Rock Island Argus., 1872-04-17
LECTURE AT THk CATHOLIC caURoa

The Lecture at the Catholic Church last
evening, on the subject sis one Church as
good as another" given by Father Coghlin
was largely attended by an apprecistive
audience of all religious dsnomia,iops.
Space will not allow US to-day to give
more than the principal points made by the
eloquent lecturer.
He quoted extensively from the Scriptures
to show that the marks Of the true church
Of Christ ere, ls. unity Of Faith, 2nd unity
of Communion.
A Kingdom divided against itself cannot
stand. Christ always speaks of My church
The Apostles we're continually warning the
the early christians agains. false teachers
and those who attempted to lead them away
by new 6edged doctrines.
In St. John, II ohap-Christ prayed to
bis Heavenly Father, for his followers, "thas
they may be ell one as We are" that unisv
might exist among ,hem for all future ages
The Rev. Lecturer then referred to the
various christian denominations outside OF
the Catholic Church, showing that divisions
and differences are continually sprineing up
among them, and were eveo 10 the times OF
Luther, Calvin, and the other leaders of
those who, three hundred gears ago, sepsrat-
ed from the Mother church. Each Que
then taught different doctrines, and notc the
number Of secis and the differences oi
opinions are inoreAsing every day. The
Episcopsl Church in the United States il
different from elsewhere, they do notacknowl-
edge Queen Victoria as their head. There
are the High, Middle aud Lower Episcopal
churches There are seven different scots
ia the Methodist church. The Baptist
Lutheran, Unitarian, Presbyterian, and other
churches are also divided.
They have attempted from time to tim,
to agree on any one article Of Faith ant
have failed. In the year 1900 there wer'
I. 27O ssets calling themselves christians; to
day the number is over $50.
The Catholic Church has had one FAiIl
and one Communion, tt roughout the work.
= from the time of Christ down TO the preseu
e time. Christ said 10 his Apostles; &c
Ie and teach all nations, bAPtisini
p them in the name of the Father, Son an
D. Holy Ghost, aud Behold an With you a
Of DAYS even TO the eonsummation Of th
Of world."
The Apostles did as be comDsnded then
then, and the Catholic Church from Tbs
- time down through eighteen long centnrie
- has done the same. her doctrines slwsy
10 hare been, and always tH be the same. |
p Asia, Africs, Australia, Europe and Amer
J. cA. she teaches th. sane doctrine, has II
- same unity of faith aud tbs sane unity {
communion. She hes existed loGger ths
" any Empire Kiug6om or political oEgsnizi
~ ton on the face OF the globe, and the EN-
70 nenI English historian NAcauley Gays
= speaking of this noble aed veGerab
w splendor when scms lonely traveller fror
n. New ZesIsaa viii take bis stand on
~ broken arch of London Bridge to sketc
a the ruins Of s.. Pnuls.'
a The lecturer chen thanked The large col
. gregs;ior for their faithful attendance 10 h
n. Mission, Aud bAde Ihem short aud toncl
:, ing farewell slkiug them to pray for hi
er ~bile on bis laeors elsewhere.
I'd There we're about 1900 persons who r
n ceived Holy Communion curing The Nj
- sion.
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