Roman-Catholic and Protestant Service Held in the Same Place and at the Same Time

Religious toleration is nowhere more plainly set forth than in Heidelberg, an ancient city of Germany.

One of the most important buildings of the town is the Church of the Holy Ghost. Through the middle of this church a partition wall has been run, that the service according to the Roman-Catholic and the Protestant ritual may be held at the same time.

In the year 1719 an effort was made by Charles Philip, the Elector, to deprive the Protestants of their half of the church; but the townspeople made so strong a resistance, that he was obliged, not only to desist, but to remove the Electoral Court from Heidelberg to Mannheim.

Heidelberg is celebrated chiefly for its university, which is five hundred years old, and has still one hundred and eight professors, and more than seven hundred students. The library of the university is one of the largest in Germany, and has many very old and valuable manuscripts.

Heidelberg Castle is called the "Alhambra of Germany," and well deserves the title. Built in the fourteenth century, it served the double purpose of a castle and a fortress: it is now one of the most superb ruins in Europe.

The Great Tun of Heidelberg Castle is a celebrated wine-cask, holding two hundred and eighty-three thousand bottles of wine; and it is known to have been filled three times.