The sun., 1870-01-12
WHICH THE TRUE CHURCH7
A RoMAN CATHOLIC sAvANT RE-
NOUNCEs ROME.

Wb.; sowcd the Butefut seeds OF Uo""'-
One ~ the first Fru,ts Of the C""ne''
Mosr Holy FArurR With full conV%iS.lon % W
he grave responsibility nssume, neg II mINo mIincss s
,laee most respectfully, at the feet OF your
.r follou ing profession Oi iaith . . . ,,.,,o,,,
I lave been, up to the proscnt moment ', u IT.. vh
md faithful adherent OF tho Church Of Rome, WHEN
believed in all sincerity to bo the only Ca'noh0 anu
Arostohc Church. ..,,..,.,,, ,o.sr,s,ors
I have made every sentiment OF my heart ana eNery
faculty OF my ineoct subsorvicnt to thc Welfare ano
clorifcatIou Of that Church. SCORING an uunase uu.
;nterests although only lavman, l enrolled uhder
he militant banner Of that Church: ,.,,.
AZ tbeologian and historian; nn hSVe ~ her doc
trines In The department Of science as 1uDnels';
and in The domain Of the press as missi3nay s "a
- in Lapland nave devoted my time and efforts
'ess eSr 4Sn % Ct ny sSfsi Of Bald
more, In tho United States Of America;
If presume TO enuuernte these fncts. which con
ceru myself alone as m humble individual, u ~
only with a view Of recording the sin, erity OF my
professions and the devotedness OF my services On
behalf Of tho Church Of Rome. This devotedness
has remained firm and unshakcn. Notwithstanding
the sad spectacle which the intrsues o, snu
of the Roman clergy have cons,antly Afforded me:
Whilst deploring these abuses, tndsayorea 70
trlbutcd the responsibility TO individual error IN
the Mdor OF my convictions i oiseonn.cted the
HorSn ws we're 2, nS%c rS an IN Sr Sne name
confidently believed that 10 Papacy was inirust-
. the divine mission OF solving all the great re-
ligious and social problems
II was yourself most Holy Father, who gave those
convictions the first staggering blow. The publca.
ton Of tho syllabus SOW ed m my mind the baneiul
seeds OF doubt. at h impossible" reasoned l,
" that there should be so fliprant contradiction DC.
tween the vital eMgencics. OF human society ann
those Of the Church OF God. II IL impossible that
the duy Of being good Christian involves Tue
necessity to cease beng Citizen TO abstain from all
progross to shut out all lght and to go back, crop
inr In lie dark 10 tile middle ages with ali thor
concomitant evils nni perncious abuses"
bc ;aor,os xhicb the Holy See proclaimed, pTiI Z,
orbs but my heart stll clunE TO s cherished conyc-
tons.
Tnts internal strurple rcenlted in the following
eomnromise betwerr nv reason and nv fcelin e
"Tie PONG " Iarrued 10 nVscIC " being MORTAL Is
liable 10 err. Unwisc coulscia NAV hay led him
stray An,motcd with Inc hest Intentions Plus TX
ia Iss ~ n'nsie eonm,t,.d az orro,. ,ych he ar
he snrcessors viii redress No,w,ttstandIn tnis.
,n s Cts,, ~ ",ns 20 n sss o nnre and trn,h
est n,srac ,bcn continnc ,n brr se,vicr Lonor,n,
iu ~ ny 'neh Nv CUnsuo ~ w 81 @ ' .npolnS "
har hn,,, W. " " ''"'~ Wv 49, f
ny heiht ,,-.,. ... .... a., A.,,,.,- ,.,.., -,
such, HOLY Father: was my hrs' ha!unS-plaee on
'"Y Iouu M W ~ u.s. .., -. ,o..-.., ~, a.,
~ was !9u h.ah WIZ u uu,gs. n,e iorN"u oh ""'
roru, nn,l nsnt tf'unpheu 9rer uarknes ;n1 ,,,., a.
, ine ussei'ui.s ~ ~ w w I 'so - @ @ ~, ~ W ~
m.1ns s ,h c,rns ,,ed Ia sbo sv
lnto uuBnas tu, ~ Wy oSavus
ns WIZ az '.e uoc.Inc oI ,epal iu.a,nViny' eut an
end 70 my nesita' ons, ana eonifoh'eu me laee 10
ihee WIN uu,n, ,,, -, -,,-.
rs cnIIsuan, ~ eluzen M nnu nin ss uu,n., y, .,,,
oOey au pic mnuste ~ IusihH NY voice 70 tuvrees
70 you, before oou anu man. the ioHoWlhs toiemn
ucCiafaIon: -, -
HOLY Father, In my narno and In thet or many
thousind OF iaymen, VINO are lnbotins unuer ,ne
same luprcesions az myscif, pro.est atalnrt .Ie
ooetnes whlen you sem r Teteiinen mn, vi , 1 Prouu
gate, and winch openly connlct Win al divine and
human laws protest Agasst the la.sh contest
which yoa nave oritlns.cu vesMS i onurNn An1
society. lpro'est hgaihst tne scrne gous rentence
you nave pronounced nsahst All Nog,ebs, ana
against every uepartmenn OF hcleI &c. protest
against the piincple OF fapnl inlaIibhliy' when
You AIN TO establish as dogma, In pslpabo contra
Ilenon WIN ,he tcAt OF 'he oospel hu Win eecle
si1sueaI uao,nons
fututc genethuons VII NOT iaii 20 POINT out tne
iatal consequences OF these Hcts, against which
protest with az Tue force OF my cnnveilons.
