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The Priest, the Woman and the Confessional MMl [he Y(( ONFESSIONAL . N t ROMANISM UNMASKED! The plates of this great book have been twice mysteriously burned. Endorsed by the leading Reviews, Magazines, and the Protestant Press oj the -world. Its Revelations are terrible Indictments of Popery. THE GREAT BOOK OF THE CENTURY! Fifty Years in the Church of Rome, By FATHER CHINIQUY. INTRIGUES, IMPOSTURES, AND CRIMINAL INTRIGUES OF PRIESTS. ROME AND THE ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN. TRULY VIVID, FASCINATING, AND TRAGIC. NO HISTORY LIKE IT SINCE LUTHER. CANNOT BE REFUTED. There is no book upon the Romish controversy so com- prehensive as this. It is a complete picture of the inner working's, aims and objects of Popery. It is from the ex- perience of a living witness, and challenges contradiction. It is a large but very valuable work, and is fast becoming a standard authority. No lover of his country should re- in;! in ignorant of its contents. A handsome volume of 832 pages, printed on clear type on fine tinted paper. It is bound in strong cloth, marbled edges, and gilt stamp on side and back. Contains two portraits (one representing him in priestly robes) of the venerable Author. Sent to any address on receipt of price, $2.25. ADAM CRAIG. Publisher, 77 to 79 Jackson St., Chicago. ; Bristling with Facts. A Timely and Important Work. Cloth i6mo, heavy paper, 126 pages, with por- trait of the author, 75 cents Paper cover, 40 cents. Sent to any address on receipt of price. ROMANISM, THE DANGER AHEAD By A. J. GROVER. The writer has given to the people of America statements of facts and figures which they will do well to reflect upon. " Romanism has votes to be cast as a unit. These votes are necessary in national elections, and in most local elections, to party success; whichever party will promise to do most for Romanism, will get them. Here lies the danger. As in the days when slavery ruled, everybody interested in the success of a party caters to Romanism. The national policy as to slavery almost cost the life of the republic. There is ten times as much danger to our free institutions from Romanism now, that there was from slavery in 1851." ADAM CRAIG, Publisher, 77 to 79 Jackson St., Chicago. fhe Priest, "fHE ^oman AND The Qonfessional BY FATHER CHINIQUY. AUTHOR OF "FIFTY YEARS IN THE CHURCH OF ROME," ETC. THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. CHICAGO: ADAM CRAIG, 77~79 JACKSON STREET. 1887. Copyright, 1880, by Rev. Charles Chiniou^. cepBps. Page. Biographical 5 Declaration . 16 Preface . 19 -CHAPTER I. The Struggle before the Surrender of Womanly Self- respect in the Confessional ...... 21 CHAPTER II. Auricular Confession a deep Pit of Perdition for the Priest -... 59 CHAPTER III. The Confessional is the Modem Sodom ... 77 CHAPTER IV. How the Vow of Celibacy of the Priests is made easy by Auricular Confession 87 CHAPTER V. The highly-educated and refined Woman in the Confes- sional —What becomes of her after unconditional surrender—Her irreparable Ruin .... 98 4: CONTENTS. CHAPTER VI. Auricular Confession destroys all the Sacred Ties of Mar- riage and Human Society 117 CHAPTER VII. Should Auricular Confession be tolerated among Civilized Nations? . 160 CHAPTER VIII. Does Auricular Confession bring Peace to the Soul? . 17? CHAPTER IX. The Dogma of Auricular Confession a Sacrilegious Im- posture , 209 CHAPTER X. God compels the" Church of Rome to confess the Abomi- nations of Auricular Confession .... 242 CHAPTER XI. Auricular Confession in Australia, America, and France 260 CHAPTER XII. A Chapter for the Consideration of Legislators, Hus- bands, and Fathers—Some of the matters on which the Priest of Rome must question his Penitents . 290 BIOGRAPHICAL wpe 13 cpppy? important ewN£i* DecajaEjwjs ESTABLISHING THE HIGH CHARACTER AND STANDING OF PASTOR CHINIQUY WHEN IN THE CHURCH OP ROME. ME. Chiniquy is one of the most conspicuous champions of Protestantism of the present day. He was invited to Scotland by her leading ecclesiastics to take part in the Tercentenary of the Reformation, and to England in later years, when all her leading Protestants stood forth to honor the Emperor William of Germany and Prince Bismarck for their noble resistance to Papal pre- tensions to authority in Germany. He then, in in 1874, addressed the great gathering Exeter Hall r over which Lord Russell presided ; and afterwards, ibr six months, lectured throughout England on 6 BIOGRAPHICAL. the invitation of Ministers of every Evangelical Denomination. Of such a man with such a history of struggles,, services and success, the Protestants all over the world need not be ashamed. During the last two years he has lectured and, preached to crowded houses in Australia, receiving