Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-23

30, sir, Jesus -CIlflSt anu Ills ulsclpleS Hdfc
not ordered belief in purgatory, they have
taught directly and indirectly, the real ex-
istence of it.
VIII. Prove me any commandment of
Christ or his disciples that orders the people
to pray in an unknOaon tongue.
Here, sir, you deserve much of pity and
commiseration, so will reply to you only
a word Each may pray in his own moth
er tongue. There is no objection to this.
The church prays in Latin thather prayers
ever remain the same. But at the same
time the Latin words which she uses are
translated into the common language, as
you know or as you ought to know.
TX. Prove me any command of Christ
or his disciples that authorizes the Roman
church to make induigences for SINS
l have not yet taken the time dear sir,
to compliment you upon the ability which
shines in the enunciation of your absurd
questions. But this time cannot resist it.
A command which authorizes to make in
dulgences for sins, are forms of phrases of
which the beauty surpasses all praise. [
see clearly, sir, that you do not know what
an indulgence is, and that at the same time
you do not understand what the Roman
church is. | do not wish to give YOU here
the definitions, you will probably under
stand nothing. / am about to endeavor to
make you comprehend it by an example,
for this is certainly the only means, if
means there are. A kind father has a re-
bellious child who dishonors his name
This child comes, asks pardon, and is re-
ceived i'll the family. But the father does
not wish to give him his part Of the inher
itance so long as while he shall not have
etiaced, by his good conduct the Outrages
done to his name All is iast and reason
able in this conduct of the father, without
doubt All, well, the father is God, the
son is man. The Fatherhas been offended
by the wicked son; the latter repents, asks
pardon and obtains it Of God by the initia-
| tive of the sacrament. But he has dishon-
Ored God and he still owes to him satistac-
ton, before he can demand his part Of the
inheritance Then the church, to whom
! Jesus Christ has said, whatsoever We
! loose upon earth, shall be loosed in heay-
en- the church says to him in the name
OF God 4" My son, if thou wilt do such or
such thing will restore to thee all the
rights thou hadst lost, and thou shalt be
able from that time to reclaim all thy
goods" Sir, if you can only understand this
comparison, YOU will see that indulgences
are only correct and conform 10 good
sense. Sir. after having made these de-
mands, to which have Just replied you
finish by saying to Mr. Murphy that you
will be very grateful if you find some one
to reply ~ YOU; pardon me, but believe
| see in that a mark OF terrible prize. Yes
sir, there are some people capable Of reply
ing to you; there are many Of them. How
ever a great number of persons are not ca
pabe of it, although they be otherwise as
well instructed a you; Tor it is one thing
to stammer out obsolete and vulgar Obiec
tons: it is another thing to reply in {
manner sensible, positive and exact. Yor
make no illusion; your knowledge is very
slender; your disdainiul objections very
frivolous, and your reputation resting OF
an equal scattolding, will never be forgot
ten in that YOU have basoly abandoned thu