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Dec. 1. Sunday:-Six persons were present. Abbate Prada spoke for a long time, and though he has but just come out of darkness, yet there was no obscurity in his discourse, but he spoke in a truly evangelical manner. The old Italian woman, Mrs. -> was there, and, after prayer was ended, she spoke to the Italians as they went out, and exhorted them strongly to take courage, and come to the prayers.

It should be mentioned, that on several occasions men have stationed themselves at the door of di Minna's house to prevent any one from entering and attending worship there. About three weeks after this time, Dr. di Minna says, on visiting this poor woman, I found her in a state which filled me with horror. She began by telling me, that she was reduced to the last extremity of misery, and that she no longer believed in God, for He took no care of her. I endeavoured to make her think of what she was saying, but she answered, I am lost-God has not elected me.' I would not suffer such words. I then placed on the table a sovereign, which the Rev. Mr. Parker had given me for her at first, she would not look, but when she did look, and saw it, she fell with her face to the ground, and began to weep. Then I made her get up, and spoke to her of the providence of God and other subjects, read to her the seventh of Romans, and prayed. She showed sorrow for the words she had said.

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In January, however, she told him that she had been to take the sacrament in a popish chapel. How!' said I, dost thou still believe in such things! Dost thou not hope to be saved by Jesus alone?' 'Yes,' said she, 'I do hope to be saved solely by Christ, but I go to the Lord's supper, for I feel so happy afterwards. The priest, however, told me I was a heretic, because I

come to you, but I told him that I heard nothing but the word of God from your mouth. He however despised me, and told me you were a bad man, and shut the door in my face.' I then told her she ought to leave the Church of Rome entirely, and join some Christian congregation, and she said she would do so.

In February the missionary found her in great misery, and her former superstitions still retaining an awfully strong hold upon her. She said that she trusted in Jesus alone for salvation, but still,' she added, 'I must keep the image of Mary the mother of God.' 'Let us pray to God,' said I, 'through Jesus, and in his name, that you may be enlightened.' let us pray,' said she.

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Let every reader pray for her that her soul may escape as a bird out of the snare of the fowler.

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That Dr. di Minna's views are truly scriptural, is shown throughout. He thus gives his creed on church matters: 'Keep fast to the scriptures and you will be a true catholic, and by them you will learn what churches are catholic, and what are not; and thus you will and pray in any church where the gospel is preached. If I found any minister who did preach the gospel, I would leave a minister of the Church of England who did not preach it, because I am not a member of any church except in so far as it is a Church of Christ. I am spiritually a member of all churches which preach the gospel.'

A man named V., was asked by him if he was sure of being saved. He answered, No;' and confessed that He then asked di Minna,

he could not keep the law. if he was sure of being saved. Yes,' answered I. Then,' he replied, 'you are too proud.' 'Quite the contrary,' I returned, for I confess myself a sinner

before the whole world.' 'How then can you be saved?' -I answered,' By the merits of Jesus Christ.'

In November he records: There were three persons present at public worship at 25, Hatton Garden. We read several chapters of the Scriptures, sang Psalms, and then prayed. Although our number was so small, yet two of the three persons declared that their only hope of salvation was in Jesus. I was more pleased this day with three, then when I have had fifty or sixty present, because I knew certainly that two began to confess themselves sinners, and to hope in God through Jesus Christ alone. They asked him for a copy of the Scriptures, because a companion of theirs had taken the one Dr. di Minna had previously given them, with him to Italy.

Dr. di Minna afterwards mentions reading the Scriptures with the two Italians above mentioned, and says that they shew themselves zealous for the truth.

Dr. di Minna has been the means of recalling more than one English woman who had joined the Church of Rome on her marriage, to at least an outward profession of Protestantism.

He describes the tyranny exercised by those who bring over poor boys who go about the streets with organs, monkeys, mice, &c. as so dreadful, that it would be a disgrace to Barbary. I met, he says, a poor boy playing on the organ, and asked him if he could read. He answered, 'No.' I asked why he did not go to school, 'He did not know of any.' I gave him a card of that at Hatton Garden. Then I met another whom I found as ignorant as the first, and it is not easy to make them understand any thing. I learnt what slavery if even slavery it can be called-these

poor boys are held under. I know not how the government can permit it.

Sept. 29.-At Hatton Garden, Sunday. We sang three Psalms, and read three chapters of the Scriptures. One named A., of excellent family, with another welleducated young man, told me many priests in Italy think as I do.

In December young P., came to tell me he was going to France, and asked for a Bible, which I gave him. I spoke a little of justification, and he seemed much impressed thereby.

Dec. 12. He records that he found the person he came to visit dead, he adds, I found five Italians there, who told me R., had been assailed by one of the Pope's priests, who had told him to say, 'To you, Jesus, Joseph and Mary, do I give my heart and my soul.' "How!' said I, 'can you give your hearts to Joseph and Mary?' 'Certainly,' replied one of them, 'the

heart is offered to all three in common.'

Dr. di Minna then explained to them the sin of offer· ing the heart to creatures, and spoke to them of the corruption of our nature, and of salvation through Jesus alone. They seemed much pleased. Two Italians told him that a monk was living in Great Saffron Hill Court, and that he took away all the books the Italians had, particularly the Holy Scriptures, and burnt them. One more instance of his method of dealing with those whom he visits:

Feb. 10, 1845.-I began immediately to speak to him on justification by Jesus, and showed him that this was the doctrine of the Church of Rome at the beginning; and that no one can approach God but through Jesus, who has satisfied his infinite justice. . . . Then I said to him, 'The priests make you say Pater Nosters to

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the saints.'

'Yes,' said he, 'I pray to my guardian angel, and to Mary, and to other saints.' Then I asked him: Do you think that Mary, or the angel, or any of the saints, is your God and Father?' 'No,' replied

"Our Father" to them!'

"I will do so no more.' where Mary sends the

he. Then why do you say 'I was in error,' he replied. Then I read to him John ii. people to Jesus, and prayed. He then said to me, 'Come again as soon as you can, for I believe what you say, for it is the truth."

In October, a man who had placed himself on the Sunday at the door of the Missionary house to prevent people from entering, met Dr. di Minna on one of his visits, and began to revile him, saying, that he went about for the sake of gain. The missionary replied, 'It cannot be for the sake of gain, for I was not poor when in my father's house, nor in my convent, nor when a missionary in Barbary; for while there, I laid by with ease in a few months about 2000 piastres, the fruit of my salary from the Propaganda, and of masses, marriages, and purgatory, &c. And here in England, I was in a college (Eton) before becoming a missionary ; and I was able to earn what I wished; neither am I now unable to win my bread honestly.' 'Why then 6 you go about thus?' I answered, To preach Jesus.' I cannot conclude these extracts better than by the following simple appeal in one of the latest pages of the missionary's journal.

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I beg Christians to take the case of the Italians into consideration. There is no time to be lost. God wills that the Italians should be Christians. If they were converted, the gospel would thereby gain half the world, or rather the whole; for the Italians are everywhere, and are very active. If our English brethren