The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-31
Father Quito Replies to DR. An.
dreWs.

EDITOR CLARION; Before attempting q
rcjuind,r 10 Rev. &. G.. Andrews reply to
my article in The CLARION of the 9th
inst wish to state that no part Of that
communication was intended to be per
sonal In fact. it WAS only after having
written the article that | learned that the
Rev. {. G. Andrews, whose name is signed
to the report in question, was the minister
OF the NJ, + Church South at this place
The reader VIII not be surprised at my not
knowing this fact, when tell him that,
whoever mailed the proceedings ci the
Conference, addressed me as follows;
"ro the Father of the Catholic Church,
Jackson, Miss"
In my first article wrote:
!. That in no Catholic School in Missis-
sippi, is the Cttholic Religion taught TO
any non-Catholc pupil without the con
sent of parents or guardian.
= That tie Catholic Church has never
taught that even the rites Of Matrimony
performed by them (Mclhodlst Ministers
do not constitute true marriage.
3. That should any Methodist, regard
less, etc
Rev Mr. c. G. Andrews, in his reply,
did not deny or allude to the first point. |
consider it, therefore, as settled.
To the third he answered: The author
admits the criticism made in the article,
etc.
But the second point he controverts, al
leglng for so doing three reasons:
The first is, that u predecessor Of mine,
fifteen years ago, said in st. Peters Church;
The ouly true marriage is that performed
by the Catholic Church" Therefore the
Catholic Church teaches that;
Even the rites Of matrimony per.
formed by the Methodist Ministry do no,
constitute true marriage, To which |
answer that utterances OF Is years ago
quoted from memory will hardly be re-
ceived as legitimate argument in Il doc
trinal discussion.
His second reason is similar to the first.
He, Mr.. Andrews, married two couples in
Louisiana, aud they ~ere REMARKED by the
priest, therefore he argues, the Catholic
Church tearhes'that the rites OF matrimony
performed by Methodist Ministers do not
constitute true matrimouy. Answer
Although | am far from saying that every
marriage, even of Catholics, by Methodist
Ministers, is null and void, nevertheless
refuse to consider his argument, because it
is rot to the point. la each case the
parties married were OF "ROmish faith"
and the point in discussion is Does the
Catholic lChurch teach shat even the
rites Of malrimony performed by Metho-
dist Ministers do not constitute true mar
riageT'
Aud the sentence is to be taken in con-
nection with the text OF the report on
Education OF the NJ. E.Church South, which
evidently speaks of marriages OF Metho-
dists by Methodist Ministers.
his third and best reason consists in
quotation from the Coucil of Trent which
proves, to be sure, that the Catholic Church
believes and teaches that matrimony is
sacrament, but not that il is the doctrine of
the Catholic Church-"eveu the rites Of mat
rimony as performed by Methodist Minis
tiers do not constitute true marriage" Here
il his argument "Now, as marriage is
regarded rs sacrament by the Roman
Catholic Church, and as no one has right
TO administer sacrament by virtue of his
office, except one set apart thereto by the
true Church, the conclusion follows that in
the estimation Of the Roman Catholic
Church the rites Of matrimony performed BY