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

not at liberty to reject It, and must retain H. on the
sdme ground that do any other doctrine transmitted
to the church with regard to the invocation OF saints,
and keeping up communion with them hear the
language of Of the greatest writer's OF the church,
and one whose authority respected even by philoso
piers Miller, who in his explanation Of the doctnai dn
turn to those who were cncs incorporated with the
church earth" In support Of this, Dr Plse read
lengthy extract from the writing. o. miller
The conclusion he at s that this doctrine comes
to from the ancient and from the apostolic trad
ons and he odds and therefore canno be induced
to abandon it." And why should We abandon doctrine
which Is proved been taught and practced by the
earliest and most sanity fathers Of the church and who
IN teaching taught only ins' Sna was Whs,
ises st Aughstne say, who lived and horrished ~ the
golden period Of the church in the outtn century ask
ell the denominations In this country wbeher they can
apply TO themselves this language Of " Augustine
ether the practices which banded down us from
lis time still in use among them or whether they
lie su.. va make commentator or the deau; ana %
Augustine was not sn ignorant and deind.d fae nor
ives he u super stous followed II the Pope. he says
that il the 10 his day to msss commemors
ton for dead. and to make 10 communior with
the body Christ. And In the course VI my Lectures
last winter auo,ed thousand texts aud proved that We
pray for the dead with ve 10 afford assistance 10 de-
parted spirits, II some atone nent - is1"rea 'S' sos
venial inquity committed before its departure rom 'ss
world And TN RI not enlren' eDd learned men IN
other countries struggling to admit this docfine have
not read Of Dr. Pussy lbcring Tor an nonr and iai
with all the resources of his learning. to contince the
people this Apostolic truth OF praying for the dead
And il is this disposition which induced to al ure
ell that they once held dear and throw Themselves
Into reconciliation with the Catholic church need not
mention the names OF Ward OF Faber, ana hundred
more who by their example induced those who were
prciudced against the doctrine 70 enqurC on what
ground the Catholic church teaches them at the proseht
day The third point Is Composed of men, not Of Angels
consequently the church must be composed Of good and
bad; and because the church embraces OIL mankind, II
follows that the church must be composed Of ell casses
good and bad learned and unlearned pie and wise rich
and poor young and DID, OF all chimes and OF all tongues
The church Is therefore, an institution founded Tor mon
mcntbut differing from AL other governments III this
essential point that other are founded by
human wisdom and this is the offspring OF dyine WIS
dom; and, therefore, this government must be under
divine influence and under His protection and cannot
err Then the church. founded by divine wisdom, does
cSisand must be inallibe, because il is not founded
upon human but upon wine wisdom upon this rock"
tsaid our SAVIOR will build my the gates
church must exist though ali the powers Of hell
against it though this church has gone through gloom
and sunshine through prosperity and adversely though,
like the sum- may been at times obscured by pass
ing coudssti az the sun breaks through the clouds
onnsd the Pam the Most
part Of the psalm has been applied to the church ny
the deepest wrtersson the church But If the church
founded upon Christ why do you found II upon Peter,
man This isa question that is very often put, but il
question which betrays extreme ignorance. Do we
soy the church is founded upon Peter independent Of
Christ Do make tho Pope the head OF the church,
independent of Christi 70 church is founded upon
Chlist-bu st. Paul. church is founded upon the
Apostles after Christ Christ withdrew his visible pre-
sencc from the church, and believe appointed his
successor Now the Scriptures tell US that that success
then said. Upon this rock will ] build my
any successors and il he has, where they to be
found st. Augustine tells us that he traced up the
sna we the the time Of
st. Augustine to the present day is unbroken3 BY no
other church can this be shown The eiorc there no
usnration the part Of the church in claiming direct
uninterrupted from Peter down to the present
day know popular to contrast the present sove-
GUS dig nitary This sovereign WIN Is surrounded with
magnifcence - This Is poor objection for one
who belongs to tbs o1 .,
the condition Of the clergy Of the church by law
established The church has existed more or less dc.
ITSELF until the Sun 81 Justice arose in the Orient d
sing It's enersiesy throughout all nations in the world
ted by him in hs nth chapter Of his Epstle to the He.
brews Let us now see BY what name the church Is
EpistIe to Timothy srd chapter l4h and 10Th
says: These things write to them, hoping" The
church, therefore, is the house OF God the ground and
pillar Of truth. Gao we be satisfied in our conscences
that enter into that house Of God II we do not
into tiff do not hear the church, what will
be our fate We will be considered as heathens and
puplicans. and condemned. Secondly, the church is
sty led Christs flock in st. John 10th chapter where
Christ prays that may be flock and shep
TO be united under one head and, there.
fore, It can't be the true church where this
unity cant be discovered; consequently where there 10
differ Of views there can't exist unity and whore
unity does exist there the truth IL not evident,
efore that there is error somewhere 30 with all
points y
bishops and another net beleviDg IN t-one believing
in the presence of Christ in tho Eucharistsnothcr cali
ing it idoatry These contradictions therefore, cannot
be true, and therefore only one Of these various
churches be the true Wherever that true
church IT, there Christ is and wherever that church u.s.
il must speak. These but many Introductory
points the great subject which opens before us and
which will interest our future consideration ! have
rely shown you what the church 10, and given den
milton OF the caurch The definition, ss ! have given It
IN le abstract must be admitted by all Then az lar as
olc doctrines concerned, have pointed cut all
tie divisions @, tho church, then the varions names
undeT which the Scripture mentions the church There
fore there ~ true chuIch-th0 church originally es-
tablshed- and il has chsrscof Isc, by which we csn
discover n certain attributes which distinguish u IRON
all rival determinations. And the nru mark which pre-
sents ITSELF 10 s perpetual visibility. will therefore,
call your attention sunday evening" to the yisih
ly Of the church, and viii then inquire whether the
church always besn visible, and this part o
subject will have interesting rensorks 70 make ON
the wigenses and Wsidenses.
The DIVORCE CAsE or Mrs Gov THoMAs--
The House OF Delegates me, Yesterday, the usual
hour, and despatched good deal OF business One OF
the important transactions OF the day only able
to insert in todays psperothsr proceedings will pear
Tomorrow. The application OF Mrs C. Z, THOMAS,
for a divorce from husband, Franci, 1homas, Of
Mary has been notify responded TO by he House OF
Delegates Her petition, handed in day or two since
answered in the House yesterday by bill RON the
Committee Of Courts of Justice, which not only was re.
ported In her favor unanimously by tho committee nut
the rules Of the House suspended to take up me
bill that might 90 through all its readings, and 70 US
final passage the day. II will be source o. grsu
fcaon to the friends Of this lady whea We
inform them that the bill for her divorce and change OF
L.