Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-02-06

doubt and mystery to attend the ways of
men! II is the gant Of fact. This is a matter
of-fact world, and in order to act well in it,
we must deal in matter-of- iact.''
ROMAN CATHOLICISM IN AMERICA.
Read the following extract from a Roman
Catholic paper of wide circulation in Western
New York, edited by Father Oertel, of the
Roman Catholic persuasion. Says he:
ssWhoeycr undertakes the spiritual power
of the Church in the United States, wanders
in a fearful labyrinth. We have not only scv-
en- Archbishops, thirty-thrce Bishops, and sew
onteen hundred and forty Priests, all in the
service of the Pope and the Church, bat we
have also thirty-one colleges, thirty-seven
seminares, and a hundred and seventeen fe-
male academies, all founded by the Jesuits,
bringing danger and death to unbclicf, and
mischief to American Know Nothngism and
radicalism. And the hierarchial band, which,
like golden thread, surrounds forty-one do
ceses and two apostolic vicariates,and stretch
es from the Atlantic Ocean to thc still waters
Of the Pacific and maintains an invisible, secret,
magnetic connection with Rome-this Hierar-
chy is to us sure guarantee that the Church,
perhaps after severe struggles and sulierings,
Will one day come off victorious over all the
sects Of America. 1t is computed that there
are at present, more than two millions OF
Catholic inhabitants in the United States, who
are baptised and confirmed Catholic soldiers
of the Lord, and who, at the first summons,
will assemble in rank and file. Then Will men
not undervalue the power of the Catholic
Church in the United States. l will scatter
sand in no ones eyes, and therefore 1 stand
folth openly, and directly declare, that the
power and infgence Of the Catholic Church
are stronger than mahy believe. Whoever
doubts this must be either fool or bIind.'
We learn further from an Incidental remark
in the same article, that the Catholic Church
last year, had already eighteen hundred and
twenty-four churches, and at present the num-
Der is still larger; that besides Cincinnati, St.
Louis, New Orleans, Charleston, Georgetown,
and New York, which an article in the ALI
gemine Augsburg Zcitung, on the same sub
ject, designatcs as the 5ulwarks of the Cath
olic Church in North America, Baltimore, the
metropolitan seat, the headquarters of the
Fathers of Redemption, who there have their
provincial, is Catholic division; that Phila-
delphia with its Jesuits, Redcmptorists, Au-
gustnes, and with its distinguished clerical
seminary, possesses rich churches and the re-
gard of the ruling clerus; and that Pittsburg,
Buffalo and Milwaukie are each the residence
of Bishop sswho, without noise indeed, but
with astonishing results, labors in his widely
extended diocese, but who is surrounded by a
| clergy as distinguished for wisdom as for zeal
and self sacrifcc.''
Father Oertcl thus presents the great and
disciplined army of his willy church and then
turrs to upbraid the miserable hcretics, who
| hesitate to worship his relics and be overawed
at his mummeries. How long Sons of Amer
| lea, will this intriguing and ambitious Catho-
! lie priesthood permit us to rule our own coun-
! try? Archbishop Hughes has already notified
us, that if we don't like Romansm, we must
move out of its way.-Conn. Courant.