The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-10
The Holy eros, Enthusiasts.

The Holy Gross Maooziae is q monthly
published by the order or society Of Episco-
pal monks Of which Father HUNTINGTON is
the best known representative. 1t is sent
out from the little village Of Westminster.
IL Maryland. and probably its circulation Is
small; yet its editor is confident that be
has entered on q mission which Is bound to
produce results in this country that will
change the whole religious life and thought
of the people.
This mission is TO create Catholic re-
vival" In the United States. and the Holy
Cross Magazine takes pains to mako II ap-
pear that this Catholicity Is not to be
"Romish at ALL" but a return to the doc
trine discipline. and worship OF the Church"
before the development Of the Roman. or
Papal. system. Its theory Is that our social.
political. and religious evils have their
sole source in the failure OF the American
Church to realize her Catholic heritage" by
reason OF which "she. like other portions Of
the now divided Christendom. has sinned
and come short Of the glory of GOD" The
only hope Of the redemption Of society. IL
believes. Is in the Church. In its continuous
inspiration. its unbroken miracle working.
and the unquestioning acceptance OF its
authority as supreme and absolute in all
matters OF morals and religion.
The Order Of the Holy Gross opposes the
current skepticism with the assertion that
the only fact Of history Of essential impor-
lance is the government OF the world by q
personal COP. and 1t extends TO Him the
loyal devotion which. In a lesser degree. Is
rendered TO an earthly monarch. II scouts
the idea that religious allegiance should be
to principles merely. II says the devotion
must be 20 JESUS CHRIST individually, as a
living and loving Master. II demands that
He shall be worshipped as a King. and il
uses the terms expressive OF subsection 70
monarch when IL refers TO the allegiance
proper for men 10 render TO Him. II has a
like personal alteration for the Virgin MARY.
II appeals TO the Mother Of our divine
Lord to pray for US sinners now and at
the hour OF our death" It advocates pray
ers TO saints. penance. dissolution. confess
sion. and every other doctrine which in the
Protestant understanding is distinctively
Roman Catholic. Yet the editor resents
with much heat charge made by an Epis-
copal paper that he is under "Romish"
influences.
He declares himself TO be as bitterly op-
posed TO the doctrine Of the Papal supremacy
as any Protestant. but the differences
OF religious opinion as TO that matter do
not in his opinion constitute any insuper-
able bar 20 the union Of the historic
Church for which he is DESTROYS aud
OF which his hope is confident. This
Church he holds To bs the Anglican and
Roman communiODs. All those outside
their limits. he speaks OF as removed from
the Catholic Family" as heTetics and sec
tariAns. who have no share in the inheri-
lance from the Church which our Lord
established" ANY one who will take the
pains to look into the records" says the
Holy Cross Magazine. e may see for himself
that the work Of JESUS CHRIST. although
interfered with by one man OF another from
MARTIS LUTHER down to the latest re-
former. still goes on. and. as He promised.
the gates OF hell have not prevailed against
His Church. because the Holy Spirit whom
He sent still abides within it,"
We infer. therefore. that the Holy Cross
fraternity do not regard the differences OF
opinion between them and the Roman
Catholics regarding the Papal supremacy as
a very serious matter. They feel that they
are all one family. with a common inner
itance Of faith. and that they ought to work
common enemy. sectariGnism.
Why. then, does this Protestant fraternity
remain apart: What Is its distinctive
functions Has il not already yielded so
much Of the Roman Catholic argument that
In consistency il will have TO yield the rest
II the Church is infallible as the Holy Cross
Magazine argues. why is il not capable OF
making an IBfallible Pope? II what it does
Is Of GOD necessarily. what justification
10 there for the rebellion OF these
men against a particular exercise Of
It's authority? OF all Professionals. these
Westminster monks. aTrayed against the
fundamental principle Of ProJssIAntism.
seem 20 have least excuse for their mutiny.
According 70 their own doctrine and theory.
are they not the worst Of sscLaTiGns
They are a very earnest band Of men.
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