The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10

some revealed truth. which 10 suflciently pro.
posed for his acceptance, he cannot be saved
He must resist the authority Of the Church,
ana do IL deliberately. But IL tho true
Church has not been properly proposed TO
aim. and he 10 baptized. salvation 10 possible
Tor MIN. for whom such person was baptized
no received the habit Of faith. which Is not lost.
except By q formal sin OF heresy. buch q
person may be apparently member OF false
religion. but in reality 10 q member OF the
body OF the true Church. II he 10 not bap-
tiled. perfect contrition. or an act OF the love
OF God may remt original and actual sin.
There is no doubt there are many obstacles
| In his war. In many cases the baptism Ia invalid
| But granting IL IL. the other sacraments are to
him sealed fountains. and hence they cannot
strengthen him TO wreste against the princi-
! palities and powers and against the rulers OF
the world OF this darkness. against the spirit OF
wiokedness in high places. II he has committed
grave sin. there are two ways by which
he may be restored to Gods friend
| ship viz: the saorament Of penance.
and perfect contrition. He docs not believe
in the former and he has little faith In the
latter am afraid that Of such one II may be
said that the sins OF his youth will alnk into his
bones and sleep with him In the grave.
Tho next class shall deal with are unbe-
levers. person may have the truths OF the
Gospel proposed To him and reject them. Such
person Is known as positive inidel. and Tor
him az such there " no salvation John 3:1S:
Mark 1918. 10l. II the truths OF faith have
never been sufficiently proposed to person.
he II called in technical language negative
inndel. II such a person observes for time.
at least tho natural law. he will inialibl7 led
10 the faith God does not DENY grace to him
who tries to do his best II. however. he
does not observe the natural law. he
may be left in in1delity. and then
there IL no salvation for him.
But what about the millions who died before
Christi God promised Adam q second Adam.
The fruits OF the future PREPARATION were TO
be made available by anticipation. so that who
soever by supernatural acts should become
children OF the second Adam would thereby
become members OF the ecciesia dsDersd Dei.
as there and then founded and shnrers In Gods
spiritual gifts. Franxelin. with lucidty
worthy OF Augustine. expounds the doctrine
OF the Christian Fathers on the subject There
was an infalllble remedy for original sin. for
Infants vcarious performance OF acts. for
adults personal performance. Augustine tells
US that Gods people had q sacrament for the
salvation OF their children. Probably II was
some external act expressive OF faith In future
Redeemer. This sacrament was applied to
female children down TO tho time OF Christ
to male children in danger OF death be-
fore thu eighth dav. and durIno the forty
venr. In the dessrt Wbs, Cod sn,ored into |
a .peciel ooyepnnt with Abraham and bis |
posterity circumcision seems to have been |
adopted for mal.s "A n substitute for the sacra- |
ment. INT what about the pavsn "a b.for. Christ, |
Connt stoIhsrs Ia Men,js Gro,Ipa Uua, |
the Christian Fathers. the ablest of modern |
apologsts and theoiogians have trium phantly |
proved the existence Of primeyal revelation md |
its diffusion and perpotuity among all nations
The threads Of primevai truth nre visibls in |
the fabric Of napanism. In that fan,nstie web
truth and action nre curIouaIv intervovsn
Henos tho p.u,n. were ,udpcd nv tho kn,wI
deoe n, nrimitIvs ,eyeIation thsv rs,aiped
The Fundamental truths q, Cbristlanitv ara
found in all IN. narnn religion.
What q, thu children who die pnh,nt,z.d,
Do tbey surYer corpornI main, Augustine
whoss vIaw. vsrs ,,rae,,,.d an ,ha .rh,oc,
wopId ss.m Z, tb,nt th.v do pon,yon,uro
and Antoine try m e.p,ain nw,v Aurus,iro,.
,vor,. p.II,,r,i,. S,,rov Forr,.,. p,oo,,.