The New York herald., 1869-09-12

nlmselfin smomens Of dsfsss never to write any
.1S on az
pense Of the Council He justines the interpreta-
ton put on the letters apostolic both by the Arch
osas ANU Ss' nssa eS@s' e ssrsse ssna eu.
objects that Evangeiicais and weseyans and
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pose they did: Sir George could not blame them but
the Pope FOR inviting them. / should be very glad
to preach OF his faithful evangeiica sermons in
the hearing OF the Pooe. 1t would do his Holiness
much good. think also the appearance OF the Pro-
testant denominations Sir George refers to would
look as respectable ana apostolic the Roman
ssting Of Passionists, Redemptonists, Franciscans
pomlncans, Gray Frars, Blue Friars, White Frisrs,
Iftne great questions at issue have been "thrashed
out and sfted, why does the Pope write to us let
ter apostolic, denouccng our "s0cial scnlsms,"
by God. and assuring .that our return to his
Church depends our salvaton," aud also 'fuvite us
to attend" ana avail ourselves Of the opportunity s
and "MA." and the ''edltor of the Westminster Ga
zette' and Sir George Bowyer turned out OF every
retreat into which they have ned and that matters
now stand as originally stated BY the Archbishop In
his correspondence with your obedient servant,
JOHN CUMMING.
Is the Catholic Church Unchan geables
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD;-
have carefully noticed the battle of the ssViants'
In the HERALD of late regard to the "Ecumenical
CouncA-The Catholic Church Unchsngeable" and /
wish to oner few remarks and close, II possible,
the argument. The ''Lay Catholic" Is wrong when
he says tho Catholic Church has not changed. DR..
Newman says she is the work Of development and,
in order to meet the wants Of men, she incorpo-
rated auxiliary means to help the raith or the peo
pie. Bat the "Lay Protestant's" tabular statistics
in regard 20 The creation Of new doctrine at these
certain dates are not really true. All these doctrines
were long believed before an Ecumenical Council
promulgated them. Roman Catholicism can fall
back Scripture to prove about all OF these Popisn
errors" That Roman Catholicism has at times be-
There was great moral corruption among the people
IN the days Of Luther, and Luther, with honest in.
in the Church; all that was wanted was to bring it
Luther said there must be q fundamental change.
800 years, and what is ts 1t Is foolish failure.
Has 1t purined the morals or menS Has il brought
Is EpisCopailsuism q successf Is PresbyterIanismi
Is Lutheranismf Is Methodismf All are failures.
The evangelical doctrine was asserted by Luther
and II failed Again, John Wesley, in the midst Of
Protestant social corruption reasserted It again. but
still 1t is failure 1t loses the masses; lets millions
OF men 60 IN open tnfdety. Roman Catholicism,
with all her faults Is the only conservative element
that preserves order or the religious life In men.
snS as mssionarv HhurcS @ sSs bss wonSertny
succeeded Roman Catholicism nor Professionalism
has little or no influence on CIVILIZATION Greece and
Rome became civilized without them. But what Ia
wanted Ia some Religious Power that Will keep men
from being led away BY their passiOns stand mp for
eternal truh resist the follieS OF the times and pre-
vent men from going back into babarism. And, II
Rome does not possess that power u exists @ not ON
earth. WESTERN CATHOLIC.
Science vs.. Authority In Theology.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:--
The science OF correspondence, revealed to the
world through Emanuel SwedenbOrg by Him who
alone was found ''worthy to take the Book and to
open the seals thereof" furnishes the only hey by
which the Sacred Scriptures can be unfOlded so
that man can Intellectually see tnat Gods Word is
always In harmony with HIS WORKS; that however
much theological soldiers may divide its letter or
external garments among themselves its spiritual
sense, like the Lords vesture LIS without seam
woven from the top throughout" All the works OF
God arc living; the animal, vegetable and mineral
Kingdoms are constantly sustained BY an innowing
OF life from Him. Man may initiate the living forms
OF the animal or vegetable Kingdom, but he cannot
give to his images life. God alone Is the
we behold around us are but the clothing
of spiritual forms or affections and thoughts with
material coverings then IL follows that every ind-
vidua thing in the three kingdoms OF nature cores
has originated and from It derives It's life. Every
effect must correspond 10 It's cause. The works OF
words, correspond to them. 1ne same Is true OF
Gods works. II man only knew to what particular
affections and thoughts all things IN the natural
which he could read the affections and Thoughts OF
his Creator. In the writings OF Swedenborg we are
informed that IN the earlier. innocent ages Of
race the 'Roldon age"-mcn did SO read the d.
vine language and Will; but, race descended
into evils. this knowledge was gradually lost: only
remnants Oft, more or less perverted, renaining,
Now it Is evident that il the sacred Scriptures are
tQI rAV IN man u thn
word of God they must differ much from. he writ.
ings of men do the works o God from the works OF
life-the Divine affections and thoughts manifested
the language OF men. or spiritual truths clothed in
m MS a Ia
and It was written according TO the law Of cores
pondences between natural aud spiritual things;
then the key which unlocksthe volume OF revelations
Will unveu the hook OF nature. enabling us TO read
in both the beautiful spiritual truths, signined by
sum- moon, stars, mountains, hills, valleys and
rivers, horses, cattle sheep and lambs and all other
terrestrial things Two glorious Volumes one OF HIS
Word the other of his Works worthy OF our Cres-
tor, which never conflict when seen In the light
OF genuine spiritual and natural sciences. Nature IL
full of apparent truths to the vision OF the child
bv the natural sciences, are often directly the
opposite, Gods word 20 be In harmony
literal sense contain apparent t truths which are
also the opposite OF the real truths. When we come
TO understand the correspondential language, In
cOrdance with which the Sacred Scriptures were
written, then If we read OF the anger or God we
shall look through and beyond the letter and behold
q boundess flood OF Interchangeable love and wisdom
ever lowing through the blessed volume to men, az
we look beyond the rising and setting sun and know
that Notwithstanding appearances our natural sun
Is the centre OF our solar system, and pours
down upon the earth a boundless food OF heat and
light corresponding to love and truth. Day and
night summer and winter, are caused by the aspect
OF the earth towards the sun, and not from any
change In the sun. So when 1t appears from the
letter of revelation that God is angry jealous hates
&C., 1t is the aspect Of the human soul towards Him
which gives THIS appearance and not any change
In Him. As we come TO understand moro
clearly the lava OF the physical universe
we gradually look beyond apparent TO real truths.
So ss We study the great system Of correspondence
revealed In the writings OF Swedenborg we cease
to be troubled WITH the apparent contradictions In
literal sense of the Scriptures for In the spiritual
sense, all the apparent conflicts OF the letter dsap
pear. The Lords Word, thea, IL written In strict
accordance with the laws by whch the universe was
created, aud must be unfoded II at all according
to the laws by which II was written, so tbat men