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in the Roman Catholic doc
trine Of y-dispassionately
because we wish to avoid fanaticism;
nationally, because we wish to see if
the doctrine is reasonable; and Scrip
turally because we wish to see if it is
Scriptural.
If we shall find that dogma neither
reasonable nor Scriptural, then we
shall see the folly, the tyranny and
the sinfulness of it.
Remember always that in Roman
Catholicism the Pope, with his pro-
fessed infallibility, is the head of the
church.
Remember always that in Protest
antism Christ is the head of the
church
Remember that in Romanism the
DEGREES of the Pope, his councils,
and the tradition of the Roman
Church are the basis of authority,
while in Professionalism Christ is the
head Of the church, the open Bible
His expressed will, and intelligent
investigation of it is our duty and
privilege. What the Pope says be-
comes law for his people because he
says it. What Christ says becomes
a guide for people because it is
truth. On the one side we have
the Pope and his laws, and on the
other, Christ and his precepts, and
these often differ Who, then, is
right, the Pope? or Christ?
What is the Dogma of Purgatory?
In uttermost fairness to the Ro-
man church we will state this dogma
in its own words:
Whereas, the Cath Ollie church, in
structed by the Holy Ghost, has
from the sacred writings and the an
cient tradition of the Fathers, taught
in sacred councils, and very recently
in this Ecumenical Synod, that there
is a PurgatOry, and that the souls
there detained are helped by the
suffrages of the faithful, but princi-
pally by the acceptable sacrifice of
the altar; the holy Synod enjoins on
bishops that they diligently endeavor
that the sound doctrine concerning
PurgatOTy be believed, maintained,
taught, and everywhere proclaimed
by the faithful of Christ" Tredent
Faith, Art. 8. Also in Canons and
DEGREES of Trent.
Analysed, this dogma is this:
1. That Catholics who die, but
who are not perfectly holy when
they die go to Purgatory
2. That these in Purgatory are in
place of great suffering which will
eventually cleanse them and make
them holy.
And Third, that this purgatorial
suffering can be alleviated and
shortened to some extent by the pray
ers and contributions of the living
to the Roman Catholic church.
On the first proposition that
there is a PurgatOry," reason has
nothing to say beyond mere specu-
lation. Like the question of i'm
morality for a definite statement we
are shut up to the Bible which
claims to be a Revelation from God.
Does the Bible teach that there is
a PurgatOry into which imperfect
Roman Catholics go after death, and
that they may be finally cleansed
there, the suffering being diminished
by time and quantity by the prayers
and gifts of the living to the church?
The two main passages quoted by
Catholics to prove this doctrine are
Matthew 1872 and I. Cor. Bills.
The first is this: 'Whosoever
speaketh word against the Son of
Man it shall be forgiven him; but
whatsoever speaketh against the Holy
Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him,
neither in this world, neither in the
world to come"
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gatory.
The famous passage in CORN
thians is this: For other founda-
ton can no man lay than that is laid,
which is Jesus Christ. Now if any
man build on this foundation gold,
silver, precious stones, wood, hay,
stubble; every mans work shall be
made manifest, for the day shall de-
clare it, because it shall be revealed
by fire, and the fire shall try every
mans work of what sort it is If
any mans work abide which he hath
built thereon, he shall receive a re-
ward. If any mans work shall be
burned, he shall suffer loss, but he
himself shall be saved; yet so as by
fire"
What does this passage teach? It
teaches first of all that Jesus is the
only foundation of salvation. Sec
ond, that if we build upon Him we
shall be saved but that at the day Of
judgment our works in this life will
be tried as by fire, and if our life
work has been as gold or silver or
precious stones we shall not only be
saved but have rich reward for
good service, but if our lives have
been misspent, we shall be saved,
but our works like hay and stubble,
shall be burned-saved by Christ,
but not rewarded for service
What do the Scriptures teach as
to the soul after death?
They teach that the future of the
soul is determined by the life this
side of the grave.
eff this earthly house of our taber-
nacle were dissolved, we have a
building from God, house not made
with hands, eternal, in the heavens. -
Willing to be absent from the
body, and to be at home with the
Lord"
To-day shalt thou be with me in
PARADISE
II go to prepare a place for you,
I will come again and receive you
unto myself that where | am there
ye may be ALSO"
II am in strait betwixt two, hav-
ing desire to depart and be with
Christ, which is far BETTER
ut is appointed unto man once to
die, and after that the Judgment"
eve must all appear before Christ
to give an account Of the deeds done
III the DOdy.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to
do, do it with thy might: for there
is no work, nor device, nor knowl-
edge, nor wisdom in the grave
whittier thou goest.'
These passages teach that We have
duties in this life and are response
BILE for them. That we are to be
judged by what we have done here,
or failed to do here of our duty.
They not only do not hint of a Pur-
gatory beyond the grave where we
can even up for what we have done
wrong, or neglected, here, but they
teach that beyond the hour of death
and between that and the judgment
there is no opportunity to supple
ment what has been done in this life.
Therefore, we are eXhOrted to do our
duty with all Of our might while we
have the opportunity here. SO, also,
we find it in the great kingdom,
parallels of our Lord.
Life, duty, death, judgment, re-
ward.
Life, failure, death, judgment,
punishment.
To the Protestant theologians and
critics there is nothing in the word
of God to justify belief in the exis-
tence of a Purgatory between death
and the resurrection.
Roman Catholicism did not get
this dogma from the Bible-where
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THE POPE, PRIESTS AND PURGATORY

