The Irish standard., 1909-02-13
the editor is layman Of very humble
p-etensions in the knowledge of church


p-etensions in the knowledge Of church
history for 1900 years, and he is averse
tc carrying on debates in its Columns
with every Tom. Dick and Harry who
esEails Catholicity. Hence it is chat
though willing to oblige our fair COR
respondent we prefer to send her thu
material for reply to the Adventists
rather than notice them in these COT
umns and thus advertise them,-what
they devoutly wish.
Our correspondent must remember
that the burden OF proof always rests
on the accuser and not on the accused.
If an accusation Is preferred against
81 man by his enemy the latter must
prove the charge or try to prove it
before disinterested persons without
bias, before the accused is required
to prove his innocence. The same rule
applies in the case of the Adventis.s
at Bruno. We are merely told that
they said SO and SO, and If asked for
proof they cannot furnish it. They
will fall back on the Bible. But every
little sect has scriptural version
of its own and believes in private judg-
ment. Hence there are more sec,s
than there are days in the year.
AS Cardinal Gibbons truly says:
mo one will deny that in our days
there exists vast multitude Of sects,
which are daily multiplying. No one
will deny that this multiplying Of
creeds is a crying scandal, and a great
s,umbling-block in the way of con-
version Of heather nations. No ore
can deny that these divisions in the
Christian family are traceable to the
assumption Of the right Of private
judgment. Every new-f1edged divine
with superficial education, imagires
that he has received a call from heaven
to inaugurate new religion, and he is
ambitious Of handing down his fame
to posterity by stamping his name OF
a new sect. And every one Of these
champions Of modern creeds appeals
to the unchanging Bible In support Of
his ever changing doctrine"
Now, as for the Interpretation Of
passages from the Apocalypse by
Seventh Day Adventists in referen 20
to the Pope being anti Christ and the
Catholic church being the Beast, there
is no use in arguing with them. They
believe it with their infallible judg-
nlents! And the Pope and the church
go on doing good just the same.
Regarding the other matter of d.
vorces to royal personages by the
Pope, you will find in reading Eng
lish history that the country convert
ed to Christianity by st. Augustine
was afterward lost to the Catholic
church by the refusal Of the then
Pontiff to grant Henry VIII. divorce
from the good queen he was weld ID
to for 10 years. The fact is that the
Pope would be guilty Of sin If he had
granted divorce to that WIFE killing
monarch. Napoleon divorced himself
from Josephine, and the Pope took 70
part whatever in the separation. That
fact can be ascertained by reading tho
life of Napoleon by Abbott, one Of his
greatest eulogists. On the question
OF divorces by the Popes you can ap-
peal to history against the Adventists.
They cannot fall back on the Bible as
ii. the other cases. It is profane and
not sacred history.
In conclusion, instead Of discussing
these matters any further, we forward
by mail to our esteemed correspond
Cnt some valuable information, not fer
the purpose of contradicting and con-
futing the malicious and lying state
ments Of the Adventists, but for tie
purpose Of preparing her to meet the
adversaries of the Church on future
occasions.