Witiiji \\ % • Ki\KV A N< 7EL ISi K '•! I t<> (ihiinn i' i* l «»p6fj 10 t.h>: ".teheet nr thk Presbyterian Church. PL'BLT-iiKD EVERY THURSDAY. ‘I TH- PRESBYTERIAN HOUSE, j:_ : Jatstnut Street, (2d rtory.) Philadelphia. B ,y.Joiu* W. n«an, Editor anil Publisher. Jmmtan IJmbgbmii. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1867. NEW TEAK'S GREETING. To all our readers who, with us, have entered upon another year, we offer our best wishes. May life, health, and pros -erity be granted to them and theirs. May die zoodness of God manifestly accompany May their souls have health and cace. Kay the gracious Spirit dwell with abundance of gifts in their hearts, enabling tbem to make and keep holy resolutions, to ruzage with fresh zeal in the conflict with din and corruption in the heart, and to de vote themselves with new energy and sol emn consecration and humble dependence ;) the Master’s work. In plaoe of worldli -esa and selfishness and passion and pride, ' jay grateful love and obedience to a cru cified and risen Saviour reign more and tore in their hearts and ours. May they earn the power of his religion to give every day comfort and peace. May they utain a good hope through grace, and hear the Holy Spirit bearing witness in their hearts that they are the ohildren of God. In other parts of the paper we have en ie&vored to review the year that is gone. It has great lessons for those of us enter hz upon another yeaj. The removal of rood men, like Brainerd and Kennard and lialdwin and Crozierj is a warning of what aay befal in the year before, jjs, and'a call M the vigorous and the prosperous to fill up, according to - their measure, the void eft by their death. The multiplication of means of communication between continent# ad remote regions of the earth, and the hawing together of the nations, present uew facilities for the spread of the Gospel. The weakening of powers opposed to the ruth, the humbling of the Papacy and its friends, and the clear gain for justice and freedom in the world, enoourage Christ’s orvants to feel that their labor is’not in sain in the Lord. The wide-spread and fruitful revival of the early part of the tear, whioh still lingers among us with its fjUsaed influences, asßUrfis tf# that the Ev ag God is still with his Church as of old. . lontrary appearances there are ; .clouds of ■ ar over the nations, infidelity ministering the altars of religion, and defended by he secular power in nominally Christian j'.iri tries, great defioienoy in the ranks of , tie ministry at home and in the foreign ■e’ i. church organizations dividing or ireatening to divide from the workings of (l;aven of popery in their ranks. Buch :.r.jn upon the face of the landsoape do 21 terrify the Christian. They lead him ..ook beyond where the sun is still Bhin- They sober bis thought, and con tain him to measure the work before him. '.hove all, they lead him to simpler depen dence upon®the divine arm, and he turns om human resources to hear the inspired rds “ Not by might* nor by power, but ; my Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.” !<et us live and Hbrk not only for God, t iu God, and whether or no we achieve we would or should, that humble depen see will make us oontent, and ensure us a '[•"v New YjfcAß. f'EEST MORDAT OF THE TEAR. appointment of the General Assem . ■ the day will be observed as a speoial m of prayer for the conversion of the la accordance with this, a union t - tiag will be held in the Calvary Church, ■Kclay morning at IT o’clock. Our seve -03 abrogations are invited to attend. THE WEEK OF PRATER. "* L meeting of the Evangelical clergy of '■t city, called by the Young Men’s Chris w Association of the city, was held in the Mma of the Association on. Thursday after looa last, for the purpose of arranging for it; week of prayer. The meeting was tilled to order by the Rev. *Dr. Breed, lev. Dr. Maroh was appointed Chairman, ad the Rev. Johif Moore, Secretary. It is voted to be expedient to observe the 'eek of prayer, commencing with January ■th, 1867 ; that the meetings be held in afferent churches, at 4 o’clock P. M.; that 'Le subjects recommended by the Evan -Tical Alliance, London, be adopted,.with few verbal alterations. It was further ited that the Central Presbyterian Church o the place for holding the first meeting, ft Monday; on Tuesday, Spring Garden lethodist* Church ; on Wednesday, Chu rn Street, Presbyterian Church; on Thurs >y, Spruoe Street Baptist Church; on riday, Rdv. Dr. Wylie’s, and on Saturday, •ev. Dr. Newton's. It was likewise voted iat the Devotional Committee of the oung Men’s Christian Association be #e tsted to call upon the pastors of these motive churches, and make such ar- feshpfeitpn New Series, Vol. IV, No. 1. rangements as may be thought necessary. The following are the subjects for consid- eration :-^T- Snnday, Jan. 6.