Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-28

that he may read and follow its teaching.
But the Romish Church withholds Gods
blessed book from the people and thus
keeps them in darkness and ignorance.
Her only hope is to keep the Scriptures
and the writings of the Fathers SO that the
masses csnnot read and understand them.
We stand as Pretestants by Gods lmper-
, ishable truth, accepting 1t as the only IN
fallible rule of faith, and rejecting the
''ipse dirit' of fsllible man whether rope,
Cardinal, Bishop or Priest.
The gentleman unblushing'y sifirms that
I misrepresented the doctrine OF transub-
sanitation, when have given to the pub
lie the exact words found in the Gate.
chism No. 2 Of his church. And l
here give it to the public again.
Here it ia: "The Holy Eucharist is the
Body and Blood, the Soul and the Dlvin-
ity. of Jesus Christ under the appearances
of bread and wine" Now let the public
take this and see whether Rev. McE. has
not deuied the very dogma Of his Church,
hoping thus to tighten the burden which
| he ha, been compelled to carry during
this controversy. When hard pressed by
his antagonist, in order to shield himsel!
and his church, he with uplitted hand
swears by heaven and earth That tine
very things taught in the catecnism
of his church are false. The heV.
gentleman finding himself routed, now
seeks to explain his defeat by telling the
public that in this controversy have
stood on ''infidel ground" would say
in reply not once have been guilty OF con-
tradictipg Christ and his Apostles, but on
the other hand Rev. Nee has repeatedly
contrsdicted both himself and the In
spired writers. Every one who will not
deliver his reason and conscience over to
the keeping of the Church Of Rome IS brand
eddy her as an hereto and infdel. To
point out the numerous contradictions and
absurdities involved in this dogma
of the dark ages, Is In the
opinion of that gentleman to stand on inn
del ground. When we consider the AFRO
giant claims and monstIous teaching OF that
gentleman and his Church, We need not be
surprised when We hear blatant intidels nd
iculing Cod blessed book and sneering at
religion. When Roman Catholic priests
claim to be empowered by God to change
bread into the real body Of Christ and wine
into his blood, ask, is it any wonder that
the world is cursed with infidelity? Aud
if Rev. Nee. would speak out the truth,
he would tell this people that no Catholic
priest has such power as this, and all who
claim it are impostors practicipg their arts
to delude and insnare the souls OF men.
When the Saviour changed water into
wine the people tested the miracle and
found that there had been a real change OF
substance. If Rev. Nee. is able to tran
substantiate bread and wine into the real
BODY and blood of the Master, then why
did he not accept my challenge and subject
the host and the wine to chemical anal
ysis. 1t was because he knew such test
would utterly convict and confound him,
and expose to the gazing public the hereti-
cal teaching of his church. Bishop Kahn
when routed raised the shout of ignOramus
and Rev. John McElligott flying from the
field now raises the cry OF dishonesty. L
am willing, however, to leave my arsu-
ments to an impartial public and rest 10y
cause upon their decision. / know that
every thoughtful and intelligent citizen Of
Wheeling who is capable of understanding
the situation and who desires to promote
the truth and preserve our civil and relig-
ious liberties will recognize and appreciate
nv purpose in this controversy. stand
to-day with every other Protestant that ia
worthy of the name to repel the Jesuitical
attacks upon our Holy Protestant Chris
tianity and rsset at all times and in all
places the ercroachments of the Romish
Church. And now in closing this article
I shall employ the following lines from
the pen of Butler which express so we'll the
great (?) scholarship and dialectic skill dis
played by Bishop Kahn and his Echo, !"
Rev. John McElligott in this controversy
He'd undertake to prove BIZ force
| Ofarguuent, mau's no horse.
| He'd prove a buzZard is no fowl,
| And that lord may be an owl
| A calf an alderman, goose justice,
| And rocks committeeman or trustees.
The reader will find below the testi-
mony of Rev. H. +. Blaisdell, d. d., in re-
gard to the authors quoted by me in this
controversy. Let the public take note.
| NJ. f. DRYDEN,
Pastor North Street Church, Wheeling.
CERTIFICATE.
take pleasure in saying that have ex.
amined quotations made by Mr.. III. +.
Dryden in the controversy between him.
self and Very Rev. Bishop Kahn and Rev.
John McElligot. from ElliOtts Roman
ism, McClintock aud Strong, NM. Claude
and Basire, DuPin, A. Cleveland Coke, ID
ID, Catechism of Christian Doctrine No. 9,
and have found them copied with great
care and exactitude.
H. r. BLAIsDELL.