The New York herald., 1869-08-29

then with how much greater reason shall the priests Of
the New TestameDt OF Christ. IN the holy Oblatons
the the debts ' Of those 10 who depart before themn IT. H.
or. Testamentum, 8 Eph.. p 2al, 2S1, 2Ss-9) There
nye in number. extending from page 225, s6s OFT.
III. Syr. With but few exceptions each OF these
for Ss en
MEMS Speaking Of q deceased bishop he says:-"As
tS our duty we undertake h sast the nm
at which thou ddst IN chastity and piety minister.
May Father, Son and Holy GHOST, the God whom th0u
% thou hast i meritea." toan vii, p Sss-S5 Again.
Sresre us rpr pF'y our broer VINO ~ Sss departed
from u.s. Remember not his SINS and trans
grsss0s & rrgvs mus MS a. aeH Ss r%S Thy
Syr. Carm Funeb 10, p. 26l-2 II Is unnecessary fOr
me to write any more on the subject at present. !
could take up every article OF the Catholic faitn in
ike manner and not only prove by lndsputable
authority their belief and practice in every age OF
that @ the Catholic & Church mas ever been the only
true depository OF the divine iath H. as protestant
Layman admits, the Catholic Chsrch was pure prev,
II it has changed 1t was never the true Church Dht
not Christ promise to remain with her alwaysy Was
not Christ capable OF preserving her from error ~
lie was not lie was not God; II ne was God He could
not lie; therefore the Church could not err. Ana
This was the belief In the earliest centuries OF the
Church as 1t Is now; for st. lgnatius the second
century says-"FOr this cause did the Lord take the
rupton upon the Churchn Ep. ad Ephes. n. H.
Now as to what he Is pleased TO term image w0r-
ship, Will give him the definition as understood by
all Catholics and 1t was understood in every age
of the Church. God alone IL the object OF our wOr
snip and alteration; but Catholics show honor to the
In their churches to reduce their wandering thoughts
and to enyen their memories towards heavenly
senatons of Christ Of the ysterious facts OF their
religion ana Of the saints OF God, beyond what ~
due to every proIane figure not that they can be.
ought he honOred but because the honor given tu
pictures referred TO the prototype or the thing re-
presented They maintain, also, that honor and re-
spect due to the Bible to the cross, to the Mans
OF Jesus, to churches, &c as things peculiarly ap
pertaining to God without any deroeation OF the
proprate to Hin. Now, IN the second century see
how they honored the relics OF tne SAINTS, i,n Ing
delivered the wild beasts near the temple, tat so
the desire OF the holy martyr might be accomplished
left which were carried 10 Antioch and wrapt ia
nen-a priceless treasure bequeaLhed TO the hoiy
Martyr ST. Ignatii, n. vii Martyrdom OF ST. Smpho
rosa, L. C:-"After this the persecution ceased lor
year ana six months, during which time tne h9l!
bodies Of all the martyrs were hOnored. ana de-
posted wish all care In the tombs constructed for
them."-Reunart, Acta sincera p 49, Frequent
mention Is made by Eusebus or various images Of
the cross used under Constantine. st. Gregory,
of Nyssa G. G. See the remarkable account OF the
ina ye Of the cross found person Of his sister
st. Macrina, given under "Rellcs," from t. ii. De
Vita st. Macrna. See also the extracts, given under
Relics from 9s o1at Theodore M M b s Jeso OF
rated the ark OF the covenant and the two molten
images Of gold OF the cheruDlm ana the TWO tables
that Moses polished, though IL was nowhere per-
miLed of God that these things should be adored or
wOrshpped so neither do we Christians worship the
cross as God but showing the sincere affection o
our souls towards Him tnat was cruclhed." tGalland
t. VIII, p. $780, ..,
Time and space will not permit me any further;
but almost innumerable are the writings and proofs
to sustain every position taken by the Catho,c
Church. and It would be idle and unjust to the sub
jecJ TO try to introduce them into paper cOntro-
yersy which Will not continue; but exhort YOU
In ali sincerity to think seriously the subject to
examine it without prejudice or pride. II you only
need pre0f to convince you you Will IND u IN apun
dance in the writings to which nave reIcried you
and in many other works Of learning ana p'ey; Sur
only you seek and will you having found 1t, em-
brace 1t, and II your heart responds In sincerny
pray with humility to God and lie will enlghten
your mind and guide you INTO the fold OF the one.
true, Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, for from
her testimony and authority we receive the scrip,
lures and believe them to contain the revealed WORD
OF God. See Tertullan. L. C.:-"To whom Delongs
the very Iatth whose are the SCRIPTURES; by whOm
and through whom, and where and TO whom was
that rule delivered whereby men become Chrlstlans
for wherever both the true Chrstlan rule and fath
shall be shown be, there will be the true scrip
lures, and the true exp0sitIOns ana all the trus
Christian traditons."De Proescr. H. 10, p.g.