Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-01-16
Mr.. EDITOR (:

ton, to give an opportunity for tho pub
lica,on of your report Of Mr.. LOraS
lectures, which you kindly deferred on
my account and, indeed, as you made
known your intention TO admit no con.
troversy, Uhe usual course, ! beg
leave to remark Of those who pro
fess your vulnerable greedy | should
not have presumed to address you
again, had not your pungent review
called my pen to action, and hope you
will no, refuse me another hearing. I
think | am NOT mistaken in asserting
that you have espoused the cause Of
Catholicism ; and canno, conceive what
questions in your article you could reas.
onably dignity with the title of"knotty."
Tie prayer which you have heard from
pulpit in this town, for the conversion
OF Catholics, Heretics," &c. DC, at
least is you will admit, AL exhibition on
the part Of our clergy TO extend over
those whom they regard as erring, the
blessings Ct the true religion Of 0od.--
Is this the only accusation you Gun ad.
vance to support your assertion that they
were "denounccd in the most bitter and
unchari'able manner 2" When you as-
sumed that Rome had taken broad
stride to power" it must have been the
true expression of your convictions -
but when you. as before said she was
only doing what other socts had done
creating ecclesiastical districts for the
better government Of their church only
and without view to The final 40.
sumption Of ciril power, according to
your own admission you said what yox
did not mean. And again, we do deny
that the Church OF Rome is the older
Church. We assume that the Protest.
ont Episcopal Church claims tha, honor
that in throwing of the corrupiions
which, according TO impartial writers
existed in the Church at that time, and
which RoIe's friends have never denied,
she did net change her creed nor ev-
en- in rejecting the civil and spiritual
government Of the See Of Rome, which
had then indeed become reproach to
Christianity and humanity,-taking in|
his stead the great fountain Of truth, and
spiritual life, the Bible, Tor its unerrine|
guide-the holy law Of God which his|
pretending vicegerent was daily riotine|
IN perfect contempt OF. They did moi
lose their spiritual communion with the
true church Of Christ on earth-bu,
became that Church. And you ask !
what has Germany gained by the Ref
ormatlon ? answer, much. An i'm
partial perusal of the early history o(
Germany. of the supersli,ious degrade
tion Of her trodden muses. com poro1
Hrely with the proud eminence she ha
since attained IN the arts, sciences, in
ven'ions and literary learning, which
date their birth from the dawn Of thu
Reiormation-will convince. But why
confine to Germany the test L? Thu
world has felt the influence of the ago
ny, the death the resurrection of Pro
testantsm. Ask why the masses
Protestant Sweden are happier, better
and more generally educated than thos(
OF any other country on earth, if we ex
cept New England alone L? Or VIII
those whom kind nature has thrown a
drops IN the greal fountain head Of thl
Catholic Church, are the ignorant, stu
pa, ihievish herd, who find u lhom
within the very walls Of the Elerna
CiIy itself Why is the North so su
perior in InteIIg, nee and nteIIec tuality
TO the South Of Ireland 2 Why indee
does the ignorant, idle, worthless, popu
Iatlon OF Catholic Europe contrast Q
widely with the enlightened citizens d
england, Germany and Sweden 2 Ma
need We leave the shores Of the new
world glance at our glorious cor
iederacy, conirasted with the Ca,holi
"aiions OF the South, will present in
'nierminabIc array, to the most wiltullI
stubborn mind, what how great an
now lasting have been the blessings
The Reformation. | care nothing I'd
The ab'ruse question Of early supremacJ
and only for Religions ennobIing inRs
ence OH the image Of God. And apair
you accuse Gustavus with having le
his own shores TO fight the ayressiv
battles of ruthless and ambitious inva
der; not so. He saw that tn. great pri,
c'ples which were to enliyhten and In
prove the world, were in ,anger Of ,et
annlhlla'ion by the hand Of despotic pov
er and he felt he was ordained Of C.
to fight the fearful battle he bid far
well 10 his native land forever, and cnl,
ted IN the glorious eause; it was the eau
ol right, aud 1t triumphed, and he trim
phed in his death. II we condemn Gu
tavus, we must also include | lhe co
demnation the names Of La Faye,,e. X
siusco, and Pulaski. Here was the bait
ground of principle, and the same ere
principle that Gustavus fought and bll
Tor the right Of man-.-to Judge in VIII
manner he would worship God, and h
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