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 openly and  boldly  blaspheme  the  Church  and religion. The regrettable  consequences  speedily  make  themselves  apparent. It is  true that all  these  writings  contain  mere  rubbishy scribble, full  of  lies,  exaggerations,  and  made-up  tales,  which  have  been  refuted  a  hundred times over. They put  forward  accusations and objections  which  are  foolish  and  groundless. During nineteen  centuries,  all  the enemies of  Holy  Church  have  been  able  to put  forward  nothing  which  has  not  long since been  proved  by  learned  Catholic  writers to be  either  a  foolish  mistake  or  a  malicious falsehood. But the  poisoned  arrows  of falsehood,  calumny,  and  contempt  cease  not to effect  their  ruinous  purpose. Voltaire, the most  notorious  among  the  enemies  of religion,  stated  this  fact  in  the  following  plain terms: "Only  slander  right  and  left;  if  all you  say  is  not  believed,  some  of  it  will  stick. It  is  absolutely  necessary  to  lie,  and  you  must not  lie  in  a  timid,  half-hearted  fashion,  but in  a  bold  and  devilish  manner."

5. And  books  written  upon  these  lines fly nowadays  from  town  to  town,  from  village to  village. But what  is  to  be  the  fate  of the  young  people  who  swallow  down  such poison as  this? May God  preserve  you  from this poison!

On the  inestimable  value  of  good  literature, Father Morgan  M.  Sheedy  writes  in  Benziger's Magazine:

"Apart from  the  influence  of  our  holy  reli-