The New York herald., 1869-01-25

the CHURCH AND TINE sele.

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Last evening iee Most Rev. Dr.. Mccloskey de-
,vered discourse N St Patrick's Cathedral for 70
teneft Of the poor visited by the members 6f the
society OF ST. Vincent de Paul. That the charitable
object was most thoroughly appreciated the over.
nowing congregation that assembled In the sacred
edince last evening Eiost pr.mistakably testified
Though eight O'Clock was the hour announced for
the discourse, fully an n9r before that time every
asle--not to speak 81 the seats which were
secured earher-Was impassabe. St Patrick's
was indeed crowded 30 Its utmost capacity and the
resnt must have bes5n regarded as gratifying in the
extreme the proceeds are to be devoted to one or
the most charitable objeeas in existence. Shortly
before eight O'Clock the grand organ pealed forth its
solemn strains and the rLandaten was magnincenrly
rendered oy 1uli che ~. procession issued nom
the vestry, and the Solyies having arranged them
selves beside the al sF
The ArcnDlshop ascended the pulpit and said:-
Your presence ne this evening" believed brethren, IN
such goodiy nun bers, is most gratifying and conso
ing evidence oi the generous sympathy which feel
Tor the poor al needy Of the nock, whose suf
ferings and slyatlons at all times great, are rem
dered greau hSstl by the rigor and inclemency OF
winter seas on. Yet am not here to make at this
moment al ~ special appeal to you on their behalf
for happi y}such appeal is not needed You have
already M icipeted and kindly respon ded to it be-
1 nSS hs asa na dsa 5
"a sps AZ ng 10 you on another subject-a subject
aS @ any X m on
IN which 1T win. be treated win sufficiently,
Interest and importance. AS the subject Of which
propose TO speak Is the Church and the Bibles or,
Bible and the relations OF the Bible 10 the Church;
and ID order that my remarks may not take too wide
wa understand me to mean the Christian Church,
and in speaking OF the Bible you VIII understand me
ment You are all aware how much misapprehen-
sion exists and how many and repeated misrepre-
tice Of the Catholic Church with reference to the
holy scriptures. II is presumed and asserted
ppponency between them, that their claims are
Incompatible, and 50 that we are here TO exat
considered as by SO much Intending to deprecate
and to undervaiue the sacred scriptures ana that
sasa nsy S sSspnsss %sss as $ and S
sire simply to put this Question before you IN its true
@ IN s q q ss5ss sS a e ss sss it
deayor to place before you this evening facts as they
are sustained and confirmed by credible and incon.
troyertible witnesses. And the first fact which I
the Bible; that the Christian Church In point 81 time
preceded the Christian scriptures the books Of the
atfbatcs N the the @ in the organism nans
the integrity Of It's doctrine N the fulness OF its
y s sSEs sS are as %ss Is
s w S~ wss gns
He was the author and nnsher Of our faith. He was
ne divine schs s the, came 70 ys as as
&c He lever a " wrote SpseiI 'Hs s' nsver GS gave
sy e n poss Il 0nsss ass
preach the gospel 70 every creature 60 teeth all ma
e. Sn as s9 ass = s, d sss Rss
% commence the fulalIaent q the mission which he
h ad spsa 70 sa asm sss began sa1 e preach
thousands received their belief their doctrines, and
ns 80 sus
that in very brief space Of time the sound OF their
was 1aa q gGns sy @ he ns
Church had its ministry Its sacraments Its worsh,
and that hundreds n,s and I @
ished. ~ rsm sacraments. lived and died In commu-
e church triumphant in heaven before the eooSs
OF the New Testament were penned. The Church was
snsTE e 5s New Testament and
Tie Archbishop then proceeded to enumerate the
had been written before Christianity had been widely
ana 1a y Te nos Ss 9sSa to
and and believed simply on the faith q those
history. They did not come together TO draw any
works the Apostles which were re- omitted Sa from
toe New Testament and asked how was that
which was now received by Christians through
out thu, world, who pronounced such works to
Council of Carthage ' decided it. and thsp peats sSe o
the Church confirmed the Council. Deny the au.
Tor the Sew Testament} II that Church has erred
Il may have made q mistake with regard
Church is cvertnrown the crediblity Of the only wit
ness, the only one who testify TO the existence
those books is historical fact--the Inspiration OF
books supernatural fact, and could estab-
lish tnat factby the books themselves, He next re-
fered 70 the lsoman empire showing that amid the
waste and ruin which surrounded II the Church Of
God stood tnaie face to face with those ruthless in
vaders repaid their injuries By converting them to
the faith No one DOUBTED as to the manner IN
twas AMPLY by preaching and teaching; tlat tue
Scriptures werf too few 20 be spread among them;
hs voice n the fs o scru
tares were tge written % words; they went Maud
cSer @ s soua Sns not % out ss0 ss
Other 6esaSss \ was & sae Holy Ghost that spoke iOr
esre ec ypS 1s s coecon ans y IS
monks and thsir translaticDs into various languages
es ap len ns snS soors we q rs ne
whittier students repaired TO perfect themselves IN
Tie irst book that issued from the press wa. the
Bible Is A i 9 tn SathS times ss before tns Re-
There were thirty TRANSACTIONS in the different
susf go editions or the Bible % in these % Various a.
languages before the translation Of Luther made its
nifhs we're in the countries that did not receive the
ney doctrine ThV we're editions that appeared IN
Italy, In Fpan, in France, IN Belgium and there Is
po greater error thaA TO suppose that the new doc
trines ofte Reformht1on were spread by the reading
OF the Bidae They Vfre received In eyery country
except IN gonand Nd parts ot Germany, The
lore Lutnerf bible APPEARED, aud how were those
goctrines sIireAdi II Wa that some had attacked
lne preaching n the apostles and the authority Of
the Church, ittacking TN monks and priests and
R1oolaimins sa na Salss dScIsi%s the preaching q
tpread n England; inS Wales, in Scotland,
sweded "a Norway Afn Iceland hnd the
Uuchy Of Prusta long befosA the Protestant traus.
lations Of the bible we're ieceived. Very few OF
inc people IN sdne places knsv how to read, that
What was me dgical inference Of this denying the