—Sermons on the Pre sence of Christ with his Universal Church. Monday, Jan. 7. Thanksgiving and Confession of Sin. Tuesday, Jan. B.—Prayer for Nations; for “ kings, and all in + authority;” for the increase of righteousness, the prevalence of peace and the holy observance ot the Sab bath. Wednesday, Jan. 9.—Prayer for the success of missions among the Jews and Gentiles, and for-a Divine blessing to accom pany the efforts to evangelize the uncon verted of all lands and classes. Thursday, Jan. 10.—Prayer for all who I have suffered from the recent wars; for our brethren emancipated from slavery, and for our ffellow-Christians persecuted for the Gospel's sake. . Friday, Jan. 11.—Prayer for Christian families, for schools, colleges and universi ties. Saturday, Jan. 12.—Prayer for the Catho-' lie Church, for all ministers of the Gospel, and for the increase of holiness, fidelity and Christian charity among its members. Sunday, Jan. IS.—-Sermo.ns on the unity of the Uhuroh and the duty of believers to manifest it by mutual recognition and: active co-operation. PROPOSED CONGREGATIONALIST IN VESTIGATIONS IN NEW JERSEY. We find in a recent number of the Goto- I gregaiionalist an account of the-interest excited among the Congregational minis ters in the vicinity of Newark, N, J., by the apparently unexpected discovery that quite a number Of the Presbyterian ohur-lj ches of that region were not so originally. “In making researches," so it is stated, “it has come to light that many of the churches in New Jersey, now were originally, and for a longtime, strictly. Congregational. How they were lost from our fellowship is not easily ascertained, and, perhaps, never will be. Some of them -ahtow oo offinial record of the"change,-but seem to have been quietly led astray by, the e ver-watohful influence of Presbyterianism.” It is therefore proposed that the author of the essay in which these facts are set forth should “ continue his investigations,*and present them in several articles to the Congregational Quarterly, for preserva tion.” ' We regard this project, although begun with a transparently sectarian design, as eminently praiseworthy, and, although we j have no doubt that impartial investigation will lead to results which will disappoint the investigators, yet, so long they are willing to pursue it, they shall not want our enoouragement. It is very evident that the Congregational ministers of Newark and 1 vioinity imagine that: they are entering' upon a new and unexplored field ; that they are in happy oblivion of what has been brought to light by Presbyterians ;. that they have already stated what flashes upon them like a new revelation, and that they are in hopeful expectation ot fishing up new materials toimpeaoh “ the ever-watch ful influence of Presbyterianism.” It seems almost a pity to dispel their illusions; but as it must odme to that at last, there is very little charity in leaving them to plod their way in ignorance. We have, therefore, only to say, that they must go to. Presbyterian records and histories, mainly, to gather up the facts, and they will find them impartially recorded by those who have gleaned the field in a truly antiquarian, and nOS-seotarian, Spirit. They should not, for instance, overlook the disclosures made in Stearns’s History of Newark, Macdonald's of Jamaica, Hoyt’s of Orange, Schenck's of Princeton, HalKs Trenton, etc.; Webster's, Hodge’s and Gillett’s Histories, the Minutes of the Old Synods, Whitehead’s New Jersey, etc. ; and they should' patiently wait for Hat field’s forthcoming, history of Elizabeth town, which will relieve them of no little taskwork; in the matter of., investigation. As new-comers in the field, they may, be excused for a certain degree, of ignorance,; but till that ignorance is dispelled, itwonld be no metre than modest to beware of pro curing sectarian charge^against “the ever watchful spirit of Presbyterianism.” _ If there ever was an honest and legiti mate transformation of* Congregational to Presbyterian churches; we apprehend that it is ito be found in connection with the labors of suoh men as the great Jonathan Dickinson, Webb, Burr, and.others of that stamp. In' 1705-6, the 1 Presbyterian Church in this country first took an organic form. In 1708, the churches of Connecticut became, through the adoption of the Say* brook Platform, to'say the least, semi- Presbyterian. Even yet the churoh at PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1867. Newark, and doubtless several others, stood unchanged npon the Congregational plat form. But their ministers, originally Con gregational also, were not blind to the defeots of the system. Experience taught them, what' some of our Congregational brethren of Newark and vicinity have yet to learn, that there is a better way. Six teen years before there was a Presbytery in this country, the younger who for fourteen years had been the pastor of the Newark church, urged it to adopt a modified Presbyterianism; and