New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-15

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Tessmept, distinguish the disciple Of Christ they
by their own confession have of them. In their
presen, dirvfa csames therefore, though they Oom,
mand our deep COMMUNICATION the score ofhumaHity,
vet their 10 not quite heart-moving as II com
NUDITY Of high religious refinement we're being bloted
cut Of existence.
SO far are these people from taking the Christian
Scriptures for their guide OF hte thst they sigmafze
all who do 30 with the cpl bets OF Billie and Free
Nasons-rhese being, with them, terms OF strong re-
proach.
The following fscte, few among multitude. will
serve 10 show what estste they put upon the rights
the comfort and the lives of those who differ from
Them In 1880 the Maronite Bish0p of Beyrout the
most learned and influential of all the Lebanon bishops
published book NOW lying before the writerl in
hich he asserts that baptized person land bap
tsm by heretis is ACKNOWLEDGED valid u.s. by virtue Of
his baptism, brought under the lawful authority of
the Church of Rome, and that all who resist this
thu rity the Church Is BoUED TO punish nth eccies-
Gstcdl Polns and penalties, aud 10 dei,rer such
care incorrigioe the hands Of the carl porer
" be punished WITH DEATHl AID conseq uen IL che "a
ga right Ia enforce OBJ. dence By ASY PUNISHMENT
"wHATEyER.' Moreover, To show that this right and
duv were nOt a mere abstraction the chief patriarch
the ountans at the very time OF the publication of
the bisl op book, holding one Of his own people,
who had become Bible man, chained in dung on in
the convent of his residence The spiritual paius and
pei allies inflicted him. such that after three
Yeas suffering, he died unoer them, praying to his
latest breath for his enemies and for the enlightenment
of bis nation.
This same patriarch on another occasion when a
friendly Maronte Shekh had received to his mount ain
home a b bic for the health of a sick child, sent
agaiost the Shek violent letter of accommodation
The stranger and a of the Shekh were forced 10
fee and the Christian preate sent forth after them the
following letter;
''To the shekbs of the house of Daw-kir: 1t is not
unknown 10 You that within short time, B, the
Bible man. has come into the parts Of the Glib be- and
among his associates the miserat lie Latoo ell Ash
shi aud hls s0Ds, on Uk0m be the wyGtt of God Uah
triple curse. We have heretofore issued procama-
tons to all he of Naronite nation exhortiDg
ana exec rmuncatDg all who associate with those
Bible men in any way whatever and from
the exceeding excellency Of the religion of whole
nation they have given steady heed TO our orders-a
except those accurSed ores, on phO1l be the Drdh Of
the Holy Trinity, erc0mmuntcdted, at all times, by
us, tH eUery passing hour and m0meRt-we mean
those internal indrU'dU, Ldttoof Ell Ash-Sh and mas
sons and all his Understanding whom we suppli-
cate the Lord of Bosts to their footsteps to sde
10 Grind their b00itS fine as the potter grinds his cag
and TO scatter their dust as ckgf betore the wind
Our Christian peop pie in E., on who be the favor
of God snd on whom we bestow, from the bottom of
our heart, ,he Apostolic blessing, upon those
prowlng wolves, and drove them from among them.
. And now, we Informed that they gone
into the district under your jurisdiction Wherever
they nay rest let our Christian sons rise up and expe
those devils from all their coasts.'
Sill further TO illustrate the spirit of Mt Lebanon
Christianity, and especially the zeal Of against the
Druses here is military dis alch from bishop Of
la hill Just destroyed, sent 10 bis faithful war
rior during their last previous war with their Druse
neiehbors:
"a We uuderstand that your have been helped to VIC
tory over the nsoeDt isdol enemy OF the holy faith,
which victory was by the favor Of God Most High and
bz tie iRterceSsi0n d HIS moher. We praise 10 the
highest degree your cal, only you have been faulty
in not burning the village Merisa. The entire correct
course was to have burned it. Hereafter, take good
heed if victorious not to stop short Of burning, aud
entire destruction. Our only caution u.s. do no injury
10 the women. Aside from this, burn, kill piunder-
hesitate at nothing whatever. This is holy war. Go
on fear nothing; and pray the Father OF Lights to
give You the victory
This same Zahh- village, some few years since, as
sembled force of thirty horsemen, and sent them TO
Hosbaia for the sole purpose Of dragooning the little
Protestant community of that place into return to nelr
old church. These made of brides, threats, re-
troaches and even violence 20 accomplish their object
The ProtesaDts were thrown into indescrbable coniu-
sion and Distress which lasted till order procured
from the Pasha of Damascus compelled the Zahh II
men TO retire. ,r
1t is observable that the Syrian correspondent OF the
LfrqH Herald in one of his letters, attributes the
present war mainly to one Of the Maronae b'sh0pS
and has been suggested by those on the ground that
had the Marontes been victorious instead OF the
Droses the same atrocities would have been committed
upon their enemies ard that the religious prospect OF
the country would have been even worse than 1t Is at
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