Smyrna times., 1883-11-14

the creeds and claims of Romanism?"
None. Does she retract her thunder
ings from the halls of the Vatican, that
a Protestant is hereto, the enemy of
Christ and deserving of death? In
vain we search among the decisions of
her councils for the first scintiila of |
retraction.
la further characterising the Catholic .
church he said the same quarry may |
furnish granite for fort that brcathes /
out slaughter for all who come within |
range of its ordnance, and for Christ I
ian Church with its lessons of peace |
and hope, and it is coincidence /.
worthy of notice that this year of grace .
witnesses the establishment of Roman
Church and the construction Of il mas
sive and beautiful public school bunld-
ing in our town, than which two great
er natural enemies do not exist
Romanism hates he said, such educa-
ton as the free schools of America
bestOws upon the children of her cili-
zens, solely because it lays the founda-
ton in her citizens for an intelligent
choice in matters political and religious.
Professionalism does not accept the
traditions of men, as do the Jews and
Romanists, but accepts as their rule of
faith the commonly received canOnicul
books of the Old and New Testament.
with the right to interpret as they
please, never granting to any ecclesiastic
or ecclesiastical council the sole
authority to interpret for them. 1t is
| cheerful and ready obedience to the
divine word and will, putting Christ
first and the Church second, and never
reversing this GOd-given order of things
which belongs to our peace. Roman
ism says where the church is (mean-
ing of course the Papal organization
there is Christ" Professionalism says
where Christ is there is the church :"
Romanism says where tradition is
there is the Bible"; Protestant Chris.
tianty says "where the Bible is, there
is the only rule of faith and practice )" :
ROmaniSm says where good works
and penance are, there are faith and
justification Professionalism saws
where there is faith there are good
works.; ROmanism arrays Mary and
IL numberless army of Saints between
the soul and Christ; Professionalism
teaches the new and living way of
coming boldly to the throne of grace,
with the sweet privilege of speaking
directly to Christ ROmanism works
from without, Professionalism works
from within, teaching that transforma-
ton Of the heart is essential to final sal
walton.
After further defining the difference
between the two faiths he said, Prot
estant preachers and teachers with as
much heart and more hope than Luther
had are unlimbering the guns of the
old Gospel under the very caves of the
Vatican, and the holy songs of Protest
ant worship roll out upon the air of
Pope-trOd0en and Priest-ridden Italy.
The very States which are the hotbeds
of Romanism are Incorporating into
their constitutional laws the principles
Ofpolitical and religious liberty; and SO
it is, that, although Luther sleeps in the
dust of more than three hundred years,
his word to-day annihilates the power
OF the ROmish church upon the laws OF
the civilized world. The discourse Of
. which this is only an outline of some
of the leading topics and many of which
we have had to pass by entirely fol
want of space, occupied forty minutes
in its delivery and claimed the undivid
, ed attention of the audience through
, out.