Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-12
CHURCH WINE is
SUBJECT OF SUIT
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of the grape and that the Christ by
the words, Drink We of this, referred
to his blood in the said chalce, which
had been wine; and that when the
Christ did bless the said bread and
wine as aforesaid, and did say the
words This is my body and This
is my blood, he had by virtue of the
omnipotent power of deity changed
the said bread into his own vcritabie
body, and had changed the said wine
into his own veritable blood, and that
the said bread had ceased to be bread,
and had become and then was the very
body of the Christ then and there at
table with the said apostles, and that
the said wine had ceased to be wine
and had become and then was the
very blood of the Christ, then and
there present within his body, and be-
ing the same body which was upon
the succeeding day affixed to the cross.
and the same blood which upon the
succeeding day was shed.
THAT said sacrifice in the Catholic
church is commonly known as the
| Sacrifice of the Mass, and is vsi
BILE and impressive placing of the body
of Christ upon the altar and his llood
in the chalice and is fulfillment as
aforesaid of the prophecy of Malachi.
Relation To Sin.
Plaintiff further alleges that it Is
\ his information and belief and faith.
and that it is the belief and faith Of
| all Catholics that the sacrifice of the
mass is a propltiation for SIM that
while it does not of itself loose the
| bonds of mortal sin, il propitiates
Almighty God from his just anger
| and obtains for the sinner those
graces which lead him to repentance
| and a life of virtue. That it tends
! to move the soul to acts in which the
| stains of sensuaity, passion and self
| love are consumed by supernatural
| love and to elevate the morals and
spiritual condition of all those who
| perform the said sacrifice or attend
thereat. That it is the inestimable
! and the most precious privilege ap-
| pertaining to the human race and
that the deprivation OF its would there
fore work irreparable harm and In
| jury to the welfare and morals of all
Catholics And that this plaintiff
| does, and that he verify believes all of
the priests of the diocese of Oklahoma
! do. procure the wines used for the
| aforesaid purposes by purchasing Ne
| same from manufacturers in the state
! of California, the state of Wisconsin,
and other states who sumbit to the in-
| spection OF the bishop and whose
wines so purchased for such uses IN
Oklahoma are so certified by the said
| bishop as aforesaid: and that If the in
| PRODUCTION into the state of Oklahoma
or manufacture therein of wines he
| prohibited or prevented, it would be
impossible under the rubrics of the
said Catholic church TO celebrate the
| sacrifice of the mass
The plaintiff further alleges that
the source of his information as to all
| OF the matter hereinbefore alleged
and referred TO is the holy scripture
and the unbrollen tradition of the
said Catholic church. and that his
faith and belief as to all such matters
is based upon the holy scripture
and such tradition, and that by reason
of his belief and faith in the holy
scripture he does hereby allege to be
facts all of the matters and things
which he has heretofore alleged to be
his information. faith and belief.
That the enforcement of said pro-
hibition ordinance of the constitution