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gattomtf Sgcpnblitatt,
(ItaJiyiexcapUs;)
bt tr. J. Mukiriatt,
Ff1hnt Corntr I 0 flr'f'l
ttMnlUJtBktrl4ftkffc'ftlBi.1
i til It ftrilihed T ithssrtDtrs thy Httliri) At to
eeiupermtitk.
Killeaeeetlberc, .00pst tattAf 1W fafitx
oath I atd t for thre meatht, tavirlitly la
tdvue.
TBI WIIKLT KirUBLtOlhT
ti tahiiahed every lataleay meretaf. aa la fin
aisled taaabserlhers it lk folUwItg ritaai Oaa
opr yearttli three coteioyartl3t tat
copies eaeyeart Hit stagl eeptec (la wrappers,
I'mfii - "
THE JPAPAOY.
' a i i . -
Dr. KunUtrland Reply c'lV)DrV
White. Delivered nt jLlacoln
IInUl T hnt ndm f Kieixtog,
rWrnaiy IUi, 170.
t. .... ,.,...
WAiattrr,X. C, lb. tt, IITOV
St. Dr. Itjrrea Mumdtrtmud.i
Dba Dxotbbbi ffi. lot put ot a of tha
i Protectant cLurtkts lot WaaalaiUta:ibal
I lac tk InUrecUof rrtitBi Ohrlitltfllty
would M promotM y lb repaiiuoo or your
learned ka4 aoMluslva trgumiai iIolt R.
minlim, mpMtfallykfcqvett ftn to repel.
your lector ai cue una ana pue at you
my diem convenient,
;j. ft ,
Pastor or Metropolitan Obunb,
n. PittoW it now.
JFaitor of WrsUy Ohipei,
OUitLA W.UllDWlB,
Vaster fHylan4 Chip!.
O. W. Iloaaa,
Pastor of OorsushChspel,
, W.H.HottiDAV,
Pastor of JUtt Wiak a M. K, Chorta-
AuTapaFotTBB,
Piltor of Unigntown Circuit,
Alex. E OiaaovJ
Paator or Fsbadry Churrh
.L T. WnaaAjr,
Pee tor of Hamlla Church,
. BAMpaLhtaSauTfJ,,
rofeisorl Colombian Collet t.
A. Jt IIVPTtWOTOI.
Profiteer la Colombia uoiieg.
K, J. JJatvKMooaat,
Tutor of Ntatn b treat LP, Church,
J,II.UirBtiT.
Pastor of Firat Baptist church.
JOB N.OOOWBt,
Paator of WoaUt i Prbya Chaich. f
WM.Ui.BTk ' ,
l'tilor of Fifth Preibvterlaa Oaurta,
t. rjB4Lki is.uhrTO.
Ptitor of Central Uoufrtgitlontl Church.
" 8vVimtjb TtJiti,
Senior Member of Potomoa Prtibytcry.
J. E.B&RKIB,
First Uoagrtgttiooal Church
JoaaonaaTta.
Oipltol Hill jMat'Bl"rabpo Cbortb.
Lovia XL Tox. a
Paator of North ProabytarUaOhorth.
D. r.JBiTTiHoaau
railorefHartotbStrcatPrftbr'aObuteb.
JjOionoa ncrrtia,
rtiiot or si. Paal Chareh.
ftBIXA. MAKTIV.
ttt Paator Ilia Htnak Prta'a OknNhi
'"" WAlaTaoTOa. Ur& t ta
, r J?, Dr. Jftumtn oJ 0IAft;
Di4 Banaiiitil ahoutl bo tntlralr waot-
loflaappu'ltMoaooukl Zftmalo jaiaaatblo
to tho varjirafafel oKpraailo4 of frataraal
ooDfldtMf whjah youMra raqdarad Baj "
iciawBQ fpaaiaiarcait lorjaariof aouT
ored to apoab; iee4 trerditBOli ntahlada
faoaa or traatalleal Ohrlitlaaltr aa to txpoat
lha corruptloab aatf arrort Of tba Rotoiah
IltrrartbTfforl do not aaatttao toharw dbaa
mora tlad tf ProUataal aUrfynta niBi
biro doat faaiaf that tk atrumaot la alaatly
ob our aide, had Iti nattriat 19 AbaadaoUa)
auppllad,! o our hand.
It U nattor of r(rt thtf thi ,9 t? ninf of
tha dallrarr fit l ltctfaro 6 wbleb' yon
alladawtliotmhrortkU forth atUodaoca
of many KoHrfIaada Thouth aaolUoa
patradU to of Ua ally pipera IbtIUdb; "th
clariy t f tit aUy,wlUiout dlatlaeUoo, t aaata
oa tha Utia1 yl 1 bow foal that Iaboti)4
haraeauaod aptalal laTltatloo.to biatnt-to
01,11 would karo doaa but far a praararo
of a&tradutLaa vklih oathat otaattoa road
trad It pbyalfallrlnpoaatbU.
la rtard toryoar vary fl attar la f r44at to
raDaattlialaalaro.XhafataakV.daavarathiaa.
that whtro1! daatr'to'oonplr wllH"tOur
wlahaa. rat. kilt would b a airtr tax Oa
both audleoeo aod tptaktr, and aa whio your
lauar waa rtaairaa mo iceturt wki marly
raady for pabliaaUoa b tha IfATioaiLjtc
roaLioAB.parhapalta ImaiadUta laaua may
aaaarar all tha purjioaet of.Ua repatltloa.
Tha aonduators bt thit papar. 10 far aa I e'ao
aao.har'baeB tmpartUf to praaatlaf both
itjvagi uf ijutauog, aaa qtiarTf craail f"
thopalo'ltherhara ttVato(VirDtah,tbi pab
IK witafhamtici Cf mfDo( what Hi
WVWU IVIVUIUVHVtWt4lftW4f
in ioaiaiiaBaaooi asraat priaaipiea
dfoureoanaoBralthaadprajUJ alwaya for
your ha alt a aad proaporlty aa tho mlalattraor
Uiitiit, 1 ramattrrrtyJj, .;j
uiai,i Minnil tea in Ui nur thiora uniii
amlaadlf aot naaotlead. 1 tho dlaauaaloa
or any Impoctaolquaaiioo.allwaaao hopa to
no la 10 nwr ! !. """'I
tooomprehoad tia vital point a. Kraa thao.
far maorroaaoaa. our wotk may ka rar from
narlMi-i ir udob lha BubUoaUo of thla rtply
loiooiaatura on uiviimmi iii
Um
raaantlytfallTaradfayUoBavDr. fbllo.
eoTrad;XUBattbalwbnrolntttoBtt thill
08 taiay M lipiun Vf W aorrvat i, adu in
racird M tho tutata l may haraaay that wblla
I latand thla rapty to bt Sail lo rtaat to tha
rtvarandca&tlomat hlmMtr.to- whom J bar
alludadff ahall atalt Umaa ilatm, what 1 aa
aadatovthtralhf HtUfaor aurraak aad
aadldaVcirea1oavoCmrrlawBaad ooorloj
nam. ai&aflaalAn ma rtaolrtkBDoa tola aad
araryoihorjopto r l 4 J" -
la tba moath of Juaa lut. tha, Ear. Dr.
Wfclta,rtaJor of St htaUhaara.ahunb, of
WiitkUtMi. ob Sabkatk .aaototoaroroaahad
to hla eaTrflHoa' rtrVUf "",, lavtlf
lnr. amooi'other, thloara. MO alalna or tha
Ppaar."wha o, atacafora torn mootba artar
WBrO li Wl agoDiiiniuiiii u itpij .
tala "attaaac o aouia Maura ob ibo ausjcai.
Sabbath trtfllBf: lo OatTOIt MU-atata fraa
publia laviud-tho kOttal a4opta Mmad a
Utilaalai-aUr. tod X tttut oomati l"dia uot
full uoarra4 U iibUltafiaa laa dalivary of
tha laatora from tha prtotod aod varbal ra
portB of ti pairorm wm4 f ,ama f roali to
HaaoaelMt(wihtiharaVkrBd.itorofpU
Malihaw'hJaJldnh, hatlna: lo'ltta'dlicourto
iat JuaaaaaoaiailtharaJaiir.a aibolar aad a
pilau aa-fr-niaa- m ta pifiwi inia. ivr
raMoaak4ti-BowojOkJauairf4oat lUtlt
-. r. v.-Ti . 13 ; : .1 . rri v. .. . . ..
l pari w nifrr "" "wi w immi
it hUaturO'waa a.mta!lB thlsr for
way upoaWua haratim, and araakta nl jokbb
(omaoMhaoraibjvroaraotltttaai4,) otoo
tha Prolkaiaota to ha Jiaarfa coolant,. Uvt
nom-, wqJi FJUfi-kla ramaika li
aallad for. aa qutatlr allpa kaek lato tha char-
iar nfaflhalar and DrleaUtBDurtaltt froi
hla laetBf f ortata pot Hob 1 of tha raillery,
tod asiumUf rtthtz an JjiJand air, wrltat a
not to Ab -editor of ,tho ItarvaiiOAa about
balog 01110? "oieknamet,vr H eemplalna. In
efftat, that thi ternU S4iMklr Bamitfi, Papitt,
.! so freelv applied to th mmbera of ihit
Ohurab, arartrma of derlsloa and contempt"
that have never ta reaog nlsed by them, td
adda that ''th1 or trutb rtqulrtt ao
luenweipoM"
From thtt.Uttar itittmtnt,w bag letv
wholly to dllaaat. W batlev tha a ins of
troth doatrwtalri to ua just tuah wcinooa.
Whaa a'Vbfdy of peopl, who oaatitut
oaly oaa aiaile aeatloa of chrta tendon, att
Ibtmstlvet op to claim ihit Itey tball be roe
li ail aad aillad bt a aunt whilst latfalflaa alJ.
tU k9t to th oaalatloa of thoa who art
(rHinwTiiriuviia v "' "" " -
pltottiaiaglk tlUe-tueh o tlilnla tbt
faae ot lb filtu, in the ! r hlstoiy, In tb
laa 01 the breaeot adltloo or the Ohrtatlaa
world, ratify daaervee oothlog but "derlsloa
and contempt." And thla la preslaely wbtt
the Romtah Ukarah dove. who II tlalmt to be
tki CAtkalit raMh-;vtLoiu," tlcoirvlnr aJ-,
kalMTtef? nVtod thd RdmlstiObarcb tittmt to
bt tktuntwttuLaatreX. and Dr. VfhlU ,thltka
w outht to lakoowltdr th claim. This.
howrruoooroasrae, wooaanoldo,
lmtirieaeioharreO thiward with an
otbtr imporr, if by the term Cttkttit ha it reply
fieiat all lAa LAovantri, and abbodr list, anil
ken wanta oillnoar,'obtrltroriaAamtnt,'
not to aalt Iheoa. lean nUi not I giro them
nleknamee.w I eoafesal Aa mat aaa what
lha aharllVOI iafijMiaaat'1 talll anna la If
Hi!
t Is not Mehirlty" nor "raaae-aDti toeitl o
man bt hla own uroDir iiui. b ihaBBIBBnr
Bia MfiMT, vi wnvaa na pouii, aaq IBOUt
rham ha nroudlr ouataa'tha btllHant i.'
guigeof thpots,wht n M ileo to tat
sfy theeiprfcaa or his altar t Vi
W com dow to th leetur Itielf. Thla
ramarkabta aoBaDOilttoo. aa set id bv tha
tvpogrtphir.tna gtrnlsned wltb sa otnt
alonil scrap of Iiui or purr or poetry, hia no
less miamiy eianiaisunei paragrapna. vone
nr than numbarad and iflni no! numnarad.
Rut forth ilk of eoavfolnft Itb tnp
r(oa4 tbtl w ogia iron to oegnnisg 01 ue
astur, wltbNo. 1, ltd bo goua, narking each
parigrapn oy lie reapeetiv ngure o in ,
wlthuqt regard tq tbt number t attlxedtoasr
ttin pirtgrtpht by the printer, Tblt will It
allitili the analiils. lad alra ua. as brlrflr 11
possible, the mbitiaa of the wholt. Aad ao.
or eaaiapie, paragrapa . 1 moraaea a
atataiaaat el lha orla-ln at thla dlaaaaalaa.
whtflh naala nnnaui. No. tllk MtiriBBI
to myaeir, with a little attempt to be fie
nova, y Braigingin inaaiur atarr as dindd
Miiui. and lha vare raaoaatfal. vood-aaturad
Insinuation tbtb at Rlmon ts stldto bavo
falls o td broken bit Iff a, ao 1 tad r err body
else who tssitlt tb papacy; will do. Mar;
a a . jiuif t(iHiaa, waaiiivitai air,
which, eoaildatlnx UtBomlsK fastlnet, was
quit natural mJ ptrhipt hardly to bt
avoldtd. h admlalateiB lb us all a nasalar
etutloo, bow wo mtddl wltk. th myate-
fip vt HiivpaM fUfMSSWOa M W
mlht ttt a ahoak from Ita rrttt Myden
Jar lb at would fcoeak bo lato aklrara,
aad tbaa atrldaaon to tho aaxt polot . Wo,
la ao aliuatoa to .tha profraaa of tha dla
tuaatoD.U whlth ha Ukef laara to taf of hla
oppoaanta'Iaballoadrarorto-ahow that lo
ihalr raply to my artumantcthay bara aridtd
thamalBquaattoa.'UhatVtkaltlalarorftattDBj
ofBarlpturr, In rrpoiUloa.44.tlio pilnaay of
Patar.amouota ttrootMoi- tooth tbaa thalfpwa
n&iarUlaorratbarfatBonlojrtAi'Tad that,
la qootlnr tha worka or tWalattl lTlhara
JtaaialaatthaprlmiaythtrhaTOcrQBtly rata
rpraaattad tha vlawa aadoo4uat.of thoaa
lllaatrlooa moo. Jfoa.'l to,, 10 dm Ira
ara principally n rtprtfdaetton and af.tA
Ion of hit format iaptattioftfl in f pit
Mr. WHUamaoA'a .Traat, aatltlad 'Taapboa."
tfoa. 11 to 13 Inaftalro ara rathar ambU
lloua aad hlin flowa anioiiion 01 ina.ito
mlah doc mil ad aaaamnlloaa la rrrard to tho
oilctB. iranamlntoBi aad lntarpratatloa ortko
UtMa No, 1 la tnlf Haattlf, wharala wa
ara plalaty told totaknolleaUiatatbc;hurah
laaotdblfitad to TtoTo Mr or her doatriaaa
rromB8rlptrtlilaaa;thawaeottB)UBlooad
hwJaana UhffUt MmNlt1 H0.1I (taUlti
apMlntaof Bomuavxffala akpadadapa
Vl"
fffW-T?? tha awrtptormUaUlamaal that
- h? WataMatoo ol tha Uharah.
rfo.lllaadalestBbrtdlahordiaoouraoralatlnf
mfll tV oorara opoo tboUhurah lOma
'" orwhlaBj aathtyaro proudly
atylid,mayMaatWyahtoaoutbaoTathladla'
aunlon la lalahrd. Koa.ia to M laaJualra
eonatltoto a vary laborad and protriatad at
tompt toaafbTfea afoarlallooor tho HomUh
hiiI tho-paaaarttiMattbtw.aAdor fha
Bomlahflatmiarocirdto tka Japa Koa.
