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== so . \‘ Ao~- \ \ A\/ 7‘ S ST OUOIX A\ULS vy VA 75TH YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED, V.II. U.S. A., THURSDAY, "38te AUGUST 1919. They will find that there are no priests appointed by Jesus Christ, nor by any oae else since J23u3 cama. They will find that thereis no state- ment nor hint in thz Bible that Mary, the mother of Jesus’ was more holy than any other woman wno loved “nd obeyed God. Jesus reproved onme wh: voiced such an idea. 4 : And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a cecrtain woman of the company liftzd h?v voice, and said unto him, Blessed lis the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast suckel. But he said, Yea rather, blessed ar2 they that hear the word of God, and keep tt. dLuke 11;, 27, 28. All zenerations shall eall Mary blessed b cause to her was given the divine fa- vor of being the moth2r of the Saviour. Anl the angel :vm: in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly avered, the Lord 1s with thze; blessed art thou among women. For he hath regarded the low estate of his h~ “Umaiden; for, behold, from hence- forth 11 genzrations sk 1!l call me nlessed. Luks 1: 28. 48. Y-t when Roman Catholies r:al the Bible they will find that she was no nearer to God than_any oth2r woman wno kept his worg. g While he yet talked to the people, be- hold. his mother and his brethrea stood without, desiring 1o speak with him. Then one said unto him, Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak wth thee. But he answered and said wunto him that told him, Who is my moth.r? and who are my brethren ? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, amd snid, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which s ;‘mheaven, the same 1s my brother, and sister, and mother Mat- thew 12: 46 50 - Thay will find that the Bible forbids tre worship of any one or any thiag, or the bowing down to any one or anything, except God and Jesus Christ whom He hat 1sent, who ll?f one with God. The Bible forbids the worship of saints, images; pictures and relics. Thow shalt have no other Gods before me. Thou shalt nit make unto thee any graven image or. any likeness. of any thing that is in heiwven above, or tnat is in thenfi%h beneath, or that is in the wa- ter u the eaxth; thou shalt not bow down thyself tow;em nor serve them. Exodus 20: 3-5. They willfind that there is no direction THE ST. CROiX AVIS is printed and published daily (Sundays ‘ and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen | at the Avis Office. ik TERMS---40 cents monthly wn advance, | 2 cents per single copy. | Fntered as . second-class matter May | 26th 1917 at the Post Office at Christian- wted, St. Croiz, V. I. of the U. S. A., un- | der the Aet of March 3. 1879. I Contributions to this paper will be gla d- | ly received when ihe sxme deals with mat- ters of general interest, and is accompa- nied with the author’s wame, as a quar- antee of good faith. The editor caruot be responsible for the views of his correspon- . dents nor does he necessarily endersethem. August, 27th 1919. | Open Letter to Mr. Joseph W. Daily. | Sir &~ For the benefit of the community at large, wno may be misinformed by your op2a letter to me in -to-day’s ““Avis’’, | am herewith reprinting the tract which has caused your displeasure. “WHEN ROMAN CATHOLJICS READ T'HE BIBLE. The m2mbers of the Roman Cathvlic Cauaren have been taught so many things which the Biale does not teach that when they real the Bible they are surprised | to find, the many docirines in their re- ligionthat are not in the Bible at all. Lest they should discover the great | fraud tha: has baen practised upon them ! by their priests aad teachers. the Bible has been kept from them as far as pos- sible,and they have -p2an taught that it | is not necessary for amy but the priesis | to read it. But because somez would read it, the Catholic Church published ! a Bible whica is rali of errors, and has | many of the words. Im it therz are alsy | soma book notes whizh explain away the | tru> meaning which were notinspired and are not a part of the Bible. [ Whan Roman Catholics read ths Bible. | They will find that the word ‘‘pop2’’ | does not occur in the Bible. = l They will find that the Bible forbids the followers of Christ to ecall any man ““Father.”” Th2 word pope means Fa- | ther. | And call no man your father upon the | earth; for one is your Father which is | in heaven. Matthew: 23 1-2. No. 197 concerning secrecy, nor need of it, in the religion of Jesus Christ. His life had in it nothing to hide, nothing to shut up in convent or monastery walls. In secret have I said nothing. John 18: % They will find that there is no comman in the Bible to make confession of one private sins to any man. The Bible sa; nothing about Gnd appointing a cer- tain class of mems to hear con- fessions and forgive sins, but He tells us to confess our sins to the Lord, and that He will forgive them. I will confess my transgressions wunto the Lord : and thou forgavest the imiquity of my sins. Psalms 32 : 5. Confess your fault one to another. James 5: 16. Debate thy cause with thy neighbor him- self; and discover not a secret to ano- ther. Proverbs 25: 9. They will find that there is no mention of purgatory in the Bible. The blood of Jesus Christ is all-sufficient for par- don and cleansing. The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1. John 1: 7. When believers in Christ die, they go to b 2 with him. : Having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ ; which is far better. Philip- prans 1 : 23. Those who reject Jesus Christ are all lost. and perish in their sins. And these shall go away into everlast- ing punishment; but the rightedus into life eternal. Matthew 25 : J6. They will find that indulgences, sold by the priesis to the people, are not men- tioned in the Bible, and are a device of the devil. My ULittle children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin mot. And ifany man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And he lis the propitiation for our sihs * and not for ours only, but also for the sins-of the whole world. I.John 2:1,2. They will find ‘hat the Gospel of Jesus Christ is free, without money and without price, and that the money which is demanded by their priests for various pretended services, such as ‘‘praying’’ persons ‘‘out of purgatory,”” and say- ing ‘‘masses’’ for the dead, is paid in ‘direct violation of the teachings of God’s word. : Freely ye have received, freely give: Matthew 10: 8. A They will find that they are not saved by anything they ecan do. e S SAEE (Continued on 4th page.)