The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-07
y :: NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING. JULY = 1873

MORNING. JULY 2, 1879.
80 ready to cry stop thief. Before convict
ing 1t, however, of being the genuine cut.
tie fish, We will dispose Of it's first remark
in reference to our having omitted one Of
it's answers. The simple fact ia relation to
this is that we have published an answer to
every one of its articles, and we never
agreed to publish two. If the Presbyterian
will republish the remarks to which it al
ludes. or embody them in formal answer,
we shall be happy to give them place in
our columns.
Now for the cuttie-fsh. This animal
hides his true position by emitting an inky
aaid which defes the powers of vision.
Now, which party in this discussion seeks
darkness NE wish.to throw light on the
subject through variety of means-the
Bible, the Fathers Of the Church, History
of the Couneils of the Popes, teachings Of
the Universities and, finally, reason. On
the other hand, the Presbyte,ian is offended
at this light. It wishes to stick to a mere
verbal discussion upon the meaning Of
Bible texss. 4 Among these texts your true
Calvanistical cutie fish is at home. It can
oavil and doubt and bubble until tue IN
tellectual ink of its own blindness 10 float
ing in all Tbs waters around 1t and ordinary
vision 10 bewiidered. Tits said that to the
single text, 1his 10 my blood r. the Cal
vinists and their friends gave several hua.
dred distinct meanings within q Few years
after the Reformation broke ont. .a,-sl. "a
of all discussions possible, those arisiag
from the subtle, hair-spiittiBg, shadowy
distinctions detec ted by determined dispu-
taots, in the meaning ofwords and phrases,
are the most endless and acrimonious. The
language Of the. Bible is Just like that Of
any other book, and the slang pretence
that it can be better and more easily under.
stood than any other, 10 mere impatient
assertion of Professionalism. These. 10 not 8
shadow Of proof of it to be found any
where, Your true and professional cutie
fish then is be who will not be drawn from
the tarbid and muddy waters, not of the
Bible, but OF those scholastic, verbal dis
putations upon the meaning of the Bible
which he has the art of stirring up so in
terminably. bo.s ro-o 5s..' -.taw ..a.- ~ss,
|, No !. our neighbof is not fond of light
aud rejects it on tire 1imsiest pretexts.
What can he more transparent, notwith-
standing all its ink, than to ignore the tesr
timony of the Venerable Fathers ofSthe
early Church, simply because their writings
are 'einaccessible to. ninety-n nine, menpat
of a hundred ~ Why, 81 is for the hum
dredth ,man--if q cetAe-6sh can be. called .
man-that. We adduce their testffnony IL
10 for the illumination Of our neighbor it
self. that we cite these ancient volumes.
Are they inaccessible to the editor. Of =
newspaper, lone, too, who elaine to belong
to learned profession That profound
scholar says that We hope to shield our
"assertions from investigation :" but how
couid we hope for such an immunity under
the searching microscope Of our learned
adversary What injustice does OUr neigh
Dor do itself as public instructor and dis
corner of error! On the contrary, 1t il
| with the ardent desire that our authorities
shall be Investigated and permitted to
shed the pure rays of their light on the
subject that we Quote them, and IL our
neiRhbor has not the facilities Of verifying
their correctness, we bhall be most happy
| to put them at its disposal. ~.
How singular it looks. though, that. the
church Of this day shouid have cut itself of
SO entirely from that Of the first agesl that
men Who process TO teach the Christian re-
-igicu should not have, nc their fingers
ends the commentaries aud opinions OF
those great luminaries who fret preceded
them in the same work, and indeed verified
the landmarks of that religion .! that, If II
is really the sane church now IS then, the
writings and teaehings Of its very ESaadeeI
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