The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-22
REV. FATHER BEIssE[ To
REV. 5. {. BISHOP, D. D.

Rev. DR.. Serene E. Bishop.
/ Dear Sir: The public can judge the
value of your arguments, your protes-
tations and the hot water you are in.
They can Judge whether or not 1 met
vour challenge in quoting the very
words of our Lord as you asked me to
| do. Let us suppose for moment that
the Protestant principle of private
Judgment be true-i. e., that everybody
reads and interprets the Bible accord
ing TO his own sweet will. How can
Won in this supposition impose your
view on me? If I take the words of
Jesus to St Peter to mean the convey
ance to him of a most extraordinary
ocwer. who gives you right to overrule
me and impose your view on me or on
ANYBODY else? 1T was temporary"
YOU say. land died with Peter" So
saws your sweet will after the fathers
of Professionalism, who, unfortunately
for you, came 1900 years too late with
their discovery. For 1900 years the
power of hell had prevailed over the
Church of Christ (you say seemed
for a time almost to have prevailed"
If YOUR supposition was true there
would be no room left for the word
j, SAAAN
King Henry Will, both slaves of sin
full lust, became the instruments OF
God to drive the devil out of the
Church of Jesus Christ. II this suits
Won. I do not object, and let you have
it, And after the popes are 1900 years
in possession, the Protestant revolu-
tionists came, and instead of showing
their credentials, title or right, you.
with your particular kind of logic, in
vert things and state that the Pope in
possession should show title to the self
appointed Reformers. In the same
easy way you pass over my challenges.
It is not a simple affirmation I called
for. / called for arguments of the
same standard you requested from me,
i. e., in words of Holy Scripture, and
more than that, words of the mouth
of our Lord:
"a For your right of claiming such
standard.
(2) For your right to private judg-
ment.
(S) For your right to change the
Sabbath of the Lord to the first day OF
the week.
AS answers to % you bring out the
accusation of my taking refuge behind
a very futile device This means
that you are in hot water, and I leave
you there.
CD I'VE do claim such right against
al usurping attempts of popes, etc.
Well, that you claim this I knew long
ago. 1 asked you the proof of your
right and instead of this YOU repeat
the affirmation. DR.. S. e. Bishop,
D. D.! where did you learn your
logic?
go You call that Irrelevant" II
this is irrelevant, as long as / chal-
lenge you on it, you have no right to
wave your obligations. I miss, also,
your answer on that certain white
!ie' 1 mentioned. And now IL sum
up all your rejoinder offers me, I must
tell you that 1 am astonished that
man in your position, who dared to
challenge me as you did, furnished at
this occasion such a very poor piece
Of work.
1 beg sincerely st. Peter not to mind
the wrong you presently are doing
him. / shall commend you to him.
that he may use in Your favor, on the
day of your demise, the keys he re-
,eived from our Lord of the kingdom
Of heaven, if not on account of your
proficiency in theology. at least of the
suppose you possess in
the science Of geology Yours, with
aloha, JAMES G. BEISSEL.