The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-11

1857. / Spanish version made us aP
psarsnce in I47s, and an Italian one II
I47I, q French enc IN l47e, and one IL
Belgian in I475; al these before Lubnei
was born.
The Catholic Church invites nei
children 10 read them with reverence ahu
TO kiss the sacred page rsVersntly oelorS
and after reading. Whence then tAe
charge that she is Al enemy oil the Wolo
OF God, and keeps it from ner mem - :
As the guardian Of morality the
Catholic Uhurcn has warned her Children
that there are portions Of the Old Tests
ment which 1t ID not ADVISABLE
for them TO read-passage mar
rating in the plain, sImpls language Oh
those times, occurrences which It is not
scifying To rehearse. As prudent
mother she cautions them against what
may prove hurtful 10 the purity OF
their young hearts.
But the Church ls not only the guar
dian of morals, bat she Is also the only
authorized teacher OF divine reveiatIoni
and with the drst sovereign PontiH, ot.
Peter, she reminds them that in the
scriptures, ARE some things hard 70 De
understood, which the Qnlesrlsd sRd
unstable wrest, as also the other scrip
lures, 10 their own Distraction Il
Peter iii, Ii, II. To guard against any
corruption Of the sacred taxi,
she will net permit any
translation to be used, unless
it sas been first carefully examined aud
found correct. Any one verset IN IAN
guages, knows how easy It Is, from ma
Ice or ignorance, TO change the original
meaning Of sentences II trsnslating
The early reforuers violently denounced
each stner's translations as corrupt,
wicked, sscriligious, pagan, &c. The
people mad learned TO read IN the Gospel:
He that will not hear thei church, let
MN De 70 thee as the heather, &C.; but
in the new Bible put into their hands,
congregation was substituted tor church.
Whereas cha7 had been taught to pay
religious yenerstiou TO HOly images,
now they read in their rev Bible,
How agreetn lie temple Of GOD
with images, (instast OF IdoislE
" Babes, keep yourselves from images
(idois).' L Is true some OF these
audacious corrupt!ors were erased N the
versions, but they mad done
their unholy work. The subsequent cor
REGIONS proved me previous erroneous
translations. II the narrative OF the
Last Supper By the evangelists, where It
ID stated Jesus took bread anu blessed
Anu brake and gave 20 Els Disciples, %
wry Is that little prosCua at" Introduced
by the PrCtestanLs three times, IS Il the
sacred penman mad written, He took
bread and blessed IT, and brake 10, and
ave Il that is rs1d; whilst the evan
seIsts really say "Ee took the bread,
blessed, brake, gave, sat Himself said
What IS itW- viz: "HLs 5odg'
Whilst fully realizing the many st-
vantaees resulting from .ae pious read
ing OF the inspired Scriptures not wat
any translator sees d. 70 palm of rs
Scripture we deny that there ls any ab-
soiuta necessity tor reading Lne Bible.
The apostle in the text IL Tim, III
toes not say this IL necessary, but proiJ-
able. No divine laV com MAIDS i. See
Chr0u. xvii, Deut. XVI, :, Ma. Il :,
joan y, 80, and Acts Zvu, 10, IL.
Our conclusion Is: st. Fhe Catholic
Church GOrbIds ma reading Of ulautnOr.
izat versions OF holy scripture. u. she
does not forbid, but encourages the de-
vouL reading OF Such versions a., n ner
opinion, ara faithful! translstiOns. SUca
you have, and a. your Bishop, e1lor.
you 70 a pious anu freQuel; perusal OF
mat Holy Word of GOt. In It you viii
ind TIE confirmation OF the doctrines ot
the Church. and Lessons OF heavenly Wis
ION, aat modes OF taIth, and conf
tence and love, and purity. and every
perfect Christian virtue. For sit IS prot
table 20 teach, to repr0ve, 10 correct.
70 instruct in justice: mat The man OF
God may be perfect, furnished 20 every
good work