The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-26
AN AFFECTING Some.

AN AFFECTING SCENE.
During his remarks at meeting recently held Auyus.
Ia county IN honor OF the bate W. Harris neaber of
Congress from Alabama Hon. Wm l. Yancey az report
ed by the Iraitye Statesman described with much feed
ing an interesting AID affecting which occurred In
the sick chamber of the laenied deceased few day
before he brcshed his last 1t will be- remembered tru
Mr. Harris died in Washington. lie was fully sensible VI
his situation at the time referred TO- and his bedside
surrounded BY bis wife and family, when, told
Mr Harris observed upon table him aocor.
deon, which he requested should be given him. lie
reached forth his scrswny hands and felt for the ke Of
the instrument, and lifting his eyes TO heaven, his form
emacMted aud his countenance pale, began 70 play that
solemn and eloquent hymn " Old Hundred" Having
finished bis counenance having grown radiant IA he pro
ceeded, with smile upon his face and with look Of love,
he gently yet confidently exclaimed, Ah will net I've
many days ere shall sing that hymn in heaven" Thss
II is says the Sd,eu the dying testimony Of another
great man l. added 10 strengthen our faith In the efficacy
Oh The Christian religion
OUTRAGEs ON CHRISTIANS IN TrwKES.
IRON the Liverpool Journal, Aprla
We have been favored by the Committee Of the Turkish
Missions with extracts from letter just received
from their correspondent at Constantinope, describing
several o. religious persecution which have
in the Sutans domin0ns We not responsible Tor the
accuracy Of these statements
troop of soldiers, sent TO collect taxes
the borders of Kurdsan under the Pacha OF Mosu had
fallen upon Protestant village, polluted the church,
broken open and robbed the houses, and ravished the
women, of whom killed. After much complaint
to the authorities commission Of inquiry appointed
by order Of the imperial government consisted OF
four persons who investigated the and reported but
the Pacha had substituted report Of his own, with false
signatures and the who led the troop of soldiers
has been appointed governor of the district in which the
outrage occurred and the poor villagers expecting his
vengeance.
Another Of persecution has occurred at Siyas
large town in Asia Minor, where American missionary
physician, has opened shop for the sale Of medicine
and books frequently attending himself prescribe the
sick On late occasion, while feast OF the Armenian
church was being held many persons Of all classes
sorted to this shop when the midst Of the discussion
between the native Protesans and Mnssunans who
wished know whether the Scriptures authorized idol
thaa md
with curses and swearing ordered the native Protstnt
to leave the shop and 10 cease talking This they refused
TO do at his bidding and be then seized them thrust
him into the street. and beat him cruelty. The injured
man laid his complaint before the commanding officer Of
the military who treated him with insult. He then went
to the civil authorities and appealed TO them for redress
but told that they had jurisdiction the militia
ry However, they at Last agreed to investigate the case
but reflection he did think ne was likely 70 obtain
justice from such tribunal his witnesses were all
Christians and those Of his opponents Mussunns and he
might Do cast into prison on iasc charge OF disappearing
the Prophet.
Another Of oppression has taken place al RodeO
about eighty miles from Constsnnople The Protcsians
used bar of steel struck by hammer to give notice OF
the time Of assembling. mob of women assaulted the
chapel one Sabbath with clubs and axes and the saho
ties had sided with them, the vartsbed declaring that ii all
hazards he would not leave Protestant in the place.
There was o Protestant who had married an Armenian
been berohed for month before marriage and had,ved
man and wife for four days. whom the sride WAS en-
uced away and married TO another man by order Of the
vertabed Who declare that Protestant marriages
valid.
All these cases had been represented the Porte and
also Lord Straord de Redcne but what ~ 70 bs done
remains be II hoped that the Turkish govern
intended honestly to carry out the terms o. the Hsu
Humacom, and the unanimous opinion OF the Armenian
mis- was that IL would require the greatest yig
and percevering efforts Of the European Powers
assist the Turkish government TO carry out religious to
eration. The central government Is very weak and
able to enforce lis commands in the provinces.
The difficulty is 10 obtain evidence upon which the gov
act since ii generally happens that the local
aut Iyed u
and therefore sided reports are sent W the central
government.
