The New York herald., 1873-10-13
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY ls SHEET

at the feet OF this teacher, whom Christ appointed
to confirm in the faith His apostless
The Church OF Christi Is
ONE FLOCK.
1t is visible flock but Christ, as the visible shep-
herd, Is no longer here. Is there now visible
shepherd in His place or not5 Christ says there h.
DR.. Hodge and many gentlemen from Europe and
America say there is not. In the gospel OF ST.
John, when Peter had thrice affirmed his love for
Jesus, ne was appointed the visible shepherd and
commanded TO feed the lambs and the sheep, the
iai,y ana tne clergy and even the apostles, who
shepherd, the good shepherd who loves the sheep
not only OF those who are IN the fold, but OF those
ars n x from IT. and who must all be
HIS eternal love and fulfil the prophecy, "There
M snail be one sheepfod and one shepherd" 1t is
Christ himself doing His work in the Church.
What He did during His mortal life is
Hu. na the pe spes nn what sSs He DO dur
distinctive traits OF Chrst's ministry during His
mortal hie are not only ignored, but worse are
all, OF those Christian gentlemen OF the Alliance.
It was word OF prophecy; it was no afterthought
sacrce rhou art priest % forever According rus'o to
the order OF Melchisedec." 'The Lord has sworn
it," and stranger still HE win not repentn in
gentlemen in New York. Christ the priest OF this
order OF Melchisedec (who offered bread and
all-suficient sacrifice on the cross. He must re.
member the Fathers oath. His priesthood is to be
forever In the world, Offering His memorial sacri-
end OF time. And these men have torn out, as it
were. that page OF prophecy and that other page
IN the holy Eyangel, In which Christ gives His own
sweetest memorial OF divine love. "And the
bread that will give Is My flesh for the life OF the
world" In spite OF these gentlemen the Evangel
tells Us that Christ Will be
A PRIEST TILL THE END OF TINE.
"Do this in remembrance OF me; as often as you
do this you shall show forth the death OF the Lord
until He come" Therefore there is TO be an altar
and o sacrifice In the Church OF God "until lie
comes" at the last day. These men, with unholy
other Godlike traits which distinguish the Church
OF Christ The fountain OF baptism erected at the
portals or this worldwide temple is misunder
stood, or, in some cases, practically denied by
these gentlemen. Inside the portal Is another
monument or Chrst's love, which they hate and
calumntate. After the resurrection Jesus came TO
the apostles, whom he had made the priests OF HIS
sacrifice, ana. breathing upon them, said,
"Whose sins you shall forgive they are
forgiven" &c. and this established the sacra-
ment OF penance. What else did Christ come on
earth to do II not to convert SinnerS2 Again the
members OF the Evangelical Alliance cannot under
stand the sublime counsel OF chastity, which Christ
especially honored, and which was inculcated by
81. Paul. and therefore they denounce the celibacy
OF the Catholic priests and solemn vows OF the re-
hgiOus The evangelical counsels which animate
the religious orders in the Catholic Church. are to
these men unintelliglble; and therefore they ad-
yocate or at least approve OF, the suppression OF
these orders Again. not far from the altar is the
chair OF truth. Not the pulpit OF sectares but the
dOgmatic chair established by Christ when He
gave to His Church the commission to preach, "All
power Is given to Me in heaven and on EARTH Go
therefore teach all nations" &c. Go and preach
the Gospel mot the written Gospel Tor 1t was not
then wrltten) 90 and teach all nations all truth
for all time. All nations, all truth, all days-the
charter Of the Catholic Church.