New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-23


priests claim their especial authorization a. forver oil
Sin does any other view ind support " WIN Matthew
about the 18th voHe; Whatsoever 70 SHAH 0mi on
"ear,h shall I've bound 10 Heaven and whatsoever 70
sLal loose earth shall be OOsod IN heaven lh's
binding and oos.ng s simply ne proro-atye OF casting
out uLhoy members fogiving them ~ the resals OF
discipline Jesus Christ simply asssrts Ii you follow my
directions shal 50 govern yOu hd whatever yol 90 "a
accordance with these simple rues shall be approvedO by
me" and hiswords relate 10 euricular comics
sion and forgiveness OF sin than any remote subject
Again bad the apostles claimed ths right and ex
tTed the power 20 forgive sins that does not prove that
any person now can properly claim exercise a for
ere DO 20 the apostles apostle but as mir
ises Every true minister OF the word Of God is 50 far
successor Of TIE twelve, bat, apostles they have n
successor Tie apostles never provide for We
never :, al that they met and appointed another when
died The only inst this nature is when the eleven
before the Penecos took one in place Of judas and this
done agains, the command of Jesus. He bid them
wait in Jerusalem be bid them wait for instructions from
Oh high Paul Matthias the one To take the place
Of judas; TO this he spponted by heaven and his
name will be found the gates Of the NeSerus lem
When James died there was no successor appointed
others died and successor appointed. The Apostles
were appointed for specific purpose that was 70 MI up
the Of the bible and complete the orgllizauo OF
the church and these things being done Their once was
accom- he'd and their office being accomplished ther oe
ended Who have claims TO be their successors Clrst
never contemplated he scriptures give no idea OF their
having SUCCESSOR But the Apostles never did claim al
thoy 10 forgive sinsthe scriptures are as M Mt as the
tomb any such authority Yet instances occurred where
the Apostles would have surely exercised the power OF
forgVing sins had they possessed IT, Ga Penteco when
the despariI multitude cried out in agony Men ani
"brethen what shall we do" Surely il they hal the
power forgive sins they would then have forgiven
theirs; but word Of the kind What shall We DO
What Repent and be baptized. When the Jailer
seid What shall do TO be saved" The apostle did
not answer ." will forgive thee but, Believe IA the
Lord Jesus Christ Yes, go TO Christ d. not rely on
the piit any man, the prophet says cursed
abe the man that maketh flesh his arm. Simon Magus
was in the church. and upbraided By Peter simon Ma
gus said, Pray for me that none OF these things may
"come upon me- Would not Peter if he could pard IN,
have psrdoned then But he tells him, Pray to the
Lord if perhaps the thoughts of thy heart may be Tor
given thee Oh go to Christ! lie and nobody else
haa this high preTogatye of Heaven. Again IL priest
can hear confession and forgive sins then he is in Ger
tain sense mediator because th is one OF the hghes,
prerocaves TO hear confession and forgive sins ald go
ia a certain nse claim Roman Catholics that the priest
is placed between Jehovah end the people to hear their
confession mediate for them and forgive their sins Blt
what saws the Bible There is one Mediator between
God and man the Christ Jesus. Ihe'e Is but one
tle world knows but one" One mediator between God
and u an the man Chr, Jesus" You perceive the con
,lusion have come to- II is that God alone can forgive
sinsI the three adorable persons In the TRINITY
The third question is
What are me conditions Of SdlratiOH-eGa zee be saCea
out II he Roman Cathode church,
The last clause contains the pith Of the question shall
it ouly as to the last clause answer emphai
caliy Iesw But this is not enough must give my
reasons know that the dogma OF that church is that
within It's bosom lvaon is cerDin and that without It's
pile there salvation for any Soyou my friends
simle question il l. that teaching right II salvation
be indi, pensaby connected with any church which do
not believe and why shall show by and BY them sure
" SUI nose il would be with that church which agrees
with the primitive Apostolic Church in doctrines ana
practice viii You allow me to say, with all Kindness
but with perfect painness that do most sincerely believe
that he Roman Catholic Church is entirely dssmilar to
the carly Apostolic Church The history of the Apostolic
