Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-01-24

End no answer except in the supposi,ion thu, he
WISHED to impose on the toHcd fcc'iNcs OF his
coun,rymcn and excite a general prosecution
against air Protestant l.ldcs, or ALI Pto'ts'
,an,s lfthcrc Is any uniaitncss in all this, am
no, able 10 see it With what measure We mcte,
II shall b. measured to you again"
Bishop Hughes charges Proics'anls with nm
improper interference with Catholics IN forcing
the bible upon them; ond olcdgcs, that "Cdthoiies
hare The Seripfvrcs dpprorcdby fhcir or" church
published tn erery form 10 sui fhoir eirc"mHdn-
frs" One acquainted with the subject might
suppose hy this remark tha, the Bible is com.
mon book among the catholics-thn, copies OF the
scriptures are circulated among them as they are
among proicstnnts, thai, the Book of God is free
and open 10 the pcrusa ofalI in the vulgar tongue,
without any restriction, and that the only question
respects the particular version which is to be used
But all this is mistake That church considers
the indiscrimlnatc use of the Blblc-cvCn their
own vcrslons--as improbable and dangerous -
Among Procsan,s their practice is modified
little 10y expcdicncy and necessity but their doc
trne according TO their own Boosting is always
the same The council of Trent has settled this
matter, and MS this was the las, general council
and as every Caholc Priest dcclnrcs upon OATH
tina, he will be governed "cspeeiaiiv by me hoiy
Synod of Trent" decree Of that body mus, be
OF the Index Of prohibited books !, is thus dccreed
"Ingsnuch as i, is manifest from experience. that
if ~ Holy Bible translated into the vulgar
tongue be indlscrimnatclv allowed TO every one,
the tenerity ofmcD will cause more evil than good
TO arise from 1t IL is on this point referred to the
Judgment Of the Bishops or inqulsiors, who may
by the advice ofthc Priest or confessor permitthe
reading of the Bible, translated into the vulgar
tongue by Catholic authors to those persons whose
faith and piey they apprehend will be augmented
and not injured by it and this permission they
must have in wiring But if any one shall have
the presumption TO read possess 1t without such
written permission he shall not receive nbsouion
until he have first delivered up such Bible to the
ordinary Booksellers who shall SELL or other
wise dispose of Bibles in the vulgar tongue, TO any
person not having such permission. shall forfeit
the value oflhe books to be applied by the Bishop
to some pious use, and shall be subjected to such
other penalties as the Bishop shall Judge proper
But regulators shall neither read nor purchase
such bibles without special license from their su.
periors"
These regulations have the seal and signiturc
Of infalibiiiiy, and they should be enforced IN the
papal church, and it is presumed they are enforc
ed as far as circumstances will permit This then
is the Bishops boast, that "Cathoics have the
| scriptures approved by their own church, publish
ed in every form TO sHit their circumslance."-
The bible, ms any one may easily perceive, is by
the above decree, chained and sealed volume
1t is not in the hands Of the people, but of the cisr
gy II his is not, in the language ofJcsus Christ
taking away 'the key of knowledge" it would be
difficult to say what is
have no time for more now but may add
few things on this last point hereafter
Most respectfully,
N. S. S. BEMAN
January 18th IS43