The Irish standard., 1900-05-19

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Day Baptists. can you rap on that, Doc
tor?)
Here the doctor dealt terrible blow
to Professionalism by withdrawing his
whole sect. Baptsts are not Protcstants.
he said. Protestants came out of the
Catholic church. Baptists never came
out. (4ou are not in, then where arc
you?) Luther came out OF the Catholic
church and brought sprinkling and other
things with him, such as bishops, elders,
etc. You don't find in the Baptist
church any ruling synods suggested by
the idea OF the Pope. We have the real
truth following the teachings OF the BIZ
bic (not alp, and have nothing in COM
mon with the Professionalism OF the pres
ent day. There is not the slightest hint
in the New Testament OF baptism before
belief; OF the baptism OF innocent in
iants. 1t is too bad that there is this
dispute about the mode OF baptism.
Christ made it so plain by using the
Greek equivalent for Immersion (You
mean the Evangelist, not Christi
Here the doctor, forgetting, no doubt.
his former remarks about the falacy OF
the belief that the religion OF parents is
good enough for their children. spoke
oil Mrs Dewey's alleged changes, and
said he wouldn't trust the moral charac-
ter OF one who could change her religion
six times in ten years, and he had no
respect for the man who would let her
tic string around his neck and lead
him. (Thc admiral will be sorry to hear
this. If there is one thing which he
desires more than another it is DR..
Woolston's regard But the latter rung
up the changes little too often on Mrs.
Dewey What must be the Doctors
opinion OF Roger Williams with his
changes, the last OF which made him one
OF the original American Baptists?)
There is but one church, said Dr..
Wooltson, while there may be other
good, pure and true churches. (Come,
come; you're yielding) Here he re-
ierrcd toucllingly to his thoughts at his
mothers bier, and how he thanked her
Tor her teachings, and then concluded
by saying she heard in heaven" (There
is little streak of the Catholic lett even
in the Doctor. 1t crceps out frequently
among our separated brethren, and no.
where so often as by the remains OF one
dear to then) DIR. Woolston told OF
two Roman Catholic priests on a trip to
Bermuda with him, who said to him
that the dispute between Christians was
not between Catholics and Protcstants,
but between Catholics and Baptists; that
sprnlsling, bishops and elders were
taken from the Catholics, and the Bap-
fists, by ignoring these, are the only
consistent Bible Protestants.
1t is to be hoped that 'the earnest
searchers after truth who are members
OF DR.. Woolston's congregation will in
vcstigatc for themselves, and not be sat
stied with "a man-made institution"
They must, to find the true church. go
back OF the Bible and go to their
mothers knee" to the knee OF Mother
Church. Yet in that Sacred Book, pre-
served by that church, they will find
many guidc-posts. They will find that
Christ said that he who will not hear
the church let him be to thee as the
heather and the publican" They will
find bishops in Phil. l., 1; l. St Tim, ill.,.
I-e; I. st. Peter H.. IS. They will find
i'll the sixth chapter OF St. John that
Christ taught in the doctrine OF His
real presence in the Blessed Sacrament.
and that He allowed those who would
not believe Him to leave Him. And all
Christian doctrine was not taught when
Christ said on the cross. 1T is finished. :"
That referred to the sacrifice OF Cal
vary. He remained forty days on earth
after His resurrection, teaching His
disciples, and the evangelist says He
said and did many other things which
are not written and which all the books
in the world could not record. Yet
He told His apostles to tcac!, al! things
whatsoever He commanded them. The
New Testament was not written for
some time after His ascension. 1t was
not put together and passed upon as
authentic until about four centuries lat
or. and was not generally accessible I'M
til long after the discovery OF printing,
and this not because, as SO frequently
misstated, that the church suppressed
it, Her monks spent their lives pre-
serving it, copying it and illuminating
it. Preaching and teaching were the
primary methods instituted by Christ
Tor the PRONUNCIATION OF His truths. 1t
is the Protestant method also, notwith-
standing their claims to the contrary,
and DR.. Woolstor and many other
Protestants we're taught at some good
mothers knee long before they could
read.
The belief in the real (pcrsonaD pres
oncc OF Our Lord in the Blessed Sacra-
ment is what makes a Catholic church
something more sacred than the Grand
Opera House, though magic-lantern
preachers may be excused when con-
founding a tleatcr with church or vice
versa.
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