The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-07-26
ATTACKS ON cArHoL1c1sn.

DR.. Bellows, some years ago, puDllshed
.,ries of sermons which bore internal evil
&pnce of a struggle in his own mind as to
the soun6ness of the theological principles
ID which 10 vas attached. Subsequently,
- the Lssal Christian, of which he is
oditor, he exhibits the inherent defects and
&om these and other proofs, one might
easily be led to infer that the doctor was
not far from the true path. Indeed, the
reverend parson had stated the darkness
and misery of his own situation in language
-se-bold and unequivocal that the logical
conclusion seemed inevitable. But, as in
the case of thousands of others, he stopped
short of the goal Nay! as if to atone for
his temerity, he goes to the other extreme;
and although he once said "that his own
denomination had more sympathy with
Catholicism than with any other form of
religion" he now uses the most vituperative
language in denouncing " that form of re-
igion," as will be seen by the following
extract from his recently published travels:
Roman Catholicism, weak in every
member, is prOdigiOus in its total effective
ness, because it is a unit. 1t is quietly
ileizing America, piece by piece, State by
State, city by city. In n new State like
Wisconsin, for instance, it has the Oldest
college, tbs largest, theological school, the
churches; sad what is true of Wisconsin, is
equally true of many other Western States.
Professionalism, with hundred times the
wealth, intelligence, public spirit, and ad-
ministrative ability, by reason of its secta-
rian jealousies and divisions can have no
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place in Legislative grants and in public
policy. The Irish Catholics spot the men,
bers of State legislatures who vote against
the appropriations they call for, and are
able III our close elections to defeat their
return. Representatives become servile
and pliable, and Romanism hourishes. A
Quaker gentleman of wealth, in the West
(the story is exactly truc,) married n Yer
mont girl who had become a Catholic in 6
nunnery where she was sent for her educa.
ton. 1t was agreed that, if children were
given them, the boys should be reared il
the faith of their father, the girls in that O
their mother. The Vermont mothe, gaue hel
husband ten girls, bit nerer son! Eight o
them grew up Catholics, married Influential
men, and brought up their children Catho
lies, and in some cases brought over thei
husbands, and so the Roman Church wa
recruited with Protestant wealth an,
Quaker blood to a vast extent. SO mucl
for sending Protestant girls to Roman
Catholic scminaries, and then complainin.
that SO many Protrstants arc lost to tn
superstitions of Romansm, There is al
apathy about the Roman Catholic advances
in the United States among American Pro
testants, which will, finally, receive terri
BILE shock. There is no influence ut work il
America so hostile to our future peace al
the Roman Catholic Church. The next
American war will, | fear, be religion,
war-of all kinds the worst. If we wish t,
avert it, must take immediate steps to or
ganise Professionalism more efficiently, and OF
less sectarian ground"
That "Vermont girl, who had become
Catholic in a nunnery," ought to have beel
ashamed of herself. Only think of it! 9Th
Vermont mother gave her husband tel
girls, but never SOM" Tell it not in Ben
son Publish it not in the streets of Bur
lington! Surely DIR. Bellows is character
istically employed in blowing up the Gree
Mountain girl Seriously, is this intende
for sober argument, or may it not be take
for the ebulition of a fanatic of the Yanke
convent barning school!
As Jewels lose their glory If Daoloo4.l =.