Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-03
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OF the Revelation.
Bishop O'Conner, Of Pitts
burgh. is endeavoring to reform the efunera
customs Of the Irish members Of HE flock
Right Rev. James ii. Otey, ID. d., O
Vick.burg. Bishop Of Tennessee, has consent
ed TO act aa Missionary Bishop Of Arkansas
a post made vacant be the decease of tn.
lamentsd Bishop Freeman.
Bishop Jones, Of the W. T. Church, had q
narrow escape from death, in Indianapolis
last week. IL. was passing along the at
from the residence Of Bishop Ames, wher
he was struck in the face by shot from q
gun fired by some boy and painfully
wounded. The shot entered the left cheek
and penetrated the side Of the nose, A sur
geon soon extracted the shot,
Bishop Delaney has had fifteen hun dred
dollars voted to him by the Convention OF
the Diocese of Western New York, at its
recent session, to enable to visit Europe.
IL is stated that a few weeks sine, a we'll
several thousand pounds belonging to the
ecclesiastical dignataries Of st. Michaels
Roman Catholic Cathedral and not of the
religious societies connected with that
church.
| The cold theology" was probably never
more forclbly presented than in the reply of
student at the recent examination Of An
dover theological seminary Being asked
"ln what sen-e did Christ Gle for alll" lie
answered., "lle died for the elect to pro
vide way Of salvation for them, and for
the non-e.ect that they might be more ef-
fectually deserved"
The aspect Of the reli ous world is ex-
ceedngly interesting at this time partcu-
larly in Europe A letter flom Warsaw
says;
| The Gar is regulating religion in the Ma
tional Church with great yigor, though he
will not interfere with the prediction of
the Uniats, except as it seems, to reduce the
number of their 'Popes' of parish priests.
The government has limited the powers of
the Orthodox Greek Clergy in certain mat
| ters, and has suppressed some ridiculous
ceremonies which had been introduced into
public worship in order to strike the imagi-
nations of the ignorant and superstitious
| population Ii has also resolved to reduce
the number of the United Greek Clergy, SO
| az to have one Pope for every 900 souls,
instead of one for every 300 Lastly, the
schools which were set apart for the priests
children have beeu converted into comu-
nal schools.
While, however, it is highly gratifying to
observe tho progress Of liberal religious
items in some portions Of the world, where
there is so much superstition, ut the same
time it is deplorable to witness the amount
Of bigotry which exists in those countries
regarded as liberal and among communities
professedly christian. The great war be-
tw cen Professionalism and Komanism, will, 1t
appears, never cease until one swallows the
Ireland, nothing is left but their tails. A
recent letter from Rome, published in the
Paris Debats, says:
"a certain Count Gaddi Ercolani was some
time back arrested in this city, as already
stated and imprisoned. Long comments
were made out on the subject, but it now
Al. Il; ,ir ha
having been guilty of lending to some per-
sons the Protestant transat Of the Scrip
lures, known sn Italy by the name Of Dio-
lati Bible. The Vicariat at Rome, and
the bishops of the Provinces, appear at this
moment to be actuated by an unusual fit of
Zeal. A certain Able Mast is said to have
been arrested at San Stefan, pretty village
in the mountains of the Sabina, for having
lent CT sold some copies OF this same Bible"
At this the Protestant world throws up its
hands in holy horror, regardless of the fact
that similar scenes have lately been enacted
in its own ranks. Six Protestants in Sweden
embraced the faith of the Church OF Rome;
they are tried under the old Swedish law
convicted of apostatizing from the National
faith, and sentenced to Punishment. This
is not the work of the government or Of the
court, but Of the Swedish people. The
clergy Of the Church of England have pre-
sented to the Swedish government a remon-
STRANGE against this persecution; and with
an inconsistency passing strange, for their
own church pursues course of policy tow
ards the Catholics in Ireland, which for
tyrannical meanness is unexplitied in the
history Of ecclesiastical persecution. The
London Times in commenting on the oppo-
sition to religions freedom in Sweden, says:
! The principle of Religious Liberty is un-
doubtedly not maintained without cost. 1t
has its sacri6ces-real and valuable ones
which it demands. But that principle is
still of the essence of hnman justice. 1t re-
pays amply for all the disquiet which it
brings with it, by the moral dignity which
it confers upon a nation, the avenues to
truth which it opens, and the exposure
which it sooner or later brings on all false
hoods and imposture.
While Christians are prosecuting each
other, the Turks are prosecuting the Chris
tians. The Presse q Orient states that for
three days. perfect panic prevailed in Alep.
po. The Musselmans bought arms and clos
ed the bazars. The city was deserted, and
it was only in consequence of the measures
taken BY the authorities that the general ap.
prehensions were calmned. Nevertheless
tic Muselmans continued to arm themselves
and to offer provocation to the Christians
According to the Joarna! d" Cons.a"tinople,
panic took place at Tripoli. where it had
only been dissipated by the arrival Of man