Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-15
CHRIST CHURCH.
Tho Pastor Again Measures Swords With
tho Catholic Church.

Tho Pastor Again Measures swords with
tho Catholic Church.
Tho Rsv. W. p. Ton Brock took for his
te1t last evening, Ephesians, chap. !, part Of
the 22d and 23d verses:
'sAnd gave him to be the Head over all things
to the church. which is His body, in the fulness
of Him that flleth all in ALL
The preacher said he rested his cause on
calm but severe searching into the Roman
system. He entered upon the matter with
no uncharitable feelings towards his breth-
rem of the Roman pesuasion, knowing we'll
that men are always better than their theo-
ries, and souls are infinitely more precious
than systems; but the advocates of the
Church Of Rome defantly challenge discus
sion, and it was therefore necessary to take a
firm standpoint against them.
With regard to the actual position of the
Church of Rome on the matters in contro-
versy, one can hardly ever obtain an accu-
rate definition from them. What they say is
twisted by them into what they choose to
make it; what their opponents say, into what
they wogld like to have it.
The method of argument of the church of
lone was characterized. as gratuitous as
sumption, jugglery of words, and ingenious
dovetailing into the truth. He held as a
general proposition that the church of Rome
does not deny the truth but has covered it
up with novelties and unwarrantable addi-
tions. AS instances he cited:
The apocrypha added to the Old Tesla
ment.
Unwritten traditions added to the bible.
Roman and anltallaGIe added to one holy
Catholic and apostolic church, as titles Of
the church.
:, The creed of Plus ~. added to the Apos-
ties and Nicene cre1os.
to Episcopacy.
Virgin, and angels, added to tho worship of
God, and the meditation of Christ.
The merits of saints, purchased by good
works, added to merits of Christ secured by
faith.
Five sacraments added to two ordained by
Christ.
Assumption and immaculate conception
of the Virgin, added to her blessedness.
Carnal presence of Christ in the Lords
supper, added to his spiritual presence.
Confessing to the priest, and penance
added to repentance, and confession to God
Judicial absolutions and indulgences, ad.
ded to ministerial absolution, and godly
counsel.
An image of Christ added to the cross.
A long list of canonized saints added tc
the chosen comrades of our Lord.
purgatory added to an intermediate
state.
There are, however, two notable excep
| lions in which the church of Rome is dis
tinct, viz: celibracy of the clergy and tht
refusal of the cup to the laity, which two
exceptions have been the greatest hinderan
ces to the growth of the church of Rome
Our church is not new but the old church
reformed.
Our faith is the faith of the Apostles
Their faith the teaching of popes. The
acts of the council of Trent were confirmed
by the Vatican council of 1870. The nail.
have been clinched so that nothing short O
| the rotting of the timbers can ever set then
free.
Rome has burned all the bridges behin,
her, sealed up the volume of history, rule,
out all human testimony and Judgment, an,
locked up the bible as ':dead letter.
The Pope claims the creates
attribute of the Omnipotent-inf
From henceforth we must watch the news
papers for the divine(?) utterances of truth
and then linger till we have been assure
whether or no it was az cattedra, or whethe
it was the conception OF ''inventive tele
graphists.''
The discussion then turned on the Angl
can definition of the church with specia
reference to Its liability to error.
1t is only reverence to believe that the OF
fences and errors of the church are all par
of Gods scheme. It is the skillful surgeo
who knows how to save the limb in spite 9
the intlammationia gangrene; the bungle
knows only to cut it Oft.
Christianity is not building q secon
tower of Babel, but a majestic pyramic
although amid manifold heaps of refus
chips.
home has never given an AUTHORITATIVE
definition of what she means by the church
The supremacy of the bishop of Rome ha
gradually swollen into infallibility. Th
church is infallible, say they, because til
scriptures say SO. When asked how the
know the scriptures say SO, til
reply is, because the churc
says they do; and yet the "consen
of the church, to the definitions of the Pop,
according to the Vatican DEGREES, is entirel
unnecessary. Practically the infallibility {
the church has been merged into the person
al infallibility of the Pope. Therefofe, a
Louis XIV. was wont to say, "The State.
is myself so the Pope may now say, 9Th
church, it is myself
In conclusion, Mr.. Ten Brock urge
against this headship of the Roman Pontit
the teaching of the An.,lican church tina
Angels and living Saints, and aead,
But one communion make;
All join in Christ their living Head,
And of his love partake.