Tho need OF religious authority aud unity is go
imperative that IL mure than probable that
pIotests hiohar 70 those Whicn nave the
courage TO enunciate may occur but rarely. The
grcAt SNhohc nluorl'y may NOT pe'naps sever an
9onnee,ions Nith thS noy sec as openly as DO
Cu. inaIuorennsn WI PREY npOn Ine vltai nrgans Of
oaatholc,su, anu tns sueoiu.e lhcomo9uO'hty OF
homnh aoo.Tihes Win we Social an. ponlca e1gIn-
eies OF humhhiy VIII uh1srinhe tnc very Ionndn-
uons w tuat cnme" 81 eueetu~iiS us W ueVeihihe
neI usSay a anu run. ..-..,.. 49,, ..-..-,.-,,-
~ ,ne IA, iaso oI suun s.roue anu irreulevnoie
u, The foiSoI md bcl,cv,ng, Mnst ,bev in Den
Son%r thai Cnrch ~ Roms n b,ch ,Ee,r 'a SU%
I uon,hI ss' ,t Nuio, " noe " wusn 'nelr yonVc.
,aik th, ~ I & ~ oeo"s, M ~ ~, ,i MN
,,o. ~ p.,s, ,n Hi vos.Ss ~, III, oh W. w Ioupied
@ a. ~ 49, 70 ~ & =. sne i'7S vi peiishihe
go - - -, -. - .s,,.',.'. - = 49,.
IN %vst in drsn aoSss ana ,rhnIo,iE ~ %
- ~ ntrh " ,,,n,fi, az % an % 80 , 80, '" ninuI
mad,,a,ion hove snscoe,,a To- =, Iressi uS' N"u
Tie sS,srr INC Soyeo Sh,cI, 'eys s,-,r.n .,
rb In stu n .h,.e
scrys, i,y,ni,,e an = -, ,o i,.sT "a pre
toiicI drcir,ncs II a. n |brr.h sIich Nv. ,.u @ 49,
hosn In c,ntrai,c,oo .t,h ~, ,,iiai n,J -, M 49,,
cy,,snci.s or sns,.ty ,yi,, ,,ro,,ss 49,, c
~ y ,In,eh ~, iocS o, ,, ~ ne sn - ~, ~
he ,.n'no, !, 'cS bss no pnn,ts R,n 49, y -,
,r,r.n'hor. h a Cs,'.t i.s ali M, 80, & ,i ~, ~
moi nf ti,s coy,h - N "a n Ch,,cL ~, ir ioos "a,
,,orose cehscy IN he, ryicsthpob ,,bich 49, 40, ,ot
III tudngcnccs for t,e crcct,on or tenn nls. :, 80
Cl,urch whose .Xi-tence does not Scpcnt' ON ih'
snnrn,t of for,,gu baVopcts anJ yvh,cn a. ~,
cnt -, ato al tnnpstroua an anop,,Iy ,s IL, ~
a Portin scu,ne n a ath.worrant ,mmedIa,ci,
ar having n.rtormcI lie sublime r,vster. ~ = "
Fnrhsr,st n l.. in a word a CbuTrh ySiioG ~ ~
alone reraIned nithfn 10 the regimen est tabisisd
hv Cnrst nnd ms ApostIcs IN tho sroi1i o. ,h, ~
"a saw The parliameptaIy recimen VI '""' Is
Cnd has blrssed INV endaayors IT.. hoa vo,.h
sacd 10 conduct me 10 ,hnt snnp ha sen ,h"Se sh',
nv restless and perplexcd soul implorcd frno ne
cicmcrcy I have found The trne Cntboiin an5
Apostolic Church It is the Ortrodox Church Of The
East from " hcl, that OF the West had oni, n.,taS
couipany because the B,shops OF Rome xera "a AZ AZ
terHined to rei.n and dnmIncer "
That Church has maintained uncontominatoa tho
holy ark OF tic evangelical docttIncs Wv
Size has no Pontid King Tor II IL not true as a..
complaceutlg asserted thai the Eryserors of Rns, ~,
are ortbod,x Popes Tnrse polrntates are oiNSstci
~ oil sacerdotal dicnltes and are but tne fI,st
Christians In their cmpirss "
In Russln as well MS In Turkey and elsewhere tho
Orthodox Church Is placed on the footing OF Inc
synoda regimen. as il was Instituted bv tho Arns
loaa MOI hnn,.. nat,sl. a..