Christian herald and signs of our times . re possessed its propertyand resumed its work. This re-erection wasonly for a short time. In 1820 a decree was pro-mulgated in Mexico, by which the Inquisitionwas suppressed forever. There is a sort of poeticfitness in the fact that the last years of the In-quisition in Mexico were spent in combatingstrenuously the spread of Liberalism ; that thelast notable auto da fi, November 26th, 1815,was that at which the accused was the patriot,Morelos. The finding against him was a fore-gone conclusion. The Inquisitors declared him an unconfessed heretic, an ab
Christian herald and signs of our times . re possessed its propertyand resumed its work. This re-erection wasonly for a short time. In 1820 a decree was pro-mulgated in Mexico, by which the Inquisitionwas suppressed forever. There is a sort of poeticfitness in the fact that the last years of the In-quisition in Mexico were spent in combatingstrenuously the spread of Liberalism ; that thelast notable auto da fi, November 26th, 1815,was that at which the accused was the patriot,Morelos. The finding against him was a fore-gone conclusion. The Inquisitors declared him an unconfessed heretic, an abettor of heretics,and a disturber of the ecclesiastical hierarchy ; * From The Mexican Guide, by Thomas A. Janvier. Awell-arranged guide-book, containing in a concise form the in-formation respecting the present condition and past history ofthe country which, to the traveller in that land is indispensa-ble. With Maps and Plans, pp. 310 ; price $2. Published byCharks Scritners Sons* 332 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. Mat
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