Letters to the Rt. Rev. John Hughes, Roman Catholic Bishop of New York
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Published: 1855
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: LETTER INTRODUCTORY.; title: Romanism is not the Religion for America Page 13; title: LETTER I.; title: Introduction 37; title: LETTER II.; title: Causes of early Misgivings. — Priestly Miracles. — Purgatory. — Praying to Saints 42; title: LETTER III.; title: Causes of early Misgivings continued. — Confession. — Holy Wells. — Prohibiting the Bible. — An Incident 49; title: LETTER IV.; title: Transition from Popery to Infidelity. — Inquiry awakened. — Abstinence from Meats.— The Mass. — Confession. — Transubstantiation. — Religion vanishes 61; title: LETTER V.; title: Popery makes the Masses superstitious, the intelligent Infidels.— Who go to Confession 1 — Ireland. — France. — Other countries. — Reasons why Popery debases. — The Days of Popery numbered 68; title: LETTER VI.; title: Popery has degraded Ireland. — Evidences of its Degradation. — Abseneeism. — Spe-letting. — Tithes. — The Priest's cry for Money. 76; title: LETTER VII.; title: Reasons for not returning to the Papal Church. — Prohibition of the Scriptures. — The Way and Manner of Papal Worship. — Ceremonial Law of Popery. — Obstructions raised between God and the Soul 82; title: LETTER VIII.; title: Farther Reasons for not returning to the Papal Church. — Celibacy of the Clergy. — Auricular Confessions. — A call on Irish Papists to assert their Rights Page 90; title: LETTER IX.; title: Reasons which prevent from returning to the Papal Church continued. — Purgatory. — T ransubstantiation 98; title: LETTER X.; title: Is the Church of Rome a Church of Christ? 106; title: LETTER XI.; title: The Effects of Popery on Liberty, Knowledge, Happiness, true Religion 116; title: LETTER XII.; title: Conclusion of the whole matter 124; title: SECOND SERIES.; title: Introduction Page 135; title: LETTER I.; title: Reasons for this Second Series. — Why addressed to Bishop Hughes. — Evil days have come upon Popery 139; title: LETTER II.; title: Extreme Unction. — Its Meaning. — The way of administering it. — James, v., 14, 15. — It enriches the Church. — An Incident 146; title: LETTER III.; title: The pretended Sacrament of Penance described. — No Scripture Warrant for it. — Its Absurdities. — A personal Inquiry 154; title: LETTER IV.; title: Miracles. — Milner's Vindication. — Many Examples. — Legends of the Saints. — A Miracle of my own working. — Why so few Miracles since the Reformation 163; title: LETTER V.; title: Marks of the Papal being the true Church considered. — Unity — Sanctity — Catholicity — Apostolicity — Infallibility Page 172; title: LETTER VI.; title: Relics. — Relics the Parent of Miracles. — The Importance of Relics. — Specimens of Relics. — The Abuses of Relics. — Indulgences — To whom and by whom granted — Their fearful Effects 182; title: LETTER VII.; title: Unmeaningness of Romish Doctrines and Ceremonies. — Baptism. — The Mass. — Penance. — Extreme Unction. — Holy Water. — Prayers to the Saints. — Withholding the Scriptures 192; title: LETTER VIII.; title: The Destiny of the Papacy. — Its Growth. — Its History not yet written. — The Reformation. — Reasons for the Extinction of Popery : 1. Incapable of Reformation ; 2. Its Reformation impossible; 3. Opposed by the Intelligence of the World ; 4. By its Piety ; 5. The Causes which gave it Origin passing away ; 6. Its Extinction ordained ; 7. How it is to be done 202 LETTER IX.; title: To all, and especially to American, Roman Catholics 212; title: LETTER X.; title: Conclusion. — The Indian Devotee. — Faith in Christ saves. — The dying Thief. — Peter at the Feast of Pentecost. — The Plan of Salvation. — The Gospel and Papal Way of Salvation contrasted. — A Call upon Irish Roman Catholics 221; title: THIRD SERIES.; title: Introductory Note Page 233; title: LETTER I.; title: Introduction. — Free Discussion important. — Bishop Hughes commencing answering before reading Kirwan. — Excuse fo the Charge; title: of Insincerity — Other Accounts settled. — Controversy on Romanism among the People. — Object of these Letters 235; title: LETTER II.; title: Bishop Hughes's Letters characterized. — Coolness of their Statements. — Their Argument one enforcing Despotism. — The Principle that the Bible has no Authority but what the Church gives it,; title: and that it must be understood as the Church interprets it, examined Page 244; title: LETTER III.; title: Examination of Church Interpretation continued 253; title: LETTER IV.; title: Examination of Church Interpretation continued. — Its destructive Consequences. — It is a monstrous Assumption 261; title: LETTER V.; title: The Papal Church Theory. — A Mistake in selecting Peter for the Tiara. — The Prayer of Christ for Peter realized for him and all his; title: Successors. — The question, Was Peter Pope? examined 269; title: LETTER VI.; title: Was Peter Pope? — Examination continued. — But two Arguments that can not be answered. — Tillotson's Opinion 278; title: LETTER VII.; title: Papal Claim to Infallibility examined and refuted 287; title: LETTER VIII.; title: The Assertion that there are but two Principles, Authority and Reason, for the determining of the Meaning of Scripture, examined and confuted 296; title: LETTER IX.; title: The Bishop's six Letters to Kirwan reviewed 307; title: LETTER X.; title: An Appeal to all Roman Catholics 320