The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-01-14
NJ. T. w.,worth and Or. Do,linser.

The Methodist of the I'd inst. contains q
cleverly written letter from MIR. M. F.
Naiworth, in which he boldly avows his
desertion of tho Pope and his adhesion to
DR.. Dollinger and the AIT katholicks of
Bavaria. The letter is rather long for orr
columns, but we cannot forbear laying it
before our readers, as curiosity in its way:
Messrs. Editors According to the New York
Times, of November 18th, 1871, the Methodist
say ..U. .n,u ~, ~. . .;n,,s n,om;n.nt o,or;..,
or lay Catholic in the republic who has dared
openly to join in the noble protest of Dollinger
and his associates"
The term prominent is susceptible of several
constructions. See if the following description
Ny father was the late Chancellor Walworth,
= of New York State, for twenty years the Chief
Judge of the Court of Chancery here. Shortly
before being admitted to practice law in the
courts of this State and the United States, I
became convert to the Roman Catholic
new faith, purchased q library of Catholic
standard authorities. several hundred volumes.
They were the works of eminent theologians,
dogmatic treatises, church histories of unques
Church History, Mothers Symbolism, Bishop
England's works, Lingards works, and, in
deed, all first-class standard authorities, such
as Roman Catholic prelates and the more &C
complished of the clergy in this country place
upon their library shelves. made myself |
perfectly familiar with the dogmas of the
Church, the scriptural authorities and the ira |
ditions of the Church upon which they were
founded.
Tho cogent reasons which induced me to
connect myself with the Church of Rome were, |
their dogmas, and that truth, divine truth, |
must of its own nature be Interchangeable. I
was instructed that ! had joined . Church I
which held one set of dogmas, from the days |
being the Church established by Our Saviour, !
could not teach in one age and to one genera |
tion of men what it did not teach in another |
that whatever dogmas man of the first CEN |
tury proclaimed as the dogmas of his Church, |
must be each and NIL the same dogmas that a |
man of the nineteenth century announced as |
his dogmas. It was reasonable to believe that |
no more doctrines could be required of the |
latter than of the former.
The Christian of the first century did not |
believe in the infallibility of the Bishop of
Rome the American Catholics of 1860 did not
believe in the infallibility of the Roman Pom
tiff. 1t was not taught to him, ror did be be-
lieve it. Ip 1871 it 10 taught to him. and if he
burial. Thus the good Catholic who died in
1860 held just one doctrine less than tho good
Catholic of 1871 holds when he passes into the
presence OF his Creator. Is this unity of faithi
Is this belonging to an Interchangeable Church
have been o member of the Roman Catholic
Church for eighteen years. published my
first work as an author in defence of the Roman
Of Death; or, . Tale of the New York Penal
Laws of 17A1," has passed through many
editions, and is to-day o living book, new
editions issning yearly. and it can be found ON
the shelves of many colleges, converts and
schools of the Catholic Church in America. II
wrote that book to influence others to join an
Interchangeable Church. The Interchangeable |
Church has changed since / wrote that book |
When wrote that book denied the infalli- |
biilty of the Bishop of Rome, and avowed my !
belief in the infallibility. of the assembled |
Bishops of the world defining articles of faith. |
was at perfect liberty to do If were to |
do 1t to-day should be declared hereto and |
refused Christian burial.
But do deny the infallibility of the Bishop |
OF Rome, just as denied it then /; inst as Arch
bishop Purcell, of Cincinnati, denied it; juat |
- the learned, the great Roman Catholic
Church historian, Doilipger, denies it. He |
knOws, ss know, and AS the nrelates of the |
United States know, that it is new; that it is |
net what men were required to believe in 1885, |