Richmond planet., 1894-02-24
Who CAN FORGIVE SIN I
Rev. I'D. Lewis Raj
lies to the Charge.
HE REPLIES TO QUESTIONS AND
ASSAILS THE PAST HISTORY
OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH.

In the outset d srmit me TO commend |
the Priest for his tact, val0r, and |
wonderful endurance. Had l a crown to |
bestow in consideration OF these noble |
virtues, / would pass by the immortal !
three hundred who walked uufinchingly /
into the jaws OF death at the pass OF /
ThermopylR, by Iheconqnering forces at |
Waterloo; by those who wore the |
crowns of FIRE at Bull Run, and with |
humtle Worshipful mien place it gently |
upon his gallant brow. For courage
aud grit, sense excepted he stands almost
without a peer. Few men can fight as
long as he has without both food and
ammunition. But the blank cartridges
OF presumption, grit, gall aud tradition
will not win in tins conflict. Truth
alone is the prevailing weapon. That
will be sure to WELD; until the priest is
made to yield. But let us notice bis
weak and puerie Efforts put forth in his
last article. AN empty sack will not
staud alone" SO he has gathered here
and there every irrelevant straw to prop
| his nefarious doctrine but despite his ef-
forts they are bound for the dust and
the ditch
Like the noble Festus under the burn
ing and convincing force of truth, he
would make il appear that l am mad,
but like Paul l would answer, IL am not
mad most noble Eestus but speak forth
the words of truth and soberDess-"
THE OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH AND HER DEEDS
OF BLOOD.
You assert that my reference to the
Iuquisition-a child of hell born through
the agency of the catholic church Ia
pitchinC dirt at "O,d Mother Church"
Ii is a patent fact that the children are
in every whit like their Old Mother and
would today resort to her tiendish
practices but for the spirit of our free in-
| etitutions. aud the policy of this repub-
lie. "Tbe wolf may change his coat, but
not his disposition" But If i had
thrown some dirt upon your "Old Moth
err" her form is SO beemea-ed and her
garments are so bedraggled in the
blood of the saints OF God which she has
so freely split to vent her spleen, that
she would gladly welcome little dirt TO
; hide the stains. Think OF the church of
God numbering men and women because
they dare to serve God according to the
dictates of their minds Her history is
! | written in blood Even now there
, passes unbidden before nv mind that
: dreadful day Bartholome~'s Eve, when
J the dear old mother" caused the blood
| of saints TO flow in streams through
| the streets of Paris when she with fen
dish hands broke up their families, and
!, destroyed their property; while in other
; places she shamefully hung them; some
by The toogue. some bv the ears.
SOME on hooks--but / must forl1F4iE'
The tale grows too sad to relate. The
K | "Old Mother" as you call her, would bt
n too glad to have somebody to thro W
& dirt enough on her to hide her history i
d not herself,
J. THE PRIEST ACKNOWLEDGES THAT TIL
l. PEOPLE ARE DISCOURAGED FROM
= READING THE BIBLE.
s. In my last writing / stated that al
proof that the peODle were discouraged
from reading the Bible, that the Roman
Catholic Church had taught the peopl,
that the Bible was a dangerous book
q And now, Bro. Priest says TO us-"lf we
ar believe that the Bible alone is danger
,e ous book; it is not our iault; our frs
he Pope, st. Peter told US So" Well,
m | PopeP Peter?told you that the Bible is
" dangerous book and you have for thi
"a | reason kept il out of the hands of tn
le | people, your confession proves me right
10 | But you have prevaricated, have yo'
not? You also state that why the pee
ple should not read the Bible: BE
cause there are in the Old Testamen
things which il is not safe Tor every on
to read" 2 II challenge you to shoV
where Christ commands every one t
" read the Bible" Your own mouth con
~ demns you, for you stated in the issu
at of the Sd inst. that the people were no
1f- discouraged from reading the Bible.
think YOU are absent minded, else yO
IN would not handle the truth so carelessl,
an Were you not priest. would say otl
"a erwise. Please accept my coDgratuls
,o- tions upon your success IN HIDING ]
this large city two Catholic homes,
ed mile apart, having Bibles from whlC
an YOU were granted affiiavits to assii
ctr / a
indeed very kind to you. also thin
20 you did very well to publish the no
he from Messrs. j. w. Randolph and Go
va stating that he would be pleased to I
nv ceiVe at any time your order for Cath
& lie Bibles Every little is a help" We
ara have received from him. the same cou
teous Ntatement. On last Friday, as
Tho or his clerk will testify, went into
Al store to get Catholic Bible and he to
.et- me that he did not have one In the hou
but" said he, ~ will be pleased to TIA
,ac- your order for one. can get it here
onr next Tuesday" / suppose upon ordt
he could furnish the Koran, the ZendaS
tho ia, the Shaster or any other book
print, but that does not say that he b
ard them on hand. Mark; here is "A city o
a,h large Catholic following 1900 VINO {
'i1~1 1Uw yss -. one Of the so-call
Catholic BlDl68 exec
u er. why are these Bibles kept oul' 'oa
ne us book sfores2 Our Bibles food ev'
- book store and find their way into
IA most every home. Christian and un-Ch
v tian. Why this disparity? 1t is pl
that we encourage the reading of
Bible, and the Roman Catholic Chu
does not.
Hear the Council of Trent-the Co
ell that framed and perfected the con
'tlst tuition according to which the priest {
the every Catholic is obligated to yield
I re- ever faithful obedience to all the {
'r OF trines and practices of the Cath
ANY Church. Hear III Says he-"It is ms
'out fest from experience that il the Holy
ut OF BILE. translated into the vulgar tons
the be indiscnminately allowed to every
uted the rashness of men will cause more
poor than good to arise from it," Listen
be some of the Catholic wortbies on
very point: "The Catholic Church forbids
re- reading of the Scriptures by all.
ight, larmine.
e, }. St. Liguori, author of "The Glorit
L. r. Mary" also a text book on Moral L
ogy, exclaims in holy horrOr-"t
many simple girls because they
learned to read have lost their sol
and further" The Scriptures and bC
We Of controversy may not be permitte'
the the vernacuIar tongue as also they
or of not be read without permission" A
Isaac on of the Council of Trent voiced tn,