The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-10

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hated b those who . not know then.
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|expssIenss = thst sssey, Ansrissa Prbt-
sstant who ever Became ac4uainted with
one II thsn, both loved asd respected
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The history and apology Of that os4sr
has bsen written net only On paper but bu
noaunsals ofsolossal nagsituds, whiDh
they have left Of their esDius In a1n(el
every country spsn every kuewn suhi.ks.
Litsraiure, eloquenco, biblical rseoaEsb{D y,
sducatioB. missioss II Chius, japan aid
Iadia, conversion Of Paraguay and to
Indiana whom they civilized, discovery Of
new countries and rivers. Of that very
Father Of Waters that glides below your
Office. Such were the various occupations
Of that ones powerful order; such are Tie
crimes which they psrpetsated sgainat ~
ciety. Their success in edueatioa b not
desied by Ranks. and their suppression ~
the Parliament Of Paris 10 thus related ~
Sismondi, another Protestant historian,
Who with Sehlosser and Stasck, also Pho.
testants, attribute il to their defence of
Co,holic principles, Of Christian morality.
He says Of the suppression Of the Jesuits !:
1T was not ouly seandalous iniquity, il
Vas an act Of political cowardice, for the
Parliament who condensed the whole
order OF the Jssuits for some doctrines
contrary 10 royal authority, vas the same
body Who the preceding year sanetionsd
rebellion and gave tacit adhesion 70 The
assassination Of the King BY Jacques
Clement. In effect its severity had bat
one object, to render exeusable ils former
opposition to Toyal authority" The op.
position OF the Jesuits 10 Madame de
Pompsdeur, the mistress Of Louis XIV, 10
whom they never ceased 70 repeat. With
John thsBaptist, at is not Lawful, !" is ,
sufficient explanation Of their bssishmep,
from France. A similar uncomp promising
opposition 10 Joseph Of Portugal, whose
court WAS more Mahomdan than Chris.
tan. lsshed him to Vengeance against tha,
order, having expelled it from Portugal,
nit Jet satisfied be wreAked HE ven.
geance on MAlsgrida who was burnt .,
the stake, after trial which Sismoudi
calls natrccious.
When / SEE you and superficial readers
Of history II one time opposing the papaey
and the Jesuits for their advocacy Of
moral principles, and for preachisg them
10 the very teeth Of powerful kings, and
receive from you the name Of fosterera
of rebellion whom on other occasions
! you traduce the popes for putting down
subjects rebellious to their sslawful SOW.
ereigns, cannot help TO think that sueh
eoadocs 10 . significant proof that they
have faithfully performed the task, whict
Providence seems 10 have assigned them
in those turbulent timer, Of proclaimins
right against might and preserving The
san ,sisy Of all Christian institutions thu
temporal power they never have exer
cised for their own sggrandisemeot, ii
tie narrow limits Of the States of tn.
church sufficiently testify. If, followiu,
the example Of Luther, Who tsembles
with fear at the thought Of SO puny .,
enemy as the L,ndgrave Of Hesse -Cassel
permitted him two wissp; snd sfterward,
said in explaining Genesis. GAS to whe.h
er We may have several wives, the Pa
triarchs leave rs completely free /
overawed with fear, the popes bad yielded
one solitary principle what would hav,
become Of Europe
| The imagination is affrighted, says Bal
mez. at the thought Of what would hav.
happened if those barbarous Kings, those
naughty seigncurs, fortified in theiI
castles, clothed 10 mail, and surrounded
| by their timid vassals, had not found 1
check in the authoritp of the church il q
the 6fst glance at . new beauty, II At ths
frst passion which, when enkindled ia
their hearts. would have inspired
them With disgust for their Legitimate
spouses, they had not had the always
present recollection OF an inhsxible au
thority. They could, it is true. load
Bishop with vexations; they could silence
him With threats and promises, but il
the distance, the power Of the Vatican
and shadow Of the s. Pontiff appeared 4
them like IN alarming vision they ther
lost oil hopes; oil struggles became use
less the most violent endeavors woult
not have given them the victory th,
most sstute intrigues, The most humbl.
entreaties would have obtained the sam,
reply Zone with one only, and forever
/ Such IL the task which the Papacy hal
had to fulfill. the maintenance of ever,
correct and morsl principle. now curbiui
the fury Of popular revolte, nov limitins
the power and tyranny Of Kings and
Mobiles tho few stains which may DOS
| sibly have marked the eecutcheon Of ,
series Of Popes during 1900 years, onl,
serve to enhance BY contrast, the beauty
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