The Monks Are The Propagators Of Fanaticism, The
Debasers Of Christian Morals.
The history of papal influence has been
nothing more nor less than the story of the dissemination of a
New
paganism, as full of superstition and of all unrighteousness as the
mythology of the ancients - a new paganism organized at the expense of
evangelical traditions, shamelessly falsified and travestied by the
Romanists. The Romish Church in all ages has been a power, religious
scarcely in name, but always inherently, essentially and untiringly a
political power." As Bishop Neely of the M. E. Church was leaving
Rio, Dr. Alexander, one of Brazil's most influential gentlemen, said
to him: "It is sad to see my people so miserable when they might be
so happy. Their ills, physical and moral, spring from lack of
religion. They call themselves Catholics, but the heathen are
scarcely less Christian!" Is it surprising that the Italian paper
L'Asino (The Ass), which exists only to ridicule Romanism, has
recently been publishing much in praise of what it calls authentic
Christianity?
"Rio Janeiro, the beautiful," is an imperial city of imposing
grandeur. It is the largest Portuguese city of the world - greater
than Lisbon and Oporto together. It has been called "the finest city
on the continents of America, - perhaps in the world, with
unqualifiedly the most beautiful street in all the world, the Avenida
Central." [Footnote: Clark. "Continent of Opportunity."] That
magnificent avenue, over a mile long and one hundred and ten feet
wide, asphalt paved and superbly illuminated, is lined with costly
modern buildings, some of them truly imposing.
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