The Irish standard., 1890-12-27


youslraDk5 Your mothers milk 10 often
asI you pleased Certainly 4 did. said
he. Veil. Then, said the Catholic.
with q humorous smile. 'is that any
reason why you d eat her
The laugh that followed this remark
could be heard half a. square off, and
though MANY in the car did not sympa-
ttlize with the Catholics principles. his
hnmor and argument we're 80 capital
that he became general fayorite.
You superstitious Papist!' said the
now pretty angry Minister, Won have
no mind Of your own. You are led by
the nose by your church, and you be-
lieve in things which have never been. ;
Well said the Catholic, i could say a
great deal of that very thing about
yourself. There is this difference, how
ever, an led by the Church which
Christ founded and believe what she
teaches; but you are led by every aDos-
tate, priest Or monk. sne has kicked out
of her fold for their pride and disobedl-
ence. And as to believe in things |
have never seen am not quite equal to
you for you believe you have braius and
common sense, though neither you nor
ANYBODY else have ever seen them.
But said the minister, you believe in
absurdities; you believe ia the sacrifice
of the Mass. You believe the priest
can forgive yoar SINS. You believe that
the Saints can hear YOU. You believe
the devil is a person. Why, sir. this is
nonsense. ALI these in the estimation
of sensible men are foolish, they are ex
ploded; show me the devil and I'll give
you fifty dollars Don't get SO excited,
my dear friend said the Catholic.
what you cali nonsense believe on the
word of God and on the word of the
Church. i believe them to be truths
revealed by God. And as to your fur.
Their objection about believing what I
don't see, especially with reference to
the devil, keepyo money, wait awhile,
don't change your life or your creed
and take my word for it. you'll see him
for nothing.
The minister was by this time pretty
we'll satisfied with the argument. He
had more than he wanted. but thought
he would make another effort, and try
bv it to carry with him the sympathies
of the audience.
Your Church is opened to natural
Freedom said he she Is unchristian in
her doctrines. She admits the truth Of
no sect whatever. and sends every man
to hell who don't belong to her Com
munlon. want you to tell this AUDI
ence plainly, do YOU believe there is no
salvation outside Of the Catholic
church, Yes said the other, i be
lieve it. There is but one God, conse-
gently there is but one pure religion
That religion was prefgured by the Ark;
and as those who were saved from the
deluge had to go into the Ark, so those
who want to be saved when they die,
must in this life belong to the Church
which Christ our Lord has founded.
All those who don t belong to it will go
to hell?' said The minister. 'Ir you say
So said the other, 'Iet it be so, espec-
tally as you can't find anv other place
for them.' mo sir. want to.press this
matter further and show the people
here how uncharltable YOU and your
Church are; l want no evaslve
answer to my question. do YOU believe
that will 90 to hell when die?' On,
my dear sir said the Catholic, mo,
there IS nothing further from my
thought; I never imagined such a
thing We'll, said the minister, what
peculiar thing is it, or what qnalitica
tion do pos ess that will exempt me
from the fate OF others2' 'Invincible ig-
norance,' said the Catholic, jumping
from his seat and getting of the car,
his smiling countenance beaming with
satisfaction.
The clapping of hands, the hearty
shouts of Apr obati0n that followed
were joined in bV all the passeng gers
The minister got Off bv the platform.
AS he did so, gentleman near him re-
mark d that lnvincible ignorance was
a mighty mean wav to be saved bv and
he'd venture to bet that the modest
looking man with the white necktie
would have felt betterif the bottom
had fallen out Of Observation-Disclosures
phla Herald.
SAYS the Colorado Catholic: 1t history
is correct the occasion Of the Norman
conquest of Ireland was the appeal OF
McMurrough to Henry II. when he was
forced to fly Ireland because of his sin.
1t would be a strange exception Of his.
tOric coincidence If Ireland should be
led to independence by another seducer.
The foolish talk of babblers that be-
cause Wellington or Palmerston or
some other English leader was morally
rotten yet accepted in England. there
fore Parnel. should ba. is sickenl0g to a
Catholic Irishman. Is ireland sunk SO
In ,,oorolitu--oho .r1n an nr0l1d