The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-02
THE CURSE OF ROME.

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THE CURSE OF ROME.
A Recent Wedding Claiming the Closes
Attention of the st. Louis
Catholics.
The Catholic Groom Held up in Public Cen
snre and Churchly Alb
horrence.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Sept. 29.-On Thursday
Sept IA at Jefferson Barracks DIR. Louis
r. lesson, of st. Louis, was married &c
Miss Maggie Duncan, of Lewisburg, Pa
DR.. lesson is surgeon in the United
States army, a member of the Catholic
church, and his family were among the
original French colonists in st. Louis,
There are few people in the city more
widely known than he, and his family has
been and is most thoroughly respected The
bride is sister of Mrs. Captain Foote
Her family has been domiciled in Lewis
burg for several generations, and she is q
member of the Presbyterian church.
According to custom, there were two
marriage ceremonies. In the morning
of the wedding day Father Brady pastor
of the church of the Annunciation, selenl-
niZed
THE CATHOLIC CEREMONY
at the residence of Mrs. Edward lesson,
the groom's mother. No. 1880 South Sew
enth street. In the evening, DR.. Niccolls,
of the Second Presbyterian church, gave
the blessing of his confession to the happy
couple. The whole occasion was most
pleasant one The relations of both the
contracting parties were present, and the
bridal pair began their new life with the
congratulations and good wishes of all
who knew them.
The Western WatcA8saaa, the Catholic
organ of this diocese, paper edited by
the Rev D. s. Phelan, pastor of the
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, has
shaken Catholic circles from center to cir
conference by publishing this week the
following editorial:
sCANDALoUs MARRIAGES.
"a marriage in high life took place last
week, the particulars of which as published
in the daily papers made every Catholic in
the city blush. young Catholic, scion
of one of the proudest French Catholic
families in the city, welded Protestant
lady before Presbyterian minister. Why
did the young man commit q mortal sin on
his wedding day? Why did the young
man tramp on his religion, on his baptis
NAL record, and upon his conscience on his
wedding day? Why did the young man.
spit upon the cross and sell his manhood
on his wedding day? Why did the young
man insult the living and outrage the mem
ory of his dead kinsman on his wedding
day? Why did he turn his back upon the
altar and renounce his first communion on
his wedding day? Why did the young
man sell his soul and the souls of his I'm
born children to the devil on his wedding
day? 1t was all for love. The lady de-
manded the sacrifice, and it was not in his
power to refuse. She made it as condi-
ton of the bestowing of her hand that he
should
UNMAN HIMSELF,
deny himself and his soul, periure himself.
falsify his best friends, before she would
be his bride. He loved her. and he sub
mitted The devil supplied the argument
in this process of apostasy. He said the
girl had as much right to her religion as he
had to his. That was not true, but even
granting it, il was not against his religion
to be married by a priest while it was
violation of his religion and conscience
TO be married by minister. Every
Protestant in the world recognizes as valid
and lawful any marriage that the state ap
proves, and every state recognizes the mar
riage solemnized by priest. She said she
had a conscience as well as he. Granted;
but her conscience would not be wounded
by being married before priest, while his
would be violated by marriage before
minister Were she a member of the strict
est Protestant sect in Christendom she
might approach
THE Lords SUFFER-
in her church without censure she day
after her marriage, while the moment be
did the sacreligious deed he was barred
from the sacraments and accommodated
from the church pale. He did it for love.
Accused be the man who so loves a
woman that he would sell his soul for her.
deny his God for her, sacrifice his home
and heaven for her. Such a marriage is a
covenant with hell and league with the
DEVIL
Had bombshell been exploded in
Catholic circles in st. Louis a greater SEN
sation could not have been created than
was caused by this Illumination. Every
body was talking about it, and everybody
agreed that DR. lesson WAS not the man
to sit down quietly under such broad
side. 1t was understood upon what
authority is not known, that Bishop Ryan
was highly indignant at the publication,
and Father Brady, who performed the
Catholic ceremony, means to bring the
whole matter officially before the Arch
bishop.