The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-28 00:00:00

111.

But if he shuts himself up in his non possunius—
if he refuses to take one step to place himself on a
level with the age and to agree with Him who is
the master of all ages, we have but one choice—to
do without him.
Let this alarm no one.
His fall cannot hurt us, because it is not he who
saves us.

His name is not to be found on the lips of Jesus
Christ or of the Apostles.
The first Christians did without him, and were
none the worse for it.

In fact, he has entered the Church with his tiara
resplendent with jewels, with his cortege of proud
prelates, holding out his foot to be kissed by those
who approach his throne !
He has come dictating laws to the. Kings arAd
Emperors of the earth, claiming for himself alone
universal supremacy !
He has come with his mouth full of invectives for
his enemies, and for those who do not submit to his
arbitrary decrees!
Ho has come to abduct children from their
mothers, to prohibit the clergy from marriage, to
throw disorder broadcast into the Church of God !

He has come shouting, " To arms, to arms !" and
butrecently we have all heard the echo of his belli-
cose shouts, " Stand by me, Zouaves! Lamoriciere
to the rescue ! Charge, Europe, in my name !"
And how can he, then, call himself the representa-
tive of the meek and humble Jesus, whose kingdom
is not of this world, and who declined every crown
except a crown of thorns ?

How dare he claim the name of Him who came
not to be waited upon, but to serve ; who had no
place wherewithal to lay his head ; whose followers
were the poor, and indigent, and sick; who came
only to bless us and to save us ?
How dare he compare himself to Him who blessed
little children, and restored them to their mothers
—who daclares marriage honourable for all men—
who has said, " Put back your sword into the scab-
bard, for ali those who draw the sword shall perish
by the sword ?"
" And Jesus Christ said to his disciples, You know
that those who rule our nations treat them with
authority, and that their Princes exercise authority
over them. With you this shall not be so, but other-
wise. Let you not be called masters, for ye have
but one Master, who is Christ, and ye are all
brothers."
Let us, then, not trouble ourselves about the fate
of the Holy Father.
Let us acknowledge Jesus Christ as our only
master.

Yes, Jesus Christ, who gives to God only the
title of Holy Father, and who said to his disciples,
" Call no one on earth your father, for you have
only one Father, who is in Heaven ;"
Yes ; Jesus Christ, who offers himself to us as
master, pontiff, interceder, and Saviour ;
Jesus Christ, in a word, who died, but who lives
from century to century, and who promises to us an
only substitute, only vicar, till He returns in person
—the Holy Ghost, which He gives as a guide and
a consoler to all those who put their trust in him.
Let me resume :—Leave to those whom it con-
cerns the right of settling the affairs of Rome.
Let us not trouble ourselves about the Pope.
Let us take as a guide the Holy Gospels, and as
master Jesus Christ alone.

The commercial letters from China by the present
mail are satisfactory, since they indicate a general belief
that even under the disastrous circumstances caused by the
movements of the rebel armies there will still be a large
business from the opening of the Yang-tse-kiang.
LAM ENTABLE IGNORANCE.—A case was heard
before the magistrates at Burslem, on Tuesday, wherein a
lad of seventeen, named Abbott, was called as a witness.
Before being sworn he was asked by the presiding magis-
trate—Can you read ? Witness : No.—Do you know what
that book (the Testament) is ? No.—Do you know what
the Bible is ? No.—Did you never hear what the Bible
was ? No.—How old are you ? Seventeen.—Did you ever
go to school? Yes.—How long ago? A long time.—
What school did you go to ? Lamb's.--What did they
teach you there ? A, b, ab. This deplorable confession of
mental blindness, wo regret to add, was received with
_laughter by the people in court. The boy's evidence was
of course declined, and his father was then called, but his
ignorance was [nearly equal to his son s.—Birmingham
Gazette.
THE BISHOP OF CHESTER PROHIBITING AN
"ESSAYIST AND REVIEWER" FROld PREACHING AT LIVER-
ro o L.—On Friday night there was a service at St. Chrysos-
t m's Church, Everton, Liverpool—of which the Rev. John
Macnaught is the incumbent—for the purpose of opt nir g
the new organ which has recently been erected in that
church. It had been advertised that the Rev. Henry
Bribt )w Wilson, vicar of Great Staughton, and author of one
of the " Essays and Reviews," would preach a sermon on the
occasion ; and in consequence of the notoriety which has re-
cently been attained by these divines, considerable curiosity
was manifested as to the proceedings. A large congregation
had assembled at the church, and in the course of the service
the Rev. Mr. Macnaught mounted the pulpit, and said it
was with deep regret that he appeared before them on that
occasion. It had been, as they knew, arranged and pub-
licly announced that the sermons on the occasion of the
opening of the new organ would be preached by his friend
the Rev. IL B. Wilson. In the course of that afternoon,
however, he (Mr. Macnaught) had been served with
formal notice from the Bishop of Chester, which
strictly admonished the Reverend Mr. Macnaught
from permitting the Reverend H. B. Wilson from preach-
ing, from'perforrning divine service, or otherwise COCiatilag
9490 iu I,tifo church 9r district,