The New York herald., 1870-04-24

faith In Him az Saviour, would now to men. These
CHRISTIAN preachers VINO In early GAYS went about
OF streets and on the highways. preaching the doc
trine OF Jesus Christ were, by tue state hepee and
partly supported ana unsrnore nansann .ne srs nna
joined. In the primitive Christian ages. nnder the
direct influence ana power OF earhes. apos,one s,,
preaching men were, TO considerable extent found
in communities 10 DE moral, religious, Christian and
good citizens, high aud above the neeu or inter-
esence & oi ov Rn me human evil law was
IN force. The human law was 70 make men
passabe citizens, but tue divine Sl., christian law law
was to make them moral and religious men
ana women-to 1--we In harmony with their Icsllny'
and be heirs, wnen death should come, OF heaven
The human law was IN harmony Win thc oviue
law and did not conflict with It. The state then.
az we'll as now was the chief guardian OF MORALITY
and social life. The Church pointed 10 future pun
shment for crime; the state to present cnastlsement
on earth. But the civil law, without the ASSISTANCE
OF religion could not thep nor can it now preserve
good social order II men were convinced OF tnc
enOrmlty of sin and were died with u true latin In
and love for Jesus Christ-thereby drmly fixed IN
| their heavenly home--there would he little use OF
human evil law But Il such state did exist IN tho
nrsr Christian ages certainly II did not IN the middle
nor does It to-day. rompous eccleslasiics IN the
Middle Ages took the place OF the early evangeliss-
rolling In temporal riches from the State.
The Church got lands and became great IN temporal
wealth, and the piain simple teachers yke ST. Paul,
st. John, Chrys0stum and ST. Patrick, passed away,
| and in time such ambitious ecelesiastcs Richie
| lieu Mazar,n ana wosey took their places. The
| Church, In the hands OF such worldly men, was
falling short OF her missi0n and ignorance super
| sutton and scandals Anicted the people. But tue
| Christian lie was NOT gone. great revival OF re-
| igion was wanted, not reformation nor an
| attitude OF protestaron The Reformation cane
| and since the day that Luther blew the horn or re-
volt the strength OF the Church as above the state
has been ON the decline In England, after the re-
| liglous revolution Of Henry Wiz. the new Church
tied to the state 10 play second hdd'e Bishops
were supported by tax on the people, but the hands
OF the new bishops did not touch the peoples
heads, and the civil law was above the divine.
| The reformed churches did not carry with them
| sacramenta appliances TO keep the divine law
steadily nefore the pc pie and alter the expiration OF
800 years we behold millions OF men living In
Christian lands who only live III obedience TO the
| evil law. The divine law for tw0or three genera
| tions has not touched their coDsciences. Hence
we behold worse social c0rruptOns now than before
| the Reformation. The Church should not be tied &c
the State to corrupt priests, but II should stand al
| higher law above the state. All civil legislation
for society should harnonize with lt. In TINS pros
porous land the divine law s ignored ana defectv,
| civil law only respected. In the midst Of TIM
material civilization aud secular greatness can b,
seen the germs Of decay, and unless change take
place this proud republic OF the West-like tnt
! Roman empire--like the Grecan nation by us peo
| ple's corrnptoD-will pass away aud be only al
episode in history. WESTERN CAIHOLlC.