Efforts and Aims of Romanism.
THE little horn of Daniel's fourth beast had eyes like the eyes of a man, denoting the far-seeing wisdom of his policy, and the shrewdness and cunning of his plans. Next to the great enemy of all righteousness, we know of no power that labors with more patient persistence, reaching forward, planning, constantly striving, and ever holding itself to the one object of carrying its own purposes, than this power. The one aim of Romanists in this country is to secure political ascendency. But a short time since a wide field was opened among the freedmen of the South. They foresaw that with the freedom of the ballot this class was to have a powerful influence in this nation. To secure many hundreds of thousands of votes from this class, was an opportunity not to be lost. They at once set themselves about it, quietly, but with immense energy and earnestness. And now we have the following startling announcement. The American Missionary says: “From a letter written from Virginia we extract the following: “‘See the energy of the Papists, how they compass sea and land to make one proselyte. Are they to monopolize all the earnestness? God forbid! A few days ago I saw a very startling account of what they are doing throughout the Southern States. There are no less than from 170,000 to 200,000 colored children receiving instruction in Roman Catholic schools. Now, instead of diminishing the missionaries and teachers, as the officers of the Association are afraid they shall be compelled to do through lack of funds, in the coming year, they ought to be doubled and trebled. May there be a consecrated host raised up, who shall bear aloft the blood-stained banner of the cross against the onward march of Popery, whose emissaries are straining every nerve to gain the control of America. But it must not be so, it shall not be so; if the friends of King Jesus will only prove faithful, the victory is certain.’”