The Washington herald., 1907-08-05

and according to circumstances. as the
/ idea and intention Of Christ.
] Kill The Sacrameuts have no other
purpose than to recall 10 the minds OF
men the always beneficent presence OF
the Creator
Kill The Christian community intro
duced the necessity of baptism, adopting
It as an obligatory rite. attaching TO 1t
the obligations of the profession OF Chris
ltian faith.
XLIII. The usage Of eonferring bap-
tism upon children was a disciplinary
levouti0n. one Of the reasons OF which
was 70 make two sacTameLts OF one; pap
tism on one hand and Denanee on me
other
| Xiv. Nothing proves that the rite Of
the sacrament Of confirmation was en-
lployed by the apostles. the formal dis
| tinction Of the two sacraments or bap-
tism and confirmation does not belong 10
Christian antiquity.
| XIV. We must not take in a histOrl-
cal sense all that Paul q Cor, Xi,Z3-1o)
reports of the institution Of the euchar-
XLVI. We do not find in the primitive
lcaurch the notion of the reconciliation or
the sinner by authority OF the ehurch'
the church accustomed itself 10 thls con-
lception but very slowly. More than that,
latter peuance had come TO be considered
an institution Of the church, II ola not
lbear the name OF sacrament because
then II was considered as a shameful sac
XLVII Christ's words. Receive .ye the
Holy Ghost. Whose sins you shall forgive,
ithev are forgiven them; and whose slis
Won shall retain. they are retained DO
not refer at all TO the sacrament OF pen
lance as the Fathers OF Trent have Deeh,
pleased 10 pretend.
XLVITI James. in his Epistle tl4 ana
l15). has no intention OF promulgating any
sacrament OF Christ but only OF recon-
Intending a pious practice; and II, IN thls
usage he sees perhaps means OF grace,
he does not take II with the same IlsOI
lgiven il by the theologlahs: Wno U.s. ~ ~ ~
Establish the theory and the number OF
lsacraments
Christian Communion.
XIX. The Christian communion. tax
ing little by little the form OF a liturgical
act. those by custom presided over IL ac-
/ quired a saceruotal character.
! L. The presbyters who exercised the
| functions Of supervisors in the assemblies
of Christians were instituted by the apos-
/ ties. priests, or bishops in order 10 provide
the organization which increasing com
Imunities made necessary, and not pre-
cisely for the purpose Of perpetuating the
mission and power OF the apostles.
/ Ii Marriage could only have become
/ tard!ly in the church sacrament OF the
( new law. IL was necessary IN fact that In
| order that marriage be considered a sac
rameut that a theological theory as 10
grace and the sacraments first be con-
/ structed.
LII. II was not in the thought Of Christ
/ TO constitute the church "A society 70 last
on earth for a period Of centuries; much
| on the contrary in the thought OF Christ
/ the kingdom of Heaven was TO come with
the immanent end Of the world.
! LII The organic constitution OF the
! church IS not immutable. but. on the con-
/ trary. the Christian society is subject,
/ just as is human society, 70 perpetual
/ L.IV. The dogmas. the sacraments. the
/ hierarchy, as much In their conception as
/ in reality. are only interpretations OF
1 Christian thought and Of the evOlutions
/ which have added TO and perfected by ex-
/ terror developments the little germ hidden
| in the Gospel
4 LV. Simon Peter never even suspected
| that priority in the church was conferred
| upon him by Christ
/ LVI. The Roman Church became the
/ head Of all churches not by a divine de-
I cree, but by purely political circum-
| stances.
LVII|The church shows itself the
enemy Of the progress OF the natural dnd
] theological sciences
Regarding Change Of Truth.
LVH. The truth Is not more immutable
.haa man himself. with whom. In whom
and by whom IL perpetually changes.
] LN N1A. NuflSL uiU not LedCD Il UDQ4 OF
l determined doctrine applicable 10 all times
/ and 70 all men. but He determined rather
/ n religious movement adapted, or capable
/ Of being adapted. to different times and
places.
LX- Christian doctrine was at the be-
ginning Judaic then BY successive evOlu-
/ tiOns II became Pauline then JOhannine,
/ then Hellenic, and universal.
! LNI. We can say without paradox that
mo book Of the Scriptures, from the first
iOf Genesis 10 the last OF the Apocalypse
/ icOntains a doctrine absolutely Identical
with that VIII n the Church processes on
the same subject. and that consequently
/ no part Of the Scripture has the same
sense for the critic and for the theOlogian.
/ LXIL. The principal articles OF the
/ Apostles Creeds did not have for pTimi-
/ tive Christians the same significance they
/ have for Christians Of the present
| H.NIII. The Church shows itself incap-
liable OF defending the evangelical morale,
/ because IT remains obstinately attached TO
/ Iimmutable doctrines Incompatible with
/ modern progress.
/ LXIV. The progress Of the sciences de-
mands the reform of the conception Of
| Christian doctrine as TO God, as TO Crea-
| tiOn, as 10 Revelation. as to the Person
| ality Of the Word. and as to Redemption.
LXV Present day Catholicism cannot
adapt itself TO the true knowledge unless
lit transforms itself into a nOu-dOgnatiC
Christianity. that Is 10 say. into large
and liberal Professionalism.