The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-12-07

is, you say, the essentials, and the es-
sentials are the truths clearly and
manifestly revealed in the scriptures
of the Old and New Testaments. Tell
me what these truths are and you
will tell me what Professionalism is, and
take the preliminary step towards an
swering my question:, Why are you a
PROTESTANT" - ed. Intermountain
CathOlic.)
Much to the relief of James, while he
was considering what he should reply
to Johns last demand, the converse ton
was suspended by the entrance of Mr..
Wilson. a brother Presbyterian minis
ter, settled over the oldest Presbyterian
congregation in the city. He was of
Scottish descent, and upwards of 20
years of age-a man of antiquated no.
lions, with little respect for the younger
ministers in his denomina ton. Presby
terianism, in his view, had nearly lost
its original distinctive character. Yves
ley and Whitefield, by their appeals to
heated passion and mere animal excite
ment, instead of reason and voluntary
affection, had well nigh ruined it. Pres
byterians were now MethOdists, Ar
menians, in all except name and out
ward organization and government;
and the new methods and measures
lately adopted for the conversion of
sinners appeared to him likely to prove
in the end it's total destruction. He
saw with pain the lecture-room and
rostrum superseding the pulpit, stroll
ing eyangelists and revival preachers
taking the place of the regular pas
tors, and inquiry" and anxious"
meetings the orderly ministrations of
the word
Between him and James there was
little sympathy. James was a man OF
his times. He understood the tenden-
cies of his age and country and held
that it was the part of wisdom, if not
of duty to yield to and obey them. To
have power over the people, he held it
to be necessary to consult them, to
change with them, to take the direction
they indicate, to be always just in ad
vance of them, and never to lag behind
them. He availed himself of their pas
sions and tendencies as the readiest
way of occupying the post of leader,
and, if he could only occupy that post,
the direction he followed or the final
goal he might reach was comparatively
Indifferent. He was adroit, shrewd, un-
but he did not know that he
who leads the mob only by yielding to
them leads them only by being their
slave. The true leader is he who make
the multitude follow him, not he who
follows them. He who has principles
and will stand by them, though he
stand alone, or be hewn down by the
naddened multitude for his fidelity to
hem, is by many degrees superior to |
1im who sacrifices his principles. if he
nave any, to popularity, or who has no !
principles but to ascertain and yield |
% the passions and tendencies of the |
ige and country. But of all this James |
Knew he at least cared nothing. He |
wed in an age and country of dema-
5ogues, and he did not aspire to be
hought superior to his age and COM
PATRIOTS. The greatest modern achieve
nent in the state, he was accustomed
o hear 1T boasted, had been to estab-
lsh the rule of demagogues; and why
mould 1t not be as glorious to establish
ms rule in the church as in the state?
Little as James sympathized ordi-
larily with Mr.. Wilson, he welcomed
him in the present instance with great
and introduced him to his
brother. After some commonplace re-
marks, he told him he had just learned
hat his brother, who had been absent
or many years, had become a Catholic
He recapitulated the conversation they
lad just had, stated the point of which
had arrived, and begged Mr. Wilson
o answer the question they were de-
Eating. Mr.. Wilson was not pleased
With the course adopted by James, and
eplied;
IF had had the management of
his discussion from the beginning. L
Mould have given it another direction
lour brother has, doubtless, been I'M
er the training of the Jesuits, is versed
n all their scholastic refinements and
ubtletieS, and a perfect master of all
he sophistical arts by which they en-
rap and bewilder the simple and I'M
vary. When you dispute with such a
nan, mind and keep the management
f the argument in your own hands
consent to ply the laboring oar your
elf, and you are gone. The great Sc
ret of dialectics is in knowing how to
ut your questions. You gentlemen of
he modern school are far ADLER dema-
ogues than logicians, and much bet
er skilled in exciting the passions of
he mob than in managing a discussion
have often told you the folly and
badness of neglecting severer studies.
'ou have studied only to conform to
ne multitude; you have made the mob
upreme, and taught them to lord it
yer their pastors loosened them from
heir old mornings, set them adrift
pom q stormy and tempestuous sea.
'ithout helm or helmsman, or rather
18th the helmsman bound, to obey the
elm. Their passions are a favorable
ale for you today; but what certainty
ave you that they may not make the
ort of Rome, or be stranded on the
ocky beach of popery, tomorrow? At
empt to guide or control them, cross
| anything their prejudices or their
fishes, and where are they-where are
ley? How often must 1 tell you it
hard making the port of the gospel
18th the devil for pilot. If you had had
grain of common sense you would
ave insisted on your brothers an
vering your question-why he had be-
ome Catholic-instead of consenting,
S a great fool, to answer his question
by you are Protestant. If you had
cen acquainted with the old Protest !
Mt controversialists, you would have
zen that they leave Professionalism to
Ike care of itself, while they reserve
! their forces for the attack upon
ONE"
Never mind that, now, brother Will
IN. I could hardly forsee the turn r
lie conversation would take, for those
q thoIicS have known have feneral-