The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-12-07

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10 cutting strange pranks. Deans and
Bishops are communing with Dissenters,
which 10 virtually admitting that Episcopal
ordination is farce and a humbug. With
Cummins and the Dean of Canterbury, the
"Apostolic succession" is pure nonsense.
How inexpressibly shocked their aristo
cratic brethren are at this conduct can we'll
be imagined. Indeed it is quite evident
in the agitation growing out OF DR.. Cum
minis act of brotherhood and which resulted
in his secession from Episcopalianism.
This action ON his part 10, however, In
unison with the Protestant current of the
times. That current sets towards Evan
gelical independence, or disintegration.
All the conservative framework of Pro-
testantism is going to pieces, and the sooner
it goes the better, for then honest people
can no longer deceive themselves into the
belief that it is temple.
Logic is an memorable science. DO you
but assume the premises and it will infalli-
bly, bring you to legitimate conclusions
therefrom. You may say no, over 80 stoutiy;
YOU and your children may hold on, with
the perverse tenacity of bigotry, to half
way post beyond which you will not go;
but the time will come, should centuries
even elapse first, when resistance shall be
of no avail and common sense shall trl-
umph. You will have either to abandon
YOUR vicious premises or to accept their
natural consequences.
Bishop Cummins sees clearly that he has
no more authority than Presbyterian
parson, and that it is merely piece OF IN
solence in one Protestant to refuse to com
mime with another. The fundamental
principle of Professionalism is the right OF
avery man to interpret the Bible for him
self and gather his own belief therefrom.
The only thing in common among them'
: therefore, is belief in the inspiration OF the
O. Bible. 1t is absurd on their part to re-
ouire any thing more than this in the way
of belief and to do 80 is arrogant and IL
LOGICAL, DR.. Cummins sees this and de-
clines to stultify himself any further.
His Episcopslian brethren probably say
to him "But we do not hold that the
Bible is the only rule of Faith. The Church
ia an organized body, with corporate life
O. with Apostolical succession in its pastors
10 and with authority in itself or in them
10 To this he will answer "Nonsense ! How
IN can there be two independent autheritie
O. In one kingdom Which shall Christian
" obeya Which Bishop or which Church
Authority cannot conflict with itself. 1
Cod has given authority to His Churc
~. that authority must be the same through
W, ont the world. Otherwise there would nc
it be one Church but as many Churches
,st there are authorities"
Such men as Cummins feel this. The
ho see that there is no medium, no stoppln
Mace between the doctrine OF supreme
49, linfallible authority to interpret God
-, revelation for all men, and that OF ever
al mans right to interpret it for himsei
The Authority in the Roman Church, in tt
Greek Church and in the English Chure
}. are incompatible. They may confiic
There must be one only, or none. An apo
|. tolic authority which does not claim 8
premacy, is therefore pretender and
.r usurper.
the There then remains but tho other theor
that every man must interpret the Biz
~, on for himself, the only requisite for his @
thodoxy being a belief in its inspiratio
tho The Evapgelicals have not quite progress
her to this point yet, but they will have
ing come to it. They now audaciously requ
We belief in certain doctrines, and set apt
ect, certain sects az orthodox, while the oth'
nen are not to be communed with. This
excessively illogical, and the current
common sense now running onward "
,,aS soon force them beyond any such narr
the limits.
,eN Believe in the Bible and interpret it
race best you can ; that is all Of Christlan''
bap. Such is the real orthodox doctrine
Professionalism and such it must soon be
knowledged to be.
The . , a~.,, o,
bers "eh' IL ~ oo''e w
day last Analysis Anu unuoA0''DO JUG.
An, do hold. Then we see the question fr
The both sides, a priori and a posteriori.
k in Professionalism means what we have go
the sooner it is acknowledged by everybo
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