Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-24
The Coming Struggle.

"WhertV the church militant exists, she en-
counters opposition. Rome sieuces the Bible-rea
der in dungeon. Austria confines the expOser
Of mOnkish denominations in a mad-house. France
clos the churches and fnes and mprsOns those
congregations of Protestsnts who may happen to
offend the Popish Bishop. Spain prohibits the
preaching of the Gospel and the printing of the
Bihl', anything drrOgatOry to the Catholic
church. D, nmaTk prohibits prayer-meetngs.-
Prussia allows no dis ent from her Pus, y;e or ha-
tonalistic establishments. Russia foTGds Bible
circulation prOselytism, in all her wide realms
The light OF Liberation in two South American Re-
publics illustrates the darkness Of all the remain
der OF that vast Continent. AS MATER of course
the Priests of Pagauism aud the followers OF Ma
homet employ all the pow, they possess TO crush
the effects Of that Gospel which ndangers the crat
wh,reby they have their wealth.
''There Is but one country on the globe besides
our own ~hich preIends to grant liberty of consci-
nee; but even there what powerful opposition
has been oTguiZ ID against the Gospel OF Christi AS
the time of the sliying Of the Witnesses draws
nigh, events ripen for that catastrophe In no Eu
ropesu county the witnesses be found in any
considerable numbers save England. England has
ever been ckoned one OF the ten Kingdoms of the
mystic Babylon; and if the inquiry be made, which
of the kingdoms OF modern Europe may be the
great tnorOu hare OF the nations, the centre of
travel, the mart OF commerce, the plateau, the
broad street OF the CITY, where tn bodies to
lie unburied? but one response can be given-Eng-
lHuu. LOOK At the PREPARATION OF tnlS SAD event
which is transacting there before our eyes. A coll
lege Supported by British taxation for educating
fanatic emissaTies of POpery TO teach seditiou at
home and carry priestly government abroad. The
Government appoints these Maynooth pri ste TO be
chaplaus to the pOOr-hOuses and prisons, di- misses
officers who will not attend their masses, and would
tain poss bill to endow all the Popish clergy. Ii
is well known that the prince cOusort was Tesed a
Papist, and through policy assumed Professionalism;
aud It Is very crt dine that his children the heirs
OF the throne, may follow the fathers example II
incredible that without high-prOtec ting il flu
ence, Jesuits should have been allowed 30 long TO
occupy the chairs of Ozford-tbat so many of the
Bishop OF tie tablishm, Mt should foster Puse,
ieB-lhat altar candles, cTuchxes aud confession
should have been Introduce into so MANY church.
es-that II should be found impossible 10 tjcet an
4 advocate OF transUbstaut iation from a church a.
/ Yea called PrOtestaut--ahat such numbers of the
English srisiOcracy should h, We suceumbed to the
chartas OF Pusv ysm, or with more honest seryilitV
/ bOwedto the supremacy u Rome. The Pope sends
/ CaraiLh over 20 Eu land. The Secretary OF
State sends a priest H. the conf fence Of the Gov
/ vrnment Of Rome. England allies herself With
| Catholic Frsnce and Italy, and SENDS hjhc
/ ambassador % Spain. Priests wax confident. aud
| begin TO talk Of their ancient rights-to point "a
| the hundreds q thousands of * Grant fanatic.
iamshed Irish, Who erosd the baek-streets OF m
/ the cities Of the laud, ready she word OF com
mand 30 pour OCT lhsir heTiditary hatred on tbs
Sassenaeh. Popish Bishops write letters to Eng.
lish peers, warning thvm 10 cease uistrioutln BIZ
bles aud opposing the church, sud reauesti.g
them 20 remember THAI London Is not more i'm
pregnable than Sebastopui, 4nd the hayonsts hict
| cleaned on tue AslAkoa Hrre Catholic The ek
0qurul Historian Of Engl shows that Religion.
| revolutions no nrN things thrte. Ia 1880 sHe.
/ land was a Puritan commonwealth. In 1865 I
| prr-gcuuug Stuart sled the thFue0 Il Wsse nol
/ uilicult 20 divine the measures which Popsi
prince, Popisa ministry. Pus yite elergs and
| arsstocraey, aud al Irish army, on Austrian aat
French alliance, wOuia bnd ueediul Tor the sap
precision OF evangelism. Indeed, Cardinal " ise
mau aud bis journalist al dubiegy on IN,
subject They expressly cell as shat as soon a
possible they Nil gne same means Tor she pro
.scIion OF religion in Enslaaa shieh have sesl
found benz fetal 10 Spain and Austria. Sigui6
cant insimatons held Out 70 a., zoo. thst Mrxl
co and Canada are Catbellc-ghas Ireland, 30
almost Eastern sbosr. Is "a h0lis-shss soo.
nifty uil0ns Of Catholics Elll al the valley q ths
Mississippi; and thea
TIE nulubsF and variety OF the forces sFFsyrs
against the church IN oar own land Is amazing
The thsatre, The tavern, aud the ballroom. tnsl
hsFeossaFy ioftiheaioRs cot al suFpF 80 q
hud H. their Possession; oat lt Seems Ike turuiis %
0sn forces alnsl us. uhen ihe college aud IA
paipls bseome the s0sihsa u Ih6dslty. Il Is 70