New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-14
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

NoCUASeg AT THE VATICAN The text OF the
Popes speech on the relations between the ' au-
can and the Italian Government delivered on
October "a shows that his views are wholly IN
accord with those of PIus TX. The occasion
was reception given TO 6o0 civil employs Oh
the late POntiical Government, VINO, REFUSING
10 take the oath of allegiance to the Mig OF
Italy, have since 1870 been pensioners ol CIV
Vatican He lamented those better days ~hen
they like faithful subjects, could each III ns
office render honorable service TO theu legiti-
mate Prince, who on his part was apie W SNOW
his love and his satisfaction Tor the seirroS
rendered. But now all that was changed Inc
designs of Providence which had assigned 70
the Roman POntiff a temporal DOMINION that he
might enjoy a secure liberty the true lndepeu-
deuce in the exercise of his supreme feHRouo
power, had been frustrated through the series
Of crimes which had been successfully consum-
mated TO the injury of tie Apostolic see, and
through which the POntf had been despolleh
of all liberty ard Independence. Inc rope
continued: True it is that to hide the odions
character Of the fact they never cease from say
ing we are free because not subjected 10 Vi5loie
coercion, but true liberty Is not That wuleh
depends on the will of Others, nor lnuepen-
dence can that be esteemed which Is suDJect In
all to the control Of others. they also persist
in saving that freedom OF speech has peen lelt
u.s. as il so many Of our glorious predecessors
had not spoken freely even lii the DEPTHS OF tIle
catacOmbs in the squalor OF prisons, I'D Tue IdcS
Of fierce tyTants, In the midst on toiments anu
nnder threats of cruel death, and they, never
tbelesS were certainly neither Tree nor lndepeD-
dent in that state. We know also that they
cease not from saying ana wiring 1ililt Vii
APOSTOLIC authority is reverenced ana feSpecteu
i'm Rome But the truth OF this assertion may
be easily known by slightly bending the
ear and listening to oDe insults when III 'hls
same city are with lmpunity aimed az Us, az
! religion and at the CathQhc Churcn, OF "IICh'
| though unworthy, We are the bead and supreme
| pastOr. Only few weeks have passed since
| beneath our very eyes they celebrated WIN
| clamOrOus rejoicing the anniversary OF the Nio11
! lent occupation of Rome, that ever sOrroWIul
| dav for us. which obliged the PUntlff tO shut
| himself within the narrow circuit or THESE walls.
! Finally they go about saying ana repeating
| that nothing interferes with our dong an thac
! is required for the government or the Ihuich'
/ From, our words you can fully under stanu, De
loved children how difficult and hard Is the
/ condition in which the Roman Ponth mas been
/ placed 10y the revolution, and how vain are Ihe
/ fiafterlng hopes OF those VINO idlh Oh Che pos
/ sbIbty of its being accepted ON our parO'
/ Nudhl ALWAYS of our duties, aud knowing
/ what il lp1ured tor the good OF the Cbufch
and the dignity of the Roman Ponnficate, we
/ snail never acquiesce IN the present conalCloh
! OF things nor hall we cease, as VIZ nave never
vet ceased from calling tor the restitution OF al
( which by fraud and deceit has been taken
| from the Apostolic See. For the rest we shall
/ wait with confidence and tranquility until
/ God IN whose hands IS our cause ma Fures LOT
! the Church that day on which tie Will render
! justice to her rights"
! ROBERTSON SMITHS DEFENCE.-At recent
! meeting Of the Commission OF the Genefal AS
! s,mbIy of the Free Church OF Scotland, held IN
/ Edinburgh, it was agreed, by majority OF 2'O
! to 2O2 To transmit report oil TIE views OI
! Professor Smlth,A berdeen, as appearing I'D TIE