1 wiBiuii-raoaiaiaBQBiiaBiMd rpiy 10
my dlaaouraa oa -Tolar norar at Koma.f' fro.
UtalhtladuUfbfltoraharmlaiaRoBilahaoat
talt la raiprot to tho ralatlra oumbar aad
lo tl ally ft tho Papal Uharah. Ho. H la qulto
an affMUnt hata to MapOLaoa, who. t ll
till nid, aftar all,.. -.Mfloff la forblddaa
tha, eamo back to hla aaaaaa Itko a trua aoo
f th Uharah. aod dldf (lruritiraly apaak
lnr to hla mothra arm a. No. VI prtiBrlbr a
poraoaal waratat;, try tbo rat araaah an oaa
iaLuthartwhUo NojM,aod tha laat,(wlada
ap with o graad Aoorlak of tniaaata orar tbo
(TBlaaiaadparpata4tyotIlonaBlam.aadtho
prlaalpalmnaltriwaBot rrom th Upaottbo
fahhfaLbutrrdtdtivaoulatdobarbirfaaa. tho
oatohlBtorkia aad tho othtrapoat. Haro.
thaod aro alfht a row dad talumna, whlah.to
ai hla owo alaf tot phraaaolof y, ara MnotMv
outatliiut Of BOphlttrr, miarabraatatttlon,
aad iraluirootaaaumptloa from ihabartaDtac
to tha and." Aa a -! of l4Cia.lt baa mora
holrB thta a tklmmorc aa aaoproaaloa or
nomlahdormi.lta vlaar of thlnra lojriB"
Is about at broad aa itiKiwr ina mo. Wlfa llvad
lothtbRrrtl andiaw throofh tha bonc-holo.
la our praatal rtvlawont, w hop to tin
pllyaod to mika lattlllflbla tho nrloalpil
. .utt ukim AaaoMBT,
Tk Doctor prtipotl to oa wbit aa Ulli hla
main arcamant. Ha bat aQrted and fond tad
iiiuiai aatna-To ibibi 111a otaaawiMbl.
HtaOnplalaathat ovarybodrhaB atodloualy
avtdtd It, aod ht wanta aomebody to notlo lu
Wow tha truth la, that wbtt ha eilla Ma
mala arromant la aa natfaatlv tfnav. mn .
prtmaly ahtllow, ao fuilla lo (htory, and to
oarttl la tact, that bltharto wo bavo Hot
thouthtUwortawhllo to waata worda upoa
ll.-liui jait toarttuy iti aathor wo wlU pay
itouf rtapoeti fur a yarrftw momtott. And
rat of oil whal
ai 1a in nay,
wftem alrtpnaJ nf
Ita vtrboaltr It amouata almnlv to lain Ia
ordtrthttUhrlat mayharaa tfalbU Ohurah
oa tarin iort maaibo oaf tola rlilbloooalt
llililatljtoreiomtot throuitaout tba world,
and for; all tlrna-jibd or thla rofaromant tha
Poptt r Komoy la auaoCaaloa, havt bo tho
aol, tialutltahaad from tko betlOBlar.aad
will to tontlaa to tho oad. That tho Uknreli
of nomohiabata.lt oow.aadavtr wlUbt la
tha oxatqalro poiaaialoa of, tha prlmaey.aa
akaawla-lcd by tko sraat majority of Utarlit
tadomi tbalthtr It an aaalorv fcalwan tha
atraataroof lha Rtmlahi Ubarth aod that or
o , aim (QTarnnent ot iaa uoitta rtliltt,
aad Juit aa tho Praaldaot la tho aola aatlualva
atr-eattvahtad or thla repobllo, io lha Pop
or Roma U tkf aol xlmlTt txt eutlro bad
of tbt who I (JbrlttliB Ohurah oa oartkl And
further, that aa thla oity, with th Pnp
eCBom at Ita httd.oiuud brorolbIfw
Tttttmftr, It aJooa prpdaatd that volamo,
ttdtttloathaatha rlfht atd th powar to
traaamlt aad latarpi at it, and all attempt of
tadtvldutUt raid tba ltlb!a.orlo aaaartata
tit mttalof for thamaolvaa.tr prtaumptutaa
laaplrlt aodooatumialoda la aot axalaitth
BOTBrtlratyof th RomUh Uharcb Aod. to
tlualdtioaad OatabUah tkva moat fraeloat
Konaaltlooatha Do a tor haa laid Mmatlf oat
tbt xtatoi about oa third or Ala ootlr
lactui, ,
Now. tho a B I war Id thla tolaea AfPanUh
fan far on ad I vary pUla, and oda only
to b atatcd to b laa In til ill fore, Th
unity of tho Charah taught in tbO ctorlplurtt
ta a aplrlluil ualty. 'T kltcdom of 6d It
aot ratit tad drink,1 and "eomttb not with
obterrttlon t" but It It In th heart or lb bo
llcvtr, a klnrdom of --rtihtronrof aa aad petet
aodjoylathoUolyahoit." Then, a to th
outward at it of th Ohnitb, Jt ta no mor
aaaUal to th. aiUtaae of aaolcaliatltat bOt
ramaat that tbara ahouM b to i.cluilta form
or paiirytnanioaiia aamvinufii aiaaaiiai
to alfll Rovornmaat. TbxtTnl form la
lirKtlrooavaatloDalt aod mttBt b toadltlontd
aim it wholly upon th Baeaatyo( tlraum-
ataaaaa aa lha vlia iinJa Lha ItUlna !.
dtoe. Thua,clffl roreromtat, whlah la It
ppninii aa mnea 01 aiTin appoiotmaat at
aaalaalaitlaal otfnmiiL ku aiarav Mhiut
lanarit forma a&4 ortaliatlott and by
th fare of aaalocy, a wall aa by tha pa tar
of th thlnr, th aim It tru of th Christian
Oharth. Ther ar ao mora "aa4tt" to-day, at
thay troalld,thia thcr btv tlwiyt bteo
ilnctth fourth otatuty of thoOhrlallia ,
wbfn pa c to la n wti on rt or bad Ihrouthout
th ItDmia LnplrfV Thta, a matui of fail,
00 tacb ori&lutUn at tba Itomlih thoory r
SnoUlBYSf W.,rd?flft tuV.mAMt w
It. On thoothr band, w kaow that from th
bIlaalf juai to oppoau a-aoa 01 mwii oaa
traniplreiUTb Uomlah polity of Ohurah gov
aroaaantlabnt on anooaaarott number of
dtarlnf forma. It la tru that, touallarta
IBty 00 oauurvD ogrn in - uomi-a iitm,
tby tr ablatotomputtaltrft'tommnaloR.
Uul tbtir rolitlv atnoglbr la thOhrlatlaa
wottd, alUr all tho proptittloa of th lial fir.
Imo iundrtd Tills, la bvr aoilblag Ilk
wbtt thavwouid bar at to ball. . .
from tho Natlooil Almanaa, Phtlidclphlt
dltlon, 188a, whlah ll probably at reliable aa
aaypioxlmat authority t be.we leirathat
tba total Obrlatlia popoUtlooof tha world
1sdU.T1A.ooo toula, oswhieh oumbertht Ro
nil Oathollet ar lll.Ml.oooi tod w Ittrn
ilsothfiet tkat darter th IW yart ataa
thpoh of th UtrormallOD, aod Jo th
aim 0uttrl whir Rama ale m bee urt4
lit rratit InOuaOa. tha ProtaaUots have
laeraed to ,009,OM, or mora thtnhtU tb
cntir Romish1 ommualQ throughout tha
wotldl If, theralor, wo rtflet that ther
bis nrr baa momant when tb who)
of Christendom submltttd to and wit .iqv
traed by on eol xluslr earthly head w
lhall at that, if th Romish theory baor
reet that th Ohurah or Oh rial eaa only xtit
aider oaa EtlaslT. vtilkto poUty, ther bit
uertr bee ooytoah Ohareh: ofJJatlitamoag
mo, aad to ikey ptovolktt yod bis ba
wiihoit any vuitlojuhunb, loth world for
thalestlMOyotrar
The, a to th Xtomlah Ohurah oarstlat h
fi tie New Teat ana obbeeom leg, Indeed,
tbt author of th New Testament ami having
thn1 right to transmit aad Interpret 11
1 iirni laiHDimn inn idiiidiii i
in jia
talabelaln on thta nolnt'b eorrtt. If1
mult be ahowa that tilth book of tberfeW'
TasUraot war written bythoPopea of Rom
orbyutHnuaatei anoeriaoirauaoiuai oe
auieir they wer written 0700 wbower
nettber Pope Utmielveo. oar yet la aubjee
UOO10 lb Popee, thtt BiuH not batrobeea
produced by th Komltti Ohurrtj. Prhat than
litbfietf Out ortaO'rhW 87 book not
ooof tbtmwttwrltuabyh Pop of RAmt,
or by aej-bodr who Mkaowlodnd thlnp
Minn, Tit faat. a-haa Ika haflkt fit the Nl
Trstemaat were wrttteath.tr wis oo Pop of
Kom 1 i IB eHM in wninr w ww apvaa
of thO-'Pop of Romlt wa aot till th
omuncemat of tb MVta eoatury tbtl
aty saca ehtitsttr. with any inch) offla qr
ttlItMB to exist Tb bog it 1 of-thtNav
lamed ucriTiu air nmuwtnj iivm
Ait. laanlrallAa at OoJ I war all MinnA'.ad
In tha Unt-etAtory, and in mediately pobi
junea in ineenurenva, aou raoofcni-fa wouca
aHQhrltttBdnmutM ward of Clod. Tk
ndv4r derived their binding, soTerelgatbar-
fetarfrom any election of blihopa,ordrcll
n nf couaella. hat from their own I a tarsal
evidence f illvln darlvttloa and author It yj
laair iranimuiion waa appimiiuu iq iia
caarcaaa 01 uamiiBuvni auav. tu-f r
adipiedtoth wiatB of all mankind Thay
appeal to th tadlTldual undera tending of
human belnga ercrywaer, aod Implf ry
Where the arcla r prlvat Jadimentaad
lha responsibility or jrsonil obltgitloo
Vader-thls vlrr tbi matt ar. It (t aorta.
thing bnor thta rlllaulous) it la varllylm
pleu to alilm tad ta lailal tbit tba home
eoul akiU b sxcludtd from tha atudy o tbt
auredforaelat themielvea, too that It abtll
bow ddwo to an talerpietar aalmparfMl and
at. rilllble at ttaalf, end shall he tubjeeted to
that dlrafat obacaratlon of Uod'a word which
wt Bomian u&uren nat an ine "
fully preaiwied ov attempting to deprtr th
com bob peopl 01 ti
fo daaltlaa ha Dommiidiiilltl of meau' AI
111 UitIB, . VI -'IU
tiao u
all treat we know there aro millions upoa
millions lu tb worU to-dty.aod tht multi
tudes ar constantly augmenting, who will
ever submit to any ausb urlestlr arrogance
who will resist to ih bitter oad toy such x-
iioeiion ot toeir maiianaiua rigaiai aiwhi
might Americans est no fh clilm thtt th
President of th United tltatea it of right, aod
ought to bo ttkaowladgad, at tb soloauprtm
head 01 civil governmeotoaetrtb, and every
where th arbiter of truth and the lord of
th human cooscleott, aa th RomUh priest,
hood assert a tl&lltr elllm for th Aomin
Pontiffs, Tb argument Is clear, and. lb
Annaliialnn la laavllabla I Wa band, lha
problem back if it a to tht rarereod Doe
tor inu nil irieoas to conaiuar 11 ai mcir
leisure, simply rtmltdlnr thtm that tht
eltlmt they thui put forth ire pverywher
rrgirdtd by th mor Intelllf cat and ttadld
mrndaof this g nth most assuming, the
huii auparsiuuui, aou Bt ma warn hiui in
most absurd aad ridiculous that eio b imig-
i"-aim, inn ta HuaaBiina 10 wiiaitia
thtt atttiud before tb nations, tbty tr mtk
lag tbemeelve th Itughlag-ttock of tht
world l
Dot tbt Doctor dott more than offer 0 falle-r
ty-ho g(vti up the whole, cist whtn re
(erring to iat. Oor tlMi be tells usthitOhrist
hi u.p .inumuHvi (Bauarutian uourea
oovirlh. That Ptaaagaihuijtterally rtadai
Mp nonta;ityiloihtr foundatloaax.
erpt lief Uid which Is Jteue tha Oh it it," If
Is Intimated that thla la what thay all Admit
aod believe, UeciUi ll th UMhoUtrdot
true." Wt 'think It, U the doolrUe.ef ll
sincere believer to 'Christ whtrtvtr found
ntrar the aatlfa world. And Itdnaa ttnal t1a.lv
and absolutely exclude all idea of aayother
rououaiioa ai uivsutswniiair temporal
or splrltusl, vlslbl or lovlslbl. This blng
to, tt la utterly Id I for any mto to attempt to
pror tbit Peter or ear other apostle, or any
tucsesaoror tbsm should b thought 10 b iu
any t4.na tht fouodttlonof tb Church. It
bene results that tba Romish tense or tb
piaiag la Milt. x,vl 11 ll wholly gratuitous,
and do amount of spcoJil platiUng cm upset
tfals lopcluslot, NoW bar, loftr HPf0
ttataota, aa laca, havo aay Intareit la tho
qatatloo f ra U a tn4. Tkl 1 yialdfar
all thr HI 0' haro arar olalnad for It la
lo atra daaurlnf that ao alaiia body of
Uhrlatlaaiaaolay aaaaelnalra aUlmto tho
a atrelaa of Ohurah authority; aad that tharo
la no dlrlao t lhl ! taoto who adharo to 00O
loo, bat th asm Lord "lit, Oot, all J. 'J
1 Rut laat ll ah&aia ha ihanan.4 ka. Ja JIL.i
3"'"j;:,,"',.,"i..vK'. ?' f
aaaumtd by Romthlstt of tcWty, tao o faith'
fa if rprtstntd by th tUfU .Doctor lo
this lacIara.Xthtli 4tHafuatioOthBxt
pieee to a iprntwhtt suaitit tubjatt, whisk
may bltlyled
. Mil OORTltlblOTtokl.
