The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-22

do. Apelicsnism We considered more
polished and more scholarly system tnan y
that Of John Knox, owing q the facs o. ~
enjoying all the advantagee OF
1si,s ss:.e and
ministers icing. az oDsct0 peers OF me
realm, and its inferior clergy AL more or
less members either OF artstocratic OF u
least Of the richer families In the kingdom.
Presbyterianism was by the force Of cir
cumstances cut of, 50 that its ministers,
instead of being lords or squiree, never
rose above the humble position Of village
pastors, or, at best, iDcumbents OF city ON
ued for their personal character, but never
looked up to or bowed down before as
their more fortunate brethren of the sister
Establishment. In this light alone dld Ca
tholics regard the ministers OF the Two
commurions. AS for thinking that one
more than the other had any claims to be
regarded as a portion of the Church Catho-
lie, such an idea never entered into their
heads. Each was equally in schism each
was in heresy each had deliberately cut
it's own advised acts formally renouDced
all connection with the True Fold. Such
being the case, it would seem a trif1e
whether one WHO was called bishop, or
even an archbishop preached IN Presoy-
terrain place Of worship, or whether gen.
tleman who wore the Geneva gown con-
Quoted the service in an Episcopaiirn
Church., and recent events have proved
that we were right. No sooner had Or.
Thomson and DR.. Wilberforce crossed the
Border than they improved the occasion 10y. 6y
Kirk Of Scotland to Catholicism are az
good as their own, and that, were 1t not
, FOR certain legal trammels, the result OF
their connection with the State, and the
! obstinacy of Queen Elizabeth in regard to
v | ~. - mis- there ia rea9.
, Lon why DR.. Macleod should not hold forth
. lin York or DR., Cumming in Winchester
Cathedral. This view OF the case, how
, ever, does not seem to meet with the APP
, arms. That DR.. Thomson should have
, been guilty of schism does not surprise
, them after his many shortcomings at home
and his persecution of the orthodox"
, party in his diocese, but that their tower
Of strength, his Lordship of Winchester,
, should have descended to such an abyss of
baseness has Mortified them beyond meas
ure. Letter upon letter has appeared in
,, tho columns of their favorite organs, and
a cry has Gone up, which will only have
y producing the slightest effect upon those
. against whom it was directed. One
= shrieks out for the persecution of the Of
y tenders, but in order to do So they must
y first prosecute the Head of the body OF
e which they are but the working members.
u Both DR.. Thomson and DR.. Wllberforce
:, hold their commissions from the Queen,
= who in the Anglican Establishment fills
Ia the office of Pope. and is its supreme guide
+ in matters of Faith and discipline. But
;; abe is also the Head OF the EstaoIsneo
:, Kirk in Scotland, and, az such, is theore
!. tically bound to see that her subjects duly
=, con form to it's rules. Thus, by dual ar
N ran cement, she is Head of two systems, o
~ which one is legally right in England ant
~ wrong in Scotland, and rice versG. Tba
= ! contradict each other II
~. many important respects is nothing to tn
:. purpose-as they are equally Protestant
ed is only to be expected that they should.
sk what We are concerned with Is Tn
as anomalous fact that her Majesty, II sn
cd attended the ministratious of an Episcopa
Nd Ian Minister in Scotland, would be setting
ha an example of schism to her subjects jus
r.. as much as if she put in an appearance q
ny Crown-court during her residence at Buck
~, ipgham Palace. But st. Paul is strong o.
Ibtt the subject of rendering due obedience t
ed the powers that be, therefore, DR.. WILDER
~ force, who, by precept and example,
Ii. bound to carry out in his life and teachin
oh the Apostolic mmands of loyalty, to sa
at nothing of showing that he meant What \?
m said in his own strong sayings on the :" 81
M of schism," would be guilty of disloyalt
al both to his Queen and to the Apostle, II q
.. did not in all things become conformls
lie that is to cay Kirkman, in Scotland. br
nf here steps in an Anglican with very pei
ma tinent question:
act If he be Presby terrain across the Borde
by and an Episcopal prelate at winchester,
lily there any reason why the Office s ,; PC ef
Co pleasuref If not only he, but almost eTe
10 bishop ON tho Bench, snaps his fingers at :, q
m doctrine and discipline of the Church OF En-
ole land, can they expect the people OF Engi a.
es- any longer to keep up at q somewhat cost
ere price the mere sham of an Episcopacy.
Use 1t will be in the recollection OF our rea
in ers that we have asked the same questl'
op. over and over again. DR.. Wilberforce,sv
to are glad to observe, has practically a
in swered it for US, and proved to the wor
ed, that Presbyterianism is not the false sy
. OF tenn men would have US oeneVe, ouI as
ter. serving of recognition by Protestants
the Establishment in England. Und
lily these circumstances we think we may fair
can return thanks to the Archbishop OF 70
MIS- and the Bishop of Winchester for teachi
geo us this lesson, one which, in these days
reform and economy, will, doubtless, 4
he thrown away. Meanwhile few me