The New York herald., 1874-11-22

to them through the Roman Catholic Cnurcn.
God beng omn'potent and t,t omnipres
eyi ey1' and T the good" provefss p xv 81 And He
In supplicaton, aud IN many tongues He can near
and understand and answer. But, why should
We think that Mary, ST. Peter. or any other saint.
Is nearly equal with God as to be able to do like
wisea Is 1t not preposterouss Is 1T not absurdS
Christ taught men to pray TO the rather r. IN n HIS
name. What right, then, has the Roman Catholic
Church to SEND any worshipper to the shrine OF
any saint to supplicate
The eyes OF the world are getting open to see all
these things. To war with tue abuses which have
crept into the Church is not waginR war against
the Church oil God. His Church is made up OF His
believing people and Ills wOrsnippers everywhere,
ana though the Papacy snoNd be abolished
and the Roman Catholic Church swept out OF
and the gates OF he'll could not prevail against 1t.
IL l. worthy OF note that the ancient Jewish
TO whom they burned incense ana offered worship; ;
bnt 1t was alter the church had sunk into idolatry
(Jere., XIV, IT, 49,.
Christ said unto the disciples and TO the multi
tude And call no man your father upon the
eartn, for one Is your Father which Is IN heaven"
(Matt., xxiiL, 81 But the Roman Catholic Church
has ior centuries taught It's members TO call one
man "Holy Father and many OIL tue popes SO
The aw O. eeiibacv % fwnicn w is nnscrintura and
worship OF images led to the formation OF the
Greek Church. The corruptions OF the Papacy and
the priesthood led TO the Reformation OF Martin
Luther and the formation OF the Protestant
Church, and 1t now seems that the persistent cling
TO further dlsmemberment and melting away or
that Institution. The dogmas and errors OF that
church nave been the cause OF much denomina-
tionaIlsm the world over. What sensible man Will
believe tnat II ST. Peter was now on the earth he
would act as the present Pope and his predeces-
sofs have done--invest himself with royal sur
roundings assume the triple crown, surround
himself with soldiers, maintain an intriguing
court, proclaim himself inialbe, say that all
baptized persons belong in some sense To him
mot to Christi, as Pope Plus wrote to Emperor
william, and invoke the aid or Nary
The Roman Catholic Church boasts OF It's age as
an Indication that IL Is the true Church OF God.
But the pagan and Jewish churches are much
older, and the Mohammedan church is aoout the
same age. So the plea or age Is or no avail as a
proof OF It's beink the true Church.
The Roman Catholic Church teaches that II
cannot err, because the Lord has promised 10 be
with His Church always. But even this VIII not
answer as plea for inallibility The Visible
presence OF the Most High was with the Jewish
Church and the cloud OF His presence dwelt III
the Tabernacle aud In the temple OF Jerusalem
ana vet the Lord declared OF the Church:-"fhe
pastors also transqressed against me and the
prophets prophested by Baal and walked alter
/ things that DO not prontu Jeremiah, H., 81 And
| wnen we come to the time Of Christ we nnd tIie
disciples time after time In error though nc
| was with them; and more than once lie corrected
and reproved them, calling Peter at one time satan.
! and saying to the others, "Ye know not wha'