Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-05-11

IfeSers. Yates q King,
Gentlemen !:

setting forth the worthy life and good
death Of the deceased. failed 70 do Mr.
Combs justice in one important particular
namely his consistency TO the last In fol
lowing the guidance Of Holy Writ, even
when he feared that in accepting its fall
teaching he might give offence % friends
who be had esteemed and loved a. his
CO religionists, and for whom his respect
and FRIEND ship were not changed, though
the beliefs he had held with them proved
insufficient to satisfy his larger faith Mr.
Combs upon being shown that the Bible
teaches much more than IS q Methodist
he had protested, declared his faith in the
whole Christian doctrine and requested
the Catholic Priest 20 give hin all the hsips
OF The true Church There being some
doubt whether Baptism had been correctly
administered TO him, he was conditionally
baptized in strict form by the Priest. &c
received the Sacrament Of Extreme Unc-
ton and afterwards said that be wished
the Priest 10 bury him near the house in q
place that he described. For the gratifca-
ton Of many who are DESTROYS 70 know
what took place between Mr.. Combs and
the Priest, viii give what witnessed by
putting it in the form Of dialogue:
Mr. Combs.-I am happy 70 see you, sir.
Priest-Thank you. Mr.. Combs; your
daughter told me that you were very low
and would be pleased to see me.
Mr.. C.-Yes, you are kind to come;
there's not long time left for my stay in
this world
P.-Yet, Isuppose, you are not disturb
ed you have good conscience.
Mr.. C.-For fifty years / have prayed
and fought hard for my soul. have done
all that I knew and God is good. He will
take account of my work. If have erred
He knows it is not my fault
P.-Do you then feel perfectly secure ?
Mr. C.-Yes sir; what is wanting in me
the Lord Jesus will answer for.
P.-What church have you been attend.
ing. sir?
Mr.. C.-The Methodist Church ! join
ed that church over fifty years ago and /
made up my mind that would continue
in that church all my lie. had begun
to think deeply about my soul and how to
save it. had prayed and read the Bible
and beautiful light came to me it was
not in my eyes but it filed my mind and
my heart, giving me comfort and rousing
me to resolve upon becoming practical
Christian. That light has come to me sew
eral times since; cannot describe it. I
made haste to join the church and have
remained ever since in the church that first
received ME.
P.-Did you determine to remain in that
church because you were convinced il was
the only true church?
Mr.. C.-No, had nothing against other
Christian churches, but l thought the
church had first chosen was the right one
for me TO stay in.
Prom your standpoint you were
right, and admire your constancy.
Mr.. CT have always sought to live by
the Word of God since my conversion
P-You are fond of reading the Bible
l suppose.
Mr.. C.-Yes.
P.-Which of the several writers seems
to give you most light?
Mr.. C.-St. Paul.
P.-Would you ike me to read for you
from ST. Paul.
Mr.. C.-Yes. There is the old Bible that
have been using. 1t is too heavy for me
TO manage now, that is why have to take
it by parts; you may find the parts mixed
but they are all there.
p. (after reading / Corinthians, Chap.
N, v. % TO 30; St John. Chap. VI, V.
30 to SO; St. Luke Chapter XXI v.
10 etc. )-You see Mr.. Combs that accord
ing to St. Paul, Christ gave the Apostles
His Body 10 eat under the seeming of bread,
His real Body that was 10 be delivered up
TO death He changed the bread into His
Body by the mere force of His Word, say
ing "this is My Body" and He command
ed the Apostles to do the same thing by
His power; and this wonder was to be
wrought until the second coming of Christ.
You see from st John that Christ not only
promised to give US His Flesh to eat but
He made a law that we must eat II, and
when the Jews and many of His disciples
thought il was too hard TO take this law
literally, He did not explsin it away, but
only insisted on il the more
Mr. C.-Read on!
p latter reading James Chap. Wv Il
and DIDO you think James would dare
to give these directions about amounting the
sick if he had not received them from
Christ or could he venture to pledge spe.
cial Divine aid if God Himself had not
ordained the amounting as a means.
Mr.. CT see the children haven't treat
cd the old Bible so badly after all they've
pulled il to pieces but its all there.
P.-Yes, and You see there Is more in IL
than can be found outside of the Catholic
Church. Now, besides the Real Presence
and Extreme JUNCTION you have in your
Bible the power Of the apostles and their
su cessors Ia forgive s'ns: John Xxx v. 90 !;
Matthew XVIII v. IS TO 90; where,
from the promise TO be with His Apostles,
seven TO the cnnsummation of the world, :"
ii is evident that Christ conferred upon
them power that was To be transmitted
through u continuous line of succ, ssors
till the end of time. You have, moreover.
in your Bible something all important that
the Christian Churches outside the Catho.
i:c Church cannot claim, that is perfect
unity; the unity pointed 10 by Christ