The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-12-14
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Controversial Dialogue Between Presbyterian and His
Catholic Brother Leading Up to Formers Conversion.

ly understand them"
DO all who attentively read them
understand them?"
NO; some wrest them to their own
destruction, and bring in damnable
! heresies.
You have faithfully studied and
rightly understand them?"
Il think So
Lest I should be one of those who
wrest them to my own destruction,
suppose you tell me what is the true
religion which they contain, or which
1 ought to find in them
IF you are one who would wrest the
Scriptures to your own destruction.
you would do the same with my state
ment of what they contain. | should
do you no good by complying with your
request. If you believe not Moses and
the prophets, neither will you believe
me-"
Now, then, am I ever to know GER
tainly what this thing you call Pro-
testantism. and say is the true reli-
gion. really is?"
Read your Bible. sir. with humble
submission. without any reliance on
yourself, with sincere and earnest
prayer to the Holy Ghost to enlighten
YOU and you will be led into all truth"
Perhaps so. But our question is
not, what is truth? but, What is Pro-
testantism?"
Have ! not told you Professionalism
is the true religion? He, then, who is
led to the truth must needs be led to
Professionalism"
Il stand corrected. But since some
do wrest the Scriptures to their own
destruction, and bring in 'damnable
heresies,' how do you determine infal-
libby that you may not yourself be one
of them?"
l am accustomed. sir, to being treat
ed with respect. and l trust you mean
me no insult"
They who are accustomed to be
treated with respect are. in general.
slow to think themselves insulted. II
Mr. Wilson does not know infallibly
that he rightly understands the Scrip
lures, he cannot deny that it is posi-
BILE he may be wrestling them to his
own destruction
Through Gods distinguishing grace
Vouchsafed to me, for no worthiness
of mine, have been enabled to see and
know the truth"
rs that same vouchsafed to all?"
ITO all whom God has preordained
unto everlasting life; but those whom
he has from all eternity reprobated to
everlasting death, for the praise of his
vindlctive justice, he leaves to their
reprobate sense, to their own blindness
and even sends them strong decisions.
that they may believe a lie and be
damned"
And these never had in their power
to come to the knowledge of the truth
and be saved?"
IF they had willed.'
Were they ever able to have
wi!led?"
Naturally, yes; morally, no."
But actually?"
mo. Those whom God ordains to
everlasting death he ordains to sin,
that they may be damned justly"
THAT is hard doctrine, Brother
wilson," interrupted James MilWood.
1T was taught indeed by the great
Calvin. whom God so highly favored.
but it is not now generally taught by
Presbyteriaps, The doctrine of Gods
DEGREES is, indeed, full of sweet COM
fort to the elect but it needs to be
handled with great prudence, and is to
be nedftated in our closets rather than
made the basis of our instructions to
others. Sinners do not and cannot I'm
derstand it. They only make a mock of
it, and 1t proves of them the SAVIOR of
death unto death
There it is! The time has come when
the people will no longer hear sound
doctrine when it is imprudent to de-
clare the whole counsel of God. Hence,
the race of weak and puny saints. who
must be fed on milk, and that diluted.
Very we'll, must leave you to manage
the discussion in your own way; but
be on your guard. The time is not far
distant, if things proceed as they have
done for few years back, when you
will have no Professionalism to define or
defend but each man will have Cos
pei of his own. Good morning, gentle
men"
(To Be Continued)