Prussia. have been inquiring ever since after this secret, not only 7, but with deep alarm. And as they find one thing aft ey hasten to imitate it. The needle gun was the first s the secret was traced, and all flew to making breach-lo e whole military system of Prussia was examined, and F ing its leading feature-obliging every citizen to be a sold in an exigency, the whole male population can be turned - already drilled and disciplined. f they will find the whole secret of Prussian success, they |