Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-26
That Historical Discussion"

Ed. Register-Your other correspondents
seem to be taking a rest, and ask room to
say few words as an Irish Catholic. l
claim the right because the Catholic Church
has been referred to in harsh terms by the
standard" histories quoted by your corre-
spondents. They do not seem to have any
sense ut all as to what true history is, all
though one "Absurdum" does seem a little
and II Hume and Green are not SO magnifi-
cent in their rhetorical lying it is only because
their capacities are less, not because they
are more honest. Each one of these men
prejudiced sections of Professionalism, and to
pander to perpetuate perverted tastes, de-
grading to any intelligent people. Talk
about these being "standard histories!"
Sir, who receives them as "standard!"
Possibly 25,00O,000 English speaking Pro-
testants of the blue Presbyterian and Puri-
tan stripe. All the balance of the Protestant
world-and the Catholic world-repudiate
them as unworthy of credence on any que>-
ton concerning the historical Church or
Christianity-eXcept as to that fragment OF
$50 called" Christianity known as Presbyte-
rianism, Puritanism and other ''isms"-a
sort Of parasite fungi sticking to the human
race. Does 1t not, sir, make ones blood a
little warm to hear these correspondents
writing pretentiously about ''historv" and
quoting such authors? Why don't they quote
Eugene Sue or FoX's "Book of Martyrs"-
Just as good authority they would be to
Lhfee-1OurtnS OF the WOrlU. here Is Il SpcCl
men of what that blatent humbug Maeaulay
writes about the Catholic Church: "During
the last three centuries, to stint the growth
of the human mind has been the chief OBJ
ject. Throughout Christendom whatever
advance has been made in knowledge, in
freedom, in wealth, and III the arts of life,
has been in inverse proportion to herpOwer.
The loveliest and most fertile provinces of
Europe have, under her rule, been sunk in
poverty, in political servitude and in intel
iectual torpOr: while Protestant countries,
have been turned into gardens and can boast
4 long list of heroes and statesmen, philOsO-
| pliers and poets" And this is the stuff Civ
en- Protestants to feed upon, labelled senten
| tiously ".tandard'' history! Ye gods, his
| tory! :Whcn men will rebel against the
true Church-the Roman Catholic Church
and try to make thing and call it a
"church," YOU may know that the d has
| them by the ears, and no telling where he
| will lead them. That a generation OF liars
| will be produced is certain. The Church of
England is the greatest crime of the age,
worse than the sO-called protestant !"
| churches, not in its doctrines but because
| it is more dangerous. 1t pretends to be an
| Apostle lic church; it parades grand litany
| and recites the ancient creedS, and uses the
| most sacred prayers of the early Church and
| i'm this way deccives those who would other
wise GO to the only true Church. But rs for
1 the swarmng brood of Protestant churches
without creed, and without any pretense
| need be led astray by them. If they lose
their souls it's their own fault. The doors
| of the true Church are open to receive them
| il they will repent Of their errors and return
| to its fold. AN IRISH CATHOLIC.
PILOT KNOB, April %, 1881