AMERICANS, BEWARE OF POPERY.

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AMERICANS, BEWARE OF POPERY.

It is a well-known fact, that there is a daily increase of Roman priests in our land; almost every vessel arriving here from England and Ireland, and other European ports, brings out more or less of these pestilential beings, that they may prey upon our people like so many devouring wolves.

It is also a well-known fact, that they do not come alone; but that they have regularly-organized bands of the devotees to their pernicious doctrines following them wherever they go; and that there is a regular understanding between them, for they are ever ready to do their master's bidding, be their orders what they may. All these things are self-evident.

Can we look coldly on and be aware of the increase of such noxious creatures around us and not be alarmed for our safety? Have we not reason, from what we see, to suppose what we have heard is true? that their design is not to do us good, but evil; not to strengthen our hands but to overawe and enslave us, if in their power; and bring upon us those evils that have ever gone hand in hand with popery throughout the world wherever it has gained foothold. Have we not reason to believe that now, while popery is losing ground in Europe, that this land presents to the pope a fine field for operations, and that here he is endeavoring by every means in his power, to establish his falling throne, and that he is now sending out his minions to accomplish his fiend-like purpose, to prepare the way before him, that he may make a grand and triumphant entree into this country when he shall be hurled from his tyrannous and polluted throne in Europe? Does it not appear to every reflecting mind, that with such a purpose in view he will carry on his schemes with the greatest possible secrecy; while we are, as he hopes, asleep and unsuspecting? And are we not, alas! asleep and unsuspecting, while those plans which are to undermine our best treasures and palladium are forming and actually in execution? The majority of our fellow-citizens are lukewarm and blind in regard to this heart-rending topic.

Do we not hear of vast appropriations, made by the pope for the purpose of rearing in our land masshouses and nunneries, those vile receptacles of filth and "cages of every unclean and hateful

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bird;" whence jesuitical priests labor to diffuse their pernicious doctrines? And can we not see that they wish to bring the rising generation of our land over to their doctrines by their efforts to get our children into their seminaries of learning, as they falsely call them, and when once in their power do they not compel them to bow down and worship the beast? And are not some of our fellow-citizens so deceived by the professions of popish priests and nuns as to permit their daughters to enter their nunneries, where abominations of every description are daily committed? the details of which are enough to make our blood curdle in our veins, and start back with horror. Why are these things permitted in a land of laws? Crimes of the blackest character are perpetrated within the walls of a nunnery which are never known to the world, but are buried in oblivion; because they are committed where secrecy marks every movement and "the mystery of iniquity doth work" in all its power.

POTATO ROT AND PRIESTCRAFT.

In a letter from Anemoe, in the county of Wicklow, we have a further account of the use to which priestcraft has turned the potato disease in that quarter, and which lamentably elucidates the intellectual state of our poor popish peasantry in these enlightened days. We learn that from the neighboring county of Wexford, holy water is brought a distance of ten or twenty miles, and that the priest of Wicklow, not willing to leave all the profit to the Wexford worthies, who have the holy water, take care to sell, at a very high price, some blessed salt, which being mixed with the water, the charm is complete; and to this cause the cessation of the disease is attributed by the deluded Romish peasantry. It seems, moreover, that they are persuaded the benefit in this case of the charm can not be extended to the potatoes of heretics, but that it would lose its purifying virtue if sold to, or touched by protestants. What a hopeful task it is to ameliorate the condition of a country, by multiplying at the public expense, priests of fraud and superstition. who trade in practices like these.

BOSTON JESUIT AND PURGATORY.

ROMAN PRIEST MAKING A CHRISTIAN.

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A POPISH priest was lately engaged in exorcisms and putting the mark of the beast upon some of his silly devotees, near Coxsackie, when the following exhibition occurred: Among the rest of the youth who were presented to have the devil driven out of them, was a boy about ten years of age, who had learnt his lessons of popery to perfection. The priest, as he proceeded with his mummery, pretended to illustrate the design of the different ceremonies as he performed them. He was particularly earnest respecting the act of breathing upon the boy, as he said, to "blow the devil out of him." When he came to that part of the impious ritual, where the salt water is put upon the subject, the boy bawled out: "You rascal! what did you do that for ?" A gentleman present, who had been intently watching and listening, was so moved by the scene, that involuntarily he called out: "Priest. you must blow again, for the devil is not gone out yet." The priest instantly threw down his apparatus, and made a rush upon Mr. C., with the avowed intention to "thrash" him for his remark. Mr. C., with some difficulty, escaped from the place before the brawny son of Saint Patrick could drum upon him with his fist ecclesiastic. That circumstance was very edifying to some of the protestants. who clearly perceived that the Romish exorcism bears no similitude to Christian baptism.

