The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-02

Ties goes out INTO the world. Iney ueS-
cend into the strongholds of heathen-
ism, challenge the superstition Of ages,
lead captive entire nations. By the
time they have finished their work,
Peter has seized upon Antioch and Alex
andria and Rome, the queen cities Of
! the civilized world, and the coasts of
the Mediterranean and the islands are
IN the hands Of men on whom have
been laid the apostolic hands which
We're filled with power in the upper
chamber of Jerusalem.
Before 100 years have passed away
from the coming of Jesus Christ, the
life and wealth and learning of Rome
and Greece have turned to gaze upon
these miracle-aided men, who call
themselves the Body Of Christ and
claim powers and gifts far beyond the
miracles all the world can see.
The glory of the miracles have passed
away in a great measure from the
Christian priesthood as the foundation
OF Christs church has been made Sc
cure. But It was no slight miracle
that the successors of the apostles still
went on making the world their own.
Sacramento Ipowers and divine mis-
! sions belonged to them by the imposi-
ton of hands. From bishop to bishop
was passed on the fullness of the
priesthood. Armed with sacramental
powers and jurisdiction the episcopate
spread itself out to form focks every
where and it gathered itself together
to speak to the world with the voice
Of Cnflst, Inc very lace OF the eartn
began to be affected by its advance. Each
nan U mat ulNlHely ehuoiseu most Oh
oIsuops SET up the chdlF OF ms teachfhS
anu MS alIdr Oh ministry on some spot
where ms cIed6y Il!snt stay arounu
nm nm anu ms iloch nlIBHt SaCneF az ms
Leet' over lnat aIIar ana that throne
arose lhe TooI OF a church Whlch eX-
~ eSSGo anu sy lllooliAeu tAe UNIVERSAL
cH i!1TI lseH'
mere was me ln1aIlole word there
tue aWIul sacrlhce' there the saviour
ioulitdln OF the sacraments' Inc avis
Iois OF lHe lailu began 10 De named al
Ter the cnufcnes oil the plshops chalr'
ana III spite OF the draWpackS OIL ca
IdiliGy anu apos!acy' the clNlIlzeu
MoIlu at thls DAY IS dlVlded among the
pishops' IN Wnom hVes that spirit OF
power given al those centuries ago by
Gou the Holy Ghost
ana IN describing Chrlsts visible
hlnSuom upon eafth ana IN rehearslng
the history OF the Chflsuan priesthood
ana eplscopate what am dolhS put
qescrlOng the Cathollc Church ana It's
dlVlne claims as the true and only
churcn OF CHRIST? II Christ IS with the
chuTCh uhlI the consufnnauoh OF lhe
Woflu, II Chflst church must slanu
before the world perpetually and es-
senuahy visible church with her
ministers, her temples and her rites,
her sacrlhce' with her Keys ana shep-
nero stalI' Whlch are not mere sym
ools put the insignia OF real spiritual
poWer-then there is no such church eX-
icept the Cathollc Church, winch alone
mas claimed in an unoroken series or
years divine and spiritual power prac-
ttcally and effectually applied to the
souls of men by external tokens, even
as Christ dispensed His graces. Take
away all sacramento dispensation of
grace, all exercise of hierarchial power,
and you have got rid not of the Catho-
lie Chuch alone but of Christianity it.
self. We are speaking of Christ's
Christianity. a system which began by
Gods taking human nature and be-
coming visible and palpable, which
went on by the mission of men, which
is intended to reach humanity wherever
humanity exists, which takes human
ity as it is-body and soul-which has
never faltered since it's course began
in maintaining before every generation
that men must bow their heads to the
sacraments. must throng around the
.altar and must both believe in spiritual
gifts and ferventIv trust that with due
dispensatiOn they receive them in visi-
BILE ADMINISTRATION.
Let us not deprive the Catholic
Church of her richest Jewel of her
most imperative. yea. her only real
claimvi, on our faith and devotion. And
what is this sublime prerogative? That
she is a divine church, a church
founded directly nv Christ who was
Cod and ennoyered nv, Him To sneak
ernnoyvared nv Him to claim tba ahso3
Iuta honaga 0f orr intaIIac+ and of o,1r