The New York herald., 1874-10-05

bread ana wine are not dead symbols merely, buc
they typlfy to our outward senses spiritual par
tlcipatlOn In the DEMENT'S OF Chrlsts death. Tne
language of 81. Paul Is not to be taken literally or
in a carnal sense but by partaking OF the bread
and wine, by faith and in love we are brought into
communion with the Lord Jesus and thus we
Spiritually feed upon HIM. We can said the
divine confidently believe on the authority OF the
presence, real presence IN the ordinance OF His
dying love, for there is not only no good reason
why we should hesitate to use the words real
presence - but they are just the words 10 express
the true conception OF the Lords SUPPER as op-
posed 10 the
supERsrITIoss AND TEACHINGS OF THE ROMAN.
ISTs.
The Council OF Trent in Its thirteenth session de-
creed that ''Ry the conservation OF the bread and
wine conversion Is maze OF the whole substance
OF the bread into the substance OF the body OF
Chrlsl our Lord and Of the whole substance OF
the wine into the substance or His blood which
conversion is by the Holy Catholic Church suit
ABLY ana properly called Transubsiantlation,"
Mne % Ia tne catechism the Council published, IT IS
sara M In TINS Sacrament are contained not only
tne true oody OF christ, and Whatever appertains
10 the true nature OF body, such as bones and
nerves, but also Christ whole and entire.n Rome
asserts tina, the substance OF the elements IS
changed allowing and anirming in otner places
calls the accidents F'' Of bread and iA vine.
such as taste, color, size, Sc., still remain
after conservation. Dr. Pusey asserts his belief in
true. real, substantial sacramental presence OF
our Lord and His nesh in the Eucharist; the very
flesh which was born OF the Virgin Mary, but
which is now glorihed IN heaven while his fol-
lips OF a leader arlrm their iatn in the real ac-
tual presence of our Lord under the form o! bread
ana wine upon the affairs oil our churches. which
laith Is symbolized ana thus taught to mutltudes
OF ignorant, credulous people IN the advanced
ritual which already hourishes around u.s. and
which Is so pleasing to persons OF a slcky senti-
mental tone oil religious eeling We must not
take the words of Christ 70 His disciples wnen lie
reclined with them round the Iable OF the passover
In literal sense. Men cannot cnange by word
or gesture wheaton wafer into the complete
body OF our Lord Jesus. ST. Paul says that the
rock whose stream followed the sraelite into the
desert Christ. Did he speak literally
figuratively9 All scholars OF all schools say the
latter and If the apostle spoke IN figure why not
the Divine Master. Christ himself supplied Key
to the true Interpretation OF the passage wnen He
spoke OF himself as
THE LIVING BREAD,
which He would give Tor the lite OF the world, and
when He said that bread was his own body some
were onended, but as II TO correct the mistake
they labored under, the saviour added ''It is the
spirit that quckened,' or maketh alive the tesh
proftetn nothing. Let us take this holy sacrament
TO our comfort, assured that the saviour Will meet
us in His own appointment, and that lie will make
the visible sign seal OF our inward and spiritual
grace, and Ill us with JOY unspeakable and lull Of
glory.