The Owosso times., 1882-03-03

Oe nude by the editor OF the Lever, j. A.
VanFlect., Of Detroit. and the occasion
will be enlivened by vocal and instru
mental music. Both Halls will he bril-,
liantly lighted, well warmed. and free To
all fora general good time. Every body
is invited.
For al pulmonary. urinary and digest.
i've diseases, aud affections Of the heart
and brain. use Browns Iron Bittcrs. II
Strengthens every part, and cures by its
soothing and refreshing effect.
Rev. Mr. Reeds prelude hast Sunday
morning was rs follows: III
The influence Of the suns rays upon
the frosts, the mists. the mias,natic mat
tiers Of this earth is none the less potent
because silent. No dcafening war Of the
elements is heard. no violent shock of
earthquakes felt, yet when those rays fall
steadily and silently upon the cold, dark
.swamps OF this EARTH their unhcall by
gases are destroyed. their unfavorablc
conditions IRE changed, and they become
often the most valuable portions of the
soil
Truth has Its silent. soficning, reform
Ing power. Ii il is permitted steady
contact with error II will sooner or later
prove its potency. Give truth also the
advantage Of Divine love and no system,
of human wickedness, superstition OF
unbelief can long withstand its power
No where in the world have the two great
religious forces, Romanism and Protes.
tinism had more direct contact with each
other aid that under more favorable con
ditions for witnessing legitimate results,
than in the United States Of America. !,
In the Problem Of Religious Progress
are gathered some Of the statements OF
those results made by accredited au
thoritics; and tho:e statements viii
quote to-day.
AS carly as 1887 Bishop England, OF
| South Carolina. in letter to the Lyons
Propaganda estimated the loss to Catholi
| cisE TO be between two and three millions
In 1852 Rev. Robert Modem, DID,, said
''of the number of Irish Catholics emf
grating TO the United States, one. third a
least are lost to the Roman Catholic
church" He, also, said that Rev. Bishol
Reynolds, of Charleston, s. c., told hin
"you will save religion by proceeding OF
you're return to Ireland from parish 4
parish. telling the people not to lose the
immortal souls ly coming TO America.
And Archbishop Hughs said to hin
"the people at home QrelanD do not fully
understand the position of the cmigrant
thousands being lost in the large cities
while in the country the faith has dice
out of multitudes. In 1865 the editor O
the Cell" lecturing in Ireland, advised
his countrymcn to 'stay at home, because
the Roman Catholic church loses sixty
per cent Of the children of Roman Catho
| lie parents in the Urited States" In 1852
the Bishop of Toronto estimated the los.
at from three to four millions. In 1885,
1.-THE Tablet" New York city, said "few
insurance companies we venture to assert
would take a risk on the irrational life of 9
creed which puts five hundred daily into
the grave for one it wins over 10 its com
munion; and yet this is what the Catholic
church is doing in these States while we
write. In 1869 the German Catholic
year Book" estimated a loss of 1 ZOO. O0O
in fifteen years. In 1875 an Archbishop
in Ireland, after visiting the United States.
told his people in Ireland 1t is far better
for you to live here in poverty and die in
the faith. and be sure of saving your i'm
mortal souls and going to heaven, than to
60 to a country where thousands upon
thousands of our race, our Irish race,
deny the faith" In 1876 Archbishop
Spaulding says 1--WE have lost in numbers
by far more than we have gained. If
may express an opinion, beyond all
doubt" In the same year Mr.. J. O'Kane
hurry says 1T may be safely said that
more Catholics have fallen away from
the faith in this country during tho last
two centuries AMI a half than arc to-day
living in it, And he says the "Irish
World" Of July 25th, 1874, maintained
that 100000 have been lost to Caiho.
licity in this Republic; and he gives at
length the basis upon which the estimate
is made.
If these estimates of the best Catholic
authorities can be relied upon, it is true
as some have said, "This country is the
biggest grave for Popery ever dug on
earth. t
1t Is not surprising that these heavy
losses have occurred. The structure of
American society is such that free inter
course among the various classes and
different religionists is inevitable. les.
pecially does the American common
school system so tend to the homogcnty
of the youth of all classes that CATHOLIC
cism is placed at great disadvantage.
Clearly ptrcciving what must be the
inevitable results of the indiscriminate
education and association of their children
with the children of Protestants the lead
ers of the Catholics are putting forth des-
perate efforts to break down our common
school system. They seek to do this by
obtaining division of the public school
funds and the appropriation of a portion
of the same to the support Of distinctive
Catholic school. In New York state this
has been done u the amount of millions
of dollars. 1t would be done ia the other
states IL not prevented by political fore
sight and integrity. Let II be the prayer
of every true American citizen that our
common school system, the pride and the
safety of our Union. shall be preserved
! inviolate t
Mr.. Alexander Grunnel, of Albany. N.
Y. SAYS: Il had been for years troubled