Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-03-03

appearance OF Rev. mr.. Williams on the
public stage"-His letters and ''oard"-
The unnanly dodge"
Had 1. knownm my last article was too long.
would have compressed it to your space. do
80 now. The eminent protestant writer. Hallaru,
said Luther "bellowed in bad Latin like his
prototype, Rev. Mr.. w. only "bellows in bad
logic and false statement. From first to last be
has done nothing, only what is called ''oegging
the question -supposing as proved what can not
be proved. The protestant version of tho Bible
tking Jamess) was the first the Constitutions
were founded on it. Protestantism done every
can nation" Catholics '.unequsl'' 10 Protestants
| the effect Of the Catholic .sy STEM This was
your argument Grand display of ibiicaI, his
| toricsl and theological knowledge When 1
rayed the Constitutions and School laws against
you and showed that U. S law, if just. should be
in accordance with Gods charter -Freewiil-''
you admitted that was true" as to q DDS char
tor Ihe rest OF my position you called -'houn-
dering' When since asked how you dared to de-
prive Catholics of free ~iIi in the Institutes by
comPe ling them to listen to your prayers, you
could not 'eondescend" to give any reply The
shetoric of your Gard" like your letters is
Biair's, il is your own-"unmanIy dodge. cloven
foot, hood wink, Heenan and Hyer, taken the
belt" DC. not clerical language. The COM
plants in your Gard are few, STILL cannot say
they have become beautifully less" How was
l bound to know that you did not read regularly
the county papers or, that, it was by the mersst
accidont yo4 saw my protest in the Republican.
and that your first letter was based my charge
as 1tappeared in that spaper, and you conclude
most logically and truthfully that, I departed
from the subject unfairly in mentioning bible or
comm on schools ae l spoke of them only in my
protest a. published In this paper. the 25th of last
November. This bare-facsd statement has been
retuted several times, even if my protest in my
first article in either paper said nothing of the
bible or comm on schools Surely you cannot for
get. or deny, that you ora. niariy procl aimed in
youI frst letter th at Rev. Messrs Hays, Buck ey'
etc.. could read the Bible, whenever. rckeTeuey,
as long as loud they pleased - Your idea of
honorable debate blinds no one. 1t is like your
conception of freedom of conscience-Cathoics
can worship with you and all Others, but. you
thought, U S. law dared not control your in
tolerant and unjust practice 1t is no wonder
that many teachers even in this county still think
they have right to compel Ca hOlic children to
listen 10 Protestant prayer, or the reading the
Protestant Bible. in common schools. when men
claiming to be the % nisters of God conspire with
the State Superintendent Coburn, to pervert the
school law-.FRev W. tried to palm one perversion
on the public. "A large Bible part of the apparatus
of school'-"the Bible text book are two
Others, Is Laws Pa. Coburns manual PIP. rs
S5- 81 J. When the difference in creeds and in the
We psions IA few of which I have mentioned) of
the bible are remembered, any candid person will
admit that claim is just nd consistent because
in Rev Mr.. VS. -'system''-Protestantism
dare not condemn the denomination which deny
he divinity of Christ), if Christ is the founder
He would be then the author Of con tradiction or
hlasphemy
tSee grave theology when once she strays
From mkevoIutonSpsth, what Pranks she plays"
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