The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-16

,.o, And Won must believe as the State does In this
matter" NE" say the Christians, I'VE can 10 'hA'
There are laws spiritual and laws temporal ana we
iudge as to the spiritual and what it commands A'
ask where does this spiritual power end On
Protes tant Il viii tell you: it Is very PLAIN Sho @
State command to do what the Scriptures
or what conscience enlightened and shded oy 'he ScP
lures would certainly condemn US for dong In se
case in obedience to the higher porer of God we "o"
refuse and like the Christians OF DID, submit 70
auences" OF course, the counterpotse OF TINS ProP
is admitted and this wilesome friend of Cesars woius
s follows: or when earthly ruler says to men, tha' 'n
tbev must not perform under any circumstances "h'
4; o5 rs,eri ,sjoins thoD to do See Eeeefse HGgd-
lime Is55 and the British Quarterly Res'esr, le'S'
rhis ,rr ,ble writer tells us the power of infahOie
ws first given To Peter, and after To the o'er
o,Ie and the duty Of the church, In after time was
., in,., and then sasely adds even in this humble
t,sr nrof. that the wisest fail is only too abundant
Tb;s = aoD, Surely all not to deei'le-under
,,l,, of tr,,u or damnationOn subjects and points
of doctr;p. cksre fhe srsest Jaa man that can SO
decide and wit bout mistake must be infaibe ana an
Potstapt, are required tn do thisego all Protestanes
ara pf.le, But all differ. 1t is clear, then the Holy
Ghost teaches contrareties and they can't tell what the
Serp,ur,s oariy command forbid, and they are not
sure of beiug enlightened and Of them can tel
what God clearly epoins them tn do they must yield
everything tn CRsar And have here standard OF
revolt for every eviisposed to rally under They
have but tn cali their conscience to witness the integrity
of the r motives and thus they sancy treason Truly
the WAYS of the adversary past finding out This Is
the best can find to explain the Protestant idea Of God
and Csar and as nv friend gives nothing but asser
ton have to look mp his side Of the well my
own and as wish to this fairly cucumber my letter
with his straw evidence The Catholic rule Is different
The Scriptures tell us to hear church. for my church
l. the pillar and the ground of truth The church being
divine is regars spiritual things independent and
perfect and the sole dispenser of the mysteries Of God
the judge th and morals" God gave his church
power spiritual things and told hey render unto
Cesar the things that Csars and they surely
to Judge this the church would have ended at
for Caesar ordered them to do many things in the first five
centuries which the church refused to do Then, you
they were to be the sole judge in this matter and il
was incumbent on her to ko7 that belonged TO Cesar
and abe does E'Or We hold that with the people alone
the civil rests and they delegate this
to whom they please They withdraw and confer it
again. if it be their sovereign will And so their will is
the supreme power in civil matters Spiritual things are
solely with the church and unless she be divey certain
Of her and authority doubt or controversy could
ever TO end How could she render that which
wat doubtful and she must not render to one that which
belonged to another God has not left his church without
guide in these matters In all things of religion and
conscience the church knows her Jurisdiction and
must render to the one and protee the other When the
civil power tells me to do or not to do that which God has
given his church to teach viii say to the in the Ian
guase of Peter Whether it be just in the sight of God to
hear you rather than God judge ye' And when the State
in its folly shall order to hear man of their appoint
ing, will say, You have climbed over the WALL
know shepherds, aud will follow their voice But you
we know not" This is our christian duty. The POpes
not being nfable liable to and in civil matters
they have often made mistakes and were they to ede
in the civil affairs of this any other government
would say to them This matter does not regard faith