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Title: Errors of the Roman Catholic Church : and its insidious influence in the United States and other countries by the most profound thinkers of the present day, and the history and progress of the American Protective Association (A.P.A.)
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Hershey, Scott Funk, 1852-
Subjects: Catholic Church
Publisher: St. Louis : J.H. Chambers
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ner making several strokes beforehis head was separated from his body. 6. The Earl of Eugenia was distinguished for his greataccomplishments and unaffected piety. On the scaffold hesaid, We, who drew our swords, fought only to preservethe liberties of the people, and to keep our consciencessacred. As we were overcome, however, I am better pleasedat the sentence of death than if the emperor had given melife; for I find that it pleases God to have his truth de- The horrible truth is, that in many cities, big and little,we Catholics have, something like a monopoly of the businessof selling liquor, and in not a few something equivalent to amonopoly of getting drunk. I hate to acknowledge it, yetfrom Catholic domicils—miscalled homes—in those cities andtowns three-fourths of the public paupers creep annually to thealmshouse, and more than half the criminals snatched away bypolice to prison are, by baptism and training, members of ourChurch. Father Elliot, in Catholic World, 1890. (4961
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MARTYRDOM OF JEROME OF PRAGUE. 497 fended, not by our swords, but by our blood. He tlienwent boldly to the block, saying, I shall now soon be withChrist, and was instantly launched into the ocean of eter-nity and glory. LIFE, SUFFERINGS AND MARTYRDOM OF JEROME OF PRAGUE. This hero in the cause of truth, was born at Prague, andeducated in its university, where he soon became distin-guished for his learning and eloquence. Having completedhis studies, he traveled over great part of Europe, andvisited many of the seats of learning, particularly the uni-versities of Paris, Heidelburg, Cologne and Oxford. Atthe latter he became acquainted with the works of Wick-liffe, and translated many of them into his own language. On his return to Prague he openly professed the doc-trines of Wickliffe, and finding that they made considera-ble progress in Bohemia, from the industry and zeal ofHuss, he became an assistant to him in the great work ofreformation. On the 4th of April, 1415, Jerome went to Co

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