New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18

that after this should carry the decision OF this the
very question OF his whole lecture to the par OF
evii genius Of Professionalism How We TO know that
Goo is visiby rangbly, and audlely present ~ Tue
Church. and not in this recOndite spiritual ana
dental sensel Alas alas after following MN ~ an M
IOrtuOus pathway, he has brought us 10 TINS .me Viz
point TO conjecture ourselves out vi our colecfes ne
bsks to make immense CONJECTURE ana ISH svp
coniecturng. lie leaves us IN mld-alr win hots III
stand on and cries to us to lit the earth ana the
Toward the end. however he infers that this IS logi
cal conclusion from the axiom, GOd Is perlect on
powerful, and loving God But inc connec,Vu IL
not appear How does it follow that Coo mus ssy
another That he should do so by recondlle' spilu,
and transcendenta" communication seems ~ We n 40
remaining with us, visible, tangible aud audlDc,
through Que organic form OF humanity on I'LL
Tns step which involves the whole question. Is entlrey
gratuitous-a complete begging OF the question ~ may
easy step for one VINO mas taken IT, f poI ,I l
impressions, aud come to the subject WIN virgin
Yet granting this step. Then the question arises;
" what church Z" Which is this visible, tangible ana
oudhle nresence of God speaking with authority on
cnniectures How are we, laying aside impressions,
and coming with "vlrgln mind TO settle TINS Inc
audience until he had brought them out of the woods
IL is not enough TO say, the church or tnc Caih9o
this without appealing to our private Judgment which
is Enthusiastically. Ii was cruel hI last 10 10
conecires are be answered, and thus hur us Dack
into vaster. Dlacker, and more tcmpesiuous oct" VI
conjecture than ever Does the gentleman see that we
are s uncertain as everl That he has led us TO the enc
OF his pathway where there is nothing but glamour oil
lighted tapcrs and marching professions ana the oi'e
soul cries out Where Is Cod! where Is neaNcu1 "bcic
are nav departed loved ones y and that the only answer
mat c1mes and the only that the Church has any
right to give is, "GOd Is the Almighty anu Lo'lIE
Father and all things shall WORK fOr gOOu 10 thosc WIN
The difference between DR.. Ever and Protestants is
radical upon M the purpose the Chriss coming and
on tie province OF the Church. lie seems TO hold That
The first isihe full satisfaction OF conectnre ana lhe
second the authoritative declaration OF positive truth
pro
the misery and death of sin; and That the work or he
Church is TO hold up Jesus as such SavIour and per-
suade men, The whole field OF speculation Is lceSaied
Dr. Ever was unfortunate in his argument, because
bv arguing he appealed % private Judgment; w!ch II
was the purpose his lecture TO prove TO he unirus
ynrthv lie should nave asserted and fallen back
his enostoc succession, and on, al Dtutum. If TO
trust in private Judgment is hazardous IN the details,
how much more peri!ous 10 judge OF the criterion Oh
Ihave the honor of being Presbyter in the same
church Dr. Ever AMI the TACT tat such Wue diNtr-
gences are allowed to exist in its officers who In
good and regular Standing shows that our Protestant
Episcopal Church does not pretend to any such authority
unon matters of conjecture as Dr. Ever assumes.
Therefore. II the Catholic Church, 70 which Dr. EweTa
argument leads is this church of ours which he leaves
us TO inter- must grant that though all his pathway
he snOCtI ana straight, and this Is our journeys enc
this visible, tangible ana audible manifestation
answer TO his COnecures TO his "reCOndte, spiritual,
and tranScendenta sense" .
and Nhilsn. If cannot believe in ourselves, we can
not believe in anything. We must begin with Descartcs
at coglo, ergo sum- and build mp from there, else
we cannot know that there is a God a Hereafter, or
even that we ourselves are.
Jesuss purpose to help ont of our coniec-
lures and round Church. through which he should
always speak cOnecurcs then ii IS patent that Pro-
tesantism is failure, and Reason too; anu all our
scientific Attachments that have not been approved by
the Church vagaries Bat II Jesus lived and died to
rescue from sntO mplant In them his own lie so
that they might successfully graphic with lust II II was
his purpose to leave community OF disciples to piOpa-
gate rtnoyang germ from generation 10 generation
by the contact OF HE with ctO work the leaNc OF ms
divine lie into the life Of society till il should animate III
Decentralization PrOte is not failure but ls
the unbindug OF the clothes which swaddcd the face IN
its infancy, for the exercise of manller freedom.
BrO0tlyH, May II, 1873. CHARLES Il. EAkFE.