The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-28

nents 1 entirely withdraw. The Fourth
General Council (Chalcedon), composed
chiefly Of Greek prelates, committed itself
in synodical procurement to these
words 1.-THE thrce-blesscd and all-bon-
orcd Peter, who is the rock and basis OF
the Catholic church and the foundation Of
the orthodox faith.
of papal infallibilitvY confess IL has
for me q great charm Our Lord 10 Of
of course, the head of His church but he
has vicar upon earth. The visible
church must have visible head, the in
head The Pope cannot err
ministerially acting as the head Of the
church, though az a private doctor or thee.
Logan he may err and commit errors of
Judgment IN the exercise of ecclesiastical
discipline. Our treasure is in an earthen
vessel, and, therefore, abuses are to be ex-
pected, ana the head Of the church is such
head that he may not, for instance, say
to the feet; III have no need Of thee, nor
yet may the feet say to head, ~ have no
need of thee Yet this is what the An
glican church did say when she severed
herself from Rome.
am no fanatic. l have neither torn
of my collar,
BURNED MY BIBLE
nor destroyed nay eassock. l leave the
Anglican church, thanking God that there
are 30 many sweet souls in her communion,
striving after Catholic unity. or all
forms Of Professionalism Anglicanism 10
the highest. There is more good among
Anglicsns than among Presbytsrians,
more good among Presbytsrisns than
among Baptists, and so on through the
grades Of Congregationalisrn, Unitsrisnism,
&c, &c. But high above,them all on the
rock stands the church Of Peter. And il
you ask me why join the Roman COM
munion in preference to any other, ! will
answer as Father Ignatius Spencer did,
who, formerly an Anglican clergyman,
died Catholic priest. Father, why do
you always travel third class?' Be-
cause, rejoined he, "there is no fourth.
Aud so Join the Roman communion be-
cause there is nothing higher l can join.
1t is the genuine and perfect form Of
Christianity.
And as q matter OF fact the faith Of the
Roman church never has failed, never will
fail, for He, who is the truth has promised
that the gates Of hell shall not prevail
against it. Diverse no doubt in discipline,
a. diverse as the characters and tempera.
ments Of catholic nations, but one in faith,
communion and and obedience. There il
Of course, nothing good that cannot be
abused but am 10 more responsible for j,
in the Roman than in the Anglican pale
As a matter Of taste and principle had
rather see
DEvoUr OLD WOMAN
bending her knee to . black-faced imag,
Of the Virgin in Spain than 60 to tn,
vestry cupboard Of Trinity church, New
York, and find black bottle labelled "con
secrated wine And il we are told Of 81
old Irish woman who said . prayer 70
the sake Of the indulgence attached to il
accompanied with curses for those 70
whom she prayed, this 10 not more amui
ing than the traditional old woman Of Ar
glican fame, who presented herself tn
fourth time for confirmation, because Oh
said, ut was good for the rheumatic"
II believe in one holy Catholic Apostoli
Church" Ask yourselves is the Angelica
Church one? 1t is neither one with itse
nor with any other body. Is she hol,
She has not canonized a single saint sine
the Reformation. Is she catholic? No or
/, accepts her orders but herself and man
of her greatest lights do not believe in the
n""as-itv at all. One word more and ha,
done; 1t was not wf.hous so.--. Insight int
the future of Christianity that our Lor,
spoke parable comparing house bui
upon the sands,
sHIFTISG, CHANGING, REcEDISo
At the mercy Of wind and wave to til
house built upon the rock. What is til
rock' a council held infallible by you
own church teaches you, thou art Pete
on this rock, etc. In conclusion, do nc
let my course, or the slanderous tongue
that will lash me when this thing is pub
licly known, frighten you back into pre-
testantism. If Roman Catholicism is 5
manifestly an error it will bear examins
ton. Just exercise your common sens
and, as you would do in matter ofspecu
lation, search and look consult teacher
on both sides, and, like people Of oommo
sense, judge between them, never forge,
ting the necessity Of prayer and the fac
that neither father nor mother, nor an
social or worldly interests are to be pre-
fcrred to the sweet will of our only Lor
and God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.