when it re fused, he withdrew to Connecticut, to become,- ere long, the first pastor of Yale College. We shall regard it as the result of very original investigations, if our New- ark friends shall disoover that Mr. Pierson's I conversion was due to “ the ever-watchful influence of Presbyterianism." The fact, is; the influences .which de termined the ecclesiastical tranformation of the Congregational churches of East Jergey, were older than the existence of a I Presbytery in this country; and if Make mie had never come forward, as he did with 1 his proposals, there can be little doubt that the organization of a Presbytery, and the transformation of . Congregational to j Presbyterian ohurches, would not have been long delayed. Connecticut had no r Makemie, and yet two years after his pro-1 jeot had been carried into execution, its ( I churches had* adopted a system which Pre- I dent Dwight regarded as only inferior to Presbyterianism itself. To borrow an ex-- j press ion, significant if not'exaotly aoourate, I Presbyterianism “was in the air.” The pastors and more intelligent members of I the ohurches felt that organization of some [ kind, was essential to the efficiency and | prosperity of the churches. They were no ] bigots to forms. They were singularly free I from sectarian prejudices; They felt that I united plans and harmonious action were l imperatively demanded by the emergencies I of the times and the cirouinstanoes of their fever-expanding mission field. From the } first, they had and retained the sympathies I alike of the Scotch and Irish, of the London j, and of the Continental ohurches. Piesby j terianism was not then! the bugbear to I Congregational ministers, especially to those lof Fairfield county, that it is to many how. They did not denounce it as ecclesiastical tyranny. They did not devote their atten tion at conferences and associations to ex citing prejudices against it, or explore history to discover the materials for its im peachment. Of course they regarded the transformation of Congregational to Pres byterian churches in a very different light from that in which it .is regarded by the New Jersey Conference; and we trust that the latter, if 'they see fit to commemorate the centennial of Dr. Stearns’s church, without consulting the pastor, will not' build the tombs of the fathers by doing in justice to their memory, or leaying' out of view, the liberal principles with which the Conference seems to have so' little sympa thy. We trust that our youthful essayists will probe the subject to the bottom. If they do not add to others’ wisdom, .we feel sure that they will not diminish their own. But to heighten the effect of 'their discoveries, we would kindly Buggest that they seek out in New England history parallel transfor mations of Presbyterian to Congregational churches, or, more appropriately, perhaps, inquire, to borrow the language of the writer in the Congregationalist } “how they were lost.’’ To assist them, if they are as unread in New England as they .evidently are in New Jersey history, we will our boltos suggest an ißBtaiiC6. In 1719, a church, of Scotch- Irish emigrants, was gathered at Worcester, Massachusetts. They were acccftnpanied, it is said, by Rev. Edward Fitzgerald, of Londonderry, Ireland, who preached to them for several months. Their place of meeting, for quite a period, was at what was known as the old Garrison House, built in the of the town, as a pro tection against Indian attacks. The num ber of Presbyterian communicants, is said to have been at first nearly equal to that of the membership -of the Congregational Church. In their inability to support Mr: Fitzgerald, they were left without a pastor, and were invited to-unite with the first parish/ But the conditions of union, as ' they thought, were not complied with, and they withdrew, securing the Rev. William Johnston as their pastor. They commenced the erection of a house of worship' for themselves, hut after'the materials badbeen procured and the frame raised, a body of inhabitants assembled by night and burned down and demolished the structure. “The vicious act,” says the, historian of Worcester, “ was sustained by the intolerant' spirit of the day, and the injured foreigners were compelled to.mourn in’Silence overitshe ruins of the altar pro-1 faned by the hand of violence." • ■ J Compelled by law to contribute to the support of the minister of the first parish,jl (who was a brother of Rev. Aaron Burr), ] they sought in vain ; to be relieved of the burden; the town refused their request, giving, among other reasons, that, “as to the Westminster Confession of Faith,wjiioh they say they promised their allegiance to, at their baptism, it is the same which we ' hold, maintain, and adhere to. As to the worship, discipline and government of the Church, as set forth by the Assembly of Divines at Westminster, fhey are not sub | sthntially 