The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-07

missionaries in Mexico by Catholics,
want little more light thrown on |
the subject, and would wish Mr.. r |
to furnish me with the facts. 1 know |
something about that that might, to
use q western phrase, revive the
cookies of his heart. can also fur
nish him with more than one chap
ter of Protestant, especially Presby-
terrain, prosecutions of Catholics.
Bnt suppose that l had admitted
all these perseeutiOns, could have
justified the Catholic church by
proving that those put to death
were heretics and as such were
rightfuIly put to death, because
they destroyed the souls of men,
which was worse than numbering
their bodies (Rev. Mr.. RS: letter.)
This might be Presbyterian doc
trine, but Il is not Catholic faith.
BY this candid acknowledgment,
the Rev. gentleman has saved me
for the present, the necessity of en-
tering on the horrible facts of per-
secutIon by the Presbyterians; for
this Is the avoWed doctrfne Of Pres
byterianism, aye, It is . positive
commandment Of Almighty God
that Presbyterians are bound "to
remove all false worship and all the
monuments of idolatry." II, there
fore, they are bound TO do this by
the commandment of God, what
other religion will remain after they
have begun "tO keep the command
ment 2" every other religion but
their own is a false worship, and as
they are bound to remove all false
worships, it follows that they are
bound TO remove all other religions"
beg pardon of my fellow chris
tians fer the above and the follow
ing words thew are called forth by
Rev. Mr.. RS remarks, and although
the expressions Of truth, l should
never have uttered them but for his
unprovoked diairibes.
| will state now a fact, and am
prepared to meet it with proofs. In
every country in which Presbyteri-
anism has prevailed and become SUI
! preme in political power, its doc
trines have sanctioned persecution,
and it's hands have been stSined
with blood. If their doctrines had
authorized the persecution of only
Catholics, it's advocates might claim
sympathy from the other protestant
denominations; ;. but the fact is that
all sectswere aliketo it. Ifasked to, 1
shall furnish practical exemplifica-
ton of the doctrine that turns the
magistrates into nursing fathers OF
the church" puts the heretics to
death, in Holland, by the block in
Geneva, by the stake in new Eng
land, by hanging and burning; in
Switzerland, by drowning. etc.
"Take heed that ye break not our
Ecclesiastical laws, for then ye are
cure to stretch by the halter"
Ahi Mr.. r., if you call upon nae i
will give yOu square answer. 1t
will not be like the reply you have
produced. Whatever 1t is, we all
know what It is nolan answer to
my letter. You mistook your sub.
iect when you promised to defend
1t. Talents superior to yours would
be shipwrecked in the undertaking,
Your talents lie in another way.
Your forte is the "abuse of Popery.'
No, the Catholic church never
persecuted. She does not lay any
claim to the divine authority, which
Mr.. Il. would fain claim for the true
church. If that is a mark of the
the church, assure you the Cath.
Ollie church has not got it. But stOp
listen A great truth has been ut
tered: Gall Protestant churches de.
scended from the Catholic church in
her darkest hour" Every Protes-
tant church connected with the
state has been corrupted, hence theiI
mother, the Catholic church, hal
become the another of harlots.'
Listen, o, ye Presbyteriansl you
church is q harlOt, and your mother
is the Catholic church. Methodists
Baptists, Quakers, Shakers, Episco
palians, Universalists, Complexities
ETC., listenl Your churches are har
lots, and their mother is the Catho
3 lie church she is the sold woman
in the shoe, she had so many chill
dren she didn't know what to do
! Mother of harlots! Alas for Prot
: estantism Alas tor Catholicity
Truly we may exclaim, in the Ian
3 guage of the beloved disciple
= which Mr.. II. has quoted, "com
3 ont, zee, come out OF her my people
q that We be not partners of her sins /;
3 and join the ranks of infidelity-n
t middle waV. The mother, he
3 daughters the harlots, or in1idelity
: 1 have no wish to continue tn
}. controversy, bat if necessary 1 vii
1 stand on the breach. And than
3 you, Messrs. Editors, for favors re
y ceived at your hands while conduC
d ting my line of defense in the col
{ umusrof your paper. 1 am your
t truly in Christ.
4 FELIX P. SwEMBERGH,
n Catholic Priest.
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