The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-17
THE INFAILInLE CHURCH

Which Bishop Kaln Explained YeSter.
day nj the Cathedral to be the Catholic
Church.
Bishop kain continued his series OF
Lentcn sermons yesterday afternoon on
the True Church" his aim being to show
that the Catholic Church was not only in
lefectible Cindestructible or uniailing) but
likewise infallible-that is, incapable OF
error. lie took his text from the 10th
and Goth verses Of Matthew, reading as
follows:
go SO therefore and teach all nations, baptizlng
thrm IN tho name Of ihf Father, aud Of the Son,
IT, aShpt them to Observe all things Whatsoever
have commanded YOU; aud To- am with you AWAY
even unto The end OF the world. Amen"
The Bishop announced his purpose oi
speaking upon two kindred elements oi
tho Church of Christ; her tadgtctiblity and
| her intaRibaty. Explaining the meaning
of these terms, he showed how his previ'
Gus leptures had prepared the way for a
clear understanding OF these essential lea
lures OF tho Christian Church, For in
creating His Church, &s has been seen,
Christ fashioned 1t into complete, and
perfect society, consisting OF teachers and
Taught, Of ministers and subjects minis
tered to. OF pastors and their flock. Among
Him feathers themselves, He established
different degrees, the inferior being in due
suhordinatlon 10 The superior, and all be-
inc subject to the chief pastor, 70 whom
was entrusted the whole hock-hFGed My
I,ambs-Feed My Sheep"
Tho Bishop then called attention to the
promises and guarantees given 70 the
Pastors OF His Church, by the Divine
Founder, Jesus Christ.
The indotcctibility Of the church, he
argued, was proved conclusivcly from th'
solemn declaration of Christ 10 Peter, a
found recorded In Matt. xvi, Is. Therein
Ieslis Christ. tho all.wiSO architect, fore
iclIs Tint liz will build ehnroh-lllI
church, and that he will build II on 80
cure fouudation-on rock and tha
thus securely built, II cannot, therefore,
shall not perish. Addressing simon, h'
ssys to hin: 81 say to, thee that tho'
art Peter Ia rock), and upon thus roSk
will build my church, and me gates o. nsI
shall not prevail against u" Though IN
enemies Of the old church. wiiGIl ei4lAQp
n he the church built on peter the, rock
have tortured Language In order 10 lnVali
date % tbis clear aud direct testimony 70 tn
stsbIIity Of Christ's Church, no t%lstint
cSSe'' cSn possIbly destroy the plain mean
inv 81 lie Saviour. Every specie
OF persecution, for nearly ninetee,l
centuries has been directed agQIpsk TN
church without avail. Based on tho IN
movable Rock OF Peter, she stands toda!
as firm and as compact as at any period Q
Lor long and eventful history. Who cal
All Ia SO in her miraculous preservation
, the finger of dod9 Or who Is so blind q
mt To nerceive that the GhGrfh, now uni
tSd d and closely bound to Peter IN tho pGF
s0n on ni h;s successor, the Bishop Of leomC
Is the same church originally built Dy Ie Je
sus Christ on the imperishaoIe rocks aiie ne
continued existence, in spite oi the ne here :
t assaults made upon her by the Goh.ulne, n,nl1'
powers OF earth and he'll, u ltSelL sSanu
ing proof OF the Divinity, o. tttR, w
, said: "HeaVen and earth shall pass ava!
I Int NV word shall not pass away, "
! WHO Slso declared: 81 will build N n
church. q sas,toS Z ,,9SfI b anf the gates 0' ne
Butthis church, destined to 1e iqttast,t!a :, |!
must continue 10 be what she was mn
o.sated % IChrist's Church, She can n
Q TnS; m6ya Iosn anyothe essential constituent
d tSan tS an cap periEh altogether. No
n Christ % made bet the tesallef oi reVeale
,rrth n ina nations OF al ages, and NJ 4
9 slimes: Slime and to ct hpr for that sgRliE
:. ott;ce t; iie identified Himself With Der
Il her teaching otiieei and honee ttle SAutt
q ~ Christ Is, and has always bean ar