The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17

bile presence from this earth, comes back
as an inward and invisible comforter
"Thou. O Christ, art all want;
All in all In thee find.
AT THE CATHEDRAL.
Bishop KAN preached a fine sermon
Yesterday in the Cathedral, before an
immense congregation, on the subject OF
"The future fate of unbsptlzed cnil
dren" The text was from John 8, 3rd
and 9th verses, "Unless man be porn
assin. of water and of the Holy Ghost,
he shall not enter the kingdom OF Goa:
The Bishop made an slluslon 10 ms
sermon of last Sunday, and SAID tna'
this doctrine had given rise to the ques-
tion. "What becomes Of children VINO
die without bsptismH" What does !he
Church teach in regard to thiss one
teaches simply that unless one "oe 1orn
again Of water and Of the holy
Ghost, he shall not enter the
kingdom of God" This means that
he cannot enjoy the beatlhc VISION OF
God in heaven. This doctrine, however
in no way implies that they are Preoes-
tined to hell. The church does not even
teach that they go to the hell OF Ine
damned The decision Of the Council OF
FIorence must not be so construed. Clt'
ing chapter 2, verses 4, B and b, OF Isl
Timothy, he showed that God Wills aii
to be saved, and that all are incluaea ~
the plan of redemption. Those sauIts
who die in grievous sin OF their own
commission are lost through their own
fault, bat such unbsptized adults as ole
unstslned by personal sin will share
the fate of unbsptlsed infants. All re-
ceive sufficient grace to escape eteinai
punishment. This applies even 10
the heather Romans 2, IA ana
l5(. The Protestant and Cathohc
doctrines concerning original justice ana
original sin were then developed by the
Bishop for the purpose of showing the
fate OF unbaptized infants. According
TO the Protestant doctrine original justice
was simply the natural integrity IN
which the first man was created. Grace
belonged essentially to him. and was not
gratuitous gift. 80
a rational beng could not have been
created, except for the enjoyment o1
heaven. Such being the case, man IN
losing original justice, lost what was es
sentIsl to his nature and became totally
depraved. His pesterlty were porn III d
state OF total deprsvity, unable to 40 or
think anything but sin, and damned from
the beginning OF existence to eternsI 'of-
ment.
This theory, the Bishop held to be IT.
reconcilisble with the goodness OF the
Creator toward his creatures. de con-
timed. "How can we reconcile the ne
cessity OF shining and suffering IN con
sequence OF the pains OF hell The work
of redemption is pure mercy ana Tree
grace. The fallen human race might
nave been left unredeemed, or part
only of mankind have been saved. Ihis
teaching, however, and the doctrine that
God really loves his creatures, cannot Dc
reconciled with the Protestant idea OF
original justice and original SIN ~ Is
the teaching, on the other hand, OF the
Catholic church, that original justice,
with the beatItic vision, WAS IN entirely
gratuitous and supernatural gitt
and not essential to human Lature, and
when it was lost by Adams prey AREA
ton, human nature was not totaiiy a.
PRAYED by SIMPLY dct9rlorated. IL re
tanned withsll W atever was necessary W
II and remained in its essence, good.
Children dying unbsptlzed are IN the
same state AS the first parent would nave
been in. had he not sinhed and not re-
celVed the elevating gilt OF grace IN MS
creation. Tten, mans condition oeihg
the one established by God would have
been pleasing to him but man :
present state, owing to Its determination
Is displessiDg to him. 1t is, through the
agency and instrImentailty OF hoiy pap
: tism. that man is united with his God
through Christ Jesus, and Is raised
TO the supernatural order. becoming a
child of God and heir OF Heaven. The
views held BY theologlans regarding the
condition of unbaptlzed children after
death. we're then presented by the
sneaker. Authorities were decidedly IN
favor of the opinion that the only punish
ment of the unbaptized was the depriva-
ton of the glory OF Heaven. Among
others, Cardinal Sfroudrsti gives them
every kind of natural happiness. The
Catholic faith says that they do not see
and enjoy God in heaven. (See text
The Bishop proceeded to show that scrip
ture and tradition assure US that baptism
forgives sin and is true regeneration
ACTS IL, chapter 3S; Acts Y, IL, lsl;
Cor. 7, 2; Epistes 8, 25.)
The creed of Constantirople, dating
from the year S8l, says: Il confess one
baptism for the remission OF sins NJ
! merous citations were made from tae
| early fathers of the church, Jvaneous,
Origen, Augustin and others. Hence
baptism being the divinely-appolnted
means, ("sacrament") those who have not
received it, even though they be chill
dren, remain in their fathers state OF SIN
and have no claim TO the glory OF hesv-
en-. They are the children OF fallen
father. VINO was raised TO prlncely nom
ors, which he forfeited for himself and MS
posterlty by treason against his royal
benefactor They have all that
y fallen nature may Justly de-
mani of the God who made them,
and they have no title 10 the prlnce!y
honors purchased anew by the Divine
Redeemer. That they are doomed to the
torments of the damned rs taught by
the early retormers OF the l6.n cen.
tury, well nigh met with the formal
condemnation OF the Council OF Trent,
All that we know TO have been certainly
revealed, is that they DO not enter the
kingdom of God. In conclusion few
remarks were made well calculated to
console parents whose children whether
bsptised or unbsptisei, God has seen tit
to call hence.
ST. JOHNS GERMAN PROTESTANT.
In the German Protestant church (St
Johns the Rev +. Voss peached from
St. Luke Kali 49, In few days the old
year will have gone down in the sea Of
| time past. In the same way, the years
are going too, for the mans life Is soon
cut off and we pass away. But, while this
lsmentation OF instability comes 10 our
ears we hear another message which
Christmas will bring to Us, the message