The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-07-18
Methodist Dissenslon.

A Methodist paper of this city, OF the
date of July is b inst, quotes with eatisfsc-
ton the following passage from Northern
Methodist paper. The writer 10 referring 10
the misund erstanding existing between the
two branches-North and South-of that
Church, and to the golden opportunity Of
making Northern Methodists of the negroes
He says:
| can conceive Of ne probable or possible al |
| vantage to result from the re adjostment OF
our relations with the whites, which couia
compensate the sacrifice Of this our great proVf
Dental opportunity.
So the white brethren are to be abandoned
for the black. REIMBURSEMENT is to be voted
impracticable and the. opportunity" OF
affiIiating with the negroes seized. Here is
unity among brethren. Not only unity but
charity seems to be in precarious
condition. The old wounds of the Confede-
rate era do not appear to heal up. but, on
the contrary, are gangrening. Does that
indicate a healthy condition of the sy stem.
" Reimbursement Indefinitely postponed,
now after the war is ten years over. Why
the very soldiers are shaking hands over the
d" chasm" aud scattering flowers on the
graves of fallen foes. Political lines are
pretty we'll reestablished, and the Northern
and Southern wings of the great parties
stand harmoniousy shoulder to shoulder.
1t is only the self-stylcd opponents OF
Christian charity who cannot possibly
make it mp.
: This state of things exists not only among
. the Methodists but generally among the
' other sects. Why is itf Why is it that
: men who make a profession of charity
n are more bitter, more unforgiving, more
irreconcilable than non-professorsf Why
do malice and all uncharitableness ranklt
more tenaciously in the hearts of sucl
Z. men than in those of common sinners
The conundrum is not beyond guess.
a. They are bigots. Bigotry lie essential!
O. bitter. 1t is bitter because it is narrow
or minded, intolerant and pulled up wit
IS. pride. Whatever differs from it excites it
rage, it's hatred. 1t is pulled up with pride
10 because it is based on the conceited, ARC
- CANT theory of PRIVATE JUDGMENT.
- Private judgment is the life and soul {
Va Professionalism, as personal fallibility an
ed ecclesiastical infalliblity are the yer
at frame work of Catholicism on the or
hand pride, on the other, humility, 80 fl
as the principle goes. There may
- bigotry among Catholics. There may be me
~ who, independently of their faith in IL
a Church, build their belief on their ON
nes knowledge and the correctness of their oV
do opinions. If 80 they are almost certain
IT." be bigoted to that extent, because they W
rik assuredly take a personal pride in tho
opinions. But herein they are not Cath
e1t lie, for the Catholic faith requires them
his "hear the Church" and not their own we
ch, suggestions. So, on the other hand, the
,th, are doubtless Protestants who are n
day bgots, because of their innate modes
P. and good sense. But the true a
st. natural expression of Professionalism
day biootrr becausa II bni,ds pnon and f,st
u the spirit of reliance on ones own jud
ment, the pride of personal OPP MON. Tt
MIA pride once established, naturally exclut
bu the humility which alone renders u
will patient under contradiction. 1t makes
at bigot.
as Thus those dead branches of the ChuI
who are more lifeiess aud more offensive in tn
axe decay than the weeds which grow wild
, of I'D .,o aboda of..bo LIVING traa TIL
the ,r .;.., r,,;..;o .h,o ,,, :,
sell -CODStituleu GhSso lhtu "
arrogate to themselves an acceptance of
- doctrines of Christ outside of his Church,
for farther from his true spirit aud are m
abandoned by him to the wickedne q
their own hearts, then the more m I'd
ming worldlings who do not presume to famili
Rev. ity with his sacred things
'ille, The disgraceful squabble of the sec
lent rians among Themselves since our sec tic
D the vor vonld ba 81 fearfnl blot pnon Chri
e his on;.,, &c ,ha, -oDrosortod II Az - i.
3 the -a,,o.ol,- .ho ,. L, =,
. his der Of Christianity has repudated IL
,ders and how clearly he exposes the falsity
.bors their pretenronsin the light of that
n his which he himself has gwen By their fir
mail ye shall &pow them.
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