Church for eary forty years is found IN the Acts OF he
Apostles this the only history thereof which can claim
any authenticity Letme ask you my friends trained that
worship in all sincerity for conce L. il - you YET you
may be mistaken some points as well as myself in
What particular does the Roman Catholic worship OF
this City or ofihs country, of Europe agree with the
simple woTship recordeds Sin the Acts Of the Apostles
Where do you find in the Acts any account of long tgr
gy which comPoes the greater part OF all that SAID by
the priest in all his acts of public worship l. there
a hint aiiti Would it not have been alluded to
somewhere If it existed Where do you fnd
in any worship mentioned in the acts OF the Apostles
change of garments during the time OF religious worship
white robe to pray in, black robe to preach IN Does
any believe that Peter carried this change OF garments
all the country into private houses In cites IN the
country through fields through forests and over noun
tains MOI No one believes or pretends such thing
where DO we find any mention of his having ever cele
bfated Mas Not word is mentioned about 1.-THE SUB
ect is not even alluded to- Where them is the similarity
between the two Where do you find any account OF
numerous boys attending the atarofcandes, of bells
Of the turning of the priest toward the altar and then
TOW ard the congregation Where do you nd anything
like the prostratng OF ones self before priest or bishop
Pe sent TO the house OF Cornelius, gentle Cor
ne us the GENTLE had exirayagant views as 10 the power
sacred character OF Peter be gathered his friends to
geher and when Peter entered the whole multitude knel
before him. So they do at Rome still so they did at
Ward lsand week or two past where every child was
made 10 knee before bishop But how did Peter receive
this homage Starting back he sad stand upon your feet
am like you, do not kneel to me let no man bow
down me-" How does this accord with what is done at
the High Mass the great day at Rome With candor,
love and affection and without the least feeling which
think wrong toward you or your worship ask you to
compare the various, and TO many of you unmeanlng
ceremonies Of your mode of worship with the perfect smp
city which characterized the worship OF the early Christians
in the Acts of the Aposte-and then 10 say whether your
Church has either the doctrines or the practices OF the
Aposles-aDd if it have not cannot be the Church Of
Christi cannot be the Church you claim. Christians,
believe and hope, there are within IFS pale believe
some bright lights shOne from within the pale of that
Church, but cannot acknowledge il as the primitive
Apostolic Church But, the Roman Catholic Church did
not its present form till after the year 600 no
Bhbop Of Rome acknowledged a. universal I'll 900
became possessOr as civil ruler OF the state
of the Church till $50 odd When PepiD one Of the Min
listers Of the French King wished to murder bis master
and seize the French crown be wrote TO stephen, the
Pope of Rome, to know lift were right for strong ser
want to kill imbecile King aud take the reins OF
government into his own hands. After some cores
pondence the Pope agreed that il right, pr0rtded
The new King would confer certain States aud tom
porales him, the Pope Suffice il TO say, the French
King died Pepin governed France in his stead, and tbs
Pope received temporal government And now, let mo
fay ue claim to be the Apostolic Church Whom Do you
mesn by "wei" Baptist Let me give my reasons :;
Because doctrines precisely the doctrines OF the
Apostles Not single doctrine did Paul and Peter hold
but our whole Church embraces We claim IT, also because
we practice they pracced not single practice OF the
Apostolic Church recorded 10 the Acts but we practice
and every thing they did not practice We reject We
claim IT, in the next place because our denomination can
he traced back step by step from this day the LET OF
January 1854 through succeeding generations to the days
of the Apostles and in every age We have held the sans
sentiments and practced the same ceremonies that we
hold to day and practice to-day. Well, says one, If
you make that good your claim TO be the Apostoc
Church must be examined into This sl ask Its true
our have not called Baptss all the way and our
enemies have written the most OF the histories They have
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