The Sun. — 1852-09-03 (London, England)

XII., and Gre. eory X VI., who thereby command all confessors to oblige all penitents to discover or reveal to them all the iberals who exist to their knowledge. Oh, Englishmen, Englishmen, judge you from this only led of the wicked tendency and immoral nature of auricular confession.—(Applause.) In my poor -Italy, many sisters were obliged to denounce their brothers. In my poor Italy many, many sons were obliged to denounce their fathers. And, horrible to say, many mothers were obliged to denounce their sous—their dear sons—Aho, after a few hours, were bound by the police, condemned to prison—nay, not unlikely, to she scaffold itself. This is the confessional in my country, and it is a system of universal espionage over all Europe. Ins purpose is to suppress ell aspireiens for freedom, for civil and religious liberty, and Cr, the nationality of my poor country. Oh, cruel contessional.—(Applause.) Some of the facts which I have quoted, mind you, are Irish facts. In Ireland there is a fanatic, a desperate man, that green,tockinged angel of Tuam—(Loud applause) —Dr. al‘flele, who, some months ago, gave judgment upon a reserved case of reading the Bible, and his sentence went to deprive of absolution all Irishmen reading the Holy Bible. Now, take notice, my friends, in Ireland there exists a bad society, a society of murderers. this society is called the Ribbon Society. Is it a Protestant or a Catholic society? It is a Catholic society.— (Applause.) Answer me, priesthood of Ireland. Answer me, ye Romish bishops of Ireland, answer me.—(Loud epplause.) In my country, oa all the Continent, and throughout Great Britain, the opinion is that the Romish clergy in Ireland encourage the Ribbon Society— (Vehement applause)—.and without the approbation of she Romish clergy the present Ribbon Society would not exist. You Romish priests, when you preach to these societies, you preach to the murderers who are among their members. You Romish priests, when you absolve members of the Ribbon Society, you absolve 'hose who are murderers. You Romish bishops, you approve of the murders committed by theßbon silently Society. It is not true, you say. Well, but we ask you to deprive of the sacrement and of absolution all the members guilty of murder belonging to t the Ribbon Society; and then you will see, and the world will see, that in a few short months the Ribbon Society ill w--- fall and be extinct.—(Loud applause,) It the Ribbon Society is still to exist, and to remain so great a difficulty for Parliament and the English natien—if the Ribbon Society is to continue a scandal to Christianity, You, priests of Rome, are alone responsible for it, because you are the confessors always deverywhere of its members, and you absolve the em guilty of murder belonging to the Ribbon .innbers ) This is too surely the fact. it if repeat, there is not an inSpoecniyeL poou,scl it?e.eers i Rome so immoral in itself, or sLitiueatimonoroafl sinheit heffuracts afs auricular confession. Auricular confession is a game played by the Popes for securing the bondage of conscience, and for the enslaving of nations.—(Cheers.) Beware, Englishmen, beware. Without auricular confessions you are good Christians, and generally speaking, your population is impressed with great moral principles. There is much true and sincere morality iu your country. If you would preserve that standard, defend and guard yourselves against confessors defend and guard yourselves against auricular confession. In distractedmy country we have confessors and confession in abundance ; but we are bigots—we are oppressed— we are slaves, we are the tools and victims , of the Inquisition. Oh, that God may bless your country. Wiibout auricular confession, without the bad importunity of the priest between your God and your conscience, you can preserve the good, and bright, and precious inheritance of your ancestors—your glorious Reformation, your Christian Reformed Church.—(Cheers.)