Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-04-05
THE POPE'S CORNER.
NOMINATIONS OF THE CHURCH OF
ROME,

niles maintained by the Church of Rome, or the
moral and religious effects of their principles we
this week present one having the double advan-
tage of answering both purposes. They are ex-
tracts compiled from "the Protestant" being Es-
says of VIM. M Gavin, Scotch Protestant, who
with others held public controversy with the
Catholics few years since. 1t will be perceived,
we. do not copy from the argumentatice portions
of the Essays but present circumstances and facts
leaving the reader to do his Olon arguing.
We ask the Catholic priesthood to thank as for
giving publicity to their doctrines; we certainly
would M@nk them for like kindness in instruc-
ting their people in the real doctrines and belief of
the Protestants, or even if they would allow them
the privilege Of attending our places of public
worship to hear and judge for themselves.
A short extract from the publishers preface will
best introduce our readers to the subject in hand
"When his labors commenced, it was the opinion
of many Protestants that such work was altogeth-
or uncalled for. twas alleged by some, that pop
cry was greatly ameliorated and by Others that, in
the present enlightened state of society, it would
die away of ITSELF that, at least it was impos
sible it should ever increase, gain such footing
in Britain, TO occasion any uneasness or alarm.
these mistakes; and recent events have confirmed
what he maintained from the beginning,-that pope
ny is the that ever it was,-that it is on the in
crease,-and that Papists making strenuous eff
FORTS especially in Ireland to recover the ascenden-
cy which they formerly possessed, and which they
employed for the extirpaon of all who presumed to
differ from the church of Rome and to believe and
worship according to the word OF God. Not con-
obi iSbn nf and
the restoration of the order of Jesus, they have,
within the last twelve months, made pretensions of
supernatural kind, in order to impose on the world
as they did for ages before the reformation. They
pretend that saint has arisen among them, posses
sing miraculous powers, equal to those of any apos-
tie or prophet This is German prince of the name
of Hohenlohe 1t is given out that he has great in
terest in heaven, particularly with the Virgin Mary
and some other saints so that he can cure the dis
eases of persons whom he never saw in any part of
the world. To Protestants this appears extremely
absurd; they laugh at the folly. aud think more
about i-beleving it impossible that the world can
now be deceived by such nonsense. But the fact
is, great part of the world is already deceived by
it. These miracles are believed as firmly as any re-
corded in the Bible In all the newspapers in the
popsh interest, and these not few, they are puff
fed off as undoubted facts. They are copied into
others as matters of curiosity and people soon be-
gin to believe what is necessarily repeated with I'M
hesitating confidence. Learned Doctors including
the Popish bishop ofKdare, not only not asham-
ed ofhem, but they glory in them as incontestible
evidence of the truth of their religion, and the io-
ness of their church. These tricks are performed
with such art and imposing soemnity, that the igno-
rant and cIednous of all sects are in danger of be-
ing deceived and the very fact that Papsts can now
with such unblushng impudence practice these i'm
positions, shows that they find what is called Chris
tendon ready TO submit again to the bondage of the
dark ages, and to acknowledge the spiritual supre-
macy of tine pope of Rome.
One object which the author kept constantly in
view, to show that popery has its origin and its
seat in the corrupt principles of our depraved ma
ture. The essence of it is alienation from God in
his revealed character; and 1t operates like all 9TH
err dolaty, in the way ofloving and serving the crea
ture in preference to the Creator. This, it is pre-
sumed, will be found demonstrated in the pages of
"The Protestant !" and the consideration of this
ought to remove the surprise of those who are sur
prsed by the increse of popery in this age of light
1t is only heartess assent TO an established creed
which is the thing as Indifference to all relig-
ion, that constitutes the Professionalism OF vast
proportion of our population. These are all no bet
ter than Papists at heart. They are under the in
fuence of the same false views of the character of
God, and of their own state and character. While
they remain Indifferent they may be sufficiently good
Protestants according to law but should their con-
sciences begin to accuse them, and the recollection
of their sins make them ii feel the dread of here
AFTER they will be in great danger ofembracing that
religion that affords relief at the easiest rate-that
gives hope of escaping the wrath to come without
such change of character as would make them hate
and forsake their sins. Popery gives relief in this
way,
ct is known by every body" says a writer Of
the seventeenth century, "that celibacy of that
wretched clergy is among them the source of a
universal and loathsome impurity, and that the
least crimes committed by those of that order are
foundations and adulteres" at is also known
that the pope authorizes and protects public ae,o
houses of prostitutionl in order to draw consid
cradle revenue from them but it is not so univer
sally known that to advance the reputation of thai
crime (which indeed is not accounted any by the