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Show The Difference. Ex-Congressman Knott used to relate the following story: "There had been a celebration in honor of Saint Francis Xavier, which I attended. A host of negroes in the neighborhood were Catholics. " On my Way home I met a darkey boy and asked him how he liked the Catholic services, remarking that I did not understand un-derstand it, adding: 'There is one point about it I never liked.' i " 'What is that?' said the boy. " 'The priest does all his praying in Latin,' I replied. At this the boy threw himself down in the road and rolled over. " 'Why, what's the matter with you?' said I. ' The darkey answered: 'Fo' God, massa, don't you think the Lord can understand de Latin as well as English? Eng-lish? In the Catholic churches d' priest he prays to de Lord and not to de congregation.' " |