American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-08-25
NUMBER 8.
From thc american Messenger.
Taac immaculate C0uCaption.

From The american Messenger
Taac immaculate Conception.
Jesuitism is triumphant at Rome
The great question of the Papi8ts in
our age is settled. Pope Pho Nino
has virtually decrced that Mary tho
mother Of Jesus, was nota daughter Of
Eve; and the inspired record of The
miraculous birth of Christ is interlopa-
ted by Papaljugglcry SO as to embrace
the dogma of the sinlcss generation Of
Mary. A doctrine never thought Of
or limited by Christ, or his apostles, or
any sacred writcr--nay, contravcncd
by the whole scope of Scripture teach
ings, and rcpudiated by the fathers;
which even the Council Of Trent dar-
ed not endorse, and which the most
courageous Of the popes and counciIs
have shrunk from declaring, is made in
this noon Of the nineteenth century, an
article ofreligious belief, TO be received
by all the faithful on pain Of eternal
Ircprobation. ..
No wonder that the pope should feel
the need Of u strong array Of mitrcd
heads to aid him in this crusade against
the Bible and the common-s6nse of
Christondom. Fifty-four cardinals, for.
ty-four archbishops, and 400 bishops
and other dignitarics were present.
But when the Bible represents Mary
as rejoicing in Good hel. Saviour" all
che popcs and cardinals in the world
cannot make out that Mary ever sinncd
and hence never needed Sayiour-if
they wait eighteen hundred years more.
When tho Bible teaches that aU have
sinned, all the iesuitism Of Rome can
not secure convenient exceptions by pa
pal DEGREES. When the Bible says
there is but "onc Mediator" it requires
something beside the canons Of the
Vatican, or the cnnons Of St. Angelo,
to create hundred more, and to en-
stall Mary as their chief in the stead
Of her adorable Son. No wonder that
Popery hates tho Bible & keeps il from
its victims Tor the Bible hates Popery
land would keep the people from its
grasp. Jt even stamps with formal
ccnsre this crowning act Of Mariolutry
and replies as Of old to tho voice that
cries, "Blcsscd is tho womb that baro
thee, . Yea, rather blessed are they
that hear the word Of God and keep it. " .
! The Saviour himself disowus The de-
cree Of his pretended yicc-Bcrcnt!
OF the effect of this new dogma Of
Rome, it. is too early to speak. Per-
haps it may provo the feathers weight
too much, that breaks the camcl's back.
Among the moro enlightened Catholics
III this country, it cannot but produce d
feeling Of humiliation and shamc-per-
haps Of disgust andrcbclion. In Great
Britain, it may put an end to tho CO.
quctry Of Semi-Protcstants with the
mother Of harlots. Tn France tits ike
| iy to be received with the Indifference
which extends to cycrv thing religious;
unless indeed it should afford occasion
for Napoaon III. to accomplish some
project Of his own as counterpoiso to
to the ambition Of Pious TX. TT TIA
| ly, the DomiHicans, and all the follow
crs Of Thomas hquinas, dcnouncc tho
immaculate Conception dogma, and
may give their Franciscan and Jesuit
antagonists some new. idea Of the aGaity
of holy Mother church, 1t would not
be strangc if the ambition of the pope
rs theologian should as much miss its
aim in 1854, as it did in the character
OF n political leader in 1848: or that
the measure which was intended to per
pCtuatc his power over fhc O-Ostratc