Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-10-07
RELIGIOUS TOLERATIOY,

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The Freeman's Journal some tin
since, contained q Paragragh denyir
that the St. Louis Shepherd Of the Va
ley had ever published articles denou
cling the principle ofreligious toleratio
and assertedthat the United States Sci
ators who commented onits alleged
pinions, has been misled. The followin
from recent number ofthe Shepher
oftbe Valley reiterating and defendin
i,s previously expressed sentiment.
tends 10 convict the Journal Of maxim,
statements which facts iwillnot sustain
t-Bap:illemmial. sat al.s stsa !ippi
9"Wellatheh is this doctrine oftolera
tion Christian doctrine or is it mott
Does it come from heaven or hell-frto,n1
God or the deyils Do we see anything
Of it in the Bible, in the fathers, in III.
actions or writings of the saints, in the
treatises ofthe doctors oflthe churchl-
Wasitiheard of before the birth of Pro.
testantisml sHasitnot been condemned
by the council of Constance and repeat.
edly by the Supreme Pontifsl Is i,
more than a convenient theory
got up, that Catholics living amongst
Protestants may meet with less i'll will
Are, not the French Philosophers and
heir dscipleisits most jealous advocates?
Has'iteyer had anymore than a theoie-
ical existence except where it has been
factically impossible to carry into active
fration and principle. which it con-
kns, Was St. Thomas right when he
Y hat, II is amuch worse thing 10 cor
The faith By which life is given, 10
M, then to falsify money, which
= distance tot the temporal lief Did
= correctly from these premises,
! ~ argued that temporal princes
is =. ,.'s Ny punish convicted heretics,-
II boast that tie church never
Sls,s Ind is not her history an open
j. o0o. all may read which we can
b ~ ge would, and of which we
IL ua,. =, y tobeashamedl .s.,,6
Q however, we are not in
}. J. .as0' heretics; and that, if this
q 'o.'0.o bersyived-,hough in
9 ous nl's.S pes tits quite impossible
: s.nSs .,s belief which they care
n dure-ifPers Z i I h. = r.Sn ~. i -.
n s .A.4, =. ietims than its agents;
efore, going to deny
the facts oil hlsto ,,o,hI,no',h.
! Of God and the "a ss'n
9 Church, for what ! :, ! !. :. ~, M
' he temporal. pun $
3 'sA1.sAs !. .a. q. ere matter Of es-
n @ Us do not perse-
IS suss : se they have not
Z qer,ecut,ng Msm a ~ a,,a,. ,,, w., H.,
e :, ., s .,,. 0e, b not do so, or
i. tie cause thdt ,ce ,isI i. =: - = v
"A Poor Mans HH i. A.. -. v
> den. what three thing n,;.hsas a
said, II
aGive me books, healt Z. aI ~ ri
J care for nothing moreD ' n
d l asked a nissr, and ID d
I money-money! 81
J. / asked aiPaupertand ! ,,;;d Eit
l. Bread-bread-bresd! ~ Ii
II / asked adrunkard, and - n,
Y led for strong drink. Iasl ,l,; Of
!, tude around me, and they III ,.s an
: fused cry, in which, I hear II. IN,
twealtb, fame and pleasure. re
1asked poor who had ilo4 4. sv
, character of'an experienced str
f he replied that all his wishes 9 u, ,aI
!, !. in Christ. He spoke seriously, hi.
y ed'him,o explain. He said 81 a lip
sire these three things-6rst, ,li ha'
be found lin Christ; second that rel
+ like Christ; thirdly, that may
r Christi Ihase thought much d
] swer, and the more | think ofit,th rns s'
i, seems. s9.s ~ gis sye ii.
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