The Herald of Wales. — 1889-05-18 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

XII., in a circular letter dated May 3rd, 1824, and addressed to all patriarchs, primates, archbishop, and bishops, holds the following fob=: "We, also, venerable brethren, eonto our apostolic duty, exhort you diligently to occupy yourselves by all means to turn 'away your flock from these deadly pastares." And what do you imagine these " deadly pastures" are? Why nothing leas than the Bible which we Protestants We and circulate so that all may read and judge for themsebrea. " Search the Scriptures " is the direct command lof Jesus Christ, a command which from its very nature as well as from the circumstance in which it was delivered is equally binding upon all ' men. But Romaniam is essentially and tbeo, retkally a system of slavery, and every Romania 'on the face of the earth, # he understands his own system, acknowledges a power which may absolve him from every obligation to yield obedience to civil rulers. That the predominance of Fetich a system innst be fatal to the liberties of any country no intelligent man can doubt, but whether or not there is great danger, not from Roman Catholic citizens themselves but from the prerogative and power of the Vatican, for the whole body of Catholics, with few exceptions, is pervaded with a dread of encountering fade ana of carrying any principle out to its logical consequence. A universal spiritual terrorism exist Mall quarters up even to cardinals. If any too carious student were to ask himself scrim/sly how is it that the Papal claim can be reoanciled with those decrees of councils he would be told that he was " tempted against the faith," and that he must repudiete the thought just as he would pot down an inclination to murder. From the poorest Irishman up to Cardinal Manning himself and all other Roman prelates in Christendom there fs everywhere a mortal dread of that reptedows centre of powcu which goes by the name of " Borne." The laity are afraid of the priest, the pried are afraid of the bishop, the bishops are ahmisl of Rome.  And again, "Ear the discipline in the Roman , Church every bishop, to begin with, has to make an oath of submissive obedience to the Pope.' . . . There is an effectual fetter provided to prevent any Roman bishop from dispensing himself from oompliance in that protein pewees , essential to the discharge of his diocesan tunetons are granted for no more than five years at la time, erubject to withdrawal at the close of leech quinquennial period, a forfeitare sure to be I enacted from any prelate who ebowed himself indined to be insabaedinate. And the dewy are in yet closer bondage each to his bishop, far In all ewes, save a very few, the biter has the power of summary dismissal from benefice and even from office lodged in his hands, while the right of appeal is so limited in various ways as to be scarcely existent. Thetis to say, in &art, the Roman Catholic Church is governed by a perpetual state of eeige, and no one can tell what would happen a the screw were loosened and liberty of free speech and action were allowed, . --" The Church Times," March 9th, 1888. " SMortlgot my friend nor think the miise will Heredaesic fingers with the dust profane Of truffle, dem.m, =dell those Oumdering aurae That took such ,freWm pnoe with royal souls, 'When Heaven was yet the Pope's exclusive trade, And kings were damned as fast as now they're made." TWorrsa Moous. There is a great deal of troth in what the great Adam Smith sal4 "The conzatution of the Church of Rome is a most forznklable organise, don, organised against the security of aivil government, as well as against the liberty, reason, and happiness of mankjed,, If this is the mew, it is as notorious as the Bun at noonday. Any sepirate parliament which could be hands to Ireland would be a mere tool in the of a Roman Catholic Hier v. The poiicy of the Chia& of Rome has m been  Ogif dn  diron  In