The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-11

nothing bat bear testimony 10 she truth which has
Apostles. A provlnciai synod Is composed OF ali
tne bishops whose dioceses are IN the same
PIoSoe y 70 me sban. s az Ssse
/ bic twice "A every year. The Church has been
divided into three brane hes--the Eastern Russia,
Bishop Of Rome since A. d. COZ claims
authority over all the other bishops, mas
means are due 10 HIM. ana. according 10 Holy
4 Scripture ana ancient bishops OF Rome - Anti
cnrst who slts IN tie noly temple OF G0dl ana the
Anglican, waiea VAS iounded by companions OF
81. Paul. the Apostle. rue Anglican branch has
been subdiyided into the English and American
branches, the latter being enormously ara IN.
properly called the protestant Episcopal
Churco.p All those religious spcleties when 40
not Leloug % one VI those three braacnes ol VIC
Cuurc are human NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. societies.
sects. The 0d Cala1lics ia Germany lusty have
gone out rom under tne tyranny y me rope, ara
justly egdeuVur u establish egan tao western
branch OF the Church IN Its former purity ana per-
lection, winch Il had neiure tue rope conquered ~
The three articles Of the Christian uoctrine, 10
wIt:-tll, jesus Cnrlst ouf Lore, COD aud man, Is
corporaliY present ~ the molly euch2rist, anu
0Oth according 70 Hts Godhead and liis manhood
ttle BODY. winch was ctuciaed or rs; the bood
our sinsl is truly. really and subs antIally re-
ceiyed bY every communicate 10Y the aithiul for
a blessing, oy the iinpenitent Tor Judament) IN,
with ana under tue cOnsecrated bread and wine;
~, IN molly bapusm Goa regeDerates the person
being baptZed-t. e., changes The inclination,
direction and tendency OF all the powers Of his
tnerl soul into The opposite OF what they were be-
lore 81, abs0luton rom his SINS pronounced ny
priest oil God TO a penitent sinner, IS recogn zed
aud ackno wledged IN heaven as though
Cod Himself IN person had performed tao
act, and Is the diylneiy appointed means
IN all ordinary cases Tor hayiug those
committed after having been oantzed-are lun,
uamental articles Oh Chfistis doctrine. Ihey ae
tae 1oundauOn ana source OF ali CHRISTIAN lite.
They nave been believed, taught and confessed
BY rne Churcn from the time OF the apostles TO tne
present. Even the Lutheran sects hoid them, and
excommGnlcates every one who does not conlcas
them. lie who does not hold them - a heretie,
ana is not true member OIL the Churcn Of CHRIST.
THn nFEl "A nnfflN it4lu
Reformation Ci530 slgnlned to protest against the
Pope's usurpauon. In TINS sense the wnole Ca.l-
tant than any sect il. me word protestant In
mos modern times signifies 20 protest against
the truth OF God, especially against tue three
fundamental aruc.es OF Cnrist's doctrine men-
toned above. In this sense al the adnerent5 OF
CdlVin-breshyterlans MetnOulStS, Reformed
Church, Congregationalists, the Evangelical party
In tue Anglican branch 90 Lae Ehurcn-afe Pr0les-
taht, ana tue Cnutcu hhu lhe Lulae.au secI aIe
ca holc In this sense "Protestanto Is synony-
nous with ''neretien
The Anglican branch or Christ's Church Is Cath
ohc, as IS the whole Church. Taose IN mat branch
WHO are aunerents oil John CALVIN are nereucs,
aud, conse quenty, false priests and dead mem-
bers OF the Church, VINO Will be cut OH and be
me Roman 0 anch or the Church is by no means
the only church that Cashollc; on tne contrary,
In consequence OF the usurpation ana tyranny OF
the Pope, IL naa oeen Corrupted very much and,
Ia the majority OF It's memoirs, - guilty Of heresy
aud ldolatry.
God let Hls Holy Word be written BY the Church,
In the Churcn and Tor the Cnurcn. Col did not
give Holy Scripture to the word az large; lie
gave n 20 the Church Tor keeping and interpreting
and preaching 10. Without the tradiJlon oil the
aacient Cnurcn (from A. d. SO 70 6O7l, Holy scrip
ture cannot De rightly understood o. interpreted.
In authority, Holy scripture comes first and the
tradition OF the ancient Church sccon1; Ia learn
ing tue tradition of the ancient Church comes
nrsJ and Holy scripture seeond, because The latter
cannot oe understood without the former GOO
instituted the church irs., ana after tne Chufcn
mad been fullY established lie let HIS Holy Word
De written by tne Churca ana lor tae Church, b0tn
uuoer the oid dIspensatlon and under the new.
There Is lelt nothing N dolly scripture 10 tire iree
opinion or prtvate Judgment oil men. The Church
bears testlfnOny 10 the truth oil God a5 IL mas
been tau nj from the beginning.
III you, SIR, sincerely WISH Tor the truth, you
VIII pay attention TO IN Sc facts, MADE certain
beyond ali doubt by Holy Scrptnie--the writings
al the anclent fathers, ana the true rec0f ds OF
history; and II Won sincerely wish 10 INFORM our
readers OF what - true, and do not Hlsh to prop
agate deadly errors, you wiz inquire OF those
Authorities Tor the ttath aud not OF men WAC
snow nothing 81 spiritual affairs
4 shah he very happy az seeing you publish THIS
letter IN your paper over my name. ! am, very
respectfully. GEORGE A. WlTiE,
o baltimore, Nd. layman in the Anglo-CatAoiic
Cnarca; . professor Oh mathematics In this
lie.