bCLOAO thS AIAd1 f1CIOIy Ol vi u.
From the Persians it past into the
speculations Of some of the Jews and
was found in the Maccabean litera-
ture. Likewise it was held in princi-
pie by Greek Gnostics, and especially
in Neo-Platorism which held that all
matter is essentially evil. This, in
after centuries, when many pagans
came in to the church by mere adop-
ton rather than by sincere repent
ance of sin and an intelligent knowl-
edge of Christ, crept into the Roman
Catholic system, and after still more
centuries became one of the might
lest powers of that church over it's
members. There is, probably, but
one thing in the entire Roman Catho-
lie system which is equal to this
error in it's baneful influence over
those deceived thereby, viz, the con-
fessional and it's claims.
So, then, this doctrine of Purga-
tory is found in ancient Paganism.
1t is not found in the Old Testament
to which the New Testament is
logical supplement. 1t is not found
in the early centuries of Christianity
but in after centuries when Pagan
ism has largely dominated the Ro-
man Catholic church we find this a
growing thought in that church,
then, later, established as one of it's
mighty teachings. 1t, therefore,
looks thoroughly paganistic in it's
origin.
subversive of Gods Plan of Saliva
ton.
The whole PurgatOrial idea is sub
sersive Of Gods way of salvation.
The simplicity and glory Of salvation
as revealed in Christ are in the fact
Of His all-suff1ciency. The simplicity
Of it consists in the fact that Christ
is wholly our Savior, and the glory
of it is in the fact that He saves
unto the uttermost all who come
unto God by Him.
But what saith Scripture?
God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son, that
Whosoever belieyeth on Him should
not perish, but have everlasting
life''
Christ says of himself: 81 am the
way, the truth, and the life"
Again: "The blood of Jesus
Christ, his son, cIeanseth us from all
SIM
Again: "By grace are We saved,
through faith, and that not of your
selves, it is the gift of God"
There is none other name given
under heaven among men whereby
we must be saved"
"Other foundation can no man
lay than that is laid, which is Jesus
Christi
The involved admission of the Ro-
man church in this doctrine would
put the Roman church out of bust
ness if the open Bible were read by
all of it's members.
Understand, Purgatory is for i'm
perfectly sanctifed Roman Catholics.
1t does not touch Pagan and Here
tics. Pagans, in the eyes of Catholic
teachers, are all unbelievers in
Christ. Heretics are all protested
believers in Christ who are not Ro-
man Catholics. By Catholic teach
ings, Pagans and Protestants do not
go even to Purgatory, but directly to
hell. PurgatOry is, therefore, a
Catholic question alone in the logic
Of Catholic teaching.
When Pope Leo died Catholics all
over the world were praying, and
paying for the repose of his soul in
Purgatory. He was the head of the
church, the self-styled, and church
proclaimed INFALLIBLE head of
the church, -incapabl of sin or mis-
take when speaking or acting for the
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Sermon Delivered by the Rev W. L. Pckard Pastor First
Baptist Church. Savannah Ga Sunday Night Dec d. 1913

! T this hour I wish you to study
2 with me, calmly, disposition
Z ately, nationally and Scriptu-
rally, the questions involved
in the Roman Catholic doc
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Our UnapproachabIs Justices.

