The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-13
COMMUNICATION.
SUMMERHILL TWP, May Q, 1877.

again last week in the Freemdn Wishing to be
little from n'es An LIZ no WI. piIsGi. ~ & ne
from the lips of Mr.. Maggie, loses its effect, and
hempen sack.
Mr. Maggie completely loses sight of his slfb-
! o5ti ye0tI ne n oegtth Dy deiending MISS Black
! now he is engaged abusing Catholics and their
,yi naf rms may gr.tliy ms own deslrss; DI
! or convince anybody that he himself has a
sound mind Let me now bring him back TO
! the subject in dispute. by putting to him three
questions, which embrace the matter OF our
other point is introduced
! l. Did Miss Black NEEDLE with religion in the
pT19lo scn3oi enc ~ one GiQ. GontraTy 10 tneir oT n
! annoyed the scholars with her prayers, and in
/ yited the Lutheran preacher of Wilmore to
/ hold religious exercises in the school, and the
/ Rev gentleman readily complied The preach
/ er told me this himself.
IL. Had Miss Rack, as a teacher in the COM
! mon schools, z right To do these things! hold
/ all denominations OF CHRISTIANS, are taxed for
/ the common schools, and all should have equal
/ rights and privileges i'm them. No sect should
/ dare 70 introduce its tenets.into them, much
! less attempt 10 force its doctrines the chill
! dren of the rest of the community. if the re-
ligiOn of one sect be allowed to be practiced in
! the public schools, all other denominations
! Jews as well as Christians justified in de-
! manding and insisting upon the same privileges
| for their respective creeds. Grant this general
! permission and you viii have nice time of il.
/ tionahle, and instead of allowing anybody 10
! undertake to defend her course, she should
I
| ded, and to this community, which she has dis
! tul bed by her conduct.
/ nicationS tnat appeared in the Freeman over
/ her name? She is not. 1 have already shown,
not compose them, and will do no more now
than refer the reader Miss Blacks own letter,
one that reads that epistie will not only con-
clude that Miss Black mas not the ability to
engage the services for years of such q teacher
in a public school; Our people have been inn
posed upon, ana the result Is that their children
have learned but little, although teachers have
been paid TO instruct them.
hope Mr. Maggie will attend to the main
question hereafter, and either show that / am
wrong, or else acknow ledge that bc is in error
lies is no reply 10 me, and the public not so
shallow-Inindcd as not to see into the matter.
but, as his statements are false, we must regard
Mr.. Maggie either ignorant or vicious. We
pidity pity his malice when he represents il
TO under false cOIors. The caIuInnies he
urges have been often urged before, and are
pagiariSmS as far us he Is concerned.
l will now briefly pursue MIR. Maggie in order
TO take notice of some of his assertions. Lu-
thcruuisn, he says, had its foundation in Christ.
This do not believe, and L will tell him why.
Christ established one religion, and that existed
IN every age since II was est4 b!lshed, ana VIII
continue to exist to the end OF time. Lutheran
ism, however, WAS never heard Of before the
niteenth century: II ls clear, therefore, that
Christ is not its founder. There was never a
Lutheran preacher before Luther. No nation,
no people no lhuE iuitiiI ever proteSSe1 1t dur
ing the first fourteen hundred and more years
tion, and am satisfied that MIR Maggie cannot
show me that am wrong. Martin Luther, an
I! bad, was really and truly the father OF Luther
9ntsm, and Il is but proper that a religion
founded by him should be called after him, as
a child is named after its parent. God forbid
that should die in such a religion.
Luther gained some of the petty princes Of
Germany over 10 the new-Tanglcd creed, not
because he convinced them ii It's truth. but by
the promise of temporal gain. just listen TO
Schiller, 4 German Protestant, and, 1 think
also Lutheran: The rich piJuldcr Of rnondStic
itstttl.tioLts n!ade TIE Ret0fm0ttgn GttTGctire ia
The eyes OF princes. The same schiller also de-
property al Catholics"
Lutherauism also employed the sword to
propagate its tenetS- Luther himself was an
ayowed advocate of persecution, as any one
VINO ever read ms writings Il fully aware Of
why 10 IcG not tGU upon those" he says, 'c1td
not gire oyer tiH battle oar hands la .tiAir
btJOdy' Aud, addressing his disciples, or rather
urging them tc perSecute, he says: As tong
there 1rU rest drop Of blood in UOur Ueils pursue
ahlc pcasantS.' Now, Mr. Maggie, did Luther
anism ever persecutcY You should not have
introduced the subject of persecution, for
''those who live in glass houses should not throw
stones" Why, sir, youc sect, just springing in
to life, not only prosecuted the Catholics where
ever strong enough to do so, but likewise other
Protestants denominations that refused TO be-
lieve in Lutheranism. Listen again to Schiller
"LItthcTdIs JaT rom cUtHciL:g tolcrd7H spirit
l01rer erc,i d,5ljrcsseG the CGlrl,stss' The fact
is that Lutherunism dEonchcd Germany in blood
and if my opponent is ignorant OF the fact, it
only proves that his carly education was sadly
neglected. Perhaps the poor man bad the mis-
fortune to be placed in lis youth under the tu-
tilage of IL teacher like Miss Maggie Black.
The testimony produce to substantiate facts
is Protestant, and on that account has special
/ weight / could also show the would be female,
/ similar authority. that IutheranIsT is fail
ure and betrays signs OF weakness in every part.
and that the Catholic Church il full Of life and
youthful VigOr, and is destined to see the end
of Lutheranism, as she saw its commencement.
In conclusion, would say to Mr. Maggie, that
rather than expose himself further, or longer
persist in making his protcgCa subject of laugh
ter, he should inform the public through the
VrR 1 nnnlIG
Tended with any show of deccncy. Should he
not follow this advice, we will see who will have
reason to regret it. Now is the time for him to
make known to the public that he is a and
not woman. Let him lay aside the mask of
hypocrisy, never again to assume it, and let him
speak with the spirit Of a man and in the Ian
guage of Il gentleman, and his fmprudent course
heretofore VIII be forgiven and forgotten
SOLTERO.