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heat for all the thousands Of years required then the
planets hl their turn become number Of revolving
miniature suns or sources OF light and heat TO an
enormous central habltable world, ano Uice ce1S0.
When the various planets which revolye rouna & Tue
combustible substances, which compose tnelr crust
In supplying the then great central hahltabe world
with the necessary light and heat Tor all the tne
required, then the sum- In its turn, again ceases to
be habftabe world itself, and becomes the source
around IT, that they in their turn may become habit
able worlds; and SO on, alternately IN successoh'
This grand truth gives us some idea OF the kind Of
"hea'en" which we shall enjoy hereafter, when our
present earth ceases 10 be habitabe and We our
spirits. We shall then ali follow the Saviour to the
sun as naturally as swarm Of bees follow the queen
bee 10 o new hive; and there we shall learn OF our
Heavenly Father how the various works OF creation
are performed. There also win be assembled the
perfected and glorHed spirits or those who shall
compass the sun, such as Jupiter, saturn, Venus,
&C., as we ourselves have originated from the
eartn; 80 We shall not be likely TO lack society any
more than we shall suitable occupation. There also
we shall understand clearly the meaning Of the
words, .The Son can do nothing OF Himself but what
He seeth the Father do, for what things soever He
doetn, these also doeth the Son likewise; Tor the
Father lovetn the son, ana showetn Linn all tnihgs
saaS as senr Faher reaye s ner
feet"
Faith.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In last Sundays HERALD your correspondent in
tended to reply 10 my logic Of the 18th, and con-
fesses that 1t was just what he expected. believe
1t was and little more, as instead OF refuting any
facts therein contained, he repeated the old story
about the councils held here and held there ana for
what purpose, &c., all merely reiteralion OF his
first letter, which would have answered the same
END. Now, when / write, l write for purpose
and not for mere bombast for he has neither proved
nor disproved any one proposition; and as for the
matter Of the councils, II they had never been held
1t would not affect the fatn or principles OF the
Catholic Church, as and every other Catholic would
have the same belief to-day which they had 1,S00
years ago. and Notwithstanding my "parefaced
erOntery' and his gross real or assumed Ignorance
of the writings Of the early Fathers with which all
nearly all students are familiar, and the ignorance
of which alone would justify him in tine preposter-
assertion that writers could be found to prove
the existence of those doctrines anterior TO the sixth
century, Now for his edihcaton and 0f the enllght-
enment Of all who seriously seek the truth, and as
1t would be impossible for me IN this brief space to
supply copious quotatiOns, any one of which would
occupy too much OF your space propose to refer
him to work which VIII supply him with Scrip
ture and the writings OF the Fathers OF the first nve
centuries OF the Church. such as-F1rst century, St
Clement Of Rome; st. Hernfas, st. Barnabas. Sc
ST. 1Ssn St. Theopaas St. clement
of Alexandria, Tertullian. Third cenrury-St. Sera-
plon Origen, St Hippolytus, ST. Cornelius. ST. "
Fourth century-st. Peter of Alexandria. Nilus.
e. s. @ a1y "a S eG
salem. St. Gregory Of Nyssa, Sc; Gregory
and writers, whose works and writings make
you familiar with all the artlces OF fata IN dispute,
aa T ss M ne
earliest ages Of the Church. Now the book winch
VIII unfold to your view all these sacred truths and
writings in as concise a manner as possible and
which would like every Protestant. TO read Is en-.
titled. 'The Faith OF Catholics on Certain Points OF
sS inc assa By By s ssn,s Frs fSe sHs ce
turIes OF the Church, compiled by the Rev:
Joseph Berington and the Rev. John Kirk, third
James Waterworth, in three vOumes. Now Will
select one OF the points OF argument and present
proof, as lear cannot take them IN IN order as my
rather explanation Of my religion, as ] should
heartily wish to do as my sole motive Is TO lead
others to the truth and thereby promote the honor
OF God. For instance purgatOry, prayers for the
dead. Catholics hold that there 10 purgatory,
that y to place OF sae Wefe ses soas gu 80 fRs
eternal pam, but yet liable to some temporal pun
ishment still remaining due, or not perfectly freed
venial SINS, are purged before their admttance into
heaven, where nothing that ID deded can enter.
we 6lBO'DelleVe t06L SUCH SOULS Sd uttdlncu
gatory being the living members Of christ Jesus,
relieved by the prayers and SURFACES Of their fellow
viii not cite the many quotations from Scripture
In support Of this doctrine but will refer yon to the
above named work, and Will cite q few authorities
to prove tnat the doctrine was held aud believed in
the early ages Ol the Church. Second century-Ter-
tullian: l.. G.. See extracts from De Corona, n. 81;
r. es sy
husband III peace Then III that peace must she
needs continue with him. Wherefore also does she
Aspf ns.,ta.-
refreshments ana in the first resurrection COM
panlOnship, and offer on the anniversary days OF his
(dornsitoro) DEATH For unless she have done these
things she has truly repudlated him far in her
pOwer."-De Monogan, II. x, p. 63l "Brieny, since
we understand by that prison, which the Gospel
points OUT, the places below; and the last farthlng
we interpret to be any small delinquency to be there
expated by delay OF resurrection no one will
aoubt that the soul makes some amends IN the places
below without the fulness OF the resurrection by
the flesh alsO."-De Anima n. SO, p. 3o7; Orgen, G..
C.. "All, therefore, must come TO the fire; all must
fines and He shall purify the sons OF Judah.Mali-
Chi ILL., 'And If one have carried thither more lead
he suffers the fire more, that he may he the more
refined, IN order that, although there may be but
little gold that residue may still be pure. But
II any should come thtner all Lead that viii be
done with him which Is written, lie shall be swal-
lowed down into the Deep like lead into the mighty
waters. n-Exodus xv. I. H.; HON. vi: IN Exodus.
n. A. p 14s. But we nave said that there Is type
OF the exodus from Egypt when the soul
leaves the darkness Of TINS world and is
translated to another world, which IL pointed out
eltner aB ADf8naulb DOsOul, as III l.aZdTuS, OF HS
paradise in the thief that believed Oh the cross
also. II there Ike known unto God other places or
other mansions through which the soul shat believes
IN God, passing and coming even to that river that
gladdens the city Of God may within 1t receive the
portion OF the inheritance promised to the
iathers.r--Ibd. HON. XVI, IN Numb, p. 372.
st. Cyp1an, l.. G. Having mentioned that some OF
Celerinus' relatives had suffered martyrdOm, nc
says:''We always as You remember, offer sacrifices
for them as often we celebrate the suferngs and
days OF the martyrs on the anniversary commemora-
ton."-Ep. xxxiv.; DE Celerino, p. 1Os. Fourth
century--Arnobius, L. C.-'Why savagely destroy
our places OF meeting, wherein prayer IL offered 10
the Most High God, peace and pardon implored foT
all men, the magistrates the armies, kings, friends
enemies Tor those still alive. and for those freed
from the trammels OF their Dodies."-Adv. Gentes
l.. iv., Lugd. Batav. 1851, y. 1852. Eusebius
q. C.-DescrlbiDg the funeral Of Constantine
| he thus .wiites-"When his (Constantius
had departed with his guard Of soldiers the minis
| ters of God, with the crowds and The whole multi
tude Of the faithful advanced into the midst, and
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