The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-12-03

nizes the authority which the Statement. IL made at
once receives II and believes So when hear Of mira
monyI ask for the wtnesses-andw when they forth
coming, have alternative but believe My reason
on reason Woe s me. Woe 10 lAnothsr sensation
Now, have indisputabie authority-f witnessss
corded BY most venerable authors It was believed bv
all their Contemporaries Il believed transmit
ishssned learned. religious and pous Of men, would
you any u you be Justified in calling fool or
= least 81 ny N'y INDEED
authority of st. Augustine7 Well he says that the
relic Of St stephen has wrought several mlrscssn [st
Augustine deceived Did he himself mean to deceive
us Was he a credulsus man Was he not one Of the
most enlightenedone Of the best critics. as well as one
the ablest philosophers of period OF the church
Here, then. you have philosophic man, endowed
spicu,ty, writing in u book which has been recon.
mended master piece IN every point Of vew that
miracles did occur almost within his own view and
believed ny all the people there IS certainly
great groundihere would say indisputebie ground
offered which TO establish the truth for which con-
they wrought by the Saint, and consequently 30
show that hey ond all doubt, the efficacy pray 70
the Saint. would not have recourse to this mode OF ar
gunent if this rested less respectable authority
authority respected by all separated brethren This
rests on an authority admitted BY Calvn-by Luther-a
Profestants Either them st. Augustine impostor,
wished 10 deceive and there was no father IN the
churchno orsce Of rel gcn st. Augusne has told
really occurred But all admit that 81. Augustine
imposior-that he too wise to be deceived
Therefore, conclude that the miracles were wrought
At least am TO be replted an ignoranus cannot
be reg arded unwise for believing statement
made upon the authority OF such an oracle az St. Angus
But there ALSO the authority OF ST Ambrose the
instructor OF st. Augustine. He tells that when the
relics Of Certain martyrs carried from one place to
another, blind man recovered his sight miraculously
Now when read this might exclaim this is ancltul"
-'this 10 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is absuIdm But do yon
suppose that St. Ambrose would be guilty Of fancy,
sbsurdtyl He the Cicero Of the church HIS anthor
ty is OF the highest and purest character amongst de
nominations tor he lived in that age which Calv de
nominated the golden age Of Christianity" When i
sight, the Arans unanimously declared that It was false
that such thing had occurred. But i'll the midst Of
all the outce hear St Ambrose He arose and thus ad
dressed The multitude :"They deny that the blind
restored sight, but he himself does deny that he
has been cured He saws that blind now
His by proessio butcher He processes
touched the linen which covered the sacred relics
and that his sight was Immediately restored TO him"
[Great sensation throughout the Church, Now is not
tubs enous hi Was st Ambore simpleon-a weak Gre
dulous man 2 Was he individual who could be i'm
posed upon by apparent facts which existed On
the contrary, the evidence the stronger when find
that he takes upon himself to vindicate the fact whilst
the Arians only contradcted It, Such the proofs d
the truth OF this practice 1t may be al very well to
talk OF the dark ages Of the world Of the wonderful
light that dawned upon the human mind when Luther
festiva speech against the Catholic faith But let
appeal to Aortn Luther himself and find that after
his sep ration from the Church he still adhered to the
truth that miracles had been wrought by the saints why
then, these who the authority OF Luther may
before me- is thus translated 80 who can 6esy latter h.
became reiormer but that God at this very ay works
miracles by the SAINTS their tombs and in presence
their rslicsmiracea which appear the eys Of all the
world 2" Therefore, II the Catholic il poor deludeo
creature for believing in mraces-n0t in pretended
races, which dscard-but ia real miracle be il So
But remember that Martin Luther must be regarded in
the light for he also believed In them Calvin
dicus the saints, at the time admits that for 1900
years it was customary to invoke them Well, then
would certainly rather follow the example Of the Chris
tans OF 1900 years. than the solitary example Of Calvin
Again hear the language Of Mart Luther in his
the Festival OF ST. John The Baptist -" Some
Of you might ask OF what the saints be you
Make the of them you would Of your neigh
bors. VOW say to them pray to God for You say to
them as you say to st. Peter, pray for me- You do
sin BY not asking them to pray for you neither do
sin by asking them" Thus may remark, very nicely
vindicates himself both when he did and when he did
invoke them-he never to 10 wrong. [Murmer
OF satisfaction in the church, have thus gone through
the argument In conclusion, would beg who
derake to dispute The truths Of doctrines take
those doctrines announce and hold them and let
the ignorant and profane beware When secular orator
especially to leave the OF his profession
whether be politics law and punges into the midst
theological dspuaton, he ought remember the fate
that individual who dared stretch forth his
Grated hand and grasp the Leave theology
to us Treat OF all other subjects you do
pretend to give explanations OF the cacchism Of the
church, oil which you know nothing at all.