The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-09


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to-day. ;HSSsS aittls arsysr, but other.
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the following Gentlemen aWsrss Shosen
Directors: Wms Orton ! Jas. H. Barker,
Alonzo B. Cornell, Harrison Durfee.
Norvin Green, Joseph Hsrker, Edwin
D. Morgan, Augustus Sohell, NV. K.
Thorne, O. Vanderbilt. Frank Work,
| Chester ". Ohapin, Ezra Cornell, Cyrus
". Field, Wilson G. Hunt, David Jones,
Q. Livingston, George 81. Mumford, O.
d. Palmer, Geo. NJ. Pullman, E. s. San
ford, Hiram Sibley. John Steward,
Moses Taylor, W. 81. Vanderbilt, w. r.
Vermillie. -. B. Wesley, Stilman Witt
and r. D. Worcester.
In tho Alliance. paper from the Old
Catholic Congress, recently held at
Constance. signed by Bishop Reinkers,
Prof. DR.. Won Schulte and others. ad
dressed to the Conference. was read by
Dr Schafi, who prefaoed the reading
oy lew interesting remarks. The pa
per was III response to an invitation for
Representative from that organization
Mr. Schaf said that the address was
now being interpreted, and would ap-
pear Tomorrow. DR.. Schuff recounted
the actions Of the Congress, among
which are the establishment of evan
gelical preaching in the Catholic Church,
tue abolishment Of confession, the ul-
loving OF priests to marry, aud tho ex-
tending Of tho privilege to females OF
having voice in the government of the
church. In closing, DR.. .Schaff suid
that the Old Catholic Church now had
htty nine congregations, $4,000 mem.
oers and forty priests, and that, next
winter, six students would be admitted
to the college at Rome. The speeches
generally were bitter against the Church
ot Rome. In reply to these, Dr. Stores,
OF Brooklyn, followed in un address
upon Rome's appeal to educated Pro-
testnnts. He snid it is easy but unsafe
to under-value any force but our own;
1t IS difficult for Protestants to under.
stund the attractive power Of Roman
ISM We have been wont to regard the
koman Church as one OF ignorance aud
superstition. When we have seen per.
sons going to the Roman Church, we
have been apt to believe that they we're
moved by political aspirations or some
one OF those eccentricities OF mind that
would have made them Mormon. This
is all wrong. Catholics are intelligent,
earnest and ardent. A great attraction
IS the greater security of salvation
offered by the Church Of Rome There
Is power in believing. as one druws near
death, that Ee Gun hear his Saviour's
voice, speaking through the priest.
giving the dying one complete absolu-
tion from sin. With these reasons,
comes the fnct Of the age Of the Catho-
lie Church. To Catholic, the ancient
history Of his church is one of the
grandest things his thoughts can dwell
upon. We believe that the history of
the Roman Church is greatly the work
OF the hierarchy. 1t is greatly false,
but 1t Is all accepted by the Catholics as
truth verified. The arts and sculptures
OF the church are powerful in inhuenc.
ing Catholics. It claims to be the
church OF q sect whose magnificent
structures out-rival oil those of whatso.
lever sort. 1t is the church of the poor
|3n that It's benevolent Institutions are
found everywhere. Ii, said the Rev.
Mr. Stufrus, NC must overcome these
men, We must know more than we have
sometimes known of seductive infiu.
ences existing against us. There's one
thing they cun's do, and that is rub out
the past There nre aspects to Roman
ISM that nrc worthy OF much admiru-
tion aud respect
WAsHINaToN. October S.-The Secre.
tary Of the Treasury. the Assistant
Treasurer ~ New York. and cCulloch,
partner of Jay Cooke & Co., were in
counsel at New York to-day.
Major McKecvrr has been assigned
us Adjutant-GeneraI tn tho Department
of the South. Major Taylor to the
Department Gf Texas
Probnbilitirs-Th Thursday, throughout
the Atlantic ANA Eastern Gulf States,
light winds, mostly North west, with
clear weather.
MoNrGoMRnI, October S. No deaths
since the 81.
SELMA, October S.-Th. Selma
Savings Bank has resumed payment
\ TricSraphic-Com,m m,merciuI Hepo,r..
/ COLUMBIA. s. c.. October 9.-Sales
Of cotton. We. terday, 1876 bnles-mid-
ding 1Gls.
LONDON. October s-3P. M.-Consols
92as(092ls. S. 9l7a. Eries AK.
PARIS, October S.-Reutes 5Sf. oOc.