... u0antradiatakfmiu'. IleUiohaa aoae
tiVK thl.tn K?.m"h Wkureh, being prlSr to
aadth aathor or the volum of i?d Strip,
tare, thtrtfon tht Si rip tut U of bb ttJu
tepariteaQd tPtrtTromlht tulhorUyor the
Okureki ytt right la tho ttetb. of ,thU
!!"" '. "flPlMiua. th prlmaav of
tho Romlah Ohnrchla drlT4 from tba q,
thorltyoftbtdlrlntSerlpturM, n
. I. B tontridieta nertire. Ue'teiehW that
"'lllfuil lafJaaa Axat.la.a Ikitaalln k.a
Itaw Bat la tb sature of thltg. If w
jww a ntini waar naia;raitit
ua caacnaa uiai"iaeoaiipiiir a m aeaa
11 treata Ha teaches that tb RomUh Ohareh
1i th only preptr, idequtt and rightful In
terpreter nf the a abject a contained lonth
revelitioa' of tho Senptoret, wbtab tublttta,
althourh thua Interpreted, still remala Mian
attair abort th raaihiolsay beano. Intel lu
And tnut'b Ittebtl tb tH Ui titf ixti of
rev Hi ad truth la such fhttth tSlodeaahot
Drtslrlt wha written, la a bhak.iofto.i
bib the power toeompnhead Jt to lli
Esunded brth runtUoaarletof thoRomlik
borch, lie then prrMcada to qu6Ie,aerrptura
to prove that sreaiauinot unatrstaqd lerlp
ttir vxeept tbroukb' -th eipoeltloa of no
authortied later p re ar. Aod tba eerfetur
vpraiar." at
itrliagutg
0. Th who.
1 1 "And we
ML'ptat;.Uta.Thwho'pieeigerdallt
rtliy at follow, t And vr biv more -teure
the prpbell word, to which itteadtpr it to a
light Bhlalig la a dark pit y 4o wtlli Until
tba day ahall dawn aad th Ugh t-barr no la
your hearts 1 knowing this flrat, thtt rwry
pronheey of itriptur! not dart red from ei
seBltoa for prophecy cam formerly dot bt
tb Will Of ma, bat bOt ma of rtaJt anaka
movediby tbo lloly B pit It." latliar tao
eVrOed, h pervectc tharvrrtlnttaUoaoC th
aposue, oy tans aaia to aw thai tbt
tcrlptur hat ao meaning tomiokliil until la-
icrpreiaa vj taw uonustr unurao. Wfty, lb
DoataS annaara ta hMer'BB(hlna wila-aiW
th tru !( it of thlapiasagej' lit iif
gtatcUttth oerlptrlor o OBlqieaaa
aae with tb ttiebUg of autkorlty.r Hut
thla " authority" being lo opera tlr eietpt tl
It ts derived throogb and terelied by pereoaa
Whoea prf tef opinion booceratag tb saao of
orlptur oaititatB "tbo anlborlty,. wa
bar rttlly a very lagenloui devise for tlleoe
lag adversarltB aad confirming disciples, Tbo
only trouble about It IB that if la 1 nil contra
diction of nator ltaalf, an mlanttnetaace
alike of folly and absurdity. ,,
t. Ill oalradlete hlefery. U tetthet tktt
th New Testament wit borb.of the. Uburah.
and that hete th uibl la tb exeioilre
ropcrty 01 ta jtomiso ommunioatthttlr
S her Will and aantlmentt thai lla Pbm at
Roma la "In poaeeseloa," at h terms in that.
Independently of tb Romish Ohareh, w
ahould htvebeentltogather If norant of tht ex.
Isteose ot th Nw TesUmtot) that U waa lo nt
her hende that tbo reformers of tb sixteenth
century received tb Blbl that It Wat tnmn
htrttatlmony tbttthty accepted tb Oaapel
t tht lieplied word of Ood. lit put these
balthlata tha maanlnr nf ll anA Ih ah 11
hardly possible for th irai yptc to b
crowded wllhaiorouBtnith, ThvidneOof
KlBtory it a direct dealt! or vtry on of this
assertions. Whit ara th fact upon thla
oolatt Will h toatradlct than fo
dty 1 Oat bilf tb DIM, th Old Ttsttmett
atiaiBiy.waai nai aaneequens 10 lb Xiai
eneeof tbaRamlsh Ohurab, aodFirtewotbori
of that Uhdrch, and It not, troth, th aol
property of thtt Church, oor la tho xtlaalr ,
possession Of Its. Popes, lfow thtd,wa4 It
with lha New Tctamot,th bther'liaif of
theUlblst Xael bUtory tell th alary. Th
RomiskObanbttt It aow aobeisu with 'a
Pooaal the haad. aad aa tha ttaaaaat r
Ud, now tlilmlof all splrltutl and (temporal
lvwa wo mim, w aifi aaior ODServU,
was aot fairly put aOtat till tba begleatnr of
th seveatb ec a turpi Ami thla Romish Ohurah,
r which pr, Whit It a member atd ' talalt
tr,aBdmoatrdoubUblhamplo a4
render, bid no mar to do with maklof tb
New Testament, or with Its icruslyi frtnt
million aod lotaroraChtlO. tbt th Jananaaa
or the Uottentota. Th reform re of tn alx
teenth tentary gained aeea to th Serlptort
lBtpittof htr, and It wit mainly du iq th
eoademoitloq of Romish tiadltioQ add pxo
tlee, whlah they perceived lb Dibl bo clearly
nod solemnly to pronoaoo, thatthey eouid no
loeger llr la th gollty eoatestloa. Tht la
ma acgrat ot turn uaiormauoa l UUI that
wo may hat a IltU , further light oa
to exclusive transmission and aotborl
tatlr InlerDratatlon or tha Hibla. 1 h
leirt to tit a tar facia, allbeht toy
more cxpllslt r(erBO, from Dr. Maiaa'a Xb
qnirj.st triolUladbylir. UUrd, New York
edition, lilt, ,1a thU work those who wish to
mrsue lb euoject will and a fund or Interest,
naTcaitter. ebealallr at naataHaai fm tha
eirly Fatber and Doctors, with faithful r.
fareoeea la lb foot-not to all th paaaga
as found lo th original, from thi a oupri-
uonoi aninonties wa cotii ajisofcr a very
lUlrf1.rV4lt,ta.X.'SiBJaVAaA4a
fa tailed ta History th Wailsra Ohurph. th
Ittn Church, and th L.-.tln vrslo of tb
Rib), commonly called th "Vulgate," waa
fnally dccltred by th Council of Trent, A.D.
tu, to b th only authentl text, and th
atandard bv which all dlinutattonB. bxdosI
tlona and termoat wer to bo trlcdr And Hill
ll baa untargea ttrri mtisioos. Aaani
tloa was BublWbed under th auspleea of Pop
Slttua V, about A. D. HIT, to .whlok b fixed
th sif or Inralllblllty. Uuk bit tuteeiior,
Olemeat VX1I, aomt doiea year after, ordered
It tb suppressed, as swarming with rrre,
aad another equally 1 fallible adltloa wit
brought out, differ log from th former la up
wards or two thousand Inst oca. ThU It but
a specimen of mitttra to our h to 11)1 a votatoa
sbowitg th way la wblebtb Komleo Ohareh
he treasmllUd th word of Uod. Tfow oa
tbo other hand the Oreek may be tailed Ut
mother tOBgut of tht New Testament) aod II
waa la th possssslon or the Oreck Church,
ibe Armenian, th Nee tori an, tb Syrian, tht
Indian, th African and tb Lure d leech t
log Ohurahea, all of whom realvd tt from th
apoetlee thmalresf aod from tho apostollo
age, without Intermission, biv kept It either
In th original lintuigaa or In their own
dlalecte. What aa utter absurdity thta'tt It
(or Romtnlilt to talk about tho exclusive
ranamlealan of the Ulbl bv tha Charah of
Boca, aud whit a pleoa or-rldltuloae arro
gate to say mam it bio 001 oa rer to
TiAtntah ilhurah wa ahould nevae hava kaown
vo of the existence of th New feitimeott
and whttanfexhlbltloa of dupllert toptofest
tomtit wexonhcr tettlmony that th Reform
r reectf e4 tho gorpel atth laspirtd word of
Uod, while ibt.wac doing all aba aould, M th
U to-diy, to eoaeail th IIht of th Rlbli and
toprtveattb Script or e from being real by
tbpopJe(and by th blldreo of th people,
whoar ot day to 'bold U their beads th
destinies of nation e , . , .
4r He oontrtdUtt th Scrfiturttt XI teach
thitth New Trstimenl ortglnaUd wlthtb
Ham lib Church; ih ha vise' fixed the canon
f th aiared books) and that therugh Protest
aaiemayreaa anaqooia too rjcnprwree, ye
meyeaiiBai ua hiiuuii taey wauersiaoa
laanoriaii n Ticwa fj oerivo irona
aiioia arv aurrei bbu in
wit for anvhnman briar '
kta received th right sense or tb Script ore
until th Romish Church ceadt him aa exposi
tor (o tell him what 11 lei And this, we find,
la Indirect eoafUst with tho whole tenor of
in iiibi. w raa ta ta wora oi uoa, "to
thlw aad to th testimony, If thrysptlk
not accordlag to tbt word, It Is becauaether
in ao iigna in iafn,"iia, vui 1 u. "iviiv
traaoa at thv words alretb llahti thou
through thy ommindmentt but m.d lKs
ta. ,wh w,,uv vuv,,a aftv.a , .- ,
taaiidot ta uereini tnitthey "war nor
l,thy ralvd tho word wltballlretdlieas
of mind, aodtfirtbtd tbt Script uree dally,
boom lnanitnoaB 01 xneaaaoaioi.'Deaaaae
wuaiBer iqaaa ininga win so." rABta, xvu 1
And Paul wrltlag to Timothy aire l "Con
tinue thou la tb thlaaa whlah thoa bait
tearatd aad halt been enured of, kaowlog of
woom tnou paai 1 cameo. inra, ana mat irum
a eauq iaou nia xaowa to 11017 cwnpfurvs,
which are able to mik the wise unto silva
tloq through faHh which t la Christ Jems
All aerlnlura la riven bv I aartl ration of Uod.
and la praltthlt lor doetrla, for reproof, for
correction, for loatroetloa la rlgkteouaqeaaj
that tha mail r a t-aj 1m PtlCt, Qior
oughly furalshed unto all rood works?' (W
Eplat, lilt la.) liar w , Usteidoftb
Eplat, lilt la.) liar w , Instead of tb
lblbblagbora of th RomUh Church' It
bisbesl-ca tF th lasplratloa of Uodf
luimu ui HaBai oar(jtur DfiBcnxea ny
thtt Church, "th word earn qot hf th will
ol man. butbolv meet of Clod enak as thav
J wer moved by tha HolyirhostY laateadof
fakaiaa ! mat t4iar irvn an iBtaip
sr, w may go directly to U word of 04,
aod avn la childhood w may know "tbt
Holy Scriptures, which it abl to mik 0
wis uato salvation P'
. II eontrtdlctt th meif rmUraJ ralJUrt.
U tcaekes mphitUally thtt lb Hcrlptur It
A dead IttUr, aad cannot tpeak for ltalf that
It has no certain meioUg without in author'
Hedlnterprettri tbit ttt doctrines annot b
pomp re he odea apart from tradition) that it o
of o tsistllal ut la pro v leg th xltlas of
tha .Romlah. Churobt tbit thta Ohurah U
wholly Independent of It authority, aad that
tb opponents of Roma faav 00 right to arga
from tb rJcrtptares, or to Interpret th ncred
volum io tt 10 clash with th Kotfitih sense.
This It tht very llbeitl aad magnanimous po
sition of the pittor of flt, Matthews. Rut
how It It With nit iQ-mueh-Uudcd wltaeuet
and I ttbtnl The extrtcts which I dow girt
art eolleeted I Mithn'e Inquiry, pp. 10-10,
where the refers ncec to ticb orlf laal aulhor
lly may bt found)
Ircamus sija 1 "Th fiorlpturtt trt per
feat, for they art tht wordt of Uod, dictated
by hit Spirit ind they art rAe jtioHcl
fredllleti. mi 0 if ei ted unto tht wbol world.1
TtrtulUanatyit "I reverence the plcnltud
Of the Scrip turn, tod X admit nothing with
out their testimony. Let him therefore wh
produces ley other itandird of filth than th
wrlttea word fear the ran pronounced
agalostith rain who addi unto tht Scrip
luree."
Clement of Alextadrla tayti Th prudttl
man will as Bcriptur alan tprefui those
who dogt!sc ag unit it T1T'
ditloel tUod cUelare that w must do thtt
which la Wtltlea."
i.Ti.eMphillu.!' ''aiwrlttti "Whit a
H,....., ,WBHH . iBBagioataii intrt it
any Ulvlia laitruetloa btald tht holy and
aoftnlgaSertpturtar' fT w "
Atbaaillua tayst "Ottt expoundloa" id ut
tbtl whloti ll not wmue, Tht botki cl Ood
iiiiiuuiiwvi uj Hitiuii mas taiapaaeac
raeana that "the aeilpturamuatba uadWetood
la aeeordanatihtheteeehngiQtiiithorlir"
, itelmptymeaua Inat ifil ieftV4ri, t,f
the Old end new TaatiMaataaMaWiuiuBj
aafflet for tht tcqulrloirof all truth.1 iThey
Hon form th tcbvolof piety, aod w will
neither hear nor quote anything aot contained
lathm.n t ' ;; n
Bsill siti: "It la pQblU.y den-lnf tb faith.
