American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-01
Ch6~ Hhclxe6.
A nrllIiant Suggestlon.

The Catholic Telegraph thinks the bus
mess mems prayer meetings, not busi-
ness places in the way Of salvation. AS to
securing salvation. aud the mOdus opsran'
di. the Telegraph says:
Catholic faith alone informs us in detail
of what is to be done, and the Church
alone furnishes the means for doing it.
Here is the suggestion:
"Instead of aimlessly beating the air, by
holding these meetings and making cello
uuent prayers" for what they know not.
let the ''business men, 90 TO the nearest
priest act a catechism, study the articles of
the Greed, tie Lords Prayer, tile Ten
Commandments, and the Seven SacramentS,
and learn precisely how to save their souls,
and thence forward devote themselves to
the practice of what they learn"
We clip the above from the Cincinnati
Commercial, and have simply to remark
that we look upon Catechisms, Creeds and
the Seven Sacraments, as the selfish views
of finite beings, and far from being de-
scriptive of the duties Of man, to his fellow
man. The Lords prayer and the Ten
Commandments, when rightly understood
comprehend the whole duties of man. We
are satisfied with the exposition of Christ
and his Apostles, anl have long since a.
dopted the following texts as the rule oil our
faith and practice, Whatsoever ye would
that men do to you. do ye even SO 10
them, for this is the law and the Prophets" "
We are commanded to Glove the Lord our
God, with all our heart, soul, mind and
strength, and our neighbor as ourself, "
and the Apostle saith: "Thls is the love
Of God, that ye keep his commandments
and again Christ says when speaking oI
the final judgement:
"a. "Then shall the King say unto thom on his righ
hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit thu
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation OF tn
IS. For was an hun gered, and ye gave me meat:
was thirsty and ye gave me drink: was stranger an
49, Naked, and ye clothed me was sick and y
visited me: was IN prison and ye came prto me:
Lord when saw thee an hungered, and fed thee,
thirsty and gave thee drinkY
20. when saw we thee stranger, anu tooh 'neo III
or naked, and clothed thee?
80. OF when saw we thee sick, or in prison, an
came unto thee?
10. And the King shall answer and say unto them
Verify say unto you lDasmuch as ye nave done
unto othe least of these my brethren ye have don
II unto me. . 49,,
Al Then shall he say unto them on the LETT han'
Depart from me- We cursed into everlasting fire, pre-
pared for the devil and his angels:
~. For was an hungered, ana ye gave me no III ea
was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;
a. l was a stranger, and ye took me not 1n' naSe'
visited me not.
A. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lor
when saw we thee an hungered, or athurs or slral
ger, Naked SICK or in prison, and did not mini
ter unto thee? .
As. Then shall he answer them, saying Verify SO
unto you, Inasmuch ye did it net unto one oil u
least of these, ye did it not to me"-lMatthew, 70
Chapter.
These. with scores Of similar declarf
tions Of ChristAnd his Apostles, satisfy
that the great duties of man are to ode
Justly, love mercy, walk humby" an
keep uouing; as for going to the neare
priest, getting catechisms, studying the
ticles OF the Creed and the Seven Sacri
ments,- we look upon it all as bore, an
exhort our friends to "get wisdom, try a
things and hold fast to thatwhichiS good
and in the end we think such, and such o.
ly. will be able to respond to the call
"Come ye Blessed"