Daily British Whig (1850), 22 Feb 1919, p. 13

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_THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, ~ FEBRUARY 22, 1919. Unity and Creeds. Toronto, Feb. 18 (To the Edi- tor) Archbishop Duvernet "has, I think, wisely directed our attention to one of thé principal canses of dis- cord in the~Christian churelf, viz, the promeness of all parts of the church to multiply articles of faith. When the gaoler at Philippi ask- ed St. Paul, "What must I do to be gaved 7" St. Paul's answer was "'Be- Heve in the Lord Jesus and thou ghall be saved, thou and thy house," Acts xvi, 21, When the repentant thief upon the cross was assured that he should be with Christ in paradise, It was on an implicit con- fession of his faith in Christ. If we contrast the creed proposed by St Paul with the creeds now proposed by the various parts of the church as necessary for the salvation of pre- sent day Christians, we find that as years have rolled on the simple be- Het In Jesus Christ has increased in bulk to such an extent that the con- clusion geems irresistible that St Paul must have had a very imper- fect knowledge of the faith neces- sary for salvation, if our modern creeds are correct, Church At a very early period in the his- tory of the Christian church the ne- cessity of explaining in a little more detail what is meant by believing in Christ seems to have forced itself upon Christian teachers, and we Wave as a result the so-called "Apostles' Creed" and later as the result of the Nicene and Constantl- noplitan Councils the creed we call "he Nicene Creed," and still later the Athanasian Creed. These creeds, it will be seen, deal with the 'facts concerning the person and work of Christ as set forth in the Scriptures, and the necessary deductions there- from and, as a necessary conse- quence, with the two other persons of the Holy Trinity. The earlier creads 'contain no declaration as te the necessity of their acceptance as a conditfon of salvation, but the Ath#nasian Creed contains a clause, "this is the Catholic faith which ex- cept a man believe faithfully he can- * {LER 10 1 EOTOR | t of the Christian ed "the Holy nd Apostolic number of addi {tions N Creed - which lave emboc (1) in the'Creed of | Pius IV i 1564; (2) in the de- leree of 1 of 1854, regarding {the alleged naculate conception of the ssed Virgin Mary; ane (3) the Vatican Coun- in the alleged in- cil in 1 fallibility of Pope : The cre f 1s IV. winds up with the statemen hat it is the Catholie faith "out of which there is no salvation additions to the Nicene Cr " which have thus been made in » Roman part of the church have not redgived or accepted by any other part of the Christian church, and: they consti- tute a bar to unity between Roman Catholiés and all other Christians. That being so the practical question is, how are these various extraordin- ary articles of faith the acceptance of which the Roman part of the church has declared to be essential to salvation to be got rid of? "Al R¢man Catholics are taught to be- Héve that all Popes of Rome when they teach the wholegchurch are in- fallible, A aT creed of Pius IV. and the deerees of Pius IX. and the Vatican council are, accord- ing to. Romanists, to be regarded by all Christians as infallible and con- sequently irreformables th the These been This being the attitude of Roman Catholics, the outlook fer any union of Protestants with them except by the latter's acceptance of the vari- ous additions the Roman part of the church has made to the Nicene Creed seems hopeless Neverthe- less, it may not really bé quite as hopeless as it looks, The method of opposing the Roman -views in the past has been too often one of vio- lent denunciation; we have forgot ten that the great mass of Roman Christians are just as earnest as we are, and many of them are possibly more earnest than many Protest- ants in the pursuit of salvation They inherit a traditionary system which .has many centuries of con- currence to be relied on for its sup- port, and they. follow naturally the religion of their parerts. If the Roman part of the church is firmly charch, by its manifold impracticable Catholic " to Protestant and part' of the divisions, has made it for any sincere decide what re he view on any poi doctrine, moreover all | Catholics are diligently taug gard all Pro- testants as and *'schis- matics." Suppose tead of de- nouncing Roman ics we Pro- testants were kin » invite them gserfously to consider this very simple question, 'Do you really be- lieve yourselves tl! the additional articles of faith h Popes have mae to the Nicene Creed are essen- tial for your own or anybody's else's salvation?" Take for instance the first articie of the creed of Pius 1V., whereby we are required to believe that we may give no meaning to any passage of Scripture except in ac- cordance with the unalinous con- sent of the fathers. Cdn the average oman Catholic who "the fathers' are? that he has the remotest idea of how they unanimously interpreted any passfige of Scripture? If his mind is a blank on these points, what is the use of pretending to believe that this is a necessary article of faith? If it is an essential of faith, then how many Roman Catholics are"likely to be-saved? At one, if it were faithfully and honest- ly carried out by the Roman the abrogation of all the Roman' ¢ doctrines included in the creed Pius IV. and the decrees of IX. and the Vatican council, for no |8 one in his senses can pretend the fathers unanimously agreed that such articles are in the remot- est degree a correct interpretation The creed of Pius IV. requires all Christians to believe in and accept the decrees of the council of Trent concerning original gin and justi fication and all cerning which decrees that council made May we not fairly say to our Ro- man Catholic brethren "What do you know about the decrees of the council of Trent?' If your mind is a blank on the subject, why make not be saved." 