II ltatrlmlBil arrogtnsa to add to Rarlp
tor thtt which. It not wrttteai for It eoa
taint th iiMunioifotieiSQto ot thi Holy
Spirit."
. Ohryioitom nya 1 'It li Ih ortelei or Uod
thitwt brodueaae th tru rut or tb tru
tilth tad or til trutb, end they suBlet if Unit
tllthisiwtJo oppos th-lAstruetioaaf th
"! Dfllll,'' BBtl ') T"
Jerome tirsi"akonild you wick to mtkt titer
tbo tblagt that ttlll remain doubtfoL hero r
ourtototh law and to tb tectlmoay of
Script ara, for without It you will remala la tb
dirkoeec f rror.M
Or ory th Ort ttyet ''All that tta tatth
orodlfr leeentilaed laflts efu-se file Strip
fures HI try them that preacher should In
struct th paplt UUIa tb wards f Ood
that on must seek tha thought of Ood."
Uut why need wa maltlply tho vMaeor
refer to ame, .They ar too many to bo me
tloaed, and yal I tb fte of. tbie patrUtl
testlmoayiash tyia 1M Whit has th
hardihood tahlaumaaid utiti.kaiaa'aHa
thappoiIta)eplalB. Wbo'theo Is it her
thatnayboaafd"to hav grosily mtirpr'
" " ia.a v nv iiiuairioaa meot"
'U Dull crown all, hoatridleta ear tore
?"rrT.M IV' t ttm uatbit wtbiv
be right to irgutfrom th scriptures, or to
MV any oMalons or our owa aa to th mtta
log or th Serlpturea or or their obllgatlona
apon ua. Atd yst th Rtviout utt 1 Irfren
tht Scriptures, fort them y ihlak y hav
eternal Ufat an they ere they whleh tesllfr
or m."-John v, 8. Agilat Therefore whe
I0,T,.th,,ilB '" tatlngs of mine aad
death them, X will liaao Vlmto a wis mta
which built kit trout upon a rotk. Httt.
VlLSaV. f 1
Mush la aiMcimea of Romlah rrginend
audtelty his ltd In th full blue of the
ataa teenth eanlurr.oa thiprt of oa who
does omaeem to her proflUd ta aaypirtleu
larbyth vBtsof the last thousand yut
of oo who talks about the authority of the
Romish Obarsh O tar lha human aaaaalanaa.
about tht people having bo freedom of prlvat
Judgment, and no right toraadaad laterpr!
th word etOod for themielvea. Thtrtvertid
utttor moat bar straagety-rorgotUa who aad
whrh la, t whom ad of whom h Uapetk-
lcg , 11 ha virtually played oat a tnirvcrout
enaekroolam, tad exhibits blmseir at on who
Ulivlag latksday of th lUeosied tboUr
Mne, laateadof th fre and enllg htencd period
Which fald Ua dawn la lha Rr.m.n.. ..4
kta been crow log brighter With every tentary
bat) now.
n Dot th Doctor eayaweteM btvHa Wit.
, -anaainoniN inierpreter," no Daly
to create th Scriptures, bat to head tbcm
iun..:tfu:w,gfArfa .v.VfWtf.1 Tuit
lead it authority to tho Rtbt, otherwli tho
lilbl le f ao aeoount and mael be 'dlteirded
This wltntsa mast bo th moath-pleo oftridl-
uon, tea tbtc traouioa mast nerve as aglut In
whleh tha meant or bf tho fterlptures le to b
reflected I 11 thaa'looksabonl toe wher
tosh a wttoess can b found, and after isarah
leg all over the world'atddowa thronchtht
hlatorl period, b flats upoa Ih Romish
Church is !h only organisation whlsh roily
aas wer IB requisition. 11 sire thtt Ohareh
te, through th Pop, la xcloslv poiee
eloa," and ao makea it a ptrfy I lb aull ta
e att though what tho Popola Id xelostv
PosiMlo't of doee aolieof larty appear.
It the cayt thaOhunhor Rmt fcthewK
am by whoa tcetlmoay arry point mutt be
decided, li furthcralalma that It It th onry
authortied Interpreter, and lha make It th
dvot-cie -Of th eauiex And) b B Billy om
plates tha ptetur by omaarlar th futotlona
orthlBChureH to thoa of tnvolrlt reurrt, and
tone maxeeiiAiiio one, tHrar.tawiiaiior.wiliMis
aBdtJew,lotryUi till of lit owa xlualv
inthorllv indaeloareraeallvaaf Inttarfiatlan
over tho Irath of Uod, ovtr tht human coa
celeoce. and over tba aaUraeilaai af aula.
in Ileal government oa srtkt Now, thla I
ally every aotwothyatrlvB and It
la ao woader'th Doetordwalle upo 11 to so
great a length, that b Is fain to tora tt about
no view is irons aiirsreni atanu point e. witn
co muck oomplaaeeey,aod thai feclltr hlmatlf
uoible to utter til Its rrilse, he should press
i. hvb oaniiinH nuuiiMi iaio Barvico
for the eompletlou or Ita euloe-y. Rat cowj if
thirdoetrta b true, ifr eertilnly eonestc
ameeotionc reflections. And, first, why not
baoUh Ue lllble altogether! What It the use
of. book which hie 'o mealing in iteetfi
which eaoatt tpeak for Itself) which la aa ai-
ttrlv dead lettai I Aad Whera waa lha aanaa nf
ompOBlarilt In thoflrsl pUeet Ytt, ixsln,
if. M Ulbl ee sst aside, still how are we to
kbow ol tb vmrf ort lf this wltaesal Who
aioaariiiT ua oi ua aainerity aa "aq inter
prater i' whe I Id deOa lb naturod llmlte
of Ita M0Oiseaaloai"rtiA la la ., nM a it
Judlcltl prerogallveei who It to tpUln th
fact that it hit Mitorlt rivals, torn of them
eaqturiei older tbaa itself, end whose volet
etohot be stifled and, finally, who is there
that would aver be willing to uadertak th
tatk or threading thmiaef eoatradlttlo,
falaahoad and abeurdttv af ita f ftaen evaturlaa
at tradltlaat Now, la aot thla a finous vU.
$ to b presetted before th tribunal of
wartaieauaBi
HTauntATaxuaor.
kDat, falrleg mad aur bf hie wltotssfth
Doctor returaa texatlat upon th rlla
Which flaw from th xretae&( nHrata Inrluw
meat aad fre apieck in rrrard to rellg loua
altera, aud especially -the teaching of th
Scrletures. U'lt deeply eciBdihted at the
great number of modern eeeta aad oplalone,
aod with a lurubriuuaar, and a melaa
iboly aplrlt, h dwellc pon lb catalogue,
tad at last ai a temporary relief, seeks refuge
la Uatler'aHudlbrast Sutth great, and only
ffliaelouremdylath Romlah Ohareh, aad
th ualty of her faith. To thta h points with
yrid end satisfaction aath eurvall aadth
ad-all or dlvlBlona, eonteatlooa and party
ttrirtsl New, let ut too aow thi splendid
conception really orteritee, fatt aa inqulr
tor moment whether human btlur Bit
reilly been mad wore lo this reepee! by th
bM.vwAtVVn--''-- -a.dH.V..a.
f th Papacy, and ct If w Hod any turbu
lealoer eootroversy I the Churcbcc and th
Cooaelle f that early period. It la not a tople
la dwelling oa whleh we aaed tak aty special
dtllgkt,tadthtrtfor w tball treit of It ae
briefly ae possible. Iet ob then heir St. HlU
try, Ol tno lourtn eaniury, eaa oi id uvniorw
orfgtait wltatsaat, it quoted by Olbbo la kta
history ot Rom,- vol. 1, page 44 ) "It la m
Lblng," tart Hilary, "equally deplortblt and
dangerous, thai there ar aa many ereedt aa
pplnlona among eaea) at raaoy doctrines at
IncllBs tlona, aad as many toureee of bltt
phamy at there artfaolta among uat btatut
w mak creeds arbitrarily, aad explain them
aaarbltrartly." 'Krery vcar,nay,erery
S00O w maknwtrdt to ueeerlbe invlef-
myitrUt. Wa repent of wbtt w hnv
doii w defend thoee who repentt we anatb
matls thee whom w defeaded. W eon
dma lUcr ih doctrine or othert tn our
ealrea.orourown la that of others, and rt
elprteally tearing oat another to piece e w
htr bean th ecus or eaoh otber'e ruin."
Aadwatttaaybetterartrth4atabllsbmenl
of tho Papal tupremiett In answer to this
Suvsiloow might Oil volume! ibowtog thtt
i history of tba Romish Church bit bten
llttl more thta on continual terletof die
puUs, hoBUllttee, aid pereeeatlona. Tak a
elngtsttematcerfectntnf tht mode of id
salalBterlBsr th itcrament of th XjOnTt Sdiv
pUth4alty,au wal rrgirdrd brtbl
VBtaia vl uuupih v aaa. imniF
blot wer for ptrmtltlif 'tht poopl to tit
tb tup. Thlrtyoo votedtbeiime.iubjectto
tbdcUlooor tka Pop. Thirty-eight form'
kliy apposed It, Twety four wished It re
ferrcd Ateelafrfy to th Pep. Nlaatcea were
fee permtttta tho tap to tho Hohcmtaat and
1(tugirliai laorteea wer for postponlog
ht tiucst low. ad eterea attempted to remtla
a cut rill1 tkilia'tIqJ,p.SS) Such Indeed
wtathadlseeesloa aad thorruptloo of tb
Unmlah tlhnreh thai Hiaa liomlah wrltera
tcknwledg'Wllhut besltalloo that la the
uava Ol iBBuataraqeia ta rapai aocirtoeaaau
a.fborltvwuldhlD hav fallen lato rnln
lo all pirUor Ih world, ad aot lha fore of
lbculir arm bteo employed to tupporl tha
toiteriaa; eoincw. in ine neuiviaaa aione
more tha 10,000 pee scat war slaughtered by
Ohirtta V, aad ttlll greater cruelties wefe
Iractlied upoa thvonl by bis ton, Philip
I." (llrll.Oyt'vwl.ll.p.sil) And this la
th lloqtor't mitchleei remedy for th pre
Tatloo of dlvrsltla la religious opinion
Lovttniut or tbiditioW.
Bat tttuorvd of hit Ohurth la thost palmy
layt.wbea thdutroo ood tha faggot illeievd
airoMsetOTB, and ln aoavlctlon of her an
thorlty a profound at th grave, he tikes th
liberty of ealllofua to admire the lovtllaett
of her apparel; II inter a upon thttubject
with trldeot tit,Ukt atro too of hit mother.
lie eilji a te obetrvt "her tplendld Jewelt ol
ualty, aaactlty apostollelty aad eathollelty,
whlehdUtloguiah her by a broad and unmla
likable Uaa from tilth parlouaoflahoota
of error J And la thebetehtb of hit ardor he
even got ao far at to declare thitirth
Strtpturet did not klit, or nay otbtr writ lag
la relation to thadngmtBOf Obrlitlany, w
should still hi v la her o file 111 tannings a
auMalanta-rauad af belief ! And vat ha eon
dasotsdtto txplalnto ushow It Is that tblt
truth-!! transmitted from agt to are" bv the
ten, y tnv bbb ot
nititM. nvini aaa
ertdllturg yr aad by all tha literary aad cede
UilUtI mooumcBt aad memorlila of btr
greet estate. Atdbt latlmitit tbit th only
object of appeillagto tha Fathers lsuotto
ak aay support for th OhurQb. bsoui she
needa nothing of the kind) but It la wholly and
entirely to prove that th Fathers themaelvea
ar orthodox aad uaanlmoua la Utlr opinio be.
laotherwordStlostetd of putting th athlete
ot ih' Ohareh oa trl1, and bringing tba
c a in ara m wiiavaaaa ior dii lunpnii, voian
rluenoy hie brai iBtcntion b hn
cha Died bla mtad, and now propose to pi
tb Fat he re ob trial, aad to ahow that tbt
aro an rifai neeausa iiey agrea wnq toe
Church. In pursutncfOtthls od h his bid
th good sen. It Is true, openly to tbtndod
t great mist of spurious testimony that bit
beta heretofore aod It llktlr to batgiln, at
rlons
iy urgeaiuuvor or ta eiaimcoi to
ch of Rom, aad tapsclally Lo.farorof
Church of Rom, aad especially
id tua mat i eier waa a. noma.
tint Hit altar aaaklna- thla ranerAMa dedttn.
lion, thcr la ta tmmtaao t mount t tradltloa
una tarawtiioB
ia atrtklog fla
I upoa tbt ndr
allktwhatTh
rtmaioing, wbiea, to retain, toa airixioi
ura oi ine uocnir woeu piaeeu u
ofth Romish Obursh. aoncirsl
ladle of ur day to frequsntly speak of ai
fillkjiijl'i A-ftd this faVirla nf Iraalltlnn aar.
tiloiy potsecce tha most vtrlib)iidl)lu-
BtP quuu(i it ia f ubdvi01 oi UIIKI oa
allthapeaand colon and combination!. Ry
eleeUar end eMfckfay It together there U bo
ad to tk dlvsrsttv thai mav b erodueed.
W must admit tbrfr that It la perfectly
lavilu. UoBldtha waft J of faahlna attain la
anything like tha variety,. and 1 may add gar-
gooBBp oi nomisn irauuiou.it woum ot
tblttotxlst la atoodltlonof perpetual rip.
og uoordlof to tb nitar ofth euhjesl, tb
alia uui uiuddim ids uiiiniDi. ana imi
triditloa of th Romish Uhurtb, wkll ll
brlege to view much thtt it good aoduaex
eenllanihl In Itself aadlf It did not it would
bo purely monstrous crrt he less presents
onet th molt fearful record of olvlsloo.
