The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-24
THE CATHOLIC COUNCIL IN BALTIMORE

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Sermon OF Archbishop Kenrick, OF So. Louis
Address Of Archbishop Purcell 20 Archbishop
SDalding- Reply or the Latter.
The following Ia the sermon by Archbshop Kenrick,
Of g. Louis 2lst Of October at the close Of the
Pienary Council, President johnson present
Path then BY hearing and hearing BY the Word o.
10Th chap 18th ver Eplstle OF b. Paul 70 the
Rev APOSTOLIC DELEGATE, Nosr REv., RrGBr REV AND
KEW BKErBRss or THE CLERGY AND LAITy:-Ths state
implies, u q conclusion from something that has bean
ssd IN another part OF the same gospel
Is alse said "Fath 70 BY hearing and hearing BY the
word or Christ He bad declared, preceding part OF
the chapter that those who should call on the Of
the Lord would be- saved = and then puts series Of
they have not believed how shall they believe tp
Him Of whom they have not heard and how shall they
sy Ssn Ssy sssh
bat hearing by the word OF God.' The principle an.
and y, n sse wo,ds
Is the spectacle presented 70 you dnrng the last two
Of pses from every part Of our
| bIed in council grand Is the scene At
which We are assisting, something more imposing
is in the principle that faith according to the dispense
ton Of God is provided for by the mnsration OF
men and therefore shall divide what have to say into
three propositions The first proposition Is that God,
divine Lord and Saviour Jesus has established
body Of men whom He sent IN His name, to whom He
gave the commission 10 announce His doctrine 70 His
people, that 10 has perpetuated the existence OF hst
commission, and that at every period from the COM
mencement OF Christianity the same essential power
and duties exist a. were first constituted. My next pro-
position Is this that this commissioned body IL perpetu
ated by the rite Of ordination and by the transmission
of the right TO that power the transmission
Of orders Ny third ia the testimony horne by this body
70 the facts which establish the divine mission Of Jesus
Christ and TO the doctrine which He announced. In
treating Of this subject shall abstain from the coasd
Grafton OF those texts Of Scripture which might be al
were On It's own merits When refer TO Scripture
it will be for the purpose OF stating facts which
me to use the absolute language Of Holy Writ
First, then, Christ established body Of perpetu
ally TO exist 70 teach His doctrine aud TO admin ter the
sacramenis Presupposing the principle which common
dctatss-that act for another person,
except by delegated authority which appears when ~
SEMI shall conne myself q p he statement that
Christ sent men to teach pcrpetuay. In the twenty
first verse Of the twentieth chapter OF the Gospel OF st.
John we read that our divine Lord after His resurrec
ton, appeared TO His apostles and sad As the Father
has sent mo go also send you; and that this promise
made that this commission given TO the Apos-
ties not as indyldnals but e. body, viii be acknow,
adced by every one Who r5coecs that Thomas was BOT
present for certainly one would say thar he dd not
receive The Apostolic ministry dc not know that ne
received IL any other occasion, and as be was repre-
scnted in that body soa Of that body,
to the most distant ages receive the ccnmsslon Of the
powers Of the ministry But was this power 20 have its
existence c6ntinucds The came pr nciple wSn guides
men in the Interpretation OF delegated power il apps.
be here. II power DO given for special purposes and
no limitation Of time affixed TO its continuance
that power subsists until !, actually RECALLED recalled
has been alta ned. These are principles universally
admitted in Legislative DEGREES What was the special
object for which Christ gave power % The lively TO
teach all nations TO instruct all creatures An object
even OF divine authority. Says the Apostle in the
fourth Of second chapter OF the First cpstle OF g.
