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September i, 1909. essential to salvation, and name of Christian who d< to elect as President of t denies that the Word (v dwelt among us) was Goc But it seems to he a mo to lead us to Him in pray truth of the gospel and th< self. The Christian citizensh well to see that the Lord men to lead and rule in th to continue to receive the from God through Christ 1 ing His name. THE REAL ATTITU] CATHOLIC. CHTT VORCE q By G. V. The "Morning Star," ii I9?9> published the follovvi "In one of the monthly n? head of the Roman Catholic CI marriage and divorce from th sacrament of marriage is ii every case a violation of the L. that the safety of our people i ness is in the Church of Rome that the Papal See has alw; right of dissolving marriage, i after divorce. Nor can it be I tries, with the so-called ind abounds. The absence of div< ner of violations of good more Thus speaks the Presbyteri July 28. Queer memories the sents must have?not to be al was or never will be, either I Would the Presbyterian, pleas ever exercised "the inconsistei and when it has ever 'sanctic Of course, we know it means a all historical records for no c honest attempt to prove the j Presbyterian not feel the nece assertion which, if not true. Whoever is responsible for si without warrant, or, after mat is a malicious traducer. And we say the assertion is lng character, but the very pi abhorred by the Church, and 1 the Church has dissolved a rl remarriage arterwaras. How make this charge without do The stand taken by the Presby escence in the principle of dh it find the authority to set ''What God hath Joined togetb In the above the editor per of his grace Mr. Bier the Papal See never has < though such a case can not byterian of the South." Ii ing Star lacks the brightr lead the unsophisticated ? sessea. In the following are prei and some Roman doctrine only to establish the corre< THE PRESBYTERI/ no one has any right to the mies it. It was deplorable his great country one who ,-ho was made flesh and 1. ckery of Christ to have one er who denies the essential : veracity of the Lord Him ip of this country will do is honored in the choice of is land. We can not expect blessings that come to us ivhile we assist in dishonorR. I. L. DE OF THE ROMAN RCH ON THE DIGESTION. Fradryssa. [i its issue of August 7th. ng editorial: igazines Cardinal Gibbons, the hurch in this country, writes on ie Romish standpoint; that the idissoluble, and divorce is in aw of God. He evidently thinks ind of their morals and happl. But our people can not forget ays exercised the Inconsistent ind sanctioned many marriages forgotten that in Catholic counIssoluble marriage, immorality jrce is the occasion of all manlis." * an of the South in its issue of people the Presbyterian repre>le to forget a thing that never In fact or the memory of man. ie, tell lis, when the Papal See at right of dissolving marriage" >ned marriages after divorce"? tromondAHU toclr #/> I, viviuvituv/uo luoi\ IU go liilUUgll >ther purpose than to make an ibove statement; but, does the ssity of proving so sweeping an is a slander pure and simple? ich a statement, and makes it Ling it, does not try to prove it, not true, not only in its sweeprinciple involved in the case is listory knows of no case where ightful marriage and permitted then, can the Presbyterian ing violence to historic truth? terian seems to imply its acqul rorce. ir so, where, then, does at naught Christ's injunction: er let no man put asunder"? of the official Catholic paik speaks as though either lissolved a marriage, or as t be produced by the "Presn both instances the Mornless which its name would public to suppose it pos sented some historical facts is whereby it is hoped not :tness of the position of the OF THE SOUTH. "Presbyterian of the South," b to fulfill a work of mercy (ac< olicism) by teaching one whe pation ought to know, but doi In the beginning of the Mi< the most renowned Roman C< pudiated his wife, the daugh and married another but, nev beloved son of the Popes wh< and honors of the Sacred Em] Popes sought to punish him, cally approved of his unjustifi; ble remarriage. Henry IV. of France, was a repudiate his former wife and Napoleon, the First, abandc ^.. A J At.- J 1 r dnu .uicii ncu me uaugnier 01 of Austria with the knowled the Papacy and with the ai Catholic Church. Even the case of Henry th< an indirect proof that the He to dissolve marriages. If th lllenk were better acquainted tory it could readily be showr power was recognized as bel< only by many English prela't by some cardinals of Italy, a other nations. Cardinal Cang ent the Fourteenth, (the fame fallible authority condemned corrupt in its purposes, moral Cardinal was wont to say, "I of the Papacy against Henry because under such circumsta to do otherwise." Henry th well enough acquainted with to understand that he was no impossible concession. Wha England against Rome was, n their conviction that they wei nied what Rome had been wc and nations. Therefore, what every impa to admit, in the face of these while the Holy See has perhap to tne poor and middle classes erous in this regard in dealin and princes. Let ns pow take a glance at this subject. Were the offici well acquainted with Roman Law, it would easily recogniz< remains ever in the restless 1 That See reserves the right to what the Romanists call im (reasons which hinder marri detrimenta, (reasons which di arbitrary doctrine occasions 1 vorces. For example: Befor every Catholic priest could pe emony, since this Council onl But because the Tridentine Cc promulgated and recognized England, etc., Canonists believ 7 ut also at t'he same time :ording to Roman Cath) attending to his occues not know, idle Ages Charlemagne, itholic of that epoch, retcr of King Desiderius, ertheless, was ?the most o granted him the right aire. I know one of the , but the others practiable divorce and damnallowed by the Papacy to to marry another, ined his wife, Josephine, the Apostolic Emperor Ige and connivance of ithority of the Roman e Eighth of England, is >ly See was accustomed e official organ of Mr. with Ecclesiastical Hisi that in that epoch this Dnging to the Pope not es and theologians, but nd many Canonists of anelli, afterwards Clem>us Pope who by his inthe Jesuit Order "as s and doctrines") while deplore the pertinacity the Eighth, the more so nces the Holy See used e liightu, inmselt, was i Ecclesiastical History it asking for a new and t inflamed Henry and ot the refucal itself, but re slighted, in being de>nt to grant other kings rtial wiiter is compelled and other facts, is, that s never granted divorces 3, it has been more geng with emperors, kings, the Roman doctrine on ial paper of Mr. Blenk Ethics and Canonical ; that Catholic marriaere hands of the Holy See. increase at her pleasure pedimenta impedientia age) and impedimenta ssolve marriage). This frequently wretched die Tridentine Council, rform the marriage cer y the pastor can do so. uncil's actions were not .. in France, Germany, ed that in those nations