Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-20

At union meeting held at Mattoon
Illinois, May Sd, the Palestine Ok
School and Wabash New School Presby
teries we're represented. From the pro
ceedings, we copy the following in re
/ ference to the effort being made to dis
/ seminate q Union feeling among tbs
several branches of the Presbyterian
4 Church:
Be tt Resolved, By the members o.
the Presbyteries of Palestine and Wa.
bash, now in mutual convention Assem-.
bled, that,
Ist AS ministers and Christians we
will endeavor to fellowship and treat
each other as brethren Of the same
church and common faith; and instead
of impeding, viii endesvor to aid each
other in all our duties and trials.
I'd. We will not organize or seek TO
organize churches in any place where
either Presbytsry has already one, un-
less the growth of the places and the
ability of church shall justify such an
act
3. That for the sake Of uniformity in
practice and for Strengthening and en-
couraging each other in duty, we will
give our united testimony, example and
influence against those fashionable
amusements, by many considered un-
christian, and by aH Of doubtful tenien-
cy for good, such as parlor, and all
promiscuous dancing, playing of cards,
and all games of chance, exhibitions for
sport or profit, such as circuses, horse
racing, theatrical performances, tableax,
and all those of like tendency and char
scter.
A Protestant Temple, at Milan, in
Lonbardy, Italy, was opened last De-
cember. Ii was erected at q cost of
about $4,000
There is in operation at Florence, q
Printing Press as well as Theological
Faculty, and throughout large portion
Of Italy, the Protestant religion is being
preached.
OATH OF THE JESUIT.
The following oath vas objected to in
the document read by the Lord Mayor
of Dublin:
at, A. B., now in the presence of Al.
mighty God, the blessed Virgin Mary,
the blessed Michael, the archangel, the
blessed ST. John the Baptist, the holy
apostles, st. Peter and st. Paul, and the
Saints and the sacred hosts of Heaven,
and to you my ghostly father, do declare
from my heart, without mental reserva-
ton, that Pope Gregory is Christs Vicar
Generals the true and only head of
the Universal Church throughout the
earth; and that, by virtue of the keys of
binding and loosing, given to his Hol-
ness by Jesus Christ, he hath power to
depose heretical Kings, Princes, States,
Commonwealths and Governments, ell
being Illegal without his sacred confrma-
ton, anu that they may safely be de-
stroyed. Therefore, to the utmost Of my
power, / will defend this doctrine:
aud his Holiness rights and customs
against all usurpers OF the heretical or
Protestant authority and church, in
England, and ell adherents, in regard
that they be usurped and heretical, OPP
posing the sacred mother church Of
Rome, do renounce and disavow any
allegiance as due TO any heretical King,
Prince or State named Protestant, or
obedience to any of their inferior magis.
trates OR oficers do further declare,
the doctrine of the Church of England,
of the Calvinists, Huegenots, to be damn
able, and those to be damned who will
not forsake the same. do further de-
clare that viii help, assist and advise
any of his Holiness agents in any place
wherever | shall be, and do my utmost to
extirpate the heretical protestant doc
trine, and to destroy all their pretended
power, legal or otherwise. | do
further promise and declare that
Notwithstanding / am dispensed with to
assume any religion heretical for the
propagation of the Northern church's
interests TO keep secret and private all
her agents eounsels, as they entrust me,
and not to divulge, directly or indirectly,
by word, writing or circumstance, what
soever, but to execute ell which shall be
proposed, given in charge, or discovered
unto me by you, my Ghostly Father, or
any one Of this covenant All which /,
A. B., do swear, by the blessed Trinity,
and blessed Sacrament, which am now
to receive, to perform, and on my part
to keep inviolably; and do call all the
Heavenly and glorious host of Heaven
to witness my real intentions to keep
this, my oath. In testimony hereof,
take this most Holy and Blessed Sacra-
ment of the Eucharist, and witness the
same further with my hand and seal IN
the face Of this holy covenant "-Brit-
ish Standard