The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-05

remark that their only. crime had been.
that they did. not profess the Roman
Catholic religion, the General said:
From this day forth there shall be lid
erty in orr country real liberty every
man shall be master of his own con-
science, and shall profess the faith
which seems best in his own eyes. Sou'
gentlemen" he added, "mRy return TO
your country by the first steamer, ana
you are at liberty to enter Spain with
your Bible under your arm 10 pheacn
its Doctrines"
The AUTHORITIES at Algeciras after
wards sent for these gentlemen, and
told them that they were at full liberty
to stay and carry on their operattonStn
town. or to 90 elsewhere freely If they
preferred.
RRAARKABLE MOYGStEST AXoSG THE
JEWS.
The TsrdeEitc, published in Cincinnati,
has a series OF articles upon the Sab
bath, which take the ground that a
change of the day is lawful and eXpe.
dfsnt, The changes of the last half
century, the writer, a gentleman living
in New Orleans, declares to have rem.
tiered 1t impossible TO observe properly
the seventh day of the week as the-Sab-
bath. Ii might be proper in former
times, bnt so were other obseryances
which the Israelites have found II
The commandment to keep the Shah
bat, or Sabbath, holy, the writer decIR-
res, does not instance the particular
day of the week. Nor wouldn't be pos
sible, in all parts of the globe, with the
hours of sunset and sunrise changing
with every degree Of longitude. to indi-
cate by them any precise time which
would be always the same holy period.
The Christian world, Communicating
largely the Jews, have adopted another
day, and II is very inconventent to vary
from their usage.
The writer also administers gentle
reproof TO his co-religionists for their
former implacable bitterness and per-
secution, Jesus, he declares, was re-
former of the Jewish religion. whom
they caused to be executed; and AFTER
ward they compelled his disciples to
ALLEVIATE themselves from the Jewish
Church. They were themselves ito
blame that Christianity is now q faith
outside of Judaism.
The view taken by this writer Is,
catholic and liberal. He evidently docs
not clrcumscribe his sympathy inside
of his own religion, but extends fellow
ship far beyond. BE actually quotes
st. Paul EtAfter the way which they
call beresy, SO worship we the God of
our fathers"
1t is hardly probable, however, that
for years the dissemination of these
views will result in apparent change.
AS the exigencIes of trade cause the
"cleyer peoplen to "forget the Sab
BATH" while tenaciously adhering to
the doctrine of observance ofsthe sew
enth day of the week, it is more likely
that real controversy may take place
between two future partiesTone of
which will favor the adoption of the
6hrislion practice, while the other will
esteem every day ali6e."
The last General Assembly of the
United Presbyterian Church appointed
Rev. John T. PTessly, d. D., as dele
gate to bear their saIutations to the As
sociate Reformed Synod OF the South,
and to open correspondence with a
view to future organic union, ifcircnm-
stances were favorable TO u movement
in that direction. The delegate was
most courteously received and heard,
but the proposed correspondence was
declined.