New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-02
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


REMAIN ON PETER AND PAUL. The Legend
of the Roman Church-Peter and Paul, was
the subject of NJ. Remains second Hilbert lee
ture, delivered in st. Georges Hall. Laneham.
place, London, three weeks ago. he treated at
length the question of ST. Peters personal con-
nectiOn with the Church he is said traditionally
to have founded, and promised with saying that
at the Reformation it was made sort of dogma
by the Protestants to deny that Peter had ever
been in Rome, and thus to dethTOne the Pope at
blow, since he claimed to be the head OF Chris
tendon as the lineal successor OF ST: Peter.
For himself and those who thought like INN,
M. Renan said the question was simply curious
one of history and nothing more. de proved
that there was no tangible evidence that Peter
arrived in Rome in A. ID. 40, and that he held
Office as head of the Church ,twenty-threee or
twenty -four years-points which were sturdily
affirmed by the Roman CathOlics-and added
that the evidence OF Pauls Epistle to the
Romans, written in the year SO, and OF the clos
ing verses of the Acts, was quite conclusive
against it. At the same time NJ. Renan pre-
scented many strong arguments showing that
Peter visited Rome at later time than Paui.
OF the manner of the death Of those Apostles he
said that the likeliest view was that they both
persisted In the great massacre OF CHRISTIANS
ordered by Nero. 1t was only too easy, he SAID,
for Nero to carry out his mODstrOus idea TO
make the new sect tho scapegoats OF his own
crime in setting fire to Rome; for they were
hated by the p0puace worse than himself, ana
upOn the temples made it easy for an ignorant
mob to believe they had at least fed, if they
had not lighted, the flames. But the hateful
and brainless Emperor did not see that he was
founding new order of things, and was sign
ing for the future a charter whose provisions
would be matter Of claim at the end Of eighteen
hundred years." 1t is not improbable, nj.
Renan added in conclusion, that these Apostles
died IN the manner attested by tradltlon-that
Peter was crucifed with his head downward
and that Paul was beheaded.
NEGRO PREACHING.-A writer in The COngre-
nationalist relates several amusing incidents OF
ia Washington and Richmond. In q Washing
ion church it was insisted that the services
could not go forward until $40 in money had
been raised to pay off debt. Many persons at
once went forward with contributions and re-
ceived tickets in return. Then the boxes were
passed until the entire sum was finally raised.
The sermon had for its text" l saw new Heav-
en- and a new earth-and there was no more
sea-" Again and again 1t was carefully ex.,
planned that the expression mo more sea"
meant no more ocean, and not that nothing
me could be seen. The term sea was taken to-
signify all kinds OF trouble, OF which there was
accordingly to be an end in Heaven. At Rich
mOnd the celebrated Jasper was heard IN the
very sermon that has made nm celebrated.
The correspondent and his friends had seats in
the recess behind the pulpit, and Mr.. Jasper was
good enough to address his remarks especially
TO them turning his back to the congregation
for good part of the time. His text, J0shuas
command to the sun and moon to stand still,
was not reached until he had spoken precisely
fifty-five minutes about the history Of the Chill
drcn of Israel UP to the defeat OF the seven
kings. Then his first point was reached-that
the sun was commanded to stand still, thing
that cOuld rot have been if the sun had no
motion. This was followed by various other
references, such as the suns "gOing down" or
Fastening on his way" and IN quoting them
the preacher seemed to take great dellght Id
clinching his sentences frequently with the eli.
max, "Call me liar if the Bible don't say so"
this crushing outbreak OF defiance called out
loud cheers from the audience, which numbered
about thousand.
CARDINAL lTEwMAN.-A deputatiOn OF Irish
Roman Catholics waited on Cardinal Newman
two weeks ago, and presented him with an ad-
dress Of cOngratulatlOn upon his elevation to o
seat in the Sacred College The document 1t.
on vcllum, executed in the style. which pre-
vailed from the seventh to the twelfth century,
when the art reached in Ireland very high
point of excellence. Many of the designs are
studies from the celebrated Book OF kells, the
Gospels of Mac RegOl and ST. Chad, and the
Book of Durham, which are now preserved 10
the library at Dublin and elsewhere. The adj
dress fills thirteen folio pages, and is bound in
dark green morocco with plain gold tooling OF
an antique pattern. The covers are lined with
white Irish pOpln. In reply to the address the
Cardinal said be would not deny that on several
occasions In past years he had been misunder-
stood, and that sometimes 1t had been himselt
that he had to blame. AT the same time ne re-.
Elected that "whatever pain that trial might
canse him, It was the highest he could have |;
that n man was not worth much who could not
hear il, and that il he had not this he might
have Il GREATER /" And now, my wonder Is" he
SAID in conclusion, that the sunshine has come
out so soon and with so talr promise or lasting
through my evening"
RESTORATION AT MONTE CAssNo.-The time
was when the Benedictine monastery on Monte
Casino possessed great wealth but the sue,
have reduced its possessions to very small
limits. That portion of the vast edltce which
served for the habitation OF st: Benedict and
has for many years been IN need or restoration,
if was the great wish of the Order to restore. as
feature Of the recent celebration, and an ADbot
in 1876 undertook journey to all the mOnas-
ferries of the Order to raise the necessary FINDS.
Work has been going On at Monte CASINO Tor
three years past, and all expectations nave
been surpassed by the results. The ancient
chambers in which the SAINT and his earliest
followers lived have been disinterred from the
ruins which many disasters had heaped above
them, and placed in a condition OF complete re.
nair and ornamented with frescOes that
have merit. The church belonging to the
monastery, we'll known IN Italy for the
richness of its marbles and ornaments,
was decorated for the festival WITH large
number of chandeliers brought from Rome. 1t
Is recorded that fOrty-three members of I'm,
perial families and forty four persons Of Royal
blood have found rest within Benedictine walls.
An AGED BIsHoP.-BishOp Won Marwitz, of
CUM. Prussan Poland, has had an eventful
life. He belongs TO an old family in Pomeranla,
and when eighteen years Of age joined the army
Of liberation as volunteer ana maue VIII
Blucber the campaign of 1924 In his regi-
mcnt of hussars He was present at every i'm
nortant engagement, but escaped without q
wound. His health was greatly impaired by
the harlships of the campaign, and alter eight
when hen nearly thiriy,fvp years old. He is well
known to the present King. and after the Polish
insnrrecfion OF 1864 the King conferred upon