The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-29

BrsHoP WnELAS's LRcrURE.-Accord.
ingto announcement in Saturday papers
the Right Rev. Bishop Whelan addressed
large audience yesterday afternoon 81
St james Cathedral, on the subject Of the
Ecumenical Council and the dogma Of
Papal Infallibility lately declared by that
Council. The wide spread interest in that
COupcil and the dogma referred to, was
indicated by the presence Of many Of our
Protestant people at the reverend gentle
mans lecture. Everybody was eager to
hear the position Of the Bishop on the
question in view Of the protest which he
and several other American prelateS had
signed at Rome against the enumeration OF
the dogma. He began with a dissertation
on the general subject Of the Christian
Church-its organization-.its ancient
antecedCuts-its Apostolic SUGGESTIONS and
it's capacity TO determine what was truth
and promulgatc the same from time to
time for its edifcatiOn and guidance Of the
Christian world. There. must be some
Court of Inst resort, said the rover.
end gentleman, for the settlement OF
disputes md difficulties in matters
OF faith. And what other court could
there be so well qualified to pass upon
such difficulties rs q Council assembled
from all parts Of the world, composed OF
men Of great attachments in this worlds
learning. and representinp a Christian
Ministry that had come down from the
days Of Christ, and TO whom he had said
II am with you always, even 10 the end Of
the world. The CATHOLIC Church held
that that promise had meyer Hailed and
never would fail. The oracles Of God
we're committed 10 the Apostles and their
successor. 8 What other church could
convene IN Ecumenical Council? The
truth Of God abides now as ever in the
Church, and the Councils Of the Church
dated back 10 the days Of Paul I and Bar:
nabOs. The 18th Chap. Of the Acts was
referred to Wherein we are told Ofa Coun-
Gil at Jerusalem, and wherein we read in
the 2Sth verse. such words as these: "FOr
it seemed .gQsd 70 the Holy Ghost and 70
1lss.' ID IL !
F.. COlncils Of the church were the Provi'
dental agencies FOR ascertaining, interpret
ing, and declaring the truth Of scripture,
and to these agencies composed OF christian
ministers, We who hold 10 the unchang1
ability Of iehriSiMtI hutli must relef an
questions Of doubt. How else could We
hold the faith in tho unity of'the spirftS
How else zone faith, one Lord, or one
baptism" according to the text Of inspira.
ton? 4 J ~ q 50 q q +
In regard totlicsdogmaEof IntAliMlty5
much had, been said BY. unwise persons u
q character that tended to confuse the
popular mind There was no. mystery
about the matter at all TWAS not new
belief in the Catholic church by any
means. From time iinlnemorial the See
Of Rome had had precedence In decid-
ing differences In the hierarchy
Of the church. BY common con-
sent matters Of tie sort were referred
to it in acknowledgement Of It's priority
under the gilt Of Christ 70 ST., Peter as
the head and visible, representative Of his
Church on Garth. Therefore the Ecu.
lncnical Council did hot call up q new
question, but simply authorized tie Holy
Father tGpromulgate ARhat had long been:
general matter Of faith in tie Church!
Some people supposed that the doctrine
oEinfallib tlity. carried with It 4G Absolute.
and sinIesS perfection of the Pope, This
is q greatmistake.) The Pope s 'simplya
man, rs, indcedfSt. Peter was when he
thrice denied Ills Master. Some P0pes
have been badtmen. There WIS Judas
among the Twelve, Twelve did the Sa-
viour call, and one, Of, them was devil.
There had been Bin in heaven and
Lucifcr, Star Of the S,AIorning, had
fallen. The dogma OF infallibility
did ! not assert freedom D from Isin
on the part Of the Pope, but simply that
be was the successor of him TO whom
Christ had committed the hith delivered
to the Saints, ind through whom he still
continued to speak t0'all his followers on
earth in relation to that faith.
The Bishop announced that he did not
On the present occasion design to 90 min
utely into q consideration q :the InfalIi-
biIity dogma, fgs the time was already far
spent. bItrsh0hld take ii up again next
Sunday for further discussion,