New-York tribune., 1880-04-04
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE

nEiz1ClOtnl In NlElLksxi1NSaEEzls
AN OLD CENTRE OF LEARNING Besides
the valuable manuscripts in the hand OF st.
Thomas Aquinas, which we're recently discOv-
cred 10 an Italian Benedictine monastery, many
other works have been found which also are un-
published, and some of them are thought to be
yaluable additions to theological literature.
stands on the steep sides OF the SimbreviaD
Hills, rs miles beyond Tlvoli and 81 from Rome |
ana was founded in the With century by the |
A3Dot Honoratus, the successor of Benedict. |
NOCnlng," says writer, y can exceed tue SOL |
emn grandeur, of its situation, perched upon |
mi mnnge crags, and with the roaring river below"
though repeatedly attacked and burned by the |
HitohmDards, y the Saracens and by other enemies,
greater splendor than before. Like other mon. |
asterles or the Benedictine order, it was for
long period conspicuous seat of learning. The
Iss th printing press setup u Italy was established
printed by it" Lactantius de devinis insfitu-
tionl0us "-may still be seen in its library. The
patron saint Of the monastery will he honored
eSfaay' 20 gay morrow and Thursday by acelebatlOn
least of the saint fell on Palm Sunday this
year, but the Pope gave permission for til
dIian on the 4th, 9TH, and 9th of April A
medal to commemorate the events to be coined.
REMARKABLE PRorEsTANTs.-It is believed
that the smallest Protestant community i'm
Europe is that of Acknowledgement, in Switzerland
"a remote mountain valley 1000 feet above
the sea Level. more primitive one could not
house; they have not one physicien Il the en-
tire village, and have not had deatt fsr many
" ars; mails are delivered only once q week;
neither shOpkeeDer, baker, wheewright, nor
blacksmith dwells among them; nor do they,
possess a notary, q lawyer or, policeman.
Unce q fortnight peder goes about the COM
mIne, and supplies the housewives with the
articles they need; food is furnished by the
fiCcks the people keep; there being very little
church is a tiny one, and has SINGLE beli;
When girl baby is born the bell is rung loud
and long; when the baby is boy it is sounded
only once.
BRANDY ON THE COMMUNION TAgLE.-It is
recalled of the late DIR. LOvick Pierce, tue emf
nent Methodist divine of the South, that on
certain occasion when administering the sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper in. Alabama, the
contents of tho cup proved to be not, wine but
cOgnac brandy. After the clergy and some OF
the COMMITMENTS lad partaken OF IT, Dr.
Pierce remarked to one of the clergy that he
feared there was something wrong with the
wine, it had strange taste and smell. The
steward it appeared on investigation was over
fond Of brandy and kept in closet where the
wine was stored a demlj0hn for his own use,
and an attendant by mistake had filled the come
munion vessel from wrong demijOhn. The
temperance habits of those who pal took at that |
communion table would arouse more confidence
if they and not the good Doctor had first
spoken OF the mistake.
ITALIAN SUPERsTITION.-TwO or three stories
of extraordinary super isiitIOn are in circulation
abroad. One is that in Venice not long ago a
lottery drawing gave rise to the opening of
cofiins in order that the sign OF q lucky number
might be detected i'll the eye or on the lips of
the corpse. ShrOuds, dusty and covered with
mould, were examined for traces OF writing that
might lead to the sought for knowledge, and
newborn infants were closely inspected for
birth marks that would reveal the secret, while
it is SAID that ladies of birth and education wore
their dresses with the insides turned out in
order to prOpitIate the god of the wheel. This
mania last, d for week. Another story is
from Naples. A monk who has begged since
mOnastrles were abolished, died recently In
hospital of injuries Inflicted by two men who
| insisted that he tell them the lucky numbers III
II ntteIy, and beat him because lie refused to
| do 80.
INDIAN MISSIONS Of the oldest native
Indian mis>iUnalies of the Northwest the Rev.
| J. j. Enmceabaugh, an ordained minister OF the
! Protestant Episcopal Church, is now III Balii-
more, accompanied by MinOgeshig n converted
Chippewa chief. The present small building at
White Earth, Miuncs0ta, holds only 13O persons,
and is inadequate to meet the growing needs OF
The church. Aid to build II larger one is soli-
cited By Enmegablugh and his companion.
They say the solution of the Indian question
lies In missionary work. As race, the Indians
BEGIN 10 ser that through. christianity the
differences which nGY t3lst can be removed.
| Tie Sioux and the Chlppewas, who were swoin
| enomlos until recently are 0tt6G seen IN the
Northwest kneehn2 side by side Ut the eommu-
nicn table. Enmegabaugh has son who is In
| the ministry.
MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
| AT n recent meeting in London to oppose the
! lpgIIZlfiOn Of marriages with deceased wires
~ E rhtIrN ~
chair, ccmbated on various grounds the proposal
| TO ch lnge the law Oh this SuDJec', anu Salu TIC
| believed that the sum of human happiness
would be diminished, not increased, by the en-
| actment Lord Hatheriey, In sec0nding reso-
| LUTON declaring that the law prohibiting mar
,iore with n deceased wifc's sister should be
maintaiped in its integrity, said the laws OF
| Greece and Rome were both explicit as regards
the relations of affinity. An amusing ease
might be read in Tacitus OF the Emperor Clau.
dilis who with difficulty got an indulgence, but
after he had married the lady he desired she
poisoned him. The law of England. he maain-
tained had been against such marriages since
the time when Ethelbert was baptized.
A DOUBLE CRIME CONFEssED.-At Arat0ff
ncar Kintf Russia church OfganlSt recently
confessed on his deathbed to the murder OF
fa!mer twenty years ago. ana that ne nitn COM
he had stolen from the sacristy anu atterward
returned to its place. AT that time he made
confession to the priest in order to preciupe nm
from giving any evidence to his injury without
violation Of his obligation to keep the confess
sion a secret Thus secure himself he AFTER
ward denounced the priest as the murderer,
and the priest, vainly asserting his inn0cence
of the crime, was sentenced to hard labor for
lie. After the organist made his recent con,
feSson, the liberation of the priest was asked
for, but he had died only few months before.
A PROFITABLE SERMoN.-A young clergyman
in Springfield, Mass, has been rewarded nand-
somely for preaching a sermon which was not
his own and announcing the. fact in the pulpit
before he began to speak. His other duties had
been SO great, he said, that he was unable to