Roman Catholicism to-day, or in the past, what is clearly not so.  But the Roman Catholic Church has placed itself squarely on the doctrine of the Gospel as taught by Christ upon the question of universal brotherhood.  Prejudiced as many may be by long years of training against the tenets of this church, all must acknowledge that this practice of the Romanists as manifested in the presence of a black man on terms of perfect equality, officiating at the altar of St. Augustine’s Church, assisted on his right and left by white priests, in the presence of his Eminence Cardinal Gibbons, will be put in striking contrast with that of the white American Protestant churches who are willing on every occasion to sacrifice the Negro to secure the co-operation of the South on other than Gospel terms.”

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Rev. George W. Moore, of the Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church, at Washington, to whom we are indebted for a full account of the sessions of the Congress, comments upon it as follows: 

“Mr. D.A.  Rudd, of Cincinnati, editor of the American Catholic Tribune, a colored Catholic paper, was chosen permanent Chairman.  Upon assuming the office he spoke favorably of the attitude of the Catholic Church towards the Negro, saying especially:  ’The Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man is taught and practised by the Catholic Church in no doubtful terms.’  He advocated the starting of Catholic schools and the aiding of those already started.  The following facts were presented by the Committee on Resolutions:  There are twenty colored Roman Catholic churches in the country, each of which has a school annexed.  There are sixty-five other colored Roman Catholic schools; eight colored Roman Catholic orphan asylums; and three reformatories.  Five thousand colored children are taught in these schools, and three hundred children in the asylums.  Seven colored students are preparing to become priests.  The Pope from Rome cabled his greetings in response to a cable from the Congress, saying:  ’The Sovereign Pontiff gladly and proudly blesses you with all his heart.’  The influence, patronage and wealth of the Roman Catholic Church are all at the service of this movement, and if Protestants build up caste-churches in the South, the Romanists will not.”

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AMONG THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.

BY EVANGELIST JAMES WHARTON.

My visit to the people among the mountains was rather a departure from my usual work—­that of preaching to the colored people.  I have preached here about two weeks, the attendance being good, and the interest deepening as the meetings went on, until now we have more than a score who have professed to find Jesus precious to their souls.