The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-02
Right Rev. Bishop Restarick.

Dear Sir: Your long letter of Janu-
airy % gives a somewhat lengthy re
view of our controversy, and therefore
! ask leave to examine and correct
some of your statements The Church
of England, in as far as IT Is a different
denomination, known as the English
national church, Ecelesia Anglicana,
came into existence, as / stated former
", by its separation from Rome, the
MOther-ehureh, by giving itself IN
revolutionary manner a new eonstltu-
ton, a new creed and a new head.
Without giving any proof of 1t you
simply deny this to be the effect OF
the Act of Parliament voted for the
first time in March, 1884, but at the
same time you fail to produce better,
or any certificate at all of the legi-
innate birth of the institution. You
cover your position by denying the
papal authority, denying the argument
the fathers of the church are not silent,
but help you against me and this l
should wish TO examine
In quoting Scripture as well as the
fathers of the church we must not
forget that they give direct answer
only on those questions which arose at
the particular time, place and circum-
stance of those writers This explains
why our questions Of today may not
be found answered at all or perhaps
be touched only indirectly To draw
a conclusion, therefore, from such pas
sages IN the negative, L e, to the
non-existenee for instance of the Pope s
supremacy, is illogical, as it viii be
Illogical TO conclude in the future TO
the non-existenee OF Governor Carter
or President Roosevelt, from the fact
that a certain contemporary book,
written for a particular purpose, does
not mention their names 1t Is this
fallaey committed ever so many times,
that makes Of Scripture as well as
fathers. an apple of contention between
the Christian determinations. Now, If
there be no Pope according TO the Cath
Ollie claim, then, there Is no use or
having a Bible, and the church is sim
ply useless. because unable to fulfill ITS
mission as a community without a
Judge. And God alone could be ae-
eused for having built vessel which
is unseaworthy But far be ii from
rs TO pronounce such q blasphemy-
The papacy was prefgured in the
Synagogue, established by Christ on
Peter as l have proved over and over
The texts are clear and cogent. Neither
Peters denial nor the sins however
great OF any bad Pope or number OF
them prove the non-existenee of his
supremacy. How could these sins work
back on the plan OF Christ and the
form He gave TO His Churehf What
kind of logic throws away thing or
an institution because 1t can be or
has been abuseds If it was true that
the "water eure'' had been admin
istered at the police station OF Homo
Iulu would this authorize US to do
away with the police department, or
would we be allowed to conclude that
the police department had never been
authorizedf This would be q parallel
70 your reasoning with regard TO the
papaey and the bad Popes- As TO
the matter OF the keys" you say TO
me, ssyou are aware our Lord gave
the very same powers Of binding and
Ioosing TO the Apostles and not 10
Peter alone. Now, II happens that
this Is about the same question was
asked bv and answered to John NJ
Arhhuka. The answer gave him bears
| repeasins. asChrist promised the power
of the keys 10 al the Apostles, and
no exception being made Peter reeeIv-
I'd at this occasion an equal share OF
power with the other Apostles But
when Christ addressed him alone IN
special and particular manner, what
He did TO nobody else OF the Apostles,
Christ made him their chief In the
rss Of the power all had received, and
all recognized N him their ehler VINO
had to feed the sheep and the lambs
Apostles and faithful" Can there be
fouud ANYTHING more plain and more
llogicalf But the Fathers OF the
church do not knowflf Let as see
As 70 81. Ambrose explanation OF
:. Peters faith 70 be the foundation
i he church have mentioned this II
nv article Of the Star Of January S
Proposition "
Now comes 81. Augusrin- trans
lara the Latin text have before me
aI have stated at certain place