Ulseord, rtocor aad violence that tta b found
Ia tbt totals of th humit raer .Whit la It
ut on seen of bltteratsi ltd eurslngi popet
calumnlitlnr Popet, touaclls tondtmaing
aounelle, monkish ordtrt qairrtllot; wltb
aeh other. vrr srnod a fit Ml or rrouud. and
very con rent ton a battle, iff riveted by th
airtxu"ina taiaiar, too i)uertin ouui
Idy.l
si i
IW
whleo men iCtothCd lath atcrea girbaf rell
ftonj tnd.fa, (t. bQlj piWI, bktf pttltOld oq
tLilr (ollpwi. These srlls wer only too atdly
prtvtlent in the fir it six ecntarlea, but they
were moderate com pa re 1 with tb enormttlec
ofdleortr,tptrll and public rejection of
th Scriptures which dlegrtoed th ttveath
tad th following ceotarles; -"Thoogh," at
at'Ono writer aiys, "the Lord raised up
fromtim t time pious men, jealoatbf hie
word, end girt them elreneth lo oppos lb
rtaerll dcprTMon, yt thee wttaeaiee to
th trbth wer very fw (0 aomber la a ehurah
which blVlef frown almaat eallralo wnrhllt.
teeam dally tnor enalivedtO It bisslont
aai inaa,auppoiinginas gain it gouuneSB "
Tba Romish doctors themsalvtt tell ua thtt,
h yr A. I ). otM, th Kmperor Phoete, n
of Ih meet viol ens I? reals tht world trtr pro
duced, aod obedient Is th vilest motives, eon
farradth tltU and power ot idih ref elites
aod Visible aad aupremtbttd or the ChurcK
apod th Rlihtp if Romei aod thtt it wit bv
lhforeor trmt between the two psrtlee in
tbOboreh the kaown tt tht "Arlias" tad
lb '-Orthodox," aad after a bloody tonttsl
thtt Pop Berg las wiiplteed upoa the throne.
I th eighth tad loth centuries the dorm
of tvtBaaltatUlloaippeiredi Idolatry timt
retching im thi llibte was ao longer used, and
vem Bopplaattd by pagan bookst tho powsr
of th Pup betam mor xhorblttit aad op
presslvli the tao pie wer burdened with ecr
menlet ad tateai 'the Church hid beeoa a
widow aad bir owa conl afflicted her." At
I thv tenth Mhtary.llwit Ih eommentt
mit of thwot, leaden tree of dirkaest la
th Choteb. Moasters wer pUtfed tt htr
head. Orlme, obsearlty, iiniBlaetloa cover
tbem with eternal lafimy, "The West wet oa
Of.'! "rifty Popes, nthertpoetat thao apot
win.iiinirain IlOIOfr in Bj ICW yCBTB
aeareeff nvt of whom n re worthy of luting
named." In tit eleventh, century, "tb Popee
centln-ied tbtir qutrrcle wlth'themperoret
... ..Ilk.. .! kA .l.. . j,... . l.a. '
" ' " 'taT. in uiraai onpoaiiioa
iv um wam iira. wbi csiBDiisneai ine aivite
law wf corrupted, and tbs or mto de-
rd ofUod, was eettbltehtdi the dlvlt
a enrVUntaul. ,,4 la.a al maa 4a-
apleetl.' "The Court of Rom tru a den of
pivaai." inaj vouri 01 J I
wlld.beaala." "Thevwere
Ood tbaa Jews and pagans " Io that den th
taaianees oijuigec were botfi
Mld.the rtghta of tb people
sitnea orjuigec were botfgktorayervwer
pradene trdOea utder foot. At the bar were
aeated men Oferueltrt tn the aaaamhlvartha
irdloils,Tlpirst it leasts, bnffooaai wbtl Ih
taajB wprv leawq oy oarpict in lb IWClftH
eaatdrTa "Raa was aniva I.Mnf hattia 11
Tba eeit Of 11 Reaat waa t k aa tt fniaita
a..-, i. .. .... ..I - ".- . ..-''"J'--
i-jw wppwuw tallica me people aoa in iral
Obtained thai I lined or dlapltted tht ehtef of
niTununafWiDn iingai anaoouneiia etiner
faVOUd or Onrored " la the thirteenth aan.
tury fib Dlbh wet literally unkiowa tvtb to
the clergy ae aeUet. Tht philosophy of Aris
totle bad lakeHta place. Moan ofdirrrat
order Oiled tha world with their contention,
and to tola tbeware of'tbe erueadee' wttde
els red to b ai Infalllbl xplatloa for all
rto,wlTo!l?ttVBp1,7b.fttf'!r
behead ot tu Church or Rome, Wcreclraul
taatausly tnd mtlutlly xeommualtttlor
tacbyotber. Thtdoektwtrt abtodotad.'tb
burdbe fell I at ruin, ao that complaint
aad public aeousitlout roc up on til sides
age I net Rome, thtt hell of th I trior." I
Ih fifteenth centiry"thanntUorth RomUh
Oburlh may bt real by th Bret ormtrtfrdom."
andtka verr aardliala thomeelec't wrltlag id
in iiibk 01 a r-ua. ueeiare inai "ine uourco
It burled In rulnsitotl ruth la depirted from
her. end that har-aestruetloA drawalh nleh."
(Haltn'tltq , pp. 11, 31 )
n hoi um wr aoma morning to aawo
nan(tth1a nla-hl ar daathl' Ara (haaa lha
botstad "Jewels" which bedeck the Ohareh or
noma i Are inesene -uniiy, ine sinemy.tne
apoitollcltr. tho nthollcltvn or which tha
re r trend Doctor ticakit
aoaiai miLOLOOTt
Yet, kivlog thutfully prep i red tbt way, h
nowreturna to tbt point of hit departure
to the fa man a naaaxra In Matthew !.. la. and
offtra an exvgesla at one eurloue tnd tux g est
lr II telle us that our Itord did not spetk
to Peter laOreek.but la the Srrlo-Ohildilt
tongut. And whtlla more, be tells us precise.
ly tha vry worde vhloh Christ employ t,
legtokloVThoosrl JTIpJU, and on thla Ai
pAwlll X build ny Church. At what par
ticular moment ol tint th reverend Doctor
Wll let Into this nil ret ha dott not tall tie. but
h bta eeruioiyeteo very highly far red to
rnirt vugiiTfivii i" ao vonairuoiion Ol ine
tn tetee uaed bv Christ In the SvrlcvUhaldale.
Oa this oeaallon.1 Well, for a moment, for the
atko of lb trtrtment, auppoe ll wer to.
nnaaineai rriy,wnn ine evnienee come
lo b tritsltted Into Urtek it mod reed thus t
-lovu are rtirvw.mnu on idii rnrw a win
build ray Ohurel." Such however, docs not
nippia to bo u eonstruetloa of tbUrek
iranaiHuoD, anoienee ina awjoani jupum in ina
Dootoc'a famaua ivrlo-Uhaldaua aaataaaa nmat
b removed and aplaeed by aomt other Hyrttt
woN.ituch, perl ape, at mbtn or sefeu both el
which signify "rsck," to correspond with
la th Ureek. Iiit then at ala that wlU spoil
all tb force ot ( RomUh unit" It le really
a piryi oui it aannoi do neipeu. eaeie ar
stubborn things, sudth eonitructlon of laa.
gaig baa Its rulas and recuUtlona which "lb
wnoio autnoriiy oi ino juonn uouiin" a
not set aside. Vtl withal it la amaeinr ta aaa
bow industriously tb Doctor worke round
about thle Imprvinabl "rer" la hi flrat dis
co re calling 11 lipha. In hit ttcotd tallinf It
klphs, aod la hla next b may aa well call It
kipAnm, aadlhaaw shall hare a decleaslen
tb word eontalalni- Just about aa mueh
cose at th old lurasry Irlplat
"IltHIWIUBi
X tmtll th blood of to Eagllabmua,
Dead or alive I wlll'har aoual"
Orowlna- a little mora eaatlona luat at this
imiaa aa uropa wm tnatcmmvm bbu aaopia ibb
totrmttc style. "May not," ht aaka. "two
nouns of different terminations bo plated la
tppoallloo with each other a elaaljlie; tho
earn thing f" And the grammar aae were "No,
iimiiuu vvawriHiii u,u,i in ibm nanpiii
the noune at of dltTereat eases peiree la the
noMtnettee, pfir la lb im; lorallaouns
r'ut in ppviuw must uat Ol aaa nm raaa. no
aellBg still a llttl unsertaln whether h haa
mad It flult tlear hernnitb mailer farther
lato the fjgby suppostng eomethlnr that ha
ininan wduii eepieaiingio niBureea inenue.
ehrlatendnm lorfaOt) veare aiU not aadaratand
Oreek half aa well aa li rather Willlamaon aad
ur. naooeriana." nut aaa o aireaor forgot.
ten ine aiaiemco 01 laiunay to in enrcei mil
oat of seventy eeTCn of th moat mlnat
others and writera of th eirly Church clxty
of them acre with ua la aarlac that lha Pitrm
doee aol meaa Peter, Put those sixty authors,
with th host they represent, over against bis
beggarly aeoount' of three or four Barnes,
aa wa raaiiy in ma mat ibi neiienisia oi
Washington,
gtoa," aa
tht Itrmt them, ar aol llkaly
presilon, knowing bow they ar eupported by
an amy of those eo mtay o? whom "spokl tnd
wrolt thiGreik language la lit elaeele parity,"
Tht remtltdcr of this paragraph btltg devoted
ta tha trriiBtBt af Ur. Wll liana ana unnn lha
pirtlslee lloti aod eTcl, I lea re tor tktt gentle
tain, tn bit own Mm tnd wty, to dispose
f, and for whUhhU fully tomptttnt.
A anaar.vaiituiaa,
Tethert, lapiulnr. w may at wall notlct
an attamnt to throw discredit on tha tranala.
lion of a pastigs from Orpriin, which X had ,
uvu la nr iwiwn unguuitt. ooeura ib a
letter wrlttea to Stephea, blihop ot Rome,
(Irlng him a accoubI of the aetloa of
h council Jusl acid at Carting la tb yeir
A. D. Ud, Orer tail council Ofprlao presided,
and made an opening addrcae. Ha held thai
th bishop of ha day were th tuoceiiori of
tht noetic, aodat such were attouatabl to
Oodvaiyf UutPr. Whit afflrmt that by la
aertlng thi word "onfy' la the citation "X
used , license whlsh It altogether utjustl li
able." Now,Dpn this point I propose to call
bimto areckonhr. And first of all I would
Inform bin that me idiom of ItngBig often
requires In triniklloa th as of m word for
faro, and rice vert, la order to oxotoea th x
tct Idea of the isrhor. it la tho p recent
inaji-iaiiai pnraaa, rwiana-v inu h voatiaa
rrddlftms, may loleed be rendered by omit
ting th word ot," bulla that aasatba full
doetrln of Uyprlia will not b xbrsssd.
And for this conditio 1 refer th ret rend
Doctor to MarihtU'i Triailitlon, Loadoa
dltlon, mT.lettcrft. where be will And th
paiBgi4Av rfed tt, I also refer him to
th prefeeo or Csrey'e Traaslttlon, Oxford
odJtloa, lMt, when oa pig 17 It la atld ot
Cyprltn." With aittttait feeling of th rt
tponilbtllty of bbhopt ta thir Lord, ht
nlilmed for tich ti right of fctlog wish a
human rretislsfffJ anddiscltlmed for him
aeir, at Prtmata, th right or controlling
n that I likawlaa rafae him to not, No. ii
?'. lot, vol. 1. or hUshelm' ltlealtatlcal Hit
ory,wbr It It tall of Cyprian "that hi Incul
cates oa all otoiilcns that bishops dsrlv their
of&otoot to mueh torn thtlr t lectio a by tbt
&?.'.'
ill ae irona tan tiiaiiairaa aavu uaaraa vi
to that blehoia art amenaoi io none but
to Ood onivM e a e "Noa but Uod Clft
thara la one other authority to wklch I will
utt aogoiiaoca ot man iiiviu.'. abu tava
refer him, aad thttls th opening addreil ot
Cfptltn himself Al tbo Oouaell Abate mea
tlooad, wher h siys, " For aellker doa Aty
oo of oarbrilhrtfloastltutJiUaslf ablshon
Of bishops, dor by tyktaolcal threaleoieg tore
blc eolUiguec to i ateeiairy yielding W blm,
loo every bUboobiVfull liberty aal power
over hli own JudgiaenK while b ttanot b
Judged by mother, nor loxhta turn tan he Judge
our Xaord JstusChvt,wnoosTLT fttnwrf lolui)
bit tht power bath of ealabllioUrut la the
rovtromentorbliOkurcb, tad eflodglir ut
for our tots" (Ptrle tdltlon, in, p,b3ai
Here, then, are four witness fer the rant of
the piiisge on whUk tb Doctor tti up lis
authority, and lavs that '! havt uitd Aa ua
JasttrMble license." Now, tbe probability it
tbitMirshall,Uary) Moahetm, tad Cyprlsa
hiiihii Boua ua tiHua aa am a inaa wnii
ithldetof th pbias la question it tht
reverend pastor or St. Matthew's, who thua
Affect a to b oo of the JW Lab's of Wtsblogtou (
um we nut vi rn ooae witn to nmii.
Tht Doctor tsyi, "Dr. SunderUnd qtotei a
ictirr irom uypnaa 10 ropt Httvto, tiwrntxit
him tty Ihit eisb bishop la bit pirtlculirdlo
cese Is taoouittble only to Uod. at It thtrt
wtrt no supirlor authority la tht Church
to which h owed aubmlsslon. Rut X would
bag leave to a tat tktt St. Cyprian isrs noth
ing ol tht sort" Now, upoa thle statement
of the rcrerent Doctor t bin eivtril remark!
to mike. Tbt flnt li Ihit Cyprian was Just as
much a Pope ai Steven was. Tht next Is,
there wei ao superior authority lo tho Ohureh
to which the blihopa were obliged to submit,
but to OhrUI oily, Th third Ta that X do aot
fi Orprlia ny thai and to- II aay it
lilDiielf freely md frankly, and 1 only repot t
whit he says, Tht fourth Is that If th Doctor
did aot know hlt Wtt tb tfttcblof ot Or
Crlsn ht shooU not htv been to tssumlng In
la Ifnortnc ti to isiett tbit "Oyprun iaji
itoiuina ti iui iu(t,'r aw ob lutviocr uanu.