/ Encyciol aedia Britannica. to the next Ten
/ rlal Assembly, and 10 instruct the frO1esSoI 10
| abstain tIOm teaching his classes curing me
| winter season. Professor Smith made his de-
| fence from the bar After protesting against
! the irreguaTIty OF tie procedures anu at"AI3
fine Injustice OF recurring HIM 10 speak 80 VOi-
luminous and carefully prepared report when
! he had seen only that morning, ana 10 IL MOTION
/ dixie that Of DR.. Wilson, approving the report
/ which he had only newly heard read ne pro-
/ ceeded 10 answer III detail the charges IN lne
/ Tennrt HIS defence was very remarkable
| dIsp,y both of dialectic skill ana OF wide ana
deep earning always at eOmmahu' Inc DilSi
| time he naI for preparation oelhg con9i1SIeu'
fhe fulne.s, the readiness, and he polntedhess
Of his statements were marvellous. He tore the
/ report tn snIeds showed that It's computation
revealed wonderful Ignorance OF the points aV
/ issne. and that IN fact, his theology was
/ sOunder and more spitIIual thah tDaI u MS op-
nnuents His speech lasted fully an hour and
hall. and created deep impiesslon. Ii pro-
| yoked great deai or hostility ana lea to some
exciting scenes. His repetition three times OF
the statement that he was being Uled over
/ noain TOR that OF which he had already been
/ arGn,tfed produced an upr0ar which lasted sew
/ eTaI minutes
TIE WEEK OF PRAYER.- The Evan ehcal Al
Eaure. representing Protestant ChTlstrDd0m
. through OUT the world, have Tor years suggested
/ o programme IOI the cen o. IfdJei 80 ti''',
I as far as possible. AL praying people hl-ut
/ nnltr on tie same day Ia the same petUODs.
, The Branch Alliance o. The United States
/ odoot with slignt moo rticatiOns. It's programme.
L md suggest the following themes and order Tor
. tile approaching Week Of Prayer, January -,
viz: January p Theme Ch.Is, the Only nope
of 4 lost Ufld. Monday. - THANKSGIVING iVI
tie blessings, temporal ana spiltu4l, OF tAe past
YER, and prayer IOr Their cOntnuance. fsoay'
Accumulation and confession Oh account OF III
dlvlduol social and national SINS. " euneSoaY
5.-Prayer for the Church of Christ, Is unity
ana purity, It's Ministry; ana Tor reViVMs OF
religion. Thursday, 6.-Cmls IAN euuc"tioh !;
PRAYER for the Family, Sunday schools, ana al!
educational Institutions, tor Young Meh ;
Cursti1n Associations. ana loI Tue tltSs
Frioav. 7-Prayec for the prevalence Of JUS
lice humanity and peace among al nations {;
for the suppression of lntemperance and sab
hath Dissertation. Saturday, So Prayer for
CHRISTIAN Missions and the conversion OF the
world to Christ. sunday, 9.-Theme : On the
MinistratiOn of the Holy spirit
A correspondent of The Pail NAL Gazette
writes: To understand the consequences OF
the Kultuikampf in Germany, you ought to
visit the country districts OF the h me prov
inces II was thus that, spending lew days at
Cauzpm on the shores OF the Saar, near reeves,
| fouud in the envlTOns more than half OF the
Wi ages without priests. When cure dies his
Mace is not filed, because the bishop Will not
submit to the Falk Laws, and particularly te-
cause ne protests against slgnlIylng theIappOlnt-
ment of new cure TO the Government Inc
cnrps that are left go from place to place in
turn to say mass in the neigh boring churches
The inhabitants OF the villages that are ue-
nriyed of their priests attend on these occasions
IN overlooking crowds. The cure gives out
where mass will be said ON the following sun
day. You might imagine yourself carried lack
20 tho French Revolution and 93 More than
half of the churches ant the priests houses are
shut up. The Seminalies 10 longer train young
Teyi,es who are considered admissible; and
inasmuch, moreover, Us many Seminaries are
- ~. nomaut l. NOT very far Oft NJ tine