The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-31
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The TUMULT AT RoME.-Dr. Neyin.
who has lived at Rome for many years. writes
to the Ch1trchman that in his opinion. the mob
which gathered about the remains of Pope Pins
IA. as they were borne few weeks ago from
St. Feters to their resting place in the basilica
St. Lorenzo, and caused a terrible scandal by
their hooting and violence, was primarily
caused by the zealots of the Papal party Their
thought was that it would be fine Opportunity
for demonstration in favor of the temporal
power under cover of a ceremonial in honor of
the dead Pope The Catholic societies" of
Rome, which are political clubs there as they
may be elsewhere, directed the whole move.
ment, and they so arranged the ceremony that
procession numbering several thousand per
sons with lighted torches and chanting funeral
urges, was marched for several miles through
the heart of the city, exciting the entire popu
lace by the unwonted spectacle Thereby thew
hoped to admonish the liberal government Of
Italy, and it lit said to convey a mild hint to
the present Pope, that he could win posthumous
nonors only by adhering to the policy of Pic
Mono
But they did not appreciate, in any degree
the depth and intensity of that hatred which
burns In the hearts of many of the people of
Rome against the men of the Vatican. In the
multitude which gazed upon the procession
were men who had been manned and imprisoned
under the Old Clerical Government, or who had
seen their dear ones torn from their homes and
sent to prisons or to death. Their voices
swelled the cries which rose over the chants of
the priests, and flung excavations after the coffin
OF the dead Pontitf. The violence and ribaldry
OF the mob cannot be excused-the deliberate
attempt to turn mournful ceremonial into a
political demonstration deserves no defence but
should receive everywhere an emphatic con-
domination. The attempt to make CAPITAL for
the Papal faith out of this occurrence which is
Just now attempted by journals of that faith ON
this side OF the ocean, is supremely absurd.
Presbyterian.
More than 200 of the clergy and
ministers of London and its suburbs broupbt
the subject of open air preaching before their
congregations recently with the view of stirring
up deeper interest in this mode of preaching
the gospel. The invitation is issued by the
open air mission, with the approval of the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of Lon
don and Rochester, and Others The asserting
MINISTERS mi include 20 EPscopalans, 50 Baptists,
40 Congregationalists, "a Wesleyans, IL Pres
byterians and 10 others, making total of PIG.
Some OF them, including the Bishop of Roches-
ter, will also preach out of doors.
Some interesting figures based on
the census returns are given in regard to the
religious beliefs of the Irish people There are
IN Ireland 1851 1856 Catholics, 635 $40 members
OF the Protestant Church of Ireland. 4S5. 500
Presbyterians, and 1850 Methodists, The
DaPIlsIs, QuaRers, and members of other de.
nominations number 1886. The decrease in
the ten years in the number of Catholics and
Protestants was about the same-48 Der cent.
The decrease in the number of Presbvterians
was "a per cent while the Methodsts have in
creased 81 per cent. ,22S members having been
added to the church
On the decoration of the efigy the pious care
OF successive generations of tenants has been ex
pended with zeal not always appreciated by
people of taste.
The last days of Dean STANLEY were
annoyed by letters from the incendiaries of
Fenian Rossa's following, threatening to des.
troy Westminster Abbey, one of the most bean
tiful and interesting churches in the world It
is believed that the dynamite machines sent to
England were to be used for this and other
Nihilstc work
The leaven of scriptural truth is
working in the Lutheran churches of Poland
The old Ratonalistic hymn book Of the last
century has been abolished, and new hvmnal
conservative, and evangelical, introduced into
all the churches on Easter Sunday.
In st. GATHERINGS church Ham
burg-under Rationalistic preaching and in
huences-the penny collections for the wear
amount to about $1O In st. Peters cbIrcb
In the same city-under orthodox preacbing
and inhuences-they amount to $500