The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-15
Suits Filed

! The following were among the suits filed
yesterday In the city and circuit courts:
| George Haggard VS.. birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power company. The
plaintiff claims $4,000 damages for an al
legged assault and unlawful election from
street car by conductor In the EN-
ploy of the company.
Flora Harrison, administrator of the
estate of John r. Harrison, vs. South
ern Railway company. The plaintiff claims
$50, 900 damages for the death of the in
testate. who was killed on the railroad
of the defendant company.
Mrs c. ]. Wells VS.. Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power company The
plaintiff claims $4,000 for alleged per-
sonal injuries.
to repIy-provided, dear Mr., Editor,
you are kind enough to grant mo a
little space--givng reasons why Christ
ians should not subscribe to teachings
such as set forth in the paragraph by
the Rev Father Gayle as cited above.
In the first place Father Coyle makes
"a difference between the words media
tor and Unforeseen" He says: Christ
alone is our mediator" and afterward:
Mary and the blessed servants of God
lin heaven make intercessions in our
behalf" What is the difference between
these two terms? An intercessor is
mediator and a mediator is an inter-
lcessor II Christ alone is our media
tor" how then can Mary and the
blessed servants of God in heaven make
lintercessions in our behalf?" That is
saying: Christ alone Is our mediator
Iand-IIe is not. / cannot imagine a
Contradiction palmer than that.
Then, aside from this contradiction,
where in the scriptures are we told
that the saints in heaven do and are
able to intercede for us? Does not st.
Paul say in his l. Epistle to Timothy:
There Is one God and one mediator
between God and men, the man, Christ
Jesus?" Does not Christ say Come
unto me, all ye that labor and are
heavily laden and / will give you
rest?" He does not say, GO unto Mary
and other saints in heaven" And does
mot John say in his l. Eplstle: IF any
man sin, we have an advocate with the
Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous?'
| II we had need of other advocates and
lintercessors God would certainly have
revealed that fact unto us. But He did
not He distinctly tells us that there
| is but one mediator, but one who in
tercedes for us.
But granted, that the Catholic church
does not worship and adore the saints,
what benefit is there derived from
/ ''hOnoring and rev efenclnS them IN
/ the manner practiced in the Catholic
church? There is no wrong in honoring
the saints, provided IL be done In the
proper manner, to-wit: IL men praise
| their (the saintsD faith and good works
before others We are enjoined to ire
member them which have the rule over
you. who have spoken unto you the
word of God" But nowhere is IL written
that we are to kneel before their inn
ages and give them the honor due to
God This is done by all those that
hold that the saints intercede in their
/ behalf for this doctrine would give
part of the honor that is Christs to the
saints. And If giving Gods honor 10
others Is not idolatry. what is?
| Furthermore. granted that the Cath
Ollie church teaches nothing of the kind.
| IT is nevertheless wrong and sinful to
crook the pregnant hinges of the
knees before an image. Why? Be
cause 1t gives the appearance OF idol
airy. St. Paul says, j. Thess 5. 22: "Ab-
stain from all appearance of evil."
| AS long as the Catholic church adj
heres to these unseriptural practices
1 the objection as to saint worship
though having been answered again
and again." VIII again and again be
J brought forward" As long as there is
a Christian church on earth every I'M
scriptual doctrine and practice will be
commended against. Yours truly.
n REUTER-.
| 1920 Tenth Avenue. South.
Birmingham. November ~, 1919.