The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-17

are q 600 600 OF men and women In this progressive
enlightened tened age not yet reached BY the Gospel VINO
the Romans. who. under Nero, persecuied the early
Christians. Rationalistic preaching, such as the
things. We must see before Ne believe AZ this
rate Christian CHARACTERIZATION win be slow. Chrst's
cannot Dc so Tece1 9a with human reason
Theodore Paiker's doctrine was common SENSE TO
theology sound ethics TO practical life; but he, from
Professionalism In New England. ana did great deal
to bring about the social and moral evils which
Cypress her to-day. The old Puritan States lost
ia tndeltty. There are TOO many such liberal Chris
tians In the land to-day Can we explain the Trinity
by human reas0nf or tine spiritual soul from The
likenesss DO we not, hen read OF Jesus Christs
earthly ministry, His appearance In the flesh. His
pendent and distinct from the GOO that appeared to
Moses aud that ruled the world for 1000 years
befores Yet, as orthodox Christians, we must be-
lleve the Father, son and Holy Ghost are I'LL one.
Are we not surrounded by mystery on every side
How do we know but Jupiter, Mars. Venus, are ln-
habited by human bengsy And II so what religions
prevail thercs All tins Is scaled book. The PM
iosopher and the child may shake hands, and Infinite
knowledge are equal.
federation, the progress or democratic liberty.
increase acknowledge, &C., according to some minds.
are the dawn OF the second advent. God gave all
these temporal blessings to man in the early DAYS OF
the world. but by mans peryerseness he forfeited
them, and then, to punish him, allowed them to fee
away never to be seen or enjoyed again, uutfi after
ages OF punishment aad suffering Of trials, trDula.
lions and SORROWS one BY one, by the intellectual
progress OF man, aided by God should return again.
In what concerns mans temporal or human earthly
relations God allows him, by the exercise Of his intel
deyeopments It IS the result Of the use Of his men.
tai faculties. But the true knowledge OF God, the
attainment Of holiness The grasp Of truth eternal
and dna are not gained by intellectual oXerton, by
mental SDecu, alton or by accident, but by GOD,
speaking and acting through m nallible authority
that Will give man that true knowledge without
whioti no never can see God in heaven. This con-
clusion Is necessarily deduced FROM revelation.
reason, common sense and the history and expe-
This searching after truth instead OF accepting at
once, this "crltica examination" this speculation.
this travelling heaven on foot instead OF taking
an old ana reliable stage, il foolish and in tile end
men will regret It. 1t IL ali right to reject superstition,
not to worship men, TO hold IN check ecclesiastical
grandeur and insist on that primitive simplicity Char
acterstic OF the early Christian Church. Tnts Is all
proper and In order. God made q revelation 10 man.
The foundation OF that Is the Holy Scriptures. But
HIS catholic ana universal Church Is The working
system. The Bible Is the constitutional principle on
which the Church Is butt and priesthood, descend
ing one alter another from the apostles are the ex
Founders and appiers OF that sanctnyin@ life IN
which Christ abounds. That priesthood must work
IN season and out OF season, not gaming riches,
but having but one coat to their backs. ministenng
TO the poor IN suffering, MISERY Sickness degrade.
lion, ds well to the rich rolling In wealth. aud
spendOr. Simple natural, without afrectaton, like
Christ himself suffering ana hated and revived like
their Divine Master they must be.
BILE In Ecumencal Council to deal with evils from
without and wtGin She converted at last The
that swampedt europe almost in the Middle Ages,
and always has been able to meet the requirements
OF every age. God grant that from the Council OF
tao vatican shall go forth such inspiring truth and
wisdom that error and all the disorders or the day
may be dlsspated, ana that a united Christendom
ana an evangelzed world shall greet the eyes and
ears OF all good alent WESTERN CATHOLIC.
The Faith Of the Quai6ers.
f'nc following quaker declaration of faith was
written by George Fox IN 1871 aud sent to tue Gov
ernor Of Barbados:-
DECLARATION or FAITH.
We own and believe IN God, the only wisc ON
nipOtent and everlasting God the Creator OF all
things in heaven and carLh and the Preserver OF all
ever; to whom be oil honor, glory, dominion, praise
and thauisgivng both now ana toreyermore And
we own aud believe IN Jesus Christ, HIS beloved and
only bagotten Son, in whom He IS we'll pleased who
was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born OF the
Virgin Mary; In whom we nave redemption through
his blood, even the forgiveness OF Sus; who Is the
express image Of the Invisible God the FIRST born OF
every creature BY whom were all things created that
are In heaven and In earth. visible and invisible.
Whether they be thrones. domnlons, principalities
or powers, all things were created by HIM. And We
own and believe that lie was made . sacriice for
sin, who knew no sin. neither was guile found in
His mouth that lie WAS craclcd for US in the flesh,
without the gates OF Jerusalem; and that He was
buried, and again the trd day by the power OF
His Father, for our Justification. and that He assembled
up into heaven, and now sitSeth at the right hand
holy prophets and apostles is our foundation: and
we believe there Is no other foundation to DO laid
but that which - laid, evon Christ Jesus;
who tasted death for every man. shed
HIS blood for all men, is the Precipitation
for our sins, and not for ours only, but
also for the sins of tho whole world, according as
JOHN the Baptist testified OF Him when he said "Be-
hold the Lamb Of God, that taketh away the ain OF
the worldn We believe that lie alone Is our re.
deemer and Saviour, the Captain Of our salvation,
who saves us from sin, as well as from he'll and the
wrath to come and destroys the devil and his works.
lie Is the seed OF the woman that bruises the serpents
head, to wit-Cnrist Jesus. the Alpha and Omega,
the first and the last He Is las the Scriptures oil
truth say OF him) our Wisdom, righteousness Just-
fcatiOn and redemption; neither Is there salvation
In any other for there Is other under heaven
given among men whereby we must be saved. This
Lord Jesus Christ. the heavenly man, the Emanuel
God with u.s. VIC all own ana believe In.