Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-03-22
Religious Intelligence.

PROTESTANT CONGREGATIONS IN ITAty.-
The greater liberty enjoyed at present by the
l'rotestants of Lombardy, Tuscany, the Lc-
CATIONS, Parma and Modena, has already
called into existence several hourshins con-
sregatons. AT Milan Waldensian congre-
CATION has been founded which already is
not only sclf-supporting, but also enables its
minister to employ six colporteurs for the
country. In Florence congregation has
been collected under the auspices of the Ma
tional Evangelical Society, and principally
through the labors of Signor Mazarella, a
converted lawyer Of Naples, and the most
prominent man in this new Protestant de-
nomination, who came from Genoa to aid in
establishing the congregation Of Florence on
firm basis. Unfortunately, even the pro-
vislonal Government Of Tuscany, has SO far
yielded to the threats of the Archhshop of
Florence as TO shut up temporarily the meet
ing place, but the increase of the congrcga-
ton continues, and the membership already
exceeds three hundred. Congregations of
converted Italians have also boen organized
at Pisa and Leghorn, and a large number
of colporteurs and Bible readers are traver-
sing these States, forming in dozens Of places
(
religious liberty is not crushed out again by
the influence of the priests, the prospects
tor the formation of strong Italian Protest.
ant Church are brilliant, and better than they
were ever before.
CONCESSIONS To THE ,TEws.-An Imperial
decree OF Feb. u, comedies to the Jews Of
Lower Austria, Moravia, Slesia, Hungary,
Al.
MIA, Dalmatia, and the Littoral Districts. the
right of possessing real property. They
cannot, however, exercise the right Of pa
tromagc, jurisdiction or scholastic representa-
ton, attached to such possession. They may
become agricultural proprietors if in COM
pliancc with the law they are domicilcd upon
their establishments and cultivate the land
themselves. In Galicia, Bohemia, and Cra-
COW, tine rights enjoyed by Christians con-
nccted with the possession of real property
are granted to those Jews who have been ed
ucated ut the colleges. or at commercial nati-
tical, or mining academies, or who are Of
ticers in the army. Other Jews may at pre-
sent only acquire such real property as was
permitted by the law before 1S4S, and ma '
farm landed property belonging TO the
Crown, but not real property OF the kind
styled Russkal farms.
MoRNoSisM IN THE Old DOMINION -
Though it is not generally known in that
section of the country, the Wheeling fVa.)
Union asserts that an association of Nor
mons not only exists but Hourishes in oue OF
the sections of Wheeling. The Union saws:
"They have been in successful operation
for about n year, and have succeeded in con-
verting forty or fifty of the citizens of that
vicinity to the strange belief On Sunday
last five new members made All open dccar-
alton OF ''Joc Smith principle, and took
upon Themselves the 'duties" of Mormonisn
by undergoing process of immersion, pub
licly They have au elder, and all the Of
fcials pertaining to the institution. and make
1t convenient to entertain travelling saints,
Utah-bound. They are not. however, OF the
Brigham Young stripe. strictly OF the J,e
Smith School. and consequently entertain
but ono wife each"