Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-03

Dressed il the raiment of the Lamb,
None sing Gods grace in sweeter tone.
''L0y Reader" Concludes Hts RefigiOuS
Discussion sc.th "Laynt0n."
To the Editor of the Sunday Globe:
SIR: In my last communication !
promised your readers that l would re-
turn to the pathological question, -
there merely glanced at, but must be
excused, If, in this, leave ''Petros" on
the crock" 10 which have nailed him,
till we have found what place to assign
to ''dOkeo," Layman's Goliah of philo-
logical argument in his closing review
of Bishop Ireland's lectures. l had not
read this masterpiece of controversial
acumen when l made the promise, or l
should not have exposed my lack of dis
cernment by leaving it to be inferred that
L set equal value upon the interpreta-
ton OF ''petr0S" as upon "dOke0."
But let Us give the gentleman a fair,
full and patient hearing in his third and
last and most forcible review 1t opens
with resume Of the two previous ones.
81 pointed out" these are Layman's
words, ''that the substitution ec indus
tria, by eur Lord of the word ''petrG"
for ''pctr0s" when speaking of the founda-
ton upon which he should built his
church," etc. Here we have our Lord
con set purpose" substituting crock for
"Peter," he, all the while, according to
the ablest commentators, uttering the
single Syro- Chaldaic word scephaS" for
both 'Fr0ck' and "Peter." Well, our
Lord certainly had the gift of tongues,
and, therefore, Layman is perhaps right,
for to his mind that one word sounded
first 'petros' and then 'spetra' imme-
diately after. SO much for the first para
graph, 50 triumphat reply to Bishop
Ireland.
The second paragraph asks Us to pass
on to the Acts of the Apostles, because
Layman ''found no words spoken by our
Lord" sustaining Peters suprem-
acy. L have shown how his Syro-
Chaldalc words seemed Greek to our
learned philologist, and so we pass.
The third paragraph just tells us where
we Will not find anything in the Acts of
the Apostles clearing upon this CUES
ton" fortunately for him he finds
the desired passage in chapter 18th.
Layman in this is like one who would
gravely ask you to go with him to look
for st. Paul in Massachusetts, and then
tell you positively st. Paul is not in the
United States. The fourth paragraph is
IN, oil hat
that called for the council he is going to
describe, and accordingly opens with,
cit appears that at this time a sect had
risen up, etc" The next paragraph
vouches for the fact that "Peter. Paul
and Barnabas certainly land perhaps all
the apostles) had each for himself
reached the opposite conclusion" to that
reached by the sect mentioned above.
How the certainly and "perhaps'' are
reached by our honorable friend, is what
would like to know
Your readers will please have patience.
for am just as anxiously looking for an
argument as they are. The sixth par
agraph says that the dispute on this sub
Juct waXed so hot that a final sssettle-
ment of the question was imperatively
required" The next informs us of some
delegates-"Paul, Barnabas ana certain
other OF them sent up TO jerusalem" to
the council. The eighth affirms that to
Layman's mind SIT appears that st.
James presided over this council" But
how it appears to him, L fail to see.
presume he infers it from the
fact that ST. James sis gen
orally admitted to have been at
the time bishop Of Jerusalem" But sup
pose a plenary council of all the Cath
ole bishops III the United States, such as
that held some years age at Baltimore,
were to be held tomorrow here in ST.
Paul, would Bishop Grace or Bishop Ire
land, because bishops of St. Paul, be the
presiding bishop at that council? No.
either Cardinal Nc Closkey or the Metro
pelitan of Baltimore, by virtue OF their
rank and dignity conferred on them by
the pope, would preside Was it the
bishop of Ephesus that presided at the
ecumenical council held in that city in
43l, in which Nestorius was condemned!
No; it was Pope Celes.ine, through his
representative Cyril. So it was not
James but Peter, as mean to show, that
presided at the first council Of Jerusalem
The ninth paragraph enters upon the
actions and deliberations of the council.
And as this is what we nave been so
anxlously waiting for and so long in
coming to, it behoeves us to examine it
calmly. Here.are the words of st. Luke
IN the Acts: Sand when there was
much disputlng, Peter rising up, said to
them, Men, bretheren, yeu know that in
former days God made choice among US,
that the Gentlles by my mouth should
hear the word of the gospel and believe.
And God who knoweth the hearts, gave
them testimony giving to them the Holy
Ghost as we'll as to u.s. And made no
difference between US and them, purify
ing their hearts by faith Now, there
fore, why tempt you God to put a yoke
upon the necks of the disciples, which
neither our fathers nor we were able TO
bear? But, bv the grace OF the Lord