Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-12

otherwise, how did Rustic find out that
the Church of Rome is the true Church,
or that the Pope is infallible, or that
those who do not submit to him win 90
to the bad, and why is he reasoning
with us now2 1t is true there Is limit
! TO the exercise of human reason, as
every individual may find out for him
self But of the restraints imposed, or
attempted TO be imposed, by author
| ity," each one must judge for himself.
| We have not word to say against
Eusebius, or Calvit, or Calmer, or even
Chambers Encyclopedias" which Rus
tic seems to have read, in part or entire,
nor yet TO any Of the learned authors on
either side; on by this, that like the rest
OF US, they were poor fallible men-some
OF them very much so-and that their
writings, and especially their opinions,
will be taken at whatever value, each
reader for himself may see fit to put up
on them. Certainly there is nothing
either terrifying or convincing in the
mere parading OF their names, and swear
ing by them, as is the wont in certain
quarters. But we cannot allow "the
Church" TO make history" and round.
ly assert thousand preposterous things
without proving them. Whenever this
is attempted, We need not only reply
mot proved"
A word in regard to the last aecu-
menical Council, so called. 1t is well
known that at that Council, a number
of the Bishops-and of that number we
believe Bishops Wheelan and Purcell
were opposed to the decree Of papal
infallibility. 1t is time that the arbitra-
nv proceedings of that Council were so
smOthered up, that its true inwardness
is not generally known, but il is we'll
understood, that the opposing Bishops
were overawed by authority" and
that they were compelled either to submit
or be degraded and accommodated.
The consequence was, that they were
constrained TO "eat crow" excuse US
declaring that it was very delicious tur-
KEY after all. But seriously, is this the
way 10 arrive at truth? God save US!
The language of Patrick Henry may
be very small thing in the eyes OF Rus
tic, and his co-religionists-we know
it is so may, it would seem to be equal,
in their estimation, to ''the boy who
stood on the burning deck" But it
should be known that those immortal
words struck a cord in the American
heart that will continue to vibrate to the
end of time. 1t was nothing less than
bold declaration, in tremendous crisis,
of those great principles OF civil and re-
ligiOus rights that antedate all written
history, and even the Inspired Record
itself, Educated as they have been,
foreigners by birth, and acknowledging
their superior allegiance TO a foreign
power, we do not wonder that the Rom
ish priesthood cannot appreciate the
noble sentiments of Patrick Henry.
Suppose that the old ship of State, with
all its precious freight, should go down
as it will il ROmanism ever gets in the
ascendant-what of that? 1t will be
nought, We dare say, to Rustic and the
Papal hierarchy but "the noble boy 60
ing down on the burning ship"
Why should We use the term Rom
anist?" Certainly not through any dis
courtesy, but because it is the proper
term: and because that we do not think
it is the right, that our Romish friends
should be allowed to play forever on
the term Catholic" as upon harp OF
thousand strings. Paley says, there is
a charm i'm names" and so there is.
But the Church of Rome is not "CathO-
hc," and never was If it were so, only
so much the worse. We have no fancy
for catch-words, much less for sham.
Ii Rustic should see proper to reply
to this article, we have one word to say
to him, and that is, ii he is not more
successful with the testimony OF the
early fathers to the time of Eusebius than
he and his Bishop have hitherto been,
he NAV save himself the trouble of again
parading before the public the names OF
later writers. We desire proof, and not
merely flourish of trumpets.
LUKE.