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MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No. 2) 1^ I!lll2.8 1^ m 14.0 1.4 Z5 22 2.0 1.8 1.6 A APPLIED IIVt^GE Ir 1653 East Main Street Rocheste- Nt v ', k 14609 USA (716) 482 - CjOO - Phone (716) 288- 5989 - Fax •rofosH (o receive instruction, never- theless nuuiy a sincere Catholic may well ask, on reviewini>- the present divisions of Christendom, Is it possible that this unity of the Church upon earth can over again bo visible? In His last great Agony, our Saviour prayed, "That they all may be One, as thou, Father, art in Mo, and 1 in Theo, that they also may be ( )nk in Us : that the vjorhl may believe that Thou hast sent Me.'' IFero we have a distinct supplication for visible unity, such as unbelievers might see ; and there is an equally distinct implication that only by such unity can the heathen be brought to accept the Gospel. For these two reasons then : first, that our Saviour prayed for it, and second, that it is necessary for the salvation of the world, wo believe that the Church will, by God's grace, regain that Catholic unity which mark-ed its first da3-s. . The sources of dilHculty in the accomplishment of this unity among those who profess to hold tlie faith in its entirety are mainly these : the enunciation of new dogmatic teaching, un- known to the primitive Church, and not essential ; unnocessaiy definition of doctrine concerning the Mysteries of the Faith ; difference of practice, eiich as involves absolute discrepancy in ritual and discipline; and a habit of dispute concerning the meaning of words which are more or less elastic ; besides the baneful effects of prejudice on this side and of ignorance on that. During the period of our own mejnory we have seen the promulgation by the Church of Eome of the dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and the Infallibility of the Pope as articles of faith ; and long before this the Protestant sects had discovered that it is a necessary part of Christianity to practise the Sabbatarianism of the Mosaic law, that good works are a hindrance to salvation (a blasphemy eagerly adopted by the recreant Luther), and that God has predestinated the bulk of mankind to everlasting damnation; while we are now told, — most recent development of all,— that state aid to Christianity is destructive of true I'eligion. Among unnecessarj- definitions the most signal and the most unfortunate is that of the Council of Trent, which imposed on the Latin Church the dogma of Transubstantiation as the only tenable explanation of the Eucharistic Sacrifice, which apostles and martyrs had been content simply to adore. This definition has unquestionsibly inducod, as a gonoral fact, a far ^rrossor view of tho Blessed Sacrament than il was intended lo convey, and has thereby widenwl tiio gulf between Uonio and England no less tlian between ihc orthodox (li-eelc Chiii"(;h and the lioman obetliciice. Local ditterencoa of ritual, and, in sonic measure, of discip- line, have existed from the first. To the reasonable mind they afford no excuse oven for the thought of schism. If any Chris- tian Church retains in its pastorate that succession from the Apostles without which the greater number of the Sacraments are invalid, none of its members has a just cause for leaving il. The ancient canons distinctly forbid the setting up of altar against altar; and we cannot but view With repugminco the propagation of the infamous Sabrevois Mission, to which occasif)nal oflertoi-ics are devoted by ignorant or mischievous Canadian parsons. This vaunted scheme compasses sea and land to make but half a proselyte, and has causcil some, that would have made devout J?omanists if left alone, to emerire so fully into the glorious liberty of pure Protestantism, that they have now become little bettor than infidels. It is to be hoped that all Catholic churchmen will be on their guard against the voluble advocates of this most pernicious organization. The differences between the Catholic Church and the sects are clearly marked, and centre in the acceptance or denial of the doctrine of sacramental grace. The differences between the various branches of the one Church are trifling, compared with the grand principles on which they are all agreed. The Anglican, Greek, and lioman communions alike hold every essential of the faith, though in details it may be partially obscure*! in each by human infirmity or pride. Each alike is Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic, in its origin and in its tt .„■ ing; and the Visible Oneness for which our Loud prayed will surely come. In the meantime, the Curia may rage against all who would ojDpose its arrogant lordship over the heritage of CIod ; and a semi-Presbyterian Archbishop may drag the robe of S. Augustine for a time in the mire ; but wo are sure that the Primate of Eome will yet abandon his lofty claims, and that the Chair of Canterbury will be purified from the stain of a Cranmer and a Tait, and resume its pristine splendour ; while the awakened orthodox Church, with its subordinate branches will joyfully complete the long lost \mity of Christendom. But what of the millions that belong to the Protestant sects, who claim to bo of the (Christian fjimily, and yot for the most part ropmliato the existence of the visible Church ? Few, if any, of those bodies have avoided a denial, in whole or in part, of that which the Church has from the first dcchircd essential to salvation ; yot, remembering those who shall come IVom the east and from the west and from the north and from tho south, even to tho exclusion of children of tho Kingdom, we daro not pass judgment on any who through invincible ignorance hold aloof from the Church of God. It remains our duty to raise the standard of Catholic truth against all organizations which oppose it, and resolutely to denounce their claims to a position of spiritual authority ; while for individual Protestants, anxious only to find out the true pathway of salvation, we should feel Ju>thing but sympathy, and display nolliing but kindness. In many ways doubtless, " the feeble liands and helpless, Groping blindly in the darknesti, Touch God's right hand in that darkness, And are litled up and strengthened." And we, who believe tho prayers of Christ cannot be vain, and that the earnest longing of the Spouse of Cimrsr must iie the will and purpose of God, should humble ourselves before Him, resolved that the sin of schism shall not lie at our gates, and watching for the dawn of that day when He, to Whom all things are possible, shall restore to tho Catholic Church her long-lost visible unity. " Jerusalem, qua? edificatur ut civltas : cujus participatio ejus in idipsum Rogate qua> ad pacem sunt Jerusalem : et abundantia diligentibus to." Price, two cents, or $1.25 per htmdred. To be had from Messrs. John Durie & Son, Ottawa. Tracts 1 and 2, on ' The Dark Ages ' and ' Protestant SimpUcity,' stiU in print. "VOX DEI AUT VOX POPULI," by a Canadian Layman, is jnst issued; every Protestant should have a copy of this Pamphlet : price Fifty Cents. .— T/ie series of" Tracts by Canadian Laymen," of which fhis is the third, will henceforth he published under the auspices of the Catholic Laymen's Guild. There will be an issue each month OH those subjects of which notice has been tjioen in in-ei-ious Tracts, and also on such other subjects as shnM he opproced of by the Guild. Xo. 4 will be on the Ornaments Jiubric. We solicit and earnestly invite the .lupport and co- operation of all Catholic Laymen. Noih: