Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-02-09


correspondence relative to garbling Sheri-
dams reports, gave permission for the
publication Of the other letters aud dis
patches.
From the New York Tribune.
Papal Intolerance
The closing of all the protestant places
ofworship in the city of Rome, by order
Of the papal Government, has lately
elected some comment. The fullest ac-
count of it which we have yet met with
is given in letter from the Rev. DR..
Prime, the well-known editor of The
Observer of this city.
The Roman law strictly prohibits
Protestant worship in the City of Rome
The only exception to this restriction is
that the Einbasssdors of foreign Gov
ernments may have divine service cel-
ebrated in their own houses. Under
this protection. the Russia, the Prussian;
the American, and other rspresene sives
of foreign Governments have for
many years chapels In their ops ses.
The British Government has nos ma
tic relations with Rome, but the Etish
Protestants have for forty ye past
been tolerated in holding wors a a
has loft finished off as achapel, III out
side the walls, by the Porto del Popolo.
The practice, however, has been more
tolerant than the law, and the Roman
authorities have winked at or overlooked
other religious assemblies of foreign resi-
dents. Thus there have been for six
years two. stations of Scotch Presbyter-
ians, which have newer been interfered
with until, on December 20, the chap
lains were served with the following
most remarkable warning from the British
Consulate:
BRITISH CONSULATE AT RoME, Dec. 81, 1866 =
''oir : 1t is my official duty to inform you that
Monsignore Randall Governor of Rome has
just communicated to me that you are holding
illegal religious meetings in your house, which,
you must know, are prohibited by the Roman
law, and that you have thus placed yourself in
the l,oa0er OF the INoUIsITIoN, both for arrest
and Imprisonment.
'sBut as the Monsignor permits me to give
you this notice, would seriously advise that
you at once put an end to these innovations,
and that you visit Monsignore Randi at Monte
Citorio and assure him that you will never
again repeat these illegal acts. l hope in this
way you may possibly suspend your exile,
your obedient servant. -.
"JosrpH Sew British Consul.
10 the heV. James Lewis
We are not surprised to learn that
some countrymen OF the author of this
remarkable document suspected him of
approving the purpose Of the Govern
ment All the representations made to
the Papal authorize 5 were fraitless, and
closed I S@ Mr @ odo R9ssall IS s,i xa;o arneal
ed to Cardinal Antonelli. His reference
to.the- liberty granted to the Americans
to have place OF worship drew forth
o4tond ene ~ = tbe s,as s,so ons o'sinene oui0
Onr disnatches by the latest steamers
are several days later than the letter Of
Dr. Prime, and they inform us that the
Americans nave really oeen attended TO
also. AL the meetings Tor frotestant
worship WITHIN the walls OF the City OF
Rome, except those IN the private houses
OF the 1oreign ambassadors, are strictly
forpldaen: 10 the urgent representa-
tlons OF the foreign ambassadors, the
Roman government has only, at length,
SO tar yielded as to allow the Protestants
to meet outside OF the walls OF the city.
linus the case remains Tor the present,
and IN this state 1t may remain, until the
homan people, AIDED by the sympathy
OF Italy ana OF al clVlllzed nations, shail
forever put an end to the Roman lnqulsl-
ton and to the prohibiting OF Protestant
worship m Rome:
The neople of New York in the city
ond tb,nn abont tho Sta+e bavo como i
'u Una 0N ' :. n''o In - =
contact Win anothef eAclVing SUBJECT
which they denomlnate IA Social Evil,
and which promises to occupy the after
t;on of MANY neonIe in that State ga well
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civilized man. those resulting from viola
tions of the Divine law of sexual purity
are probably most gigantic and appalling.
The strength OF manhood is saapped
inexpressibly loathsome and revolving
even the life-blood of infancy is tainted
and filled with the seeds OF agony and
ne 9ealii, py Diseases engehaereo oy lust.L -
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