It has been remarked never collects his Archbis about him at Rome, witho generally that purpose is tralization of power and a work to which every pon thes and Reactionites declared the has thus been immensely w of Peter infallible and eternal, the question of the annexation a sovereign and king, and his tempo- territory to the kingdom, ower a sine qua non of the Spiritual; Rome the capital of Ita hundred Italian patriots, the greater intensely agitated. To ev of whom had more than once suffered we are on the threshold anguished in the papal Prisons of the What the end will be of States of the Church, assembled in work in Italy, no one can Parliament of the young kingdom, de- fact is almost palpable-i by an overwhelming majority that who reflects--that someth ecclesiastical wealth of the suppressed dinary is about to happer ous orders should be immediately sold; sold, too, so as not to repass into the s of Jesuits, Bishops, monks or nuns; the Government be authorized to preat an early day, a bill by which the prics be reduced to the principal cities, che seminaries from more than two hun-III. to Pius IX., had to twenty-six! At the same time, men eloquent by the occasion, eloquent in ory of the wrongs they had suffered the papacy, eloquent in the thought twenty millions of their countrymen ready to support them in any and event, recited the long and fearful of papal despotism and cruelty, of l plottings against Italian liberty, until whole Parliament, frenzied by their ded to Oriental Archbish ing words, sprung to their feet in in communion with the se excitement, and cheer after cheer ed from the densely packed galleries. ce were those who even dared to dence in strongest terms, the priestly gathg at Rome, as "an attempt against the -ty of Italy, of Europe and the world!" | Such privileges were gran there were others among the fiery ora- and established by counc who boldly demanded the 1st Article he Constitution of free Italy, which thought and energy, and which the Roman Curia And on the occasion of t of St. Peter a new stone the already fearfully stron tifical despotism. Those with the history of the rise of Popery, will remember immemorial certain privil which did not belong to t These immunities consiste the Orientals to nominate &c., and to institute new asking the consent, or the the second Council of N eran, &c., if I mistake not ees that the religion of the State" shall no doubt, to conciliate th a to kome only to be spoiled and upwards. Besides, she has a dail me, dear brother, such it has Mr. F. passed his theological exa ch the Pope is to be the great tion in May, very successfully, and M this sense that we must ex- our Superintendent, offered him immed alistic sign of the Society of the situation of Assistant, within his _s,) which represent a globe intendency. In this relation, exactl y a cross! Perhaps also this kind of work devolves upon him wh why Roman Catholicism, have aimed at. He preaches every Sal stendom, is said in prophecy in the Hungarian language, and con Drunk it surely is with am- a short daily morning exercise, at dominion, with the usurped o'clock, according to the custom of God Himself, with tyranny country. He has received various in ck, as well as with the "blood tions to preach for ministers, in the locality in which he traveled last w and this spring, and in which he has for many acquaintances, which have alr yielded encouraging fruit; I think nothing better for the present could 1 occurred for him. It is of course an a tional advantage that he is in regular nection with his church. I have instru him to seek opportunities for holding ex meetings, as well as to encourage Bible Tract circulation. MILAN, SEPT. 21, 1867. . SCUDDER,-The following m my friend, Rev Mr. K›mpanying notices, will show ers are accomplishing a good çary. Yours truly, WM. CLARK. BRO.-Enclosed I send you a Mr. R.'s sales to the end of Mr. F.'s, and a full statement To Mr. K., the colporteur employed 1 7ed and expended to the end I have assigned a kind of work which If you wish, I will send such never before been tried, that is, a reg aceforth semi-annually. With canvassing of this city, from house to ho è arranged to close accounts and from door to door. He has comple t the end of September, there- his rounds in two districts of Pesth, and MEETINGS THE HOME FIELD. EHALF OF THE SOCIETY AT THE WEST. towns of the city of Cin the day of the 18th of Sep eries of meetings of considerable inter-lic schools were addressed ave been held the past month, in al of the cities of the West, by our tly appointed missionary to the city exico, Rev. P. W. Gulick, and the DisSecretary of the Society for that part e country, Rev. W. D. Rosseter. ginning with the third Sabbath of ember, at the city of Madison, Indiana, ■eetings were held on that day. Sab-school meetings at the First and SePresbyterian Churches, and also at Baptist, at which the usual lessons were ended, and the time wholly given to gentlemen. Mr. Gulick occupied the ing with the First Presbyterian church, Mr. Rosseter the same hour, with the nd, and at night, these churches kindly ended their services and united in a and the curiosities which with him from his native hibited to the delight of b pupils. At the close of dress at one of these sch little girl arose and pro thanks to the speaker. seconded by another little the teacher, being carried with a will. At