The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-11
Conversion of Mick Healy.

The bishop of Cork, Ireland, gives the
following account of the conversion and
happy death of Mick Healy, an Irish
peasant of the Roman Catholic Church:
"Well, Mick, why don't you now pray
to the Virgin Nary"
Because it is not in the Book your
reverence"
'"To whom only should you pray,
Mick?"
ITO God only, your reverence"
"Why don't you now confess your sins
to Peter and Paul, Mick Z"
because it is not in the Book, your
reverence.
"Mick, why don't you call the Virgin
Mary Refuge of sinners, your life, your
hope, your advocate, and the gate of
heaven, as Roman Catholics do?"
Because it is not in the Book, your
reverence"
"Who is the refuge of sinners, your
life. your hope, and your advocate, Mick?'
"The Lord Jesus, your reverence.
Chow do you know, Mick"
'Because it is in the Book, your re-
verence."
"Why, Mick, don't you worship the
host which the priest holds in his hands,
as the Roman Catholics do?'
because it is not in the Book, your
reverence.
"Why are you not now satisfied with
Latin prayers ? why don't you keep the
holy water in the house, the blessed clay,
and the blessed candles, Nick"
Because it is not in the Book, your
reverence.
"Why don't you believe in purgatory,
Mick?"
"Because it is not in the Book, your
reverence.
"Why don't you believe that the bishop
of Rome is the head of the Church, and
and the vicar of Jesus Christ, Nick?
because it is not in the Book, your
reverence.
"Why don't you believe that fasting,
and penance, and giving aims can make
satisfaction for your sins, Mick?
Because it is not in the Book, your
reverence.
"Mick, why don't you believe that the
Virgin Mary has power in heaven, and
that we ought to seek her intercessionT
Because it is not in the Book, your
reverence"
"Mick, why don't you believe, as Ro,
man Catholics do, that the Church OF
Rome is the mother and mistress of all
Churches, and that if we don't belong to
her we can't be saved?" ar-0-.r
"Because it is not in the Book, your
reverence"
elbow do you find out what Church
teaches the truth, Mick ?"
'By the Book, your reverence
Glow do you know that the Church
of Rome leads people astray, Mick"
by the Book, your reverence.
Here is an account of the dying scene
The dying peasant, gathering up al
his strength, said, in answer to his son:
"Priest, Micky, trash. mass, trash
litany of the saints, trash purgatory
trash praying for the dead, trash! hell
of the Virgin, trashl"
Then he spoke of Christ and the Spirit
! -IIe said Christ H.-s-all All EetytLint
the sinner could want. Il am, saiC
he "a sinner, great sinner, and Chris
is all and everything to me. Roman
Catholics will be trying" said he, st,
get to heaven their way, but they won
be able; there will be bush in the gap.
This phrase is taken from the Language
of shepherds, abiding to the difficulty o
sheep getting into field, where the onl.
entrance to it is stopped up by thorn,
bush; it is commonly used in. Irish t.
convey the idea of a difficulty that can
not be got over.
care you happy, father?'' said hi
son, thinking, perhaps, according to tn
false teaching of the Church of Rome
that he could not be happy if he died
Protestant.
"Micky, jewel" said the father, ''n
king ever went to his throne so happy a
/ now am, going to my Saviour, the Lor
Jesus Christ"
Mick Healy called the Bible ''the Book. ="
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