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I J» Your Friday’s paper contained an article from Str. F. Melchior, O. 8. Bl. «Ucb 1 answered in the Mews ol Friday, so 1 will re write the nt for yon. I did not begin this controversy. I . »ct seeking notoriety. Neither do 1 desire to wrong the Catholics, bat it is certainly my privilege to assert my authority, •o 1 present quotations from * few good historians sad from the beat encyclopaedias to show that repoteUo historian* have and continue to assert the things which yemr correspondent would have as believe ahtro*. I am sincere. I desire to know and publish only the truth, and I am ready to stead for the troth. I aee how your correspondent and I can have different views, be came 1 am at liberty to consult all authorities, but Catholics era forbidden to read certain pro hibited books. I realize it is no credit to the Catholic church to have the troth told, but I will re-eaaert every statement that I have made nil convinced that fun wrong. _ I deny that I consciously mis represent or falsify Catholic doctrine. With reference to my statement that Catholics "pay divine homage to images, relics, bones nod bits of clothing of a^afe* let me say that they coaid not have questioned It if 1 had said "venerate images, relics," etc. We meant what Chambers Cyclopedia sad Peo ple's Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge on I mage-Worship ssy as follows: It wsa usual not only to keep lights sad born incense before tbe image, to kiss them reverently' and to kneel down sad prey before them, but some went so for as to make tbe images serve as god-fsthere sad Bod-mothers U baptism, and even to mingle the dust of the coloring matter scraped from images with tbe Eucharistic elements in the holy comm is* nion." Now I am not arguing that Catholics believe ia image worship; 1 do not see how en lightened people can, but these quotations show wbat they have doa*,.'. . To now to what extent the erase for relics had ran see a partial Hit of the relics in the churches of St. Maurice and Mary Magdalene at Halle. Tn a | catalogue of these published in 1520 these are named "The finger of the Baptist that pointed to the Lamb of Cod; the finger of Thomas that touched the wounds of Jesus; a great piece of Pauls skull ;the hose of St.Thom of Canterbury, etc * * *. The collection consisting of 8,934 articles, and could afford in dulgence lor 39,245. 100 years and 220 days. Benefit eras to be had by contributions to the church.* Kartsch. H. vol. 2, p, 183. Catholics still bow before the crucifix, pray to departed saints, especially the virgin Mary. They regard images, relics etc as aids to devotion. Their Archbishop Ryan r of Phils in a lecture on what Cath olics do not believe argues that 'God is not offended at praise offered to saints, relics, etc., any more than an artist is when bis picture is praised; the author, his book: tbe architect, his bouse. If that is true, then God is not offended at the heathen saw worshipper. If images, relics, pictures, etc., are sneb excellent aids to devotion* why do Catholics not equally esteem the Bible which is t better aid to devotioa. In a Catholic tract is oar hand J. S. Vaughan gives ten propositions as proof against tbe Protestant principle t£et the "Bible end toe Bible only” is to be authority ix faith end morals. Pope "Infallible" because in the Papal decree of infallibility issued by order of the general council la 1870 Pope Pius IX proclaimed the infallibility of himself, bis predecessors and ■accessors."—Kurt* C. H. vol. 2 p. 254. As to tba "spreading of old falsehoods” etc., we say that our statement concerning Wyclifie i a authorised b y Century Diet- and Cyclopedia which we quote, "The pope -signed five bulls against him, authorizing his imprison meat. * • *, In 1428 his bones were exhumed, burned, and their ashes cast into the Swift, by order of the Synod of Constance, Encyclopedia Britan a ica says, "tma order was carried out by bishop Fleming" Johnson's Universal Cyclopedia, Sanford's Cyclopedia of Religious Knowl edge, Kurtz and Trabert make similar state menfs. Of Savonarola Century Diet, and Cyclopedia says, "He was arrested at Florence in April 1496 and pnt to death (strangled and then burned) at the instance of the Fopf* [i. e. Alexander VI.] See Johnson's Universal Cyclopedia; Trabert Encyclo pedia