Worlds Work: How the justices of
the United States supreme court deal
with any attempt at an assault upon
the confidence of the court was dis
closed to an indiscreet young woman
who was visiting at the house of an
associate justice Of the court who had
known her since she was a child. She
was sitting at the tea table n aft
|ernoon with the justice and his wife
and, all unconscious Of any ~wrongdo-
ing, began to talk about O case that
was awaiting the decision Of the court.
The wife of the justice exhibited as
much alarm and distress as though a
live. dynamite bomb had been intro
duced into the company, but she
could not catch her visitors eye and
stop her.
II hope" said the prattling visitor,
tthat you will decide it in favor of
the --- company, because, if you
don't, the price Of the stock auntie
left me will go down." -.-.....
The justice froze stiff. He as
sumed what his wife calls his "pris-
oner-at-the-bar manner" as he stood
up. He was as grave and as stern
as could. be and he nearly scared the
young woman to death as he said:
my dear child, you must never speak
on such a subject to me again. I am
going to leave the room now as a mark
Of my displeasure at the disrespect
you have shown me and my position
and if you are eve so th~oughtless
again as to refer to the business OF
the court in my presence, I shall see
that you are W admitted to the
house afterward."
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Richard Graham. Fred Johnson, Barnes;
Ole Solberg, LaMoure.
THE METROPOLE.
j. F. Sheffield. Lisbon; NJ. r. Muir
ply, Grand Forks; s. Obermiller, James
sown: Il. A; Lillibridge, Dickinson; A.
2; I. Cuthbey, Devils Lake; L. r.
Blucku, Lisbon; A. p. Marshall, Alb
saraka; M. j. Bakken, Abercrombie;
". r. Lakey, Buffalo; Sam sorenson,
Crookston, Mimi; G. D. Kellyson, La
THE PRESCOTT.
. Mrs. J. A. Harstad. Page: John Col
brath, st. Paul: Mr.. and Mrs. G.. K.
0pgaard, Englevale; Mr.. and Mrs. II.
3 Hanson' Kathryn; Herbert Bruseth,
laski. Wis: Mr.. Sweat, Fargo; c. K.
Willett, Chicago; Chas. Newton. J. r.
Newton, Albert Newton, Sheldon; Ed.
Peterson, Lisbon; Geo. Jibben and wife,
Holdin, Detroit, MINI.
THE GARDNER.
J. Corben, st. Paul; w. p. Robson,
LaMoure; j. w. Buss, Bismarck: G. H.
Glass: Minneapolis;, A. J Anderson.
Charles Hanson, Mapleton.
THE WALDORF.
William Managhem, Oberon; A. Tay-
lor, Oberon; Y. S. Burdick, Williston;
Peterson, Robert A. Sager, Miss Sager,
Hunter; 2. B. Austiford, Valley, City;
Harris, Park River: Karl Klein, Wash
burn: H. H. Phillips. Harvey; Thos.
Nottingham. Dickinson; Ahran Bald
win, Oberon;. Miss Allen, Lisbon; r. S
Adams and wife, Lisbon; G. Finch, La,
Moure; L. W. Hamm. Fargo; S. B.
Bartlett. S.. NJ. Bartlett, Casselton; J.
A. McKinnan, Casselton; Peter Dumpt,
Wimbledon; j. H. Bemis, Valley City;
w. w. Brown, Armenia; Mrs. w e
Clark and daughter, Tower City; Ern-
est, Billing, Lisbon; VIM. Lieboy, Tur-
tie Lake; DR.. o. N. Olson and Wife
Oberon. "a
THE ANNEX.
s. w. Cool, Bismarck; VIM. Weible,
Grafton; S. w. Skate, city; H. Harris
Darlington; w. H. Martyr, Ayr; Chas
Schumacher, Courtenay; S. j. Newman
city; A. McSpauson, Courtenay; Ear
Hayland, Portland.
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a week end visit, before resuming her
work at the university.

