Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-06-19
sournsIDE ITEMS.

The protestant pulpits at Palmyra
and Tarsus have recently been honored
by the presence and ministrations of .
representative ofthe hierarchy ofRome
that grand old church whose ecelesi- /
astical dignitaries are the lineal de-
scendants Of st. Peter, the deputy
grand master of human souls; the
church that once ruled the world by |
force. and would do SO again If she
could; that crowned and deposed |
kings at her pleasure and longs for OPP |
portunity to repeat the performance I;
the church of the fagot and the stake,
where men and women were burned to
death by the thousand because they
would not subscribe to her creed ; OF
the inquisition whose subterranean
vaults and engines Of torture were en-
ploycd to compel helpless sufferers into
submission to his authority, and re-
nunciation of their faith in God /; the
church that celebrated St. Barthool
news day in l572 with the blood of
40, 900 or more Hugonots because they
would bow their knees alone to God
the church that is now trying to dis
rupt the German empire, and making
herculean efforts to secure the reins OF
power in these United States, and sub
vert the civil institutions of our be-
loved Republic the church that sends
her bulls Of denunciation roaming
after heretics (protestant). and full
inmates thunder for the total annihila-
ton Of the followers of Christ by faith;
the church that prays to the Virgin
Mary and worships saints and images
whose members holdsupremeallegiance
to a dotard at Rome 83 years old May
ID, claiming and acknowledged to be
the vice gerent of God, ami, as the
successor of St. Peter holding the keys
of hell and of heaven the church
whose priests hear the confession of
sins from the people, and for a price
absolve them from guilt; who also
can, for sufficient fee, elevate wick
ed soul from the fires Of purgatoryinto
the celestial city above the church
whose cardinals, the Pope's staff-one
of them (McCloskey) now an Ameri-
can, and residing in New York-en-
ter upon their official duties after
making oath as follows
81, -, Cardinal of the Holy Ro-
man Church, do promise and swear.
from this time to my lifes end | will
be faithful and obedient unto st. Peter,
the Holy, Apostolic Roman Church,
and our most holy lord, the Pope, and
successors, canonicallya and lawfully
elected that will give no advice, con-
sent, or assistance against the Pontiti.
cal Majesty and person that will
never knowingly or advisedly, to their
injury or disgrace, make public the
counsels intrusted to me by themselves
or by messengers or letters from them;
also that | will give my assistance in
retaining. defending, and recovering
Roman Papacy and the Regalia of
Peter, all my might and endeavor, so
far as the rights and privileges of my
order will allow it, and will defend
against all their honor and State; that
will direct and defend, with due form
and honor the legatcs and nunciO: of
the Apostolic See, in the territories,
churches, monasteries, and other bene-
fees committed to my keeping, and |
will cordially cooperate with them,
and treat them with honor in their
coming, abiding, and returning, and
that [ will resist mto blood all persons
whatsoever who shall attempt anything
against them; that will by eUery ,ody
and ece7.y means strive TO preserve,
augment, and advance the rights,
honors, privileges, the authority of the
Holy Roman Bishop, our lord the
Pope, and his before mentioned sue
cessor and that at whatever time any
4 .L:-e I'LL ha loOidod to their pro
= JUDGE, which is ont of my power to
hinder, as soon as | shall know that
any steps or measures have been taken
in the matter, | will make it known to
the same our lord, or his before men,
: toned successor, or TO some other per-
,, son by whose means it may be brought
! to their knowledge. That | will keep
and carry out, and cause others to keep
aud carry out, the rules of the Holy
Father (the Pope), the DEGREES, ordin-
ances, dI>pensatIOns, reservations, pro-
visions, apostolic mandates. and con-
situations of the Holy Pontiff Sixtus
of happy memory, as to visiting the
thresholds of the apostles at certain
prescribed times, according to the
tenor of that which have just reld
through. That I,cW seek out and OPP
pose (persecute aud fight against
heretics (prOtestants) schismatics a.
gainst the same our lord the Pope, and
his before mentioned successors, Uih
every possible efort. etc.
Grand old hierarchy Surely an
epoch has suddenly burst in upon
Palmyra and Tarsus. But perhaps
this priest Of the most high Lord Pope
of Rome has not learned that the hos
FATALITIES Of a protestant pulpit are
only dispensed by the preacher in
charge of it, by the law of his church
and of the land, and that it is gross
intrusion to minister therefrom unless
invited by the lawful pastor. Have
the trustees learned their duty?
June 10, rs. SoUTHsIDER.