, 1869-09-24
THE GcUMEN1CAL c0uNc1r,.

t.oasn ~ Oese4loSF o1 Inc current year, to "a Fe-
ne connection tmpliea, the Roman CntholIc
Church, That letter mas been hrooent to t6c no
te17an Church In tho uni,ed Stsies Of ams-,oss
Tnote assemblies rrp.seent nearly b,ooo mtnisters
o. Ia,n ne Gospe! and s1 larger numoer Of chfs
,,e. ,h.e7ss,rs . ss as - Do that the VII o, Christ
can 10 promote Christian chsI1ty and tciInrse,!J
We deem right 10 ssy In lew Forts xny We can'
se Semss Mss e 599s Initiation or racpate In
i 8 not because NC reject any sF7lcic Of ca,ho.
iE aa!sn. We are not here,!cs; xe receive All tfSe
oones o In1 eontnqsd n The ancient t,n4bsl tao
With Scripture The doctrtaal dec4sous Of tss ar.t
.19 fEcumentcA Coancls; and 1ecanae Of maj
!nE oar oEn faith. We be,iere Inn doc,I,n.s ~
Lhe Trinity aud Person OF Chnst, a. those
NiceE a n, s. *. in.ta n1 hy tee Council of
~ ana b. toa; of cons,.n.,nopIe @ M ao0 a. az J.
WIN the whole Catholic Church, thcrr.ore. We
;..sS tnat nsre are three persons 10 the God
arHaIlne fatAcf, the son, and tae lolr Ghost:
and that these three one tou the saule in sup.
:s'Heee, aha equal in power snd glory.
we peieEe TINT the Eternal son Of God oet1u
'Ean bf taking to Himself true hodf end reasot-
-atle souls aid so war; and continues 10 be, both
sod and man r. two d:siact natures, and oat per
forever VIC believe ioat our LHl aud Savio
-.!ttns Christ u the rzpphet Of Cod. whoae rea:h
>ess &c arc bound 10 Fecetre, and In wnose prom
:csttnn. ~hose Infinitely meEttor,ous sanct.ication
I" divine jeetfcs and v hose prevalent inter-
sss,9n T. .1s Sy ground oi our ana
: " alleRAncs u due, not only Al Hls creatures.
tut Us the purchase Of His hIooA 10 II,s anthor.
se IL aes!sa and 70 III
.slloula be devoted
We believe, moreover. oil those doctrines con.
hlstor5 ~ AuCus1tnisn. 1hose doctrines were
sanctioned By the Council VI Carthage, D. 4ls:
~ more general council, In the tane pl.ce, A.
H. ItSGGn A. H.
-a-u " tht thisd tEcamenicai Council ut Epacsus,
= = III. H. 4 X u tmpls-aolS tacssio'e. tnat We
'eLo1ld " Fiuunoocso hetrtlca! ~Hhout Including
nc .t "h2e shcic,.t Chntrh u ne ramc condemns
,ss ~ ey tla IN, ~ sns Eass o Cnfs-
i"~ ins nuSuioa Of 1hr t:a,baI1s t.nnScn un o;
l 'Es.1sr 1t,,,t 70 aoo,s saur avn words 1ruth
! nas' elttnoe ever s'a'e Aod no' subject to any
Ss!;asf arc We seh,sna.cs; We believe IN true
nemImrs q, G,,l.,. .,n. rastn tueosn.He @ 1;S s ~
M rIrss ,nn i, st,o ;np 90 EARN n
aa'.atn, ,,t = hs ate not 0ais wiah&. nt e4fhest!y
,S.,. ',ro.ti, ~ ,h ~ S1ttau ~ @ ,hH eulauu.ou Maa
~ o. T. saSn sam,nsnlon ~ tnst we shoua profess
Wa ofu - ~. ~ s Snn ot 40 Maat mat
~ eunJ,,ns Of sun snip r. ces'r sna tas
'"u.. ~. as5 "Mh a aoEn ShN.cn: ann nos Wltn ak
i'at, hIuouSn @ Es!her hefcue* nor ecnl'nAues.
~, nt! Il, sGsf 5oat nv 1hsstaoi Dscanse we
, E no' ~. ~ ~, pa.uGp. ~neti psoupsn ooi 4n.
~ esEs ,h o. ;nE n, nssvsy 70 FSsss
,.s ~ ~ ~ t.e ~ IN ~ Ks tof Muicn our
Sh1es ~ @ ,uS CunnGn nt " t.So.* teptcsstt-
snc "a ,na nren, '... DS!.osS saGoH
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T"n, .ts W. ~ ~. *. T. e ~ ~
crn,,,r.. ~. nI ne IN ~ .r s T.,a,sn, ~ ne
p ianI'e 1I.d, TUE s, Of fs,t ans GFaG;se re
e1,ae' ,- VI ~ aeaauGs eas,, uaas We II
.'o y sunaIsmen,,w Id mi ,nietnrsiiIS ,se 4, Tr9l
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