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churches seeing the strength Of the arguments which
the church welds in vndicaion Of the dogmas OF Pur
gaory prove themselves consistent than the ether
whom have just examined, and acknowiedged II stead
fastly established the most indsputabe and nconiro
vertble evidences. In the first place. one OF the most
learned Lutherans tn Able Moanus mekes this asser-
tion-on the authority Of the ilustiious Bossuet-
"We are very glad TO learn from NJ. Moisnns,
not only approves but practices this kind OF pray
er Qor the dead). This is remnant of those an
cient sentiments which we honor in Lutheranism This
is the concession msde by the LutherRns. Will quote
another very lustrous in the annals OF eccesas
tca history particularly that Of the Chuca OF England
this quotation taken from such is worthy OF the
particular attention of all Christians for the
lie Of the present day could not speak more enectuay or
vindcae exp cily the dogma OF Purgatory than IS
here done by this eminent and learned preste OF the Fro
testant Church These his words, Let not the an
cient practice of praying and making obtlons LOT the
dead, received throughout the universal Church OF
Christ slmes from the time OF the Apostles De any
rejected by Protestsnts unlawful or vain. Let
them reverence the judgment Of the primitive Church.
and admit practice strengthened by the uninterrupted
profession of SO many ages and let them % well in pub
Inc in private, observe this rite, although not as abso
lutey necessary, commanded by the divine law yet
as lawful and likewise profitable and as always approved
peace earnestly desired by learned and honest men
may be restored to the christian world In another place
he adds $50 may maintain the prayers OF the Church
tor the souls departed to be beneficial, and not in
van inasmuch that practice Of the church. praying
6O5tOm COnie6SeS, Is
probable from the institution of the Apostles See
then this important concession of this lustrous Bishop
not of community first that the practice OF praying
for the dead ancient beneficial and derived from the
Apostles that not in van but founded on the udg
ment of the primitive Church that it is profitable thing
although-a he will have not absolutely necessary
that it prscsised by the universal church There
FORE say, what pracsed by the whole primitive
church tue true faith and that which traces up 70 me
superstition, but must be a true and genuine doc
trine of Christianity. This distinguished Bishop
tho Erscr oh Nknnu eiu
that st. Chrysosom bears witness that this doctrine cane
from the days the apostles and therefore, coming from
his times must have been taught by Jesus Christ himself
and consequently the doctrine of Purgatory. instead OF
being an invention superstious practice is doctrine
ages and ona which we Catholics Cherish with al our
hearts and souls well all minds and ntelects,
Of the most ilustrous members Of the Church % Eng
land in which the doctrine of Purgatory is incorporated
and these epi,aphs were written by themselves Inc hts
is the epitaph Of Isaac Barrow Bishop Of st. Asaphs
The remains of Isaac Barrow, Bishop OF st Asaphs
deposited in the hunds Of the Lord in the hopes Of
s pass unto the house OF the Lerd the house of
prayer pray for your fellow servant that he may find
mercy in the day Of the Lord" Thus this iustrious
Bishop called upon every individual who passed by unto
the house Of the Lord offer up their suppcaons for
the repose of his spirit thus believing and
doctrine Of Purgatory The second epiaph reads as fol
lows Here lies the body Of Herbert Therndike, for
mery aprebendary Of tais Collegiate Church, (Westmin
ster) who in his life time endeayored by prayer and
study to discover the right method Of reforming
happy resurrection in Chrstn Thus he calls upon the
reader IN all after times in years long subsequent to re-
mercy on him and he not Catholic under the
influence OF what is led Papa Purgstory; but he was
IN admitting the efficacy Of prayers Tor his departed spirit
and consequently Pargaory under the influence Of his
own profound and discriminating intellect and could not
reectit have before another interesting test
mony in behalf of this doctrne-thnt Of the Duchess OF
York in the days Of Charles the 3D. Her dying moments
thus described by D.. Lingard For long time the
health ofthe Duchess of York had visbly declined and
thirty.fOurth having
been the mother OF eight children of whom only two
daughters survived her Mary and Anne both afterwards
ar performance of all those devotional exercises which
we're pracsed in the Church of England before the civil
publicly received the sacrament in the royal chapel
every holiday and once every month; and she always
the absoutcn of the minister After the birth OF her last
child she became still religious, spending much
with IN S o months Seo1
her death il was observed that she had ceased
90 receive the sacrament and began to speak with ten
derness of the alleged of the Church Of Rome
Suspicion excited and her brother, Lord Carnbury
in person. her father the exed Earl Of Clarendon, by
letter endeavored to confirm her in the profession OF the
established doctrines But she he'd already Teen
ciled in August to the Church Of Rome and in her last
illness received the from the hands of Hunt
franciscan Friar Bandford Bishop of Oxford her Pro-
iestant coniessor visited her her death bed but the
Duke informed him of her change of religion and he con-
tented himself with speaking to her few words OF console
ton and advice Her conversion known only TO five
persons; but the secret gradually transpred and its
himself was also Catholic He attended, indeed occa.
sonsy on the King during the service in the chapel but
two years had elapsed since he received the sacrament
This a history the moments of the Duchess
of York But this Duchess left behind her declaration
tory, during her sickness with some OF the greatest d
vines OF the Church Of England in which she relates her
doubts and their answers and that particularly on Pur
gatory end confession she conversed with two Of the most
distinguished divines OF that say-oue her concsscr,
Blandford Bishop OF Oxford, and sheldon. Archbishop
Canterbury, Who" she says, both told me that there
many things in the Church of Rome, had better
kept confession and praying tor the dead of which
iaily, although they did not deem proper to it,
The Duchess prsc.sed it, and was confirmed therein by
example OF the most eminent and elevated preates
he Established Church Would God that all who have
nad an opportunity OF natructng themselves these i'm
portant subjects, would not satisfy Themselves with put
ting aside their preudces but have the courage to follow
the example of the Duchess Of York Have not then
every evidence on which to found inculcste, vndcae
Books Of the Maccabees, whether canonical
or historical II they are caponcal, their testimo
ny is so clear, that It Is impossible 70 cai It lb
take them historical books then they the
most ancient and venerable testimony to the fact that the
Jews observed the practice praying for the dead that
the most enlightened man, and greatest hero among the
ancient people Of God in that period ordered sacrifice to
be offered the temple for the souls Of his brave soldiers
who had fallen the battle field by his side Then, did
not quote large number Of the testimonies OF the most
notable fathers of the Church in favor the doctrine up
from the testimony of the sacred Scriptures
themselves Did I not prove it from the vari,
from the ancient chuch Did prove from the most
lllustrous and distinguished individuals who were the
lights and ornaments of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
What remains 10 be said argued the subject
Il seems to that every ground has been exhausted
have right to appeal to tradition have done so, and
tradition is my favor. have right TO appeal 10 the
history OF the Jews the true people Of God that have
done, and find them praying for the dead have sp-
pcaled to the sacred Scriptures and claiming my right Of
Interpretation, which will not yield any account and
find that in these sacred volumes the doctrine OF Purga
tory is established and taught; and II any Christian
will to 60 with me- let him at least acknow
ledge that The Catholic has right to believe H. and
can produce the excellent authorities in its favor;
therefore there longer any for the hue and
cry about the nonsense and superstition and folly OF the
doctrine of Purgaory. This is doctrine which che
rsh when friend departs We net eernay sepa
rsted for after have watched him in his Illness and
deah the Catholic religion does not 70 sake him The
genius Of Catholic religion still follows in sympa
thy the departed spirit; and besesches God siil 10
exercise his mercy. Not with Protestantsm. The
Prntestant will indeed-and perhaps often with