The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-29
LOSS OF FAITH AMONG ENGLISH PRO
TESTkNTS.
EVEN THE ENGLISH JEWS BECOMING
ISFIDELs
Cardina Manning and the Spanish Rel
gious Question.
DIsExLLI ON sDcEE7 scc1ETIrs
clAIae1 correspondence. y. T. cAaara,. z.r.tv,


From e very unexpected soDret COZ aEEna;1oo
L. furnished Of the belief that in few more
ycars the only people il E1giApd Who vii
continue to believe il God and IL revealed
religion of any kind vii! lie rtoee within the
pale Of the Roman Catholic Church. TIE
JesssA TcrL has been Investigating this
sasster very carefully. AID this is the oonelu-
sion to which it arrives Not only are AL the
Protestant seets in England fast lSpsirg into
inE6elity, but the Jews themselves are % rap
idly losing their faith. that unless . miracle
be wrought they viii soon cease 70 exist .
worshipping community. i had myself OBJ
served Individual instances of this kind among
my Jewish acq uaintaDoes, but had no idea
that the evil WAS SO general, The JssrisA
Hdrd says:
The accusation comes up chiefly bat not
exclusively from the GUILTY ated portion Of our
eoTeligionis1<, that OR theological and ritz
Aiistic system Is anHchronous; that We have
ceased 70 be en- report with the knovledge
of our religious teachers and in the character
Of our ceremonies. that Judaism will die out
This journal 10 privileged 20 have the widee,
circulation among English Jewish ne~spspers
And from our numerous constituents We have
every week nass of correspondence, which
prudence forbids our pu Bills hing revealing the
existence of 3 profound depth Of agitation on
the subject. However deeply We may regret,
OF deem upjustifAble, the statements from the
pen of 3 Jew low appearing in the Pau MdH
are. unfortunately, but . faithful reflex Of 81
miliar convictions which widely prevail among
our eoreligionists of the same grade Of culture
In incredible numbers younger members
are rapidly drifting away from The reN sious
nooriugs which f0udly held theiI paEents'
Now this is q mos. curious AID significant
revelation. Tie Jewish religion, having been
revealed by God Himself is a true religion
We do not speak Of tie additions and Trans
formations u ade 10 il and Ct II D. tie RabbIs
during t5ea. mary centuries, bat o: tie oIiE;-
zal depos:; of the faith set forth in the
books which the Rcman Church, with her in.
falhble voice, has Recognized as having been
written By tie inspiration Of ID. What there
IS true in tie Jewish faith 10 perfectly AID
diyineIy true. Oar Blessed Lord was Himself
Jew, and while rebuking the fa.Se teachers
: of the Word He asserted the divine origin and
the perfect truth Of the Word itsen. He said
that He came not 10 destroy the Law bat 10
fnlfl it. The Jews who rejected and cruc!ti-d
Him, and who rejec: AID cruelty Him low, are
guilty of great sis, albeit that low, as well
as then, it may be tina; tbror gh ignorance they
do il. Bat it cannot b= doubted tia: q Eia-
cere,y pious Jew, who holds fact the faith of
Els IbtneIS IN l'S aLu N-OI ~
vincible ignOEArce, cAoDoI believe that Jee Is
Of Nazareth WA IL deed tie Messiah, is rearer
20 God thar, for example. a Protestant Crita-
ri6n. 10 fact, the JeWi.h religion il i,s pu-
rIty is far soprrio, TO aIy Protestant faith, for
the reason itat Coz revealed the Jewish rel
gion and TIA; He lad ooiking 10 do with any
form Of Protsstluu.-. TIE devil and Dr..
Martin LuiteI got up tte modern Protestant
Chufeh between ttserp Ipe devil himself, be-
S.,a 81. s,-,,es+,o,. a. -. vo,l6 VA N. frat
Pfoies;G-t, nLt l.. &no tls sgstie have been
IL Egcrcere " - tne Protestant revo!ts
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ASt5a s.iot t-ine " ga. ~" i-s Jaws axe not
Protet;1rte- they O. LrV~ AID Tod certain
ohs,3-,. .,-,t. winch r-,,d -, ,.x-.re4 N
then AID iiAe 4s WAY 70 FfSits' ait c"1s OF
eSa do. That ss, P;o:est&.i l. - oe-.evs II at
God j. ..srgaI. a.c ,ka, J-.-. Ctr5.; j.. He
-. ~,
ooHi DIV lie "e''s' &c - "-'! - '-s s''e~ - VI
his OWL private judgment. AID LoS bvc.use
God b.s revealed 4, No P-c-..t,.. CAT h.y.
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