New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-09

Last evening usual very well attended tie read
the h chapter Of Paul to the Romans which he explained
a. being very important nasmuch from this arose the
great difference between the Prote5anis and Catholics re-
speting justification The foundation Of Popery is but
upon WORKS Of supererogaton-whle the basis OF Pc
testanm is Faith The decision Of the Council Of Trent
was dictated by enmy against the Refoers rather than
by the love Of religion In anathemasing Luther and Cal
vim the Council actually cursed Paul Christ and the Holy
Ghost The Padre then repeated the PafsT Nosfer -
The text Of his taken from the -th and gtn
verses Of I'd Epse Of Ephesans We saved BY fAth
and the will of Gcd-not by works Justification grace
by grace and faith in Jesus. Why il religion d-sP sd
bv many learned and scientific persons Because re-
cures much and coDfound the religion OF Jesus
With PsgaDism and there much ncoherence contra
dction and opposition 20 liberty But this IS the religion o.
the Pope-not that Of Jesus Many ask If believe tell
you do believe sincerely. When | Papist also
firmly believed; but now believe in the Bible only, and
an unhappy when / find any who does not As was
unbeever cannot understand how any one can
be an unbehever. My religion imposes me charity and
love Socrates and all the philosophers had that religion
The fundamental basis Of religion ia justification ~
faith and gTacehat is purified and accepted We
are not justified byOur works that excludes the UGgHy OF
good works He who baptized saved Our conscences
tel us whether we are accepted How can We be ushsd
without Christi
Popery teaches US that those who work the most shall
gain more exalted stations in Heaven tell you the more
the Pop,sh work YOU do the farther you VIII get n I'm
Heaven If good airy TO save then the
sacrifice Of Christ not complete, but further sacr-
ifce necessary, which is in direct contradiction TO Paul
Then CONS the questions Do you exclude good works
and Nav man live bad life and be saved by faith Good
works are the consequence Of aih-neverheles il the
faith which saves No Protesant excludes works 1t IS
necessary for society to observe the s Of to do
INTO others as we would they should unto Us and 10
help and protect each other.
ii YOU rad been have been at the deathbed of thou
sands Of dying Catholics you would have seen IN what
state Of uncertainty they die. And why so Because
their justification being founded good works they are
uncertain whether these works have proved sufficient
whereas if their hopes lay in Christ they would be tran
ou This is why PrOestants die so TRANQUILITY used TO BE-
eve in and to recommend myself to the Virgin but now
believe in her no longer for believe in Christ Let US
have no more Applause These masses are only
to increase the power and the purse OF the priests Jap
plause All paid for at several prices accord
ing to their quality. laugh Virgil sang Of the pains OF
pureatory long before Christ was born In China Japan
India and other pagan countries we find purgaory The
priests laugh at IT, and talk of ressng their shoes TO slide
easily and quickly through Laugh The Padre then de
scred the yngs and roastngs Of purgaiory and reced
several amusing stories respecting priests devils, &c.
If God has condemned souls Purgatory how can he
persons The thing absurd. Purgatory is not in the
Bble-tO introduce ths Papt3 were forced 10 BRING the
book Of Maccsbees into their Bible
After the Benedit0n the Padre said few words repect
ing the Italian Chapel projected by some friends of the
evangelical operations Of the Reverend Gentleman. The
Padre gave notice that during the week lists would be cir
cuated 10 see If congregation could be found sufficiently
large TO make worth while TO build the Chapel in
question.
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