PROTEST OF THE DUTCH CATHOLIC BISHOPS AGAINST
THE DOCTRINE or THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
PAsroRAI INSTRUCTIONS ArcHRsor op CrRn1u AND
TIN BrsioIr HAARIsN AND DEyESrt1, ON TIM SryEcr
os INnAfcyIArs CONCEPTION
being made for celebrating the point Of the corocon
Rome in December 1854, wee found and with good rea
son. that these preparations would all be found eventually
10 have been little than an outward form; but wo
nevertheless hoped that tho prayers OF many good men,
earnestly solicited by the Holy Father, for tho light
Of the Holy Spirit. would be heard 10 succeed In
turning the counsel of Ahi,ophcl into foolshness The
liable judgments ct Divine Providence have osher
wise ordered Plus, alas tho weak Plus having once
thrown himself into the OF the Jcsuits. has
again lent and hts influence TO accomplish deed
deeply grcyng all good men, and causing new scandal IN
the church.
threatens the wrath Of Almighty God, Sc To All Who
should dare TO speak against or even not 10 accept The
decision therein announced respecting uo conception OF
the Virgin
How great soever may he rcspcc, for his Holiness
head OF the church and the centre OF Catholic unity We
should dread still more the dsPeasaro VI The Almighty
We bndy accepted such decision.
st. Paul did threaten the people of Bcres with the
dispeasure Of Almighty God when they searched the
Scriptures Il the thing which brought before
them So" and ~ luke even confers upon them
special honor These were more noble than those OF
lhessalonica - because they did search " this doc
time of the ulae conception can oo 40 Thoroughly
proyed to be n doctrine OF the Catholic Church IN such
arorto.c letter il l. declared To be- there need no fear
forth ting such search, Iha, may be palsnt tn the
whole word TIA, indebted ~ the care and zca Of
inasmuch as we have No conviction thai Plus has spoken
sn niable word wlNn he declared The innscu,ie COZ
ccrcn Of the Blessed Virgin TO be arevcacd ruh OF INC
Catholic faith We feel II TO be duty 70 examine Tho
grounds uJOn which such declaration rests
Thcsc grounds said by him 70 be hYe'-
l. Holy scripture.
2 Sacred o. diou
g. The coninuous feeling Of the church.
g. The wonderful uBansity OF Catholic pastors and o.,
the faithful.
s. The ustroos acs and constitutions S bis prcieccs
In the PaIal chair.
After tmbatrg the above grounds, they say In refer
the fourth, Where this wonderful uuinrniy
be oundf Naturally in the given by the bishops
the encycical letter addressed to them from Gaeta
lsia The analysis jus,ihes such unaniuty. The
whole dogma Of tho Immaculate Conception being thus
entirely there need BIZ no wonder that the mode os
announcing was entirely new. Never formerly were
such utterances heard from fores lips formerly wa
the consresated fathers who after previous deliberations,
&C., judged and determined but this occasion
no church council, although for the eye OF the world
such colorng attempted to be given TO H. Tho
bihops we're merely mute attestators Of what pro-
posed by Pope Plus TX, and with too great reason may The
words Of the prophet be applied 10 them, Blind watch
menl they are al ignorant hey are all dumb dogs they
cannot bark. "-Issiah, li, 10.
Oh how did those teachers In hraei bcs their cha
facer and how their character trsmped by the
hrst In RINK amongst theml An conurncly and st
OF shame V has thrown on the episcopal charsctcr and
Office, those functonarics having nulcd their very p
sitIon and work ~ Judges Of the faith
When he successor Of 81 Peter gave utterancc 10 The lie
that the doctrine OF The Immaculate Conception had been
revealed BY God was there Paul 10 withstand aud gain
gay him 70 the facef On the contrary they wnkcd In tho
lowest caery when one Of the French Bishops looked hs
Holiness 10 the face and said, "oly father hcu hast
not only decided the Immaculate Conception thou hast
decided thine own infalliblty."
Under the fth head Of the pastors instruction reference
made 10 Gregory the Great, Innocent III and Innocent
v, Clement VI, &c, 10 show that for fourteen centuries
doctrine was held In entire contradiction ~ that promul
gated by Plus TX, and Il u then said
We leave II To every unprciudiced person b. decide
whether we have good ground Tor the have
made, and whether we have proved that The apps
tosc ker issued by Plus TX, ON the sth OF DECEMBER,