The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-21

before came to Eueland from Rome, is once
more beginning to beam upon us from the Gter.
nal City, where the Prince OF the Apostles aud
the Doctor of the Gentiles shed their blood.n
1t does not seem to occur 20 Mr.. Mossmau that
he might deliver himself from all his difficulties
by tolOSirg DR.. Newnan's example, aud taking
bis proper place in the Romish ranks
The Rev. Mason Gallagher, the rector of ST.
Paul's Church, iu Paterson, New Jersey, while
attending meeting of the Young Meu's Chris
tian Association held in Detroit some months
ago, was requested TO fill the pulpit of Or.
Dufield VINO died very suddenly during the
meeting, H. accepted without asking permis.
sion OF the Episcopal ministers in Detroit,
whereupOn they wrote to him, protesting
against such Il proceeding. Mr. Gallagher sent
them manly reply, telling them tnat judicial
blindness seems TO be settling upon the Episco-
pal Church, aud thqi, in his opinion, it is on
tie point OF conyulsiYe throes that Will rend IL
iutO pieces.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The Rev. Dr.. White, Presbyterian minister,
Of lsliuglon Charch, LIVERPOOL, has written
letter 10 the Pope declining his Holiness invita-
tiou 10 PrOieaiants ito return to the Roman
Catholic Church" in connection with the pro-
posed General Council, on the ground that be
cannot DO So consistently with bis subscription
10 the Westminster Confession Of taith. The
Rev. Doctor concentrates all the pIth of his
ltlCr into the proscnpt, winch runs as follows:
- sincerely congratulate your Holiness on
lle lrprOyed tone OF your comm lulCatiOu.
u Ehl / venture 10 suggest tuat YOU should
carry out tSe assumed spirit utjle iur.ner, so
as TO giant 10 gll the Inhabitants OF Rome liberty
| 10 worship IOt according TO the CtaLes OF
!hrlI cohsc 'nce, aud also to exert your great
! influence TO obtain the release OF those who are
! pinlng in Sron1sh and other dungeons i'm
Roman Cathohc countries Tor reading the Word
! Of GodD
The Supreme Ecclesiastical Council of the
! Church Of Prussia have rrepareo n reply to the
! Pope's letter to Pro estaus, and have caused it
! To oe r[ad nom be pulpit OF every congregation
| 4
GERMAN REFORMED.
The independent ys:-"The Reformed Ger
| man Church IS cursed with as high wing as
atilc'S any so.callel Christian body. It's Dix is
| Rev. Dr.. Neylu, the leading eSpOunder OF the
| heTCeTsburg theology. Tue Eastern synod
lately met in Ragerstown, Nd; and one Of its
! brst acts was to arraigD DR.. Bomberger the
! learned leader of the evangelical party, and
lately editor OF the English translation of Her
| u g's Ency CiOp@dia, Tor the crime of slanlerlny
the Synod in his Ch1Tcb Month q. He had charged
| the leaders OF the synod with refusing a. their
! last meeting OatOw any one to Oe nominated to
the vacant theological pro.essorship except
! adberents Of Dr. Ncvin. This charge was sub
stantiaily true; but the comments be had ma te
! upon it were very offensive to the high Church
| wing Accordingly resolution was Introduced
! and passed that, unless DR.. BOmbGrger nOuld
| hand II "public, iull and unequN ocal relTaC.
! tlOn IN writing" by IL O'clock on the next day,
| he should be suspended from all privileges oil
! the Synod. He protested Intellectually against
this high-banded proceeding, which in.
| Volyed trial, CONVICTION, aud sentence
! without even a hearing. The Synod re.
fused 10 accept his di-cldimer OF their
in erpreta,ion of his language; and, rather
J than 10 be thus exscnded from the deuoml
| nation, be handed in a paper, wulch reads
! in somewhat Delphic Way:-"I retract the
! publication OF the words or language referred
to in the report OF the committee and which
are deemed Objectionable by this synod, and
regret that they should have become the oecasi ~
Of ofense.n THIS was accompanied with the
| emphatic denial that he had been guilty of the
sin of falsebooi or slandCr. TINS retractlon
was accepted, though hardly satisfactory to DR..
Nevin, who denounced DR.. Bomoerger in the
| harsbest language. DR.. Nevin is Just no
| piqued by an expression by DR.. Dorner, the
| celt bTaied theologIan OF Berlin, IN opposition
| to his doctrines OF the Lords Supper and or
! baptism.
wALDENsEs.
The Rev. F b. 5. Pendleton, the founder o
! the -Wadensian colony near Mortevideo IN
| "Naldeusians III the West" an Intere ting Mar
Tatlye OF Factsn With rcit renee 10 the establish
meDt and experience of this Protestant Italian
| colony. This community, carrying with L. 70
the Piste the religious and historical traditions
! OF the WHldenses was first planted III 1858, aud
| has been a subject OF much anxiety TO lis
founder, then BrItish chaplain at Mon,evide)
| Alter some trials oil nature certain TO confront
| colony IN Its infancy, the Italian Sc tiers nave
| been enabled TO secure a good footing in the
land OF their adoption, and TO make cOusidera-
! bic progress in material prosperity. But lheu
Social religious, and moral interests are not less
| important than Their material requirements
ana they are quite alive to THIS fact. Hence
it is that the desire of their heart is to- have
| church OF their own, and to erect parSon
age for the accommodation of q pastor tC
reside among them, and schools for the educa
tiOn OF the rising generation. The means o.
the colony, however are still very limited, aud
| for some time must be quite inadequate TO the
accomplishment of this cherished object
| whereas the need is at once urgent and imme
dlae. Under these circumstances Mr.. Pend deton
is justified in appealing to the Protestant
| sympathy OF America, and in ASKING the
substantial assistance of those who would be
glad to Protestant population strike deer
ana enduring roots in the soil OF the River Plate
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