U ha did know the doetrln of Cyprian, taught
ao Btcnriy nt bwuibbj piaasa, lava it ia siain
genuoue It It dlireputible, And designed to
mislead the nutllelQ tegird to tbe mttler In
question by taking tht amill idvtntagt which
lies In cholc between two possible transit
tlnna. and eonvevlnr tha idea that tha word
"city1' Lit beet Interpolated without any
just id isle reason X waa prepared for a good
tleilof SiTVlrmiAAbutldldaol expect to it
in contortion! enomo quit ao miQUtt.
A ILIDIBO I0ALE.
Rut It It Interesting to trie th workings of
th Doctor's mind, tad tout bow ha gradu
ally comes to modify bta statements aboul
PeUr and tbaroskfrwrnoDO point to aaother
is th cvldaela tbat om out Aud
thus he furatsheaa toiler slldltg tail by
which th lefty pretension or the beglaoltg
come to be In tbstad very moderate indeed.
Tbe no so that lo th outsat Is seen tiding to
exceedingly high hone, may afterwards bo ob
! icrviJ quittly lilpsUi down tqwr4 tbt
ground wher tt length, be cornea to aland grand effort to ihow thtt after all (h .i. i -. . " "
among other peopl. Lot ttt txamln briefly and witx'imVntfSStrLil tptt of thil ' tt?a1rthf.,,ro" lUli. ", " MUa Aol,
thlt Intereetleg procedure. Io hie June eer. they plilnly eey to thttootrtry.and lo 70110 BMaaVt.. "'' of tta Churches
moo he naderfok toetibllsh "th Romish of the r.ct Ih-l every o of lhm lived two . Zi ItW9,10 ontloued until, on aeoouas
Moio-i or Mitt art 1. tnd lo to .loin he hundred yaara bro?olai leftUWlSeiinlof S
titled up lumber of wUbbscm to fire tfaelr Ptptey, are oa hi T side Vf ' u i aatatloa old aAJlMr " ly of hoosltg oa frOni
UstimoByupoatbatis. Arterdriwlng tbem aowboroolBo. AadhowS plortog Mot otr
pattohlsoWBiiUaraetlOD,htbadUmlis-d aompllah tbl.1 jjV Idaalni axtraeU f frSrn JfJXbJ,"?? "H "! bngt lo th
ham and v'otdd to torn up tniovMeiee. thampotititoiiA.d,bH UJtlfStVJllWV"""
lltntturitlyttmt to thla vary fln Kom I if, aotls thil kr "wtro i m?mbrT if JerfaiS aL0rh"i,h'2Vk,lor,1,r'a'kPeit
eoneiaslon, which I fire In hi own wordt- tonvtntlone. which Tdligraed l th e,.?!., ! ffl.. i ,,T,if:5r7,-rWm-that 'i,, -w
'Mibyotherteetlmonletmlgkl be adduced to bt CbrUtUnlty. la thti i rathaf sZiiab Virl Hi " 2ilili"i Je""nt airs thla elevation
the same alTaat. hut thaaa will aafflaa tn aha- m., al hl.ta..ii. Zm T.'. r"Kar KdlOUS pftf Of On presbyter Or r tha nIKa.a Z,.m LZZlTl-
In whit senselh repreeeatitlvamto or tbt b obliged to follow h m wltVlSatTV-Vi1 h-'J.VaCi' ? ,m?0' br wlKiiir.
aaaleat Church understood thalsagaagt or tl.ns w mtybt ibl to commit Th!f..pi5! ''''"PMabyteft
our Btvlour to Slmoa Peter. Tho early jett It neeeeitrllv dlseYm?". R,ent t'arllbetti Ifr .VbViT,!."' JmV?f.
Fathers art to feet unanlmont lo afflrra log atous. Hit first ttea I a raltaraiiA.? STi.. W'F?1 flloHy becimt buhODt
thtichrutdetlgaatad Simon I'elerat th. he onlvea to bo Ik OTlffiaVVf T,?tom.V 2?w5i;tf "a"- T!t ."J lr " "M
roekoo which he waato bulhl his Church toupltd with tht eommentt or AuVuat Ua f raakt an hmperor orthtdeafloas should ties t
that ha waa Wlhalhaaalld rmtndallAa whlah tialtha. aaJ T ....... VA' ."." !"Bt T" on Of themCClvee. tnd call him arrhaaall'
would Itsdrt IU ualty and ladtrattlblllty to
tbt end of time' And Ihit appeared to b a
rlsutlble deduction from tho tettlraoay at
bta preceatedj Hut after wardc, when th
wllMssaa war real)d, aad upon their erosa
etimlnatlo. It was found thtltht reverend
Doctor had oo hie pert eoeoadoeted the etc
aa to let mere f Aaa hei thi trmtk tuppnt red.
aad when It appeared upoa a fuller tta lament
or hla owa witness that "th Romlah eense"
to effect nail y Impaired, wo Qod him- ao to
apeak, mln back agalo Into court to try
aadlavahlttltklef time, Aad ifterln effect
relterttlag th high prtteasloo thtt Peter wit
tharoak, "th solid rouadetloa"orth Church,
bla first position la that w vlrtuilly eoteede
laalV.l.a.kl.ll.L v.... ..a a., f.a-. .1
ua us auiiaiii uviit man nil m rig OB 10
b. Ilia lABguig it aa follow si "Myoppo
tnta tdmlt tb patrlstl autborltlee cited,
bad la order to defeat m arritanant ihw n.
derttkt to explain thn awty."
And whal doee b met by "arjtborltleir
If blntadethrtthcrt;tbtmiBlrer, bowdo
wetrvtaeinleln ii a hata ar i,i ...
a. - Zr.: .- - --"'-- --
iiawaD wno ntrs long cine oieapptared from
th irthly ttiget but If he meant th sree
nantf at in iBiaar. iota we ao not leek "I
explain them awav,' bat oatr fe rttonctli thtm
vtthfMh or. How, then, does he proceed
with tho easst W presently And him begin
Blag to lower th crest a llttl. He dow sag.
recta that Peter waa annala ta.lt ha r.innrt ait a
or tkecbarch"la a leeoadtry tid vlearlel
eeosel" At flrat ha wit "th totU founditloa.
aow b it only a trroadery ltd esrarfeei foun
dation." -Tkitv thta, by tho Do. tor's owa
bowing U the flrat modlflettloa ot "tbt
RomUh tense" or th taxi la question. This
ttth first movement In hla deecent from tb
high bora ht hid mounted at the beginning.
Letts noweca what la thnxt. Heoomeefe
aay that "Peter wa built upon Ohrlat."
Though It le difficult to ace how by thle pro
tect h would obuin "a eupremacy of Jorledlc
tloa' above th other apoetlee, allot whom
wcrebnillaa bawttupoa th aim fouoda
noo. ir than Paten Ilk tha rear, was built
a '..,. f7.l.'fV"..r.,.J.t ir:iyt;i.'rn
eoalcrrleg only adUUnetlon of honor, aot of
o me 111 rans or autnority. tdub you psrseiv
tb raverand Doctor la raluataatl hut anral
worn log down. It U ao longer now th Church
bbiii on rwier, dbi -reier ouilion unristl"
And what now. again, la tbo ntxt step in th
descent! Alluding to thstestlmonyol Orlgen,
h procdetoiny"lf his words avail any
thtflf against tba primacy ot I'etr, they are
equally eoacluslf atatOBl all m Inlet era or th
Qospel." And to thle w agree, only w de
duo from It very different result from that
wbUh th, Doctor Is aeektog to obttlo. Tb
iBcvltabl conshisloa la that this pis sag in
Matthew svUt. a cbowa by Orlgao, baa no
reference whatever to th ministerial offlee.or
to the ecleslastleal tapremteyof on mao
overtDOthtrt buttotitgrteof Uod la th
soulofevtrr bellevtr.whlcb Is derived through
Christ attha atlaiae Heealah and tha nnl
"roc" oo whlsh tb Church It built. It Is
It deed lingular that la tbt seaUte above
quoted, th reverend Doctor should to com
piviaiy pjit ap tna iaaa remnant or "tne Kom
lahsenaa"Df tha teat In nnaallan. at inaa
fffrem hit high bore entirely, aad ttaad oa
tho ground along with other peplc while h
rat pretends tolnelst upon mr retracting tbe
Mtlmoayor Orlf en for fear it may militate
against myaelfl What apreseoseot ralod la
hart txblbltedl Hla high horse Is gone, to bt
sure, but hlieoUeltadefor me ramtint. Thi
sliding stale has brought Mm down from th
loftiest aura mil of human arrogate to th
lowly axereUe of m neighborly eoeeernl
lUIIIUbaHaiHlII.Ti
Bat wa ahall never be dot with the sur-
Crises keoocealnaa, la thovery midslof hi
aetar be atrtbae a tuiw attltoaft altogether,
U at onea call th matter short by taking a
position to tb effect, "tkat th primacy of
Pa tar aad tha Pobaa la orlop to. andlndanand
at of tllScrlpUr r patrlstle writings, and
Babrhl still axlst if ao Bnab wrltlara had ae
apneared 1" If tbJe b ao. what In t h nam of
common tits Induced bird to hue l ap iIm
att old musty auiborr, ana to put people tp
I th trouble of rolnt After them adrror
th troublaof rola After them d rrop-
log about la tha dead litgairet to Dad out
whit they nid and what they thought t And
why, to ue on of hit owa elicits terms, does
na pausa - to aquauoio" over tan rrn in ru.it
Ihewt Why does b aot close the business
right beret Whit further need la there of try.
lag to reatora hla wltaeaaet, or of making aa
appeal to tradltloa to help blm outl lr, ae ft
affirms, "th primacy of Peter aad tha Pope
la a fact,11 and "le so rceeg nlted byth great
majority ol th Christian world,' how does b
propose to fortify th eta by wtdltg through
ponderous toiaes of Orek,Latln, and other lan
guages, tod, by waaderlig tbout lath wilder.
ness of eounella aloof th Ub or centuries to
prove woau vrnr, mat ineaa same primary
wltnessea,afler having tn lfir writing entirely
relieved th paiaig In alattbew xrl.ll, of "the
Romish ecose," or U flatly contradicted
themseltea then, fa ttefr cm.f art went still
further aod did th Mate tktua only a tittU mere
eo iteuoee not pretenaioeeayanyoiine ci
titlona w htv mid from this Father. Ha
knows tha attemol .mail b Idl and th
Isborprov la viia. So b roll himself up
ato a bill after th meaner of a gymnast,
gives on spring aad f oaa beelc over bead
away beyond tb limit of ell historic vl-
oence, laio ta wiia rerioa oi imigiaition,
wt UulT .remember, le the grind prlrllegaof
tkriIthful,whU It I purely a eoodeeatD-
!. a kail ... J.L... ia.'.l
v, u aviii iwiHuwiia lanN wnv in
ai.u vtii4ui tn aoorwar ot ine ioia.
TBI ueoasTATao.
favored. Th raverand Doctor undertakec at
last to letv hie atrlil realm and torn to th
important question oi i act, wneiner Die own
wnnaaaeaaratTTor eainu aim, aad Whetbtr
their tectlmoay It of any aocouut whattvtr,
So hlVln rarbled and mlanuntad tha lanvnaaa
Att hie opponent, he twists ebeaJ th lssu and
maxea it sttnu out tout t "inai is to Bay that
H wt tin thow that tha patrlstl testimony
addaeed by our adversaries is not Irreooadle
bit wlthUtUitholl seistor th Sort plural
text, 'Tboa art Peter, Ac , then we htvt
g lined oar point P Aad with IhU view ha aa
cepta"tb tack P Now la eoatrtit with this
rCDrtlCntatlon lettie Jiaar thawhnlanaaaaaa
i tt ai. notaa garbled aad perverted by
t be Dos tor, and whlob reads as follows i "Dot
tb point which this advocate of Rome hav
tomectltthlsi to raeonell th testimony of
ttialaAbrn ulla.a... htfltt. 1...II a. aA ...
port the RomUh Interpretation of tha oattaca
wltoettcs from utter dlseradlL" Haw differ.
muwcroiBcreaiL now aiirar-
entlstlle tiles from fief which be propocesl
aiww wuki wa ta, iuat inn wiiniuei aav.
lnr at oaa lime asserted on thing, aud at aa
other asserted another thing, those app.r
tatlv eoaflletloc assertions must ba hatmon.
Ited with tieh other, aad when to barmoolied
they will net support "Ihe RomUh ssnie" of
thtpissir In qua t lob Rut If they eaoOot
be hirmahfxtd, tbaa th wltnene contradict
thtmeclvci atd thtlr testimony bteomea
worthless. Rut "tht task"he ao"abaerfully
accents" le atmply ao audacloua assumption
oi ma m iaa to u prvvBu i Dtotif, taat ii ine
wlttessce art good for anythlag at All thty
eauaf testify for the Ohureh of Rome, and they
tro not good for toy thing it til If tbty do not
aoteatlfy. I do not think that any heathen
dlrlulty ever eat lo the clouda of a more sub
lime tbstrtetloo. For, to start out wlthtb
Enrpos tnd promise of prorlog, by nosltlr
umaateatlmtvoy, aflvea Intarpralatloa of
Scripture text, and than to Aae th fsius and
aay "our assumption of th truth, of our Inter
pratttloo muaf efertd, and whitrer tha wit
neasesaiy or do nuii be ktld ta be empatibl4
wlflkff'laeerttialyoiitof tb most eminent
andtxIfAordlniry tetttof JesulUeilptralogy,
. . A LVPID MXTOXOar.
