Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-10-27
Religious France.
PARIS, September, 1880.

France for centuries has been central
religious power in the world, wonderful :,
source of supply for the Jesuit department ;,
of the Roman system. Monks founded :,
the famous university of France, and made
university education free fully to those
preparing for the Roman church ministry.
Loyola and his compatriots, after plan
ming their life-work, and taking the VOWS
for its fulillment at ST. Marks, Venice,
came to Paris, and on Montmartre estab- =
lished themselves for the exertion of their
influence through the world.
University education and the success of
the arms of France made their triumph
in and nv the Romish church possible.
We wish there was full, free university
education for young men preparing for
the Protestant ministry in our own coun-
try. Dismiss all preliminary aid, and the
free university education would be goal
that would carry the worthy young men
through their academic course at all cost
to themselves In the Introductory and
/ academic courses, manlyself-reliance would
be sufficiently developed, and the freedom
from all temporal care in university
course would leave all their powers free
to complete application for the best phys
ical and intellectual development. If they |
had resources or gained them, there would
be more men pursuing post graduate
studies, and fitting themselves, Wesley |
like, for the greatest influence in the ma
ton and the world. 1t would not cost
much to support reasonable men. Tenn
perate board, moderate clothing, conven-
lent room, free text books and tuition
could be supplied to many on quite limit
ed regular income from foundation for
!, these ends. And our countrymen have the
resources. We believe our land has more
) resources of all kinds than any other ma
E ton on the globe, except in people.
How is it to- day religiously in FranceP
T There are not young men enough at her
- seminaries studying for the ministry to
e supply the Roman church of France with
,s deacons, saying nothing of priests, nor OF
j., the rest of the world. The new world
le ought to know that the old as every way
ttee exhausted, and not submit to the kept-up
$. appearances of Roman strength. There
Ae h is nothing to fear from the old world She
to has done the best and the worst she can
n' do for the newly peopled continent, or the
nj Mt world itself. The great work now is, to
to take care of ourselves under the lead o
ed our Lord and Savior. And this evidentl,
IKE can be done by broad, full and common
culture. jealousy guard and maintain
all things in these directions, and the use
nol funess of American republics are assure
for the coming ages. The religious TEN
,. porizing systems of the old world hav
tot proved failure. The mass of the peopl
in. realize it; many have cut themselves ava
on on. from the Roman church The Frenc
esand{ Roman missions in the east are an az
the knowledged general failure. The histor
'ses fes cal argument of that church makes 4
of impression on the east as it has on tt
ant n1h west. There are older philosophers an
f1S the older religions than Romansm, whel
0h' Christianity made its first movements
but but society. The Roman missions east new
said will be success. Let the west rememb
the that. For the east is coming to her he
liuE over the Pacific sea.
II Of Hyacinthe Loyson has established hir
as self here in an old theatre on Rue Roch
be chouart, No. Z. 1t is an obscure plat
con. through an arch from the street, and
PEND PEND the farther side of the square, The edifi
o re. will seat eight or ten hundred, and on fl
dis DAYS his congregation will average
ylew ,ad tween three hundred and fifty to four hr
urity ife dred. He has four priests with hint
'"'e' five attending worship at the same tin
p'' His church is called the Gallican Cathol
The congregation is made up of the su
. had rior classes of society, albeit the b
were frock is often seen in the midst. and
m to tired market woman sleeping beside
and font. her basket hidden behind it. CIR
and and attention is paid to the preaching.
), in SINGING is excellent. All the services
at the the in the native language, which intere
m, lmbeT and makes strong impressions on the at
ID ID the he ence. We accord this Pere Hyacin
We eo1n. al, movement to be movement against
1sT ,sTtfs is travagant and somewhat extensively
idla raaS 1e funct old Romanism. Still, what is
et fati9a on It has its crosses, its font of holy wa
+ wid said its four burning candles, its two morn
0 4
lthors masses-at anu III o CLOCK. IL acc'
patta pnfA the pope, but protests against his inf
ard % bility; it accepts the system OF Ron
Ger to church government, but demands the e
9th Of ton of the bishops by the clergy and
5 shall faithful people; it takes in the orde
ut ten priesthood and their offices, but dema
act of the removal of their social limitations
ton ton Of they may maryland demands the cee
IN was ton of all offices in the language of
!, peope served; it adopts the confessio
hut protests against its immoralities
bondage. 1t is neither high church
Iwick, low church. 1t is SUI genertS. 1t is
Dc @ads aa- manism popularized.
lous;; The location is among dense popula
ate be- be- on the northern border of the city, betV
,h h&IeS Mss two popular, large old Roman chure
ne and Il has mission of disintegration, at /
It, ad- hut we do not see that it will be
'e Ell free. rapidly aggressive. The truth ma
'rG uaas any eloouently spoken to the entertainme
,ers , & to the intellect; it may be dramatized tt
pleasure of the eye; it may be
provil. sweetly sung to the charming OF the
IN i.,na tnsai but all this fails to bind the heal
oill OF Christ. NV son, give me thine hea
fused. the divine demand Not by might n,
y yF.M. rni power; but by My spirit, saith th&'
,,oo ,o That is the only way this tr9S Spil
reah as work of our loved ChristianjS j. %
res lespec rec plished joining to the. Sgd $ass
thereon, q " - -
commit spirit
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