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...finds its cowardice colossal-for it has attacked drunkenness and sexual immorality, but has, like a cur, kept safely away from dangerous enemies such as the greed of Mammon and the lust of Mars. Nevertheless, he contends that the Anglican Church (like the Eastern Orthodox) is apostolic, whereas the Roman Catholic Church and the Evangelical Churches (Baptist, Presbyterian, etc.) have departed so far from the faith that they are not apostolic. He sees some prospect for union with the Eastern Churches, but none with the others. Finally, he prays that all may unite in boldly attacking the sins...
...Roman Catholic Church is gradually regaining that position of eminent domain in Venezuela, which it enjoyed before Simon Bolivar drove Spain down the Orinoco and cast her out upon the Atlantic...
Venezuela* nominally guarantees freedom of worship, but accepts Roman Catholicism as its official religion and contributes to its support. Protestant work is inconspicuous...
Died. Eleonora Duse, 65, famed actress; at Pittsburgh, of pneumonia. Born in a wagon near Venice while her professional father and mother were on tour, she, "Light of the Roman Stage," died trouping. She was on her farewell tour of the U. S. She had been giving only two performances a week, but the rigors of the American Winter and the ubiquitous devotion which was pressed upon her, finally shattered her spent body. In Boston the Italians knelt in the streets to kiss her skirts...
...observation of a famous old Roman, "ex Africa semper aliquid novi"--which might be liberally rendered as "you never can tell what will happen next" is quite as applicable now as on the day of its utterance. Some time ago the students of a western university received through the mail advertising matter from a novel variety of tutoring school, which offered, for a specified consideration, to do all their thinking. A short time afterward the faculty editors of the alumni bulletin of a well known institution were sent catalogues of one hundred prepared speeches, "suitable for any occasion", on such...