'differing from our own professed' principles.” For this reason, as Well as for others, as the irregularity of their with drawal “ and .upon other accounts,” .the town refused |o release them from .the burden of the rim. : : “ All efforts to obtain justice and 5 protec tion for religious-freedom,” says the histo rian, “ having proved unavailing, many of the Presbyterian planters removed. Some joined their brethren of the same denonu-., nation, who, -under the pastoral .charge of Rev. Mr. Aberorofmbie, founded the town-, of Pelham, in county ; others united themselves withthe society in Lon donderry, N. H., and many ‘ emigrated to (the banks of the UnadiUa, in New York,” j where, after ah ihteiyal, they, were joined by their Mr. Johnston. How the Presbyterian church at .Wcr-1 c'ester was ; “ lost,” is obvious ; jfrftm; this [ brief narrative.. ; We will leave -the. New I Jersey Congregational Conference toefind | a parallel to it among Presbyterians, and if I it is discovered, fet a time subsequent to the organization of a Presbytery in this country, we shall be ready to answer the inquiry whether it was due to “ the eyer watchfUl influence of Presbyterianism.” I But we must say that, to us, it seems an insult to the dignity of history, to lower its investigations to the scope of a sectarian purpose. No one can easily misread the animus of the paragraph which has given occasion for our . remarks. The ignorance by ‘ which’ it' v a partial, but only a partial, apology for it. We trust that the Congregational Quarterly, which is to record the results of the pro posed exploration,'. “ for the common inter est of our denomination;” will do its work so thoroughly aid impartially, that this apology will not long avail. If' Congrega tionalism is to lose its truly catholic spirit, and go about to read history through sec tarian spectacles,: it will simply show itself utterly from the Congregational ism of our fathers—the Congregationalism, whose better elements have been welcomed by, and transfused through, the structure of the American Presbyterian Ghurch. THE PHILADELPHIA TRACTAND MISSION SOCIETY. This society has just issued its Thirty ninth Annual Report, from which we learn that its operations during the year, ending September last,:covered, about twcethirdKof the city. The number of tracts distributed is over 610,000. The force engaged is stated 1 - as one General Superintendent, six missionaries, thirty-eight assistant superin tendents, with over six hundred and eighty visitors employed during the year. The extrajits from the viators’ reports are full of interest. They appear to. be doing a truly Christian work.among the suffering, the sick-and the dying poor, visiting pri sons and dark courts and alleys/ going on shipboard, and laboring in the apirit of the Master to do good. Such evidences as the following would seem ample proof that their work is not in vain;. In section 177, an Irish woman, aged seventy nine, was found very ill, and with out hope. The visits of tract distributors led to her hopeful conversion. The report says:—-“She was converted while we were singing 'the hymn, ‘ Jesus paid it all; all the debt I owe.’ She recovered speedily after her conversion, joined the Church, and is now a consistent member.”’ Other reports say:— We went among the people of the neigh borhood, distributing tracts and inviting them to attend the meeting. Among the rest, we found at one house five young women, who had'long since renounced everything that was good. They accepted our invitation and came to -the meeting,- more from motives of curiosity than anything else; but they were dealt faithfully with;' and from those eyes, unused to weep, tears flowed freely down, and the next night we saw .two of them at the church. : The gentleman at whose house we held the meeting is a very Worldly man; he remained in the next room -and listened to the exer cises ; at the close, Re came, out and inquired when we would come and have another meet ing there. i- In one “ lager-beer saloon” they were so much pleased, that one man offered.to treat me to beer. In another I read to a man “Nothing but Leaves.” He paid.deep at- •Oenesee Evangelist, !N"o. 10*7 6. tention, and pronounced the last verse beau tiful. ' , ! During the past month, at least one hun dred seamen have been led, in connection with' the tract distribution ’among them, to attend divine service l at the different Bethels ; some of tbbSehave been awakened, and hopefully converted to God. Among them was Captain , of the bark Wave-' let, of Pictou, Nova Scotia, who was received into the Baptist Bethel January 18 th. Also the first mate of the,ship. S. L. Tilley, was received into the Baptist Bethel, Lord’s day, January 20th. Captain ,of the brig Charles Henry, of Pictciu, Nova Scotia, professed conversion. He may unite with some church in Nova Scotia.. Also two sea men, belonging to the ship