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Show Murrylnz Out, ol alio Church. New York, 23. Bishop Bnrcesa of the Roman Catholic church in Michigan Mich-igan has isEued a pastoral, culling attention lo the alarming iufresee of marriages between Catholics and Protestants and infidels. He wirns his people against the practice, as contrary to the law of the church, and azures thorn that, "if in violation of this command, a Catholic has re course lo a magistrate or minister, of the gospel for the solemnization of such marriages, iu the sight of God and his church that marriage is null and void." 1 Moody ia also out upon tbe same BUbject, though" from a diftarent standpoint. stand-point. In one of his closing services, at Springfield, Mass., he advised young converts to eschew Free Masonry, OJd Fellowship, theatres, card playing,' horse racing, novel reading, and business partnership! and marriages with unbelievers, particularly par-ticularly the latter. He bopB the time will come when ministers will preach agaimt such marriages aud refuse to perform , ceremonies, as j Spurgeon already does. |