from the clergy and people of that country many testimonials of their esteem and regard for his valuable services in the cause of Protestantism. It is well known that Father Chiniquy rose into general notoriety in Canada as an Apostle of Tem- perance. But long before this—when a parish priest, and even when a student— he was held in high repute. The sketch of his early life is as fol- lows : Born at Kamouraska, Canada, July 30, 1809. His father's name, Charles Chiniquy, his mother's, Peine Perrault, both natives of Quebec. His father died in 1821 ; his mother in 1830. After his father's death, a rich uncle, by name Amable Dionne, a member of the upper House of Parlia- ment in Canada, who had married his mother's sister, took him in charge, and sent him to the College of St. Nicholet, With which he was con- nected from 1822 to 1833, attaining high honors as a linguist and mathematician. His moral conduct got him the name among his fellow-students of* BIOGRAPHICAL. T , St. Louis Gonzaque de Nicholet. He was ordained; a priest in 1833, in the Cathedral of Quebec, hj Bishop Sinaie, and began his ministry at St.: Charles, on the river Berger, Canada. After this he was Chaplain to the Marine Hospital, and there studied under Dr. Douglas the effects of alcohol on the human system. He became convinced that it was poisonous, and its general use criminal. He wrote to Father Matthew, of Ireland, and soor after started the Temperance Crusade among the Roman Catholics of Canada. He began at Beau- port, where he was parish priest. There were them seven taverns or hotels, but no school. In two- years he had seven schools, and not a single tavern: in the parish. A Temperance Column was erected in that town to commemorate his achievements in this good work. He was soon transferred to the larger parish of Kamouraska ; but he shortly gave up his parish duties and transferred his headquar- ters to Montreal, to devote his whole time to the cause of temperance, —from 1846 to 1851. As the result, all the distilleries were closed except two in the whole Province. These noble efforts were publicly acknowledged. We refer to four distinct acts of recognition among many. The first is the Address of the Indepen- dent Order of Rechabites of Canada, and dated —— 8 BIOGRAPHICAL. Montreal, 31st August, 1848, with Mr. Chiniquy 's reply. It is creditable to the Protestants of Lower Canada that they so honored a priest of the Church of Rome when doing a noble work for the general good of the country. Both documents are worthy of the cause. Instead of taking glory to himself for this success, Mr. Chiniquy uses these words in the course of his reply: u Persuaded that this success is solely the work of God—to Him be all ' ! the glory ' The great city of Montreal was moved to gratitude, and a Gold Medal was pre- sented to him in the name of the city, with these words on one side To Father Chiniquy, Apostle of Temperance, Canada. And on the other Honor to his Virtues, Zeal and Patriotism. The Canadian Parliament moved also in his lionor, and voted to him an Address and Five Hundred Pounds as a public token of the gratitude of a whole people. The fame of his labors in the cause of Temper- ance reached the Pope, and through an aspiring priest who visited Pome about that period, the Pope's Blessing was sent to Mr. Chiniquy, as tes- — BIOGRAPHICAL. \) tified by the following letter. The translations are verbatim, no freedom being taken to render them into more idiomatic English : [translation] "Home, 10th August, 1850. " Sir, and very Dear Friend : "It is only Monday, the 12th, that it has been given me to have a private audience with the Sov- ereign Pontiff. I have taken the opportunity to present to him your book, with your letter, which he has received—I do not say with that goodness which is so eminently characteristic—but with all special marks of satisfaction and of approbation, while charging me to state to you that He accords his Apostolic Benediction to you and to the holy work of Temperance which you preach. "I esteem myself happy to have had to offer on your behalf to the Vicar of Jesus Christ, a book which, after it had done so much good to my coun- trymen, has been able to draw from his venerable mouth such solemn words of approbation of the Temperance Society, and of blessing on those who are its apostles ; and it is also for my heart a very sweet pleasure to transmit them to you. " Your friend, " Charles T. Baillargeon, "Priest." Following this we give the general circular fur- nished to him by the Bishop of Montreal, in which he is designated Apostle of Temperance. [translation.] Ignatius Bourget. " By the divine mercy and grace of the Holy Apostolic See, Bishop of Marianopolis (Montreal).
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