Richmond planet., 1894-03-03
Who CAN FORGIVE SIN 7
The Catholic Priest Cites
More Evidence on Cath
OHc Bibles.
Questions Answered,
HE PROMISES A PROLONG
ED DISCUSSION.
THE CHAMPION.
A DRAMA IN ONE ACT.
Scene 1.

exclaims THAT terrible little Priest
He is botheriug the life out of me with
his qus stioDs
"Ah me what perils do environ
The man that NEEDLES with hot iron.'
What is to be done in so sad a plight
Scene III.
Knocking is heard at the door.
Bro. Lewis Come in y
Enter Doctors and Deacons.
Dis and D's: How do you feel Broth
er Lewis ?''
Bro. Lewis 'Bad, friends, mighty
| bad -
Ds and D's: whats the matter ?
| Having the toothache ?"
Bro. Lewis "Worse than that, (hand-
| ing the PLANET) read that and tell me
| what is to be done"
DR.. A.: 81 would not trouble myself
about that little Priest. You know ian
| eagle does not catch flies" Besides he is
| only an uututored neopbyte who has no
| brains"
Bro. Lewis Yes; l thought SO myself
| once; but he has hurt me too badly even
without any brains. Terrible Awful
81 who was once as great as Caesar
Am now reduced TO Nebuchadnt zzar,
And from as famed "a conqueror
AS ever took degree in war,
| Or did his exercise IN battle
by HIM turned out TO grass with cat
| tle."
BY him yes, by that little priest
| DIS and D's Poor Brother Lewis y
Bro. Lewis "What can do? III
give it up now, what will the people say,
especially those over whom the Holy
| Ghost has made me Bishop? They will
| no doubt think l am big fool.
Deacon A: "Yes, Brother, | heard
some of our Baptist brethren say that
already"
DIR. b. =: "Well. Brother, we feel very
sorry for you. Couldn't you find some
thing more in Victor Hugo's novels ?
That little sto-y was very effective Or
? why not consult the Outlook OF July ~,
/ 1882 F"
r Bro. Lewis "Well friends the out
? | look of July 1893 was bright enough,
D | but the outlook of February 1894 is
3 | dark, very dark The trouble is, you
r know he wants me to bring proofs for
| my Interpretation of John 2O:2l-23,
and that l can't"
DIR. A.: Try the Iuquisition again OF
talk about the ignorance of Catholics.
Deacon b.. "But what has the InQui
siton or any other thing to do with that
text? ?"
Bro. Lewis "Hush up what do yoJ
know about such things? The Deacon
- should follow his Bishop.
DIS and D's :Goodbye, Brother, VI
| wish you success.
Exeunt Doctors and Deacons.
a- Curtain.
Dl Now, Brother Lewis, since these gen
d tlemen are gone. allow me word O
" two in reference to your last letter
X which for want OF "a better word, mus
call a tissue of falsehoods and childIs
babbling.
And first AS to the reading of the Bible
You cav: ''you also state why the peopl
" shouldn't read the Bible" Here you dil
ot honestly and maliciousy left out the Ii
av tie word whole and thus to suit you
in purpose,you willfully changed my meaI
Pa ing. III there could be any further dout
n: a. TO what meant, it would disappes
n. by my excepting only the Old TestameI
ss to some extent Even with regard TO tn
ss | simply said that it was not good f
-te every one to read, while there was abs
% lutely DO prohibition to read the Who'll
Iv Surely we may do thing which is on
good and useful if done In the prop
he way and with the proper precautiO
"a | without believing that it is necessar
Of. Such is the case with reading the Bib
I The Church hands us that Book assU
ing us that it contains the word OF TO
to Knowing, however, both from the exp
ted cit teaching of the Bible itself and fro
he sad experience that il is dangerous al
an dlfncult 10 unuers9aho' sue tens her cn
-ist dren to read it with due submission
her teaching, since she, and not the Bill
rev is the divinely appointed teacher of ms
on | kind. Ifread in this way, the dang'
disappear and hence it is good and III
A. full to read it, While, however, we
F. lieve this reading to be good and usef
you say, or at least imply, that it is n
cial ossary Tor all to read the Bible. If {
o, g is so, then you will be able to show us
plain words from the Bible, that Chr
2iv gave -snch command TO all. In yC
the next letter we shall look for a satisfac
at ry answer to this question. Rememl
and | yOur famous "Search the scripture
and the warning gave you with reg
. re- to it. The following may also be a
q tie help to show how much we may !
on your statements.
'nds Richmond, Va, Feb. 26, IS
,ert, Rev. l.. j. Webers,
The Dear Sir In reply to yours of
morning we would say that we alw
keep the DOuay Bible in stock, but
to ing sold out during the holy days,
.ond neglected to put in stock at once.
VII are happy to say, however, that we /
2OH have them in different bindings and
supply any number of copies wal
within "a hours. Respectfully,
o+ j. W. Randolph &
To- You doubted if you could find
Bible in Catholic home in this city
showed two instead of one and a
if you wished more. This proof you
tally to pass over by saying that the
t ad- houses are a mile apart. If
- g.. do not satisfy you, although you a
only for one, tell me how many you
rice and | will furnish them.
/ new In my former letter might have
pairs. | toned that we ourselves keep a 6
bookstore, Cor. 1st and Duval SITS
which a number of Testaments art
aper. sale. Come and see them.
Where did you find that saying of
op Spottswood ? We want yo
furnish us book and page and hope
hOto- will be more successful in this than
were with Victor Hugo's novel.
'ening Many a reader of the PLANET
, ere have smiled when he was offsre
driga, following choice morsel Let the
Iistra- pie read and think and YOU will
catch them in the trap of Roman c
3 two licism." every little helps" and Il
)geth- lowing may help TO show the tru
Of the your statement for which | cannot
proper name. 1t is taken from a
cents number of the English Protestant
JOURNAL. "We are assured that C