Daily Republican., 1878-11-25

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Christ denounced heresy and schism.
And His Apostle Paul snrolls them In
bis long, black catalogue Of crimes ex.
cluding from heaven. But that was
over 1900 years ago when the world had
not the know ledge, or enlightenment,
or liberality Of the nineteenth century.
Gentlemen dressed in the finest clothes,
and moving In the best society, would
look with contempt, upon the one who
would make an nntimely mention OF
h-resy or hell. All intelligent persons
know that all Protestant denominations
differ from one another, and I think II
remember rightly, that Bishop Lee ad-
mits that almost all the members Of any
. ie Protestant denomination differ from
each other, so that scarcely two men,-
bers believe alike. Contradictory views
or beliefs imply error. Truth alone is
never contradictory in itself. | have
taken the trouble 10 bring all thi be-
fore the mind Of IN. A." to prove to
him that he begs the question, when
he implies tina. Protestants diligently
frame their lives according to the doc
trines Of Christ" The doctrines Of
Christ are never contradictory. And
Christ took the pains TO appoint an in
fallihle authority to teach His doctrine.
Until Protestants examine dispasion.
ately, the grounds Of the Catholic
faith, they can never be deemed to
live In good faith in any belief. -
1t may appear very fine to IN. A."
to assert, as he does, that ."
have Chez read them (ths grounds
Of the Catholic church) when stated
with much more precision, fullness and
caution, and have seen them swept
away by the "infallible word' Of God
and the sturdy logic Of Professionalism,
like chat before the wind" What an
eloquent fash So thought Luther,
but what is Lutheranism now Ask |
any intelligent American Protestant
traveller what he sees In the Lutheran
church Q Germany'-So thought Henry
VIII OF England when, to be able to
have a. many wives as he pleased, he
banish.d the authority Of the Pope
from England and made himself head
Of the Church Of Engl,nd and made It
a highly penal ofense for any Of his
subjects to write to or receive letters
from tn. Pope. Has the church, Of which
the successor Of Henry is the visible
head, superseded the Popish church
Ask Bishop Lee what is the unity Of its
nlemb-rs in faith, not sociabilityi re-
peat where disunion Is there 10 error.
Truth is found only where perfect unity
exists. The unity Of faith in the Cath
olic Church may be deemed by its ene-
mics, soul crushing, but 1t comes from
God himself. For 10 other power but
that Of God could produce among men
the unity OF the Catholic church. And
no Protestants can be truly said to per.
form their whole duty to God II they
do not carefully and nispassionately
examine all the grounds OF the Catholic
church.
N. A. returns again TO his text Matth.
Is. 90 which he called the basis
Of his church, viz: where two or
three are assembled In my name
there am in the midst Of them, says
Christ. In the use of this text Mr.. A.
wofully begs the question again. 1t is
not every two or three who gather
themselves together in the name Of
Christ, that are actually 80 gathered.
All the herrtics of the early ages of
claimed to assemble and
be assembled in the name of Christ.
The members of the most contradictory
srcts of Prot-stants, claim to be ASSEM-
bled in their meeting houses, in the
name OF Christ; but Christ is never
found in contradiction with Himself. II
the American government proclaiIns it.
self ready to protect its citizens wher-
ever 'ound, it does not feel itself there
fore bound to protect foreigners, who
mad never become its citizens, whenev
er one or more of them would falsely
assert they We're American citizens.
CATHOLIC.