The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-09

the II y M N CAIHOLIC
CHURCH, and claims, also,
by virtue of his professed in
fallibility, that he, is, or ought
to be, the head of the State.
In the Roman Catholic church the
Pope has supreme power. He and
his claim, that the Roman Catholic
church is the only church ON earth,
and that nobody can be saved from
hell unless they are Roman Catho-
lies. BY their teachings all other
persons-Christians Jews and pa
gans, are doomed to be lost.
In Professionalism, CHRIST is the
head of the church. The Bible is the
word of God to guide us, and all who
truly repent of their sins and have
faith in Christ shall be saved: for
"He shall save His people from their
sins" His people are all those who
believe in Him and try His will to
do. But they must be His people
and not those deceived by others
In the Roman Catholic church to
whom is given the larger place?
Christ or Mary? To which of these
are the greater honors given in
names of churches and numbers Of
prayers?
In Rome, Italy, the throne Of Ro-
man Catholicism, there are one humid
red and twenty churches dedicated
to Mary, and only fifteen to Christ.
If these churches dedicated to Mary
were only SO named as q Protestant
congregation would name a church
st. Paul's it would not make so much
difference. But in them Mary is
worshipped as really as Christ is
worshipped.
"The Rosary" consists of one humid
red and siXty-siX beads These beads
represent one creed. Fifteen of them
represent the expression: ''Our Faith
er's" and the balance OF the Hail
Mary" In the churches of Rome
Mary has fOrty-one festivals a year,
and Christ only twenty-five.
Quoted from 'Eager's Romanism in
It's Home" and Th0s. e. Watson's
Roman Catholic Hierarchy" and
substantiated by Hertzogs Encyclo-
paedia, and others)
At best, this looks as though,
maybe, Jesus and Mary together may
save somebody from something.
In the church in Modena is an
image Of the Virgin with this in
scriptiOn in part: Prayers to the
most Holy Virgin, refuge of sinners,
whose holy image is venerated in
the cathedral of Modena. Most Holy
Virgin, you are the only hope of all
in trouble No one, O blessed Vir-
gin Mary, can hope for salvation ex-
cept through your aid. Aid from
Jesus, our most loving Savior, comes
through you. o Mary, refuge of sim
ners, pray for us" This expresses
to her divine honors and offers to
her prayer. If this is not worship,
what is it? And if this not idola-
try, what is it?
Again, the "Infallible" Pope au-
thorizes and commands prayers to
Mary as "Our Lady of Pardon
But, maybe, some Roman Catholic
friend may say: ooh, those are quo
tatiOns from preiudiced Professionals. >"
Well then, I will quote Messenger
of the Sacred Heart" published by
the Jesuit Fathers, New York, a cur
rent monthly magazine of the Roman
Catholic church. / quote from the
May issue, 1913, article: Devotion
to Our Lady" Devotion to Our
Lady is characteristic of the true
Catholic. She is the Mother of God.
She is full of Grace Let the full
ness of the Godhead so flow into her
that she may be a figure of the in
communicable sanctity, beauty, glory
Of God himself, the mirror of justice,
mystical rose, tower of ivory, house