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of the theme made prominent in our last issue--"The Province ofPrayer."R813 : page 5====================UNCHANGED SENTIMENTS OF ROME."We declare, affirm, define, and pronounce it necessary tosalvation, for every human creature to be subject to the RomanPontiff."--Cardinal Manning."Accursed be those very crafty and deceitful societies, called BibleSocieties, which thrust the Bible into the hands of the inexperiencedyouth."--Pope Pius IX."What Father Walker says (i.e., that he would as soon administerthe sacraments to a dog as to Catholics who send their children tothe public schools) is only what has been said over and over againby the bishops in their pastorals all over the world, and we heartilyindorse it."--N.Y. Tablet."No Bible shall be held or read except by priests. No Bible shall besold without a license, except upon the pains and penalties of thatmortal sin that is neither to be forgiven in this world or in thenext."--Council of Trent."Moreover we confirm and renew the decrees delivered in formertimes by apostolic authority, against the publication, distribution,reading and possession of books of the Holy Scriptures translatedinto the vulgar tongue."--Pope Gregory XVI."The following is from the bishop's oath:--Heretics (Protestants),schismatics and rebels to the Pope or his successors, I will, to theuttermost of my power, persecute and wage war with."-- E.Trumpet.R812 : page 6====================UPON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH."Jesus asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I theson of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John theBaptist; some, Elias; and others Jeremias or one of the prophets. Hesaith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peteranswered and said THOU ART THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THELIVING GOD.And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou SimonBar-jona, for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but myFather which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou artPeter. And upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates ofhell shall not prevail against it." Matt. 16:13-18.