, 1876-05-06

both t,sltnsriex and monsstories. It had thtr-
toen Iishoprics. over 200 pastalleb, = great
lcges and missions. Tho wealth Of thn Church
had grown communicate with hn1 constituted
In power. Revenues woro derived directly from
tithes, which. although abo'lehed long hiuco,
donations for charity, Government ponsions.
lotteries. parocilial dnes for marriages., births,
and deaths, masaea confanaonh's, tho profits
Arising ftom tho hata OF fosarics. medals, and
wRx, Tho privilege Of burial IN special cemetcrieH.
tha loaplug Of money and Tho management Of
satatcs.
Dy system Of loans on eaa} terms. the
Church tad becorne pobsoesed OF largo portion
In the City Of Mexico. Of B. 600 houses, 1t owned
mora than half, aud Of pucbla. two-thLrds Of atl.
Tue value ct ita property Mss Estimated At from
tts condition Of orulence and power when tue
Church party wna overthroTn, snd Its catatos
became tho property OF tho btato. This over
ah.dowing, powcr. waa felt TO hc = 'nenaco to all
targs party, ovon vhoa Mexico acbovod her In.
dependence from Spain In 1891, but tho terms
tllon granted hor people nxed the Ioman
Catholic Church nrmly upon the Slate 10
Ite ovcrthrow by Commonfots in 1s57. and tic
Liberal Government estsbfished aftotward by
Juhrez, uas but tue communication Of constant
atruggles Of tho Liberal party having birth With
kDC lilutpSHEHuED Vi l141s LIS kIAa1 " VIZ
Mexican people are still Romen Catholic. but
tbs nattonalizing Of tbs Church property seems
To hayo the approval Of tho people.
The spiritual condition of ths Church has also
blood Indians. although proioa.od Catholics,
are, in fact, flttlo changed from their ottgtual
religion, and their foaats on religious occasions
llavo many OF the fehtnres Of liko ceremonies OF
our own Wild indians, being celebrated by songH
aud dances, with gtosebluo costumes. accompa-
uiod by the na1no rudo tnHttn1nents.-the rocd.
fife and simple drum found In al aboriginal
camps. Tho noxt higher or middle-clssses are
deeply steepnd Ia btgotryi 1hi!n the cultivated
poople genera,iy lean to inndolity.
Tho Protestant Church has mads beginning
horc, and had they tho Organization aud faculty
OF self-abuogatlon Which mas giTen tue Catho-
lica auch, wonderful! snoeoss tn psosoiysipR tho
lower orders Of mankind, there would bs escry
hope of grcnt Bucceas. Even now their prog.
ross Ia encouraging, nl!hough their published
reports IN our country arc considerably o1ag-
oratcd. 1hoy have ~ yet failo} to enIlss nsany
| Of the higher order Of aoclety IN tlelr onter-
prIso other actively or passtveIy, although the
| Government has honestly determined that relsg-
! ions shall bo t1oo In Mexico. hIoBt Of the poo
pic who scerncd interested In tho Now Church
movement we're anti;Catholtcs Of tho mid
do casB. Tho Mothodista seem to Lave
made tho best progroes, although Dr..
1uky, Of tho Church OF England, appears
| 10 bnYo boon tho rioncor worker here. Our
church peoplo claim that tho aeed Of this move
mont was sown by tho scattosed bibles Of tho
| Mexican war. Thia point 10 mode with groat
gravity, and is earnestly beloved and supported
by many asgumenta. Tho four psotcs,nut do
Methodist Episcopal Ohurph North, undor tho d.
| rection Of tho IoY. DR.. Dutter. lie las two
cbapols in tue City OF Mexico and dfteon
chnrchco iu other leadiDg cltlaa Of the Republic
lilo has two BchoolB IN tho oity. ono exclusive
tho outside churches. Ho has eight Spanish
and tive American prcacl,oEs, who also teach.