BOSTON JESUIT AND PURGATORY.—An Irish papist some time ago was in the hospital at Charlestown, Massachusetts, and when near death, he called the attending physician, and directed that five hundred dollars, which he had in his possession, should be paid over to his mother immediately after his decease. Just at that period one of the Boston jesuits visited that papist at the hospital, and having ascertained from the doctor all the particulars respecting the money, demanded an interview with the dying Irishman, and after a short period departed. The papist speedily called in the doctor, and revoked his previous orders respecting the transfer of his cash to his mother; and peremptorily enjoined that the five hundred dollars should be paid to the jesuit priest immediately after his interment, as a satisfaction for the pardon of his sins, and the deliverance of his soul from purgatory. The five hundred dollars were accordingly paid to Benedict Fenwick without delay.

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POPISH DISCIPLINE.

A FEW weeks since, a lady in this vicinity had the following conversation with one of her catholic domestics :

"Hannah, you had better take a little meat to-day; you have been working hard, and need something more substantial than bread and butter."

"Oh, ma'am, it wont do! it is Friday, and I should have to do penance."

"But surely, there can be no sin in eating meat on one day more than another; the Bible no where forbids it, and you really need a good dinner. Come, Hannah, sit right down now, and take something nourishing."

"Oh, ma'am, I would, but I dare not; the priest would find it out, and then I should have to kneel down and repeat prayers for an hour. I had rather starve myself to death than do penance so long; it makes every bone in my body ache."

"But why need the priest know anything about it? You are not obliged to tell him everything you do."

"Ah, ma'am, but he will know, whether I tell him or not. 1 never can conceal anything from him; he always knows what we do before we tell him; and if we try to conceal anything, we have to do harder penance."

The above is a faithful record of an actual conversation.

COURTESY OF A ROMAN PRIEST.-Two young protestant gentlemen lately visited the popish chapel in Providence, Rhode Island. As soon as the priest discovered them, he cried aloud: "Go out, you infamous vagabonds!" As they could not suppose that they were the objects of his abuse, they paid no regard to his order. After a pause, the priest again thundered out his opprobrious epithets, and asked: "Are there no true catholics here who will turn out those vagabonds ?" The gentlemen then, perceiving that they were the objects of this inquisitor's attack, retired; but as they were withdrawing from the house, they were met by some of Mr. Fenwick's "vilest Irishmen," who were manifestly approaching to enforce the genuine Irish papist method of turning heretics out of the Babylonish temple.

APOSTOLICAL CHARACTERS OF POPERY.

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PAPACY is nothing but antichrist: every other view of the subject is fallacious; and we can not tolerate any gilded deceptions and sinful compromise, by which evangelical truth and sincerity are sacrificed. The titles of the sacred oracles descriptive of popery, to persons ignorant of their legitimate appropriation, appear illiberal; and when they hear the ordinary language of prophecy, forgetful of its divine origin, they pronounce it harsh. Thus the appellatives of Romanism, if used by the adherents of pure gospel truth, are deemed rash and uncharitable. We have, therefore, quoted the following passages of the New Testament, that, when we introduce the epithets of the apostles in their own infallible interpretation, we may not be accused of writing in a style inconsistent with that charity which requires us not to substitute jesuitical fictions for Christian verities. Hence, in all our discussions and illustrations of popery, like the immortal Knox, we shall call "a fig a fig, and a spade a spade, whether the rebellious house will hear, or whether they will forbear":—

2 Thessalonians ii. 1-12: Popery is denominated "a falling away-man of sin-son of perdition-sitting in the temple of God above all that is called God-mystery of iniquity—that wicked one -working of Satan-lying wonders-deceivableness of unrighteousness-strong delusions-a lie.”

1 Timothy iv. 1-3: "A departure from the faith-seducing spirits-doctrines of devils-lies in hypocrisy, from a seared conscience."

2 Timothy iii. 1–5: “A form of godliness."

2 Peter ii. 1-3: "False prophets-damnable heresies-pernicious ways-with feigned words making merchandise of you."

Revelation xiv. 1–8 and 11-18: "The beast with seven heads and ten horns, like a leopard; with a bear's feet, a lion's mouth, and the dragon's power, seat, and authority-speaking blasphemy against God-making war with the saints-deceiving them who dwell on the earth."

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Revelation xvii. 1–6 : The great whore-a woman upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of blasphemy and unfilthiness-mystery -Babylon the great-mother of harlots and abomination of the earth a woman drunken with the blood of saints and martyrs."

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