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THE WAR UPON THE JEsuITs-The Journal of
Commerce, with characteristic bgotry and lntoler-
ancc, came out the other day in erocious article de-
nouncing the Jesuits and rejoicing IN what it is dis
posed TO regard the prospects of speedy disso-
luton of that world-renowned order. Not long
since the same paper made most indecent and un-
christian attack on the Protestant Episcopal church.
Thus 1t is ever with sectarian bgotry-


Dealing damnation round the land"


on all notincluded within the pale of its own commu-
MON. Even Micheet, the French writer, who affects
TO approach his subectwth the candor and calmness
Ola philosopher discovers in his recent work on the
influence of he priesthood tho W OF Franoe .,
the same fierce and undignfied intolerance.


When the history of the Jesuits is fairly written
will be clearly that an institution which, for
three hundred years, has maintained such strength
and vgor, has had some more conservative and en-
during elements OF power and influence than mere
presty intrigue and cunning. Neither the philoso-
phic historian, nor the genuine christian, whose
heart has been enlarged by the vivfyng principle OF
love- can look without the deepest interest and SYM
pathy upon the records of the Society Of Jesus The
stern, heroic devotion and profound sagacity of Ig-
natius-the unparalleled sefsacrifices and unquench-
able zeal of Xavier-the exemplary humility and en-
llghtened philanthropy of Borgia-the cultivated
taste and extensive erudtion of Bellarmine-
the patient, unwearied zeal and exemplary virtue of
long line of successors devoted to the service of
the Almighty, certainly present spectacle calcu-
lated to excite the admiration rather than the cen
Of the rational observer. Much of superstition
error, folly, and hostility to the Liberties, civil and
| religious, ofmanknd, are mixed up with Jesuitism
but viewed IN whatever aspect, we can find nc
excuse, no palliation for the hssngs and hootngt
of that fanatlcal- bigory OF which the Rev David
Hale stands amongst the men of this generation, q
meet and fitting incarnation and organ.