The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-10-08


faithful q indsp, nsahe to preserve them from the ship
wreck 81 their faith For while Catholics are the one
h.na instructed ~ ,hel church to regard with profound
are invited to impiorc her advocacy and to rely upon
WITH the sresss, conhdence, they exposed on the
enargesof icary and with detIsctng bom the merits
and the prrossvs Of the only true mediator, Chris,
psp,sy and bitterly approached with setting aside
the august and saving mystery Of the aonement, to in
"eaaes ~ s,ssas gross and lmpious supsrss,on.
hue, beloved brethren or capable OF being sustained
By preos Or rather on the contrary. is II not sefev
dent from the gospel that the theory and practice OF
religion with regard TO the BLESSED Virgin. far from
bsng inconsisisn WITH subversve Of the aonemen
an Tact an inevitable consectsy Of that doctrine and
Of AL other the snrcnal for keeping VIVID
before the minds not only OF the euca ted class
g. bu even Of perso1s the most terae and OF the ten
For what, let me ask does the doctrine Of the atone.
mn, consist but this that by uniting hypoststicaiiy
IN. dsins with The human nature an the Second Person
"a the Mot Blessed Trinity. Lord and Saviour Jesus
.hrs became entitled and qualified stand mediator
and al oasnasd Deity ON the otherf Because
while. BY virtue Of MS human allure, he yeas
imss aad rcseassbss LA was Jscob Ia the garments
OF ksau that the stripes due to niqus might te
laid upon His shoulders Who knew not am. but was
made sin or us. aud that In HIS bruises might be
healed Whatever lie thus endured our hiother and
greet representative before the bar o. eternal Justice
cane sxssdto degreeo merit and value minute a. be
ng truly and IN the rigorous stt bntsble not
either the distinct separately but TO has
have sad the tao i asusss we're ani,sd
tbs, 10 after trsous fashion analogous 10 that
BY which spiritual snd material nature soul and a
nody, ATE united m man. Through the divine nature
alone the atonement could been Effected because
he peree TO be condsn the satisfaction should be-
rendered and carried into Acct by who really
member VI the sts,nsed BY who participating
IN human nature, though unsssined by It's crminslty
brother and need insist the manifest impossible.
ify Of any hnite being mere mortal must
eesssry have BEEN no matter how pure and perfect be-
H.. lUQ.
Creator, whose aged honor and dominion could
be repaired unless BY one standing On par with Him 10
Godhesd Hence we md laid down On that tormuisry
u faith which admitted BY all who deserve the
Christians mud 10 IN stated this Ncsne Greed to
ssmer j. Cd rom ~ sns,sscs Of he father Of whom
he was generated before all and man IRON the sub
stance Of hs mother, tbs immacuisie Virgin Mary. Of
whom B time he derived his birth Grounded upon tbs
inspired assertion Of III. Evangelist that the word
made nesh'-upon Uncommon creed handed down IRON
the Apostles and in the nisbIe authority OF her
tradiivn IN. tue church Of thirst insisted upon
this docuine and struggled through many centuries b.
pre o. every persecution IN the world. AIDED by III.
spirit Of darkness cous bra against her 10 maintain h
ia Its integrity. The Arans would have admitted that
Chris, was hike to God lsmo'ous,os) they would have
hem oh.d In order to gam their point 20 ave him
tbs title OF God without qualification Of any KIND and
will state almost everything that Cahonc regsrdng
the blessed Eucharist teaching that Chriss real body
and and blood are verify and nasss given sns rsesysa m
those symbols and coincide IN every thing but IN the
term transubsaniation so waswith those ancient here,
tics. They ready to aimit-to believe erythne
with regard Chrisi divinity except the adopting the
10 rm OF consubstanal (emessssesl which the church
TO define the nature Of his divinity with r,ec,.
