Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-28
Priests Oath.

Priests Oath.
 s.I now in the presence of Almighty God, the blessed Virgin Mary, the blessed Michael the Arch angel, the blessed St. John the Bap- tist, the holy Apostles St. Peter and , St Paul and the Saints and Sacred . Host of Heaven, and to you, my Lord, I do declare from heart with out mental reservation that the pope . is Christ's vicar-gencral, and is the true and only head of the Universal Church throughout the earth, and that, by virtue of the keys of binding and loosing given to his holiness by Jesus Christ he has power t0 dispose heretical kings, princes, states, com m0nWealths and governments, all being Illegal without his sacred con firmation, and be that they may safely destroyed, Therefore, to the utmost of my power, l will defend this doctrine and His Holiness rights and customs against all usurpers of the Protestant authority WhatsO- ever, especially against the now pre- tended authority and church in England and all adherents, in regard that they be usurped and heretical,
 
 Church of Rome.
 T do denOunee and disoWp any allegiance as due to any Protestant king, prince or state, or obedience to any of their inferior officers l do further declare the doctrine of the Church of England, of the GalyiniSts, HuguenOts and other PrOtCstants to be damnable, and those to be damned h n fFp Ia f1a
 ..I do further declare that 1 will help. assist and advise all OF any of his Holiness agents in any place wherever l shall be, and to do my ut most to eXtirpate the Protestant doctrine and to destroy all their pre- tended power, regal or otherwise. 1 do further promise and declare that notwithstanding | may be permitted by dispensatiOn to assume any her etical religion Protestant denOmina- ti0n, for propagation of Mother Church interest, to keep secret and private all her agents councils as they entrust me, and not to divulge, directly or indirectly, by word, writing or circumstance whatever, but to execute all which shall be proposed, given in charge or discov- cred unto me by you, my most Rev erend Lord and Bishop.
 All of which l, -, swear by the blessed Trinity and blessed Sac rament which l am about to perform on my part to keep inviolably, and do call on all the Heavenly and Glo- rious Hosts of Heaven to witness my real intentions to keep this my oath.
 In testimony whereof, l take this most holy and blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist, and witness the same further with my .consecrated hand, and in the presence of my Holy Bishop and all the priests who as sist him in my ordination to the priesthood" /"
 The Bishops Oath.
 q, -, elect to the - dio- cease, from henceforward will be faithful and obedIent to St. Peter and the apostle and to the Holy Roman Church and to our Lord, the holy pope at Rome and to his successors, economically entering. l will neither advise, consent nordo anything that they may lose life or member, or that their persons may seized, or hands in any wise be laid upon them or any injuries offered them under any pretense whatsoever. Thecoun- sel with which they shall intrust me by themselves, their messages or letter, l will not knowingly reveal to any to their prejudice. 1 will help them to defend and keep the Roman papacY, and the royalists of St. Peter against all men, Ehe legate of the Apostolic See, going and coming, l will hOnOrably treat and help in his necessities. The rights, honors. privileges and authority of the Holy Roman Church, of our lord the pope and his aforesaid successors, 1 will endeayOr to preserve. defend, in- crease and advance. 1 will not be in any council, action or treaty, in which shall be plotted against our lord and Roman Church, anything to the hurt or prejudice of their persons, rights, honor, state or power, and, If shall know any such thing to be treated or agitated by any whatsO- ever, l will hinder it to my utmost. and as soon as can, 1 will signify it to our said lord. The ordinance and mandates of the pope, l will observe with all my might and cause to be observed by others.
 sHeretics, schismatics and rebels to our said lord or his successors, I Will to my utmost persecute and oppose.
 Hereticos schismaticos ct rebelles eldem Domino nostro vel successor ious predictis proporpos persequor ct oppugnabo.
 .I Willcome to acouncil when am called. visit the threshold of the apos- ties every three years and give an account to our lord of all my pas tofal office and of all things belong