Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-28

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I About three hundred years ago, on th.
occasion of - royal Wedding in Paris, many
Protestant guests were sllured to court, t,when
by an order Of government, on the night o.
the Gath of August, 1870, . general massaers
of the Protestapts Of France commshced
There fell Of them, before morning, from
&C, 600 to 100000. A medal was struck with
this legend 3, "Piety put the sword into the
hands Of Justice." In Rome and in 2pajn
this massacre was made the subject of public
rejoicing. That sachurch that, in the 10th
century, ''could rejoice over this Internal plot,
so internally executed land which, to this
day, has never repudiated it, should psrsecute
Father Chiniquy for leaving the Romish
Church, is nc, strange thing. The only
question the ladies of Muscatine ask before
,bestowing our charities is--Are the people in
this colony suffering for the comforts Of life ,
Whether they are Methodists. Episcopaliaps,
or Catholics, or Catholics about becoming
Protestants, it matters not When such men
as Mr.. Spring, Rev. Mr.. Emerson, and Dr..
Rice, of Chicago, have visited them and testi-
fed to their destitution, the Shiny insinuations
Of mo Humbug" can have no influence.
mo Humbug" cautions US to be sparing of
our charities, because ...many Of our destitute
families will soon be calling for aid.' Dear
father mo Humbug," don't be alarmedl As
We have often heretofore freely given, accord
ing to our means, to "yoar poor" SO will We
again, should 1.-THE coming hard winter find
''our poor in the condition Of Father Chini-
guys poor colony. .t s'a 5ss. .s . ). !.
The following letter, published in the New
York Observer, will give light on the subject
Of denominational preference. Its spirit will
commend it to every ingenious mind: ~ B
.- ete .s..G Sr. ANNE, ILL.,, Sept. Goth. G;
have not been little surprised to see, in
some papers from the East, that and my
converted brethren Of st. Anne had Joined the
Episcopal Church. l entertain the greatest
respect for that branch of the Church of
Christ. The many true Christian virtues
the admirable and noble charity have found
in its members-have told me more than could
all the dry arguments of theology that the
Protestant Episcopal Church is l.ving branch
Of the iiuiag Tree Of Life, which Christ has
planted and called his Church. The terrible
battles which l have fought, during three
years, against the giant power Of the Church
of Rome, have 30 absorbed my time that it
has been impossible to make necessary
inquiries, which in honor must make before
taking such step. In giving up the errors
of the Church Of Rome, we have gone directly
to Jesus, and to his testimony, the Bible We
shake hands with all who put their trust in
Jesus alone, and take the Word of God for
the guide to their conscience.
We are born to Jesus only yesterday, and
every Christian may feel that we understand
very little about the technical differences Of
our elder brothers, who call themselves Epis-
copalians, Methodists, Presbyt0ians, etc.
With tears Of humility, we pray our Merciful
Redeemer to direct our ways through the
thousand difficulties which are before us ; and
we ask all those who believe in Jesus, and
have washed their robes in His blood, to pray
for US, that the Holy Ghost may direct us in
the choice which We will have to make sooner
or later. 3 We humbly confess
before the world that we are not learned
enough in the theories Of the different dsnomi-
nations to embrace one to the exclusion of the
others. If we were making our choice noso,
ignorant as aoe are, it vsuld be an act Of hspoc-
risy, which we will not do for any consider
alton. We are not to Cephas, nor to Apollos
we are to Christ, and to him only. ...
Pray for us more than ever, for, If our joys
are great, our corporal tribulations are great,
also. The cries of misery, starvation and
nakedness around me are breaking my heart.
There is an awful want of clothing for these
cold days. Believe me, your devoted brother
in Jesus, 8 SIZES @. CHINlouY.
~ Tho Nor Vork Herr III hac dioeovornd