show forth the Lord's death till he

come.

10. I believe, that Jesus Christ is the sole Head of the Church, and that all his true disciples are brethren.

11. I believe, that when the last trumpet shall sound, all that are in their graves shall come forth, and that every one will be judged and rewarded according to the deeds done in the body.

12. I believe, that all who die impenitent shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal.

I shall now proceed to give you some reasons which prevent me from being a Roman Catholic.

I cannot be a Roman Catholic for

many reasons, among which are the following:

1. The Roman Catholic Church says that the Pope is the Master and Head of the Christian Church; whereas St. Paul teaches us that Christ is the Head, as you may clearly see in his Epistle to the Ephesians, in which he says: "Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power, and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come; and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the Church, which is his body." (Eph. 1: 20-23.)

And again he says: "That we, henceforth, be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him, in all things, which is the head, even Christ; from whom, the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."

4: 14-16.)

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He says also in his Epistle to the Colossians: "Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature; and he is the head of the

body, the Church; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence." (Col. 1: 15-18.)

In the Gospel of St. Matthew, it is said: "But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters; for one is your Master, even Christ." (St. Matt. 23: 8-10.)

St. Peter said: "Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being

ensamples to the flock." (1 Peter 5:2, 3.)

Now the Pope bears in his hand an earthly sword, and rules as the lord of the world. For several hundred years after Christ, there was a Bishop at Rome, but not one who dared to blaspheme, and call himself the head of the Church. The primitive Christians never thought of calling any one the head of the Church but Christ.

2. St. Paul, in his Epistle to Timothy, wrote thus: "A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife." (1 Tim. 3: 2.) And in the succeeding chapter he says: "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spir