Smyrna times., 1884-03-05

leC the rope exercise his old time an
thorlty and in less than century the
world would again have relapsed into
the darkness of bigotry and supersti-
ton. A Newton, a Franklin. or an
Edison, have never yet been fostered
under her parental care. In the Ian
guage OF Anthony A. Wood "she was
AFRAID the points of triangle would
wound religion and the only property
she wanted to know of a circle was
Keeping out the Devil" Look at tho
countries under her patronage TODAY
Can we put Spain on a footing with
england; Italy with Germany. or
Mexico with the United Statesq No
Amerlcus," | cannot take it back,
one may carry the emblem of civiliza-
''oh, Dut her actions in the past have
not been in accordance with him who
bore that emblem up Calvary's rugged
steep where, instead of prosecuting his
enemies and cundemning them to the
rack and to torture, he praved-
Father forgive them for they know
not what they do"
Now l have no word of cep-
sure for "Americus in trvino
to uphold the doctrines of his
church, but why he tiles to prove the
Scriptural authority of I" the sacraments
ofeonfession and dissolution" against NV
attacks | am at Il loss to conceive as
nave never once alluded to them.
And jump from the Irish question
INTO the depths of theology is so great
that do not want to make the ot
tempt so will just give a few texts of
scripture bearing on the subject and
leave the conclusions with those whom
1t may concern. That it is to God we
are personally to confess our sins and
that He only can forgive sins is plainly
taught all through both the Old and
New Testaments in such words as the
following: " l will confess my trans
gresslOns unto the Lord, and thou for
gavest the iniquity of my SIM" "If |
we confess our sins he is faithful and |
just to forgive us our sins" Nv son.
give, pray thee, glory to the Lord
God of Israel, and make confession
unto him." " Let him return unto the
Lord and he will have mercy upon him
ana to our God for he will abundantly
pardon" " fany man sin we have an
advocate with the Father; Jesus Christ
the righteous" " There is one God and
one Mediator between God and men
the man Christ Jesus" And in tho
prayer which Christ taught his disci-
pies, " Forgive us our debts as we for
give our debtors" defy "Americus"
20 give text in the Bible showing that
Christ or any of the Apostles taught
men to confess their sins to Pope.
priest, or bishop, or to give an instance
where they laid "penance ON any
me because of their sins.
BY grace are you saved, through
aith." Repent and be baptized
Believe on the Lord Jesus
jhrist and thou shalt be saved.n
The blood of Jesus Christ his
on, cleanseth us from all SIM" On
hese texts are founded the doctrines of
as taught by Christ and his
APOSTLES, and Oh which shall stand the
of his church as long as the
world endures, He himself being the {,
chief corner stone" Yes. Amer
Gus, you will have to discard more :
han the doctrines of confession and
bsolution before the world is Cath
lie. You will have to discard
ne doctrines of "purgatory, prayers to
nc saints, prayers for the dead" and
lany others, then you will not only
&c ediiices Overshadowing the dome ',
st. Peters at Rome"
But like the visioned ladder once
To Slumberng Jacob given, I
From Heaven descending to the earth, t.
Reach back again to Heaven
AN FRESHMAN. .