Mosher, have asked an interest in the prayers of God’s peopjp. !, -4 1 A young ' seaman on the receiving ship Princeton, stated** to me that he had been brought to feel concerned about his soul by reading a tract that I supplied him with, called T ‘The Life Buoy.” This young man is now rejoicing in a precious Saviour. Another seaman of the bark Baltassarra, of Liverpool, was awakened by reading tracts andbooks that I placed in his possession, in his own language, the Danish ; he is now rejoicing, in a good hope in. our Lord Jesus Christ, Another seaman on this same vessel,, who is a Swede, was awakened by reading the tracts and books that I supplied him with in hislangnage; he is 1 noWj also, as he States, rejoicing in his dear Redeemer. And the. second mate of this vessel, whom we in , .vited to our Bethel v meetings, has been ' brought Vo ‘feel his sinfulness; he is ‘now, also, rejoicing in the friend of poor sinners, the blessed Saviour. ’ k One visitor, an old gentleman, told ,me that it had, been the first .time he had been out with tracts. I asked him how he liked the work? He said, I like it very much ; and, said he, the peopleware glad, not only;to getthe traot, but to haveme converse with them on the subject of religion, and I must repeat my visit-to them soon. ’ - The report' of the Ulung People’s Asso ciation of the North Broad Street Church,' which co-operates with the Philadelphia Society, is appended. It is an interesting document. One thousand tracts monthly are distributed by this association. Some of the most remarkable instances of the power of this instrumentality for good among the neglected classes are given in the report of this association. The story of the reformation and conversion of a once besotted father, who for six months was permitted to give evidence of the change, and then was suddenly called away by an , acoident, is a-real gem in this- tract titega- ture. We close by quoting one; other pase from the report of the auxiliary : In another of our districts a-lady of seventy years was led to attend our meetings, became under deep exercise of mind, and for two or three weeks was in great distress and- dark ness. _ She could find no comfort in reading the Bible or prayer, and feared there was no Saviour for her. “ Nothing impossible with God,” we told her, and bid her look up to a great Saviour. We made, hpr case one of special prayer at our canie, her burden was removed,’ upon her soul, and her first a district and tracts, that she might' labor in the ser vice of One who had done so much for her. CHURCH ERECTION. The very stormy Sunday on which the collection for .itliis object wqs appointed to be taken, and the equally unfavorable one which followed, have simply postponed, but not defeated, this great cause. Other causes for which appointments had been made, must needs oome in, and thus a further postponement in many churches results, dive it an early place, brethren. Crowd a littlel Postpone something else. Reihem ber that our young churches all over the field are calling for protection. They must be housed or. they will perisjj. THE MISSIONARY HERALD. With the January number of this peri odical, long a household necessity in many Christian families, and quite indispensable to such as would Acquaint themselves with the progress of Christ’s kingdom, comes the announcement of a purpose; on the part of the publishers, to make it self-sus taining. A circular has been issued by Charles Hutchins, the recently-appointed General Agent offcthe Board, from which we quote:— “The volume for 1867 is to contain some new features of great value. ' Beside thS usual variety of letters and intelligence, the January number contains sixteen pages of .missionary .maps, giving all the impor tant fields occupied by the American Board. . ■ ; ■ “In connection :with the‘Annual Sur vey,’ there is a classified list of the mis sions and the missionaries. In’this classi fied list the pronunciation of geographical names is carefully indicated.;. This has never been attempted befpre. This number will fhus be one of great value for future reference. j The succeeding numbers for the year will be illustrated with valuable engravings. At the low * ipriceiof one .dollar ; per year, it is confidently, .expected . that" the already large subscription list will-' be : at least doubled. ‘to.' B. ; —Since the organization of the Board in 1810, there have bee* established TERMS, Per mb urn, in advance; .. KA By Mail. 93.. . «T f*" l "' ** s# - 'ffi/tv cents additional, after three _ja reagl Cinhs.— Ten or more Papers sent to one address parable strictly in advance a cd „‘ D Jt°® r |?' t J?annuni. B- Mail. $2 50 per annum: By&mer i .»per»d““ 1 P Ministers and Ministers’ Wifi nws. Missionaries, $2 09 in advance. • ! Remittances by mail are at our yisK* . ~ Postage.—Five oeuts qu&rteTly, id advance>P®** b? subscribers at the office of delivery. Advertisements.