The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1878-01-13

I meeting. It is q neto argument, which he
places on the scale that was ligbtest before
| This new argument weighs down tba: scale
| and DO wing bis head be ssys-his inteliigehce
| also bowing-Creao, believe 1t. Ny reason
accepts it; am no slave In this oeoieion
| Dearer TO me and to every mau, dearer than
! was Isaac to Abraham, 10 his reason. !t 10
| VIVA. makes o man al that ne H.. Aefanem
would have erred grievonsly. II no bad offered
his son rpon the mountain, unless he we're ao- |
| soIutely certniu of Gods stern behest-he |
! never could have offered to sacrifice that son |
upon probability that Ieqn lis IT. IL: snr o
upon q message received from Almighty Goa
UNLESS, indeed, that msssengec was rendered
nnerriug by Almighty God; but havinK re-
| ceiyed The order, tten he prepares TO offer his
son. 80 with my reason; 1 will offer 1t Only
on the mountain of God. / will offer it only 81
| G ,d,s behest, and even then have only TO
offer IT, not To sacrifice it. Reason. like Isaac,
il offered, but reason, like Isaac, IL not sscrl-
fced, because there comes IN reason ZOE CIV
ing p my reason at the time. There comes 10
this d. cision, this decision of this ulerring
tribunal, and therefore the dignity OF human
reason is only preserved where the Canrco 10
uuerring. The dignity of human reason is pre-
served only where q man is certain he hears
the command of Almighty God, and hears II
through q messenger that cannot deliver
Nor is it true, ladies and gentlemen, that tho
Church enslaves reason, by keeping from ~ the
, means of forming q Judgment. She does not
: hide the Scriptures from the people; ahe Was
the guardian Of the Scriptures from tho begin
Mug. Her mo ske CT old most industriousiy
translated .hsm. To them, humauiy speaking
| We O We their preeerv alton, as We oWe the pre-
servation of the classics. She Is their guardian.
, She does not, indeed, approve OF scattering the
Old Testament, with some OF ITS passages, con
. | corning unnatural crimes, etc, amongst caii,
dren, but she does not, aud never did. foroid
3 the people to read the Word of God. She CON
Z dennis spurious editions of the SCRIPTURES. sac
! had to protect those orsclss of God from cor
rpption, out never did che hide them from the
q people; on the contrary, that she recommends
a her children to read them is evident, as You
Il Of which
= are for sale in our bookstores. 10 every Catn-
I Ollie book.store there are many editions OF the
4 Bible of various sizes and prices; in them are
q recommended ions to study them. and in many
n OF those Bibles there is letter IRON rope rus
:, VI. TO the Rev. Anthony Martini. Aroh bishop
r. | of Florence, on his Translation OF the Holy
:. Bible into italian. The Pope says: Beloved
. con, at 8 time when vast naTuoer OF DOCKS
: which most grossly attack the Catholc reli-
4 giou are Circulated, even amouS tue uniearned
e 10 the great danger OF souls, on judge exceed,
V ipgly wei that the faithful should be excited
ia to the reading of the Holy Scriptures; Ter
n these are the most abundant sources which
J. ought to be l.f5 open to every one to draw f-oG
n them purity OF morals and Of d"ctrtre, W
r. Grad cate the errors which are SO widely els
r semn&ted in these corrupt times" 50 thete
IS evidently ia no prohibition on the part 81 any
,e Church authority, that the people should reac
il these orscIes of Almighty God. Tne CloTcs
lie interprets what reed1 interpretation Cor mel
Mt people. d 1es shat lessen the dignity of tbs
Scriptures Does that epslave the iatc!!eTt
II TIE Scriptures themselves tell us shat ic tns.I
al which the weak and unlearued wrest 10 thel
"a own des6ruction.' Heuce, ~ there are cittoui
ed ties in tGem, and they need az ieterpreeer o
ng those difficulties, This interpreter IS given
he Are tho laws of M,ssoori degraded becaus
th there Is
cd sUPRRxE COURT
10. to interpret themi Does the fact that ther
es are judges interpret prevent the people lrol
in reading the laws :? Does the fact that there OIL
at iuG ges TO interpret lessen the dignity OF Tn
= people, Lessen the sanction OF the laTet an
ed so there is no injustice done to the Oashoi'
of intellect in providing what every state In "a
of world hss provided, i'll order TO aave unity /
BY that stete-some one to interpret she law
ed Hence 1t is also that the Church ensaves To
"a human iotoils"t by taking tom IL eos means
in these divine oraoles-for she preserved Thea
try divine orsces-for che interprets being COZ
The atitaIpd to interpret them, constituted by Hi
of | who said "Go forth and teach all nations !;
tn an with you all days. even to the consu0l m
red ton of tie world. AS the Father sent me
and aud on earth" He Vho heors you, hears ne
tho eco and teach all uEtions; an with "
mas until the consummstiUa of ages" He that vi
N" not hear the Church. let him be as tae he3tn'
lex ard the publican
w. l men az individuals, but as corporate bod
|, to " hich be constituted as the supreme court
all spirituals to interpret his laws and to dsci
w." disputes. He spoke to those mep themselv:
anne of their own deaths in the future; and yet
ked said Il am with ycn until the cSnsummat
ard of all eyes" Because. as in the Congress
How the United States, ~nen oce man DIES anotn
eli" takes his place and the powers given to t
III, original Congress ATE retained By The Copgrs
over of to day, though here not one ner CT INC
ALL who wereT mem bars OF that original ConSr'
ell" olive; safn this apostolic college when q
liity died another tnok his place. When ] udss p
es to varioated and killed himself, MATTHIAS "
> to elected, and Matthias was as much an apost
.efai as ad&s had been. When another died auoti
the took his place, so that the
APOSTOLIC BoDY STILL REMAINS
~ until to day, unshorr OF single apostle
80 power-reniains to jGdge, rsmaius 10 intsrpr
-; r maius to decide disputes. Almighty c
I'D provided amongst the Jewsh people a
Q in uuuai W .I tfSo,l 10 rnrsr,e ~
,h for deciding the Interpretation CT his law.
:. 49, tho Book of Deuteronomy they were orde
arpy W ~ w. ~ ~ n.. 80, ~ ~ To-
: sly when tho high priest decided it, it WAS de
!. %a to contradict his deoiaion. SO that they
cbitd their suPreme court; aud shall it DO said {