National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-07

right to say that Il caves the District government
or the people any money. As speculation " u
bread cast upon the waters" It, shows itself IN
after years In rich legacles, by which "tne
Church" to-day can boastfully look At her wen,
one fourth Of ali the church property in the Dis
isiot ORIENTAL.
rEsbAsr TO CHURCH TAXATION.
10 ne kfifor orns k.,fowai Rsp.b,iear!
SIR: In nnai communication In your Issue OF
the III instant "a Subscriber-1s," on the subject
OF church taxation, declares that he has "Rrcat
hopes for .IIamartoIos,' as he has publicly &C
knowiedged himself q sinner" from which,
suppose, II may be properly inferred that neither
In public nor In private does "subscriber" ac-
knowledge himself TO be one. and that his ante
type may be found IN that passage In the gospel
nerS with one VINO thanked God that he was not
a other men. IL 10 pieasant 70 carry on an
am,cable controversy with one who Is incapable
n ain but nst on that account incapable OF error;
and therefore I have 0 brief hnsl word OF re-
joinder 70 some points In the article OF my SIN
ieii Ia rileges Inst "oalieo was never induced to
deny ihal the ear'h revoves on us axis Inc
scientinc ques ton bsa no part In hls condenna-
ton, for Ii Ia absu.d 70 suppose mat Ino ys,en,
Rome And which Ga,J.n merely reproduced,
| conld nave brought upon bli the censure OF the
ecclesiastical authority. Whist lea 70 .h,s wa
laSns ps,Ssrs IN a,.sss NJ was
mere decree Of the Inquisltion that G "ue nn,a
him Why not assert at once That the, secs
existed q Gaiileof IL would obylnte the "a,
| sity Of any aliusion to Copernicus. lct us "
how the system Of the latter was applauded Al
Rome.
on ne ~ q reornay, ielo, ane tneV ,S sn,'
!. Tic spn is the centre Of the system Of the
world. and IA accordingly destitute Of local mo
O. The earth Il moi The centre Qf the system OF
the worki, but reyoIves Upon it8if daily.
The next day tire conclusions Of TINS council
an reference 10 the nfst proposition all agreed
that II Is foolish aud absurd In philosophy anu
formally hereuea, nasmnch as u Is ~ o,ear c9,
s' era sese ~ s1g and with the
eonc9rasnt expos,'g, any .hiog.ns vi '"e
holy fsther and Iearnso al, .,ro.a
IN Tegsru 70 sne ,is,,,c NJ the sams ren.
,nre, ana il theological sense Is at least an
error IN faitt." r. ,ss , go. or,.,s,
on tne sotn o. T,,ny ue,,e,, ,.,,, sh%ia rita
aleo before him aud warn nm 20 u abandon e,
islna so%%::eas! 81 ne hoy ONCE q S S y y
wholly renounce me teaching; defence, 2. dis =
mi so%%;sd he 'HSqs &c &c Siss INC
Eaaiiiie, son pross.," etc, Paris, isSIl ,.,...
Is notori9us ,,s,,n n ~ ,oae M no,y ONCE
YEATS latci M!eI o,ssu .e sa.,o snn n Sa ~
ean.ed thew. ne saSstsntisiii saenied mai o,
esrth Ievol,es !" ", ~ M d.n,sj ai mai propo
tns reSs Iimu,y Xe,ss, ouSele. VI '''''
'i II, too, sSe system o. Copernlcu. was ther
applauded =. homss w 81 XIV Vst,c.n or ~ IN,
nssss T arsr'men,s Of Inc Holy ONCE. the au
3|SSrf,ies o. the Church, q w have seen, pub
llcy e9n1emn ~ ,.,,Ion mai her InfaliGIiIt,
count In ~ snc pI.s y. ca.es,iai Coma Rn
hs% IN sapoy 10 Re Informed that as il was onl,
: tse lhqu,s,, rM..no,sIt,,s' Indeed. how coul,
Church wss M Tudnsi,,on derived All ia yitalIt
she be, vhe. ..e ~, saa sss GSarch.
aud authority ns" ..ss ..s;uh.rr,t,cr ~ .va
. "Ths lnquisition, "sys 4, vas \ merely ,ocs
|, not myth but fact; ~ 't,on n ilsiv and IN
! trtbdnsi and VITA IN. exec Mined 10 q fe,
spanish d0fninfonst " VS. -. France Ger
/ places; and terry .tempUrnrflyt W mo penna
many, Poland nnd EngiaM, nMs.,,. = Of IN
nent O. essential PsN OF tue Wssb'hsn".
} 1t Is PLEASANT TO recognize tbs edn'tssfTi ~
, the ln1ulstiion was not mytn; lv NsIn tnas
covered with lts baneiui shadow but PORTION
! though the fslrest portion OF Europe, and csi's
cially to Know that u was no part OF the OF
/ ganiHatiou of tile Chsfeh. The burning AM
I staying Of heretics for fen centuries and o,e
I no great niattey. And the Church lookrt %
fSs u was ase inauis,Sn tsas a
did not Itself include the tribunal OF the Iloly
: once. But II she sanctioted and approved o
the institution how could she do otherwise thar
sanction y means no.SIiCusly used 70, tse sup
0 was the penalty OF DEATH II such means wer,
! intrinslcally horrible and unlawful for the sup
preston Of erroneous religious opinions, how
not guide her into the better paihf
I "Ihe Church, says my opponent, "dli no
4 Iepress heresy by the civil arm, nor did sh'
] hand over heretcs 10 the civil power for punish
ment, except In the same way that ali churches
at the present day and all good citizens repres
9 crime by the civil power, and expect II TO b
punished by the secular arm. II must he re
9 nembered that during portion OF the medi
nyal sge heresy was considered crime agains
ne more
1 were criminals Of the blacklist dye, aislhng Il
propagate their anti.social ideas by murder. ar
son and other enormliies. Hence Il was thu
Poral penalties upon those convicted Of heresy
However abhorrent TO US at this day such sen
timent or policy may be, 1t seems to have CONT
very near our own time. To be convinced Of
this, one need only read Calyins treatise In de
fence Of Prosecuting measures, In which hi
maintains the lawfulness Of putting heretics tc
death. lie carried out these principles In the
!. cases OF Castellio and Servetus. More than q
hundred years after his followers embodied bis
! doctrine In their confession Of faith, (Westmn
, ster Conf. Oh. ISL wherein they say that 'tht
civil magistrate hath authority, and II Is hi,
duty 70 take order that all basphemles and
4 heresles be suppressed.
| -
formed US that the Church created the modern
state IL so, how could she have overlooked the
very obvious Utility Tor her ends OF rendering
i the STATE subservient 10 themf And as the sup
preston o. error " only less dear 70 her thar
the establishment OF truth, u Is contrary TO al
propaoiiity mat she should have forgotten 70 use
me STATE Tor THIS purpose. She never did forget
, u. WIZ sue ever pc wise enough 10 cease V de-
sire 80 70 employ the civil power
Let US appeal 70 historic fact In Illustration
. 81 what sne mas done. ] refer TO the bull
Summ,s des,dsranfss"-of Pope Innocent VIII
ISSUED IN 1854, confirming lnquisitors for the
sxency o. wizards and witches: 10 this bull