Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-18

Juvenal, who with indignant scorn and
cutting satire, said: so happy nation,
whose gods grow in their fields" Rev.
Mr.. Nee. says: 'Dr. Clarke's argu-
ment ia now rejected by all
Oriental biblical scholars" l need
not say that this assertion is the opinion
of that gentleman, and is to bs 80 taken by
the public. Is he acquainted with ''all
the Oriental biblical scholars? He has
adduced DR.. Wiseman, who committed
suicide, as authority upon this point and
l have adduced DIR. Clarke, a man who
never made theological attempt upon
his own life. And let it be remembered
that in point Of scholarship DR.. Clarke had
few equals and no superiore And now I
back DR.. Clarke's testimony upon this
point with that of Rev. Charles Elliott,
DID, and refer the reader 10 Elliott's
work on Romanism, vol. l, page PAP. 1
said in my lecture that the Malabar
Church knew nothing of the dogma of
transubstantiation till 1899, when Don
Alexis Menezes and the Jesuit Fransic Rec,
by the most shameless impostures, tricks
and violence destroyed that church and
foisted upon the people the infamous
dogmas Of Rome. Icited in proof Of this
DR.. Clarke. and McClintock and Strong,
and to these authors now refer the
reader. But Rev. Mr.. Nee. irsin-
mates that / have tried to mislead
the public upon this point And
now suggest to that gentleman
that these authorities he offered for public
examination at the REGISTER Office, and
that disinterested parties be called in to
determine whether or not my statement
is true. Does the gentleman hear the
proposition? and is he willing to accept il?
And make the Fame proposition in refer
ence to the testimony of Mons. Claude and
DR.. Bssire concerning the Greek Church
and DuPin on the ialioility of HonOrius
and the corruption of the Liturgy falsely
attributed to st. James. And on this
point Ii. g., the forgeries) solemnly prom
Use to furnish the testimony of Nc
Clintock and Strong. In speaking of the
Liturgy they say, THE first word in it, a
word never used by the Apostolic m en in
speaking of the Christian ministry, puts
the seal of reprobation upon every such
claim" What do you say, Rev. Father
McElligott? Shall / produce the authori-
ties? stand ready at any moment. And
the Fathers that have cited as against the
doctrine Of transubstsntiation, am ready
to produce their utterances whenever called
upon. And / insist here and now that
this test of the question be made at the
REGISTER Office or ut some other con-
venient place. Rev. Mr.. NICE like Bish-
op K, is getting very sick of Du Pin, and,
following his example, brands him as q
hyp0crite. / now offer here the words
found in McClintock ard Strong's Cyclic
pe1ia, Vol l., page 9l6: ut is especially
as historian of ecclesiastical literature
that Du Pin has rendered valuable service
to theology. He had an uncommon talent
for analysing the works of an author, and
he gives not only a history Of the writers
but also the substance of what they wrote.
No theological library is complete
without Du Pin" And the same authors
add: THE freedom and general Impair
TALLY of Du Pins views brought upon him
attacks from the Renedictine monks and
from Bossuet, with whom he maintained a
very successful controversy" And / ask
the public to judge whether or not Du Pin
is 10 be accepted as authority in this con-
troyersy. This is not the first time Ro-
man Catholic prelate or priest has attempt
ed thus to deceive the people in their eff
forts to save their cause. During the
debate between Bishops Campbell aud
Purcell, Bishop Purcell called heaven
and earth to witness that certain OBJ
noxious passages which Bishop Campbell
quoted from the works of Ligori were not
to be found there. But it was afterward
declared by disinterested parties that in
Bishop PurcelPs own book, and on the very
page cited by Bishop Campbell, we're found
the words which Mr.. Purcell swore were
not there. And it seems that Rev. Mr..
McElligott and the venerable Bishop John
J. Kahn are following closely the example
Of Bishop Purcell.
M. F. DRYDEN,
Pastor North Street Church