Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-20

HiS 10 the present STANDARD. miner was
more truthful than usual, when he admit
ted that Rome ssherself coald aft ord no Sc
curity." Therefore it was that the Re-
forming Clergy went back of the vulg tie,
and translated from the pure fountain of
the Greek itself, and produced the glorious
English Bible, which Notwithstanding the
lpop-5tin of"A Catholic DR.. Doyle icon
Isidered the hottest and aJlest translation
THAT hid ever been produced. ef
Instead Of my opponent, proving where
in the "oriyinal tert' has bean corrupted
by ProtestanLs to suit their creed, he occu-
pies a good share of his last article, in cal
ling me liar! calumuiator &C.; says !
am destitute Of principle and truth urg-
ed on by the devil, aud that he "wll fling
the impudent lies back in my face, BIZ
Hngsgate logic.i My rattle of small arms
around his ears, seems to have ANNOYED
him more than my heavy artillery. Well
he shall hear the great guns again soon.
have had discussions, and epistolery con-
troversy with Priests and Laymen, and
have never so far descended as to tell an
adversary he lied; and shall not in this
case handy such epithels When cease
to write as gentleman, and christian min
lister, shall lay down my pen. ask no
one to credit me any farther than | prove
what [ assert; AS to being urged or By
the Devil in thus defending the Word of
Col, have only to reply, if so, | found
found him in the midst of the Council of
Trent, with Pope's tiara on his head, a
Cardinals hat under his arm, the Pe.llium
Of an Archbishop on his shoulders and a
Bishops croser in his hand. There he
was" in pontifcalibers, mitre ana all.
New to The article of Oct both. Your
correspondent seeks to make good his as
scrtion that his 'cHURcH urges the Laity
to read the scriptures, and seems TO labor
with idea that he has given me this evil
dence before, but that too: no notice Of
it. He says 81 quoted" this. 81 qnote1'
/ hat. Il showed" him the others and then
he quotes some Bishops, and two Popes, as
recommending he parusal of the sacred
writings. Your correspondent has a short
memory if he thinks he produced these
gentlemen before; this is the first time
they have figured in the dramatis person
re, or if they have they have been hiIien
f5vhild som Of tie sle scenes. Bat as
hey are now made prominent character:
shall certainly pay my respects to tlon1 b.
treat them al us so many noJo les
A Chath3lic' knows very web that these
arc only in livifdal opinions, an | recon-
nealations, and that they amoant &c
nothing when in OPP oSilion to 4 genera
toanca, such as Trent. These no dou5t
are men 81 Importance AMI learning in the
Church of Ro'ae but still they are no au
thority against a council. | was called OF
to consult the authorities of the church,
| | have done so, and by the highest author
litv, viz: lie DEGREES of the council. | have
proved that The Bible in the vulgar tongue
without note or comment, and other re
Istrictions,is absolutely forbidden to be read
indiscriminately in the Church of Rome,
and that under severe pains and penalties,
which are aow actually inflicted where
Rome has the power. Under the British
Lion, and the American Eagle, like sub
dued Tiger she sheathes her claws. But
in Sardinia she thrusts men who dare ex
ercise liberty of conscience into dungeons
Knowing general counci!the be to only
authoritive voice in Rome, and its DEGREES
to be the statute Law of the Chrrck5
asked my opponent, when, and where the
ecree of Trent prohibiting the indiserim-
mate reading of The scriptures was repeal
ed, and when, and where opposite one
urgi,sg the Laity' to read them had been
enacted. I can get no reply. The ques-
lion is not what certain Bishops do, undel
certain circumstances; but what says 'the
church" ''Iiear the church" is a favorite
text of popery. want to''hear the Church
by the authoritive voice of council, not the
voice of separate Priests, in their individu
al office.
But, Mr.. Herald, your matter of fact A
merican Readers will want to know how il
is, that some Bishops and Priests appear
to act in opposition to the DEGREES and
Icanons of their church, They have always
Fl heard, from Romanists, that the church Of
Rome is zone and indivisible," but here i,
diversity and opposition. Your readers
must learn something of Jesuitism, which
was established for the sole purpose Of
withstanding Professionalism, to understand
this matter According to Jesuitism e
Iqulvocatlon, lying, and if necessary. oaths
are justifable under certain circumstances
In 1916, Cardinal Wiseman, one of "a
Catholics" witnesses, wrote the "Life o.
Isl. Alphousas Ligouri," and raptuousl.y
Icommends his principles and practices.-