Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-07

A letter from Florence states that another Tus-
Protestant has been arrested for bible rending
Domonico Cecoheti was sized at half-past four
o'clock in the morning. hurried away from his
children, 10 the prison of the Bargello, condemn
ed without any trial, without any witnesses by tho
Council of Prefecture, to n years confinement in
the Penitentiary of lmbrogano, near Monte Lupo,
whittier he conveyed in chains on tho follow
ing morning; the crimes for which he was con-
signed to dungeon being tho possession of one
bible and two t"stamonts, and the avowal when
examined by the Chancellor of tho delegation of
Santa Mara l'vcllu, that he considered Christ
the head of the church. He workman en-
poyed in the tobacco manufaotory o NM Eman-
ucl Fenz q Co., tho well known bankers, who
have for years formed this monopoly. lie lived
on the first floor of n house in the Via Taddea. In
small apartment ON the snmo floor was lodged a
young man, the apartment Of vintner in Borgo
La Noce. He was struck by tho good conduct Of
Ccoohettis children, and by tho excellent and kind
bearing of the father,and i'll the course OF conver-
sation and familiar intercourse at length learned
that tho father was in tho habit Of reading with
his children and his friends the Bible And in
casual ohnt with his own master he repeated this
circumstance to him, expressing his belief that the
Bible could not be- such very bad book, after all,
when it produced such happy fruits.
Some three months ago, four gendarmes sud-
denly entered Cecchetti's house, about nine
o'clock in tho evening, aud seized and carried of
in triumph ono copy of Dodati's Bible, and two
copies of the New Testament.
Cccohett heard nothing more Of the matter for
nearly ten weeks. On the morning of the l4th
inst. however he received an order to appear be-
fore the delegate of Santa Maria Novella.and was
required to declare why three copies of Diodati's
Bible were found in his possession. "lndeed,
Signor Delegate" was the answer, IL wish there
had been five instoad of three, for there five
of u.s. my four boys and myself, and we require q
Bible apiece.
On being questioned as to his opinion regard
ing mass, confession, the authority OF the Pope,
ho replied that Jesus had been offered up once a
Il sacrifice for the sins of mankind that no future
sacrifice could be wanted. 'As to con-
fession, he said, when have snned,it is my du-
ty to confess my SIM first to Almighty God and
implore his pardon; then to my brother, if have
acted wrongly against my brother. AS to tho
Pope being the head of the church, / know" he
said .no headship save that of Jesus Christ
The Pope is constituted authority, like you Sig
nor Chancelliere."
Neither whsodling or bullying could induce
him to reveal the name of one of the Christian
brethren with whom he read and discoursed on
the Scriptures. The Chancelliere, finding the at
tempt hopeless, then read over the minutes of
the examination. Ceochett himself, perused it,
and signed the same; and so, for the time, the af
fair terminated in the dismissal of the accused.
The paper thus obtained submitted to the
Council of Prefecture, which on the avowals it
contained, sentenced Domenico Cecchetti to q
years Imprisonment in the penitentiary of I'm
brogiana