night, the edifice connected with I Seminary was opened, and audience; who, from be seemed deeply interested made to them, a large n after the close of the meet missionary and bid him work. al gathering at the Baptist Church. The remainder of thes e meetings were all well attended, and been held in the cities of F eneral consent, deeply interesting. Anleghany, Pennsylvania, em etus was plainly given the cause thus two Sabbaths of Septemb esented, which we hope will be lasting ten days these brethren we s results. The Sabbath-school of the were held, in some case Presbyterian Church, are to aid in houses, in the North and support of our Sabbath-school work in terian, and the First, Se ece, and that of the Second Church, in United Presbyterian Ch nection with the church, hope to raise ghany; and with the Fi hundred and fifty dollars, in gold, to Third Presbyterian Chu in the support of Brother Gulick, he Third and Fourth United mising to correspond with them three of Pittsburg. Several inte es a year. school meetings were hel various Sabbath-schools Besides the above, the stud The next meetings were held at Walnut s, Ohio, one of the beautiful suburban MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE. OF THE AMERICAN BOARD. ving extracts are from the re- RT. ... "The whole educational ese Islands is, and for many en, self-supporting, with but a tion or two. The common ustained by the Government, ne seminary at Lahainaluna. English day and boardingsympathy with our work, he land, are sustained by prise and the assistance of the The Waialua Female Sem f all the institutions in the vangelical religion on these ectly sustained from abroad, -om the American Board, is year to $2,500. xceptions mentioned for pubWaialua Female Seminary; ing Star, we are not assisted in any of our religious enteressities, except in the support -ican missionaries and their letter has recently come from her, in she says that this year, for the first several years, the crops are turni well, and the poor, starving people joyfully gathering them in. But sooner shows herself in the fields th Women drop their implements and su her, eager to hear the truth from he Yielding to their importunity, she tal prays with them for a while, and th minds them of their duty of working a work like the busy-bees, and when as listening. 'Well,' they say, 'now w comes we will listen to you all the day yet, no missionary has visited these pe SOPHIA. [EUROPEAN TURKEY.] LETTER FROM manists. "Four years before, the Cat MORSE, Aug 9th, 1867.-Movements o missionaries from Thessalonica visited place, and induced the people to send or six boys, and as many girls, to their control for six years, and to hav school in Thessalonica, to be entirely u their expenses, of traveling, clothing the tract, The Pope and the Cath education, borne. On our helper's first Church,' produced quite an excitem Efforts were made to get back the stud Two of the boys only escaped by f Public sentiment began to turn in fa of the Protestants, and last year, two dents from Bansko entered our school; it is, expected that two or three more enter this year. ENCOURAGEMENT FOR PROTESTANT FORTS." We arrived in Bansko Fri evening and remained till Monday no We had a very interesting time, obtai thirty-three subscribers to Dr. Good ved us passing, and earnestly entreated o turn in and preach to them. The bors gathered quickly, and a season spent in expounding the Word to men judging from the serious attention they were really hungering and thirsting ear. If only a small degree of civil ection could be obtained for the friends e truth, there is every reason to believe work would speedily grow in Tekhoma." aracter of Mountain Converts.—“It is teresting fact, that nearly all who have e out on the Lord's side, during the last years, in the mountains, are men of rior character, and it is a suggestive that in the Old Nestorian Church there in but two men of any learning, or who even decently write a letter; and both ⇒ men are nearly evangelical in their caste has been establishe natives of intelligence, ment in breaking down and flourishing, and is a most important subject. "In several cases, also Madura have employed, pense, educated Christia them instruction,-a fact been impossible a few yea is most encouraging as progress in the right dire Prejudice Diminished.rences have brought to li very extensive knowledg among the Brahmins and high caste, which has surp is equally evident that pre truth has been much weal MISCELLANEOUS. HE following Resolution was passed by Surgeon of the 145th O Synod of New York and New Jersey, ened at Rev. Dr. Spear's Church in oklyn, N. Y. Oct. 17th, 1867. suddenly at his residence Va., in the 32d year of hi The Doctor was grad The Synod having heard a statement throughout the long war egard to the operations of the Am. & exposed to every kind of - Christian Union, among the Romish home to die in the bosom alation of our country, and in foreign thus disappoint a thousan s, cordially commends that Society v to the confidence of our Churches, invokes liberal contributions in its alf." I true extract from the minutes of the "BITUARY NOTICE.-We have just re- His friends have, howe consolation that what is gain; as he has gone whe mors of war will be heard We call attention to the from the Bulwark. We t conclusively that the Ron right to drop the Roman, a the Catholic Church. |