her beat ez otroquel I mass. The cry a la messe, a la messe! to mass! to mass! All the world of the prison crowded to the chapel. Just as I was preparing to elevate my soul to God, one of the keepers who found me in my room, said to me, They have rung for mass, Monsieur, not go, young man." 'But why not?" derstand what it is that the priest does yourself, do not comprehend it at all? me. Why do you go, then?' Well,' said I, I shall "Because I do not unat the altar; and you, Not at all,' said he to ཙྪཱཛྫཱ། Upon this, an amicable and religious conversation took place between us, at the end of which I told him who I was, and why I was there. The young man was greatly astonished, and told me that if I would permit him, he would come often to see me, It appears that he spoke of this to the other prisoners, for about two o'clock I was visited by an officer, accompanied by another prisoner. The officer requested of me the loan of my book, which I gave him most willingly, and he went to his room to read it. Soon after there came three other persons, who demanded of me my motive for breaking with Rome. Our conversation was altogether religious. The bell rang for vespers about 3 o'clock. I told them to go and perform their duty to the Roman Catholic Church... They replied that they had no desire to go there. I then invited them to read with me, so we entered into this duty and separated about five o'clock. From that day I have had other young men, who have come to converse with me concerning the things of the kingdom of heaven... All this has made my time pass very agreeably, so much so that I have to ask myself repeatedly if I am really in prison. me 1 As to the room which I occupy, it is very neat; it reminds of my own in the Seminary. My bed is of Mattresses, and every morning a lad comes to put our rooms in order. I breakfast about ten, and dine at four. But my dinner often re mains for my breakfast the next day. "We are permitted to walk in the lower court from 7 in the morning till 7 in the evening. They then shut the doors of our rooms, and then only do we seem really and truly to be in prison, a prison while we sleep. You see then, beloved brother, that my sufferings are very small in comparison with those of the primitive Christians. the announcement of my departure for Foix, where indeed I desire to be.' ་རྞྞ་། Such is this interesting letter from a Romish priest imprisoned for turning Protestant, and for giving the reasons why ke He closes with, his affectionate remembrances to Messieurs Merle D'Aubigne, Gaussen, Malan, and others, and adds that he is at work upon a second edition of his book, a pamphlet, in which are contained the reasons of his breaking with Rome. Such is religious liberty in France! The same sort of nobleness and generosity with which the French government forced upon the poor Sandwich Islanders French priests and Frencd brandy at the mouth, of cannon!! After the reading of the letter of M. Maurette, a very fervent prayer was offered, in which he was commended to the throne of grace. Doubtless in the end great good will come of his imprisonment, which will be the means of directing public attention more and more to his book, and to the nature of Roman Catholic errors and Roman Catholie cruelty and despotism. It is to be hoped that Christians in America will not forget M. Maurette in their prayers, and that they will, much remember the cause of religious liberty in France, for which he is suffering in prison, and which is threatened on all sides by Jesuits and priests, who seem to be regaining and renewing their fanaticism and their power. best boy ng anel At present the Protestants in France are in a very singular position. By the law of 1822, all works of outrage and derision against a religion established by law, are punishable with fine and imprisonment. Now any controversial work against the Roman Catholics, showing the idolatry and absurdity of their superstitions, may be constructed into a work of outrage and derision against a religion established by law, and a jury composed of Roman Catholics would certainly bring the author in guilty of a crime. You perceive, therefore, that this absurd law may be made use of by the Romanists to accomplish a persecution which hardly existed in the time of Luther. All liberty of the press and of opinion is crushed, if such a state of things should prevail. Other persecutions besides that against the Abbe Maurette have been commenced, for multitudes have laid themselves open. Indeed, what good pastor is there at this time in France, I might almost ask, who writes at all, that has not writteu something to expose the errors of the Romish Church? At any rate, multitudes are ready to write, and are resolved by so doing to bring this law upon and against themselves, that by the multitude of prosecutions which must ensue, the whole people may be made to see and feel so strongly the intolerable iniquity and absurdity of the thing, that a change in the law itself would speedily be brought about. Would it not be a curious spectacle to see the jails of France in this nineteenth century filled with Christian pastors, incarcerated for daring to prove that the religion of Protestants is better that of Romanists? I think this would be quite as much for the glory of France and of Rome, as the conquest of poor Queen Pomare 'by Admiral Dupetit Thours. You may see in all these things Bunyan's picture of Giant Grim, coming out of his cave and gnashing his teeth at the Pilgrims. "You will never mend till more of you are burned. " How joyful would the old fellow be, if the days of burning at the stake could but come back again. It woutd quite renew This youth, set his teeth, and cure all his bruises. He would soon have such heretics as the Abbe Maurette into the flames. Let us thank God that in this nineteenth century the fires of persecution are not yet lighted, though the Romish prisons are opened, and the thunders of excommunication are rolling. The diabolical spirit of Rome, the spirit of bigotry and cruelty inherent in her system, is here developed in ways which in America are little dreamed of. I cannot help thinking continually how happy is our beloved country, it having been so long preserved from the desperate curse of Antichrist. We begin to feel that curse now in riot and bloodshed; but I hope the time will not come in America, when a man shall be imprisoned for writing against that system of the father of lies called Romanism. I hope the time will not come, when a man shall hazard the loss of his good name and influence by speaking against it. But we cannot tell what may take place. May God keep us from bowing the knee to Baal.