Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-23
Public Opinion on Clerical Letters

Mr.. EDITOR :-What's the matter
With TIT priests and the preachers (?
supposed they were gentle shep.
nerds, kind PASTORS" faithful sen.
inels on the walls of Zion," looking
after the lost sheep and guarding
the temple-and like Paul, who
learned 10 the law and the occult
sciences--had sat at the feet Of the
great Gamaliel, therefore was album
dainty able to discuss knotty aues-
tons, quote history and say smart
things, yet when the light from
heaven shone around him and the
scales fell from his eyes, "was deter.
mined not to know anything save
Jesus Christ and him crucified." Do
these men who are just now enter
tanning themselves and contributing
to morbid public sediment by cali.
Ing one another cuttle.fish. learned
pigs, liars, asses and the like beauti-
full epithets. forget their high mis-
SION. and the bright example of their
patron saint? Verify, ii these pro
fessed followers of the meek and
lowly Savior have nothing else TO
do tcf holiday amusement but scan-
dallze one another, and one anolh-
er's creeds and churches, thereby
bringing the very name Of church
and religion into rfd,cule and disre-
pute, tho sooner the church dispense
with their services the better it will.
De for Christianlty aud even com.
mon morality. It is TO the oonsols
ton of religion as taught by the
ministers of the church-uoth Cath.
olic and Protestants-that poor hn.
manity turns whsn the world and
its vanities begin to fade, and if
hose who Oficiate at it's sacred al.
tars are to act both priest and
clown. let Us away with them aud
seek others who have enough re.
spect for their high calling, as vel
~ common decency, not to degrade
1t into the profession OF the harle
quin and buffoon. If God has given
them wisdom and learning(2) il is
not that they should make a vain
exhibition of them for the amusc.
ment of men, but, rather that they
devote them with all their "might.
mind and strength" in their Mas.
ter's work in that vineyard where
they have been called to labor. In
stead OF making game of each other
let them turn their batteries on the
common enemy and try frat TO sub
due the world. the flesh and the
devil" Hero they will find employ.
ment enough for all their versatile
powers. and wide field for the ex.
crcise Of wisdom wit or ministerial
tactics. Besides the proverb says
the workman likes not to hear his
work abased in his presence. God Is
everywhere present and man-not
Jew or Gentle, Christian or Pagan.
Catholic or Methodist is his work,
''fearfully and wonderfully made"
1t he is wrong. try to right him
point out with pleasant, truthful
words, the error of his ways, and
not use the righteous gifts of Ian.
guage to villify and traduce him.
EVince that spirit of charity 90
highly recommended by the great
Apostle, then when you pray aud
preach aud talk about the "King's |
high way of holiness" ignorant sin
ners like Us may be led from that
other 'broad road" which is full oil
them to go with you. TRY it, BROTH
or Mather, for s.there is more joy in
heaven over one sinner that repen
teth" than al the frn you will get
out of ninety and nine skickingn
Catholic priests 10 the next six |
months. And 10 my worthy Rev.
I'm elmer, | would say, if the holy
Church was Instituted sew
enteen hundred years ago by the
divine Saviour himself, before john
Wesley was born, and has weather.
3D. hundred years since what need
You to be alarmed at the inaue and |
harmless attacks Of few of bis ar
rant followers? Don't worry; your
craft is not going down it has been
|oDg launched and proved itself sea
Worry; clean the hold and re.oopper
the bottom; never mind the Metho.
dist craft-she is young in the ele.
ments and may swamp. Chant your
lie Deam, De Profundis and Stabat
Mater. (not Mather). pray for the
precious cargo of souls below deck,
get up little more steam on your
own account, and my word for it,
you and yours will come into port
with flying colors. In the mean time |
brethren, PdT Vobiscum.
Yours,
potoc; Tan 10 1910 C,