New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
be guided by the Holy Spirit 10 carry the good
ship over the yeasty bar into the haven where
she would be. HENRY SCOTT HOLLAND.
THE DOCTRINE OF ROME.
TRANsUBsTANTIATION DEFINED BY CATH
OLIC wRITERS-THE XXVIIITH ARTI-
Gle AIMED AT IT.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: I am sure that Dr. Tiffany needs no help
against Anglican" but there are two or three
points in his reply 10 the Doctors article 10 whicn
! wish 10 call attention
Anglican says: We have sixteen centuries Oh
unquestioned acceptance Of the mass. against TWO
OF disuse" What OF Il? Does the majority ruler
II 10 N be regretted that he did not state what
two centuries are thus conspicuous. II the nrst
two then II is not Of Apostolic usage and author-
ity without which II is OF not much consequence
worth
But does Anglican" wish his readers 10 under
stand that the mass. as II is now, mas mao siA-
teen centuries OF unquestioned acceptance surrey
not Rome we are told. gave the doctrine or the
mss tts Anal form on September II. 1862 0Schaat
Herzog Encyc)
Its earliest use was about the latter part OF the
fourth century but until the sixth century did
il come into general use. At first 1t appears 10
have been merely a form OF dismissal: 20; Tor
the assembly IS dismissed" but now II has grown
from this 10 monstrous proportions as doctrine
He next explains the word substance" as fol-
lows:
Peculiarly. as you would call your body your sub
stance. or phosophically. as you would call YOU oqr
soul your substance the Churcn adIer cue used
in the Nicene Creed meant spirit or essence s %o,d In
desnine transubstantiation The spirit essence
Of the elements alone is changed into the spirit or
nc S of T6T Sas led writer's
10 declare that Rome teaches a physical miracie'
which is not true
Many thanks Our ignorance is, no DOUBT, eH-
cessive and we sincerely sorry II we nave
been led In ignorance TO accuse any falsely. But
pray whence does Anglican" get his very positive
information that Rome uses the word substance
as meaning sprit or essence and that she teaches
physical miracle? -
anglican" will please note carefully the foilo"-
ing extracts;
The Council OF Trent DEGREES: whoever shall
Eucharist there are truly really and substantially
Contained the body and blood OF our Lord Jesus
Christ. together with His soul and divinity ana
consequently Christ entre-Anathema sit
Whoever shall deny that wonderful ana peeunas
and vine into His body and blood which
conversion the Catholic Church most htly terms
Soeyer sbaH deny that Christ entire is
tanned in the venerable sacrament OF the Eucharist
snecjes When thew are separated-Ansthema sit.
whoever shall affirm that the body and blood OF
mirabIe sacrament as soon as the conservation is
performed and that the true body Of our T
morses which are reserved-Anathema sit
In the creed of Plus " have the following:
profess likewise in the most holy sacrifice Of
the Eucharist there are truly, really ana SUD
with the Soul and divinity OF our Lord Jesus
Christ and that there is made conversion or the
BODY and blood OF Christ, which conversion the
Catholic Church calls Observation-Disclosures con-
Tess that under either kind alone, whole and entire
Christ a true sacrament is received
Here are a few questions from Buffers Cate
chism. n Roman Catholic manual OF instruction:
o-What is the Blessed Eucharist? ,.
A-The body and blood soul and divinity OF
Jesus Christ under the appearance Of bread ana
wine. -. ,,...-. ..~a,-
Q.-Are both the body and blood q Christ under
the appearance Of bread and wineY
A-Yes. Christ whole and entire. true Goo anu
true man under the appearance OF each.
O-What is the massy - -.
The sacrffce OF the body and blood or CHRIST.
which are really present under the appearance or
bread and wine 60. .-.eo. ,ror, that IN
the cross? cS-,.. ,,ho mr..
offered Himself bleeding victim contlnues
70 offer himself IN an unbloody manner py tho
hands OF his priests on our affairs
Hear what Pope Urban and Cardinal Bel nave
TO say;
The hands OF the Pontin raised to an emf
nence GRANTED 10 none OF the angels OF crea'iIg
the Creator OF all things. and or onerlhs Nun Up
for the salvatio OF the whole world
Cardinal Biel extends this power TO all priests;
He that created me gave me, lawful 70 tell 10
create Himself Her Ladysnip tMAfV oh'e S'--