REFORMATION IN DUBLIN.

New Zealander, Volume 3, Issue 130, 28 August 1847, Page 3

REFORMATION IN DUBLIN.

According to our announcement, a recantation from Romanism took place in Saint Audoen's Church on last Sunday. Twelve persons, nine men and three women, publicly abjured Ihe errors of that system. Two of the former are priests, the Rev. Nicholas Beatty, D.D , &c, &c, lute superior of the convents in Drogheda, Athlone, Waterford, ami Multifarnimu], and the Rev. Patrick Brennan, late parish priest of Creere, diocese of Elphin. Dr. Beatty was ordained by the lute Pppe Gregory XVI., and lias the highest testimonials given at Home where he was educated. lie has a. faculty granted by the Trinitarian Society, empowering him to invest «ith the order of the scapular, and to dispense] indulgences 10 the faithful. r i his he had done to thousands in Ii eland. Lie was esteemed so highly for his acquirements, that since hisielurn to this country, the regular clergy of the above convents have successively elected him to the office of superior in their respective establishments, lie says now, " that, no doubt, many of his former brelhern will follow his example of shaking of the unsciiptural )oke of Home," — Another of the converts has recently been a student in the college at Gulwaj, under the superintendence of the llev. Dr. 6'Toole } there was also the wife of a late stipendiary tnngistiate among the number. On the whole the class was very respectable. The Itev. Thomas Kingston, rector of St. James's and th 6 Rev. John Prior, assisted in the service, and the Rev. Thomas Scott as usual, received the conveils, and administered the form of abjuration. The Rev. G. Sidney Smith, D.D , F.T.C.D., and Professor of Biblical Greek in our University, delivered au able and appropiiate sermon from the following words, taken from the prophecy of Ezekiel, .viii. c* 12lh and 18th vv:—"Then. :— "Then said he unto, me, Son of man, hast Ihou seen what the ancients of the house of Israefdo in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, theLord seeth us not ; the Lord hath forsaken the earth. He said also unto me, turn Ihee again, and thou shall see greater abominations that

they do." The congregation (hough literally wedged together in the chinch, remained palit nily and attentively lo the close of his discourse. We shall not, in our biief notice of this memorable cci onion) 1 , attempt an analysis of u j but, in a v oid, lie clearly and cleverly stated the saving truths of the gospel of Christ, as taught in the ancient church oi li eland, and contrasted them with the false and uuscriptutal teaching of the modern chinch of Home. All the converts sealed their soleir n profession l>y partaking of the holy communion, and signing the recantation toll , after which they each leceived a copy of theSaaed Scriptures, and the took of common prater. The only regret we have to express on the subject is, that hundreds went away from tiie chinch who w ere unable to gam admission to witness the interesting ceremony. We could wish to see it trebled in size. Mi. Scott announcrd that he would, Pod willing receive another el<»ss of converts on the first Sabbath in the month of May next.— Dublin Evening Herald.