Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-14
Fair Play is a Jewel,

| TOT some years, lOSteau vi CuHNtIl-
lug iuiidcls TO the Christian faith, the
Bible, Missionary aud Evangelical
Societies have organized miserable
pro elytism amongst Catholic people.
Pretended ministers of the Gospel, or
touring Soupers, well paid, scatter
money plentifully amongst poor Cath
olics, on condition of obtaining from
them an adhesion, more orless equiv
ocal, 10 their lately invented churches
and the power of instructing their
children IN the ideas of the so-called
Reformation. They have thus organ
lied real traffic in consciences, con-
trary to all Christian nations aud UNI \
heard of in the annals of the church.
For want of other means, these new
apostles (sic) practice novel simonH
but still real slmony. They invite
Catholics to deliver up TO them, for
money, their faith and their con-
science, gifts which they have re-
cieved from God. Indeed il can be
proud, wherever they have left their
trial, that in this nefarious traffic
there are prices current and a known
tariff. This Apostleship of money is
general abuse and reproduced in
all directions--not only in Rome
but in Ireland, England, Scotland,
and in New York-the latter under
the sanity auspices of Van Meter.
So hideous and base have been its
agents that many of the Protestant
ministers here and in Europe have
openly censured its acts and will not {
associate with the free and easy gen {
tlemen. Was it stated lately that the
conventicles opened at Rome some
| time ago are now for sale-that the
bubble has burst-that their occupa-
tons gone. Were the names of the
converted Priests given? Why not a
We have Catholic priests in this coun- 8
try TO the number of 5000 or more. ~
Are they tyrannical They if ty rants,
act very strangely on the occasions
of epidemics Where are the tramps
then In the controversies which the u
Catholic Priests in this country have Ell
conducted against Protestant clergy
men, they have always shown person.
al respect, and have observed the
rules of politeness, and all the usages m
of society. 1t is desirable that Others n,
should keep within the same limits. b.
Their cause would not lose by it. I'D
We would also wish that these out
iders faithful to their own maxim, n,
Nothing but the Bible" would alb DS
tain from the distribution of the Eu
thousand religious libels with which an
hey inundate the wayside. These fer
like the Trades lately
pouted, are filled with palpable un. !
'uths, which il is difficult to at on
'ibute TO ignorance on the part OF
inisters, whereas it suffices to open Pu'
e first book of Catholic doctrine to VIII
flute them. But it pays, it pays. of
es, here in this world at least. Why dur
not these gentlemen establish
emselves in the universities of Ok '
ID, Cambridge, Kenyon and Prince & \
1 in order TO conYice of the truth 49,.
otestantism men the ipR2Eafn, DR.. und
rdinalss, gs8fownson and thous- mar
others who abandon it each day. yiv,
ere surely would be a mission
re worthy of their zeal than the u
version of our poor Catholics and sarN
l. distressed families-or embitter- Nj
Z the minds of our neighbors to- 49,
ird us. Now if the mission alluded up'
w hOI AChlpl lllC6t toNllCliS EOhllO- |
en- if they can calmly see passing Su.
to the bosom OF me church the ant
ost learned and respected members
laity and clergy - of Prot
tant Churches; if they do not feel
Ie importance of stopping that re- :
i'm to unity which is manifested by Ci-,
, many remarkable signs; at least 0 coI
It them hasten 10 justify their prin- o oo
les and their doctrines before mem T.,
crs of the Church and can judge of 90,
with full knowledge of the whole 80 -,
ase and let them not impose on sim in
lie people, who have not education an
II power to reply, before they have A.
made them undergo the trial of Sc ~,
ions discussion. Good faith wills it; w
conscience demands it. 4,
This is more difficult, VIC know, h,
han to repeat old calumnies launched n,
against the Church by ignorance and re
repeat against cell n
Dacy, vows, priestly tyranny, Christ n
ian education as given by our Sisters n
Of Charity. Let those 10 whom we p
here address ourselves, with deep
conviction of truth, not attribute our
words to the least personal animOsi-
ty. We have no animosIty but for
their errors, their crooked ways of n
their misrepresenta- y,
tions of those TO whom the most en- :,
lightened men of our day-ministers ',
not few-are confiding the education =,
and training of their daughters H.
knowing well from observation that a
with the good Sisters they will learn n
obedience, purity, industry and all n
the graces of a Christian maiden. :,
Although the enormous sums of u
money contributed to swell the for -
eign missionary funds, bespeak the =
generous lberality of many of her q
igious-minded adherents, yet the =
spirit of the missionaries the Protes-
tant Church has sent out, the way in
which they have done their work,
and the slender results which that
work has everywhere produced, can {
only tend, in the mind of all Impair !
tial observers, to remove from her h
farther and father all resemblance TO L
the Church, which was destined TO o
teach all nations, through all time, and t
to be forever the light of the world. r
With all her unlimited resources aud
all her vast expenditure, she has I
made but teD converts; and those
few, say countless Protestant wit
nesses, have in most cases been dis
tinguished by becoming worse after L
their conversion than they were be-
fore, and much worse than their
heathan compatriots. For proofs see
Antony Grants. hampton Lectures, ii
Wingrove Cooke, Sir Jas. Brooke, I
Missionary Clarkson, Rev. w. How I,
ard, Rev. Mr.. Topper, DIR. Long, etc, -
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