The Great Controversy - Righteousness is Love

545THROUGH THE CENTURIES, THE ATTITUDE OF THE ROMANCATHOLIC CHURCH TOWARD CIRCULATION OF THE HOLYSCRIPTURES IN VERNACULAR VERSIONS AMONG THE LAITYSHOWS UP AS NEGATIVE. SEE FOR EXAMPLE G. P. FISHER, THEREFORMATION, CH. 15, PAR. 16 (1873 ED., PP. 530-532); J.CARDINAL GIBBONS, THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS, CH. 8 (49THED., 1897), PP. 98-117; JOHN DOWLING, HISTORY OF ROMANISM, B.7, CH. 2, SEC. 14; AND B. 9, CH. 3, SECS. 24-27 (1871 ED., PP. 491-496,621-625); L. F. BUNGENER, HISTORY OF THE COUNCIL OF TRENT,PP. 101-110 (2D EDINBURGH ED., 1853, TRANSLATED BY D. D.SCOTT); G. H. PUTNAM, BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS DURING THEMIDDLE AGES, VOL. 1, PT. 2, CH. 2, PARS. 49, 54-56. SEE ALSOINDEX OF PROHIBITED BOOKS (VATICAN POLYGLOT PRESS,1930), PP. IX, X; TIMOTHY HURLEY, A COMMENTARY ON THEPRESENT INDEX LEGISLATION (NEW YORK: BENZIGERBROTHERS, 1908), P. 71; TRANSLATION OF THE GREATENCYCLICAL LETTERS OF LEO XIII (NEW YORK: BENZIGERBROTHERS, 1903), P. 413.BUT IN RECENT YEARS A DRAMATIC AND POSITIVE CHANGEHAS OCCURRED IN THIS RESPECT. ON THE ONE HAND, THECHURCH HAS APPROVED SEVERAL VERSIONS PREPARED ONTHE BASIS OF THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGES; ON THE OTHER, ITHAS PROMOTED THE STUDY OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES BYMEANS OF FREE DISTRIBUTION AND BIBLE INSTITUTES. THECHURCH, HOWEVER, CONTINUES TO RESERVE FOR HERSELFTHE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO INTERPRET THE BIBLE IN THE LIGHTOF HER OWN TRADITION, THUS JUSTIFYING THOSE DOCTRINESTHAT DO NOT HARMONIZE WITH BIBLICAL TEACHINGS.ORIGINAL TEXT PAGE 373. ASCENSION ROBES.--THE STORYTHAT THE ADVENTISTS MADE ROBES WITH WHICH TO ASCEND"TO MEET THE LORD IN THE AIR," WAS INVENTED BY THOSEWHO WISHED TO REPROACH THE ADVENT PREACHING. IT WASCIRCULATED SO INDUSTRIOUSLY THAT MANY BELIEVED IT,BUT CAREFUL INQUIRY PROVED ITS FALSITY. FOR MANYYEARS A SUBSTANTIAL REWARD WAS OFFERED FOR PROOFTHAT ONE SUCH INSTANCE EVER OCCURRED, BUT NO PROOFHAS BEEN PRODUCED. NONE WHO LOVED THE APPEARING OF