The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-15

10" - LlAc W uCab VI VI OaA W. OeN
IS uio our fesh2 We only know the
far, the how, here as everywhere IN
nature, must renal an ursolved mystery.
Bat 1t Is not for us Christians TO ask with
the unbeIieving disciples, "Ilow can this
man give us his flesh TO eat?" John vi.
/ So. II is question of fact. LAS lie
/ done iL2
Passing over the many and striking
| figures given us in the Old Testament oil
this mystery, let US contine our prco.s 10
| the proofs of the New Testament. We
maintain, in the first place, that Christ
promised his flesh and blood. See John
chapter vi. 5l.69 Hearers are the best
! Judges Of q speakers meaning. those
who heard Christ on that occasion under
stood Him TO mean HIS true body and
blood. This, their meaning, far from re-
moving, He confirmed six different times,
viz: in verses 81 SO. In the 58!h verse
He declares that it Is not his
flesh and blood alone that We receive IN
communion. but Himself. "He that eat
eth Ne, the Same shall live by Me. lie
wrought the great miracle OF multiplying
the losves TO induce men to believe him
and except this teaching. But II all we
have TO believe is, that bread is nothing
by bread; men did not need this wonder
full miracle to make them accept such
doctrine. The food here promised Is lar
superior to the mama; then it cannot De
ordinary bread-a mere figure OF HIS
Body; but il Is indeed HIS flesh and
bood-HImself. The pretended solu-
ton IN verse "a, did not satisfy the IN
credulous disciples, who pronounced His
doctrine hard, for after that supposed ex-
plantation, "they went back" and walked
no more with Him. chapter 81. We
initiate Peter and the faithful Apostles,
accepting His doctrine, knowing that
ale hath .he words OF eternal life" verse
Co. This promise, Christ fulfilled at the
last supper, as st. Mathew, st. Mark, and
st. Luke so plainly tell u. Their relation
of the fulhllment OF this promise beng
almost identical; we need quote but from
one: "And whilst they were at supper,
Jesus took bread and blessed and broke,
al d gave TO His disciples, and sad: Take
We and eat; this Is my body "-Matt.
XVI, 2G. also verses II and 20. Since
Christ Himself declares that the bread,
after receiving His blessing, Is no longer
oreaq, ou' ms 0oay, Tue s"Creu 0T VIZ
ontrench ourselves behind the plain
words Of Christ, and wait till our enc.
mics dslodge US; the burden OF proof
rests on them, not on US. Christ says:
"This Is my body" those who dissent,
must prove that lie meant: "This is not
ny oouy' - SelJ Ia, G"u :, rnaans
au'o 2t 'o' " Lo"'o 49, u~o, : 1000
So"''l."'IS' SSy''gt,o' mi" TEa,, ',,st nroyo
S.y'.''.I ~ sn.I p."'I so, nsod LU III tbs
sIa' 'Ho VIZ w 20 .n 80 =! 81 tbe
T TnoEa,;s, ,nns+ raoaD ~ sjan,t,, RAT
49,, &c., na,,r,t ,,rnye Onr reclamation
,hro,,.S Eb-is,,s blood &c q real redemp.
ton not merely fgarqfire; and the ap-
nIicstioD 10 our souIs of that precious and
iiilc-oivinr blood should be, not in
e ,uTe Init in renlitv. We are debasing
the divine ordinances of the Christian
r,.igion halow their tvpe-tbe shaving
and esting Of the Pascal amb-when we
demean them into mere figures empty
embIems OF bread and wine. The time
Of rcures has gone. end in their stead
we must have the Grand reality.
- -.
no" s'I"n Soiy O"' u P'"oo was q
IguratiHe language upon suo i'P'
jesus ChrIs', "neh VIZ CTIs'uoi 'n' H.
cuIliSi"i-Ce9 ~ GuNTi MI m. t,oo,oont
! Mon don7t uso q formative language in
drswing nm sncb q document. l. is the
eye Of Ills desth Men are wont to
snes., in Main and simple Ian
gusoe when on the point of death. He
p addressing HIS APOSTLES, to whom He
was in the habit of revealing the myste.
ries of the KINGDOM of Heaven. though
Ia s,,ol,o in nershlos IN the mDltitude
TT,,i.d iii nj The, ,voro Iooking for
a.aol;,a,,or Of uis rror,isa that He
suo ro"', l;''a M aasb - aat end He
80, 49, ss.i,I, IT,, u'or. s;,nrIo end
y 49,, ~ ~ ,,,,a-Ir ,rahlo 80 fo+bon
ma e S'1. ,i,,' rooa,ina 90 for ra-
- 60 .ho 80, si,rifcat,on
20 ~ = 49,. :, Iar,ai,oI rrI,ro,yn
%, - oTor 4fteeD hundred vesrs Can il
~ ~ C,o, tbat d,r,r oil ,bosa con.
% Sutl lSs;.. rar. III bis f7IIoaars in orro,
wi 10 ;.,,,r,a-, = ,,ai,, uou tou,
"PO" ~ G w. ,,,bo donr tb,.
arc tHo 0ni .s,,''uo NJ" Nth , L uSo bo
r loci 'o,,itaie IS ;nJi4or
Iloyo ~ us : ha ~ 49, 49,, y,o a-o ra
~ ,,,Sr,,,,ion - hi, or hood
Cc'''"s J." T ,y..- 49,.
OF our Loiu Jesus 0"''S'
After dwelling on the nature ana use
Of figures, and insisting tnat, IN the
words OF the EucharistIc institution 'ne
law governing the use oil hgura'lVe IAN
guage forbade our interpreting 'nUse
words IN any but the literal sense, tne
belief and practice OF the early church
we're cited in support Of the doctrine OF
Christ's real body and blood being present
Such was the belief of st. Paul, and his
practice was consistent with his belief