New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-23
FATHER GAvAZzrS LECTURES.
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Pouery and PaCnnism arc the SANE.

Popery and Pagunism the SANE
In compliance with the request contained IN series -
resolutions passed by the audience present IN Meiropon
Hall on the occasion OF his lecture on the 18th inst Father
Gayaz1 last evening delivered the first ola new series IN
the same place The subject of his lecture was PoPery
and Paganism are the same In commencing the
Padre spoke as follows Ii is necessary TO SAP tha'
the Church Of Rome ont Of eternal salvation because she
las not Christ as her foundation. II It WAS possloIe
for the Pophh system to east away Christ am
certain that AZ present would be no more Christ IN 'he
Church of Rome But it WAS not so easy TO east away
Christ Justification is not in Christ but the merits Oh
the creature But the merits of the RomanStS depend
upon their works of supererOgaton and this IS their real
ground Of Justification But what says the Apostle Paul
lie tells rs that our foundation is Christ and upon thu
foundation we are to build gold and precious soneSthat
IS the pure Christianity But instead OF this many have
built upon It wood hay and stubble. This Is the case
with the Church of Rome Upon Christ the Popsh sys-
TEN has built al kinds OF superstition and Instead OF build
ing upon Christ the pure Religion of the Gospel ms
there built the pure Religion of Paganish Believe me-
when ay that respect the iHdiriu4 in the Pop>h Sys
tenn My hard feelings against the Priesthood OF the
Popish system, which knows very well they build wood
hav and stubble upon the divine Christ
Therefore say that the Popsh ysemt Is posS bic to Oh
tain eternal salvation; and many thousands hope IN the
Polish system will be saved But As they make salvation
depend upon the works of CATION maintain that
j. very difficult to obtain the eternal salvation this sys
tom And this il the opinion OF some OF the best Roman
catholic preachers and saints that only in each thou
sand Is saved This has been said by 81 John ChrySoSte-
mus Therefore conclude that Is good thing to en-
Eighteenth omansts upon this subject and induce them to
d battle AGAINST this fatal system IL Is not 10 put "dvis
ion" among fellow countrymen; hut II is Truth warning
against Error-Lsht against Darkness-lieayen against
Hayiig spoken of my respect for invivluals, and my
belief that many among them may b. saved and will be
saved will now examine some reasons why the Pc
Il d. s4tNrg ara fRta
s;0n ,Speciilly three reasons. First In the time
of Constantine, when the Christian Religion stood
alone opposed to Paganlsm. then it was that Pagan
ism first introduced itself into the church OF Christ Before
tbs time the choice of religion free to one and all
In acrward became necessary to please the Emperor IN
all religious matters in order to obtain places OF distinction
in the empire that firmly believe that this the first
epoch in which church of Christ becau ApoSae from
tie Gospel and the true worship ot Christ therefore,
through the great mutudes OF Pagans flooding Europe,
the church has retained their Pagan customs practices anu
idols We have example OF this IN the marriage OF Rachel
who took her idols with her when she became the wife oi
Jacob Thus introducing the idols OF Laban INTO the house
Of Jacob In the time of Constantine, many OF these
peoule became Christians from necessity-many OF them
only in appearance Christians-whe in substance they
remained Pagans, and worsmped especially IN secret
their Pagan idols and gods The church was at tins time
feeble and they scarcely able to cope with
the strong Pagan system also suppose that there was
little vanity and ambition among them, by which they de-
sired 10 have many millions of converts. But have the
belief that it is better to have Jen good Christians than
many bad ones But this is not the case with the Church OF
Rome They desire to make u appear tlat thty nave u
very large Church very large number of comunca ants
After few more remarks upon this head the lecturer
spoke OF the ancient Pagan worship OF priests and gods
and remarked that ordg to ST. Augusn they had many
hundred thousands and in the City Rome the lecturer
remarked there not less than $4,000 different gods.
lie also remarked that numerous saints were substituted Tor
tie ancient gods.
We have a church in Rome. said the Padre, with
different affairs with patron saints This il more than Pa
ganism. We have also there some Rural Divnlties In
your country you do not have these rural saints In Italy
As Won Wll
little images of saints rural gods This lswhat call
rural gods These they have instead of Christ We have
also the names aud the attributes of the ancient gods We
have 81 Cherris ST. Diana. 81 Bacchus. Thus we have
the ancient PAGAN gods We have also saints for almost
every human intrmy In the ancient time there was
temple dedicated 10 komuus At the anniversary 81 hom.
illus birth the used 10 take their babies there and
pray Romulus be their protector The church has Civ
~ the the temple of st. heOdOrus andh has
become the patron saint of the and babies OF Rome.
They pray ST. Iheodorus 10 be- favorable to Their babies
This is the temple the custom and the same
worship among the ancient Pagans. We have now in
Naples eyes hands and feet presented 70 the ancient bOds
for having recovered good health These relics are hung
upon the walls Of the Churches in honor Of the Saints
This the Pagan worship as OF old We have the
apparton OF Castor and POlux In Rome az the time of
Pope Leo, a great and extraordinary apparton OF st.
Peter and st Paul seen by some one, when going
toward Rome These appartons had swords IN Their
hands This is something 10 see Peter and Paul with
swords in their hands! We also have IN Rome stone on
which the marks OF the feet of Divine SAVIOR In
Ireland we also have two or three imprinted with
Icye in tins Pagan worship.
also have the "harpies that were described by
Nrgl-ony these harpes in Italy the PrtstS In the
ancient time the prize Is very kind 10 Emperors and
thcv all became gods Well this is nearly the
" have Gregory VII; do not now speak of hun
of the Countess Matilda but he OF the most
cruel OF POpes In the ancient time 10 become saint
becoming the Pagan people and Calgua and many other
bloody Lmperors became saints Immediately their death
II happen 10 have 10000 you are very good citizen
in home While living and very good saint after death 1t
is 80 expensive 10 become saint that under Gregory XVI
together and put in each $4,000 10 make up the
requisite amount We have the images of the ancient i'm
age also We have of the Virgin Mary Of L0rett0
which said to have directly from Heaven Ii is
homey but probably the angel IN Heaven had not
Michael Angelo 10 teac him the soul ptOr art. Laughter
A. ancient times they had the POntfc WaLimus,
We have the Cardinal with his red cap Pope Caigla
the first who offered his foot TO be kissed and this Pagan
practice has been continued down 10 the present time
They also had the ancient VetILs these present
Therefore we have names perOns, and attributes
all from the ancient Pagan Those who have been 10 Pom
pei have the relics and images 10 deceive
people While Twas there, saw marble statue which it
was laid spoke many marvellous Oracles This adeceitiu
practice OF the priests and il is only the practice in
the Pagan age Titus Lyens tells that the Of Juno
wep tears Of blood at approaching calamy and
also that the Of Apollo wep three days and
three nights with large tears similar occasion IL IS
the same the present day. Sixty images OF the Virgin
MARY gave great tears at the approach OF the first French
invasion OF Rome.
The lecturer spoke considerable length upon this head
showing that the uperst0us worship of images and
ancient Pagans The subject Of his lecture this evening
the Jesuits.
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