, % week 6uQ WISH, DefOre TSEurn1ng her
work at the university.
The members of the Epworth League
society OF the First Methodist church
evening at $50 O'clock. The upper
was followed by the regular business
meeting.
have made their home in the city this
winter, left yesterday for New York
city. Enroute east they will visit u
fortnight with Mrs. Sponsors parents
at Memphis. Tenn.
Miss Nancy Frohne returned to he,
home in Valley City last evening after
an over Sunday visit in he city as the
return the day after Easter to attend
a number of post-Lenten affairs.
The Home economics lecture by Miss
| M: Stoner, for the benefit of st. Cecil
las guild will not be given this Satur.
DAY as usual. but will be given the next
the speaker of the afternoon and viii
talk on Bread and Rolls.
The Pastors Aid society Of the First
Methodist church was entertained a
the church parlors yesterday afternoon
o., Angel, Cuptill. Blakely
ID n Froling. AZ the business
on April 20 for all the Sunday school
workers of the church. A social hou
followed the business meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. K. Kellar returned
home yesterday from southern CaIifor,
MIA, where they have spent the past tWt
months. On their return home: thes
visited in the twin cities and were &C.
companied home by their daughter Mis-,
Madelyn K@lar, who attends Mrs
Backus school in st. Paul. Miss Kella,
will visit her parents a week and will
then return to school
Mrs. A. w. Pau1son. Thirteenth stree.
north. entertained a company of friend.
at her home yesterday afternoon at {
Mrs. Guy Vowles rendered a number O.
vocal selections and Miss Dorothy Mill.
er gave several readings. At s o'clocl
the hostess served a dainty luncheon
color note. Pink sweet peas and car.
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trodden who have tho power for devo-
lopment and enlargement. Those who
are comfortable and those who NAV
have luxury are very much in the min
GRITTY. Why not sacrifice q. little to as
'sist those less fortunate.
Our own state leader in this vital
movement is sacrificing her health for
the work of women and we all know it
is not a question of lettering herself
or her condition, but a nobler and big
ger question is involved. And she is
not the only woman.
In all parts Of our state there are
many women who are giving mp their
pleasures and possibly their strength
and money to work in this cause. We
have oome to a place when self must
be sacrificed in a struggle like this.
Surely to a careful observer 1t has been
more han demonstrated that n
should enter with earnestness and sin
certify the study of q problem that has
enlisted the sympathy and support OF
some of the finest names in America
and the world generally before taking
the initiative against q movement thas
means so much to both men and wo~
men. ELAADANE THOMPSON.
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Dr. Thomas Martin Of Streeter. N, D
spent yesterday in the city VISITING
with friends, He returned this morn
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Herhst for Gloves.--Advt.
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SOCIAL NOTES


DR.; Thomas Martin of streeter. N, D.
spent yesterday in the city visiting
with friends. He returned this morn
ing.
Miss Helen Hoover, a teacher OF
Bemidji is spending the Easter vacation
with her parents. Supt. and Mrs. w. e,
ooVer.
E John Eaton went to Valley City last
evening where he, will spend the re-
ma1nder Of the week visiting with
friends. .r.
Mrs. w: L. Gill returned to her home
in Wheatland today, after visiting her
daughter, Mrs. A. G. Buchholtz the
past several days.
Miss Margaret Newton, supervisor of
music in Bemidji, Mimi, is spending the
spring vacation with her mother, Mrs.
{. j. Newton Of Sixth street south,
Francis Wright, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. G. Wright will entertain a COM
pany of her little friends at a birthday
party on Friday afternoon, April 10.
The Misses Irene .Carmody and Helen
ANter of Hillsboro are visiting in the
city as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Johnson, of Fourteenth street north.
Eleventh street south will entertain the
Homesteaders his evening. A social
time will follow the business meeting.
Mrs. J. G. Dillon, Eighth street south
returned home yesterday from a
months trip in the west Much of the
time was spent at Hunter Hot Springs,
Mont.
Friends in the city have received
word from Mrs. Scott Hall that she
will start for home on April is. Mrs.
Hall a been spending the winter IN
southern California. IT.. -
Miss Harriet Carrier who has been
visiting friends in the city the past
ing for a few days visit with Mrs. Roy
Bassett. She will return Saturday for
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CoIfax News,

