Eagerness of Free-thinking Spaniards to become acquainted, and
their quickness in knowing one another. Inclosure of a detached
Paper, intituled _A few Facts connected with the Formation of the
Intellectual and Moral Character of a Spanish Clergyman_. p. 52-58
Importance of examining the Tendency of Catholicism.--Account of two
highly devout Roman Catholics.--Auricular Confession.--Education
of a Spanish Boy.--Evils arising from the Celibacy of the
Clergy.--Education under the Jesuits.--Congregation of Saint Philip
Neri.--Exercises of Saint Ignatius.--Aristotelic Philosophy taught by
the Dominicans.--Feyjoo’s Works.--Spanish Universities and Colleges,
called _Mayores_.--Indirect Influence of the Inquisition on the State
of Knowledge in Spain.--Mental Struggles of a young Spaniard on
points connected with the established System of Faith.--Impressions
produced by the Ceremony of Catholic Ordination.--Unity and
Consistency of the Catholic System.--Train of Thought and Feeling
leading to the final Rejection of Catholicism. p. 58-118