Paul TO Tmotby, 'Od wills that oil men bo saved aud
q knowledge OF the truth" The object then
was that Of pepetuatius this authority Rnd as long
human society exists on earth, His mercy extends 10 IT,
and the commission to carry the tidngs Of salvation 70
men must subsst Is there any limit assgoed 70 This
com ,hs w ne Wno gave s nroo, nn f
words OF the commission and shalt therefore abs'an
from considering it, Let us consider if any reason for
ncdtatcd could follow having regard only 10 the
ure and object Of the commission and to Him who gre
IT, Ii may be saa that the authority OF the Apostles
may not be supposed exs. IN those who eeded
thcm In tue ministry md that whcn there Is quest
ton established 10 tho Church Of Christ whom IL is
question OF individual inspirations question o. express
powers exercised In restoring The sick and lame TO
these special PRIVILEGES to descend to all who,
when Le Apostles should have passed away,
we're ofcow them in TIE ministry Bot II il a ones.
ton only Of the purpose Of miracles OF the purpose
OF power the OF Christ and to administer
tile sscaiaenis and this descends through all ages from
those who lad the power from the first depcsor Of
power. Bat you say thft the authority Of a dele
gate the authority of the person who gave IL so
that IN the Of the Chr an Church there may be
term to its power there was in the jewish Church,
There Is no parity whatever between the two instances
In the of the Jewish Church the law only typ
cal Of iutuEo good things and, contancd spc
cia predictions OF a coming Messiah and commands te
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obey him ~ the Israeites obcycd Moses There wns
term sci TO the powers OF the PRIESTHOOD and IN fulfilling
THAT whatever were the powers Of the Jewish prestho d.
He recalled them aud In doing showed that He who
divine institution ght he abused would in the de-
s'ructdn OF the city and sanctuary and in the dispersion
OF tn people, rendering impossible to obey the law,
because u only at Jerusalem that tho right n sar
fcc could subsist There Is parity whatever between
the two churches, and my argument submit,
retains its foscc--that the power gwen to
apostles resides that body which they the
first members That body subsists and r,fst always
subsist long an men remain on the earth And who
tho present day, The inher,oss parcipsiors
IN the apostolieal communion the power " the mnis
,ry not descendrg rs IL tue od law from Iner 20 SON.
ture the sixth OF tho Drs chapter Of 50 rsuis
Epistle to Timothy, where the apostle admonsles hin
SO stir up the grse Of God by the laying oD OF hafdS
This could OF nsef communicate the powers of the
ministry; q must 10 by the laying on Of hands bg one
ttis duty, as Paul laid hands Tmo,hy, aud limo
Thy laid hands Others; and hence the aalfontos 10
~ a nar,ic pa,or. n his I'm Tbis LAYING on a lsnas
according to the monuments OF antiquity and 70 the tcs
timony Of universal history by men who hays re ecd
ommuncacn OF the powers Of the ministry. II ever
the chain That unes us With the aposolis tiae can be
broken, y Is not indeed, some men have said,
sign, nor does s indicate necessity. fer omit
ims ordination. There Il not such necessity; |
but VI Ink In The chain that binds us i
TO that time can I've broken there Il cessation u Chris
tian Faith AMI Of the obligation 70 believe snsis word
ministry did to gyo the means ~ witch they \
might Know him, and there evidence 10 show that
n link In the chain Of apostolic succession has been
broken nav, mare, such supposi'on necessarily In. 1
wolves the CONCLUSION thai that mission not sent
from God because III the mission rfni by God II 1
never could have failed Brsics the tran nissi9n Of I
tie powers III the ministry by ordnat ON ittie $50
recorded jurisdiction or power 10 exercise the ~ NJ re-,
ceIved IN the reception o. sacred ordcrs As 81 Paul
says tho eight Of the thirteenth caTtef ~ bs
elistic 10 the Corinthians can do nothing sssinst
the truth" There never could be power right in
any man teach otherwise thnn as jesus Chrs had
taught Tor 10 such one the words Of the apostle msht
be applied Although angel ffnin heaven seTc 70 /
preach another doctrine LET him 10 snathens xed. /
The right 10 exercise the powers OF the nalry ~ no
less essential apostolic succession than tho reception
OF ordination itself Tho church has never denied the
valid y OF tho orders Of the Eastern soctarcs ana OF
the Greek church but she never has acknowledged the
Anglican order that makes claim 10 apostolic |.
succession. Hut whether these orders be valid or no.,