The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-15
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wales. and claims that he has oeen
oraa,ned nv God TO perform miracles,
and reiterates that the day OF miracles
has not passed Continuing his avowa'
that all things are possible with God
today, as they were In the past, even
to the healing OF the sick and the rais-
ing ~ the dead Father Ignatius, ac-
cording 10 the dispatches published III
Yesterday mornings Astorian, claims
TO have performed miracles one
miracle he is quoted in saying oe-
Cured In 1862 when young GIRL wno
| had been dead for two hours, arose az
his command. The second was that OF
! workman crushed to death by falling
stones This man Is said to have walked
home after having been crushed 10 a
pulp.
The first question that would be ma
turally asked by the unregenera'e' s'
"what brand has his holiness been
ahsorbingg" When any man puts him'
self forward as being specially ordained
by God to perform miracles, such as
raising the dead. and sending man
home who has been crushed to pup
he ,s either insane or a collosal pre-
varicator. No such miracles have ever
been performed since Christ was upon
aar,h II was not ordained that mira
eles Of this kind should be performed
Man is born into the world. he dies ana
tt;s hurled. No living power can raise
him from the dead. until the time or
Iaamed by God for the RESURRECTION o'
of the dead arrives. When a man dies
Iif he be Christian, according 10 the
tenants Of the Christian religion, MS
snirit goes to the God who gave H. and
his body is buried. These spirits are
never returned to the body, neither pS
the God who gave 1t or by any num-"
Iagency.
Father Ignatius Is either grai'er
or aesciple OF "Frenzled Finance.
ueg is working an incredulous puoh'
, for private gain. He is crank OF IN
vintage of '4s b. c. There Is nothlh'
lin scriptural teachings that gives mn
any license for performing impossioi
: miracles. He has never performed any
! and is talking through his hat.
1t was ordained by God that man
allotted time ON earth is three score an
n ton years. He is born in the mas
of his Maker, and placed upon u
> earth. He Is judged by the deeds dor
: IN the body. When he dies he is dea'
" The dead, nor anyone of them will ev'
,e be rased before the mllenum Tht
is all must appear before the great viii
- throne and answer for the sins OF on
l. mission and commission. 1t was new
l. intended that when man dies al
70 masses from this earth. that he was
p no raised from the dead. Becau
t Christ performed miracles to show IN
l. He was ordained of God, affords
nd excuse for any itinerant minister
A. claim the same power. 1t was new
es intended that human agency shou
in possess this power. II has never be-
to possessed by any living being since Z
ed lcrucifixion and never will be until I
T. end of time. Any man who clair
r. tn possess this power or claims to ha
be raised the dead. or sent a man nor
after being crushed to plup is an II
,rt noster and should be excommunicat'
ar There are some people that II mig
ng Ibe a benefit to the community to ma
I'M raised rom the dead, while there a
o. others that are better off where tn
nd are. No man wants to see his mothe
es lin-law resurrected before the judgme
an day, as this will be the only opportunl
d. he will have Of getting even for mi
is administration of family affairs.
ce Such pernicious statements herald
n through the public press only encot
he age the worldly minded to discredit
in gospels and the teachings OF Christ
or a club in the hand OF the nhdels
nd secure accessions to their ranks, a
It's belittle the cause of Christianity Fr'
a. the tone Of the dispatches publish
this morning, 1t is evident that Fatf
ng Ignatius was either born in Kansas,
or is a candidate for a lunatic asylu
les No sane man with the intelligence
of credited to a minister would e'
od dare assume authority that was ne'
d. intended to be granted to a human
,u- ing.