, 1876-04-15
A MiRACUL GUS CONVERSE HON.
CATHOLIC rn1EaT aAyEu.
Htts FORK 7ulttf.

MAH"atotG sA''"oot"oh o@t' y 4"'0-Noou*
Easter, l had bccome poeaeased OF nome lloleti-
chi bootts which read with eaqculess, was
tr,o ..,,n ,,rJar .1o han ~ oxaouvn,,,,,,,;o,,
!,ao 'a,'v Nu.4e. ~ ~ 20" =. ~.
From 'tas "on'ou. sno ao1ton nao no'a OF nc
| and lo was not slow IN extending Lis umpire
ovor my soul without allowing mo to pcrcoiv0 It,
Nv depreca I loft of sptrtua1 reading, nv
| rr,vore ~ d.rot,,, N. rns,,r .nd axer ,,,n
,'." 49, .,,sx,s s.aas,a. s1a osa ..s
pfoVsatS, EVon ploua aeFot'on TO the augusE
Virgin, thas good mother whom had learned to
loyo from nv tol,dorpak infancy, waa nban-
tloued. wont no far ~ eyeu to st,in mvself
- ~. ,ts,rm -, ,ha oroa, ~ 11asra. - .,a.,,
" tao nsols ~ su0 4uoou - AieHsou'-A n'0"a
of tho holy scapular, tho only weapon which ro-
mainol to mo against tue spirit of OWL. From
that moment tue presenco Ia nv sot.1 Of tho
auEol OF tiarkuces, disguised al m euRel OF
nci,, ,r.. ro,1,r oora,Jo Er,,, t,.t ,no,r.nt
nsH'' WV .sA''s sal's.n'o. f.om sua' 'oonou' -
"as "ha' ~ ca'tcu PossoHseu BUELL. a' 1eas1, ID
my couS'ctlon. lou Mill form your own 1uag-
tuent on tho nastor from The circumstances nm
about to rel.to in detail. Tho action OF the OWL
/. BY Satanic Attractions-Assurod1y, tue
donon madp no foobla o1rottH to draw ino to
hIn, by painting iu bright colorB tic charms OF
/ an oxfstence iii Which, eulranchlsiug myself
from my vow8 OF ci1nstity, should havo al the
onjoymcnts OF lie. At Mysoro where joys OF
this land prosecuted themselves 10 1no--,SoTo, ~
1t were. ut hnnd In tho hbuBo Of gentleman
whore waB on visit-thia kind Of temptation
hHS3l{9u G11 moro $nE0 GDCq DIT l QQGlAfA tbAk
this ld not moot NTH great succcss. Oftoncr
It MAngalore tic tempter nctad upon my i,l-
agtuaton with mora forro and effect. i ought
10 Hay. howayar, Tint bis most dangerous ns-
eign was 10 iuulnuate himself into nv soil.
d. By a Satanic Ayorsiop-Upon Tic t},pstest
rroto1is concoiYeI aga,nst nv excellent Duhot
n Furious hatred, which. iu the eyout OF siuclo
auences. No ono WHO knows mo, or who hes
known tns venerable preate, would bo abIs TO
persuade himself that this is more natural fnct,
uo himself. wLo wolf kuuvs Tho ratsrnnl afreo.
ton he alwaya llad for mo. and that winch lad
for him III return, will not allow himself to ps-
1r1be to no ANYTHING 10 monstroug, but will as.
sje11 1t to its real auihor. Danitles eyup here l
mIlnt ald, tho onemy Of all good did net accom-
p'ish all lie aimed at. Whom Baw tho good puB-
Tor run in search Of hls lost ahccp-t.iat excel
ieut father coming from afar to recover Lis
nrodyal notl-,u Ipte Of ti,o demon, and although
utiIl remained proteatant, felt ali my hatred
vauish
4 rv p,t,nic r,ra,or.-rvorv finn lin.
