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ert suggests also that New-York | gelization of that country? Th e point for publishing such a are now concerned and, to some e = it would answer for all Spanish gaged in the enterprise: the Bibl He adds: “We always have for the Tract Society, and the Christi agement the existence of such The first supplies the Holy Scrip he United States, and we know second provides Christian publicati ce." and small, and the third sustains li in the field. If all would receive RELIGIOUS JOURNAL.-My sug- and read it understandingly, the su that in attempting to carry out of Chili to Christ would not be 's plan, a Spanish edition of the layed; but when ninety-nine out Messenger" should be printed. hundred either know nothing of th articles would be very suitable or only know that the false Roman Sh America; its news columns forbids to read the copies of it w er for spreading public informa- offer, it then becomes indispensa would prove generally a valua- other printed matter go with, nay, access to the Spanish popula- the Holy Scriptures, to enlighten t se populations, it may be added rance of the people, or to disabu ■uragement of American friends minds of false prejudices. s of Christ, are now open for aching and literature, to an exone dreams of, unless he has be-sant with the subject by being

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The Roman clergy aver that the any version, even their own, is not to be put into the hands of the peo they assert that passages in our v have been falsely translated in order lead the unwary; or that our cop

not to say that the American give Gospel light to Spanish mutilated, because they contain n pecially to Chili, Buenos Ayres, Apocryphal books, which they cling da and Mexico, to any extent order to justify praying for the dead how are these things to be met? he path of entrance has been cut the volume, the pamphlet, the printe = jungle, brushwood and under-ture, the defence of our versions, as Opular opposition and legal pro-genuine Word to men, must be emp that we have reached the open Just as the advancing columns of inf e statement and discussion. The are sometimes preceded by the art ecured a hearing there; public shelling the woods to find where the e nat the advocate of reformation is hidden away, and to expel him from mall not be silenced by force, or ambush, so must he that would succes

and the "Noble Guard included in the review horse, foot and artiller regiments of Napoleon

garrisons of the neighb Vecchia, Viterbo, &c.,) 12,000, some say to 15,0 soldiers, of all arms, are

native tongue; then the attempt to cir- saw, the other day, a re ate the Bible, and then the necessity of fical troops" in the " P iting and printing in its defence. The Peters. Without includ ee enterprises are sisters in one work. ke the different branches of an army, neier of them could carry on a conquering mpaign alone; they have had to march ar one another, affording mutual support, amount to about the s d each bearing its part in the opening nflict between truth and untruth along at western slope of the Andes. And as has been in the outset, so it must be in e future prosecution of evangelical endea. the loyalty and tranq or there, the process being only changed about 200,000, an entire Eightly in detail. The Bible being offered 500,000! At that rate, I ust be defended against all assailants; its ted States would requi eaching elucidated and enforced in book, of 1,000,000, simply to urnal, and tract; and finally, the living ment. There could not inister must make his voice heard in ger proof of wide-spread reaching, to all who will attend, the unearchable riches of Christ. These three ranches of effort are not rivals. They are llies and coadjutors. They emulate each ther, but all draw towards a common issue, nd that is to set forward the banner of the Lord who is our Righteousness.

affection. No man her servation has extended downfall of the Papacy, a would immediately follo the French troops. A consists of Italians, the fear from them than eve

Christian churches, Christian brethren ! subjects. The nobles are we must make each arm strong, print Bi- dissatisfied with the Pay les, publish volumes, and send living as impatient for a chan preachers, that Spanish America may be Some of them, and those won from ecclesiastical oppression to Chris- make no secret of their o tian freedom. D. TRUMBULL.. days ago, some of the dining together, and to [The following, from the Rev. Dr. PROUD- all the crowned person FIT, has been kindly sent to us for publica-among the rest, Victor E tion. It is intensely interesting, and bears an hour, six of them we directly upon one of the great questions of Rome. The young prin the day. We are sorry that we cannot exiled, went immediatel print the whole at once. The latter half and apologized to the Po

most enlightened and serious of giving to her for her intercessio statesmen, in his last published | Virgin to save his life at the fall unces "the Papal Court" in during a celebration of the Colle ere as were ever used by Luther. [paganda Fide, an event which is t it is mechanically and forcibly ally celebrated by a splendid ill by the combination of "the great of the whole city of Rome, on w ad that their efforts to uphold it sion I saw illuminations and tran efforts of living men to uphold representing the Virgin as "the putrid corpse! And yet, the Rome; the shield, deliverance an Azeglio died within a few weeks, of Pius; the honor of our people. Roman Catholic to the last.- seen him adore the relics of the m popular sentiment of Italy and St. Peters. I have seen the cardin self, the Papal government is the Pope. I have seen the comm solely by the bayonets of Napo- worship and pray before the sh these be withdrawn? He has images of a multitude of saints, self by treaty to withdraw them whom, on a sound historical j er of the present year. He has never had an actual existence. I alled some of them. But he has, them adore the naked cross. I h time, encouraged the enrolment them pray to the gem-bespangled d ers" for the defence of the Pope. the "Bambino." I have seen them er already equals that of his own the image of the Virgin, whose s have been withdrawn. They the church of St. Augustine is great extent, of veterans of the with gold, silver and gems, while a ny. They are to be commanded hung costly offerings of her votaries rench officers. "The temporal have never seen one act of direct of the Holy Father," he says, paid to the great God, the only obje all means, be maintained."true worship, in any Roman all that now appears, is to be church in Rome. There are, it is t ed "evacuation of Rome." tences in the missal addressed to th yet lifted his foot from the neck ent persons of the Trinity. But bein te people, unless compelled to do Latin language, they are of course, agitations and changes, however, ligible to the people; and even to on at hand in Europe. The tornado liar with that language, bawled out revolution may suddenly sweep are with rapid and deafening clamor French "occupation" of Rome--priests, it is impossible to follow them most wicked oppressions record-real worship of Rome is paid to the y. That event, when it occurs, [of wood, stone and bronze which

