Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-08
NUMBER "a.
CONTINUING THE DERATK
BISHOP ireland FIRES Arnru-
Gun FOE CATHOLICISM.

no Discoorse ut the Cathedral Last Night
Ono Branch of the Discussioo Closed
but Enough Loft to Mako It Interestin~
FOR Some limo to Come-Tho Subject I..s&
Night. "Unity Of the Church in Anglican
Ism, Not . Branch of Christ.s Church..
Inc cathedral, last evening. wore more
tnan usually solemn air-the dav being the
nrst OF passion week. The congregation.
though not so large as on some former oo-
caslons during Bishop 1reland's oontrover-
sal dlscourses, was still large one, eyev
pew beng filed, but then there was not that
crowdng in the aisles and about the vasti-
ouie that was notaeed on the OCCASION If
Inc BISHOPS reply to Mr.. Breed. At the
conclusion of the vespers the learned pre-
late entered the pulpit and said:
hoiy Father, keep them in thy name whom
tnou mast gwen me: that they may be one =.
We also are: And not for them onlv
20 pray, but for those also who through their
word shall believe in me; that thev All S,.~ - -.
one, as thou, Father, in me, and in thee. that
the world may believe that thon hast cant 49,
John 18th Oh. ' N'e
lively religious controversy. such "a tb.
one which IS now waging in st. Paul. h.a ito
serious advantages, which, for my part, fully
appreciate. The public receives the st.tenart.
OF principles with an interest. which !, NO..
Po.oeiu1 circumstances, it would be most diff
cuis 70 awaken. The objections which it ia
| possioie 70 ralse against those principles are
heard and discussed, and men are put in . DO
s1tlon 70 see the question in all its besrinps
ana to form intelligently for themselves prsc-
tical conclusions. No regrettable accident
needs ever be attached to religious oontrover-
sies Principles alone are at issue, Christie,
charity forbids that between the combatants
personally, ought should be allowed
impair mutual self-respect. or
olmlnish Kindness of feeling. Principles.
II they possess value, court discussion, which
ike the chisel upon the diamond, reveals their
strength and brilliancy. If they fear the or
deal of the arena, they are but fragile reeds
upon which men, earnest for their salvation
cannot afford to lean.
Inc charges made against the Protestant
episcopal church are three in number. Tn.
discussion on the first charge the Epis
copal church is communism in teligion-w,
; Will consider closed. Both sides have spoke,
AZ length: the case l remit to the iury-th.
public interested in matters of religion.
NY argument Sis MIR. Breeds definition O
+ aaun1sm-communlsm exists where Their
ID no restraint upon the license of indiyidna
thought. No such restraint, I asserted 10 =
% FOUND In the Protestant Episcopal church
3 mr.: len Brock confesses that resson ia tn
) Hp!scopal supreme court; but, in his card
8 wnicn appeared few days ago, in the column
I OF the 1,'o''eer Press, he explains the wor
reason in manner which. ho homes wi;
save him from the charge of Communism nh
: reason which is his supreme court is not pr
> vate' individual reason-but the general reaso
!. u Tue cnurcn, common sense-se7sssls co,,gauni,
quote from my answer to his card ssWhat
the se'asus con'nunis which is the Episcopalia
supreme court? Is it my notion of sensu
:. co,n'nas, or Is II the sens4s commands of tn
}. community at large, as it exists obiectivel
= IN itself, beyond my individual mind7 If tn
y frst-is it not after ALL mere private individ
+ ual Judgment If the second-what voice
y the authoritative organ Of this sensus commune
and will that voice decide for me on matte,
OF religious truth in final appeal, without m
is individual reason being allowed to examir
whether or not the decisions of this voice are CO
y rect2" No such authoritative organ, as v
. Know exists IN the Episcopal church, and
!" Mr.. Ten Broeck's new version of treason.
. leaves the charge of communism standing u1
o shaken. But judging from another card in tn
y mornings paper, it would appear now tn,
even the sensus co'nnaunis is set aside and a
functions are delegated to the dead letter co,
stitution. MIR. Thomas, in his last lecture, fint
I. IN the Protestant fleet one victim to my charp
10 which he at once casts into the sea to quell Il
- storm-the Congregational church, becaus
- this church admits individual reason as ii
lsn1a int Of fhoh ,h1
j. of every mans reason" But he would defen
q. his own church, because ssshe co-ordinates Il
p bible, the church, and right reason" The d
Tense ia mere subterfuge. Who ever heard
q commonwealth of three coordinate" q
preme courts? Some one speaks in fin
10 appeal, and that one alone is supreme, .sS
= coordinates the bible, the church and rig
% reason! But reason-whether right or wron
ne the individual judges-passes on the bible n
IN on the church, and consequently il the fin
er supreme court. The bible and the church
Id courts! Why, the first attribute Of court
d. to speak. The bible is book, necessari
dumb, and the church, according to Episcop
lians, If she ever did receive from her found
IN authority to speak, lost her voice at some peri
a Of time between the fifth and eighth cent
~ ries. When the question of court is moote
es the demand is for living court, which spea
to-day. and which will enlighten me in Il
year of grace in which live. Individual re
son alone remains for the Episcopalian-int
o. vidual reason, with no superior authority,
ct tell it whether it is right or wrong in it's a
: prehension of scripture, or creeds, with no
- straint upon the license of the right: indivi
ne ual reason unbridled-communism
% will be allowed to take notice here of O
By instance, which came few days ago under 4
as observation of the quick march of all Protes
It, antism to utter communism. It was given il
an sermon preached last Sunday before the d
ciples of our youngest sect by the respect
rector of Macalaster college, Minneapolis. 7
:, last tie supposed to bind Christians togetb
was baptism. Well, of baptism, our rect
Il. says: The Episcopal church, to which we
of long, chooses to observe, for satisfactory II
J.. sons, the institution of baptism. But we c.
~ not forget that there is no evidence that Jes
ever baptized. Paul considered ii
a, the baptism of water was only symbolical
lie he was very thankful that he had only bapti1
ad a few in the city of Corinth." The solemn
~ junction: ''Teach all nations, baptizing then
=. has lost all meaning.
Nv My second charge against the Protests
ne Episcopal church was, that it has no means
81, proving the inspiration and the canon of scr
Ter ture. The charge is the most serious 81
could be made; it undermines at once all P
testantism, Episcopal OF other; it sweeps ay
lts sole foundation, the bible considered
Gods inspired word. MIR. Ten Broeck
nounced answer to charges lately M
ion against the Protestant Episcopal church:
vill second charge he passed over in ominous
mt lence. Mr.. Thomas yentured . reply, an,
Is wish you to note1t well, as it is all that can
an said to prop up the vital principle of Prot
ue antism. The wording of his thesis shows
nS he il timid of his position. sGrantinp. -
AsAys. the asthentiaity and geauineasae Of