The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-09
MIRACULOUS CONVERSION.
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A. BE- .rl bad b.cot4e p..sot-.l of o'''
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fuiY uu.rr tlc hfu W exc tii ir -
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....,, sad le Wac 80. aluU Oh ,Ni.n. ios BE- .
u r.,y .iay COL ".fuoOt .l'uiu e .. g.
pg eiv, It. By de.r,.4 ! lcft IN me- itlii 80,
spiritual rcadinr my prayers ct DEVOTION the
,r irr. and c~cn H. ur.v rl. Even piHu cr-
..uu to- tie .u-i,' V tGiu, tNlt r'oi IN" her
xhun had letrnrd 90 love FROM my tfiderc.t
tluncy. vas abandoned. went So IT. as even
ID. -ttip mvse.f 4 tne livery + tho Queen of
HeUe.,-i mean Of the hIl' scipu@r. ne o0lV'
.ro.. which rcH aiucl to me a-.in-t the s ny
= ry,j From mat rurent the presence In NV
,1ui Of the angel % darkness disguised ~ an
ANGEL Il iigut. was really sensible. from thai
,,,. .,,n,,rft,n va, will form, v,ur
,vn nideu cnt on the matter from the citcum-
ntucrs AN annu, t. relate ~ detail. me
n'iUn Df the evil tlirii IN o." 'sci 10 De teli
T. ~ sat uic AUfctttoHe. - Assurcilv. the
demon made 10 feeble efforts to draw me IN
hmm, hg aiuting IN brilliant col1rs the charms
N IN xistcnce I'm whirh. enfrtnchi inl myself
from m, vows NJ chastity. should have all The
sniu,mcuis of life. At MNsore, where JOYS of
lui, kinu presented Themselves to mc-w' re-, Us
+ were. Il hlnd IN IN" house Of gentleman
whrrrI " ON a ViSit--this Kind " ton piaton
b.. ilrd me- more Tn " one; Duf dcCiirc thut
ihs INA not meet wth greet .ucccss. oitenor
M u .ueiiore the teup'cr acted npun NV i'm
e.'aaf. m with more fore and effect ought
e. say. huweSnr. th1t Ills iu 1st dangerous u.s.
s..ilt. ,str, not 40 tNat quarter. Ills main de-
si.nw TO trsiuiatc himself into my soul
aI Iyd satanic .iutniIt 4 pom the dinsiest
rtc. oNt conceived AZ 4 ST my excellent Uisnnp
aw. 'n' teii which, 10 the event oi asln.l"
nee B" un. .. n,Ne naI ,nc most fearful cote
sequence. So one who knows me, or VINO has
known ihe venerable ricll'c, woul be AZ j. tu
p r.uI do himself trat tnis Is mere tur1l fact.
iie mu-,li. WHO well knows tho pa'erna arec-
uIn Boz aiWats nat Tor me- ana nat which md
for him In return, viii not allow himself to
as'r.h. 10 iuc any thluI So W.i str'us' nut VIII
esenlttn ia rel uuthO r. lb.ides, even here.
Unjust add. the eneinv OF all good dad not ac
t0mui.h al me- aimed At. Nntn saw lie 40 'd
uastDr run In search II His lost sheeu-t1nt eN-
ctlent father coming from far 10 recover his
fr.di.1l sun-in spite II the demon. aud Il
iuuu-I stu remained Protestant, Eel, all my
hatred vanish.
STRANGE INTERPRETATIONS.
"a. m Sitrnic Illusions Every time that
orened he lSitle t. hud there a meaning Whi.h
d.. rurt a nov shudder at tue ihougau TO the
II is >ult, hut whiDn were merely uN own
bnspheuuo-. felt ~ II were IN me midst Of
brilliant leht. Then intcrlrctatiuns o. tn' fcNt
u. uu-t forced and tna uiost nIlcdi =
ayle.fel To- nc the Cak natural and
me oae,; While the clear obvious scnsc re
ceiyed 10y all generations slnce the apostles an
J. ares Co me @ deccutilu, uure invention Of
n0m m-priestcr.ft; For inst nice, the words
.H..ri %. T. fIir understood # Jesus afi- .
offered 10 unite natural meaning to me; apllied
o. @. l.. ter, the, seemed at-uri Nonsense.
Truth t. saw was the ioor crelture Of whom
- Paul sueaG--thtt Is 70 say. "a poor foolish
ollie who. nANing rejected the teachings OF the
,o..uf- o.. pointed Uv Jesus Christ, mad no othe r
u1-t rfNAu tut &C. .cUtr Il ile-. .nd the latter
D. "a 80 tl-ciuatci iI- a~ 60 have PERSUADED me
f1It The Pope. the teen rs, the priests, the re-
liellus. were 400 artur'ca 10y motives OF eeoism
ana hypocrisy; that thcN refused To encour tle
among tueir adhtreu'- toe reading of the Biple
oiy to keen them IA ga kne>s ami ignorance !,
q u. 30 1T, they were ho more w'lth THAN
a.. Bu satanic Accommodations long
tng to propagate nv new doctrines, | busicd
.H| "A a. NJ ia r.HHa So
irun Protestant lOiut IL view. Now. II is the
iHnt that this work caused me scarcely ady
trouble. exuerienced, on t1e clutrary. an in-
ttrul9ie facility. whether during tue day or
In ray night dreams. ideas flowed into nv mind,
and 10 seemed "a II / had Only To Ouen my
mouth i'r Hoods - issue thence OF sublime and
iHgcll or spontaneous eloquence.
jti. Bu q Stidnio Pcdct.-Every time | put
foot 10 Protestant temple, anu (which only
be- ei me oncel when received the Protestant
communion, felt myself iillcd with spiritual
c. s.iati us-deccptiye con-cliipns which
Uu4lI lInEe my soul deeper into error. leaving
afitrw,rd naugnt put terrible dlsmat empty
communion administered by man wuo could
ut ~ assert his Saceil otal character.
