The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-04

The ~. G. from Oregon.
THIS sketch OF the member of Congress from
Oregon, who is hurrynS to Washington, to vote Tor
the ''whoe or nose," il taken from lite, and at the
nioment The new NJ C. IL passing through the great
South Pass. When the question, whether or not
California, Cuba, Mexico, and Canada, as well as
the whole Of Oregon, 10 81 40, are to be annexed,
comes ~ tor decision this philosopher will be
found IA his seat, No Us. voting with the ayes
AS an orator, he is, perhaps. unequaed 1t IL said
that his eoquence II q psc'isTI KING; d'mers en-
roar Of the facifc is different from that OF the
Atlantic
Church, In Barclay-strees, on Sunday Eve
ming, Dec. 80, lS45.
We enter, tbis evening, on the most important Q,
all possible investigations. Having passed through
what may be termed the preNmlnaries-havlng Ia
ken into consideration the subject Of faith, and the
grounds Of faith, we are led naturally 10 the en-
sequenty we are led TO investigate the claims o! the
various churches now in existence to the title OF
being the one true and Apostolic church. Because,
from the language OF divine Saviour In the text,
he positively commands US to hear the church; and
the penalty Of disobe wing the church is that Of being
ranked among heathens and publicans. Now that
we are commanded to hear the church, 1t becomes
most seriously to enquire where that church may
IL
was founded by our divine Saviour to be perpeuated
through all ages, to the end OF time. Accordingly
that church which commanded to hear has exist
the as%e Command which was given l. binding in the
nineteenth century as was in the early period OF Chris
tianity.
Now who're ia the church which we are commanded to
hear be found Who answer this question when
Christianity broken up into thousand sectional
fragments each, matter how insignhcant or recent
obscure paradoxca claims the venerable aepella
ton Of the church. STILL in the midst Of this ooD.on,
the church lives hourishes, and Is endowed with all the
attributes which she received when she came forth in
her primitive majesty from the hands Of her Divine
Founder In entering upon tni. question we Will have
tons the United States all Of them claiming to be d.
vinely founded the church: If we did not rest on
would exist for ever should despair Of the hope OF
discovering the church It Is evident that all these
They may be parts Of Christianity but they DO
the original church, because these ory-two different
al sa and
Associate Baptists the Seventh Day Bapsts, &C., &C.,
all having different creeds all interpreting the sacred
Of them quoting the text Of Scripture which have just
cited "He] hat will not" &c, &C. Now ask. is posi-
bic to discover where the true church Is Yes is pos
sbs The Divine Founder Of the church. has imprinted
ON her by his divine hand marks and by
which she can BE- for ever and Ter the
denominations now IN existence,we are bound TO en-
brace It, If the Catholic Church has not those charac-
DENOMINATIONS then we are bound to forsake the Caho
lie Church and embrace that But il the Roman Catholic
ss ws 70 ali other
embrace it, under the penalty Of being ranked as hsa
thens and publicans: This, believe, is placing the
satisfactory to all parties our church can prove
that is the church, then are bound to her II any
then are We bound to orsake the Catholic Church and
embrace it, Let now enter into the investigation In
". s Il ". hs will
&c Now what's the church ~ The church. II We take
general definition may be considered that body OF men
who retain all the doctrines all the sacsments, all the
taught required and by the Founder
Of the Christian religion This IL general definition, all
those sacraments that body be construed the
true Church Of Christ II body Of men do not retain
and practice all the :acramsnts that BODY cannot lay
body Of who do not carry OUT in theory ct least
sanc,iy inculcated by Christ cannot be called the
believing and teaching all the doctrines which Christ
Taught and receiving and administering al, the sacra-
me Is which Christ Instituted and practicng the moral.
y required by Christ their founder taere we will hnd
the true church. But this il merely general definition
ihe following is 81 Apgustines dsnnition .,t s
but the most and theological dehnron Is
nis "a body Of men united together % the profession
OF true faith the participation Of the same
md under the government the legitimate pas
tors" do know that there can be any objection 10
his definition Consequently, where we lind body Of
oeA united together 10y profession Of the true faith,
sound together the participation OF tue same sacre
nents aud snder the government u inc same Iegrr
The cunese OF orr enquiry will Investigate to which
denomination either Of these dehnitions Will Apply;
and where We hnd the denomination to winch
this sefnition will apply, in that denomination
xs viii and the true church oil Christ win
regard TO the division Of ths church, Of course We
do not pretend to have settled that point am merely
giving view Of the several questions that viii ail under
our consideration The church Is divided aA we con-
tend into parts. The hfst divisiol Is Admitted oy
ali-the church militant secondly, the church VI.
umphsn thirdly, winch the disputed point the veAec
question, but when, however we know we can vndi
CATE h0
II will at once be perceived, is the church ~
state Of warfare aud that Is the church com
posed Of mon still living In a state oil probation In
this worl. The church triumphant consists OF those
spirits no through the ordeal IN the hesh
and have gone their eternal reward and are
by and re- united with their bodies The church suffer
ing, il those members Of the church whom we believe
have not yet been admitted to eternal happine and
who have OF period allowed them within which they
Tor their imperfectons Plainly thereiore the
church militant composed Of men living in the world;
church suffering, Ut souls detained In middle state
And here behold the communion Of saints, which CHRIS
tans all denominations believe and profess as often
they recte the Apostles creed We believe That mere
communing kept up by the faithful belonging 70 me
church on earth. We believe that communion ex
middle state. In the world. communion kept up oy
pray ing with another; In Heaven we pray win ana
10 our brethren; and middle state we pray LOT them
All the faithful the earth In Heaven or IN the middle
state united together by prayer pray wh and 10
my brethren on earth do the same to my brethren In
that II ID net dstsctng from the majesty Of God to IN
woke blessed spirit IN Heaven And in the course OF the
remarks that will mako, will show that the doctrine
Of the communion Of saints in reference to souls in pur