The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-26

declaration tras made in the louing hope ant
confidence that many canscisnees might thu
forerer be freed" chow can mere opinion
which may not be the right opinion-ant
right or wropg:-is still only opinion-fre'
consciencesf) "from ta's 30 impressions rhicl
haze been prevalent" false impression
have then prevailed against the truth will
them) concerning TIE teachings of tn
Church" false impressions prevailed
against the teachings q. 6. opinions) of the
Church y "as respects spiritual religion" ~
(what other kind Of religion is there but
spiritual religions Is there physical re-
ligionf "and personal 1,iety"-who ever
heard of impersonal piety y.
We erhort you, brethren, to be erer mind
tul Of the tender lore Of our Master, Christ,
for the little children and to think highly o,
the privileges to which these are admitted
sohom through the agency of His Church, lie
still takes into his arms and Jlesses (what
privileges Are they spiritualf If spirit
ual-is there no "moral change"' If
! Christ takes them in his arms and blesses
them, does he not work some change in
| them 7 Is his blessing fruitiessf)
We entreat goa to regard them as his
o'rn children, by adoption and grace "
(what is the meaning of these words 7
They have it not-because there is no moral
change wrought) "as heirs Of God" (Be-
fore Baptism they were not beirs,-after
Baptism they arc heirs, - and yet no
change!D I>Let them not suppose that the
faith and the prayers and the obedience Of
little children" (Imagine little child of
one year saying prayers and making acts
of obedience to mama and papa! WI it IL
precocious little darling it must beD hare
lightly regarded by the Father Of Nerciesy'-
And SO forth.
Here is the Pastoral letters opinion of
Ritualism. "What is kno,cn as Ritual ism ,
is mainly a question Of taste, temperament
and constitution until it becomes the express
sion Of doctrine" In the same way.we
say what is known as Low-churchism - is
also mainly q question of taste, tempera-
ment and constitution until it becomes
suppression of doctrine.
Extreme Ritua]ism is condemned by tue
is attached to the acts of those who will
still act against the condemnation. Indeed
great latitude is left to those, whose 'taste,
temperament and constitution urge them
to the practice of what is novel in the
Episcopal Church.
As soon as the Bishops reach the subject
of Ritualism, they begin to say too mach
about the Catholic Church and in saying
too UGH they evince their profound ignor-
ance of the central Dogma of Christianity.
As soon as they touch Catholic tenets they
assume, (heaven knows by what rightly the
tone and authority of Judges while,
when they speak of their own tenets they
merely give gentle, mild and equivocal
opinions. That is-they fear to say little
they pretend to possess full power to say
what they please about the doctrines of
other people.
That is,-they mind other peoples bust
ness better than they mind their own,-a
course of conduct which, to say the least, is
very questionable ; and, to say the most,
is not very charitable.
Here is another extract which, of course,
is only an opinion of theirs, and yet they
OellNeF CuaC opinion ln Ine tone OF judges.
The doctrine which chiefly attempts as yet
to express itself by ritual in questionable and
dangerous ways is connected with the Holy
Eucharist That doctrine is emphatcally a
novelty in theology. What is known as Eu-
charistical alteration is undoubtedly inculcat
ed and encouraged by that ritual of posture
lately introduced among us, which finds no
warrant in our "office for the administration Of
the Holy Communion"
Although men may, by unlawful reasoning
ON IpI fnrtn oil 10,
acceptance both of the practice and the doc
trine which it implies, these are most certain
ly unauthorized by Holy Scripture, entirely
aside from the purposes for which the Holy
Sacrament was instituted and most dangerous
in their tendencies. To argue that the spirit
ual presence of our dear Lord in the Holy
for the nurture of the faithful is
such presence as allows worship to him thus
and there present is, to say the very least, to
be wise above that which is written in Gods
Holy Word. For the objects of this Holy
Sacrament, as therein revealed, are first, the
before God of the One sacrifice for
sins forever; and secondly, the Strengthening
and refreshing of the souls of the faithful.
no one can fail to see that it is i'm
possible for the common mind to draw the line