Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-07
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ism VS.. Professionalism.


ism VS.. Professionalism.
AS the temporal power of the Pope has
been assailed, from time TO time, until now
it amounts to nearly nOthing-in the same
ratio has Professionalism increased its efforts
to crush out Roman Catholicism. Both
seenrto be wide awake. In the recent
meeting of the Evangelical Alliance in New
York city, there was decided conflict, in
which the rejecting adherents Of neither
side have much to boast. Probably it will
be found that skepticism, as well as large
body of free thinkers, who are neither
Churchmen nor SkepticS, has gained some
thing by the last and third meeting of the
Evangelical Alliance. Upon denomina-
tiOnal churches the effect of these discus
Sions has been substantially immaterial.
The doctrine of the Unity OF Christian de-
nominations, in so far as it implies a per-
petuatiOn Of sectS, will never enlighten the
non-church free thinkers, but will add to
the aggregate of skeptics. The unification
of the Church, however, suffered a defeat
in postponement, and the adjournment Of
the Alliance appears to have left the issues
between the Church and the World about
as its opening found them.
In the meantime the struggle between
Professionalism and Roman Catholicism
goes on with accustomed ardor. We are
told on the one hand of the ccrruptiOns,
the blasphemies, the prosecutions, the per-
versions of the Scriptures, the inhumani-
ties, the iniquities and the barbarities from
the commencement Of the Reformation,
constantly practiced by the Church Of
Rome. On the other hand, We are told of
the sins of the Original Refo1ners-their
libertiniSm. their Ostracism, their Puritan
ism, their unholy ambitions and their by
pocriSy. Roman Catholicism tauntS Pro
teStantiSm with having been founded by
libertines, cruel and inhuman persons
persons who by superior adroitness and by
learning ungOyerned by true religion, in
vaded the Word of God, and corrupted the
Bible itself by unauthorized TRANSACTIONS,
manufacturing it, in part, to suit their
wicked purposes, and have thereby plunged
a great part OF the Christian World into
heresv as bad rs, or worse than, iTeli9i0n
or infidelity. Then Professionalism TetOTtS
with references to the Inquisition, TO the
vindictive and unjust anathemas of the
Pope, to the convent and the clOister, and
to crimes such rs no skeptic or intidel has
ever been charged with.
In this fierce combat between the two,
both sides will be- interested III what each
has to say of the other.
The National Publishing Company, of
Cincinnati, have sent us a volume Just
issued from their press entitled Gross and
CrO,cn." by James D. McCabe, Jr., which
is a contribution in the pending discussion
between Protest antism and Roman Cathol-
icism, that cannot fail to attract more than
Il e h. crauar,l ,,r,I1fc
1t is written in an extremely agreeable
style, and embraces such events in the his
tory of the contest between Professionalism
and Roman Catholicism rs are calculated
to inspire ProteStants with renewed ar'iOr
and devotion in the path they are pursuing.
The author says: ''NO effort has been
made to plead the cause Of any particular
denomination. The cause is that OF Christ
and His Church, cause dear to every
christian Of whatever denomination
''Ncithcr," he continues, lis the book de
signed as a partisan attack upon the Church
of Rome. The history OF the
Protestant Church is a series Of
facts, and these have been stated
without partiality, and that they present
Rome as the enemy of truth is not the fault
of the writer The body of the work
gives a clear but condensed history OF the
Vaudois churches Qtalian), the HugIenotS,
French). and of the reformation in Eng
land These histories are each supple
mented by a description Of the martyrdOms
suffered by individuals in each Of those
countries in consequence Oftheir Protestant
faith. The work is well written and can
not fail to have apowerful influence where
ever it is read. 1t is also embellished
witha series ofsteel engravings, illustrating
the subjects treated, as finely executed as
we have seen. The work, in its mechani-
cal execution is a credit to the National
Publishing Company, and may be had by
addressing them at IS Elm street, Cincin-
natl.
The same company have printed a popu-
lar edition of "T'he Life and Episties Of
So. Paul." by Conybeare and HOwson,
which is altogether the most full and com
plete, interesting and instruCting life Of the
Apostle that has appeared.