The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-01

well for young controyersiaiists like cru
fus to learn that a gentleman In attack
ing system which he believes to be
erroneous and dangerous, may properly
use as strong language in reference to
meaning, but if he would maintain the
respect of the public, he must at least re-
gard those rules of courtesy in reference
to personalities which appertain every
where among gentlemen. l hope, there
fore, that Rufus will not be misled by
these hasty conclusions of his editorial
friend, but will continue on the stool of
repentance on which he seems to be sit
ting at present.
The editor has also word for Bishop
Keane, who is so busy "going about the
diocese" that he has only time to hurl
epithets of "ies" and ISLANDERS" but
" has no mind to pause at every step" and
answer the arguments of the men whom
he denounces I am sorry the Bishop
has no mind" for this work. 1t takes
some mind to do it, in fact good deal
more mind than it does to accuse his
neighbors Of lies and slanders, and tell
his Protestant hearers what to do when
next they enter Protestant house of
worship"
DIR. OConnell undertakes to make up
for his Bishops want of "mind" by long
quotation from the celebrated Roman
Theologian, Perrone, in which this writer
admits the fact of the Withholding of the
Bible from the laity, and thus himself
vindicates me from the charge of SLAM
der" altogether The reason he gives,
however, is one that will not bear scru-
tiny. He says it was because of 81 the in
PRODUCTION of false doctrines by means of
corrupted translations of the Bible" The
proper remedy for this would have been,
not TO aOithhoId the true translations but
to give them as freely as possible. But
that this was not the reason is evident
from the following facts. The very coun-
tries In which there are most of what
Perrone would call corrupted transla-
tiGns," or in other words Protestant YER
sions, and where consequently, according
to his rule, the prohibition ought to be
the most rigid, are the very countries
where (as in England and the United
States) the most indulgence to Bible read
ers is allowed. And the very countries
where Protestant versions have been most
completely excluded, and where conse.
quently we would expect to find the 'au-
thorized versions most read and enjoyed,
are the very ones (such as Italy, Spain,
etc., of which (lest / may be again ac-
cused of slander) l will let Father Curci
priest living in Rome, and in high re.
pute with Pope Leo XIII at the. present
time, speak He says, as quoted by yor
editorially last week.
The New Testament is the book o.
all others least studied and read amongst
US. So much 80 that the bulk of the
Elaity-even of those who believe that
they have been instructed, and profess
religion, are not aware that such book
exists in the would and the greater part
Of the clergy themselves scarcely know
more of it than what they are compelled
to read in the breviary and missal'
And this in Rome Papal Rome
where corrupted translations' have beer
so successfully excluded, until within the
last few years. DR.. Perrone's explanation
is failure. The editor of the V1Sito,
had better wipe his spectacles and try
amongst those Latin tones again. Maybe
he can do better.
But as my object is not controversy but
the information of your readers as to the
doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church
as expounded by Father Muller" SC
that they may judge between me and my
acouser, Rufus, leave the subject o.
the editorial, and pass to the review Of
another Of Father" Muller's works. II
is entitled, CHARITY FOR THE Souls IN
PURGAToRY. By Michael Muller, c. s.
8. r., etc., and is published in Boston
under the in1orjnotur Of the Bishop oi
that city.
1t contains amongst other matter, most
of which is in the work reviewed last
week, an account of an association called
the Purgatorian Arch- Constratermity,
which has its headquarters--as all these
Jesuitic orders of course have-at Rome,
and now numbers many hundreds Of Sub
Fraternities in this country and in Eu-
rope, and numbers its enrolled members
by millions. 1t seems to be a sort of
joint stock company, for the purpose of
accumulating as large stock as possible
Of masses, prayers, alms-deeds, indul-
gences' ETC., as a fund from which to
draw for the relief of souls in Purgatory.
1t seems to have begun operations with
a large advance capital, the Pope having
given It to begin with" no less than
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