Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-11
REV. DRYDEN CRITICIzED

BY Rev. Father AcEiligott An Argument
on the Other Side.
To the Editor Of nc Rfoiser:
sIR:-With your kind permission shall
rake few observations on the Rev. Mr..
Dryden's lecture. In his second Leutsn
lecture the Bishop thus stated the doctrine
Of the Catholic Church: The words Of
conservation effect . real change In the
substance OF the bread which becomes the
substance Of the flesh Of Christ, and In the
substance of the wine. which becomes tho
substance Of the blood OF Christ. In vir-
tue Of the permanent nature Of tho incar-
nation. not in virtue Of The conservation,
Christ's human soul and His divinity arr
also present. The Church repudi-
ates the absurd notion her enemies have not
blushed TO imputs TO her, viz: that tho
bread Is converted into the soul and even
into the divinity Of Christ" Let your
readers, Mr.. Editor, compare thess state
nlents with Rev. Mr.. Drydeh's assertion:
''The infallible Church says Catholic
bishops and priests have power 10 change
the elements into the body, blood. aoul
and divinity Of Jesus Christ" What
good purpose did the Rev. Mr.. Dryden ex-
pect to accomplish by this monstrous falsi-
fcation of our doctrineP He should prac-
tice what he breaches TO others: Thou
shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbour"
Rev. Mr. Dryden even pats Into tbs
mouth Of the inspired Apostles Language
which they most certainly never used.
Writes Rev. Mr. Dryden: Tho Apostles
say they were commissioned 70 administer
the bread and wine as cmblems Of the
Saviour's broken body and shed blood"
Now the Apostles nowhere ssy anything Of
the kind. The sacred essngelists tell us
Just the contrary, viz: that Christ COM
missioned His Apostles 10 do just what He
had Just dons-bless bread and wine into
His body and blood, etc. The Rev. Mr..
Dryden draws this conclusion: The doc
trine Of Christ's corporal presence IN the
Holy Eucharist In uRsoipturdi and there
fore unworthy Of belief" Martin Luther,
the founder of Professionalism, always
maintained that the doctrine OF Chdsts
corporal absence from the Holy Eucharist In
unscriptural and hsrstical. Which must
we believs--ths Master or the disciplsr
Luther contends that Rev. Mr.. Dryden'S
Court Of Appeal-ths Holy Scnptures-
decides the disputed point in his favor but
of course Rev. Mr.. d. claims the decision
supports his opinion. How ambiguous
and unsatisfactory must be the judgment
of that court Of last resort! How hum,l-
iatipg for Protestants must be the candid
ayowsl OF their champion In this contro-
versy-tbat they differ widely - 70 the
nature" of the Eucharist For 10 In nm
acknowledgment thst they don't know
Just what Il really Ia. How different from
this b the clear, positive teaching Of ths
true and infallible Church Of Chrtstf The
Rev. Mr.. ID. aays that the Council q Flor
ence added hve Sacfaments and Ippooent
III made the dogma Of transubstautiatioo!
Will the Rev. Mr.. d. be good enough 10
explnin the fact 10 clearly set forth BY the
Bishop in his sixth and Last lee
ture, namely, that oil tboss Oriental
churches, the HISTORIANS, Eutychians, &c,
who were cut Of from communion With
the Church ip the 6ith osntury believe in
transubstantiation and The seven Bacra-
ments? Not only do they maintain tbess
doctrines, bat they contend that sueh has
always been their faith. Such too 10 The
faith Of all Greek churches. These facts
more than Offset Rev. Mr. Drydan's state
menB. The Rev. Mr.. ID. il clearly Of
the opinion thst Chhst's words.
This h my BODY" mean when sppiisi
to the Eucharist, Christ 10 present
spiritually, not bodily coDcIusiou Ia
manifest contradiction 70 The very word,
Of the Rsdeemer, This is Ny body" ]
leave 70 Protsstank OF moro ORTHODOX ten
denotes 10 refats Mr.. DIS statement, THAT
there IN no essential difference between
Baptism and the Eachsrist.,, The Rev.
Mr.. d. should resneDber that be n speak
ing. in this controversy. not ~ Msshod-
ist Divine, bot - representative Pfotss-
tant. Now, Am quite ssre that many
Protsstants, especially Luth<sans, High
Church Episcopalians and others, will de.
sent from his tsachipg on this point Rev.
Mr.. d. continues 10 qaots Tho
Fathers against o.; bat expsf.
the references; fos the barnt child dresdA
the fire. The Rev. Mr.. d. hss The inps-
dsnce 70 say that Dops bat tbs isbsrant
and supsatitioas believe 10 tssnAsbstaptis-
ton. I presume it Il in order - essgfst-
ulste the Rev. Mr.. Dsydsa On hi sspssiss
wisdem, whose bright e6algspcs sciips9
the learned Doctors Of TIE Catholic Chuseh.
and throws into the sbads such lnnin9iss
- Wisemao, Newman. hassisG lvs1,
&C., &c. SO Rev. Mr.. ID. considers al biz
Roman Catholic ffiends - isssvssf asd 80
peraitioe! In their mama viii praums
10 tender thanks 10 the Rev. Christian esu-
tleusn fof this, bic 1sttesing ooDplimsut.
J0HH MCELLS0OTI.
Waeeliss, AprI lo6
How 10 gasn YbssA ssa eerssgth.