The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-16

try TO give ecL1t to their side of the cur
rent controversy; but his health Will
not permit him TO take sea voyage.
The editor of the Presbyterian H'Tt-
ness was TO hear Henry Ward Beecher
preach, few days ago. He writes his
impressions and publishes them. He
I pronounces him a safe. sound. and
practical preacher; and not having ssen
/ him for twenty years, he Is surprised ar
the youthful, healthfuI appearance OF
1 the Brooklyn divine. Mr.. Beecher
breaches all the same, whether ortho-
dox critics say one thing or another.
The recent Roman Catholic Coun-
Gil at Baltimore, took steps for the ex-
tension of their faith among the freed
men, A very small religious Order
was founded some ten years ago in
France, for the conversion of the blacks.
Some of the Catholic clergy in this
country are TO devote themselves ex-
clusively 10 this work. They will be
favorably received and even encour-
aged by the late master class, and start
with a large body of their own faith in
Maryland and Louisiana. Nearly all
the blacks upon this Continent, outside
of the Union, are Catholics. The re-
I llgious services of the Baptist and Meth
odist churches have made great i'm
pressiop upon the minds of the race;
but the Ritual and ceremonies of the
Latin Church are not less calculated
to. win them.
Archbishop Purcell has published
a letter on the temporal power OF the
PaPacy, in which he seems 10 regard
its end as speedily approaching. The
Archbishop shows that whatever policy
the Pope may pursue in the treatment
D
minions, il does not prevent Catholics in
other countries from giving allegiance
10 Constitutions that guarantee free
dom of conscience and of religious wor-
ship to all; and he declares that he
would not desire change in this coun-
try, so as to have the Roman Catholic
religion made the State religion, il he
could.
The ClTIStiuH LHtetif0eHeer, remark
ing that the 4udnEc Monthly is noted
for its spirits at evangelical religion"
quoting from that periodical remark
that the missionaries to the Indians
were more anxious to enforce some in
comprehensive dogma upon their
minds than to interest them in the
broad principles OF Christianity, de-
clares that 1t is of no avail TO carp at
missionaries as dogmatiZing upinteIli-
glble notions. Their work speaks for
itself. Red jacket and multitudes like
him were not reached by their influ-
ences but other multitudes We're In
deed the only Instances of civilization
among the Qborigines are distinctly
traceable TO orthodox Christian instruc-
ton. These undeniable facts are not to
be faced down by sneers. The only
way is TO do better work by other
methods; and this course is respectful
" commended to those who hold "the
broad principles of Christianity"
A Jewish high priest in Bombay,
recently from Jerusalem. "member OF
the family of Aaron has caused great
excitement amonEt the Jews, ,by;publish-
ing pamphlet with the Object of per
suading them that IL is useless to wait
longer for the promised Messiah, as
Jesus Christ is the Messiah, whose doc
trines have been spread all over the
world without sword or force.- He
urges them 10 compare the Old and /
New Testaments, by which the truth |
can be seen, and tells them that he was 1
born under the old law, and under it |
was elevated TO the pontificate; but that |
he is nov persuaded, from well-fouud- |
ed reasons, that it is in vain that the
Messiah is now looked for.