Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-05


be elected especially adapted by his persona!
knowledge of the life of the Lord, to fulfil
that peculiar duty. Does st. Peter limit the
office of the apostolate to this one duty? Are
not other passages of scripture, which also
indicate the "rghts and powers" of the
apostolate, to be considered as we'll as
this one passage? The words
seem to favor theory; they are alone consider
ed. The solemn words of our Lord: "whose
sins You shall forgive, sc. Preach the
Gospel to every creature, &c. Teach all ma
tious, &C. are set aside, are allowed no
meaning. With such rules of Scripture inter
probation, you can, Scripture in hand, deny
every Christian doctrine that can be thought
of, and establish sas Christian faith any
theory or philosophical your fancy may prefer.
Following the same convenient rule OF In
depreciation, Mr.. Smith does away with my
proof from fact of the continuation, of the
anostolate 'Bishop Ireland says that Paul,
Silas and Barnabas enter through the I'M
position of hands of those already in posses.
sion of the apostolate, into the enjoyment OF
all the powers and rights of the same apostol-
ate. But Paul gives different account OF the
matter, for he opens his letter to the Gala-
tlaus with these words: "Paul, an apostle, not
from men, neither through men, but through
Jesus Christ The contradiction needs nor
comment, it is explicit aed unWlstakaole.
THE CONTRADICTION DOES NOT EXIST.
In the letter to the Galatians,
St. Paul aludes 70 his having being called di-
reetly by God to the apostolate-a fact that we
all know as we'll as Mr.. Smith. But ii Mr..
Smith had read tbs "Acts" as well as
the letter to the Galatians he would have seen
what am contending for, that, though call
ed directly by God to be an apostle, ST. raul
did not officially enter upon the work OF The
,l. hoI hao INN
on him. 1.-THE Holy Ghost SAID to them Sep
arate me Saul and Barnabas for the work
whereunto have taken them. Then they,
fasting and praying and imposing hands upon
them, sent them away" Nothing more
than this very case of Pau's proves
the Catholic doctrine of apostolic succession,
since even Gods direct and miraculous calling
is yet subjected to the ordinary rules OF sue
cession. So authoritative did God once make
the commission, that even he himself will not
overrule it, and his own 'vessels of election"
must, if they would be apostles. bow DOM
their heads beneath the hands of those already
in possession of the apostolate.
His arguments against the infalllbility of
the apostolate are entirely beside the question.
t'Bishop Ireland he says, teaches that the
promised spirit of truth was to make the
apostles infallible Peter teaches that the spirit
fell upon young men and old, ssonsand daugh-
tiers, servants and handmaidens, alike.
The Pentecostal spirit was, we all coufess,
given in a measure 10 all Christians. lie
Is given to-day to all in confirmation.
The question is, do ali receive
him, according to Christ's promise. for special
purpose, in view of special office? To the apos-
Ties the spirit romsed, for that special end to
teach them ali truth to bring to mind to them what
ever Christ had said, and TIA spirit of truth the
teacher of truth, he was to abide with hem DAYS
To the same purpose did Christ himself promise to
be With them all days, even unto the end OF me
world No special promises of this kind We're made
TO the disciples at larg upon whnfn, neYertnele g,
for other purposes, the spirit was to shower MS u.s.
Ne SMITHS GENERAL MISTAKE HERE AGAIN OCCURS,
that of snatehng up one passage scripture which he
deems favorable to his theory and putting as de eth
srs which explain or extend the meaniog Of that
text. The commission, 90 reported in Matthew, he
thinks conveys promise of infaliiu ny ut las
two parts, he says. the command to t"aca ana tue
command to baptize. The promise If its passage
refers as unmstak bly to those who have the power
to baptze as to those who have the right to teach
But in the creed of the Roman church Baptism
by laymen is admitted to be valid Hetce any at
tributes which are argued from the commission
must be conceded to the la1ty, consequently
the corporation theory is annihilated" Certainly
the promise of Christ's presence APPLIES to the
apostles while baptzing vel while teaching, and
IN virtue of this pres the sa rament Of l's own
nature is ipfalibly operative OF its
effect Just a. the oo. tesc1 ing in H.; IN
object, and is infahbly guarded from error: The
rninis yof baptizing vel az of teaching belongs
ex-oficio to the apostolae III the exercise Of It's
infallble authority of teaching the apostoate de-
clared that while the ordained clergy remain the
binary ministers of baptism, yet on account of the
indispensable necessity of baptism for all men, in
cases of emergency, it is Christi will that it M ~ be
administered extraoffcially by pc sons outside Of
the apostolate Through thu church's tie 4ching we
know that when bas tism is administered With Inc
proper conditions whether by believer OF hereto, OF
Jew, or Pagan it has nfal bly, its regeuerating eff
feet and know through the same channel that the
power of infalibe tsachn and the other rights of
the apostles do not pass beyond the first recipients
With all that may be said of lay baptism the exist
ence of the apostle ate as peculiar body OF men
among the faithful as a corporation, remains fact
and its very confirmation of lay baptism presuppos-
ca it's existence and its right to teach.
OF course Mr.. Smith denies that The bishops and
popes Of the Catholic church the successors of
the apostles. "Here" he says, ''is chasn that no
ingenuity can bridge, and 1t is significant that right
here RomaDists anu themselves by dogmatic as
fertion, and SO beg their case.' 1t is positively
laughable to hear Mr. Smith accusing others IN
dignautly of begging their case, and satisfying
themselves with assertions, when he begs the whole
case of Professionalism, head and heels, and could
not for dear life be induced to pat forth oce posi-
tive proof In its favor Well, Catholics do not beg
their case aud, have dene they point to history,
to show where The successors OF the apostles.
The apostles have SEEM were to have successors;
il these successors not in the Catholic church,
will Mr.. Smith tell us where they are? The Greeks
and Anglicans he adds dispute with us t3e success
sion The Methodists entirely out of the question
Well yes, the aud the creeks Confess
with US, what they say, Christian can with
shadow of reason deny, that Christ instituted an
apostolate and destined 1t to endure until the end OF
ages But while they claim TO be branches OF
Ohriat's chur' they do not fer moment deny that
the Catholic church has true apostolic and
SO far az the present controversy is concerned their
claims only strengthen cur position.
When the disput- between them and the church is
brought up is settled other grounds than those
we are now considering-the unity OF the church and
the supremacy of the pope. They separated from
the Catholic church. as We prove 10y the simple fact
that they were the innovators. Before Photus all
christendom recognized the successor of Peter;
those who after Photius, were with Peters succes-
sor constituted the church: the others schis-
MATES. Photius excommuu icated Pope Nicholas
long after Pope Nicholas had communicated him.
and, in the eyes of the church. it was the pope's
right to excommuuicate, while the excommun, cation
by Photsus had much effect before the world
as Mr. Smiths bombastc denuucistlon of Plus TX.
q few Sundays ago. The rule solves the ques-
ton between the church and the Angiicans. Their
schism WAS constituted by the rebellion of Henry
VII against Leo of Rome.
Mr. Smiths observations my proof from the
antiquity of the church are child. The Hindoos,
tn Jews he tells u, religions other than the
Catholic church Need repeat that he fact of an
tuuity in Itself does not tell in favor of re iaon
But when the question of ihs identity of church
now existsng with the church established By
Christ 500 yesrs ago, is mooted it is clear that
The claimant to this identity must have been N the
world at least 1900 years, and in discussion with
Protestant sects the fact OF antiquity becomes vi
tai one to be proven in defense Of the church. The
re cent appariton the world of Protestant sects
makes their claims to represent Christ of the Same