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eward."Rs. 3,000 TO THE ROMAN CATHOLICS.UNCLAIMED REWARDThousands of copies of the following Text Leaflets have been distributed for the past three years inIndia and we have never been called upon to paya single Reward. Frequently Roman Catholics havetaken the Leaflets and with great confidence havesaid: "I shall secure a Bible, and be back in a fewdays for my They have either not returnedor have returned only to acknowledge that the doctrines of their Church cannot be upheld by the Scripture. Here again we publish an aggregate Cash Reward of Rs. 3,000 or Rs. 100 per item to any one whoforbidcan produce Biblical (N. T.) proof substantiatingthe following 30 Practices of the Roman Church.REWARD to any one who will produce a, Textprovingthat:of Scripture1. We ought to pray to Mary. 2. Virgin Marywas born without sin, or her corporeal ascension, orChrist being her only son. 3. St. Peter had no wife.4. St. Peter was Bishop of Rome and was in Rome.5. The Pope is the Vicar of Christ or the Successor ofSt. Peter. 6. The Pope is infallible. 7. The Churchof Rome is the first church or the oldest church. 8.The Church of Rome is the Church of Christ or theApostolic succession from Peter to the rest of thePopes, or St. Peter as the first Pope. 9. Priests oughtnot to marry or Priests should adopt a distinguishingmode of dress. 10. Priests can forgive sins. 11. Tliewine at the Lord's Table ought to be taken only bythe Priests. 12. The Priests have power to changethe bread and wine into the body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ. 13. Priests have any right tothe people going to hear the pure Gospel ofChrist preached or the people are the slaves of thePriests. 14. Any one is justified in blindly submittingto priests, bishops,or popes. 15. There is such athing as the Sacrifice of Mass, or the Sacrifice ofMass offered by the Priest is the real perpetual sacrifice of Christ at Calvary. 16. There are SevenSacraments. 17. The existance of such a place aspurgatory. 18. The use of images was recommendedeither by Christ or His Apostles. 19. There are moremediators than one, between God and men. 20. Weought to pray to the Saints or for the dead. 21. Weshould fast on Fridays or during Lent. 22. Baptism"Cleanses from original sin, makes us Christians andchildren of God, and heirs to the kingdom of heaven."23. Unbaptized children after death go to a placecalled "Limbo," or that there is such a place. 24.Priests have power to sanction the baptism or blessing of bells and other heavenly and earthly things.25. A man should be persecuted and cursed who conscientiously leaves the religion in which he was born,to accept that of Jesus Christ. 26. The Bible shouldnot be read by everybody. 27. A man sins when heleaves a false religion to accept the religion of Christ.28. Christ did not believe in freedom of conscienceand freedom of speech. 29. There is salvation in anyother way but through faith in Jesus Christ, whosaid, "Come unto Me" Matt. 11:28. 30. Any manis safe who delays the salvation of his immortal soul.Jesus said : "Search the Scriptures, for in themye think ye have eternal life, and they are theywhich testify of Me." (John 5:39).The Crusade (India)You Are Invited to Subscribe ToBLUE BANNER FAITH AND LIFEfor 1956A Quarterly Publication Devoted to Expounding, Defending and Applying the System of Truth set forth in the Word of God and Summarized in the Westminster Confession of Faith and other Standards ofthe Reformed Presbyterian Church.Each issue contains about 50 large pages of helpful, timely, informative material, teaching Christian truth in harmonychurch standards.with our accepted$1.50 per year. $1.00 per year in clubs of 5 or more copies to be mailedto one address.Agent for Britain and Ireland: The Rev. Adam Loughridge, B.A.,Glenmanus Manse, Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 7s. 6d.per year.J. G. Vos, Editor and Manager3408 7th Avenue Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania256 COVENANTER WITNESS