The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-04

man VINO insults Christendom by deliberately
writing, Certainly II Is Just that we should treat
them tine Gosoeis) "wth the same respect as we
do otner ancient writings, and when We find any
thing unreasonable to doubt II and put II down as
myth, saying To ourselves that the author Ia
either deceived himself Is trying TO deceive u.s."
Ihat Is TO say the sceptlc has spoken and the
Is setti dl ms Is tae man who insults Chrstendom
ionius raised the tead OF, like Peter, was confined
In prison, and, like him, released In . similarly
miraculous manner, think that somebody must
have started lie not only N Apollonus' case, but
In Peters also: ana when read that 4Escuapius
and CHRIST also raised the dead | am INCLINED to
think that others can spin yarns as well as the
salioro That is to say this sceptc is inclined TO
think the Gospels are yarns, or, In PLAIN English,
lies
All this, Mr.. Editor may be intended as venom;
this sceptic may be inclined to think II Is smart
that 1t IL stab at Christianity. Put what q mis-
take, and Just such an one as sceptlc only can
make, out OF conceit and vanity. Venom 1t Is
only mud. Smarts 1t is only meanness. stabs
mere straw Before and since tne days OF Vol
tare and Paine-yes, more than 1000 times just
such or worse things have been said and written
by sceptlcs '.Ior the honor OF God and humanity"
and yet Christianity lives. Sceprics have rallied
against astronomy, geology, chemistry and many
other systems and sciences now settled as such,
ciined to think they viii continue to be
read, studied and believed in to the last.
This sceptic is convinced by his tailor shoemaker,
grocer. carpenter and doctor, because they know
more about their business than he does This Is
reasonable and right. II ne is going to law he be-
lieves In his lawyer. Right again. There are
law books he cannot comprehend; so he
Asks his lawyer TO explain to HIM the law.
The lawyer hunts up the decisions OF the
courts because ne knows there must De rule Of
law somewhere. Now, law had an existence be-
lore courts and lawyers; but only courts and law
yers can tell what the law as a whole Is or what
given law means. But, alter all, only the court de-
cdes authoritat vely exactly what the law Is, and
further, not what one Judge or court decides but
what has been decided In any one point by all the
courts concurrent Judgment Neither Paley's
nor Alexander's evidences can establish the
AUTHENTICITY and genuineness OF the Holy Gospels,
Tor the simple reason that they were established
long before those writer's were born settled aD-
soiutey settled Tor the whole world, long, long
before they were born. The Holy Gospels, and, in
deed, the whole or the Holy Bible, consist OF his
tory and dogma the history and dogma OF the
Holy Catholic Church. That Is to say, the Catholic
Church existed before It's history could be write
or It's dogmas defined. The very existence OF the
Catholic Church established the commences and
authenticity OF the whole Of the Holy Bible.
Christianity IS no myth, because 1T belongs to the
Catholic church, wuich has always existed. The
Church, therefore, Is or has the rule OF faith which
determines the meaning OF the Holy Bible, because
1.-THE Church-ls older than the Holy Bible.
DEFY any man. or set OF men, to establish the
AUTHENTICITY ana genunenesS OF the Gospels, or OF
the Holy Bible as whole, by the Gospels or by the
Holy Bible This has been done, most mercifuliy
for the world. bg the Catholic Church. 1t is set
tied point. Christians read the Holy Bible lOr COM
fort and guidance life and to prove thereby the
doctrines OF the Church, so rnat the process is the
Catholic Church first and the Holy Bible next, be-
cause the Church only can tell us what the Holy
Bible means. Ii there arises between two or more
or chapter OF the Holy Bible, who or what is the
umpne-tne iniaiiible umpirey The Catholic
Church only.
In conclusion offer the following advice to this
sceptc VINO wants lght:-Read ana study the
catechism, creeds and collects OF the ritual OF the
Holy Catholic Church; believe what that Church
tells hun to believe, as saving truth; repent, be
baptized, be confirmed and communicate. 1t is
unmanly TO be a sceptic when the holy Catholic
Church comes to the door OF every one with her
creeds, sacraments and holy scriptures