Roman Catholic Intolerance
By Christian Herald
Three boys were severely whipped by a Roman Catholic priest recently, for having acted as pall-bearers at the funeral of a Protestant boy. The priest has been indicted for assault and battery, and the case excited so very bitter a feeling that the venue of the trial had to be changed three times to avoid disturbance. The priest was found guilty, and the penalty imposed will cost him about $328. We are often told that the spirit of persecution which disgraced the Roman Catholic Church in past times was due to the spirit of the age, and not to the principles of the Church. But recent events have shown that that Church is of the same temper in these days, and that its tyranny and intolerance extend into every department of social life, and that if it ever acquires its old power it will use it as mercilessly as it did in the days of the Spanish Inquisition. Indeed, the Church at this day endorses everything that was ever done by its members in its name.—Christian Herald.