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that images bearing Christian names ocapy the niches of the Pantheon, that eter, Paul and John, St. Mary, St. Agnes nd St. Helena, St. Sebastian, St. Francis nd St. Ignatius Loyola (the founder of e Jesuits to whose "honor" one of the ost magnificent churches in Rome has een reared and consecrated) now receive me honors once addressed to Jupiter Staor, Mars, Bellona, Minerva and the "rable of gods" as Ovid contemptuously calls heta, (“Vulgus deorum,") which were once dored on the same spot and with much the ame rites as the pagans of old Rome? It still none the less true that "they have changed the glory of the incorruptible God nto an image made like to corruptible nan,” and “worship and serve the creature In place of the Creator, (Rom. i.), who is lessed forever." And for this "impiety (Rom. i. 18) Paul told them of old that "the wrath of God is revealed From heaven." After looking for several weeks, including the season of her greatest "solemnities," "the mysteries" as they are called of "Holy Week," I am profoundly impressed with the belief that the Paganism and poletheism of modern Rome, is essentially the same with that of ancient Rome. One is often reminded by what he sees in the churches and at the street-shrines of Rome at this day, of the pictures drawn of her vices and superstitions in the days of the emperors. The old satirists ridiculed the multitude of the popular gods: but it is doubtful if the "Vulgus deorum" even equalled in number the worshipper "saints" of the Roman Calendar. They derided the

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virtue, saying that a pu life ("compositum jus tosque recessus mentis of true piety! What th said to the promise of I and perpetual indulgen kissing a certain cross Under one image of the that assurance extende They ridiculed the friv popular worships were the Pope deliberately t his knees at the shrine the common people h laugh while going over

What is most strang ism of the Romish sy admitted and boldly avo I began this letter, I ha Italian journal, publish animated by the bitteres Protestant and evangeli editor, who has the repu and eloquent writer, say ism, being essentially ico brew and Mahomatan sys impossible in Italy, wher ges (culto delle immag world of art, the embodi pomorphic, the human the essential and particu Italo-Greek race, and exchange for the Orien testantism. Savonarol wished to imitate this gandism in Italy, was people." He adds these Christianity, in order

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want at present, is a building a prosecute her work unmolestxpect before long she will have er last letter we regret to learn

people must come to the rescue never cease to plead for Mexico, so evidently the great demands for labor, as at present. The native must first be employed."

REPORT.

THE HOME FIELD.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 30, 1866. -This month has been fraught terest, more so than any month ast year, and I might say than s of my missionary labors. It ur years since we have had jail, and, though often we have ence of God's Spirit in our own seemed that every prisoner to Jesus and directly give his ; yet all this seemingly passd again we would feel it was pearls before swine; yet, with ave persevered, and now thank have. Several of the prisontten me after their being sent Penitentiary, thanking me for -ice, &c., but never have our eyes rds of hope and comfort until a letter this month, of which g is an extract: Nov. 5th. "I entire stranger to you, as you y to talk with, but you are not hope and pray you will not be me, as I desire to open a corresch one I know is interested in seeking salvation. You gave | oks and papers to read, which I considered worthless; now, I they are all I wish. Since I hrist has visited me in my cell,

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and renewed a right spirit within made my place of torture like a he low, and I have reason to thank this imprisonment, as it has been tl in God's hand of bringing me into t of piety." I cannot tell you my but I did sincerely thank God that me a feeble instrument of leading o to submit to Jesus. In my thani I could only say, "To God be all the 1 answered the letter, and received a which is fall of the spirit of the p "Nov. 16th, I did not know I was sinner, but thought I was as good as but now I see how far from God I w oh, how great God's mercy. All other ing compared to His Bible, is as not A lady had given him a Bible, and h "If it were the only one in the worl his cell was filled with the most costl els, he would not part with it." Ab ful spirit pervades the whole letter, and God keep him in this frame of min only till his term of years expires. all through subsequent life, and "ma yet tell to sinners round, what a dear viour he has found." The services in City Hospital, also, are very interes Some ten or more rose for prayers last day, and two Sabbaths since, one rose said, "She was determined to serve Lord." Being that the hospital is so m

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