The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-05

CoHV0uL, SCnOOl; anu CnGr6 she was
forced to take the veil, and there she
has been detained prisoner Oh,
how little Protestant parents know
what they are doing when they send
| their children to be taught by nuns!"
Mrs. Powyl was both interested and
impressed. It is always satisfactory to
find "the gold of ones own doctrines
in a fellow-heap of DUST" and she was
glad to have her opinion of the perils
of convent schools thus emphatically
| confirmed
Il should like to call on you, to ex-
press personally my sympathy with
your daughter" she said; and Mrs.
Mercer warmly responded that she
would be "only too delighted, with
which friendly understanding the la
dies parted.
| Mrs. Powyls brougham was at the
door, and tall, good-looking young
man also. He carried a wrap, in
which he carefully EMBODIED her, then
took his place beside her in the car
riage.
Were you at the meeting, Oswald?
/ didn't see you,' she said; and Oswald
Powyl, M. D., her nephew, at present
on visit to her, answered.:
mo, was at meeting of the Ra-
tionalist Society. The lecturer there
proved that Christ never existed. 1t
strikes me, my dear aunt, that your
Protestant societies are confronted
with much more serious problems than
whether a woman should live single
| life in company with a number of
others in house not open to the
general public Besides, isn't the vic
tory rather to the infidel, if you sue
coed in destroying the integrity of the
Oldest Christian Church of all?''
Il don't admit that the Romish
Church is Christian, Oswald. 1t can't
be, when it allows image-worship and
alteration of the Virgin, setting her
above Christ and saying that He obeys
her"
Didn't He-though-at Cana, for
example?"
| eff you are going to blaspheme, Os-
Ewald, I'd rather talk about something
else. You will be telling me next
that Rome is right"
"That is the mystery If Rome is
wrong, why did God leave the souls
for which Christ died to her sole guild
ance for centuries?"
my dear boy, the Bible, the Word
of God, was then as now the sole
guide, not Rome
But Rome decided that the Bible
was the Word of God, Aunt Helen; it
is accepted as such on her authority
And if she has led mankind astray on
other points, why not on that? There
is no sureness, no certainty any,
where"
He was speaking rather to himself
than to Mrs. Powyl, giving expression
to doubts and fears that troubled him
daily. Lord, to whom shall / go?"
was the cry of his soul, in its quest
for light, truth, security; but not yet
had he found the answer.
Mrs. Powyl merely shook her head
at him. She was conscious that he
was drifting into danger, wavering be-
tween Romanism and Rationalism;
but she knew not how to help him.
Next day there was a sensation in
Ixley. In consequence of rumor that
the Catholics intended to storm the
hall, and break up the Titus Oates
meeting, all the local constables had
been in it's immediate vicinity; and
thus the coast had been clear for an
enterprising burglar to break into Mr..
Hempseed's dwelling, and annex much
plate and jewelry. The Hempseed SER
wants had been at the meeting, as in
duty bound; so the way of the trans
gressor had been easy.
THE Jesuits are at the bottom of
/ it," Mrs Powyl excitedly informed
her nephew. But If they think, by
such methods, to brighten Mr.. Hemp
seed into abandoning the Protestant
cause, they will find their mistake. !
called on the Mercers-those ladies at
the cottage, you know-and found that
the burglary has alarmed them very
much; as well it might, when they
have no men on the premises. But
they are quite of my opinion as to
the burglars being in the pay of the
Jesuits"
HIN. Does any one know anything
about them" asked Oswald.
His aunt had been exploited many
a time by adventures posing as per-
secuted Protestants, and he wished to
guard against repetition of such ex-
periences.
Il know what profoundly interests
and touches me-" she answered, with
dignity. Miss Mercer is an escaped
nun, Oswald. Her mother foolishly
sent her to convent to be educated,
and the nuns compelled her to become
one of them. The Bishop ordained
her, and cut of all her beautiful hair.
1t is as short as yours noW-she
], showed me today. When she wanted
to write to her mother, and begged to
be allowed to 90 home, she was stupe.
fed with drugs; and when she refused