G,n. BB Il satanic Pridc.-lmmediate rhde
fNt lie within ur fp -uL q "a point t.at l iauc oil
i'seif 10 be capable Il reiuiing no. only my
lsiou. on also the greatest dort - Ut the
'...Nlc Church, all OF who.n regarded VITA
-. and hld cuutemptupl- p'ty.
IN sLoit. M NumIdthi'. and An'lGf les H.
- thcf Sltuis.-I felt M self irtc-is ioiy dawn
toward every tniug that was Pr 'te~t AIT. Du,
,xperirnced o strunge aversion TOR eve, thinl
Iunolic. ] COuld read hetetiCll books n'Glt bnt
gay without fatigue, To read few lines of
Catholic " rk exh listed all NV !otce; Tue sish
noodei nav sOu with delight; that OF d tathCA'
On his knees WAS a punishment 20 ne, g..
VAIN EFFoRTs.
In all these features DO YOU not recognize, my
I'd father, the evil spirit with hi~ works Lei
o." add mat, III spite ~ the charitanle efforts g.
ny priests. OF NV parents. ana Of my friends
~ itestautsm strengthened Its hold On me ddy
~ daN, ~ u the very moment Of my suddtf
e. lu.u lete conversion. | y 90 that 90 omen,
D. fart. whenever saw pious persons Praying
r lIy conversion Unere VS. in our house a L.
lie OrItOry where prayers were often offered iuI
th't intention), said TO myself, aud sometime
t.'ui' poor people,yuu may pray 10 the end
- time; YOU Will make no progress. The ddy
ivi4re that on which / y as fortunate enough
return to the fol Friday morning. OcN
Ia native priest OF Mangalore. one OF my
,'-est friends, SAID to me-, IN accents OF tdt
irit'test friendship, At least say SOM
l-ner TO tae. Virgin Mary-at least u @
t'plied 20 him, Dare you utter before mo
sucl Dasphemyf' On tue morning. Of the
u wing day i announced to NY family HAT
l.l made up my mind to join pubic. the
t.-aAing. the director Of the seminary OF Man.
.pie entered 70 pay ne "a visit. At the com
MS now month since 1 have taken part III
vac worship OF tue Anglican Church. The first
Gas mS clnyi, II rs were fixed; hey have n9l
'eel -nalel since After discussion, entirely
useless. 'Ie religious left me, saving, My poor
Teni II II the last Tine YOU viii see me
- r'oith the rule Of my Relations with you
VI De fhe word ~ the apostle, 'llgfeucuu
fnfcm deyita'-Snun man WHO Is a heletic'
NlDul, lW.
A. for ne, my only preoccupation was to DIS
''A' frass my ell OF priests and monks. Their
''eis9tlon. their presence, even L. their vsry
Ivl- II u APPEARANCE, was indispensable to me.
amer "u,tele refine and their manner were
90 ~ nut l sighed for tine moment when
lu again see my good KitualIst minister
n let an thr Roman priests take themse elves
'A' 7hd. Win them / have broken for
wi l-'t them make their precious fast Il az
Oh ."tif miserable existence. IhAye found bet
lci' ANleu. tht ID, IN RfeTUuU." " hen the urlesi
~ m | Just spoke had left. said to mS
Ia Iy, ON know the express condition oi
H Do consented TO quit 3Nsure to come here
aug lore, and the promise YOU made me
We ihr, then. 10 act In fun liberty accOrdn-
Nt conscience. and hen ef Jrth let no Roman
t"'-i nnt loot IN our house. OF those folk
A.lc Aid enough
IA-fe were al THIS moment several stranger.
" 1.r house. without regard to their urc. Nee
! tu rW my SELF ON my bed, bluN ana SO ! in Il
ti'ir n great .tdtiuu. SuoTtk aficrWrrd ml
VI DO apprD nched me, and very adr1iils placed
Cured. The scapult r. she renlied not T.
lt O.. 1fcr II TO you, placed II under your uil
i'". Remembering that she had done the san,
!lr ihlco preceding nights, and That had slrpi
letter IMAM usual, sid 10 her, after some hcsi
~, " After all, IL cannot XIII me, D. as yuu
El-osr' lnen she TOOK the scapular aud uunl
turolnd my neck.
POWER OF THE SACRED vRsrMENT.
Well, dear Father C, no sooner had the
ia'Ted Nestment touched my body than the in
bfn pussessur of my soul disappeared, put "a
ui.nt oy the blessed Virgin, and bearing away
with him all his Protesta ism. then saw IN
lc widest light both the truth OF the Catholic
tll-l On and the fdlsehOOd OF all heresles. la
hhul sought within myself f.r some remains oil