The New York herald., 1871-03-20
ST. LaWRE,IE,s ROMAN CATHOLIC tHiReH.
Hear the Church :--Which Is the Church Of
The Living tod. History OF Modern Re-
form-SermOu by Father Uamcu, Of tho
Order Of Jesus.

Hear the Church :-Which Is the Church of
The Living ai0ds History Of Modern Re-
form-Sermop by Father Oamcu, Of tho
Order Of Jesus.
The not over large Catholic church on Eighty
fourth street was craInmed yesterday evening with
an earnest audience TO hear his second sermon To
the members OF other religious denominations. A
great number OF Protestants were present aad paid
marked attention TO the learned Jesnit's remarks.
He said.
MY SEPARATED BRETHREN
dt IL with pang OF regret that SO address YOU
in my last sermon indicated The supreme author-
ity OF the Church which Jesus Instituted while yet
upon this earth. His words were. "Hear the
Church, Tie question ! take up tonight is,
what church did Jesus mean? what church
III which We must believe az IN the Saviour himself !?
There are now, besides the Catholic Church, three
hundred and dfty-two Protestant denominations
aud every year adds TO them. Which oI all these is
the Church established oy Him when lie was on
this earth, for must rememher that He
established no oburcn after He left II.
1t is 1858 years siuce our Lord assembled into
heaven, and. therefore, every church established
siuce Is not HIS.
40 CHURCH BUf ONE
which has existed this length OF time l. His. The
Catholic alone is the which fu6ls this condition
OF continuity. All history proves It, whether Jewish
Pagan or Protestant. All the nations or the
earth acknowledge it. II one OF nv separated
brethren goes to Protestant minister ana ASKS
which church IL tue first, ne Will answer, "The
Christian Churca.r Push MIN to q definitc point
and he cannot deny that ours is the primal one.
Did not the apostles their creed say, n believe
IN the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church ?"
They did not gay the holy English the holy Preaby-
terisn, holy Methodist or
THE HOLY JUMPERS, oHrRcH
But all Protestsnts. Lutheran or Presbyterian, or
what not, all repeat the Apostles creed ASK
lie will say, No, am Methodist: and with
others. He cheats the Almighty then, by say
ing ing one r,a thing and be,icying another ASK
In the Catholic Church! Because she became cor
sapt ana erres 50 thaf II was necessary TO reform
her. Then, say, II she has fallen into error. that
JESUS rs An IMPosToR
and Christianity u cheat. Then would | say to
Jesus. Strike me dead upon the altar consume
nie to ashes, thaf !, priest, may not preach
cheat. an fmposture aud lie. On, separated
brethren, Jesus has said That lie butt the Church
upon rock and the gates of nell would MOI prevail
against 1t. ana that lie woud remain with IL
through MI time, even 10 the consummatiOn OF the
world. II lie has remained with her all days
she has not fallen Into error, for lie could not re
main with an errlng Church. II lie has not Kept
His word He must be an mpcstor and NOT God. No.
snc ~ the same now. ss when She lett the tands OF
her iramer eighteen huudrcd years ago
You demur TO iniallibiliy ana say that
decision upon Doint long Upheld by The soundest
iheoivglans. when The Supreme Court ~ tue 'hisct
states rom which there IS no appeal, ueciucS e"h-
sutunonai point II is
The nrst 'relormer' came III tnc person
81 Martin Luther rs lae a. i51o am
hence the church he founded ls that OF y
man. The learned Father then gave the history OF
all the principal modern rcformers and inst'utcfs
or religion which followed, ana concluded "A sermon
Of remarAable power py DECLARING tnas though no