Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-18
Che freeman
Austria.
July 25th, 1880.

Austria.
July 25th, 1880.
A. Germany. Austria is now made up
into an empire 10y the union. willing OF
forced, of several kingdoms and duchies
1t is more forced than otherwise. we APP
prehrnd from conversation with the peo
pie at home and abroad. The trav eleC
have their minds informed; some have
been years in our own country, saw, from
ten TO fifteen. Such people have and mus
lose confidence in a Roman ruled state
They see its ever downward tendency
running through generations, and making
itself otfensi,ely patent 10 every sense.
Austria is largely Roman Catholic il
numbers. In Vienna, its capital, ther,
ARE probably nine Romansts to one o
another faith However, Austria has beer
obliged to learn something. She is far il
advance of what she once was. As a lit
tie matter of civiity, we could not hell
making II note of the request of one war
den for us to keep our hats on in thu
evening cold of venerated cathedral, be
cause God did not want us to injure our
selves. We confess we did not expect 81
much privilege as that in Austria. Blu
the experience and contact with many peo
pies modern travel is bringing into ever.
region opens the eyes of all, and ever,
attentive and interested mind is expandins
for personal and social welfare.
However, you cannot shake off the i'm
preston, going from Berlin to Vienna
that YOU have taken Il step down in th'
progress of humanity. Monuments, cost
ly churches, special business, nothing cal
tuIn your views or your feelings from th
lower aspect, tone, influence that is no
for the highest welfare of man. Vienni
has barracks equal to Berlin, and thirt,
thousand soldiers in them; her police j
also an armed military force; she may b.
able to bring nearly rs many into battl
field as Germany; but Sclaves, Hungari
ans, etc, make not the amalgamateC
unity of the north. She has very man
sharp shooters, short men and men of en-
durance; but their brows, and mien denot
not the equal of the German soldier il
comprehendlng his objects and putting
heart into them. The best appearing Aus
trian soldier is the :artilleryman; tai
straight, but thin, without apparent en-
durance to any great degree.
The churches are all Roman Catholic
not all, for after searching we found a
English church--high ritualstic, in col
ner of the English ambassadors yart
adjoining his residence. 1t has only bee
bu'>" little while, and will seat easil
about one Arndred and fifty people. Tier
was an attendance of about forty, wit
two priests. One read, the other, th
elder, preached. His short sermon tol
us we could make virtue by works an
thus climb to Heaven. 1t was more tha
fooishness TO me; it was lie. But h
had been grooved that way, and his ma
chine would not work any other way; an
he must be pardoned. He seemed to be
good man i'll the dark, getting livin
from the church, by hanging on to it, &
most of these ministers OF the Episcop;
church appear to do, who are in foreig
lands. The NJ. E. church would Civ
them rest from labor at their age an
weakness, with comfortable aid.
Austrian Roman churches and monas
teries are fully up to the Roman calenda
of requirements Here at Vienna is tn
Capuchin monastery, with daily service
always smoking, and wherein they sa
masses for the dead. Underneath are ii
royal dead of Austria in catacombs. Hel
is MaXimilan. himself We sited b
coffin twice. 1t is not underground in OF
sense, but underground in room. 1t W;
covered with many flowers by symp
thizers for him or poor, wild Carlotta. B
we were profoundly thankful for the fai
ure to establish Romish monarchy on
republic in Mexico. The whole of him
any of the royal race is not here. I'll
bodies are here; heads in another churct
hearts in vases in another. SO royalty h
to be cut up to help the church of Ron
to be revered, and make opportunity f
callers, and to receive money. 1t is pas
ing away; quickly let it be non est.
The harvests of Austria and of all Gel
tral Europe are enormous in wheat, corr
grass and fruits. There will not be mut
of foreign market, it seems to me, f
American products, unless great WI
occurs. Cattle, hogs, sheep and fow
look well and are plenty. Let peace reig
and all prosperity come to the human rae
for they do sorely need it. The know
edge of Christ, true and pure, filling Il
world with Il divine glory, can only salts
Christian heart.