The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-10-07

=. NJ, last Sunday, with appropriate
ceremonies, the Rev. Mr.. Fred
richsen officiating. The church was
crowded during the dedication.
The Pope's blessing is much
more to be dreaded than his curse,
il we place any stress on the events
OF history. He cursed Victor Em-
anuel, and his kingdom has stead
lily widened until it embraces all
Italy. lie blessed Maximilion and
Charlotte; the former of whom \
was executed in Mexico, and the
latter is in mad-house, III a state
of hopeless insanity. He pronouic-
ed his blessing upon Francis Joseph
just before his defeat at Sadowa,
which gave part Of his empire to
Prussia he sent Isabella, Queen Of
Spain, golden vase in testimony to
her virtues; and the people of
spain exiled her beyond the Pyren-
lies for lack of virtue. The Pope
! blessed Napoleon aud Eugene, CALI
ing the former by the endearing
name Of the "Eldest Son of the
Church, and they are now wan-
dering in exile, without an empire
or crown. Verify, the Pope,s
blessing is curse, and his curse a
blessing.
There is said to be large recess
sion to the Church Of England Of
those who have gone over to
l'opery. This is in consequence Of
the new dogma of Infallibility,
which is too strong meat for the
neophites. The returning perverts
are now called "rcverts."
:. The Catholic opponents to Papal
Infallibility, will hold q meeting at
the close of this month, in Munic,
for the purpose of putting forth
efforts for the purity ofthe Catholic
Church.
| The New York Presbytery, with
40 churches under its care, reports
$50 accessions to the church during
the year past. In Philadelphia So
churches report in all 1,199 acces-
sions.
George Alfred Townsend, says
that instead of putting the word
"God'' in the letter of the Constitr,-
ton we had better take some of the
ssDevip' out of the government.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle, of
which Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage is
, pastor, has been enlarged to hold
E 400 more people. At the re-dedi-
, cation, September 10th, the sum of
2 $4,000 was raised for the extin-
gnishment of all indebtedness.
The new Presbyterian Hospital
in Philadelphia, has already build
: ings and grounds worth S160,O0O
4 DR.. Saunders is succeeding as agent
J, in raising subscriptions to the
2 amount of $500, 900, for the institu-
!, ton. Mr.. John A. Brown recently
gave $500, 900 to the cause.
f The campmeetings held in the
Eastern States this season, have
been greatly blessed to the good Of
q the churches. In New York city
revivals are reported as in part the
fruit of campmeeting efforts.
Some men look at religion, as
they look at the sun-when it is
: undergoing an eclipse. And even
then, they make their examination
through well smutted glass. We
y stumble upon men daily who keep
# by them sort of museum of medi-
It ums, through which they invariably
gaze, when they assume to make up
an opinion, or pass a Judgment re-
}, specting any doctrine or truth per-
t tanning to the gospel. If there is q
t very crooked deacon or a highly
t inconsistent professor within the
e range of either his acquaintance, or
: his hear-say, then rely upon it, that
i crooked deacon or inconsistent pro-
e fessor is sure to be laid, by, in very
precious store, for convenient use
upon every occasion when the mat
: ter Of religion is to undergo any
r consideration.
IF Good manners are not learned
[. from arbitrary teaching so much al
If acquired from habit. they grow
upon US by use. We must be cour.
teous, agreeable. civil, kind, gentle:
: manly and womanly at home, and
= then it will soon become q kind O