and four other tonchera. ThiH work has been
i'll progross shroo years. and expcnds about ss2, :.
| 0U0 annually. Il has Bpent in the City Of
Mexico upon its chapela s44.0oo Dr.. Dutlsr
soems zealouB Ia hlh labors, and travels e1ton-
| eIycly over Central Mexico. personally auportu-
toudinE bis entire Aeid LIVING himself IN IL tho
pal Church South is under tho SUPERVISION OF
| Bishop Koeuer, who reaidea In New Orlenns, aud
viHlts tito City OF Aloxico once yohr. 1t has n
handsome cAapel In tho city, costing sl2, ,00o,
| and ak churches ia other citee, besides q smRll
beginning IN Northern Mexico. 1t has eight
ministers aud two seachors. It has two orphan
and several olhnrschools These schools hnfo 27d
attendants on their books, and there wore sixty
Church has three students In tho btates pre-
pairing for tho ministry, aud its RESOURCES sra
about $4,000 annually. Third. the prcahY'
terian Church. under charge Of tle Roy. Mr
has about s12. 600 annually, both in Central ant
Northern Mexico. Desides ita Central Church,
It has soveu branches In Central Mexico, twolve
Bpanish-apeaking mtuiBtera, five Spanish and
students in tbo States Fourth, the Ensiiat
Episcopal Church. founded By Dr.. niloy, has
spout in Moxico s7oo00, and tho peoplohoro "a,
hah made bad bRrgains. II hna threo chuEohcl
ssbonsn Two no s'1asp S9opory in ous. ts e IT, e
It has mauy congregations, Nhch re-
celvo aid aud meet In ehods, court
yards. or whesevor:conyonient- i greatly need
good man to liyein Mexico and tragol amout
their churches. Tho foregoing ia fair fepro
Bentntion OF tho status OF tho Protestant move
uaont In Mexico. Tho attendance that I eaw OF
BeYeral occaBionH tu these various churches va
from thirty to 1llty, and 10 tho schools Iron
tronty to thlrty-lye. ~ tho churches the,
came and, went, hs in The Catholic chutchee
,rhe children appeared very bright, and Hup
pose arc expected to I'LL nexicau pulpits. III
movement Inns not gained tho sympathy Of an
| considerable number OF tho better classea o
Me1icaus nor do Americans coming hero lcn1 !
much support or euconraKomeptj but psobabl
about what would be giyon by tho same poopl
1t homo to tho subject Of foreign missions,
matter at present not WARMLY supposfoa, ps;so1 =, ,
work. but have endeavorod to roproaonsit farl!
. Those eogngod ln II layc not at al tlnos acset
discroetly. ROTOR particularly to Bishop Haven
who when here Wrota book upon tho country
which, in addition to gravo faults In Htylo an
: general tone, coming from Clergyman, he hu
Introduced many imporlous anoors at taiose pee
pie and their religion, which Is not only In 9,
eo1abo taste, but has exaspnratad mauy Of hl
| Mexican readers,
, THO olurchos Already find fault with Gao
otlor, tho Church Of England with the rest, fe
| adding sccta 10 what should havc been - aimrl
) Chrlst'a Church" and they with the other fc
? Introducing robsa and forms similar to III
! Roman Church.
O The movement hxH not b6au without Il
: martyrs nl1eady, tho murdor Of the Rev. John
( Stopheust and the MASSACRE at tho Church
t Acapulco, about two years ago, being frosh
. Tho minds Of all.
0 Tho rrotostants claim that tho rclosme
I religion will save Mexico, but whilo full
recognizing tie groat good following sincol
Clrlstauity, tho laws Of natural mutation
which apply 10 tho lives Of people az we'll aa
individuals, will scarcely be changed By T..
W. B. uAZEN.
METRODlSM.
. THR BouTAEl&N METHoDlFrn-
Eptcta! Dtspateh to The Ch1ed0o Tribune.
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