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other Christian Church has found fault with the Church of Rome for reading public prayers in a language not understood by their congregations; and while the prayers of the Roman Catholic service are read, either in whole or in part, in the Latin language, all other prayers are delivered or read in the common language of each country. In England and Ireland, in Russia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and France, as well as in Syria and Armenia, every person that does not belong to the Church of Rome enjoys the privilege of praying publicly in his own language. And, certainly, no good reason can be given, why Latin prayers should be