St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-19

his web, was watching the victims Ell
tangled in his net and when one dared
To stir. came up with wrath, torture.
and poison, int1icting punishment until
resistance ceased. Threats of excom-
munication, abandonment. assassina-
ton, and all the darts Rome keeps for
her foes, were made use of. There ex-
listed IL wall between us, high as heaven.
deep as hell-the wall of mystic Rome
the wall which still exists in Italy,
and Is being rc-crected in our own be
loved country.
sent to Rome. and soon received
some large Wallpapers. splendidly en-
graved, sent to lis by Mr.. +. b. Smithies.
1t was deeply interesting to see the
effect "Thc Prodigals Return pro
duced on this simple people. After
had given one or two to children, there
WIS quite Il stir, and Il rush to get them
Refusing to give more to the little ones.
| promised to give to the parents if
they would come and ask for them
From this time persons began to enter
our eXcommunicated door, sit upon our
chairs, and touch our hands. As they
are generally unable to read the parable
in which the engraving is Unframed. we
read it To them and as the great Rn-
man wall Is now pierced. the truth. en-
tering the heart. brings tears to then
eyes. Take Il few instances lis an illus
tration of this truth.
|. \ Young man of twenty. evident
~ II tinker or II bllc, smith very dirty.
and clothed in rags.
What do YOU wish p
Il want To he instructed"
DO y"u believe all the priests tell
You -
NO. | don't believe in them at all.
The only thing | believe in is the
mass.
do y"u love Jesus Christ -
''les."
''Do You believe Jesus Christ loves
you ,"
How Is man to know that -
His church had left him in the dark
at that point.
). y woman. dressed in black. with
three lengths of ribbom-red. white.
and blue hanging from her girile
"Nhy do you Wear these colorS -
Il have just recovered from IL long
illness of several months, during which
promised the Virgin, il she would re
store me, t" perform this as il VOW
Since then the woman's husband has
been here. and all the men who work
i'll his shop.
,. Eight or ten soldiers. all favora-
BILE t" the gospel.
!. Several students from the school
of Art. who tell me their late master.
who died IL short time since, was evan
grlical. These come regularly for in
struction.
>. y clerk from an office, who de
>iIcS to converse, becomes deeply in
trrc>ted. and declares himself Il Chris
tlan. y day or two after this. he went
through the streets crying against the
priests. The people say he is mad.
The number of visits has thus gone
on increasing until we have sometimes
received thirty in day but spies are
placed around us. and us soon as the
priests know that one has been to us,
he is surrounded 10y those. who have
the most Influence with him. and is
generally induced not to return. Then,
the want of faith in each other is such.
and the divisions of CLASSES and fami-
lies )" complete. that each nl:tn regards
his fellow us Il possible spy and traitor.
aud therefore prefers coming alone.
Hence the ''NicodemIIs' state is the
rule. and not the exception, and. hu-
manly speaking. do not see how it
can br otherwise at present. If man
declares that he is IA Christian he is
ruined. If liz depends ON othels for his
liNclih""d Therefore he thinks for him
self, and lives in silence. receiving oc-
ca>l"nal clandrStiuc instruction, and
awaiting the liberty which does not
come 10y Acts of Parliament or rcyolu-
tion. hut 10y the enlightenment and
change i'll public opinion. At present
we are in the catacomh period. Tens
OF thousands who flow swarm the hid
den places of society. and have come to
the light, when the propitious time has
come, VIII emerge from the darkness.
and fill Our meetings
The door which is but very partially
open for the more public work of
preaching, Is quite open for the Iistribu-
ton OF the Scriptures. These should
hr given glatuitously. becallse of the
poverty. ignorance. and superstition OF
the people. Religious tracts can he
distributed without any opposition.
while Wallpapers, with woodcutS, are
eagerly sought. and carefully nailed up
III the house or shop. Visitation from
house To house is easily carried on, and
would. am sure, produce great results.
The people have no difficulty in send
ing their children to us. At present
many come. and sunday morning last
We had II class of fourteen or fifteen.
Such is the state of the ciOciayid :
such the opportunities presented such
the work to be done. Bold, persistent
praycliul effort would | am sure, meet
with Gods blessing. and raise up a wit
ness for Christ at the very walls OF Rome.
Mis- Wall also gives the following in
trIestIg particulars with reference to
the progress of the work in Rome =
Oui work here is very encouraging.
cSterday morning. at our service. we
had about seventy present. most of
whom c"mmemoratcd the death of our
risen Lord. Several molc have re
celrcd the truth. and are anxious to he
numbered with his people. and among
them Il family. composed of il shop
keeper, his wife. and servant 1t was
most effrcting. last week. tn see his
wife, III tears, take from her breast
three little silver amuietS which she
had worn for Years. saving she did not
wish to keep anything which WAS not
III accordance with the religion of Jesus
Christ
This family is so anxious to do some
thing for Jesus that they even wished
to keep tracts in the shop, although
they knew that many seeing these
would never enter the shop again.
They have great difficulties in business,
owing to the exorbitant rents they have
to pay. but they never neglect the
meeting.