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[ed- years in England that than the autocratic principle in the state, and jt would probably prove other mattérs con- | itself equally superior if adopted by the Christian church Though t That in realms of thought and books The sages lore and the poets lay, 'The world's great it is" largely because the Protestant,And in regard to the whole of these additions, we not say this: "How can think that the addi- tions whieh Popes have made to the | Nicene CrPed can ever have been | unanimous agreed to by the fath- ers as a re ynable and proper in- terpretation f St. Paul's gospel, | 'Believe in the Lord Jesus and thou | shall be saved?' " and yet St. Paul| declared if he himself or even an| angel from heaven preached any| other gospel than he had preached | we were not to believe him. Or, as| the New Testament puts it, "Let him be anathema." i It is perhaps too generally as-| that Romanists are the only | Christians w! have adoptéd the infallibility; but as a matter of fact do not many Protest may you orgahizations as in- if we want our Ro- brethren to give up ticular church fallible? And man Catholic articles of to-day, the Catholie prineipal faith One of Roman is the doctrine of papal su- The idea of a recognized ythers, might well aim to The system as it ex- reproduction in papal 'racy of the Roman empire. That probably the best ex- world-wide government available to the theologians of medi- the remember papal system, but Wwe the constitutional work of later Time has shown better -that was" the the # constitutional is --GEO. 8. HOLMESTED. BETTER THAN GOLD. By Alexander Smart. Better than grandeur, gold, Than rank or titles a hundredfold, Is a healthful body, a mind at ease And simple pleasures that always please A heart that can feel bor"s woe, And share in his joy with a friendly glow, With sympathies large enough to in- fold All men as brothers, gold. better than for a neigh- is better than Better than is a conscience gold clear, 3 toiling for bread: in a humble sphere; Doubly blest with health, | Untried by the lust or the care of | wealth, Lowly living and lofty thought Adorn and ennoble the poor man's cot; content © and For mind and morals, on Nature's | plan, " Are the genuine test of a gentleman. Better than gold is the sweet pose Of the sons of toil when their lab- ors close; Better than gold is the poor man's sleep the balm that drops slumbers deep Bring sleeping draughts to downy bed, Where luxury pillows his aching head; Vo His simpler opiate labor deems shorter road to the land" of dreams. re- And on his the Better than gold is a thinking mind. can find A treasure ore, And live with the great good of yore, surpassing Australian and the The glories of empires passed away, drama will thus unfold, And yield a pleasure gold. better than Better than gold id a peaceful Rome, Where all the fireside charities come The shrine of love and the~haven of life, : Hallow'd by mother, or sister, or wife However humble that home may be, Or tried by sorrows by heaven's de- cree, blessings that bought or sold, And centre there, are better gold. The never were than ts y Better than gold in affiiction"s hour Is the hand that pillows the sink- ing head, i When the pride and glory of life de- cay, And earth away. The prostrate suff'rer nceds not to be told , That trust in heaven is better than . gold. and its vanities fade Actusily Occurred, A British officer who toured West during the war on propaganda {work is said to be telling his colleag- ues in London that this incident act: {ually happened: "On 'ons of J had no. car and stopped at Green iRiver in Wyoming. I think it was, for lunch in the sta- Chocolates- a Dessert ASS the chocolates again, please." They certainly give a finesse to the meal, which is a most decided improvement over the customary heavy puddings or fancy pastries. | Good chocolates are quite the vogue now for the third course and as a tasty, profit able and beneficial dessert their use is a most sensible custom. The many occasions on which chocolates can be served with relish and appreciation make them almost a household necessity. As delicate, delicious desserts--at afternoon 'tea--as a relish for lunchegn--'mid the family circle in quiet hours--or at late sup- pers--chocolates may be served with ex- cellent taste and good form. Chocolates are not & luxury. They are en- ergy-producing food and can be eatenin your home witg benefit to both old and young. Canadian-made chocolates have no superiors, Their high standards of quality and whole- someness are obtained by purity in manu- facture and the careful selection of all ma- terials used. Serve Chocolates as a Dessert. They ars a Splendid Food. THE CONFECTIONERY AND CHOCOLATE INDUSTRIES OF CANADA the Can You Lead Men and Women C > Tv AR-SAVINGS Societies need leaders organizefs--men and women with initia- tive. Who will start a War-Savings Society? Who will lead the way? War-Savings Societies Help Thousands To Save War-Savings Societies have been, and are, a tremendous success in Great Britain. Thousands who were never able to save their money have accumulated Government certificates worth hundreds of dollars. In the United States," millions 6f people are members of War-Savings Societies, which are organized in factories, offices, stores, farming communities, sections of towns and villages, schools, and clubs. : Everywhere throughout Canada, WarSavings Societies are in process of formation. Everyone who can save an occasional quarter should belong to a society; first, for his or het own direct benefit; second, because Canada can use the money to excellent advan as in the ¢ of the War Loans, ge, a Tse For details of the organizi ings. Sot ; Fi aoa sri of Wor Sos dios and po 36 is easy for a man to lore his{ The further Buel «. man can trace neighbor 4 himself, provided she is] his descent the pr BE Was been on roung and prety. : | the downward path. 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