Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-09-19
From the American Protestant indicator.
EFFECTS OF WITNESSING RO-
MAN CATHOLIC WORSHIP.

mend to christians, TO visit the Roman
chapels, and cathedrals, on the Sabbath
day. For this, we fear, is next TO protan-
alton. But, if they can have an opportu-
nitv, OF a week day.. to visit the inordlnate
mummery ofthe priests, we would encour-
age every sensible, well-read Protestant
to do So
Several have taken our advice, & have
seen the the theatrical displays of a Christ
mas day. ST. Patrick's day, Lent, Pente-
cost. These exhibitions, to judicIous and
well-read christians, have had always the
effect which We have anticipated. They
have filled the pious and intelligent Prot
estant with overpowering disgust and in
dignati6n.
At first, the priests dresses, and gcs:-
ureS, and buffoonery, were like to create
laughter outright. But, presently, mo-
menrs reflection, in these infamous instl-
tutions in the stead of the hol y ministry,
and the divine ordinances of Christ, Great
ed pain, disgust, and great indignation.
Can an intelligent community give
! COuntenance TO a continuation of foreign
ghostlv pIay-actors Can a weII-read,
christian people permit themselves to be
cheated out of their common sens2, and all
! just ideas of religion? Will a sensible
people allow few designing knaves and
fools. dressed up and strutting about, in
( white, black, gray, purple, and red, to
play off their puerie jesticuIations, under
the solemn name of religion, without re-
senting it? Can any intelligent being al
low ce.tain regulated monkish tricks and
silly gestures, to pass of with them for
the hol y religion Of Christ Jesus? Do the
Roman priests really conceive that Prot
estant men and ladies are as degraded and
as ignorant and as weak as are the vic
tins of the RomiSh superstition ?
No; Let any devoted and sensible
christian visit the chapel and the cathe
drtl. One visit will efftctuaIiy cure them,
# any knowledg &c of the Bible, and any
accuracy Of mental energy remain in their
souls
l was highly amused and instructed
with the statements Of an intelligent lady
Of the DUtch Church, the other d1v. She
had stepped into the cathedral Of Mr.
Hughes. There she saw 7 parsonage
dressed in white fashy robes, like some
Turk. He stood mCtionIess with solemn
upturned eyes-the white of his eyes in
dlcatng no doubt, most marvellous devo-
ton. His hands fixed and appraised on
MS breast-meeiing only on the finger
ends. She took him for a stat4c;-tor
some genius loci-the god Of the spot J.
Around him human being (for he walk.
ed uprighD performed his perambuIations,
making whimsical motions as of throwing
sand, or hol y water, all around him. Not
word was spoken. Not a single pre-
cePt OF morals was rected: not SINGLE
message Of the gospel was uttered T6is
dumb man (probably the new-made bish-
op Hughes) stood receiving the homage
OF the mob around him; and the CONTEMPT
and pity of Protestants. What a marvel
iouS combination of trickery, poperv is!
The lady required some mental effort to
recall her mind back from pagan an,iqui-
ty. She succeeded in breaking the deIu-
sion tha: she was not in a pa can temnle
IN Egypt, or Greece, or Rome. She sue
ceeded in recoIecting that she was in the
goodiy CITY Of NowYorls. But, then, she
also recoI"cted that, as Dr.. Middleton. in
ms Letter from Rome, has shown, the
Roman Catholic sect has borrowed its
rites and ceremonies and priests dresses
ana and affairs and incense and nes,icula- |
Hons-aII, ak from the ancient nacans-I
In dong which, Rome has committed a
3oubIe crlmo.-She has borrowed all this
IRON paganlSm without the honesty Of nc |
Nn0"iedgIng 1t. Andthis pIundered gear,
robbed and carried off from the ,e,nn]es
ana affairs Of hcathcnism, she palms Off
WIN unbuShing impotence, as the chris
t'an'ty of the Holy Bible! web.
ET'ract from Mr. Buc]:ing 4am's Letters
as reported for tie ~ Y. OJecrrer.
lsTHMus OF SUEz.-RED SEA.-C,.
NAL'-Ihe Red Sea lies in direction al !
most parallel with the course of the Nile
ana forms the eastern boundary Of Eovnt
running up from the Indian Ocean to3,ha |
town OF Suez, which is situated at tho
ne ad OF this extensive gulf The isthmns
nSrIf IS but 60 miles in width; vet wtr,
II IKE the lsthmus OF Daricn. = niIo ocj