American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-05-23
REPLY TO "PEOTESTANT.,

dOIc paper III me issue OF Inc INA O.
May, an article signed " Protestant
and asking for proof that there is q
state into which souls enter, which
is not Heaven nor Hell, and is called
"Pugaiofy."
| waited until now, hoping that
some person having more time and
ability than l have would answer
"Protestant;' but as none has vet
done SO, | will now undertake it in
my feeble way. ! am continually
occupied from daylight until bedtime
IN the discharge Of my duties, ana
have but little time to prepare care.
fully written newspaper articles
/ viii also state that | do not write
this a 'ticle for the purpose of pro,
Fohing any further conHoverSy-but.
tor christian charity and inre8tiga-
tloD. | will prove from the Old and
the New Testament, tradition, and
rom t'le ADMISSION OF some OF the
most able protestant diyines, that
here exists a middle state, or "Pur
fatory.' TO begin with the Old
i'S''n,e'''' we read that Judas
81 80 .'"oe'S sent Twelve thousand
draChmS Of silver to Jerusalem for
-, ~ ''','..' J." nc 'heie" Ior his sol
= y -. : ,''''''' I" "'''1'' an" coHeiudes
- '4''o"2
- ~ t ~ .''['le ,o' q ho,y ana "hoie-
fh9t th.r nav la IansaI f,|3, 4 t,:
siuS.-4 Iioc., T. chan. 46 rcySe
The practice Of PRAYING for the
Head and the belief IN an interma1i
ite state Of souls, are inseparably
connected, since, it is needless to pray
- the saints in heaven, and useless
u pray for the damned in hell. Now,
Know that most Protestants deny
he Inspirations Of the LIST and 2nd
looks OF Maccabees. These are
an&ed among the books of Scripture
i Tertulian and st. Cyprian, both
Wl'2m iIved IN the second century,
II" % 81. hilary, who lived in the
and. These books are also in the
'ePtaaslhi, or Greek Bible, are now :
'ed III the Eastern Church. They
ere declared to be inspired Scrip
ire ~ the Council Of Carthage, a. ,
;. &9G, which sanctioned also the
Nv Iesfaments, such as it is now |
1c,EWHcIc received, and which /
zen for the fist time regularly i
,rmpd volume.
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20 "'' . III an ages, oclleFed '
prayers tor the dead. That they q
%" SO oeIieTe' may he learned from .
~ LNlhs jew; and that they were o
me hab't OF practicing some .
= sIouS llteS fer the reliefof the y
nd ut the time Of st. Paul, is clear !.
gm his first Eni.tIa IA tho Cori, Il
inns T. .,n mot 10 .,.a,a. 49,, Il
mist ~ hi, an,,,,... r,..,''S"', ''''' :,
Ills nraotina ~, ,,,,,, =, o''r"''I"' e.
y -, :" r'"s i"5 lot the n
"I, and as they condemned all y,
Is" doctrines and practices which Il
i-ted in their dav. it clearly fol- IL
Wis that the belief in fine cvistnnco 81
purgatory is not false. and PRAYERS "
{ lie &cad, not wrong. \
We now come to the New Testa r.
sat:
= Christ died for orr sins ho;no -.
t to death in the flesh, but en-. IA
'H'H IN the spirit IN which also re
~ ' ny 'ir''ir' I" 'noSe spirits 10
~ 60 AI'' - T. III
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- 'e'' - ~, "'''i'''e''' nm
- 80 81 'o"' say 5
mere IS Il SIN unto death and
ra j., = ,jn not nrtn Io,tI '" - r, " i +,
VI and sail upriohfconSnass IL =
and there is sin not unto death" wi
iW Lord assures us that T.,
Men must give an account Of -.
m nae word they Spcak."--HdH.
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