Dul there le a motlv for all thU.tt w shall
presently dlteorer. Th Doctor seems lobe
not a llttl troubled, tt well be mlrht be.
about th Sixty wltnestea against blm ad-
flvaeu or latuair, uqaioroi ine ooroonno,
HeattempU to neaUalUt tha fore of their
overwhalmtnrteitlmanv bvaivlne that"thav
tv recourse to a flr uratlra explaoatloo, and
And having Hid down thli most Astounding
posfttaafe h draw from It these thro aipltot
conclusions, that all who wish to b member
of th Church must profess the filth whlsh
Ptr tiugbtt thtt Peter must hav sup.
rlor authorltr to taaab and enforce this faith.
tad ihit b Hill Ufi labia auccenora to do
1t. llowxordlbgly"brliUint' this plec of
Tt&mlab erittalam appear, we shall avejf we
are over ebl to gtf at the meinlog of thi
saitmiali Uld down. Whit li "thi causa" and
what s "th effect" of whkh he speaktt Is'
Peter "th cause" and faUk, "th trest1'
And Wait "tilth' It It wbloh Ptttr confessed,
aad wti Mi confession "tho esuse" of th
Pfalthr' Th slm pi secret t th wbol atorr
la thai not knowing whit to do with this great
fact lo th bUtory of Scripture bormeaeutlos
which Liuoty hat brouxbt to light, he baa
attempted to mystify" It by a "M(oaBtu, as he
cans 11, oy getting up a contusion 01 woraa
by a narigriph ot mere printed piper, la d
rnlrinle tmltitloo of the cuttle flsb, whlob le
provided with in Ink-btg for defence, tnd
which, wbea herd pressed fay aa tdverstry.
opens this ink btjf, dlscolorcs the waters tud
to eludet pursuit) Such la hla famous com
meotary oo tb opinions of lUff oui orrvcafy
stWAfniben cited by Launty dlrcetly lu the
fat of tk Romish slalml
AlBTlMlDOl bit WITBKASXA,
Dul bow Is It with thost wltarssrt which
fha lloatar himself haa hrnurht Inln oaurtt
h lit certainly fvlncci a ttringedlipoiitloa la
itiiu m iMiwi , oameir idot uaw luia
terprettt, unless It ba thtt h Is reilly at
heart aiAanrd of Ik, and would f Udly bequit
of th whole 01 thtm. At on tim he brfnga
them forward tod formally arrtyi them before
ua. At mother, ba attma to hav mlsglvlags
about thslr testimony, and aiys la efleot that
they ar of bo account whittocrer la th eisei
end tbea irila h iddi to thslr evidence an J
to their number, end flOAlly tikat a leap Into
th almost unearthly uproar of the eirly
aotiBfliiB. Ann ib rex am to ine iibi 01 moaeru
anthort outside of the RomUh Oburch.whom
ht so gravely si the first put forward la sup
rortof lhtctuit,ht ttlll clilmt flat part of
heir testimony whlah bo thinks eaa L used
la proof af th RomUh sens,' buletternpU
repudiate til their overwhelming evidence
agilnet tbt Romish Inference frm alitt xvli
II. Now, thta li kind ot chlU't play, which
w think would not b permitted in any civil
court. aei 11 no ienjf raoereu mat ihbb are
tha Doctor's own trUnssics Introduced by him
self Into tht cist, tad now hiving brought
thtm la, for Ml owa purposes, a cannot
turn thtm out at hla pleas art. Ut mty be
tmd 0 tt, but he must tak ill their testi
mony together, and liking 11 together, they
oaly add thtlr ertdenc to that of antiquity,
bowing thtt tb tola, axuluslvo prfaMcy uf
tb Romliq Sea U whit I bar ityled It, "a
llupendous deluiiet '
TUiaOUTfSlfO VftOORtl.
Wi 89w tflms, bowirir, to thtDoetoi'i
hlm.tserlb to Peter ear other p"
tn that nt Alnmli- mi .iuj... Ir..V
V??".r,l,"
maey thta
rav; Imm : -thU iriV."taric.L ? i:v.
!! aVf. 5! Mtblar beyood It etn be
wruir out of there. Tht piseirt from Ter
tultiin la regtrd to a report that tht Hiihop
or Romo wtt aot oily saturnine; tho title but
also exertUlflg the prerotatlres of a superior
being u eoneelved aad uttered In deep and
M.,f.',','"nal",Mdln omment on
thta Infamoae and arrogtnt assumption la
sistroif Inaeniuress any hnmio Itngutf
bio wall express. His nxl tttempt Is to
brtcaup thwllaet Cyprltn citing a pne.
rt from thtt father oa tba "ually of the
Obartb In which II It pit! tly deelsrad thit
IUspolklk4tfml pownfmtMrritf n
tkt Vkurxh, eo thtt It dletlnetly tppctr thtt
th OOlV ariata-fa Whlh Patar ha.1 .aa In t,i.
being the flrat la th order ot lm to be called
10 IDOBtle. and iftar nnr tanM'a lu.a.ln lha
5.Mt. ,0.PUD,17 "Iblbt th Uocpel,ah
d d to Jwa nd 0ntlle, berlnnlBf, by th
direction of Christ, ai Jeruairtm, This U th
T.ry ": rcie rrea ioy oypritn wnto h
ttyi that Christ, "la order to mialfeit uolly.
hie, by hie own authority, eo pieced the on
glo of uelfr that It thoald bo began from
dd- Aaa axbib, -m commencement pro
tom unUyiand the Primacy la glrtn to
Peter that tha Ohureh of Carlstmty b tt
forth tl onttnd thcehalrAtOB."
Now, ihts wis don tt Jerusalem tbd not at
5l?l Ih,r 'IB0 .''"'" hr to toy tup.
j!rt.rVk.?f $raeU' ultttnetloo tonfsrred on
l-Vtl b rjoveromeat or tha Ohureh, for
til tht i post Us wer equal In offlclil honor
and power. This clear and uaamblguoua rv
dene th Doctor uadertikea to turn ta hla
?.e-0-UI,t,fl,'ab,.1,,',8l' 0,Jt"ht whit
Cvprlio iayt.1 tod flntllr by quoting a couple
of lattera wit ten-one to Steven Aad on to
Cornelius In th course or a fr iter a it corrc
spondene respecting the affairs ot tht generit
Churoh, Yet the Festlmooy itsnda Against
Mm la All Its nillr strength, tltirlyihow.
lng,notthit Piter! prlmicyeonrers toy sup'
rlor power oa Mm over to other ipoiticsi
nor tbit th unity rtferrtd to ltlnmerouu
mtVtfy$MTlvzJtrMli'm'i L)
authority to role end teich, whiehlhSutfU
tommtatlBf from on, t conferred ob the
whole college of tposllet. Hi ptxtproetede
to bolster op tb witness Orlgeo, tad atatsa to
th effect thtt, whll thle airly father was
sutpeeted Of erroneous views la regard to th
dlrfnltyof Christ, "a lived in full eommu
nloo with a Ohureh whleh tcknowltdgtd a
primacy to th Ills hop or Rom at tht tueces
sor of Peter, and wit falmsslf aouod aa th
subject, beciust Jerome, towtrde th close of
the fourth century, waa on of hie most strsn
uous idvocitis." Now, Orlg oa wit a presby.
ter or Alexindrltberor tb Council of NlceL
D. 821, and w shall as whit tortof a prim icy
luthaRUbopof Rom was acknowledged by
th Ohareh of Alexandria, wheu w cam to
examine tbe decrees of thitfimout Oouaell,
Moreover, Orlrea wa bora A. I, III and died
A. D, as. Jerome wtt bora A. D. Ill tad died
A, D. IW. Such being tht facts. It ll rather
difficult to understand how Jerome could be
"tb strenuous ad roost of Orlco," ualrss
1VO aUPDOS It WIS th doctrine uf Orlraann
the ntbleat flf tha OT-faua whlah TarnMa a.L.
voce ted, indof the mioaer la whleh Jerome
ad roe ted that doctrine we ibill aoon exhibit
a most conspicuous txtmplt. JJut loth mean
walla wennotbut feci how truly pitiful It
lb plight of th rtvtrtnd Doctor la bit aU
tCOiDt to bolster tin thle WllaaaaDf Iran, wha
continues to reiterate those thunder! n worde
in our tin, waica can naver do stinca ty any
ugnim cumor, wntn Diiti"itiittriir
tb whole Church Is bulli byUodoa 1'cUr
himself alone, whit will you sir of Jean, the
ton of Thunder, and of each el Ike apoetlcal"
eadatnueh more to tht tama Duritoaa.
Uat tha Doctor resoiU to aaother method
of tornlnr theaa fathera ta bU account. After
cltlofthe laoruigeof Fiber, who la view ot
itiiuiiiiDiiKitiiiiqi raapesiuic a prtn.
tlooiof tho lllshop of Roma, otserve that
-tt auuwcu ouuiiutrtpit auraooaniwat in tnoee
prcteasloos" Dr. White Inform a uslhtt "It
WIS Moadswacrcf alT' "It wia nalhlaa- aiorn
thta Clement hid don towtrd tha Church of
Corinth, and Victor toward th Asiatic
blihopsl' Yet, and ha might htr also added
"thin IgQitlus. who wrot from A alloc h ad
Eptitl to th Komins, or thta Crprltn, who
wrote from Otrthigt to Steven," aad many
others that might be oimedl For If th mere
feet of a Romta bishop writing a Ittttr to
somebody riAlJy mikes oln a Pope, or prewr
him to be one, of coarse on the ttm prineipl
very bishop who wrot latter front th lly
of his resident to Anybody ouUIdo thereby
became a Pope and ao we htr plenty of
Popea scattered all over th East at th period
lnnueitlon. Now the Doctor, with consid
erable air of triumph, aska ua whine th
blthopa of Rom derived their authority to
write letterc, "if not from th primacy of Fe.
terf' Sur enourhl and wa rat ura him the
question by nklng whine did tho ether
bishops derive theU authority to writ letter
"It not from tb prtmasy of Peter!" Aad
when b bertna to talk about "Pop Olemeat
and Pons) Viator of Kama." am null ha in ta
talk about "Pop Cyprian, or Carthage, Pop
Polrcirn, or Smyrna, Pope Irenaeua, ot
Lyons, PopeTbaophUuA.orAlixiadrl, Ppe
O&ryaostom, of ooastintlnople1 tad many
other Podeb too nnmeroue to mention I
K thua com to ae th wretched fUisr of
aupe rlor teal BilaeUaAi tutborliy above
ihit enjoyed byth UUhoptof other eltUi.
a. w hi V-riHI ia Bnyuirio rigat orif
IniUy conferred on them that la after timet
laTjicquirra an aaoenaeney over to eotsld-ta-tble
a portion of th Camilla Ohureh, tad
over BU0& Bishops at trtatutlly earn to ae.
knowledge and eubmlt to their eupremt au-
thftrllr flom a Ihaaa.lial s.f tk. . i.
and thus threw Around tht Dlshopa of tbit
city a metropolitan Importance of which lo
procest or time they wer eager to tak ad'
Vintlfa for their own aa-aranilliamant. Hn
that what At Brit hid, been conceded to tbem
br th BlthODi of otbtr cities, throush &tfr.
tnd. thty finally dtmtndod ai a matter of
T-1911 aoa iniurcea oy in autnority 01 pea
Tola ona aasrat nfhlalarv will aarva rnllr
axpliln areryeltitlon from the addresses of
mt aouBciia to tnauuuopaoi uom auriag
the fourth aad fifth centuries, which have
been adduced la proof of tbeRamUhpWeterr.
tauBs tuurviif win iiupir atiiiri ai mri
try It th time, end never intended for any
LQnt centuries, tha tssumpuoa wee boldly
Z"?-JT.w"V&7J""';ZZVrm ".! '""'.
mounts to oothlor more than aa lafercoct
that la the times of Tertulllta tht Romlsb See
wti aaveaeiigin iieeuima to ao exclusive
primacy. But however advancing la these
assumptlAnt from century to century tbt
Ohureh of Rom hid to contend with power
ful rivals for the eupremacy, and tha assump
tion of the title and Tawer af tin lei-rani Pn
had vat even ao lata at tha Tear A. ll fioa. ta
till forth one or th most withering nrotesta.
lions that hit ever been uttered tgtlait ltlo
anv reneritton.
Iiui la thla bolstering process th Doctor hai
Produced two other witnesses from whom ha
firoresse to extract proor ot "th RomUh
seos"of Matt, xvl, 11. On of them le Am
brose, bishop of Mllio, about A, D.U1, who it
quoted at saying 1 " Th Church wai not built
upon Peter bone end flesh, but upon 1'e'cr
confessing tbtro filth." Rut wbia watnrn
totn rferena la th origin il text wafiod
tb reilptsBBg to read at follower There
for filth It the founditloa of th Church, for
It It not uld of Peter's flesh, but of bit faith,
thtt the gates of hell should not prtrall
ifilnst It Uutth confession conquered ball. ,
and thil confession exoluded not 001 heresy
alone, for when the Church, like a cood ship,
Is tossed, smitten by mtoy waves, tb found
tloa of th Church ought to stand igilast ill
hereilei." Now, to eonfus and muddle tb
Slain Import of ueh lingutf at tblt will re.
ulrABubt!lyofjroIuB which w bay oo
tdei tb reverend Doctor himself possesses)
for when bo attempts to dnw rrom It th lo
ferenc that " Pater wta In vested, with a supe
rior authority In order to declare hit faith
is a rule and to require conformity to ltM be
most mean by thiphras "superior authority"
b aupciturttr otbc viocr apaiiBB hibib par
reit truth of Ohrlat'a dtviulty,whleb wistbe
Iliin nai .reter ooniaaaeu. not ior nintacii
only but for th otbtr ipostlas, and Indeed for
an uuriaiiana, ana waica truvu " mi itu"
Intended by Ambrose whtdbt iayi"li Is tht
foundation of th Church," Jul aa though
this great truth must depend for It nature
end existence upoa tb fact whether or not
oa maa should btr a llttl brief offleUl au
tnority over Anoi&et to proiorioi to aim aru-
cibb 01 taita. aou couipei uiu to accept inin.