Brit.; Fisher’s History Chr. Ch. p.l277; Karts vol. 2, p. 217. Your correspondent now admits that the Councils of Touloose (1229 and 1234) "took the Bible ’ from the Waldeusians. Bat though the Roman Catholic church carried on a murderous crusade against this "heretical sect" and put to death about a million, the sect still lives, as witness the fsct a colony of them is located not 00 miles away. Now this was taking the Bible away from a great many people, to say nothing of their making the Vulgate translation (which Is Latin, neither of the original languages) authority, though in a language unknown to many. / Yea, heresy is a deadly sin as Paul says, but who was the heretic, the Waklcastaus or the Catholics? Granting for argu ment that the former were, would that justify the Catholics to commit the equally deadly sin of murder to extirpate the heresy? Paul doea not say murder the heretic. Neither does he say take the Bible away. The Lord »*ya, "Vengeance ia mine, I will repay." The Savior says. "Go teach all nations.” "Preach the Gospel to every creature." While I knew that physicians withheld certain food from some "sick people," the case in ques tion was that where the healthy Waldeusians were starved id order to make them gulp down the Romish doses. Your correspondent argues that the Bible is'responsible for the warring sects. I deny that they get their doctrines from tne Bible. Like tbe Catholics they regard other things as anthority. The Mormons treasure their Book of Mormon. Dowieites look to Dowie who is head of alt things, civil and religions, in bis Zion City. Tbe Catholtcs re ceive besides oar Canonical Scriptures, the apocrypha, the traditions of the fathers and the decrees of the popes, even of "the few (?) bad popes” Fourth. We censure the church for thesiusof individuals, became the church not only did not rid itself of these sinful indi viduals,"!^ few bad popes,"but claimed them to be the vicsrs of Jesus Christ, successors of, and tbe equal of, the apostles. Fifth. Our opponent would have ns beHeve the inquisition , was a civil aliair. Trabert C. H. p. 168 says, "Still more cruel srere the tribanalr'ot the inqui sition instituted by Pope Greg ory VII sgaanst tbe heretics, the execution of which'be gave into tbe hands of the Dominican Monks.” Then were heretics executed entirely by the eWU authorities, when the crime was a charge •gainst the church, the court was Instituted .by the head of the church, and those who carried out the same were an order recognized in the church to say nothing of what Christiana should do In an entisely civil capacity? Does the pope not claim to be the head of the civil authorities? Then why did be crown? Why this talk about the two arms, i. t. tbe/eivil sad the spiritaal? Notice what Car dinal ftfacchl, in crowning- tba -pope, said ia Latin: "Hnwot bet thou art the fatherof prfoeee asd kings,the rector of the world, the vioar on earth of oar Savior, Imps Christ, who is the honor sad glory of aU centuries " And WWwd*twT' since ^Victor SSTluL. beeaP^H*^>bir^ mi H "the prisoner of the Vatican" «hOa he b sa free as a bird to the sir? Because he (ben lost £,*6* csrSfer'hiia tbns to appeal to Csth^ics tora are some who wrest the truth to their own destruction. I hope this article will show to your correspondent that we are sincere, and to your readers that we have abundant authority for oar statements. __C. I. Mokcak. Comnlstfoaers Sale of Load. JitliiMdi OPERA HOUSEl One Nifhl Only, Saturday, Nov. 21st. *■ Mostly & McKay's famous BOSTON IDEAL OPERA CO. Tb^ leaders of Comic Opera will present ANDRAN’S MASTERPIECE; "La Mascotte.” PUCES: 35c, 50c, and 75c. Scats on sale Thursday morn ing at Torrence’s Drug Store. MEN’S FALL SUITS Have you hard luck with the clothing you’ve bought hitherto and are you thinking of turning over a new leaf? Good! let us help you. Cotne to Roman's for your PALL SUIT, and a pleasant, uew experience. New fabrics are here, fancy WORSTED aod CHEVIOTS picked, to suit fastidious men. It will pay you well to give us a call at the YELLOW FRONT. : : : : : : : R O M~A N THE C LOTHIER Shoe Shine Free. Gastonia, North Caroll is SIGHTSEEING: • I 1 * Whether on sea or land, re quire* good eyesight. Even though your eyes be weak, you can enjoy good sight if you wear our glasses.because we fit them accurately to yonr eyes. If your eyes ire weak let ns fit you with glasses so yon can better enjoy the coming Street Pair and also look over our new and elegdnt designs and creations in :: :: :: :: <7771-1^ want the latest and *- » - ■« -| best there is, you will exam- ^ Silverware, ine our stock. Yon can make yourse- »■-— lection at a price to snit and be sure oi getting 1 the best valne for your money at :: :: :: :: :: TORRENCE, the Jeweler EXfERT WATCH IETA1HIN6. 