— l2}4 centeper line fo® toe first, and 10 cent 3 for the second insertion. . One square (tea lines) one month*,*..^.— two montns....-vvr £S| three months.;!. sis months one year ..18» The following discount on long advertisements/in serted for three months and upwards, is allowed:'’ Over 20 lines. 10 per cent, off; oversQUn3s, 20-par cent.; over 100 lines, 33^3per cent. among the heathen 245 churches; nearly 70,000 communicants have been received; 1296 missionaries have been sent out, and over one ' billion pages of Christian litera ture have been printed and circulated.” OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Since the adjouftiment of Congress but little has transpired of a-political nature, which is interesting to the public. Several committees of the House of Representa [ fives, have held daily sessions, and will have important bills to present on the .re- of that body. The joint com mittee on Retrenchment have found many I places where branches oan be lopped off, audithey will recommend a free use of the official pruning-knife in some departments , and districts. The friends of the President are looking forward to a division of the ranks of the Union party, on the question of allowing the political distinctions of rape . and cblor to appear in the constitutions of new States. While Senators Sumner and Wade will never recede from their position on the- Nebraska bill, no serious or permanent division will take place, as graver differ ences than that have been oompromised-'by the majority in Congress, who are con scions of their power, and do not intend te lose it through any fissure, • Washington, notwithstanding it is sitna j fced south of Mason and Dixon’s line, where perpetual flowers are supposed to bloom, at' last rejoices in a bond fide skating-park. It is located on the bank of the Potomac, embraces about, seven acres, and was duly inaugurated on Saturday last The sport of skating is highly prized here ton account of the opportunities'for its em- I joyment being sorare. Neither Grant nor I Sherman were present at the inauguration of the park, although they were invited long ago. They evidently prefer trotting parks. The Senatorial prayer-jneeting, which is held in one of the rpojnfrpyety. week during the session, is one of the mast gratifying features of the times. The in j terests of the nation can be safely trusted to those statesmen who are “bold to take up, and firm to maintain, the conse crated cross.” We may rest assured that “ the republic will suffer no detriment” at their hands. The Howard University for the educa tion of colored men applying, from any sec tion. of the United States* will commence operations in January. The trustees aae> Generals O. O.'and Charles H. Howard, Senators Wilson and Pomeroy, Representa tive Cook, of Illinois, Rev. Dr. Boynton, Chaplain of the House, Dr. S. L. Loomis, and ten others. The chairs in the theolo gical department have been filled by, com petent, professors j, the medical corps.,is being prganized • by P-rofi- Loomis, -and«the normal department will soon, receive atten tion from able-minds. It ’ has a fund> ;«f nearly one hundred thousand dollars start with, while a bill granting it half a million acres of public land' will sbion be introduced into the Senate.' The Baptists' contemplate establishing a semi nary here fJr the same ” Many strangers are in town respectß to the President athis, annual jOj ception to-morrow.- The new ErenCbMjfc. ister, with his numerous attaches, will: pay their New Year’s compliments to the head ef the nation for the first time. Cabinet and Foreign Ministers are admitted at eleven o’clock; the army and navy at meridian, and the procession of the “ great unwashed” moves at one o’clock., • As I now write, the great year of vetoes is about closing. When it hasr ; gop,e,-we shall look back upon it as. the year Jcif the successful union of two continents’by elec tric nerves; the year of conventions, of fenianism, of Constitutional amendments, of the great Austrian war, and the starting of the ball of universal suffirage destined to overrun the States. ' We now behold a.world at peace. Oar eyes are so accustomed,to “ garments rolled in blood,” and our ears, to “ rumors of war.” that we can hardly realize .'the/ benefioent vision. May the dioramat never change, t J. P. G. ' Dec. 31st, 1866. /« ' What We are to Expect. —The Romish Church in tfiii’dountry has it least one candid newspa|)|r. The orgap of the Archbishop, of St, Louis, The Shepherd oftfie VaUey, (one of the most influential as well as most insolent Papist publications in this country,) says: —“The Church is of necessityintolerant; heresy she endures when and where she must ; but she hates it, and'directs aM her energies to tion; if Ca&olior“ever gain animnKitfr' numerical majority; rdigimts freedom .*£;• this country is. at
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