The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-17
For the ADVOCATE.
A Second Review Of the Rev. Mr.. Gil
cites Thanksgiving Sermon, and his
Defence thereof, Communicated to
the "Democrat'' of Ridgway, Pa, In
the issue of January Sd, 1878.
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L proved them to be false, and he
silently admits them to be such, ac-
cordjng to their principle-"Qui facet
consentire videtur' Silence gives
consent. He does not even attempt
to defend Luther, that impious, de-
graded and expelled, son of the
Catholic church-"a weed of the
Pope's garden" l proved to him
that he misrepresents the Catholic
view on the school question. Instead
of pologizing he tries to parry the
blow, in % manner so devoid of
reason and logic that it does not even
SAVIOR of stupid sophistry. This que,-
ton, Mr.. Gillette, if you but read,
has, you will find, been long since so
clearly represented by the Catholic
hierarchy of America, and so
thoroughly understood by the intelli-
gent portion of the American people
that none now has the boldness to
use, in reference to it, your stale and
defunct accusations except Occas-
sionaly some demagogue or fourth
rate newspaper, trying TO swim into
temporary influence on little ripple of
excitement thus created, which indeed,
are regarded, by all sensible citizens,
as simply a cry gotten up for a pur
pose, and influence none but the
ignorant and utterly prejudiced
oil in
feeble arguments, proving that the
Catholic church wants to overthrow
the Public Schools. | grant you it is
fair, for all denominations if they
choose, to ask the same privileges. I
furthermore say, if they do wish, let
the Methodist money go to the Metho-
dist schools, the Presbyterian money
to the Presbyterian schools, the Jew
ish money to Jewish schools, Infidel
money to Infdel schools, Catholic
money to Catholic schools, as is satis-
| factorily done in other countries, and,
| instead of drawing the absurd and ILL
logical conclusion that you DO by say
ing "where then would be the COM
mon school SYSTEM" | conclude, then
really as well as nominally, our re-
| ligious money will be as free as our
religious opinion, for the school money
is religious money. Then, indeed,
we will have, in fact, as well as in
name, a religious liberty, and our
| education and the morals of our civili-
cation will not be committed to the
unenlightened ambition of pot house
| politicians, nor the manipulations OF
lntidels. But all Protestant denomi-
nations should} he satisfied with the
present school system, for they have
everything just as they want it; have
| practically, as L proved i'll my last
| letter, their religion the established
.one not only in the Public Schools,
| but in all penitentiaries, reformator-
| les, and state institutions. / have eX-
planned before what precisely were
the correct and just claims Of Catho-
| lies on the school question, and as
you have publicly maligned and mis-
represented them in the most odious
| light without being able to bring for
ward in support OF your false state
mcnta, either in your sermon or last
communication, the slightest shadow
| Of proof, | now arraign you before the
| public as guilty, once more. in addi-
| ton to the long list already summed
| up, OF the most malicious SANDER. II
| you do not hasten to confess your
guilt with cOnlpunctiOn | shall class
you among that category of unrepen t.
| ing sinners who are SO hardened that
they are abandoned by God and de-
| prived even of the grace of repent
ance. AS proof that the Papal
| power commenced in the year COG of
the christian era he tells us it was III
his ''mind ever since, when II youth
| he read MOsheim's Ecclesiastical
History" just so, Mr.. Gillette
there is not a particle Of doubt about
it but you are brimful and flow ing
over, ever since your youth, with such
utterly unfounded and violently
preiudiced notions, Please, give us
| MOsheim's precise words. Is he the
old writer of Prophecy that told you
The Papal and Mahommedar
powers began about the same time in
the history of the world and that they
would fall together?" Tell us where
he says SO, and give exact words
I Mosheim is Protestant (Lutheran
| German Ecclesiastical Historian, o
the eighteenth century, and of M
authority, at least on matters apper
tanning to the first ages of the christ
ian era. Why not read, if you wisl
to find the date of the commencement
of the Papal powers, st. Polycarp o
the second century St. Irenaeus, st
Cyprian Tertullian and Origen of tn,
third, Ensebius of Caesarea and st
Ambrose of the fourth, st. JOIN
Chrysostom and st. Jerome of tn
fifth, Venerable Bede and St JOIN
Damascen of the eighth. These ar
the best witnesses, as being the his
toriansi of the then times, and NOR
worthy of belief than Mosheim of TIL
18th century. They were all sons O
the Catholic church. They will tel
you when her power commenced
Read the Protestant Hallam and Lor,
Macaulay-they will tell you whel
the Papal Power commenced HI