4 4 AET1STIC ENHBAVMO. GOOD MONEY! Former* say that 10 cents a pound lor cotton is "oooi> uoxitv". They now get it. iWhy not Vet your good money make more good money ? We pay * per cent, interest on monsy subject to your demand, which is the iiwt xokkv paid by anybody anywhere. I.et us keep it for you until you need it. it will be making you more money and is safer than at your home.—— 1 ■ ■ an . , — GASTON LOAN t, TRUST COMPANY W. T. IOV1. ftuUnt. AAA E. & McLUID, Tt'Munr NOBODY CAN ENJOY HIS THANKSGIVING with shabby old shoes or ill-fitting new shoes. You can enjoy yours provided you have.a pair of our shoes. They are new, fit excellent ly, wear well, and are very stylish. Made of the beat leathers by nu u who know liow to make shoes. Yours at any price, $1.00—$6.00. ROBINSBN BROS. sunous poor a a r an i it r mm. A FAT BANK ACCOUNT i is general]v evidence of tbe own er’* industry, integrity, and wis dom: It mark* him as a man of standing and entitled to business credit and other advantages. It is wonderful bo<v quickly a bank account will grow. It gets "fat" at a surprising rate. THE QAST0N1A SAVINOS BANK solicits the accounts of all peo ple, feeling confident that it can help them to "get ahead". Only one dollar is required to begin. GASTONIA SAVINGS BANK, L. L. JENKINS. Pm. L. L. HARDIN. Oukitr. GOOD NEWS and BETTER NEWS! Since the last time we made tnentiou of our stock we have re ceived two car-loads. (50) fifty head of nice Tennessee mules and horses, and we can now' show you the best lot of stock we have had at any one time in a year. These stock have been carefully selected by our old friend and buyer, Mr. G. A. Anderson of John son City, Tennessee. And he knows his business. He has shipped us 14 car-loads of stock, making a total of 350 head dnring the past 12 months. -We have disposed of 300 of them and now have the two fresh cars of 50 head to offer yon. Among them are a lot of nice mated and matched teaAs or pairs, suitable for farm work or heavy wagon use. and almost any kind of a mule or hone you may want can oe_ found at our stables. Remember we sell either for cash or on time, and every animal guaranteed as represented when sold. It is useless to say that we sell them cheap or reasonable, for when we aay that we have haytled nearly five hundred head the past year, any reasonable man would know that the prices were satisfactory. All we ask is a chance to show you our ability to please you, both in stock and price. Call and see ns whether yon are ready or not to buy. Our hitching lot below stables is free to all. drive tn and feed. When you are in need of a good buggy, nice surrey, or car riage of any kind, we can fnruish it to you at a low price. We also carry a full line of farm aud spring wagons, drays, and several kinda of one-horse wagous, all rises harness, saddles, col lars, bridles, whips, and winter lap robes, the prettiest patterns, and ranging in price from $1.50 to $12.00, and we have a lot of choice Tun Seed Oats of onr own raising for sale at onr store. CRAIG & WILSON The Gazette Printing House for Neat Printing. GIVING AWAY FURNITURE! On December 1st we will give away a beautiful $25.00 solid Oak Suit of Furniture to the person who can guess nearest to number of bales of cotton John H. Craig will buy.durlng months of October and November. One guess given free on date of sale for each bale cotton sold. Get tickets from Weigher Meuney and hand In. This applies to cotton sold and weighed In Gastonia. Also all persons who purchase goods from us and pay cash on day of sale or delivery are entitled to one guess for each dol lar so paid* Guessing closes November 25tn. Our store and storage rooms are Just groaning under the load of up-to-date Suits and House Furnishlpg Goods. Come let us show you through to-day. WILLIAMS FURNITURE COMR’Y CMAJC AMO VIIMM MULMNO. * _ . ' - -- - a _ . - - - * _--- __
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