, 1876-08-06
A Correspondent Charges the
Alliance with Heresy.
a New Sect Which Has Turned Tn
in Massachusetts.
Notes aud Personals at Home and
Acknowledgement Services
To-Day,
TIE THREE MEN OF ROME.

the following graphic account Of three Of his
visits:
We made three notable visits in Rome; we went
to sec III lls HOLINESS the Pope liis Hajesy the k1n
week, 80 changed in the Italian Capital from the
old times, WHEN i'll its heyday Of grandeur the
Church was wont to make the time succession Of
magnificent pageants that drew lookcrso1l from all
parts OF the world. That WAS before the Pope be-
took himself to the Vatican and announced himself
prisoner. before the trlp OF Victor En1na1luels 3
trun4pha army had walked dismal echoes IN the
Eternal City-in lle time when Ills Holiness had
both the power and the will to make Home bedcck
itself in holiday array by aW0rd from his august
mouth. Things are vastly changed now, aud Holy
Week is much. like Holy Week III Paris OF any other
Continental cty-cxcent that one always feels that
tho Pope is there and even the less important ccre-
ucar to the centre of Catholicism. There is no
lunger the solemn nscrcre in the Sistine Chapel
no longer the PoAtiical benediction from the bal
couy OF st. Peters, Ito longer tho great procession
OF Holy Thursday, no longer the great display of
costly and magnificent vestments, but there is
everywhere tho solemn tcncbrs service on Good
Friday, with special prayer for the Church, now
undergoing saeh heavy aaict'ons III the person uf
its primal bishop.
than Of seeing the Pope in some pageant of holy
Or Easter Week, i!7lorant Of the fact that
he uevcrlcft the Nactican, magnificent palace
which he calls his prison, and when we were told
thut he would take NO part in the public obscrv-
anccs we were more than u little disappointed.
Fortunately for u.s. We expressed THIS disuppont-
Menl 70 I'LL !a4!ah !tacho ~ court. Who, 10 our
mons to attend IN audience ut the Vatican. We
tet very happy i'll the possession Of that great
pslitea losha' WILL ny ra. seaa u. ne Up .! u;
the sheet View very glad also to be told ex-
acty what was expected Of Us Ia the way Of dress:
IN evenins sun ai,u wnl.e neskte l9f sentemen'
veil Tor ths iadles. fortanate were We ~ Tue pos"
session OF such an Invitation, as nearly all re-.
quests Iof ~ ehg th fapal court haa t
neeh feluseu on ACCOUNT VI the 1Atlsues ol thc
HOLY week. WHICH, uiuss AeceseafHy test uea'4ly
on 20 old man US nus lA.
Hcsidcs, we haa peen fepeatcaiy toio row nl1ii
c9lt u nas become VI la.e toI Ahescais 10 ootath
ADMISSION 70 tne fapal apartments; Inc rope ~
espeelal!y ienu VI M ,ne aostlct. Ae
appIscatss July tae Mafn aeGtahce that Amer3
can talhoilcs nave pa1u hln, uuI nc lee4s ketily
the LOO many Nloltiots OF cohtlly Itlouctlc winch
some protestant cohpatsios nave ocen guilty of
IN v n,I patssns zen Weeks cforc onr arrival in Romp
Congreeat!onai deacon from Baston nad, alter
much persistent seekins' oolainea ioF hiiss!1 ana
paft} stH auotet11E @ato+ ooa} ~ totu t'it1
etiqnettc-if no higher tcelns-aemands that I'LL
sh.! kneei on inc loG e'try W . .he anaIence
% eh'oe1 " t d rh, ~ r"d .,s n,,1 y;
s.4.rn ss,, ss +, r., d. ,citbrr liz rn,v ra.
nsfeo ueae1n sam ~ " W nGa.oet. IT, mG nay se
soNeu sn1l ~ uouiu g. uu' 's t..e @nu
demanded OF his parry liaI sacs shoa1a 1oilow hls
example OF olscourtcsy. I'm sorry 10 say 1hAt
they we're "eaS enough 70 yela 10 tns aosnru re-
quiEeinent any VEN 70 'ne atlc1n "'.a ueiloer
ate intention OF ones'ns IN nsul. .o tne rope m
~A-N
more oalaeult .or american s1s9soss - oo'2aR ae-
cess u Tue .a,e.a~
our ca.us toia rs tnat tAc aau'etee Noaiu take
place at - caock noon, anu Wc were 70 oe ~ the
Pont!hcal palace a1 !i:oo. As !hc CLOCK OF 81.
feter struck the na!1 houF We ai1shtea unuer 1he
grand pofte cvtAefe ahu were escortea ny SOLDIER
VI the 5Mass G'ard 10 the grand STAIRCASE !eau1n5
to the ropes apartment ~ every lanalns We
foanu so1ditEs N oriti1aht unHoias aho iAioetds
standing rcady TO ulrcst us taronen me iaoyrnth-
Inc passages " tue palace' II WAS well 1ney were
there, or we sdonia nave surely 1851 our way. Up,
up, and On "e "cnt counting the STAIRS IN our pro-
sress ana hndn5 when We feacncu the ooor OF the
ante Chamber th1t VIC had seated ]uet 20 steps.
At the enc OF tlns "car'so1ne cilmpins We came
to u!agl1hcehl rootn long anu loI1v, anu sor-
Sconsiy ircsegcu. nele anu thetc stately loottnsn
~ Inc rope livery Meie uios1i!S apout-aHe- looh
lns Men ~ crimson teiscl anu p1ocade. ohe OF
tncse nne sentlenien Ie!1eseu US o1 ouI wrap
pings anu aats heIpea US u ARRANGE On nuf Wrists
tne uoIel1s " t1 ott9 egjet" Test3e"G We
had brought to DC Dressed, ano usHGssa us At last
INTO Inc oauicncc chanlocf. ms room was
no more or 4ess taah ioHS eofEdo1,
W1tn roWs o1 cnuiIs On eltner s1oe anu
= '',t.. F.,r 'a,1 ' ,,,t, @ E I,,, "rl0 a.sj
was o 'ns
+. lis had hardly finished chitning for noon when
tht crimson cutEnns u one Emu q lug room were
err ,,nds nd. v sm,li sn of tar5;nnis NH ohrr
dignllarics everybody knclt instantly, while tho
Pope ssopped to make some rclnark to hls 1 follow
cls, VIE II We "e1G Aot Acai enou5u ~ Aeal.