, 1876-04-16

nouuces liberty Of worship in spain ss co3tr,~v
10 the r,gh.s Of truth aud OF the Catholic ,o;ir-
ION, and ~ loading tbs State With great crine.
| ana by opening the door to n.ror paving tne
way for the persecution OF the Catholic religion.
| The Gnipers, commenting on this brief. aoeaks
Of liberty oi worship az . principe Juneste.
| The Philadelphia Methodist Epiacopai con.
ference just closea. adopted the following reeo-
! lutions in relation to Presidin9 Elders u.
That tho Annual Conferences, rospectively, shall
districts. 2. Tha: each Annual Conference shall
be allowed to decide whether or not the Presid-
ing Elders within its bounds shall be appointed
to stations or circuits III addition to their work
in their districts. .. That the Presiding Elders
shall be elected BY ths members OF tha soyoraI
Annual Conferences, except where a majority OF
any Conference shati request the Bishop to ap-
point them."
4 diaoatch from Paris to tho London Tina.
under date March Is, says that the Pope on re-
ceiying All International denntat1oh' the previous
day, spoke Of the Revolution everywhere let
loose against the Church, and Of tho fate await-
ing prosecutors, aiwass chastlaed in their i'm
pious work. Recalling the Injunction to Ezekiel
to " Prophecy unto these bones," he said the
Catholics, now everywhere scattered and peras-
cuted would zeyiVo 1ika thosn bones ut the
Divine breath acd reappsar full Of life. IIis-
tory from one ord to another showed the sad
end Of peEsecators, who had never been ab[o to
destroy the Chqch, but had persisted through
their own iniquitios.
Mr.. Gladatone has written long letter IN
which he deprecates the policy Of those who are
favoring tho disestablishment OF tue Church Of
England. Among other things he says ain
my opinion, the establishment Of England mot
OF Scotlaod) represents tho religion OF . CON
siderable majority OF the people, and that thew
do not seem 10 desire the change you recon-
mend. This being 10. the only other question
I need now ask myself 10 whether the civil en-
dowmeuts and status OF tho Church arc unfayo1-
able to the effective maintenance and propaeA-
ton Of the Chriatian faith. II aud whom I am
convinced that they are go, shall adopt your
conclusion, but not before"
The two epistles Of Clement OF Rome to tho
Corinthians have st last been found in what ap-
pcatH to be an almost complete manuscript IN
at Fanar ia Constantinople. which bears the sig
nature of tho notary Leon. aud the date (55G4)
A. D. 1856, Juno L. Tie manuscript OF tho
Ciementina Epistles has besn carefully edited
and printed at Conatantinople. and Or. Harnach,
Of Leipsic, has given 3 full account OF the dis
covery, and OF ita great importance to tho his
tory OF the Christian Church before the middle
OF the second century. The fact that the frat
of theaa tHo epigtles, which is undoubtedly ono
Of the earliest products Of Christian literature
makes no mention Of Peter and his prinaacy,
and OF tho Bishop OF Rome as his SUCCESSOR e1-
plains according to DR.. Uarnach's opinion, the
neglect at this epistle by tho Roman Church.
Clement lived A. D. 31-100, aud waa apparently
Bishop Of Rome during the lass nine years Of
bis life. Tho first epiatlo to the Corinthians il
regarded rs the Oldest extans documHnt Of q
Roman Bahop.