Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-01-28

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Some mems minds arc most danger
9 Gus laboratories, The greatest chem
y lists cannotmore easily iuscand chang,
the natures Of different metals, anc
a produce new combinations, then can
those erratic people color, disfgure OF
destroy the plainest and most sacred
principles, or the best known truths
Of history. Like the Florentine foun.
der who broke his horse.mould because
he could not produce the cast Of man
from it, Che forgot to change tho
mould.) So with prejudiced men
you cannot change them, until you
change the mould in which their
minds were cast. You must make
them unlearn nearly all they have
learned. No easy task, indeed for
habit is second nature. Thus we see
intolerance and persecution are inbred
in Rev. Mr.. Williams. His darling
hobby he hates to resign. His porten.
ded flight is more disgraceiul than Mr..
Gilpin's-without bat or wig. Mr.
W. leaves his Bible and religion as
captives
These two stormy letters contain
contradictions. His last complains ~
that ] did not state the question fairly.
! ~ That he is unwilling to turn the
discussion into controversy about
creeds. (3.) The objections were not.
correctly answered. These prievan.
ces will now easily show are imagin
airy.
l. My PROTEST did mention the BIZ
ble and common schools, (see Journal.
Nov. 20, 1869 For instance. prav-
ing at Institutes is called an "unbibii.
cal practice : and again, the first res.
olution would be very proper, if there
was "no praying or Bible reading :"
sour Lord forced no one;" "manv
teachers in common schools and insti.
tutes do the very reverse. and ina.
glne they are pious, when, in fact.
they are disobeying the Constitution
and plain command of their own
Bible" "Besides, common school in.
stitutes should be governed by the
same principles as the Peoples Col
leges.'" The assertion, then, is not
true :-"Not a wcrd is said about the
Bible or common schools" &c.
2. al am unwilling that he should
run the discussion into church doc.
trines." Very modest and truthful
Heconveniently forgets how he vilified
my church in his first letter: "His
system OF Christianity hood -winks the
nnsuspecting-holds in ignorance the
ignonnt;" ''he would hold the consti.
tutions and the whole Protestant pop
ulation amenabe to him and bis
church" i" and Professionalism done ev-
erything, Catholieity nothing. for the
great American nation !" and In the
very same letter, he says he does not
''wish to join issue with any one diff. T.
fering with him in religion !" ga Jewel |
Of consistency" surely.
3. will again answer your obiec. /
tions:
/. "Thcre is prayer in Congress
no parity-no comparison"-r r"puri- /
ty," a misprint, and you added the
word "but, l-"all are free to hear I
the prayer, or not, as they think fit.
Teachers are not on the same footinr -
False statements will do you no good.
Rev. sir. You "stoop to conquer"
and that pretty low, too.
2. "Cbrist founded the Catholic
church men made yours" Well, is
not the answer correct? / blame no
man If he says my creed is man-made.
and his divine, if be only believes il.
3. "Catholics do not force their
creed, " SC, and be could easlly-by a
'bit Of bis mind"-show the contrary.
Why did you not give the ''refatai,"
obsolete, Webster says,) fyou could I
4. "All religious worship is legal"
Would you sanction Catholic devotion
at the Institute No answer.
D. 1--WE are willing TO accord free
exercise freligion." Ii so. why must
persons listen to you aud Others pray
ing or reading the Rible in schools or
institutes
6. "lf VIC are denied the free exer-
else Of our religion, then, as a christian
man, We shall defend the faithD Yes
and your Bible and creed captives at
my mercy now. You could not ven.
ture to say anything in their defence.
| don't strike fallen foe; take them
away; | can dispense with them.
I. 81 said nothing about the Bible"
&c. You forget the splendid "School
Scene that Comedy OF Errors"
'Prof Shoemaker, Rev. Messrs. Buck
ley, Hays, Guyer and overy body may
pray and read the Bible, when and
where they please" This is endorsed
also by "tho little girls, 8 years old
though the law says they should be :
'over sig fiction Of law, suppose.
s. "Ho pleads neutrality for the
aw." You should plead neutrality .
Tor your nonsense. J
8. "'Free will is Gods Great Char. /
ter. That's true" Very well, sir
now do you dare to deprive Catholics !,
IF FREQ will in compelling them to lis
.en TO your praying or reading a Bible
n common schools or institutes
The constitutions and laws cannot
'un counter to Gods law. If the legal /,
officials were Catholics, would you say
he law allowed the "Hail, Mary" to :
DC said, the Saints to be invooated. I
Mass TO be celebrated, or the Catholic
Bible TO be read in schools or ins,i.
utesy asked these questions before, =
'ut you could not answer.
My charge against the Institute I
emains intact il is this; :
You violated the Constitutions Of I
he United States and Pennsylvania, !"
he School laws, and plain command 7
4 your own Bible.
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