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ROMANISM : The natural perpetuation of a religion that has been established, 56 



A scepticism that is common among Romanists, 56 



The rearing of priests, 56 



Sceptical and atheistical priests, 57 



The light in which priests regard themselves and those around them, . 57 



The confessional generally, . 58 



Peculiarities of priests, 58 



The power of the priests of modern and ancient Rome compared, . 59 



The absolute belief of Romanists under any circumstances, ... 60 



Christianity originated in a civilized age, and is based on facts, . . 60 



The fight between it and Paganism, .61 



A coalition formed, 61 



Romanism borrowed most of its peculiarities from Paganism, . . 61 

 Romanism not Christianity, . . . . . . . . .61 



The despotism of its priesthood, 61,7264 



The historical foundation on which Romanism rests, . . . . n6i 



The foundation of corrupt Christianity like that of a human religion, . 62 



Both can maintain themselves in the world, 62 



The gradual growth of Romanism and the powers claimed by it, , . 62 



Romanism as a power which Protestantism has to combat, ... 62 



Sincere and nominal Romanists, ........ 63 



The sincerity of the priests, 64 



The peculiar training of Roman priests, 65, ngo 



The influence of the Romanist system over its votaries, .... 65 



Its effects resemble, in some respects, those of the goddess Diana, . 65 



The belief and practices of lay and clerical Romanists, .... 66 



Comparison between Romanism and ancient Paganism, ... 66 



The extent to which Christianity has been corrupted by Romanism, . 66 



The infallibility of the Pope, 67 



The right of private judgment among Romanists, 67 



The trouble which the Scriptures cause the Romanists, ... 68 



Passages in Scripture which the Pope should be called upon to interpret, 68 



The second commandment set aside by Romanists, .... 68 



Christ's words on the perpetuity of the moral law, .... 68 



SATURDAY REVIEW, THE, on the disappearance of the Gipsies, . . . nm 

 SCEPTICS seldom or never investigate the religion they object to, . . -75 



Their so-called religion, as described by Mill, 77 



SCOTT, SIR WALTER, his opinion on the disappearance of the Gipsies, . .114 

 On the difficulties in acquiring the language of the Gipsies, . . .124 



SKUNK, singular peculiarity in the, 44 



SNAKES, belligerency among, 7,15,7215 



Climbers and swimmers, -. 22, 30, 41, 42 



Constrictors, 31, 4 1 



Eggs, description of, 8, 10, 14, 26, 32 



Fascinating birds, 30, 31, 40, 41 



Feeding, 7,11,22,27,29,31,41 



Hatching of their eggs, probable time required for, . . " . . 20 



