8 The Faith of Our Fathers narratives of Foxe, who have never perused a page of Lingard or Gairdner? In a large portion of the press, and in pamphlets, and especially in the pulpit, which should be consecrated to truth and charity, she is the victim of the foulest slanders. Upon her fair and heavenly brow her enemies put a hideous mask, and in that guise they exhibit her to the insults and mockery of the public; just as Jesus, her Spouse, was treated when, clothed with a scarlet cloak and crowned with thorns, He was mocked by a thoughtless rabble. They are afraid to tell the truth of her, for "Truth has such a face and such a mien, As to be loved needs only to be seen."1 It is not uncommon for a dialogue like the following to take place between a Protestant Minister and a convert to the Catholic Church: Minister. — You cannot deny that the Roman Catholic Church teaches gross errors — the worship of images, for instance. Convert. — I admit no such charge, for I have been taught no such doctrines. Minister. — But the Priest who instructed you did not teach you all. He held back some points which he knew would be objectionable to you. Convert. — He withheld nothing; for I am in possession of books treating fully of all Catholic doctrines. Minister. — Deluded soul! Don't you know that in Europe they are taught differently? Convert. — That cannot be, for the Church teaches the same [xiii] creed all over the world, and most of the doctrinal books which I read, were originally published in Europe. Yet ministers who make these slanderous statements are surprised if we feel indignant, and accuse us of being too Dryden, Hind and Panther.