The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-03
Father Quito -eplies to Dr. An
drews.


EprroR CLARION: Before attempting
reioind.r to Rev. G. q. Andrews reply 70
NV article in THE CLARION OF the Zth |
inst wish TO state that no part Of that
Was intended 10 be per-
sonal. In fact. il was only after having
written the article that learned that the
Rev. {. Or. Andrews, whose name Is signed
10 the report in question, was the minister
ct he NJ E Church South at tins place.
The reader will not be surprised at my not
knowing this fact when | tell ham That,
whoever mailed the proceedings ei Tue
Conference, addressed me as follows;
To the Father of the Catholic Church.
Jackson, Miss"
In my first article wrote MI;
/ That in no Catholic School In MlssiS-
siupi. is the C,tholic Religion taught 70
a1v n-Catholie pupil without ihe 20"
sent of parents or GUARDIAN a-
,. That the Catholic Church mas nv
taught that even the rites OF VI VI,
performed by them Methodist -aihls'eis''
do not constitute true marriage.
8. That should any Methodist, resaru-
| less. etc.
Rev. Mr.. c. G. Andrews, in his reply
did not deny or allude TO the hrst point.
consider it, therefore, as settled.
70 the third he answered: The author
| ad,nits the criticism made in the article,
etc. :,
But the second point he controverts, al
| leging for so doing three reasons:
The first Is, that predecessor ol mins'
fifteen years ago, said IN ST. Peters Churen;
The only true marriage Is mat per ii'eu
bv the Catholic Church" Therefore the
Catholic Church teaches that:
Even the rites of matrimony per
formed bv the Methodist Ministry do no.
constitute true marriage. To which
answer that utterances OF 10 years ago
nnoted from memory will hardly be re-
ceiyed as a legitimate argument In a ouc-
| trinal discussion.
| His second reason is similar to the hrst.
He. Mr. Andrews, married two couples III
Louisiana, and they we're REMARKED oy inc
priest, therefore he argues, the Oaihole
Church teaches that the rites oil matrimoHy
performed bv Methodist Ministers do moi
constitute true matrimony. Answer
Althoush / am far from saying that every
marriage, even OF Catholics, by Methodis,
Ministers. is null and void, nevertheless
: refuse TO cor slider his argument, because i
j. rot to the point. In each case tht
parties married were OF "Romish tain
and the point in discussion Is Does IN
Catholic ,Church teach that even th'
: rites OF marimony performed by Metho
dist Ministers do not constitute true mar
riage?'
And the sentence is to be taken IN con
nectiun with the text OF the report OF
Education OF the NJ. E.Church South, wh Ct
: evidently speaks OF marriages oil Me'ho
di5ts bv Methodist Ministers.
His third and best reason consists In
. quotation from the Coucil OF Trent, whIci
rroves, to be sure, that the Catholic Churc
believes and teaches that malrImOny Is
. sacrament, but not thai IL Is the doctrine q
. the Catholic Church-"even the rites OF mai
: rimonv As performed by Methodist MINIS
: tiers do not constitute true marriage" Her
il his argument Now, as marriage
= regarded as sacrament by the Roma
- Catholic Church, and AS no one has rlgt
" TO administer sacrament by virtue oil II
; ufiice, except one set apart thereto by ia
= true Church. the conclusion follows that
he estimation OF the Roman Cath"l
+; Clurch the rites of mar mony pei formed h
Methodist Ministers do not constitute tru
=, marri aye"
oi Answer: 1t does not follow inevitably ;
% all. because the accepted opinion of Catl
IA lie theoiogians IL that the contracting pa
i lies themselves are ministers OF the sacri
N ment of matrimony, and not the Otficiatln
e. priest who Is simply an othcid witness
~ The nuptial contract
h, lfwhaI have said does not convinC
IT, my opponent, l hereby declare that as
is Catholic priest, do believe that marriag
Sc properly contracted in the presence oil al
III, Methodist minister, in Mississippi, by ba
W. tized persons of any Protestant denomin
h. lion, are true, binding, and sacrament
ed marriages. wherever no impeachment exis
It, To inyalidate them. My ,pponent know
full well that if in this | teach anythiI
4 I III I has lion
h, ed by my Bishop. He gently slides ava
10, il ON the subjzc. in discussion, and ends h
h, article with The following paragraph:
lie For these reasons and others whiC
N might be given, l have entertained ii
a. opinion that Roman Catholics did n
ID believe that Methodist ministers had Il
do right to perform true matrimony; tru
tlr not in the sense of mere legality or conloII
y, Ity to civil authority, but true, as san
II TONED by the church OF the living Go
lai For these reasons | have thought and {
err still think that Methodists who send the
m children to institutions where such thin
Oh are taught, are grossly inconsiste mt. If Il
~ Rev. MIR. Quito really thinks that Met
ais odist ministers are authorized 10 perfor
marriages, true, in the sense ment1on'
above, | congratulate him upol possessiI
a catholicity and liberality which | d
not think belonged TO his church.
c. G.. ANDREWS"
lu- | will here be allowed to say, respeC
y" fully, that / am not concerned about Il
nv opinions of Mr.. G.. q. Andrews abo
7 Roman Catholics, but that | am deep
al concerned with the utterances official
in made by the largest body OF reiigionists
cd the State in regard to myself and my C
- religionists. | will quote in full ii
| ha iYYnu
80 the Mississippi Annual Conference Of Il
Ia NJ. f. Church South, which prompted II
No to write my first article:
oc Another duty We would enioin upc
e a our people, and that is to patronize OF
NJ own schools. We have never been able
Of reconcile loyalty to our church with Il
m practice OF pdtronizing the institutions
fr O her churches, especially those where oil
III children are taught that ours is no trl
OF church, that our ministers have no rig
gt 10 dispense the sacramenIs, that even Il
raj right of matrit9Ony performed by the
ere does not constitute true marriage. "
fe, respectfully submit that any Methods
de who continues TO send his child 10 sGch
er school, not only has not due respect for h
er church, but proclaims that ne does II
ii stop To think that he ever is wanting
he proper respect Tor himself and his wife"
Id at the Roman Catholics. think that Il
he paragraph is un.haritable aud calumniou
lai For, in plain language, il means this: |
BY not send your children to Catholic schoo
to because they will be taught to look up,
es, themselves as Legitimate children; upt
oil their mothers, not AS your true wives, b
lid as your concublnes, etc. | consider ii
nh unwarrantab!e attemp: on the part Of Il
nd Methodist Conference to render odious
re their fellow-citizens, the Roman Catholt
t. OF this State.
at | here put an end TO my communication
,ir declaring that it is not my desire TO appei
asa controyersjalist but whenever attackt
will endeavor TO give reasons Tor Il
faith that is iq me l. A Dvrro.
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