Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-15

spirit OF Onflhtlan CnHlty, tnat we copy II:
"A Gauge Of the Pope's Faith.o
TIN men high in the Church, we expect to
find all spiritual exeellences well represented.
Faith, hope and charity should be duly
developed, and as occasion arises they should
be put in action, but without display. Yet
the Bishop of Rome, the Papa OF oil good
Catholics, is sadly lacking in the first of
the sacred virtues. A French regiment re-
Gently arrived at Rome and the officers were
presented to Pope Plus. His Holiness told
them that the Church did not stand in need
Of mans help in support of her spiritual
sovereignty; but il had pleased God that in
the free exercise of her spiritual sovereignty,
she should also possess temporal power, and
1t was this temporal power that the soldiers
were called on to defend in its integrity,
THE Popes logic seems to us somewhat
singular. He does not even argue the prop
osition, but having had a mental discus
sion on the subject, he announces the result.
II comes TO this in effect that God is able
TO defend the Church; but when earthly
treasure is concerned, it is best to trust to
swords and bayonets. Faithless Pho Ninol
II he knew his cause was good, why not
refresh his memory with some of the old
tales in an old story-book that he keeps all
to himself and his priests, and forbds the
people to read2 Why not gain courage
from the history of Moses, of Joshua, of
AANACtluhf VI cOult OluGI Olu W OTlu 0eTOeS.'
Where there is so much to praise, slight
exception may be easily endured. We like
to see the Gazete pitch into the Pope, for
that is its religion and what would the
Gazette be if not religious. Being a re-
ligious paper, it is expected that it will be a
shining example of chafity and considera-
ton for the religious feelings of others; and
how could the Gazette distinguish its Chris
tian virtues so well as by reviling the Pope,
whom one-third Of our people venerate as
the great Bishop of their Church, and love
as exemplifying the Christian graces in his
own person2 Nor could any moment be so
timely for jeering at the Pope, as in his mis-
fortunes, when he is surrounded by enemies,
whose success promises any thing but an
improvement in the condition of his people
But there are some inferences from the
Gazettes article, which are dangerous to
orthodoxy, and what will the world come to
il the Gazette ceases to be orthodox Per-
hsps the article has already come under the
inquest, composed of those reverends who
are stiffest in the back and most ultra
marine in the reverse, which sits on every
lapse of the Gazette from the concert-pitch
OF orthodoxy. If so their responsible editor
will be brought in this morning, as a scape-
goat. The point which the Gazette makes
against the Pope, is that what God is able to
do, should be left to him, and that it shows
a want of faith to use human means. This
the Gazette calls its "Gauge of Faith"
Shall we charitably conclude that the
Gazette did not see the momentous conse-
quences of this position, which it calls
'logic,' or is this a premeditated assault on
al the institutions and means Of grace and
salvation2 God is called omnipotent.
Surely His hand is not shortened that He
can not save" Then, according to the
TdZertgS gauge VI raitn, all human means
and efforts show faithlessness; and, as with
out faith there is no salvation, this "gauge"
leaves the world in a parlous state. The
Gazette would have our Business Prayer
meetings disbanded, our churches turned
into places for money-changers, and our
clergymen turned out to grass because
God needs no human assistance. By its |
gauge all such means show faithlessness,
both in the merits of the cause, and in Him,
Instead of all this laborious and expensive
machinery of grace, the Gazette would have
the clergy and the business praying-men 90
and "gain courage from the history of Moses,
Of Joshua"-and his rams horns-"of He7-
ekish, and of some other Old World heroes
We fear that this city is not prepared to
come fully up to this "gauge of faith" yet;
and we fear for the Gazette, when the rev.
erend inquest sits on this "gauge;" but let
the Gazette 'learn courage" and wind, 'tfrom
Joshua" and blow away at these faithless
religious institutions, mindful that it has its
corps of irresponsible editors ready at a
pinch.
Another inference, highly dangerous to
orthodoxy, is conveyed by the Gdzetts's re-
Wiling of the Pope for having ian old story
book which he keeps all to himself and for
bids the people to read" We really do not
know what this "old story-book" is, which
the Pope keeps for his exclusive reading.
The idea is a novel one, but the innocent null
titude viii conclude that the Gazette holds
that religion which keeps the people from
any kind of reading or teaching, is an i'm |
fFSOse@~- @-A eAAnO4O4 pSOFAo hic very
careful that their children and friends should
not read free-thinking books nor hear un-
orthodox preaching; and to have read some
Of the weH-knOwn sceptical books will make
person Stunned by orthodox society. Or
thOdOx preachers regard Thomas Paine
as moral lepeT, and would no more
advise their people to read his "old tales"
than they would introduce a pestilenee
among them. Nor would they endure the
introduction of the Catholic translation of
the Bible into our public schools, although
made By the same Church that decided on
the authenticity of the Bible originally.
The GaEettSs '1ogie" makes out that this
'forbidding the people to read, proves that
the religion which fOrbids ffee-reading, is
an impOsture; but we doubt if this will fit
the ''guage' of its 'crowners-quest" ortho-
doIyi and unless the irresponsible editor is
brought in to be saddled with this, we shall
be compelled to regard the Gazette as an
apOstste from the true faith, and as danger
Gus to society. It is with pain that we say
this, but true orthodoxy demands duty before
mercy. r~ rETg llT