The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-24
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As showing the iArOadB Of religious
liberalism in Central Europe, q CORE
spondent Of the Liverpool Pos describes
a demonstration made at BolEsn, IN Aus
trian Tyrol, by the Roman Catholics, Ia
view Of the building Of Protestant
churches by permission Of the state.
1.-THE peasants from Southern Au l...Iu
and Northern Italy poured into the HtIi ~
town, headed by their priests. on !ne
evening before the fete the mountain,
were Illuminated with bonhres. sacred
hearts and crosses blazed on the slopes,
and pockets rose on high. The next day
there were professions and bands, anu
old colors Of the war Of 1903, and pFies y
in canonicals and monks In cows, anu
nraycrs chanted by all classes IS tne pro
oos:;on moved on. Still l was told u was
a ioiIure The great test was the dinner.
NJ ianilord Of our hotel was told he
, rI eTnect about 800 invited guests Of
~ bnt when went into the theatre
%6e2e Inc banquet was to be held there
wcrc moi over 1a0 present. l was told
that the same bands and groups Of peas
ants marched and countermarched TO give
the appearance Of great numbers. More.
over, there were very few young men.
That, was told, was because the priests
were losing their influence over the rising
generation.nn; n "
Rev. G. W. Powell, according to the
CHridian Leader, resigned the pastorate OF
the Uniyersalist church in Baltimore, last
spring, for the reason that tho society
were unable to pay the salary he thought
he oughtto have. and the resignation was
accepted with the understanding that be
would seek new field, and not risk d.
viding tho church by staying in Balti-
more. Notwithstanding which Mr.
Powell has for month been preaching IN
a hall within half mile Of his old place
and ia organizing a religious society
which he means to have "strictly unlyer
SAL" so that atheists, deists, working
people, newsboys and boot-black" car
join it. The Leader commends him toi
leaving the Uniyersalist minis try, and
expostuiates with him for bad taith with
his former people.
The next session Of the national con
ference Of Unitarian and other Chris
tan" churches open at Saratoga, Sept. II
The Christian Register thinks it should
differ from its predecessors. "As the con
ference" says the RtgiSter, us IAN advisory
body why should 1t not henceforward dc
little more advising? Why should moi
the business committee be authorized to
bring forward brief and compact .test'
monies on timely and practical topics
which, being considered, hammered into
satisfactory shape and approved by the
conference, could go forth 70 the church
es" and to Hthat larger public which il
dearer 10 Unitarians than any sect"
Religious persecution, it would appear,
from statements made to the Leeds Bap-
list district association, is not yet at an
end in England, says the Independent. The
Baptist minister OF Boroughbridge stated
that the Anglican clergyman at that vii
lase Furnishes the children who visit the
Baptist or Wesleyan Sunday school by
making them objects Of derision to the
other scholars OF the church day-Schooll
which all are obliged to attend. Other
delegates from The rural districts made
similar reports Of persecution.
A camp.meetipg correspondent OF the
Methodist, demonstrates with the proof
reader who made him describe Martha'i
Vineyard as "a spiritual heapen to which
the ghosts OF the churches have wended
their ways" He thinks that Bishop
Haven, for instance, might object to re-
gard himself, or to be regarded, in that
ghostly light. He meant to have had
"Mecca" and good" in place Of the other
words.