The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-11
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Controversial Dialogue Between Presbyterian and His
Catholic Brother Leading Up TO Formers Conversion

QulI WHETHER II Is true OF IdlSG, from
heaven or from hell-is a safe way of
salvation, or only the way that leadeth
to perditiOn. 1t is no idle question, my
brother, we are discussing. 1t involves
eternal consequences. If PrOtestants
be not of God, if it be not that one,
true, holy religion which he revealed
from the beginning which He has COM
manded to be taught to all nations,
and which He has promised to be with.
to protect and to bless all days unto the
contamination of the world, l need
not tell you what must inevitably be
your doom, if living and dying where
and as you are, or what you have but
too much reason to fear is the doom of
those you have nursed in your bosom,
so tenderly loved, and for whom your
tears are still flowing
Are you priest? You talk like
one"
Perhaps nearly as much of one as
yourself"
Singular! I never thought of that
before. Upon my word. 1 believe you
are a Romish priest perhaps even a
Jesuit.
IF either, you must believe me able
to keep my own counsel. 1t is enough
at present for you to see in me plain
Jack Milwood. your elder brother, who,
maybe, knows a great deal more about
you than you do about him"
Il wish, John, you would give me
the history of your life since you left
home. 1t must be full of interest, and
L should really like to hear it"
Rather than exert all our wit and
Skill in defining Professionalism? But
when we have disposed of Protestant
ism, perhaps-but at present we must
return to the question:.
mo. no; 1 insist on the life and adj
ventures of John DTilwood, eldest son
of the late jeremiah Milwood"--
And brother of the distinguished
James Milwood, the reverend pastor
League for the Conversion of the Pope
and the Suppression of Popery, and
who, when uestioned. could not tell
what he meant by Professionalism. No.
no, brother, let us finish our definition
of Professionalism first"
81 have given you definitions enough.
and more than enough, already, and
you ought TO be able to suit yourself
with some one of them"
But it is not what suits me, but
what suits you. Which of these nu-
merous definitions do you finally settle
down uDon?"
what, is manifestly revealed"
And what is that? Is it what you
teach, or what Mr.. Silvertone teaches? %
Mr.. Silvertone is a Scinian.'
What, then? Does he not believe
all that is clearly and manifestly re-
veaIed?"
mo, he does not
He says he does; and why am 1 to
believe you rather than him.
Read and decide for yourself"
'"Then the word is what is clearly and
manifestly revealed to me rather than
to you, or to you rather than to Mr..
Silvertone?"
Mr.. Silvertone, 1 tell you, is a So
cinian, and denies what have always
and everywhere been held to be the
great fundamental doctrines of the Cos
pei"
IF you say that you appeal to Cath
Ollie tradition. Is your rule of faith
incomplete without Catholic tradition?
But if you allege Catholic tradition
against you for the same tradition that
condemns him condemns you. You
cannot say he errs because he teaches
what is repugnant to Catholic tradi-
ton, without condemning yourself and
all Professionals"
But the points on which he is con-
demned are fundamental points; those
on which we are condemned. if we are
condemned, are not fundamental
You forget Toby and his dog"
mo more of Toby and his dog"
Honestly. brother. have so-called
Professionals ever been able to agree as
to what is clearly and manifestly re-
vealed?"
'In truth, they have not"
"And are as far from agreeing as
ever?"
Apparently So"
Then, in point of fact they have
never been able to agree among them
selves as to what Professionalism really
is?'
''Such, it must be owned, is the fact .
THE great reason, then. why you
have found it so difficult to tell what it
is, is that what it has never yet been
determined?"
Possibly"
"Since l would rather relieve than
aggravate your embarrassment, allow
me to suggest that you define Protest
antism to be what all who assert the
sufficiency of the scriptures. and main
tain them to be the sole and sufficient
rule of faith and practice. agree to
accept as clearly and manifestly re-
Yealed."
(To Be Continued0
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