colfax, N. D., April ITO The For
UNI: Mrs. J. Feurstnow came up from
Fairmont Saturday morning to look
after her real estate sales.
Mrs. r. Mandt was the guest Of Mrs.
Kopstad Friday. -
MRS. Robinson, Of Wahpeton, is
visiting her son and wife. G. !. Rob-
inson, Of this place.
Ernes Corcoran, who has been at
the Wahpeton hospital h past week,
came back Monday morning.
Mrs. Fl. Nelson, who has been quite
sick the past week, is much improved
at this writing.
Gus Norby, who had been sick for
over q year with consumption, He'd
at the home of his parents, Mr. -
Mrs. X. Norby Tuesday evening, April
2. The funeral was held Friday.
Tnterment was at Richland cemetery,
Mrs. +. Feurstnow was a Wahpeton
caller Tuesday ON business.
There will be a social doi1ce at the
hall Saturday evening, April III, The
last dance before harvest.
Mrs. Il. e. Anderson and daughter,
Josie. were among those that attended
the Il. A. s.. meeting at Mrs. Mandt's
last wednesday. The aid will meet
at Mrs. A~nderson's next time.
C. q. Myfre, our genial merchant,
went to Rochester, Mimi, Saturday fof
medical treatment his many friends
wish him q speedy recovery.
March 81 occurred the wedding OF
Miss Rena st. John and j. Axteil
Preston. I'll. The young couple LETT
immediately for their new home Ia
Illinois. Cor. c.
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be a large enough Issue to warrant our
life. An interest in humanity should
sacrificing the bloom of our puny selves
when a big issue Is at stake. Let us
temporarily lose out in bloom, II a great
good Ia to come out of It. But I do not
think that 1t can possibly happen. In
the progress OF any big movement an
evil trails back Of 1t for some. We
cannot stop for tho few who may suf-
fer because they lack backbone. We
would like to make the feebleminded
sane and Intelligent; but we have not,
as yet arrived at that grade of eff1cien-
cy. Let US instead work for the down
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AT TIE HOTELS
THE ELLT0T,r.

John Kaufman, Walcott; Henry Lar
son, Gardner; John Skata, Chaffee; John
Hanson. Buffalo; S. Ringerud, Ender-
lin; Louis Christianson. Leonard; r. II.
Brownlee, f.. q. Davis, Page; Julius
Hoeft. Ella Hoeft. Great Bend; o.. A.
vile; J. u. Youngblood. Fessenden I'D.
Richter. Sykeston: ID. s.. Ouderkirk,
Robinson; VIM. Johnson, S~heyenne; DR..
a. 2. Heirnark, Finley; Park Mcdowell.
Grand Forks.
TEsE WEBSTER.
Miss Edna Aakley, Verona; George
w. Charlie, Dettibone; Il. Nelson. Har-
wood; P. Is. Liam and wife, Kindred;
4 H. Spain, Fargo; Ferdinand Buttke.
Embden. q. II. HelIerson, John Heller
son, Luverne. q. AS. Hendricks, Hills
boro, Alpha Berman, Page; Joe Syon-
sen, Valley City; Chas. Johnson, PrDe-
per, W, III. Bishop. Ssaaseltors ri &.
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Why Oppose the Equal
Suffrage Movement

To The Forum: There are always
some things that appear past under
standing but ono of the inconcelvable
things that have come under my ooser-
walton recently, are the women hi are
fighting equal suffrage. 1t seems al
most improbable in these days or moo
ern enlightenment n large sympath-
les that any woman can put herseIt
on record as opposing an issue, Una
will in all probability be one Of the
most civilizing movements to a large
number Of people of the early twentieth
century. IT,.
If equal suffrage were an issue that
the most of society recognized as a
great evil I could understand how an
alien woman could invade our state and
fight against equal Suffrage as a Wo-
man is now doing, for such IS the ru,
woman with any kind Of red blood In
her veins, can fight against an issue
that Is SO dear to the hearts or many
Of the finest ss men R ana M9m8 which lei she she
| must, If she reads at all, thai a number
Of countries in the world outside OF our
own free states have full or partial
understand how a woman with a heart
can overlook the fact that a tremend.
| Gus sincerity is being demonstrated all
| over the world today In the earnest
| the ragged in the wake OF the great
effort that is being made In pehalr OF
If these women are deluded, the fact
they are pushing forth in III struggle
| without cessation infers something out
side Of inanity. The struggle prsdeter-
The great denials, north, south, east
and Vest are not unmitigated pleas.
ures: but must mean much sacrifice and
acute suffering to many thousands to
carry on the movement. surely the
modern woman is not working and suf-
fering for a chimera or some fanciful
ideal that requires a metaphysical voca-
bulary to interpret or define. And stiil
active in this work are not anticipat-
ing that the bloom of womanhood and
Motherhood will be furnished and lost
forever. Eut if they should lose IT.
thev assist the vast number OF strug-
Cling women to a better condition in
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Want you to see the new dry
goods department at Blacks. Many
new things at very low prices.-Advt.
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The prettiest wedding of the eason
was solemnized at the First Baptist
church at Minot at 8 o'clock last We'd
Campbell and Miss Bertha Elliott of
that city were Joined in wedlock. The
beautiful ring ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. Hal Fudge in an impressive
manner Mrs. Grimmer played the we'd
ding march.
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Tlae Teat

Judge: Nurse-Welb doctor. must
we give him up
DoctorI-Not while he can sign q
! check