The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-01-19
Br REV. WILLIAM ALVIN BAErLrrr.

By REV. WILLIAM ALVIN BARTLETr.
lie Pere Hycinthe stands to-day in an interme-
date state He is not officially discovered from
Rome. He is not subscriber TO any Protestant
confession. Rome followed him with implon-
tion and threat to the confines Of the Old World.
Protest.nts meet him with welcome ut the gates
of the New World. He stands upon summit
of transition accessible to the dwellers on either
side. He is suspected by both. yet sought by
each. This position is significant Ii is more
than personal attitude. II marks tendency.
1t suggests a remedy. The two communions
have not stood in such relief since the Council OF
Trent. Is there, ~0R els1 nal gulf tred bettceen
hsm2' Do ace "rejoice thai God has fired IL
and triR nerer brid0e it?' us one Of our wor-
thiest fathers Of the Western church expressed
himself in public. recently.
While the communion OF absoutism and the
communion Of ndividuasm each find enough in
the Carmete monk to hold on by, is il not an
opportnne instant to glance at the fundamental
likeuesses and incidental differences between Ro-
manism and Evangelical Professionalism.
Rome and Orthodox Professionalism agree es-
sentally as to the origin nature and universally
of sin. They agree in the divinity and Saviour
ship Of Christ, in the doctrine Of the Trinity and
in the inspiration OF the Scriptures and in the fact
of the sacraments OF baptism and the Lords
Supper. True it is, thai the system Of conies-
sion and pardon, OF indulgences and MariOlatry
Cts grievous paradox that they who reverence
maternity even unto the worship Of the Virgin
should insult womanhood by celebacy). Of an
arbitrary use of Scripture, and Of the authority
OF traditions and of unquestioned obedience,
overlays the truth and cnpples the power Of the
Church. Yet it is a pertinent fact that, while
one of the fundamental agreements are mOoted
in the Romish Church, the additions and perver-
sons have ever been, and still are, debatable.
They were so at the Council Of Trent. Even
Rome's dictation mas not utterly paralyzed indi-
vidual opinion. The French Bishops, under the
leadership Of Boussuet, passed a resolution against
the Popes supremacy and this remarkable
scholar and orator, middle man between his
King and his pope, could write to Leibniiz for q
a union Of the Lutheran and Romish Churches.
The detection Of LAmennais, at the beginning Of
this century the open advocacy, after the Coun-
ell OF 1862, By two ROmish papers in Paris
L Obserrdteur Cqffolique and L Unite Chrsi-
ealis. of the abolition Of the temporal power Of
tie Pope, Of the doctrine Of mis- infalibility, and
the union Of all churches holding apostolic sue
cession the remarkable speech in the succeed
ing year. at Malines, Belgium, Of Count Mon
talembert, during the session Of the Roman
Catholic Congress. expressing enthusiastic deyo-
ton to religious freedom, and which was applaud
ed to the echo, demonstrate the debatability Of
differences. Then followed the reaction through
out the leading Catholic states Of Europe. after
the Pope's E6cyclical of December ga France
returning out Of her two hundred and eighty-three
members, but twenty who could be relied on for
the chureh-and that Notwithstanding only two
millions of her thiTty-seyen millions population,
are outside the Catholic Church; Italy sending
to her parliament less than halfdozen. Aus
tra marks the most wonderful religious rev0-
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dat Of 1855 the recognition Of civil marriage, edu
cation put under state rather than under ec-
clesisstical law freedom OF conscience in religion
and worship, aud the right Of burial in Catholic
cemeteries. The present year carries the move
ment forward The liberal address Of the Catho-
hes Of Cobentz. TO the Bishop of Treves Count
de Montalembert who is reported to be on his
death-bed more outspoken still in his demands;
the manifesto Of the Bishops in COnvocation
at Fulda the selLknogn breadth Of the piety
OF Iacordaire not long deceased and the sym
pathy which Pere Hyacinthe has called forth
from bishops and priests and the Catholic masses,
mark a new religious era These are. at least,
reasons sufficient for a revival Of the Protestant
methods of fighting the wrongs Of the Papaey
1t Is time to recognize likenesses, and 10 cease
exaggerating or falsely stating differences 1t is
time for fresh Interpretation Of the prophesies
whose Bondeseripit monsters Rome has stood
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