The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-21
The Price Of Absolution.
A PoPIsH DEATH BED sDINE.

eAciaiMeu the priest, In an authoritative
tone, we would be alone to receive the
final confession, and by the aid Of the
blessed virgin, TO administer the las,
consolation Of our holy church to our de-
parting brother
The friends and relations slowly with.
draw; the holy father watches them qui,
the chamber with cunning sparkle in
his eyes, and when he is alone with the
dying man, thus addresses HIM
i, is the viii Of Heaven, my son, tina,
the angel Of death SHOULD set his max
upon thy brow! Ave Marie! Thou de-
sirest the las. benefits and consoling Of
fees Of the church. Are the supports
and minis,ra,ions Of our holy office pre-.
cious to thee nowr
.Sacramen,s ut the church-pains Of
purgatory masses charities the set
,lcment OF my affairs provision for my
family are the only words audible from
the lips Of the dying man.
In what frame of mind dos, thou find
,hyself, my soa, towards our holy religion
resumes the reverend father.
i desire 10 receive the hol ly sacramen,
at thine hand, holy father TO scclre Thy
powerful in,ercessioA with oar L,dy, 70,
-ah. the rc.easc Of my soul from purga-
loryf
Thou has, been a grea, sinaer, my
sou; bu, the power of tse churcn is greaI
Thou ha$t been rcnss in thy observan'
ces; thy penances have been ne glected
aad thy sutterlngs must needs be pro-
p,rtionate; but the latercrss,on OF th'
church is all powerful, and 1t will not b,
rclucd tLee' Doubtless. thou desires
,ha, the worldly possessions thou art alb u
t, leave should be appropriated to the re
Icmptioa Of thy SOL, by prayers and or
iainrd masses Tue line }: thy duty
pI in my sou AMI belle, me thou dos
50 pcsrc it,.
As tie prizes, repeats these words /
All impressive voice, he s'oops over tn
couch OF the sufferer, and, with his ow
sleek hand, ,endcrly smoo,hens the p
10 VS. tina, supp,r, his heal, and hsiei
foi the fjr!hco ang reply.
NV hacicaIa in the south to the pIo'
uses Of the church ,-!kewise my tire
mansions IA the p laza- interest on Il
share mine my property at Tamp'eo
; likewise the ,hirl OF my fortune as test
fed. For the rest my wife and fam
my brother aud -
;. Dos, thou, in thy last hour, offer d
a. vided gift to heaven, lost mani lndii
Ok nan,ly exclaimed the father. Dos, th'
'f' think tha, God, and thou must soon a
). pear before him, will be satisfied with
on 1.-THE OF thy possessons!
IS But my wife ami children =
Isl tell thee again, it will require
:, = thou hast, that the unceasing efforts
an the church may rescue thee from the tt
lures that await thy unhappy soul. ~
we thou still banker after thy earthly rich'
ay and scheme for the sofdld interests oil
- worldly connections! Then pefisa
t.r thine inquiry
to .Wha. will become ol my w'le
ws children! cannot leave them unFro
.ss' d.d for-wi,hout a peso o-without sh
,,r ter!
:" Then embrace the purgatory that
Il yavning for thee! Thy last hou' IS Coz
ven Death is even now dealing with thee.
i i, ,ernal ,orments await thee! Perish, tn
ape in thy contempt and in thy crimes'
.The will Of the church IS mine h
h +. father, for feel that | an dyln2.
op- An attendant is summoned, ana
No. ,ary and his clerk are sent Tor.
our brother is desirous OF arranging
lit worldly affairs, IN the company o'
Nit spiritual adviser, exelains the WHY
- clesiastlc.
corn s The notary arrived; the desired ms
and meut is hastily drawn up, tfemo
nov hand is raised to the paper; and a bro
ut il voice cxclaims. '.Ah, my wlle ana
wing drenr The hand at first refuses to
,Le deed; but more threats ana prom
Con are resor,ed to; and at length 'he y
:" y" :, IS done. Absolulioa III lull Is graz
,.,s. the bug bear os Purga'ory IS "'tHu''
.xa>. the sacramcn, is administered TO tue
dent; lerer: bu, ere the consecrated wafer
ated, melt upon his tongue he dies.
gam; Your money or your life was
..'e" .,rmons Of the English robber' Y
rs. estate or your soul'' is the demand 9
Mexican priest.-1he B"lUarH'
way Fcur.--Brlgadier General Gs
oops, Wallace Jones, Senator IN Congress
at he the State Of Iowa, and Peter A. Lori
) and ESQ. had figh. in Dubuque, on
iTered ,e.day last, in which Jones was CO
.na cn.ycla wed in the face and