The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
Rev. Father Edward Cantwell
Gives Instructive Lecture on
Church and Bible.
TELLS OF DIVINE ORIGIN
OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION
Gives Reasons for the Different
interpretations of the Scrip
lures by Various Sects.

Hundreds of non-Catholics filled ST
Mary's cathedral last night to hear Rev
Father Edward Cantwell. the Redemptor.
list mission father. deliver the opening
sermon TO the nom Catholics of Salt Lake
Father Cnntwell took for his subject
The Church and the Bible In part.
lie said:
My dear friends, ! wish to state first
that 1t Is not my intention to hurt the
religious feelings OF any one here tonight.
respect man. who sincerely tries to
live according TO the creed OF sect he
selects. and far be it for me to pain by
a single word the men or women who
are following their beliefs according to
the standard given them. am here to-
night to explain to you our position
taken In regard to the Bible-not to chide
you for your belief.
The Bible. dear friends. is a silent
book as regards Christianity, because
there was no Bible for centuries. 1t was
not accessible to the primitive Chris
tians because the scriptures were not
written for long time after the estab-
lishment of Christianity. The Christian
religion was founded In the year a3. ST.
eight years later. st. Johns did not come
to light until the end Of the first century.
l say that the Bible does not explain It
self and presents. many knotty diff
cuities. Think OF the different Views
taken Of the scriptures when 800 dcnomi-
nations exist, all claiming the Bible. but
each taking different Interpretation.
Different Interpretations Made.
For instance. the Presbyterians claim
there should be no bishops in the church
because the Bible says priests; the
for bishops, the Baptists, Insist on
baptism. while other denominations say
there should be no baptism. and so on.
each taking a different Interpretation.
There should be harmony and concord
In the spiritual. world. and In no church
Is this spirit found but In the Roman
Catholic church. Our Saviour cnlls His
church shcepfold And there shall be
one fold and one shepherd
~ contend that a God-inspired book
cannot lead people into different paths.
There must be authority unity and
npes tolicity. and l contend that the
these marks.
Beginning Of Catholic Church.
From the day the apostles commenced |
their sublime mission, when Jesus Christ |
said TO them. Go yc forth and teach all
active s life of Of the M caiholic church. "
contend that the Catholic church can
vindicate the title Of apostolic, because
she derives her origin from the apostles.
l contend that the great authority of
Chrlstendom today is the pope OF Rome.
the direct successor to the apostles.
contend that there must be one supreme
head OF the church of Christ on this
earth. and ] once more declare this head
TO be The pope Of the Roman Catholic
church. and when Rome has spoken the
contest Is ended.
did NOT the great and noble fathers
OF our glorious country recognize this
fact. that there must be one head TO
our great government? Are not matters
of grave Importance referred TO the
great justices Of the supreme court at
Washington?
''Tn conclusion ! wish to tell YOU that
tho Catholic church considers the Bible
the hoIiest and most beautiful book In
the world. For fifteen centuries tho
church was the sole guardian of tho
sacred book, Who saved IL from de-
when the Huns. the Goths and
the Fandals descended from the north.
all before them? I answer,
the Catholic church. Learned monks In
constantly busy copying with pens the
holy book. When one monk died another