The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-02-17
MR.PENDLETON
On WHO THE
TRULY CATHOLIC
DELIVERED SERMON ON INTER
ESTlNG SUBJECT AT THE FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH YESTERDAY
MORNING.

''Who are the Truly Catholic?' was
the subject of Rev. Eugene r. Pen
dleton at the First Baptist church yes
terday morning, and he spoke as fol-
lows:
60 We into all the world" Marx
1915.
Upon this rock l will build my
church and the gates of hades shall
not prevail against it." Matt. 1918.
BE not we called Rabbi; for one is
your teacher, and all We are brethren.
And call no man father on earth; for
one is your Father, which is in
heaven. Neither be We called mas
tiers; for one is your Master, even the
Christ" Matt. 2S:S:10.
1.-THE general assembly and church
Of the first born who are enrolled in
heaven" Heb. 1928.
Catholic means universal world
wide. AT first, used of the gospel to
distinguish it from the Jewish religion,
and then of the orthodox or true
faith to distinguish it from heretical
sects, the word has been appropriated
mainly by the Roman church, and its
literal meaning has been dropped out
Of sight, as far as the masses OF the
people are concerned.
Catholic also implies breadth of
view, cosmopolitan liberality, unsec-
tarianian, bipartisan. But what is in
a name? Manifestly those who are
the truly Catholic are the ones who
bear a gospel suited to the whole
world; who actually engage in carry
ing 1t to the whole world; and who
are the most unsectarian or liberal in
views. the most tolerant and fra
ternaI.
"a satisfactory definition of the
church is: The whole company of re-
generate or saved persons in all times
and ages. in heaven and on earth. This
is the only real church there is. This
then is the true, or Catholic curch. Is
there any denomination or organize
ton on earth which includes all of
these, and which shuts out all who are
not so enrolled in heaven. There H.
only one that I know which absolute
ly claims to be such. Do Romanists
measure up?
'Unquestionably there are many ex-
cellent Romanists, and so far as We
know, that church may have its full
quota in heaven. But they exclude
from the rock all who are not Roman
lists, as being unchristian and so I'M
saved. They not only shut out of the
church but out of heaven all who~do
not join the Roman church. 1t mat
ters not how good, and sweet, and
Christ-like, you cannot get to heaven
except by joining the Roman Catholic
church. This doctrine has led to the
use of sword and fagot, and breeds IN
tolerance and bigotry of the worst
type. A priest upon being introduced
to a Protestant minister, said, I can
recognize you as a gentleman, but not
as a minister" whereupon, the latter
retorted, I can recognize you as 4
minister, but not as a gentleman
You may decide who had the best CT
it.
There are three root ideas of gov
eminent, monarchy, republicanism,
pure democracy. Rome holds to the
first as suited best to the whole world,
and We are confronted with the an
achronism in America, for instance. of
not only having a monarchy disputing
claims with government, but a mon
archy whose seat is upon the Tiber,
with a foreigner, an Italion upon the
tilrone
"The idea of universal monarchy
has always done away with the volun-
tary act of believers. whatsoever
will let him come has been changed
by Rome to read: 'whosoever will be-
come q Romanist, let him comet But
the whole world cannot be made
Christian by driving crowds into pen
and sprinkling them to make them