A man should not, he measured by his possessions or. Gif ts, but by the use he makes of them. A Homan Catholic priest at Rome has publicly abandoned Romanism for the tenets of the Baptist denomination. The facts are given in a despatch, to the ‘Daily Telegraph’Today a most interesting ceremony wa* performed, the usual character of which, as may well be imagined, attracted universal attention. The Rev. Rather Paolo Grassi, the incumbent of the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, made a public recantation of his former faith. He was then baptised by the Rev. James Wall, Baptist minister. Extraordinary excitement prevails in clerical circles, and the large audience which witnessed the proceedings was deeply impressed by the earnestness displayed by all concerned, as well as by the simplicity of the religious fonns observed.”
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Evening Star, Issue 3410, 26 January 1874, Page 2
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134Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Star, Issue 3410, 26 January 1874, Page 2
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