The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-04-15
The ROmanists Are Not Super
StitlOus: Oh No!

changes. LII CIldC event, he would either
change some Of his own editorial statements,
or he would beg the Italian Pope's ambassa-
dor to compel the exchanges to alter theirs.
Conflicts between Romanist editors, are rather
perilous at this particular stage of the battle.
For instance, Dad Noll says, In the Visitor,
of Oct II, 1914:
EVERY Catholic child is taught in his
catechism that it is sinful and superstitious
to believe that there is any char NOR amulet,
an inherent power to protect from illness or
physical harm. These things become deifed,
when we attribute to them powers which only
God can have.
''Not Catholics, who are so frequently
charged with superstition, but their accusers,
are the superstitious ones"
Such is the testimony of~Dad Noll Now,
let us glance at some other Catholic papers,
and see what they say about medals, charms,
amulets etc.
[ turn to The Messenger of the Sacred
Heart published in New York;, and in the
issue of April, 1915, page 243, [ painfully
wade through poplsh hog-wash, as follows:
Charleston, S. C.-My only brother was far
away from home. We had not seen him for nearly
three years. He had never been one to attend
church, though he was christened in infancy He
was railroad man and travelled all over the
country, which often made us feel uneasy apou1
him Last May I sent him Sacred Heart Badge
and asked him to wear it for my sake. About
Two weeks afterwards received letter telling
us that he had met with serious railroad acct
dent, and that his escape from immediate DEATH
he was sure, was entirely due to the Sacred Heart
Badge he wearing
There were so many other miracles worked
by this Sacred Heart Badge (which is a
t1lmsy pewter medal sold by the priests at
SO much per hundred) that the editor of The
Sacred Heart Messenger Jumped them on
pages 40, 8, Z, s, 8 and 10-siX pages of
miracles worked by this blessed meda1 The
following extracts are fair samples:
sixty-six recoveries, fourteen situations five
successful examinations, train ON time obstacles
overcome, saved from humiliation protection safe
Journey, preservation from storm, successful
operation, safe delivery, success in business
health restored, relief from termination ralief
from trouble, relief from pain, purchase Of car
success in property, intemperance overcome cure
OF cold happy marriage, position retained sue
cess IN choir, farm rented, subscriptions obtained
trouble aVeTted, sight restored, disposal of home
sale OF corn insurance obtained success in
SIuuleS' poncy changed, means to pay debts, pur-
chase OF home, operation averted, blessing of
rain help obtained, increase in salary gambling
overcome, position gained, innocence proven sue
ceSsfuI lawsuit, cessation of disease successful
entertainment protection from disease, scandal
aVerted hnger saved, instrument found, article
found, fathers return, preservation from SMALL
pox money found, business established success
with fowl, peace restored house rented relief
from nervous trouble, safe delivery trouble
aVerted, position retained, health restored helD
in business, position obtained, improvement in
property, prize won success in piano solo, success
with choir preservation from disease success in
churnlng, trouble averted package received, peace
OF mind, money collected, intemperance overcome
successful entertainment, preservation from hog
cholera, good crops, success with stock, sons re-
turn, safe delivery successful operation safe re-
turn, scandal avoided, conversion money received,
successful undertaking, exoneration, preservation
during storm, work received safe journey, sue
cess in lawsuit, cure of finger found, success
full operation, position reganed, good collection,
peace of mind, purchase of house. dismissed,