Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-21

mOny OF the EARLIEST alncrs-
Foreign Priesthood Owing Al
legianee to a Foreign Govern
ment Luke" Contends Not
With ROmanists, but with the
ROmish system.
I Cor-gSponcerce q he Rexsasr.
Although Babylon Wis in state Of
progressive decay az the time when lst
Peter was vriIten-say, 4. D. 5O.-Ee
hbi hardly supposed that any one who
boasts % such vast eruiition "a Rustic,
could have spoken Of that city a. being,
AZ the time in question. IN 4 state 0i Ut
Ter dss0l1riOn, without Inhabitants But
nOs - multiply words, We vii simply
direct hls attention % certain aIthOri-
ties referred 70 il smith Bible DicriOn-
ary. cOmpIete, ell ?. - ". 4. ". The
most natural suppositiou Of al =, that
/ by Babylon : intended Babylon Of As
syria, which Els largely inhabited by
Jews AZ the time N question J0sephus,
Ar. =. :, 81; PhiIO, De Vert, .. 10,
,. FL Franc, 1921" "Ligh,ioot's
remarks a-e very suggestive. In ser-
mCu preached IN 81 Mays, Can
brize WORKS, II, ia, Eng, ioEo Ell. ,,
ne NAE taine,l that Baby.Ou'of Assyria
: .acendsi. because Y rGg on u ~
!rsrt1t Eg0ti Cf J,'rs IA ~ rgriL mi y
P,.>- rlJ ~ glilisty- u ~ c5rrUE-siJs. -
Lover down On the same page, -, Il
Rustic all ind quite 4 list Of the most
eminent German writers who hold that
the Ba6vI0n in Assvri1 : meant
In the Edition Of the Bible, with
short notes. Published By The American
Tract society. under the auspices Of
scule % the finest Biblical scholars n
America. we End this note o. Pet. ),
Is 81 B,IbyiJn; no valid reason exists
Why ~ should not understand here the
literal Babylon
We 30 not. with Rustic, claim perfect
familiarity with all the Zrea. authors,
R.Jn1anist ADJ Protestant stereotype
and therefore. Wlu not AInE him
With '-izuo-ance. Vet take u al. n al. 10
tls= .0Dx A. Il De were LIer-ty dealer
IN S,.rs- =. or lot strictly honest N b.
representations.
r--E.-.. Rustic i frank enough %
aiuIt thar thls !. Peter. ), 3, a a dis
ru-eI UslSsage- We have charged thai
.u.s xas the only direct quotation intro
!.,seI lv EusriC from Scripture % prove
that Peter Vas ever IN Rome, AMI here,
Rf-sr all rs dOuntering. he evidently
l..s The rest II MS Scripture ar-u-
men. = maie up Il il.se Intentions and
ttI-e ,utucrI0ns from certain other dis
pu,sd passagss.
A. The outset Ne stated. TIA: there
-. 10 E..L.fLt1-g reason for believing
that Peter xls ever IN Rome, AMI Ger
rNulv none az al % be derived from
scripture. Marx the word ''satI,t1c-
-1rT." We did not sdy there Wa none
AZ all. We iii rot ienv the possibility
III rs having been there, bat anlruled
SUBSTANTIALLY that the evidence % the
tlrt = not Altogether reliable, and - ne
,-IL think. Ii he Was there, u was A.
An Apostle. ant not not Tor The purpose
II asserting Romlsh primary; AMI A.
Al Apostle OF The cIrCumCisIon- A. Oy
a-prsv.ols agreement WITH Paul There
Es-a u1anv Jews in Rome, - IN al 9TH
ar parts % the vJrl,i, Alexandra An
.l0sn. Babylon Sc.. But ~ the poPu.a-
non u Rome was chiefly GENTLE, that
rf-v would naturally come more strictly
un-Ier The sueClal MISSION ot Paul Hld
II there been anv contest between Peter
Ant Paul about the primdcy-bu; there
vs. r5t-certAsn.y the PreCeisuce
would have been Wicked % Paul, ~
\ Der previous agreement
How ili 70 happen then that IN a.tsr
.iue--d-st uIvs-eriousiy, and then I'M
p--lanr,y-Peter name came % %
m Nr,i ug Eith those % the Bishops %
Rome. SIMPLY because .; tetI "a with
/ The anbj-lUJus views o.; those Aso,rants
/ The study 0i the history Of ne nrst nye
/ arSIx csnturies viii throw iOOt ot Ggnt
an ,h5s subject. Bat Ne have neither
| time. nor space O. p1rSue the matter
fu--har herr. than O rei-r % the AZ
,b1riries quoted b. Rus,Sc OF this sub
-,rr- and % all civil and ECCLESIASTICAL
klsrprv. Rustic must think
,htt he rpblsrs n history ARE al
s1rIs that thrv cannot se~ thls thing
he U1rsiiv ambitions 0f the Bishops %
/ 1f R1us-i1r themselves
W.Ja not intend 20 refer - jerome
| Augustine. Ambrose, tSr-- altnoJiEn tney
/ or1ye bot httse because they hye't and
gr1tr alter the Council % Nlcs, ~ De-
tween that. AMI say. 80, after Charcn
Ant state bHi become unItet- AMI ne
usurpar5on % the Roman Bishops VA
l rr1Win. AZ "A apsi pacs. and has con
| unge,i d zrOw, with frequent cheeks,
I ever Snce, until ieE years 40, X cui,
i minI-a,i IN the horrtd mOnstrOsity o.
\ Para IniaLhbtIty-
4 Th- testimony u Eussbius, say 81;
IA aIreasiy been examined, AMI
4 aI-hough supposed % be the gathered
,es.imCuy q Al the PCecs,iinE atEers,
I - bouni % contain Absolutely nothing
I fp proof u Peters primary a. Rome
We mkt e-1ue % Irsnseus, born A.
I R,.-5- tsIIs u. A. n. 10, but A. We IN
\ 5s-,aks 20 sav. dad not Erlre Garner
/ IN A. n. 10, OF more than 100 years
i .Frrr he death u Peter and Paul A.
/ g.v-n bv The historians Whist Goes
\ frrn.ley,s s.rvF - Peter and - Fsni
I rr.,.,F..I the C1ospsi a; Rome AMI -
\ t,hI5.b.-4 The Churrh" Uhich he Gals,
I -. y-y.s.r-a and most ancient Known
.o.H s,uut4,i and established By the
nlo-t riorious Apostles Peter and FAaL
l s1msxbsf s-inHIte,i bat Just whAl ne
rhouxht. that Pal rad So1ne hAnf N
H. business. a. gel - Peter. Dot a
I - ROuie's b.-inZ the no-s Aneien.
ehureh az al. that yves "a pas.
81 WIS Irsnaruz up % the NAN "a
/ Chn-.h history We IN cur simPidIy
snI .sirnorancs- bad Supposed thAi the
Chu-rh AZ Jerusalem wNs the mex an
sssot Bat then, Irenaeus vrOee iaors
I -, toO v,arS after the Death Of feter
- pal and nay have hsd some tr4a-
~. :, rsgfiur AZ the tArrs. OSinz 70 ne
1r,.rtsiutv "a trnfti01. TIE oouf1faoo
IA - 60. TIE sznt Of printing Pre-s,
- 1900 huOoks. and the SCARCITY q
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