COPIES OF BILLS GIVEN TO PURCHASERS.
No. 1. Jan. 15, 1868.
Ecclesiastical Warehouse,
20, Cranbourne Street.
s. d.
To Hair Shirt .................. 12 6
To Discipline .................. 4 0
Two Do., had last week ......... 3 6
To Massive Waist Chain ......... 8 6
Two Armlets, 3s. 6d. & 1s. 6d. 5 0
One Hair Band .................. 5 0
£1 18 6
Rec. C. Cuddon. for F. A. LITTLE
No. 2. Convent of the Assumption,
24, Kensington Sq.
s. d.
One Iron Discipline ........... 7 0
One Nut ....................... 2 6
Total ............. 9 6
Rec. Sr. M. Bernardine, May 1, 1869.
No. 3. Convent of the Assumption,
24, Kensington Sq.
s. d.
Iron Discipline ............... 5 6
Two Bracelets ................. 1 6
One Nut ....................... 2 6
9 6
Paid S--: Sep. --, 1869.
No. 4. Little's Ecclesiastical
Warehouse, 20, Cranbourne Street.
s. d.
To Discipline (9 tails) ....... 6 6
" Ditto (7 tails) ............ 2 3
" Chain Band ................. 6 6
Ditto Smaller ................. 4 6
19 9
Received with thanks, Sep. --, 1869.
Christian Reader,—It is your duty to testify, on God's behalf, against the Blasphemy and Cruelty of Romanism. The Maker and Preserver of man is the loving Father who gave His only begotten Son to die for us; and thus make atonement for our sin. "By Him all that believe are justified from all things."—Acts xiii. 38, 39; Micah vi. 6-8; John iii. 16; Rom. iii. 20-26; Heb. ix. 22.
IRON DISCIPLINES OF "THE CHURCH."
Saint Liguori, the Doctor of the Romish Church, commends the use of Disciplines to the "True Spouse of Christ" thus:—
"Disciplines, or Flagellations, are a species of mortification, strongly recommended by St. Francis de Sales, and universally adopted in Religious Communities of both sexes. All the modern Saints, without a single exception, have continually practised this sort of penance. It is related of St. Lewis Gonzaga, that he often scourged himself into blood three times a-day. And at the point of death, not having sufficient strength to use the lash, he besought the Provincial to have him disciplined from head to foot."
Instruments of Discipline or Flagellation
A. This is a band for going round the body to "mortify the flesh." It is made of Iron wire, and the ends of each link form Spikes which range in length from the sixteenth of an inch to half an inch.
B. This is a Flagellum, made of strong iron wire. It has five tails to represent the "Five wounds;" and at the end of each tail there is a Spike, about an inch long, to pierce the flesh. It will be seen that the lowermost joints are the heaviest, so as to increase the severity of the blows.