Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-18

lations that We require. Will the
mere recognition of this fact prevent civil
communism? Fancy for moment all our
courts abolished, or if still tolerated, mere
nominal authority allowed to them-each man
with statute book under his arm, giving his
own view of the law-passions, prejudices, col
oring ones eyes he reads-the most un-
learned backwoodsman arguing with the same
authority as Judges Wilson or Berry. Is not
this communism! Would it not be an impu-
adopted this system in religion?
MI. Breed seems to say that the sense of the
Bible Is so obvious that no one can misappre-
bend it. The wayfaring man, though fool,
shall not err therein" Whence, then the dis
cord of sects2
Mr.. Breed adopted as his text. .aTo the law
and to the prophets. . Why not this other one
OF Deuteronomy, 18th chapter, 8-12, or this
one, The lips OF the priest shall keep knowl-
edge, and they shall seek the law at his mouth,
because he Is the angel of the Lord of hostsr'
Indeed. singular contradiction! Mr.. Breed
says: In the old law the high priest was
vested with limited infallibility, not abso-
Lutte, as with the Roman church. For what pur-
pose? To explain the law, and their rulings had
force of law. The scribes and Pharisees have
sat on the chair of Moses; all therefore,
whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and
do; but according to their works do We not, for
they say and do not.
MIR. Breed should have added, also, to his
texts Of the New Testament, and should have
quoted in full those that he began. He quotes
from ST. Peter, I'VE have the surer word of
prophecy to which you dowell to attend,' leav.
ing out these most important words, s:Under-
standing this first, that no prophecy of the
scripture is made by private interpretation.
From same Peter, I'm which'-the epistles of
Paul-there are some things hard to be under
stood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest,
as also the other scriptures, to their own per-
dition.' He should haye quoted the words of
the Savior establishing his court, with supreme
authority, to deliver his teachings, $50 and
teach;" and st. Paul's allusion to this court,
The church the pillar and ground of truth
1t IS simple to make out case in quoting
texts upon which all agree, and exclaiming
this sounds like Professionalism; after Others
had he quoted them, he should have said ssthis
smaczs of Popery;' SO he left them out.
But Professionalism sweeps away all teachers
and court, and puts the Lord in each mans
hand, and tells him in that he is the teacher
the judge-and this is religious communism.
Bishop Ireland, after continuing at some
length, said,
l assert,
First-Protestants cannot in any way prove
that the bible which they call the word of God
Is Gods inspired word-that in the books bound
up IN this one volume they have Gods word
all Gods word, and nothing but Gods word.
There goes at once the bottom out of Protest
antism.
second..-Protestants cannot show in any
shape or form that Christ instituted the bible
as the Christian rule of faith
Mr. Breeds blunder is on the search the
scriptures" He distinctly enjoined upon all
his followers Search the scriptures The
said, write or read.
Thlrd-f Professionalism is correct, Mr..
Breed must state, what of the Christians of
the whole first century who lived before the
New Testament was written, of the four first
centuries before it was known with any gen
Bible? -
Fonrth-What of all these fervent Chris
tians, of whom st. Ireneus says that they did
not even know if there were Scriptures; of all
the disciples of the apostles of the several ma
tons, for it is an undeniable fact that no ma
ton was ever converted to the faith through
the reading of the Bible.
Fifth-What of the millions of Christians
during 1900 years, who before the invention of
the art Of printing, could in no way have had
Bible. Protestants, says Mr.. Breed, wish
ing to have all men read the Bible for them
selves, have translated it into $50 Languages
and have multiplied its copies until there are
now more bibles in the world than in all pre-
ceding ages put together. would like to have
seen them at work before the day Of Faust and
of Gutenberg.
Now here, in few words, is my charge, which
In conclusion he said:
. Why these lectures? Is it to keep my rest
less sheep in the fold? Is it through sense of
pride? Yes. l am proud of the old ship.
1t is a sense of duty to the church heretofore
so blackened, SO calumniated-called q mass of
Ignorance,
1t is in duty to my fellow men. She bears
within her folds Gods truth and Gods graces.
And to defend her the task is easy. have but
to remove false VIEWS and show her as she is,
chaste, Immaculate bride, for which he died
that there might be in her no blemish.
Christ Church.
Christ church yesterday morning was well
attended, and the services were unusually at
tractive from the excellent singing of the most
efficient choir. But the sermon was not of
that interesting nature characteristic of the
morning discourses of this fashionable church.
1t should be here mentioned that the visitors
at this church learning to behave them
selves and do not air their vulgarity and ig-
norance quite 80 vauntingly as was their Gus
tom, although there are yet a few who are per-
sistent in their practice of disregarding the
feelings of others. It is just possible however,
these are they who old Uncle Eph. in the Hy-
er's Sisters entertainment SO sarcastically and
bitterly reproved for singing by proxy, praying
by proxy, and he thought they would 90 to
heaven by proxy.
The sermon was preached by the rector, the
Rev. W. P. Ten Brock; he took for his text
the words "For mean not that other men be
eased and you burdened.' II Cor. 9Th chapter.
18th verse.
he introduced his subject by reference to
Gibbons reflections upon the degenercy of
R~von %Ho4
at the gates of the celestial city. In critical
cases of danger and trouble, men rise up to a
towering height of boldness and by one act
of daring solve the problem and save them
selves from becoming the object of pity. He
also referred to the dark days of the country's
history, when in 1862 after the battle of Fred
ericksburg Abraham Lincoln startled the ma
ton by that bold, daring message of emancipa-
ton. The country was humiliated-in peril of
lasting disgrace when the proc
imation was promulgated setting
free men whom the government could
not get at; their masters full of victory
and sure of obtaining their ends. It was called
by some an act of expediency, of military ne
cessity, but he, the preacher, believed another
motive prompted the chief magistrate-the
same motive which Influenced the Romans in
the days of Hannibal-the conviction of ulti-
mate victory. The people in their despera-
ton took new courage, and in the hour of their
utmost peril proclaimed measure which could
not be achieved till victory crowned the efforts
OF their arms. He would that the sane spirit
OF boldness would come over our leaders to-
day, and that they would declare to the world
that the nation is strong to stand by every
promise it has made. In every national
Crisis only holiness can solve the problem
and bring relief while our statesmen weakly
the nations pledge. The spirit of boldness is
the spirit which has connected the church