The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-04
DIR. DE COSTA A CATHOLIC.
RECETTED INTO rue CHURCH ~
SACRED HEART ACADEMY

Prepares n Statement Declaring That the
Catholic Church Il the True Bible Church
and the Church Of the Futuro-CanpoS
For long time II has been predicted that the
Rev. DIR. De Costa. who resigned the Protestant
Episcopal ministry In September last and
afterward gave up altogether his mem bershIp
In that church. would enter the Roman Cathos
lie Church. This has now actually taken place,
Yesterday at 8 o'clock he was formally ret
ceived into that Communion at the AcademS
OF tho Sacred Heart. 40 West Seventeenth
street. The occasion was private. and only 4
few Catholic and Protestant friends were prey%
ent.
DIR. De Costa declined to talk with reporters
afterward. He has prepared for publication n
statement In justification OF his course. III
which he takes strong ground on the Bible
question. holding that tho Roman Catholic
Church Is the true Bible church. and alone cad
pabie OF protecting and teaching tho scripss
ures in their entirety and integrity. DR.. DA
Costa holds that the Church OF Rome alone,
9ners the true basis for the unihcation OF
Christendom. and is the only system that can
Of the agc-otherwise. that the Roman Church.
Is he re Church bId,l q the future,
easions Is In the manual, and includes a belief
IN tie incarnation; passion. death and resufs
and s"s Fsi the ss;h sa
Icy Of the Holy Scriptures. while we m1s2
has held and does hold. 5T'ao eSnc Snda
Holy Gospels which Iteach With my name bsnd as
., The clause relating to the SCRIPTURES is one
and h. holds that the Roman G CSuT TSn e lie
Sn Ssd ~ e sSs b now b relied Sr sh
that he should cast his lot with that SSureh.
, ,br me reason among many others. that II II
'n Sios s'S of , 1mnrch; ho ,,.o
EPISCOPAL Church for the foman have been 81
ritH9slls,ic lean ngs: but DIR; De Costa has neye3
thc hltualists to be extreme Protestants. and
pronounced the moyem-nt unreal. hopeless
Lately he stated to a friend that. before tho
wat 91 1 u hSGnF reGnrs,ed e append tho
% 70 to a. ni he s ,uos
,he pen and added. Catholic; lie did not iiks
the liberty Of saying some strong things about
thn hIma1 church. as the newspapers show.
What he considered heresy in the Protestans
tp ps %tS ,b nh Ha Snv years as9 IN eonnec
neM IN Sase Ta%pE and
Ss Fs2 @5" Of h s; fbH1 SdKh
Bishop Yort DR. *1 Hq SaGe r fSs aSf
B has men Ru h1,ar" HI. nephew the present
the GhT re 81 SGiagd Py which he Is now op-
I
stand on the Episcopal platform ne would go
70 home" H. has kent his word. lie came al
ia-t 70 regard the platform as destroyed by the
broln lhurch victory. and saw no good in pro-
longing the struggle "
Since his resignation from the EpiscopaI
Church according TO what la said BY those in
clo.e touch with him, DIR. DE- Costa has Ind
invitatlonS TO Join many denominations inclnd-
lnG the hetormed Episcopal the ''Catbolio
and Apostolic" and the Old Catholic" Tie
editor OF the Indeperdsnt invited hi IN TO cast
IN his LOT with the Congregat lonalists, which
caused him broad smile. The notion seemed
10 Rrevaii 10 some quarters that his trou bic lay
WIN the scripture question solely. but. his
clergymen OF the Episcopal Church, it stands
i I,t. Bishop William. sredis,edY dcpar ri:
Or De Costa ls alrea dy publicly on record as
regards his knowledge OF thoss VINO are kept
back In the Episcopal Church simply by their
lnaotlity 70 provide otherwise for their fami-
Hes. The Roman Church can hold out no
nnancial prospect TO converts: and the unmar-
RED who Join them IN the priesthood can look
forward 70 only $500 q year, the st pend OF the
best parish priest In New York. DR. De Costa
L married and not elis bic to the priesthood He
clsred his intention 70 return TO literature.
which long occupied his attention. and to de-
vote himself To writing and Occurring. for
which purpose. he has made preparation by
study and travel In foreign lands.