The New York herald., 1869-10-03

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ERRORS CONCERNING THE ROMAN PoNTIFF's CIVIL
/ PRINCEDOM
Sepenty.dnh-Childre Of the Christian and Catho-
lie Church are disunited among themselves as to the
COMPATIBILITY OF the temporal with the spiritual
nty-sfrth-The abolition OF the temporal
power which the Apostolic See possesses would con-
duce very much to the liberty and prosperity OF the
Church.
Others s implicitly while laying down and
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BRRoRs WHICH HAVE REFERENCE TO THE LIBERAL
| ISM OF THE DAY.
| SeDentp.sepenH-It Is no longer expedient in this
| our age that the Catholic religion should be con-
sidered as the only religion or the State, 10 the
| exclusion OF all other forms Of worship
Seuenty-e,ghth-Hen in some Catholic countries
| pralseworthy provision has been made by law that
immigrants TO those countries should be permitted
the public exercise OF their several forms OF wor
| ship
to all forms Of worship and full license to every one
to openly declare his opinions or thoughts tends to
corrupt more easily the morals and minds OF
nations and to scatter abroad the plague OF ndiher-
| entlsm.
Etghttetn-The Roman Pontlr can and ought to
reconcile himself and be In harmony with progress,
liberalism and modern civilization.
A Few Words About the Church of Christ and
and the Second Coming.
| To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In your issue OF last Sunday &C. F. Pr inquiries.
''Where is that Church which Christ command ed
| all to obey under pain Of incurring that penalty
which He promised to impose on all who refused to
hear Its voice?r The Church, according to our
| Saviour comprises all those who have been bap-
tised in the name OF the Father and Of the Son, and
OF the Holy Ghost. Although to the outward eye we
see water used IN the ordinance Of baptism, to the
spiritual mind Is seen the actual remission OF SIN
and the migrating OF the person into Christ; past
bers OF the body Of Christ. The apostle Paul
In the twelfth chapter OF First Corinthians.
thirteenth verse.t .tsays, FOR by spirit all
baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gen.
tiles whether we be bond or free; aud have been all
made to drink into Spirit" The Church is called
the "BOdy Of Christ !" having many members, and
body In ss tSs ceaDs OF h
Apostle SAYS, "When He (our Lord and Saviourl
assembled up on high. He led captivity captive and
gave gifts to men, And He gave some apostles, and
some prophets, and some evangelists and some
pastors and teachers for the perfecng Of the saints
for the work the ministry for the edfying or the
body OF Christ, till we all come In the unity Of the
faith. and Of the knowledge Of the Son Of Cod unto
the fulness OF Christ That we hencefortn be no
more children, tossed to ana fro ana carried about
and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait 70
deceive" Here we have the established order for
even during their lifetime. and the last OF them,
the apostle John, was banished to Patmos. The
question arises has the Church arrived at perfec-
ton; Is there unity OF faith and hopper On the
trary, we see divisions among the baptized. calling
themselves BY sectarian names. There Is but one
body, but one church; and apostles, prophets
gelists and pastors the ministries appointed by
our Saviour for its audience They have been re-
ected by the baptized and men have chosen leaders
and guides for themselves. The consequence mas
been that confusion and discord has spread through
out the @ Church and linen. men know not which way to to
these last days His fourfod ministry mot the satanic
Imitation Of Mormonism); He Is calling upon the
| hQn tn ha aunita and nrap for tba
| ing OF our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, whose
near approach Is indicated by tae signs which are
| plainly to be seen Let us cast aside own Will
and do the will OF God /. L. M.
What tho Science of Chemistry Demonstrated
Views of a Materialist.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In my last two short letters referred to the chief
proofs which the sciences Of astronomy and geology
AFFORD Of that great truth, that the central and
-. e's,-s tornoto
with each other in being sources Of light and heat
either to the other. In this letter wish to call some
attention TO the most satisfactory proofs afforded
US Of this great proof by the science OF chemistry
Chemistry informs us that the water which covers
by far the larger portion OF eartn In some places
for miles In depth, Is composed Of two elementary
gases called oxygen and hydrogen, which, when
united In certain proportions, may be reduced from
their expanded, gaseous state Of oxygen and hydro
gen gas into the concentrated fluid state Of water
That one OF these component parts OF water
toxygen) IN its gaseous state Is absolutely necessary
to enable flame OF light burning or combustion to
be possible-no flame or burning being ever known
to exist for moment without the presence OF this
oxygen gas-that therefore 1t Is one of the
component parts OF the air OF our atmosphere In
which state Its power OF supporting combustion or
burning Is very much weakened by its union with
another gas called nitrogen. Nevertheless we all
know now essential common dir is to maintain fire,
rame, burning or combustion anywhere, and how
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air being forced upon it. This power OF the air to
assist In burning Is wen known to be wholly owing
TO the amount or oxygen contained III lt-weaKened
as this oxygen Is by its union with the nitrogen in
the air; yet we every day see how capable 1t is 60
nary comoustible material about the surface OF
our earth-such rs wood, coal, &C.. &c.
Quite % capable supporng pane ine ssae Suena
or combustion OF such material as chalk and
the aqueous rocks IN general as easily as when
The burnings OF such ordinary combustble material
as wood or coal, DC. This can be tested by any
| practical chemist so that he may see for himself
that such substances as chalk and the aqueous rocks
which compose the crust or our earth Tor miles In
depth are as combustlbe, with plentiful supply OF
oxygen gas as ordinary coal is with Plentiful sup
| ply Of atmospheric air.
| hydrogen, or the other component parts OF water
In its gaseous state has recently proved by the
spectroscope, during the late eclpses OF the sun to
| be the very element which constitutes the nhoto.
sphere OF that great lumlnary. Thus 1t Is clearly
seen by the aid OF the science OF chemistry that
water which covers by far the larger portion OF our
earth, In some places for miles IN depth con.
talns In concentrated fluid state the elemen.
tary gases oxygen and hydrogen, which are
quite capable Oh gradually consuming the aqueous
rocks which compose the crust Of earth for
miles IN deDth during the thousands OF years fu-
ture, as easily as the same water, In Its 1uld state
gradually formed those various layers OF rock during
the thousands OF years past; as the science geo
ogy fully proves.
In short the science OF chemistry proves TO us
most induDltably that were all the water about our
earth expanded INTO It's original component parts of
oxygen and hydrogen gas. the oxygen gas thereby
evolved would be amply sufficient to support the
combustion OF the whole surface OF eartn; and
the hydrogen gas also thereby evolved would be SUI.
ncient 70 provide our earth with photospnere ike
that OF the sun In proportion to Its size. Thus we
learn also tnat the hydrogen gas, when envelopes
the sun Tor 80 many thousands or miles In depth
forming It's photospnere combined with the oxygen
gas necessary TO support the combustion OF