Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-05-10
THE PoPE,s CORNER,
MORE POPIsH IMPOsITIONs.
Delivering ouls Souls from Purgatory.

ed incredible of money from its deluded anc
superstitious believers by imposing on their credu.
lily the most foolish receptions imaginable. The,
have obtained it by licenciGg houses of il-famc
granting indulgences 10 com,nit crimes, selling fol
their weight in gold animal and human bones, call
ing them relics of saints selling spnters Of wood
as pieces of the original cross (of which they are
said to have sold thousands of Cords in various parts
of the word) selling grdes, slaves, parngS of Toe
nails bottles Of tears &c. &c. &C. said to have be-
longcd to of their long list of saints. These
contemplate tricks appear to have been practiced
upon the poor and ignorant, whose poverty declared
them from the blessings of the more splendid and
fashionable huabugs.
Among the most prolific sources of wealth, that
of praying souls out Of purgatory stands foremost,
inasmuch the fee is according the wealth ofthe
petitioner. king would be ashamed of ordering
few hundred dollars worth of prayers to get the
soul of his father, mother BROTHER sister, wife or
child out Of the tormens Of purgatory; he would
dous his thousands. The nobility, Of course, ape
monarchy--the wealthy ape the nobility, and so a
long down, till poverty prevents further extension ;
and the lower grades must put up with some of the
cheaper spiritual baubles. We give a few ins,an-
stances Of praying souls out of purgatory, copied
from Mr. McGavin's protestant"
'In countries where popery is the established re-
lgon it is easy for the priests extort what they
please from the rich dupes of their superstition. If
priest or nun dreams that The relative of such an
one is suffering the excruciating agones of purga-
tory 1t IS enough to command thousand guineas
to pay for masses to get his soul out
In the latter end of King Charles the Seconds
reign, nun of Gaudalajara wrote a letter to his
majesty, acquainting him that revealed to her
by an angel, that the soul of his father, Philip ".
was still in purgatory, all alone in the royal apart
ment and likewise, in the lowest chamber the said
Philips shoemaker and that upon saying so many
masses, both should be delivered out of it, and
should go to enjoy the ravishing pleasures OF eternal
lie. The nun was reputed saint upon earth, and
the simple king gave orders to his conessor to saw
or order to be said many for that purpose;
alter which the nun again wrote to his majesty, con-
graduating and wishing him joy for the arrival of
his father in heaven; but that the shoemaker, who
was seven degrees lower than Philip in purgatory,
was then seven degrees higher than his majesty in
heaven, because of his better life EARTH Philip
1t seems, had been VIGOROUSLY guilty of a particular
vice. of which the nun reminds Charles; the shoe
maker in this respect had been innocent; but said
she, all has been forgiven the king account of the
masses.
When some ignorant people pay for a mass, and
are willing to know whether the soul for which the
mass is said is delivered out of purgatory the friar
makes them believe that tho soul will appear in the
figure of mouse within the tabernacle of the altar
II 1t Is not out of it, then it is sign that the soul
wants more masses and if The mouse doth not APP
pear, that soul is in heaven. So when the mass is
over he goes to the tabernacle backwards, where is
little door with crystal, which the people look
through; but 0, pitiful thing! they see the mouse
and so the poor fool gives money for more
masses till the mouse is seen more.
The above is from book entitled "Master Kew
to Popery 1t reminds of another fact relative
to the subject Of praying souls out Of purgaory fur
nished me by friend.
"About seventeen years ago" says my cores.
pendent, "a lady now living in Edinburgh had &C.
60 n -, n,,l.l, 1 Al.
tleman from this country was introduced to a pop
lsh chapel, on an occasion when a number of souls
were to be translated out of purgatory. The place
was very brilliantly illuminated. The priest was
seated on an emlnence, with table before him.
The audience was in expectation when relative
OF each OF the deceased persons, whose souls were
that night to be released, appeared and in passing
before the priest, each laid elegant and we'll filled
purse OH the table before him. Having received
his wages, the priest Immediately began his opera
tons, and soon intimaed that the souls were trans
lated and would Immediately make their appearance
Immediately movable part Of the floor opened
and there issued forth from it living creatures as
black as jet. When the little creatures began to
move about, in order to prevent the deception from
being detected, the lights were all extnguished as
II by magic. The lady had eyed the souls repre-.
sentatves very narrowly, and observed that there
was one within her reach; and with degree of cou-
rage that would not have been eXerted by every one
in her circumstances she seized on the animal put
days; she took it home and showed it to the gentle
man who had introduced her to the chapel, when it
turned out to be crab dressed in black uelvek |
need scarcely add that the lady was induced by the
enreaties of the gentleman destroy the creature
and keep the affair secret especially in Ireland, as
she valued her own life. have the story from the
daughter of the lady, and believe it entitled to the
highest credit else would not have furnished YOU
the story"
The above'is indeed such an absurd, ridiculous
and childish piece Of imposition that one can hardly
give credit to it, but we must remember that in
countries where popery is predominant no one is
allowed to think for himself but must believe i'm
plictly what the priest tells him or be excommuni.
Gated and made to taste the pains of purgatory even
in the present life.
We would add to this part of Mr. Mc'Gavin's re-
Elections one thought, which fully accounts for the
singular fact that many intelligent and we'll inform
ed emigrans from the South Catholic portion) of
ireland, and other popish countries, are found to ad-
here with deathless tenacty to the most absurd no.
tons of their church, and bow as humbly as the
meanest of its vassals to its assumed authority
We allude to the influence ofeariy education. Pop
cry had the moulding of their infante minds, and