The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-04-10

MOVEMENTS IN THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH IN GERMANY.
some Monks of Thieves. 6ermsny,
some lime sga were making money" BY
showing whaithey prsiended was she Sa-
viour's coat. 20 The mere sight and ioaeh Of
which The poor guiled multitude aiiribui-
ed miracnlsus poser. u Was deno0ne-
ed - > hua,hng by some honest moLks.
and The end . 4 the deception j. as foliowE
From he L0adOn Tines March 4.
The commolionproducedi in The csiho-
lie Chunh in Germany ~ The remon-
STRANGE OF John Ronge. The Catholic priest
andoll,ers, sgainslile scandalous pilgrim
age 10 The Holy vesimeni Al Trieves,'
siill continues. In ihe hope Of sIlencing
Ronge. he las been exeonmunicaied By
his ecclesiastical superiors. but the only
eiIerl IL this has been 10 induce him, and
Others. who agree vi b him in consider
ing The procession 10 Trieves n scandal
against religion, 10 break OF all connec-
lion viii the Church &c Rome. and 10
FIRM themselves into srperale commu-
nifty, opposed 10 that church on all the
points on which rroiesianls are opposed
10 il. In Prussia and Northern and Gen.
trail Germany the opinions Of Ronge are
supported and opposed with equal rio-
lcnce. Atihe University Of lena the stu
dents have shown their sympathy with
this new RefoImcr, by what the papers
call The English practice Of burning
Bishop Arn.ldi, his opponent. IN cfiigy.
and. in revenge. the adherents Of the Bish-
op have burnt Rongc in efiigy al Neidei-
lahnslein. in the grand rduchy Of Nassau.
lilile way from Cobleniz. Sunday was
the day chosen for The latter auto dd Je,
and % make il the more striking. one
&c the pockets was stuffed with copies
OF his official paper, The .Silesian Ia
iherland's Gazette and the other with
the journal Of Frankfort which sup
ports his principles. Ronge's pariizans
maintain that this burning was got
up affair, and that the Jesuiis OF Cob
leniz had much more 10 do with il
than the burgesses Of Neideilahnsiein.
However tins may be, neither Ronge NOS
his pariizans are at all discouraged by
this burning By deputy, as will be seen
from the following account of their Cor.
NAL separation fr"m III e.. al..ss"reb iaf Rome,
Silesia.' The article is headed. THE
General Christian Community OF Bres.
lau,' and is as follows;
A, The yesterdays meeting Of the &c.
neral Christian Community OF Brrslau
John Rouge addressedthe assembly in m
energetic speech. on the hindrances 10 the
establishment of q Universal Christian
Community. and on tie spirit in which
alone they could be overcome. lie 'spake
also Of The duty and necessity Of esiab
fishing Freedom Of conscience. in accor
dance vi h the ,riginal spirit of q Christian.
ily and the spiri, nf the age. After lhi.
address, the following principles and de.
clara;inn Of faith Of the Universal Chris
tain Church were again discussed, and in
the end agreed on:
| Article Is,. We dcrlare ourselvc. free
from the authority Of the Bishop Of Rome
and all of his follnw ers.
| Ant. I'd. We maintain the right to com.
pleie freedom IL conscience. and renuunce
| all ronstralnt, deception and hypocrisy
Art. I'd. We declare the foundation am,
liar Of The Christian faith TO be the Ito.
ly Scrip .ures.
| Art 4ih. We declare that The search.
ing and reading Of the Scriptures nugh,
not I" he restrained by any authority.
| Art. 9Th. We derlare the following 10
he summary and symbol Of our failh:
lsi l believe in God the Father, BIZ
whom the world was created, and BY
whom it is govern, =. in wisdom. rlghte.
BUSINESS and love.
2d. ! believe in Jesu. Christ our Sa.
yier. who by his drc.rine, life. and death
freed us from slavery and sin.
3D.. believe in the power Of the Holy
Ghost. in the Holy Universal hurcl,, in
the forgiveness Of Sins, and in Eternal
Life. Amen.
Art. 9th. We recognize only two ga.
cfaments az established by our SAVIOUR
namely, Baptism and the Lords Supper
Art. 7ih. We hold The practice Of In.
fant Baptism.
4 Art. Sih. We hold that the laiiy should
partake Of the Sacrament in both kinds,
and believe lha, 'hs lords Supper il re.
membrance Feast Of the sullrrinss and
death Of our Sar Jour. he practice oI
Confession to the prizes hood we cast away
from Us. s.,.. ....M
Art. o. We recognize marriage AZ 9
divinely-established ordinance: To he held
sacred of men, aud 10 be- blessed Of The
ehlrsh. and We acknowledge no tisq,ia.
liRes,i"n or lIindrance t. it, except thusc
established ay lI,a stale. u
Art. 10. We aakanwle,lye Christ az
the OBiy inercessW aeiween God and
maa. and csst away fr0m ~ VII inltrces.
sion of saints, al worship 81 rsiies and
ina ses. all priesily ab.Dlaiioa, aud III re-
lis,ous piigrimages. t