onnnoi Tia I,ihlo To fIna tNare neaninr vhjch
"ao s1 II I nnu Snaer :, m ~ III n,Sn ~
lfoly Sort. but which y,orn morcy nv ~ own
hiatnbeinina fejt M II wsrc in ia m}aat ~
Lsillsant liuht. Then intartratstinns Of tho tart
tho ,,,oas forcesl and IN nnnst ridion,ons ~.
no,rn1 ~ ma in ~ na4 nstrai snd .r,,o o,,. ~
Wills tao o,eas obyious souse rocolyod Ly Ill
couosstiopa since tic Apostias nppsa1od 10 mo
= iccnntinn' n MIRO inr6otinu NJ ftnmsmis,n Nv
nr,estrrnft Tnr iostnncn tho vnris .u,,nar
hnnn petTam " pnt,nrstnnd ~ Jceus E1,rist ~
ferod cutie natural u1oan1pg 10 mo. anul,el Ia
IL. Potor. thsy ecomcd absurd ,1onsonso' firth
to eay. wn. he ooor oreat,,ra of wi,nm a.. ra,,i
aneoks. ..-tnat il to nav. rnor fon,ith mn wi,s,
aYinT refnntod tlin taanj{uus al tia donIor, m.
uointou by Josua UGrisI. had no other maatsr
thnn The tgacLer Of l;os. gnd ths lattar lad M
fssciuatcd mo AZ to hayc persuaded mn ti,as tho
rone. tho Bisllopu tl,e prests tbc rciirioms
xaro iii act,atn,1 by mot,roa of arnt,.,r a,,d hw
pocrjsy; that shoy refunsd to encourage suo1c,
Their adheTontg tie roading Of tho Hills only 10
hect, than in darknosn ana irnnrancn. thnf In
sI,ort tLny vcro no 1noro worti. tban ,araa
nrf.atu ' '~e'4
4. Dy q gatanic Aesistauco-Arlant longing
to propagate my new doc.rnon, l bunod nlync!f
night and day ut composing sermons iron, q
TINT this work caused mo scasca!y any trouble.
| oxpc,IenceI. on the contrary. in iurrodihjo
fuciIity. Whethor during tho day or in mr. night
dreams tdoas flowed into my miud, and 1t seeu1-
cd as il / had ou|Y 70 open nv mouth fol t!oola
to ias,,o thonce Of sublime and altogether spon.
tanco1tu oloduouco.
s. f3Y a Satanic Personal---very. time nit foot
in a Protestant templo, mud (Which only bofcll
commuutou, felt mysolf tjllcl viii, epir1tuaI
conuplat,onB,- -dcccpt,ve consotat,oua which cnuid
plunge NV HouI doe;lor Into error lowing after.
ward ntu9ht but terrible d.smay; oupty COM
oven asac,t bin aacorloial character. '''>' ''~'
6, By a Bataniu Trido-Imtuodlato p,Ido sveIl.
cd within mo 10 a,,ch point that fapcied my
self to 10 capable not only OF rofuttpg nv
Bts,,op, but s!so .hs greatest doctors Of tho
Catholic Church, all Of whom l regarded with
profound and contempsnons plty.
Z. III shprt, by SymPathies antE Antt,mthlos
altogcthor Satanic--I felt myBolt irtesjstibIy
drawn toward everything that saa 1'ro.cstant,
but l oxperiencsd u strange aversion for every
thing Catholic. contd road hcrotical books
night and day without fatigue 10 rend a ioY
lines Of Catholic work exhausted nil nv force,
Tho right Of religious service celebrated hY
rsotes,ants tloolnd my soul with delight; thai
OF 4 Catholic Oh hts kuaos was punishment to
nlo. ate.
In all these fea!urts do you uot 1ecoeaizo. nv
good fatlur. tlo syl upirit with llia works Lot
mo add that, tn spfta ct lilo charitable efforts Of
many pr1osts, Of my paronts, md Of nv friendn'
Psotestantinm strengthened iss bold On mo day
by day, up to tho worry momont Of NY sudden
mud comp!eto conversion. Tn to that momont.
| ia fact, Whenever gaw pIous persons rInylnv
for my conversion ttl,cro waa III our house lit.
Ito o5atory, whore prayers we1o often olfofel
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