American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-11-29
ESTABLISHED IN 1926.

not worse than Paganism, is at least as bad.
With customary recklesshess, when this
charge was made, the anti American news
papers with one accord denied it. In
turning to tile foreign news column Of one
of the very papers which contained the
denial, found the following proof Of the
practice 50 late AS May, 1855;
NAPLES, May 2a.
Vesuyus is still, OH the 24th day of the
eruption. as active almost as it was on the
I first day. For many years it has not been
[ known to continue so long in activity In
the direction Of 81. Jovie the steam has
become hardened and flows no longer
In the direction Of st. Cercola, however.
it is still running over the old bed, and
has passed beyond Pizzilo. There was
a grand fete at ST. Georgeo di Cremona,
nea? st. Jovie, on Saturday last, in honor
OF the saint to whose influence is attribut-
ed the stopage Of tie lava in that direction.
His Majesty WAS present, and the Cardin-
al preached, giving our patron saint due
honor on the occasion"
In reading the History of ireland pre-
sttie the holy bell Of Macnamara' did
not escape your attention; upon which tho
peasaniry were sworn in preference to the
Bible or tile cross, wnen it was deemed
necessary TO impress them with high re-
gard for the sanctiy of an oath.
From an old religious magazine, pub
lshed in 1882, extract LIST OF EXTRA
ORDINARY RELICKs, SHOWN WITH GREAT VEN
GRAFTON AT THE CHURCH OF DoBERAN, IN
TIE DUcHY OF MEcxLzNgCRG, TWO MILES
FROM THE BALTIC.
|. A small quantity of fax which the
Virgin Mary had for spinning.
2. A bundle Of hay which The wise men
| of the east left behind them at Jerusalem.
8. A bone of Ignatius Loyola, The foun-
der of the JesuiL's order.
4. A piece Of poor Lazsrus's garment,
found at DIVES door.
5. A bone of St. Christopher, his Shoul-
der blade, and the first join, Of his thumb.
6. 4 piece OF linen cloth, woYe by Ma
rvs own hands.
L. piece Of the hdai Belonging to
the fifth mentioned in Tobit.
8. The napkin which the bridegroom
made use Of At the marriage in Canaa.
g. A part of Joseph's garment which he
|
10 Part of Judas's bowles, which gush-
ed out as lie burst aSunder.
H. The scissors with which Della cut
of SIMPSONS hair.
1g. A piece of tile apron which the
butcher wore when he killed the calf upon
the return Of the predigsl.
l3. One of the five smooth stones with
whiah David met Goliah.
IA. 4 branch OF the tree on which Abb
salon WIS hung BY the hair.
: IS The stone with which Zipporah cir
cuncised her child on the road.
16. The heads of St! Thomas. st. Panl
/, and s.. Peter, with piece Of Peters fish
ing net. 2.
n B. A quill from the Angel Gabri-
els wing was stolen but few years since
out Of the church. ,
At other places they succeeded in get
ting "eigt arms Of St. Matthew. three of
, ST John. and an incredible number af ST..
Thomas a Beckett; they have the ark. and
+ rod OF Noses; the table on which the Last
Supper Of the Savior was Instituted on the
alter of the Lpnteran are the heads Of St.
Paul aud ST. Peter, entire; at S..Petsr' s
church is the cross OF the penitant thief, the
lantern of Ju las, the tail Of BalGm's asa,
d. &c.
That sdch revolving and disgusting su =
g perstitions are repudia!ed by many Amer
lean Catholics is undeniable, but these ex-
i, ceplions do not excuIpate the church, and,
!. as have before ssi they would not bo
recognised as Catholics in any lsId wherd
the power of the Pope is established. View
ed in the light OF politics alone, these idol
atries need not command very great atten:
! tisn. It Is the intrignes-the inferance
: in elections, and the unrepitting eSertions
Of the priesthood to obtain political power
y against which it is most necessary to guard
Lq Fayette warned US ''if ever tho liberties
=, Of this country were destroyed it would bs
by Romish Priests" The accuracy of thu
statement having been of question, and La
: Fayetto himself claimed as a OnthoAc.
professor Morse sought for its confirmation
! in other writings of tnat iilustrious man.
, 1t will be seen that the declaration was pre-
+, cisey in accordance with his settled and
maiured convictions.
In speech delivered in 1891 in the cham
bers aulmadverting on the conduct OF the
old government, whose overthrough some
menibets Ind affected to regret, La fa5stt6
Il says in answering the solf proposed ques-
il ton. What have we to regret? Then dis
: appeared that clerical corporation, whicIrj
e While i exsrsised every species Of influence
- and refused to pay any share Of public cod
i tributions, was necessarily increased. No
d part of its immense wealth was ever alien
ated, but it WAS all distributed in it's own
d class, in an inverse ratio to labor. The law
Il was party int he exeetion Of vows too
: often compulsory, and France was covered
n with monastic orders devoted to foreign
o CHIEFS $The clergy levied at once con
0 tributions from the rich and the poor, and
u in its secular Organization was so wholly
e given over to worldly indoleuoe that the
: laboriIg ministers we're but an insignificant
i portion of VIII was called the first OF the
!. S,ota y
e ~ Whdi, then, are we 10 rs.
: gret? Have we to regret the religious in
n tolerance which doomed great portion OF
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