The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-10

Tn. srs.s y. Jerome, when spp.d 70 to determine
Of hs daybs sho lad translated the scriptures from
the Hsbrew-when applied to BY these men, what did
he sayf "you must not wrsngle" he Ia his bsau
tifu epistis must BIS united with that bsatitude
that is the authority from the chair of ST. PsteraI
lowed In the waters that surround him This was the
character OF st Jereme, aud never did . difficulty
Of the Roman pontif was not ackuovledsed Tbsy
made kings bow to his supremacy and the names OF
the descendants Of St Peter identified with Chris.
tiany and the doctrine every where taught that
religion consists In humility and In implicit submssion
to the Will Of God oppressed through successor of
ssypg this for 1t Is my mind that hi, AUTHORITY
is based on that Of st Peter For this reason eli
the advantages that have accrued rom Christianity are
from the Roman pont6s II there q nation convert
ed, then there was missionary from Rome Ireland
was ooovsrtsd by st Patr ok, England by st Gregory
Germany France, Soain and all the other patioes Of
Europe were christianzed by the Roman Poutins
Those persons who preaching the heather
on their suthoriiy bad no success their efforts
spons'bllity and God Almighty did not favor them All
we're converted under the sovereign Pont Alter the
miseonar-s had drawn number to their faith bishop
and sent to have the oversight of their
immortal souls There reference made him in every
difcuity Tho manuscripts ofthe dscrevsof the Pont
extend from the earliest the time and are
the collection ofrecords that ever world
received Yes Is excellent 70 observe 10 these de-
the promise Of the Saviour that he would care
his church and affairs and Is singular that there
s not solitary decree that IL In opposition to mo-
rality the preceps Of Christianity Even the French
theoloeians, who listen more to their preudces than
their conscience obliged to make the
ment that not single sentence uttered by the Popes
cathedro 10 at variance with these principles This
Is proof at once that God has chosen the PontH Of
But not merely In spiritual point Of view, may We
observe the benefits resulting from the Popes-
PRODUCTION Of Christianity? Il was a wjlderness of
pagan superstition and idolatry Pagansm and cruelty
grimes The Pagan could not invoke bis rod without,
thinking Of some crime, debsuchery, &c Christianity
poured light on them What would the Bible do there
Scatter the Bible In Africa any other nation
pose for example, 1t placed 10 the hands of pol
shed Greek what would he have made out the Bible
He would have found he would have seen sad speoi-
mems Of humanity, deprsved to a great extent He
might be murderer or q robbsr, there are these
characters. in the Bible. This is in the book. Then
comes Greek philosopher and reads Christ's CON-
mission to his Apeses-'Go ye to all nations, baptis-
ing them in the name Of the Father, the Son.
there are three gods Trinitsrlan comes and says
'Oh! have read wrong: there IL but God ooh
you This hs consequence Of the present system Of
Christianity Had 1t been the primitive system, this
would not have occurred The apostles would have
explained the subject; and there the successors
Of St Peter to expound 1t now. They did not
give them the Bible but sxpoundsd the viii
see by the history how It wrssted the holy scrip
turss They then resisted the authority of the
made up qusrrels when the mighty sought to over
power the weak took their part they did the
fcsof men, and when the kings Of the earth refused
mas upon them, an example Of the determination Of
the Popes ever Exhibited in the character of Gre
ings OF one king and fesrsly told him OF his
Dr. went on to argue, that catholicism, through the
berv and freedom When tho 10 sns
former age attempted to enthral Italy the sovereign
pona 3D. hi: sDssh.%a against the would
peculiar individual in the chair of st. Peter
All sovereign pontins that occupied the pspal
throne were all the friends Of the people and we're
prepared to make sacrifices for their children -
They used not the Language the sentiments applied
by Napoleon to the army Of England and other nations
tnat were opposed to him Napoleon demanded from
the Pope that he should aid him in Expressing the cid
zen. whose country va. opposed to him said III,
can't do it.n This was just the way of all the
successors Of St. Peter. There are many brilliant
Gregory the Seventh established q council of Bish.
ops, Who established schools In the chui sbes When
am Of Of ns
authority with which they invested-that glorious
power which has been so often made the scof the
rsvenous wolves that seek to dsstroy-I but
joics on witnessing tho blessings that dow from the
Isbors Of Peter. These have been toins ali night
aud yet they have not caught even q solitary 6sh
nor y solitary nstion-no, not q solitary nation
has been converted by them to Christianity.
Dr. after passing high euosy on the sbors of the
Catholic mssionaries In propegatng the gospel, went
on to exhert his auditory. and recommended them
forget their pr.judices There sitting in tn,
there existed those who did not recognise him-one
who commissioned to act for his children
Let remember that the very Of the sove-
,eigu pontiGs shos that their authority from God
they had been all ike the primitive Christians, W.
u ght have fancied they were not men but We
that they men, like ourselves When st Peter
walked 10 the water, should have fancied him n
spirit but when hear him calling Saviour
for help wa reminded that God said to him.
Of little faith 20 and when, seeing the lives and inHrm
Ties Of the successors Of ST. Peter led to
the same remark ~ Christ did to Thomas when h.
showed his wounds Let US not expect from them all
chat Is COED Because Rome is the Pope she
the envy the world 1t has been in existence 1000
years 1t is the resting place Of the pilgrm-the
Ct arts OF genius Of talent and Of learning There
monuments of Egyptian superstition but them SHE
hos planted the 1t contains the signs of the muni
fcence If former kings and potent ats and while VT
think the character Of other Pops let US rejoice In
Plus *, the glorious successor Of feter Let 90 to
him. let US abandon our prtjudoes let ask Of God
enable not only to admire that great AID good
Pope, but not to acknowledge him supreme
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Of tie attaches at the Lower Police arrested Satur
day afternoon, man by the of Francis McCsbe.
on charge Of highway robbery, committed by McCabe
and another fellow the person Of William Tsrhune,