Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-12-23
The Archbishop Was Attacked
at Salem.
ANSWER BY A CATHOLIC EDITOR.
Rev. Roland d. Grants Statement
and Denial Published.

The following was sent to the Or
. egonian from SalemDec IS: "The Rev.
Roland ID. Grant, OF Portland, deliv.
cred lecture In the Baptist church
here last night on "The Nations
Perils." The speaker claimed the ad-
vancement Of Roman Catholicism In
this country Is dangerous to the rat-
lon, and In conclusion made the state
ment that Archbishop Gross, of the
diocese of Oregon, had subscribed to
list Of lndulgences which might be ex-
tended to sinful humanity. The
speaker Paid the list Of sins published
in indulgences was graduated, and the
guilty person might obtain immunity
from punishment Therefore by paying
the price. The price was said to range
from 35 cents for small sins to 1880
The latter price was said to be suffi-
cient to atone for despoiling the virtue
Of q virgin. There Is much comment
IN Salem today, pro and con, on tue
statements made by the Rev. Mr.,
Grant"
REPLY TO THE ABOVE.
The absence Of Archbishop Gross In
the East, is printed In the Orego nian:
PORTLAND, Dec. 20.-( To the Editor J
-Ouly today have 1 read Thursday y
Oregonlan, Ia which telegrapnic dis
patcn from salem reports n lecture de
iiyered Ia Salem, December IS, by the
Rev. Roland ID. Grant, OF Portland,
Ia which he Is reported TO have said, in
a lecture Ia that city, that Roman
Catholicism In this country Ia danger
GUS TO the nation, aud that Archbishop
dross, OF the diocese Of Oregon, had
subscribed to list Of indulgeDces
which might be extended to sinful
humanity, and that the guilty person
might obtain immunity from punish
ment by paying the price, which was
said To range from 30 cents 10 $3.50,
| which latter price was said TO De
sufficient TO atone for dispoiling the
virtue Of virgin.
That Archbishop Gross has sub.
scribed to any list Of lndnlgenoies,
making the payment Of $3.50 atone
ment for violating virgin, Only ignor-
ant blRots will believe; but that does
not, In any manner, excuse such an
unblushing lie. No amount Of money
on earth can atone for the slightest
sin, Is the teaching Of the Catholic
church. Somehow, / can hardly
0rlng myself 10 believe that DR.. Grant
made the statement with which be Is
accredited; aud yet have heard him
utter almost as grievous o le-a lie,
because he knew he was not telling the
ruth. He told his congregation that
the Catholic church teaches that
protestant marriage 10 Invalid, and
that children OF protestant marriage
are illegltimate. III two bap tized
protestants are married by q protestant
clergyman, aud they are divorced,
uelther of them can be married TO a
Catholic by a priest, whilst the other
Ia living; that tells how the Catholic
church regards protestant marriages.
Az this very time, protestants and
catholics are denounclng the Jew.
batter, Ahlwart, whilst right among us
we have one who, clad In the garments
uf q minister OF Christ. wllfuliy aud
maliclously traduced 10000 OF the law
abiding citizens OF Portland.
ROBERT HAYDN,
Editor Catholic Sentinel.
The Oregonian says edltorially:
That is q very extraordinary series
II addresses Rev. DR.. Grant has been
delivering In the cities Of the valley.
They have been reported for the Ore
KOnian with great moderation, and,
we are assured, with scrupulous accur-
acy. No intelligent person Will be-
lieYe the statements made In relation
20 Archbishop Gross, or share In the
Judgment passed upon the teaching
Of science In the state university.
In the same issue Of the Oregonian
was this, at the end Of an elaborate
interview;
Tuesday night DIR. Grant lectured at
salem. 10 the dispatch from Salem
the next day, he says he was wrongly
quoted. His remark as TO iDdulgen
6es, he says, twas the immOlation of
girl suggested by Archbishop Gross for
the escape OF soul from purgAtOrv,"
DIR. Grant will speak on "Indulgences"
sunday night at the Baptist church.
PERSONAL STATEMENT.
In letter received today by Rev. J
p. Farmer OF the First Baptist ohurrh,
Roland ID. Grant says; ~ did NOT
say as reported by the oregOnian cnr-
respondent, that the indulgence waA
for the spoliation of virgin l did
say Il was that Gross would have girl
inundated In the monastery at NJ.
Tabor for the benefit of the soul W
paid Sl,S3O and that her continued
sacrifice Of her self would accrue to the
mans benefit, both here aud after
death, aud until finally released Into
Heaven"