The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1858-12-02
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pause the Bible came on the tapis The Cath
olcs, she said, objected to the Bible Not so
much as you imagine, was my answer We
have also the Bible, said |, and more complete
one than Protestants have began, myself, to
get q little excited, and then added that the
Latin version we followed was made, at the end
OF the fourth century, by most eminently
learned man, named Jerome thoroughly ac-
quainted with the Hebrew, Syro-C haldaic, and
Greek languages Who having at his COM
mand Origens Hexapla which was burned in
the seventh century, and many other resources
now lost to the world was better qualified to
make good version of the Bible than men liv
ing at the beginning of the seventeenth century.
The good lady had not much to say she was
dlspleased with my way of reasoning, and to
revenge herself, as it were, she told me ec Gb-
1upto: But you, Catholics you worship ina
ges." | looked at her and discovered, in the
play OF her features, that this assertion was in
tended as an insult. rejoined, that no Cath
ohc worshipped images. Eyes you do" was
the reply. | denied it second time, adding
that | knew full well she was told SO by some
ministers but that it was lie, and that min
listers accusing Catholics worshpping images are
either utterly ignorant of the Catholic creed on
the subject, or liars of the deepest dye ut
tiers, and not to my sanity opponent. 1t was
now high time to put stop to a conversation
that had, by degrees, drifted away from the field
OF friendlness. The place was too hot for me
in every respect took my hat and reached
the street by the kitchen door, though Mrs.
Sellers invited me to leave by the parlor door,
which favor / refused, being rather in hurry
to lind myself in a cooler atmosphere.
Thus | appeared to leave the house like
thief but did not enter it like thief Three
or four weeks had elapsed since that second and
last conversation with Mrs. Sellers, when was
called suddenly to dreadful account for it by
f. 7. Sellers, the lady's husband, in the most
outrageous manner referred to above. AS
man of honor, | vouch for the truth of the main
parts Of this my statement.
/ have already trespassed too much Upon the
columns of your paper allow me to add few
words more as a corolary. have now passed
five years but four months III Larnbertvile. /
have been visiter in some of the most rcspec-
table families in the borough, and | have even
had the honor to be admitted to their table.
Now / make frank appeal to them all, have
[ been in the habit of speaking about religion,
when in their company have | not rather
avoided, with the grentest care, all kinds of con-
troversy? their answer shall be complete refu-
tdt1Ou Vi MIS-. SGLGF CdIuHiileS, DIS IeStTu W
me, and if | have spoken on the subject of reli-
gion at Mrs. Sellers, it is because | was forced
into it. / trust that every honorable man in
Lambertville will exonerate me of the charge Of
having sinned against Mrs. Sellers, whilst l
have been myself sinned against in the most
brutal manner. God forgive my aggressor, as
forgive him. F. L. w. j.
Pastor Of the Catholic Church of Lambert
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