Tub second lesture of the scries was de livered last evening in tho Newton Hall \>y tho Rev. Tlios. W. Dunn, Grand Master. The attendance was large; MrE. Carr pre siding, The subject of discourse was, " Popery in rolation to Infidelity." The lec ture evidenced historic research, tho lecturer quoting from learned writers on the sub ject. Mr Dunn considered that as the Pharasets aud Sadducees buried their differ ences to make common cause against Christianity, so Fopery and infidelity joined hands to put down a pure and simple * Christianity. Iv Catholic countries there were a larger number of sceptics than in I Protestant, as infidelity was the natural reaction from superstition. Perhaps in fidelity had nowhere any greater hold than in Italy, or oven in Ronio itself. Students of mediayvnl history did not need to bo told that before now an infidel Pope had sat upon the throne of the infallible. The lecturer referred to the Rationalism of Germany and the Jesuitism of France to show, as Diderot's memoirs shewed, that a considerable number of tho priesthood were infected with the same tenets. David Hume, the Historian, had got his choicest weapons against Christianity out of the > well-stocked armoury of the Jesuits. Mr Dunn remarked that a great deal was said of tho accession ot porverts to the Church of Rome at the present day, but against these had to bo placed her losses, which in America was 50 per cent, of those of her communion emigrating there. Roman Catholicism had not yet purged itself of its heathenish characteristics, and that Indian Prince was not far wrong who told the Pope, on a visit to Borne, that ho liked that creed, a. it so largly resembled his own — Hindooism. It was a good religion for the wealthy, but a bad one for the poverty-stricken. Money was tho "open scsamo" which unlocked the door, and made the road easy to heaven, but to those who lacked that commodity it was a hard road to travel. The lecture was listened to by a fair audionce. considering the unfavorablness of the evening, and an announcement was made that a third lecture on a kindred subjoct would be given on the evening of Sunday next.
