Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-28
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Rev. MIR. Dryden Replies to Rev. Father
McElliKott.

Rev. MIR. Dryden Replies to Rev. Father
McElliEott.
To he Editor Of the Register:
SIR now ask the privilege Of reply
ing, through your colcnns, to the Last ef-
fusion of the Re-. Mr.. John McElligott,
which was published in the REGIsTER of
the 26th inst. The Rev. gentleman sent
out his numerous Catholic friends, to
raise cloud of dust, hoping by this means
to divert public attention and give him.
self an opportunity to drop ont Of the dis
cussion which he began, but was unable
10 maintain. But when he found that his
plan had miscarried, and that /
Vas forcing him TO come ont
and sand in bis own place
he finally showed his face o3)y
To raise yell and retire ingloriously from
the field. At the bidding of Bishop Kahn
he came forth to accomplish that which
his learned Bishop had failed TO accom-
olish, and although assisted by a cotsrie OF
Roman Catholic priests and q number OF
the Cath Ollie laity, heand his whole brigade
have pulled down their cOlors and hid
themselves from public view. In the be.
ginning of his article the Rev. gentleman
saws sit has become evident that my
Rev. opponent has been m'sl adirg
the public in his quotations from the
Fathers" And would Just say in reply
that Rev. McElligott, acting upon tbs
principle that the lend jastifies the means"
has the hardihOOd to assert what he cannot
prove, and what have already shown by
the testimony of Prof. Roemer and the
Rev. DIR. Randolph 10 be absolutely false,
No. the Roman Catholic Church claims in
support of the heresy OF tIansubstantiation,
which was fOisted upon the church by that
impeIious Roman POniff, Innocent III,
IN 1915, the unanimous consent" OF the
fathers. And this means, as l have said,
the agreement of all without the
contradiction of any. And / have
already shown conclusiyely that many
of the Fathers contradict the teaching of
Rev. MeElligott and his Church, and tes-
tify to the truth of Protestant teaching.
And right here | shall sum up and present
their testimony upon this subject, beginning
with st. Justin. In the 65th chapter Of
his First Apology this Father Gays: These
We call deacOus distribute to every one
present to partske o. this Euchsristic
bread and wine and water, and then thsy
carry il to the absent" Now, Prof. Roe
mer tells the public this quotation is &c
CITRATE according to Rev. McEs own Greek
text That gentleman says the bread
after conservation Is the real
body of Christ and the wine is His real
blood. But st. Justin says the deacons
distributed bread, wine and water and
that each one present partook of the same.
In the Goth chapter OF the First Apology,
he says, FOR not as common bread and
common drink do we receive these; but In
like manner as Jesus Christ cur Saviour,
having been made flesh by the word Of
God, had both flesh and blood for our sal
walton, so likewise we are taught that the
Sapctitied food vherewith orr blood and
flesh are nourished by conversion is the
riesh and blood of Jesus incarnate.h i
have here quoted the entire passage to
show that Rev. McElligctts charge OF mis-
concentration is false. First st. Justin
saws we do not receive these as common
bread" and common drink, and with
him every Protestant agrees. They are
not common bread and common drink be-
cause they are set apart to holy use and
are received as the emblems Of Christ's
hody and blood. Now there are two
phrases in this passage to which we in
yite special attention. He says Of this
s,sanctifed food" it sis the aesh and
blood of Jesus inearnate." He also
SAYS in the same eonnee-
ton that by it ''our blood and flesh
are nourished by conyersion.p Tae nrst
phrase must of necessity be interpreted
according to the second or We shall make
this father contradict the plain teaching
of the Scriptures. But Rev. McE. says
the bread and wine become the "Aesh and
blood of Jesus incarnsten aA6 would have
the public believe; this Is the teaching Of
Justin. But Justin also says by means Of
these. ''our blood and flesh are nourished
by conversion" Then i. follows accord
in- 70 that gentietnanNs exposition Of
this passage that our flesh and
blood are nourished by the flesh
and blood of Christ. Or in other
words, he would have mis- readers under
stand that the flesh and blood of our Lord
are corrupted by the necessary process Of
digestion when the Psalmist expressly says
of Christ that he should not see corrup-
ton, and st. Peter declares that this was
aid of the Sayiour's flesh. would iast
ssy as St Justin was q Christian he could
not thus contradict Gods inspired word,
and a. he was q philosopher, certainly he
neyer intended to teach dogma Involving
40 many contradictions and absu, dities.
/ Than wa have as against the dogma OF