The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-12
SEEK TO BREAK DOWN STATUTE
WHICH DARS THEM FROM
SACRAMENT.
QUOTE SCRIPTURES
demand They Have Right To ship aud
10 I've Fermenied Grape Jaice In
Their Ritual Of Roman Mass-Ciie
Naiachi's Prophecy.

Oklahoma CITY. oct. is.-'An aiternn'
dive writ OF mnndamus "a compel the
santa Fo railroad to show cause why II
viii not accept shipment OF ferment'
ri sacfamental wine for shipment In
Oklahoma was granted by Judge George
~. Clark In the district court of Okla
horna county yesterday afternoon.
The case IL Ia test whether the Okla
homa constitution and the bone dry"
law PASSED By the sixth legislature pro
hihit tie transportation Of wine for sac
,amentaI purposes. Tho suit was fileL
by Rev. Urban de Hasiue. chancellor
of the Roman Catholic diocese OF Okla
homa, and the petition asserts that II
4, l. filed In behalf OF i05 priests and
more than forty-two thousand commun'
scants in the state
Laws and Treaty E.ed.
IL Is contended that the laws undrr
which shipments Of sacramental wine
,r,vc been refused and have been seized
sn transit are In violation of 4 treaty
with France. the constitution of the
United states the Oklahoma ronstita-
ton ana the enabling act by which us'
inhoma was admitted TO the union.
The petition points out that the treaty
with France by which the Louisiana
territory was ceded 20 the United
States provided that the Catholic people
OF Oklahoma would be protected IN
tho enjoyment OF their liberty. property
and the religion which they profess"
The Test Case
The consignment Of wine refused for
shipment on which the suit is based was
rendered TO the agent OF the Santa Fe
MT Oklahoma City October 4. Ii con-
tanned. the petitioD recites, eight
quarts of duly inspected and authorized
pure. unadulterated fermented juice OF
the grape, authorized to be used by
priests within the state OF Oklahoma
sor the purpose OF the celebration of the
mass" The wine. which the agent re-
fused to accept. was consigned to John
Van Gastel, priest at Guthrie.
Testament Cited.
4 portion Of the petition reads:
Plaintiff further alleges that 1t is
his information and. belief and faith,
and that it is the belief and faith OF all
Catholics that the Christ when at the
Last Supper He said to his apostles,
40 this for the commemoration OF
Ale. Intended to command and did COM
maad the said apostles and their sue
ccssors as aforesaid. for all succeeding
times and until the end Of the world.
20 so consecrate the said bread ana vine
in order that said bread might be
changed. as aforesaid into the body
and the said wine into tho blood OF the
Christ, to the end that the body and
Blood of the Chris might at all times
and in all places be offered as a sacri-
flee as hereinafter more particularly
alleged. in perpetuation OF the sacrifice
which was to tal:e place and which did
take place upon .he following day upon
Mount Calvary. and which consisted In
the crucifixion and death Of the Christ
Homage to God"
t4uother excerpt reads:
"That said sacrifice Is not one OF
praise and prayer merely. but is an
external seasible act and that 1t doth
signify the most profound homage to
God, and Is to all Catholics the su-
preine acc Of worship and alteration.
and of all acts the most acceptable to
God.
THAT said sacrifice is commonly
known us the Sacrifice of the Mass
and is visible and impressive placing
the body of Christ upon the altar and
His blood in the chalice and is full
iilr-ent as aforesaid of the prophecy
81 Malachi" ''~-
May Go to Highest Court
.rfe Catholics have retained the firm
o, Wilson, Tomberiin & BuckhOlts and
AIont F.. Highly to represent them In
the case. The counsel on both sides are
expected to agree today to an early
:,earing on the writ of mandamus. fhe
ease doubtless will be carried to the
supreme court. and questions are in
>clved which may ultimately lodge it
IN the supreme court Of the United