---Evangelist. The Missionaries of the Associale Reformed church. The following notice of our missionary family, which are on their way to Palestine, Mrs. Mary Paulding and two children, a missionary family from the Associate Reformed Synod of the West, have arrived in the city on their way to Baltimore. They lodge with Mr. Thomas Rich, 233 Centre Street. They will soon take ship at Boston for Smyrna. Mr. Barnett preached yesterday two sermons, with much acceptance, in Mr. McLaren's Associate Reformed 4th Church Franklin st. Drs. John Mason, John M. Mason, and Alexander Proud fit were distinguished ministers of the Associate Reformed Church, which, after years of suffering, now enjoys the smiles of heaven in rich abundance, particularly in the Western States, In our last No. we gave an extract from the Christian Instructor, in which, the Editor expressed a wish that they should be regarded as the missionaries of the whole Associate Beformed Church. To this as an individual concerned, we cheerfully consent. Let the Synod of New York, or to gain time, let her several Presbyteries have some action on the subject as soon as practicable---let a Treasurer be appointed in the congregation under the care of Rev. W. McClaren in the city of New York, to whom the moneys raised in that Synod for the support of the mission shall be forwarded; and by mutual arrangement, let Mr. McClaren and a member of his Session, be added to the committee of the Synod of the West, which is clothed with ministerial powers to furnish the missionaries with means &c. Or let some better plan be adopted. We merely suggest. The Synod of the West has accepted the offer of another missionary, whose education for some years past, has been conducted with a special reference to a foreign mission---Mr. James P. Wright. Should Providence so direct and he be added to the mission family, the assistance of our brethren of the Synod of New York will cer tainly not come amiss. Let them be called the missionaries of the Associate Reformed Church in North America, Thus may most of the substantial advantages of an organic union between the two Synods be realized, and its inconveniences be avoided, While on this subject, we would say, that, could arrangements be made, for Mr. Wright to lecture extensively through the churches, and even in the Synod of New Yerk next summer, it would, in our view, contribute materially to advance the good cause. To our ministerial brethren he might not be able to communicate much information; but his lectures would be generally entertaining and profitable to the churches. 4 நீ Almost every day adds strength to our conviction that great events are to take place in the land of Palestine. There, the question of the world's salvation is probably to be decided. To that "sacred central spot," the attention of the christian world, is fast being turned. Our Church--we mean, that branch of the Church of Christ known by the name of the Associate Reformed Church---should have her men there, examining the ground, choosing their position and preparing for action. And that they may act with efficiency, and act extensive. ly, they should be furnished-with a printing press as soon as practicable. Does any reader start, and say---the expence!---Yes, indeed, the expence; but the silver and the gold are the Lord's; and if he has a great work to perform he will furnish christians with the ability by blessing their basket and their store, and put it into their hearts to give him of his own. How trifling would be the sum required from each individual to carry forward even great and extended operations, if every one who hopes to reach heaven through the Savior's blood only felt that his soul and his body and all that he possesses belong to the Lord, and would do his part! From some source which we cannot now designate, we have learnt that our missionaries, will probably spend some time at Dainascus, where Paul was 1t down through a window in a basket, and where the Jews have recently suffered cruel persecutions from the Mohammedans. The Honorable Mr, Pettit and the Chaplaincy.A motion, having been offered by Mr. Holmes of S. C. that, the lower House of Congress should go into the election of a Chaplain, Mr. Pettit of Indiana, offered as an amendment that the Chaplain should be paid by the members and not by the government. His reasons wereä su 1. "The Chaplain is an officer not known to the Constitution, and we are forbidden to pass any act for the establishment of religion.” How conscientious and how careful! 2. "He had been shocked by seeing religion mocked in this way,' Yes; to preserve a due respect for religion in the minds of men, it must be kept at a respectful distance! 3. "He had seen the blessing of heaven invoked on a multitude, in which religion, morals, and decency, were outraged by the singing of low, ribald, and vulgar songs."," Wged afterwards, were members of Congress. Doubt not the description agrees to some of them. Well, the best way to mend the matter is for the people to keep such at home. Pity that they should find their way into such an honorable body, to render it a reproach throughout the civilized world. But, in sad sober truth, if the destinies of a great |