The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-03
+ Protestant Dl,iue % Modern Miracles.

Rev. Or. stephen II. Tying. Jr pastor Of
the Church 0f tite Holy Trinity. hr~ OrE,
preached a sermon few evenings ago on
the numerous miracles wrought of late years
1t the shrine Of Notre Dame ds LOurdes. Ia
which among Other tAfUCs he said The
Roman Catholic Church Is wise above al
other societies Of believers. do not nud it
in nv heart to iHpupn their motives, and IN
NV puny impotence / am striving To attain
the saUle results In this age e. Tatioualism,
when men make merry over miracles. Let Us
congratulate ourselves that God mas left US
some iFnpPuetTablP mysteries. 80 long as
there arc facts that cannot bs explained by
present philosophy oT present science 50 long
will there be little opportunity FOR the people
being perverted from the faith that has had
its place for 50 many centuries IN human
life" Adopting this sermon Of DR.. Tying zs
fts text the New York Times discoufsVs gn
the subject - fOlow-
on SUNDAY iasi tfe Ee-. stephen II Tying IT..
l.res -bed q Scrrlou su ~Hcu be IF said to have
flu-tIy as.-tfcd that inir.cIIyus cures haEs bssB
performed ~ I.ouries End ct KNOCK. Itc sud u
IoErdes NO one dares attempt o deny that mui~
studee ol eures took place there. The lame isped,
the deaf hesrd. the p'ind -aW- II viii never do In
thiP generation TO dely those Wsil-autheotlc'' &C
iacIs.- lie said that The faitb OF believers had
been hCnorcd Of Hod' ~ thess cures and he sH-
pressed his gratitude tEer'i = = ., 81 course
n0ssihie that Tr. lyng's sermon Ees hecn iucOr-
rcctIy reported; but, unisss several newspapers
have united 20 I9rYetrate serl"Ss piuEsvf' tie
reality of the so-called miracles of I"UrSss snd
KNOCK has been tully sdm!ttel BY oue who has
hitherto hren tbs lead Q! tae rene frote,tSnt
party in the Episcopal Church. Lourdee has been
Of late yrsrs growing stusu ubling block N the
path moi orly of Tatioaaiiss ttt OF all sincere enc
mics oi the Roman Church. Hurdreds Of PEOPLE
claim - have been suddenly and miracUlouty
cured by F'flIrE i,oErnes aE9 PFAFlbS AZ the
.srotto where the <irl BernAdette s4T her alleged
vision. These cures were noi nsrelg these OF a.
nRinary dlreares- p en- "ho had been nnjoTiously
blind Tor years recovered their sight crtpples
whose legs arms were vithered we're cornplrtely
restored sra d-Ai people recovered tieIF 97Ar'he
It viii Dot do 10 say thst CSC curef were the work
Of the Imagination. COaxsnttll blindness has
never been cured D. the lulas Ealioa uer has that
vague iGGUe1ce ever suddenly roucrzsd the IEus-
So long ~ only d OF these so-cEIs miracles
had been wrought it Sas quite possible % claim
cirrt ~ the present dsy. however the proof thst
sudden Hud wonderful cures have been wrought at
quantity a. he proof that iourds5 ssirts To s1y
that iI is upossioIe that child born hl nd should
il merely 10 deny lie possibility or miracles: a
denial that no be ieve- in Chsitti.nitT can cou-
amount OF human tesHnlouy would h- rutSoient
to prove that rItbered Lex was Inirs-crIyusIy
cured at a Roman Catholic shrine rgr thls would
Essr5 - y.fh t,bir5 Etge sttscssi Al ~.
whether extraordinary cures have = have not
taken place 1T llourdes and KNOCK is merely 2
same nature as -h5 evidence that I4eurIes exists
and if IL is sufficient in quantity to satisfy every
reasonable demand the con -Iusion that tie e red
cursB have jszen place cannot be stra. Sir
p Tyug has bee 81 I-ourI-s. ana he u fully con
vinced tuHt .cles have been wrought there in
answer to the y-s er Of faith. OF ccurFe the G 4
deucs wEi,b : satishes M Tying OF the Mrs culous
bu5 that cures alleged to b. miraculous and which
certainly inezplcs Die by any theory Of ther.
Peut!cs, have bees wrought st Lourdes seems TO
BE fully estaal she'd Tie sgE hcance u EIr Iyug g
gsr1on coming IL does from Who har 20 izo-
cus,y opposed the Catholic party Ia HE church Is
remarkable. II the cures wrought at f.su-dss x-e
really miraculous. a. we'll ~ mex lcDDle The other
FruteStsut th=C-s that the Roman athOlic Church
autiChTist falls 20 the ground God does not
henerIt OF .lfl-t'
ever, u tllracies arc wrought az Hou1sn Chfhollc
shrine. the fact Z The clcurcs- possible evidence
that degree o. Divine favor is extended 20 the
Church oi Nome which 1, not shown 10 any Pro-
tsstaut church OF rect What, then. becomes Of
Hr Tyugs energetic Professionalism if the I.ourdes
cures are truo miraclcE- How he any longer
regard the Roman Catholic Church = enemy =
. Against all his former theories Of the spOstEts
4 character O. that Church he uiust set what =
believes TO be thg fact. that she -tl las the Wit
ueEE Of mlruc'sS. Some y=sr- axe, when Bishop
CummlE and his associates Ieit the Episcopal
Church been yEe LucE cJUsr snt0usly believed that
. her garments yet bore the ttlut OF Esusu error.
5ir. Tying attended meeting Of She Eccedcrs and
wished them GOu-speed How Il IL possible for
him today 10 feel any sympathy with body O.
men who lst tie Episcopal communion becsuse
n their hcrTor OF Church IN which according 70
Mr- Iy yDg. is found faith 'Loua-sd Cf God with
mirlcI-sc
Probably Mr.. Tyng IS rIght IN assuming that u
viii Lot do 70 deny the fact that tbc lame. the
Sr, however. his Protestant admirers will assume,
he has done, that be eaEuSc these cures mex
plicable. therefore they src miraculous remains
10 be seen SUcl assurnlt OF Involves TAT more
than any Protestant csu coCcede. L logically in
wolves. among otksT things. the conversion q M.
Tying ioto friend aud supporter o. the Roman
the clsiIus made by that Church could be given
than the witness OF mirsclCs. How can Mr.. lyug
. remain hostile to q Church which rtr show this
tnCoLtest!r.e proof Of Divine fINUTr Il the lourCcs
cures are mir4cu'oUz. the Roman Catholic Church
has. i'm legal phrase. made out f-s case. If they
mcrsly iLCEpiicabie. M Iyug has made q
tho Pratsstaat cause. Of which 70 has heretofore
. been 70 eminent 8 defender