The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-18
A Remarkable Artcle-The Pore
Sustained by ProtestantS

The Religious Herald Of this city pub
lishcd last week an article from tie pen Of
Prc.tssor ". II. WuT2iTr, Of the BAPTIST
Theological Seminary at Co'.aayia, s. c.,
which is oac Of tie most remarkable as COM
iug from a clergyman Of lIis church that ever
cane under our notice. We copy an extract
from il, promising that Professor Wn!1sirT
finished his education III Germany, 1T Berlin,
4 few years ago (;f any such man can be sad
ever to have finished lis ct,Cc2tion). Whilst
IN Berlin lie had tic very best opportunities
for forming correct opinions OF Luropeai,
affairs, a9d especially German, bis asSccia-
tons hciu9 with the highest classes there,
noi Q :cluGin& the Emperor. We quote:
at is a circumstance Of special interest
thai tho reverse Of tho Chancellor Oh the
2;ss 1f December elected from the Vatican
he fimotS &i!Gcuton OF December 70. We
have nc. been accustomed to remarkably
bold and vigorous action IN that Quarter, hut
on Tic present occasion the venerable Pope
broke with his anteccdents and pronounced
4 daring word. Bismarck aud all the LiDc-
rails WHO support him wriihcd under the
blow. They had never before known the
| hierarchy TO act with equal decision and rs
| solution German Liberalism rose up in
| ar.na. Lieutenant Sllmm, tie Representa-
| tive Of the Empire Gt tho Vatican, was i'll
Stantly recalled; newspapers il those SEC
| tons where D&ny Catholics reside NeIo i0r-
biGdeu TO pub|is! tie Aoeu;ion, and tic
| Icutora worked themselves into 4 toTcriGs,
| passion. 70 maDy tie reason O; al this
WAC most apparent. inAsmuct as ilaied!ctions
equally severe upon Italy and spain rs upon
Germany were contained IN that document,
and yet nobody in those lands paid mo-
lnent's attention to them. In Germany,
! however, they fell upon the hoad OF c!lyaI-
roUs knight WHO had been out two days
before endorsed. and was then, II may 80
| speak, rolling ii tie aW,:. They were meant
| IuI hi;l, and t;l's was tie tG,;e reason why
the people Of tie new empire rendered thcal-
selves 50 ridiculous III the eycs 81! the civil
! lied woril Oh tie publication OF what was
styled by some Il Wal! OF TIC Pope II
| bis holiness had always 'wai,ed' with thc
same Vcl-appointed method, AID to equal
| purposes as Oh this OCCASION, he would have
been II very Elllc6rani. ADtoDeli had his
great foelnan at disadvantage, and he ac-
cordingly gave him a hone-thrust. 1t was
sGiifuiiy and bIaYely Gone.
Notwithstanding the loud cutlery tuat
has been raised against paIal intuiiiDllity, |
suspect 1t is Oh the whole the most popular
idea in the world ut the present moment
'rlie Pope and his counsel'ors ure fully Suits
| fed that il i; their palladium, and they are
| therefore not only not ashamed Of il, but at
10 loss coucernirg the policy which j; is
proper 10 pursue. Whatever doubts, CT
hesitatioGs, Or divisions prevail elsewhere,
| they are unknown hy Tie hierarchy. Nc
| wonder, then, that tLeY are growiu, boldcr
| Every day, and do not hesitate to measure
arms With the Colossus CT tile North.
Thc more Influential classes even among
| the ProscsLan.s in Germany, Cut of aver
sion TO intidclily, and license, and com.
| munisul, are in thcE- heart of hearts iongiD G
for some mighty voice 10 say, Peace, he still.
and are herewith prepared TO sypIpathiZc
with tic aggressive attitude OF Rome. 1t is
the same cl>c III England, u the progress OF
RtualiSm incUntestlby proves, and also in
France. rs is shown by the piIgrim&Scs TO
LoGrGes, and indeed inlnany other countries.
| 70 NE, at least, there seems no escape from
the conclusion that the heXt fifty years will
chronicle an almost unprecedented advance
in tic power aud prevalence OF the Church OF
Rome. Lam confirmed IL ,aid opinion By The
| helel that the world is Without. question OH
the eve Of great revolutions. The founda.
tons are destroyed IN all he countries be.
you'd the ocean. The simple faith ef the Cos
| pel IS displaced from the hearts Of The multi,
tudes, AID Darwirisni, with Strauss aa it.
new prophet, ms taken lite stead CT the
truth Which is from everlasting. Ali moral
treasures Of lile-ioyc, confidence, obeai
ence-are being, wasted away in accordance
with the beartless behests of political
economy. Money is the ruling power, and
the baldcst materiaitsm Is uuloosins the in.
nermost bands of socai order. Under pre-
tence OF Utilizing all things, this species q
revolutionary and defiant intde!i,y is enter
ing even the family circle, aud YiIciy decry,
ing the best sraces of womanhood,. teaching
the sentler sex of the Old World the goddess
s1omias,iors OF woman's rights, and doom.
ing the l!slng generation to condition ten,
fold Eorc p...~ple than orpiapase. 1t re
qHires 20 Philosopher to see the eDd OF these
things. l.appaars impossible to escape ths
hrcs Of social and political coahagratiou
/ The relations OF lite must ell be reoIganized,
1 : :. The atheist must needs learn In rheschoo
OF sorreV It'd social ruin that the Lord [,