The very ttittment or inch a monstrosity Is ita
own lufneitnt rtfutttlon. Aod vet thtt It tha
r'Otttloo of the rvrcod Doctor la bis atttmpti
0 fore tb witness Ambrose into tht support
or "tno Komitn. claim."
flut ha haa han atllf mora unfairtunata In
br! aging to th tttad th otbtr additional
witnesB tbit U, Jerome, the monk ot Pales-
hub. tan iiihvui ibiubt, taa alia taitar u ua-
msius, Disoopot uome, it quoted ts tiring 1
"I em united In eommunloa with your boll
nesst thttla, with the thtlr of Peten oathtt
rock I know that tbt Obateh it built" And
then, tlttr seven! Intervening sentences, he
rata tea, nuuiina tn iiiiuaitwi ma omuur,
(Matt, xlUJ, and Lukt, xMlii "Ha that
(iiuirvia nut witit you avnttBtatu) mil a.
whoever ll not of Christ Is antl-Chrlsti" and
thoiheexplttniiaUowa meaning. Now, this
Is tbe kind ot testimony adduced to support
the Romish claim 1 tad whit It th amount ot
It! Holt not spsiklug hereof official rink or
of church government t all, but of thetancla
of Christian doctrine, and especially tbe di
vinity of Christ, which were then challcoftd
and assailed, Aadb latlmitta tbtl la title
rrspeat he la In communion with tho Church
at Home, th aim is b Is with th chair of
Peter thil Is, with the orthodox bellsf every.
where, for It It esntclallr upon tbit rock of
tht trutb or Cbrlsl'a divinity bt knows ibe
Church Is built, aud that "whoever la not or
Christ must ol course ba tnti Christ ' Rut
since the Doctor hue put upon the itanJ this
1 illustrious fatber," as ba aiylcs blm, eudeav
orlujr, H possible, to torture something from
him in euimart of the Romish claim, w Dra,
.pose, as w ba don with bla other wit
ua bow he strengthens Origin tad whal ba
thinki abODt this wool queaiioa 01 uaoreft
nnlttv in tha auoitolla aee. and About tha
growth of ecclesiastical riok and power la
alter iimaa ii'Dji. 1 aria auutou, iiuo, vol
p, 107, til. In Cum. oa TU, 1, Ij aUo p. IWJ-f'l,
la epistle to Kriogslus.)
From ihes pinifcs, aa any on may it
who will consult them at leisure, w derive
the following result! t Jcrom expressly Ue
olis the supiriorlty of bishop to presby tsrs by
divine right. Jrom ititu It aa o hlitoricai
fact thtt, lo tb original MaaUtutloa of tho
Ohureh, be for thadevll bad at mush lofluene
ti b afterward acquired, th Ohurehce were
governed by tb Joiat touoitlt of th prei-
sited bv
", i. .hiiiii m a iiiia nin.a. in m.....,. ... r. " wu.
All thla testlmoar. aad much mora, ma..'
found well eammeJ tip In th works of Dr.
V. " iwi toil i, rp. e-ani4 abo
wrhit1? xh t"',y of Jrom, oo of Dr.
aair .."t011 Itnesira-on whom fa hlra-
Inl...'.. , 1 lUiiUDUl ogf WAV, ID, IBB
iM?Klf.8-'.r,,,mu,i Wli wlthouUontrov
nBia'iaVlu'A no, '"fbtdl and most l04
m'ar:-:' .5 :'."'V . rtblsW b
tarth, and ther only hav th tltht to die.
penae tominkfnd th ordinances "of Uadl
Thns fsr we htr reviewed the pointa
brought to pur notice by Dr. While ta kit at
ttmnt tobolater tin anma nr lha it .... ..
bit Juntdlscoarse. Tb remainder of tbete
WlloaSSeS h Uhdertalraa tn fnrUf hw a. ...
peil to th early Councils of th Church. I-it
us, then, follow him to thla ow field of ob
ssrvallofl, M Aa xcctxsutTicAt qraovrxx.
Tb rtrercod Doctor bit fretted at to a
chapter anon these OouaelU for tb parpot of
thowlagthtt some of hit witness! ttltndtd
them, tnd perhaps hkewlt thinking to over
whelm the ordlniry rrider with to Irapoilua;
array of names tad aumbera by eiiHmfay, aa
hedoea. thai all thaaa a-raal annvnaarlnna ."
Christian Mshops rrom All parts of th then
clvlllied worll wtrt under fh authority aad
e object to th jurisdiction oMh bishop, or,
h styles him, th Pope of Rom aod tbtl by
io convening and to pirtlelptllng ta those aa
amKlla. II... all ....... I . a ". m a aa. -
San inuBinu inu gvaarmraiBB
a Roman see, That th reverend
Doctor might suppose this siyla of argument
would be satisfactory to the members of hla
own eommunloa la nsturil enough, but that
be should imagine for oo nomeht that It
eoul! mislead auy who ere it tit acquainted
with tbe eirly bJtttry of tht Chorea is reilly
turprlilog we can only aecouot fjrltonthe
obvlout lopposltloa that havlnf no teller
resource for bracing up hit wit cesser- he re
I"fd to IhU fir fetched, Irrelevant sort of
thirtcttrlztd tt th grit vatemire of tec I si 1
titletl hlitory. W till to mind tht atlmt
tloa ta whleh they wer bald by Gregory of
Nitltotum, on of Dr White's own Illustrious
wltntesee, who said la his old ig , tnd After
long iperlene,4I tertr knew a Council to
oosis to a good end" tint Is, "to come to
gether end elll! not discover any end of th
evils, tnd Indeed alwaya to Add tumuli to
tumult, Is. ii you are not Ignorant, th grttUr
Infamy, I silute these Synods afar off, X
niver mor will alt In tbea asssmbllea of
eranea and geese, with muci mor to th
aim purport. (Opp , Paris edition, liu, vol.
Itpp llO-lllandlit-)
Rut Ihit w may not seem wboUyfodlflVrant
toth Doctor' labora la this qearter. let ua
fir aom attention toth first council tad
a msty respects the most Important that
which wis bell A I. 323, it Nice, a etty of
inik..ia in Aala Minor. Tha Doctor atvt.
for example, thtt thla council waa held uadar
the preefdeaeyof the legiteaor th Popof
Rome, and reiert toUtlailue la th firth, ami
to Photlua lo th ninth tentorial aa author!
tlta lor lb liaiainani. ub uvea nui vvuuv
evldcneehascrcryAdTAntig bat that of balog
tru, aoi every merit on 01 "i ;'ii
aetinet Uelislus nor Phollue pretend to know
anything aoout ibi bbbiibt mi wu uui
hav derived from otbera before them. Pbo-
tlUS. tnaeeoi, IB BO muen ibibi iuihiiiiniiii,
andUeiaaiue is ao mucn iaiar tain jjubbdiub,
from whos life of Oonstiotlne b literally ex.
tract a all h has to say upon th subject, thtt
11 would teem to be time wtsted to pans upoa
thalr testimony. Tbe essence of It It summed:
up la a Ureek tod Latin version of Utltslas,
ta be found lu th Act ConeUiontm. Pari edl--
tloa, 1TIS, vol., p. 3T1, and la Ae followii Iff
i... MihniKif (larilava. In Rnala. Who ob
tilaed the plac of Sylvester, bishop of rover
tlf a Rom, together with th Romaa presby.
ters.Mloand lneenttus, with mity others,
wit prestnt In that Asssmbly.' Nothlog ta
htr tald About tbi "leftist of Pop Sylves
ter, or "tncir prraiuina stci ton tunmii."
And If It be true that lloslus obtained the
Blase or Sylvester, who wit tbtiDi through
ia laflrmttlisor ige, there la no intimation
lo thla ptssagt what "that pltc of SylvMter
a. hatha 11 waa tha nlaenof orealdtal.
secretary or Jsnltori whether, la fact.llwie
in a A.il r tha aonnclli and W tr left lo
learn from other eoureee whatever seems lob
credible In relation to ihit famous tssembly.
I would therefore refer to a small work of
some nluety pagee, entitled a " History of tho
I irst uauiCUOl Hl, vj uaau iiwhi t 1
BostouedlllOB.llOO, and also to tht Iseturcs
of Plot. Stinlsy, of Uaford, New York tdl
tloa, UCl, from page lllto pace 280. At tha
commencement of lecture II a full lUt of
authorities la given, rrom mete worm w
distinctly learn tbe following facts 1 It wis
almost wholly aa XUstero not a Western coun
cil. OutofSlsmembert not mor thin tea or
twelve wer from Lurop. Jt wib summoned
upoa tb soleeuthorlty and uadar tb luprem
direction of th Kmperor CoosUntlne, who
presided over It la person. Notwithstanding
1Mb fact It It elilmed by lb Romantett that
ttwo.UvBaaaiii:ejbiicit.Yt,0..,lJLltt.fa.P.
of tb counclli aod It li also elilmed by Thto
dortt that Lustathlus. bishop of Aattoab,
waa nraaldent. and bv other wrltera that Ku.
aebluaofCesarea was President, ted by others
still that Alexinderot Alexandria wic presi
dent, and br a till othar aulhnrlllaa lhal Itn
Slut Of SptlO waa praaUaal. In ib midil bT
thueonflutof testimony let tah men tak
bis choice, for by using the eoavealent method
of Dr. White, and garbling And culling out
sum statcmente ai nt tnmaa win aunnia pur
pose, he will be able to show either that they
d!4 or tbit they did not preside over th ooua.
ClU at may picaaa bib ituij.ur, wnutturni
that "the whole 311 mambcre ot th council
recognised tht luprem tuthorlty of tb
Pope," (meaning of court th Pop of Rome.)
aad It Is claimed thit a letter of tho council
received by th Consuls I'aullaut aad Julian
In th following November states tbit lb
views of Sylvester respsetlng the doctrine of
th Trinity wer concurred la, and his tdtrlci
in tha mattrr adonted. What a wondarfnl
prtmscy of authority this uutt bar bal
Now, upoa tblt very point of the supremely
of thle bishop or uf that bishop, ol this
ehuroh or of thtt churoh, let ua hit lb tes
timony of hbt council Itself. Twenty canons
lorinauiBBipiiaeaituBCHuieuBB wvrv nuvptBu,
Tho sixth canon hat thli language! Whereas
tbe Roman Ohureh bat always held the flrtt
rank, but JOvfS Count koldt tk same, there
for th bishop of Alexandria may Aav
ewer over all, eino thla le tbe rule la respect
the Romta Church. Forthtiimo Mania
he who hn been establUheJ imocgtho Anti
ocblao churches, tod moreover In tho oihrr ,
prorlDoes, tbe cnurtnee 01 tu larger euiee
may bold the prlmtcy." And tztln, thejv
nth canon holds this language ".Sine aa
anslenteuttom.hu obtained, and a venerable
tradition thtt defereaee should be ptld to th
oisaop 01 A.ma, itnat ib jccuBaiem,) mein
for Ut blm retiln this, his speelal boirt"
From all which It Is evident that theblUtopi
and churches obttlntd a relative rink tod
Fowtr, oot from toy dtrlna appointment, or
rom any tpeclal relation which they hive to
Peter nr to tho other tpoillei, but from tli
different degreee of prominence enjoy! by Ih
cities wher tb ehunhei were plaold. And
aba A.I It la evident that at the time of thla
council ther wer at least three Seas whlsh
stood upon aa entirely equal foot l or of eeel
siasiieni
Antioch 1
forms us 1
aluna In tha Roman flee, because tha aou noli
decreed thit for th annual obscrvane of
Kilter, tb UDurcu oi aicxanuriA anouia
compute the time and lend It forward to Rom
tn order, is h ttrs, "thtt tb Pop of Rom
might proclaim li to lb LaUrrsai ChartV"
This Is About ttpetr tht truth nw could
xpeot th Doctor to tomaoo such a question.
Rut h foiled to cat out tbo other hair of It,
namely, thit A ilmllir onmmunloitloa wai At
tbe lime time to be made to tho S of An
tlochio that, to us his style, tko Pop of
Astlocit might proclaim 11 to th taiperM
LAvrthJ So much then for tho tsstimony of
tbieoutellof Nlo.
nut la tddltloa to tblt, bt dsslree to prov
his whol RomUh claim by a tear ting that th
IM Fathers of tha Council of Constantinople,
A. D.&41, wtotea letter to Bishop Damaeus,
asking Mb concur re nee in their deoreee, aod
h having concurred, that mikes him unl
vsrssl Pope, and rendara the council ecu meal-C-.I
And because Uregory and Cyril were
members of tbit council, is James wss'or th
council ot Nice, tod because another Uregory
was ounHrmad a bishop, therefor th head of
th Ohureh at Rom ii th bead or all the
Oburcheat that la to aay, my Lord Had, th
Pop in aoverelca Pontiff or tho world I
Theo, tgran, bseaute ther was a council of
3txi Father At Milan, A. D.SU, at which
Hilary presided, la connection it Is claimed
wltb two legates of Jut bar I us then RUhopof
Rome, therefore, thla prevee that lb lilskop
of Rom wi universal Pope, end that St.
Hilary so undsrstood 11 But 1 ahould thick
if It protea anything, it provaa that Hilary
himself wit the tovertlga Pontiff, aod
not UUho? Ll ertua, baaaus Hilary wa
dolnj hie owa woikt lit wai presiding over
bit owa touacil at Mllso Just it Plui IX.
IS it tbll moment presiaioi over nie boubm
it Home, inn reverena j'ottor, ib rcauiving
to bolster up bis witness, St Hllsry. by show,
lnr blm as presnleat of tht touacil, bat rttlly
rendtrid him good for nothing as a wltnatt tor
the supremacy or th bishop ot Rom. But
then them was the councilor phrsto( an
bishops, A D 4J1 Now,thlscouisllof Lphe
sus was one of th most turbulent, and ta
some respects, one of th most eandeJoua aa
seiubliea ibit ever tonvtmd, 11 telliuslhit
"Cyril, of Alexandria, ind two otbtr legatee
of Oeleillae. th Pop of Uom, presided over
it
tha l!fflMNi Thandnalua. and tlwrll waa natrt'
arshof Alextadrla, tad ao mor a legal of
jciesiineinao uaiestina waa Disiogate, ww
presided tloo over tba first aeealooof tbe
council, which mat oa the 224 of June, aad on
thtt tarn dty dtpoitd Nestorlua.
Th three legatee of Celastlne did not arrlre
la tlm to tak any part la Ih matter, but af
terward! wbea the Council met on the lth of
July followlog they presented the Utter
which Celestlne write to the Council .And
tb Doctor would bar us " -,rli,.hi..i
them mid an address In which hi haaked,
tha Uolv Fathers assembleJ for tb praiaa
ta!rlyi"tb.irboiy
all which is aa utter uolrulhi for b tlld no
iuahihinr aaltPjAiairou tba words ot tha
I ariJ t.x 1 riving the ipeech of tk legit,
PhllP lAclCo" I'rU WUlon, fca.) 'fft.a
h e represcatcl ia proceeding with ao Atro.
iMiVisOitsJ sieeoh. lo which nothlonapi
ncarebutaU" pompoue gtBtrtUtllt.buk la
which there la nol ont slufl word lobw
thatOtlestiat,thatlibopo( Home, wi toy

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