sion II Is true they upbrsided her with KEEP
ing the world in agitation for the sake OF an
iota, but despsing this impous and unmeaning
sarcasm she spurned every attem 81 compromise resis
ed every strssgem and threat Of tyranny condemnng
every doctrine but that which admitted and believed that
Christ not OF similar but Of the identical sub
stance with his Eternal Father Nor she less Isr
s%pUy r. ,Ss es, nc o. n
Even early the times oil the apostles and
the entire East in Judes an the vast countries OF Asis IN
opponents doctrine. usually known under the title
OF the Gnostic Sects. These were distinguished into
able sub divsons, having the most srotesque titles
disagreeing with each other and subject must ever
be the case with those who reject the principle Of
thorty, to incesssnt internal variations But whether
sprung OF the carnal pTejudices oil the jew, rs was
the case with the Ehonies. Of the dreams Of 20
rooster OF the intellectual arrogance OF Greece OF oil the
foul steres Of the Nle they s and amidst eli then
discrepancies and varisons were Of wonderful accord
10 the privilege. assigned sy the church 70 the
MED that there had been IN christ any pacp aton
whatever Of the divinity until has baptism At the Jordan
descended upon him before he was led forth suffer upon
the while those oil Heelas oil Egy and the East
nature, maintaining that he was invested In the mere
phantasm Of body and only appeared TO iuner through
deception Of the senses II Was against those blssphe
mics that st. John directed the entire Of bis gospel,
and especially the opening Of IT, where he says that the
word eternal and consubssntisl with the isiher was
mode flesh and dwelt amongst u.s." D.; Peter ~ fsul
St. jude and ~. James, denounce them and when all
those impises again revived by kuieches and m.
could not be called the Mother Of God-the faithful
spouse OF Christ amidst the pa ds and congratulations
Of the Christian world leveed against them the light
ming Of her condemnation. And, n Ut the council Of
Nices defined that Christ was consuhsiantis with
the Father, through his divinity was defined Ut Ephs
sus that through his humanity he consubsian,isl
with his Virgin Mother Whereioreh Is. that by the
genuine doctrine Of the asonement are bound to be
,eve that the body in which thirst seated si the tight
hand VI God Is aaored Ivy the whole prosrste hiesrch,
OF heaven that the body which broken Tor the
cross, and the blood which issued redceming tids
from His most sacred heart, were IN their totsIty de
rived from the substance OF his Virgin Mothers womb
That this 10 the only true and saving faith regarding the
atonement, y impossible to question and with such
able and pepoterous, not TO say right down 'ney 70
regard being privileged BY the Deity, I'VE see this
Blessed Vii gin TO have been TO regard her who has esen
brought not INTO proxmae but into intrinscs commu.
MON with the Deity, with any other sentiments or views
but those With which she is regarded by Catholics
Had il been merely her destiny hare catered for hin
in his chdhood-ior him whose hand when opened hs
every animal with benedction had she been merely
sncv uu ~ hsr bosom and msusin linn Nth The ls
tide from her breast how would have been possible io
OH good and gracious savior 10 have
that would be- due who had stood In such august and
endearng relationship TO thes Even the sspuchfe vb.re
they reposed his lieless body for little While becsms
insult all Europe precipIaied itself on Asia Even ~
this age Of seeptcsm and tepdiy. where the chrssn
who could behold think Of h without fre Ing .
glow of sacred enthusiasm within his breast The
which he suffered pillar At which they scourged
him-the thomsthe lance that pierced his ssd
the nails that fastened his venerai.d members 70 the
wood-are they not and have they not ever been
ry age and by every ople on whom Chrs.tianry has
she'd rays regarded relics most bss~sd, and d.
serving Of every vrneraon, merely ON account u the
near contact with the frame Of Rsdecmei lad "A,
We powers brilliant and tremendous wks stand Hs "a
pai,y around III, throne n h,aUeas Empos,, IA H.
conceived that our miserable insihc u csn ever tkAx
adequate appreciation Of her greatness Who has given
from the substance Of her own WON'T. that gioIihsd
humanity which adored by your angelic sgions sons
with all the orders Of the just made pefieetf Why.
instead Of being at loss for arguments 10 sustain the
privileges Of this Virgin Mother, those WHICH iofcs
themselves upon IN contemplating the mysssFy
Of the incarnation are 10 ovefIoweribg That We ~
most shudder, under ths urgency Of our sacred
Office o1repest them. Byivitue OF those reaisens that
exist between babe and mother did not Jesus setus live
for nine months with the life Of Mary Dad not the hearts
of Jesus and MARY throb during tina, with hut