The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-07-27

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open, and thus expose themselves to strong and
violent temptations, which they could not be
ry for the Christian.
The Church honors and reveres marriage as
DIVINE institution, Notwithstanding Mr.. Mag
gle assertion to the contrary. Celibacy, how
ever, is a hoier state, can be proven from
i e4dInPIe n anu scripture Sts John, the Baptist
ana Evangelist, as also st Paul, never married,
and II the obligation to take wife was gener-
would they have remained single all t6er Iixs
If they could live chaste in this state, cannot
preachers of course they would have had wives,
but as they were Catholic bishops, Trey had
virtue enough to do without them. Does Mr..
Maggie believe that the marriageable Lutheran
ladies of Wilmore, still single, are unchaste be-
cause they have not husbands2 To believe
TINS would be uncharitable, and no doubt un-
just, yet such is the conclusion that would fol-
low from his premises. Now, if the Lutheran
also pure? Sir, your heart is fun of malice,
and God in whom perhaps you do not believe,
The devil quoted Scripture to tempt Jesus,
and so does Mr.. Maggie against celibacy; but as
Jesus confounded the one with his own weapon,
so will | the other. As has been already told,
st. Paul was single, and wished that all were
Corinthians, the Apostle thus speaks: 1T IS good
IQr a man not to touch q 1romdt, torI lcol!d that
married, it is good for them so to continue erefI as
L. He that is 1UithOut q lCife is sOlicit0us
his lcife, and he is divided Is not this the St,
Paul that condemns celibacy according to MIR
Maggie? Evidently the gentleman bellies the
Apostle Tor you see dear reader, that st. Paul
practiced celibacy himself, and then emphat-
Let me now ask which E is Mr. Maege hp eoefeu.
about-the things of the world, the things
and his wife? Can it be possible that he is a
preacher and storekeeper at one and the same
time. st. Paul certainly hits him severely, and
that make him smart,
The gentleman's next jump is to the so-called
Reformation, which he considers necessary,
but which regard as simple rebellion against
God. Taking it for granted that he believes in
Christianity, will tell him, in the outset, that
Christ established only one religion, for two or
more diametricaliy opposed to each other could
nected with Him. As there is but ''one Lord,
one Faith one Baptism" ," there is but one true
religion. The establishment of il was the full
himent of a long chain Of prophesies, and no
Christian expects that any other ever will be
revealed Now, as the religion thus revealed
would be the only means ever again given TO
man TO save his soul, was it not meet to adopt
the necessary measures to preserve it? Its
Founder knew the necessity of taking these
measures, and had the ability TO take them, 200,
and as He did so much, He should do little.
IL the work which cost him such pain and suf-
fering would not soon tumble to the ground.
Christ took those measures by establishing
and organizing Church. which is society or
body of men. protesting His doctrine. We are
commanded to hear this Church, as we would
Christ Himself. He who hears you hears Ne;
who despise you despises me-" HE that does
not hear the Church, let him be to thee g.
heather and publican" These directions ere
given, not only to this that individual, or
age, but to all ages, TO all the children of men,
even yet unborn. Could the Church fall into
error at any time subsequent TO its establish
ment, would Jesus Christ command au men to
hear and obey it. under pain of eternal loss? In
that event, what should think of His JUS
tcey To command us to follow a blind, erring
guide, that could throw us body and soul into
the gulf of perdition, would be unworthy Of
GOd. None but SkepticS believe it. His
commands however are recorded and the only
inference that can be drawn from them is that
He imposed an obligation on man either to fol-
low an erring guide, or else one that positively
could not lead him astray. Upon reflection, the
Christian mind revolts against any such impi-
Gus conclusion as the former, but reason and
firm ffls In
every preteXt of fear as to the Church leading
us astray, Christ assures us that He is always
consummation of the world" Would He be
with Church engulfed in error? Il will send
abide with you forever" If the Holy Ghost
abides with and teaches all truth 10 the Church,
build my Church, and the gates of hell cannot
prevail against it" If the gates of he'll could
think of the veracfty of Christ? Would we not
be justified in rejecting Him and IIis religion? /?
Saviour has been faithless to His promises, but
God forbid that we would be so impiousI We
ly convinced by His own testimony that Christ
sticks to His prOmiSes-tnat He has not aban-
doned the Church or left His people in shi p
without rudder, to be heaved about by the
impetuOus waves of error, or tossed to md fro
by every wind of doctrine As He Commands
us to hear, so does He SECURE us ir. the Church,
for He with the Spirit of Truth Dresides at the
helm OF the ship, and will ev er conduct her safe
~ over shoals and TEN, ,,ests, to discharge her
cargo, the price of Fis own precious Blood, in
the haven Of he eternal Father
II IoHor,s from all this that the Oldest Christ
ian oc nomination now in the world is that es-
Maggie that his Church had never been heard
of at any time or at any place under the heav-
ems, during the first fifteen hundred years OF
Christianity, and now repeat the assertion. A
Church, then, established more tnan fifteen
hundred years after our Lord had established
His Church, IS of TOO recent origin TO be the
Oldest denomination in the world. How great
soever their prejudices and hatred, all histori-
ans admit that this is the privilege alone OF the
.'Rise and Fail of the Roman Enpire,' makes
frequent mention OF her, but is silent about
This is an evidence that she existed In the days
of the Caesars, while they did not. Luther him
Topped him Off ftom the tree of life and cast
him to one side to wither, perish and die, fur
man Church is more honored bg God tfln az the
resi- IS not to be doubted ass. Peter and Paul,
martyrs hare laid doicit their lives in its commp-
TiOIl, hdUing he'll and the tCOfld, that
me eges Gt G9d rest ON me R9ndn C1ttTch run
historian says: "The Roman Catholic Church
sdG1 the commencement Of oil the ecclesiastical in
rance that she is not destined to the end Of them
dp." This is testimony enough, surely, to con-
vince the unbiased that the Catholic is the old
est denomination now in the world, and conse-
quently that the one Holy Catholic Church
mentioned in the Apostles Creed. which no true
Christian from their time up to the present ever
ceased to repeat, is the one that was established
by Christ, who solemny declared that the gates
OF he'll should never prevail against it-that it
is that with which He makes his covenant for
ever. 1t is clear, then that the so-caled Refor-
nation was simply rebellion against God, and
the jarring sects that sprung up from it, and
that mutually deny every truth in the Gospel,
are living evidences of the fact. Luther might
talk about the bad morals of his neighbors, Dut
the neiRhbOrs could very readily and TRUTH hfut-
ly retaiiate. That he had most ungovernable
temper-that he was subject to theworst sallies
of passions man of most obscene language
and OF immoral character-are facts which his
writings plainly exhibit and his most ardent
admirers freely admit. The man who entrusts
his salvation to the religion founded by and
still bearing the name OF Luther, must, indeed
be very Indifferent about his happiness in the
world to come. Let him consider well the
words OF one who lived almost in the days OF
the Apostles: ''He who has not the Church for
his mother cannot have God for his Father.
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