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I. VEE—WNo, 42, .. Philadelphia, Thursday, October 17, 1839.~ Os Whole Number
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TIE CATHOLIC HERALD But oh! had you been with me, mamma, the accused party contends for his innocence, and henc®
; . In the realms of unknown care, it is called * the contentious court.’—furum contentio-
we fe rt IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY And seen what I saiv, you ne'er had cried, : sum. . som! gt :
. , ihach os M. FITHIAN, ‘Though they buried pretty Jane in the grave when she died; It frequently happens that for one act the individual .
wo No. 6L North Second Street, Philadelphia, For shining with the blest, and adorn'd like a bride : is amenable to both courts, but in different, ways. }
ate ee, os : : ' ~~ Sweet sister Jane was there. Thus, a person is guilty of intoxication, he hasviolated-
Bo POTN, ce oO . | the laws of God, his conscience accuses and convicts j
: Terms.—Thxee Dollars per annum, payable nalf year Do you mind that silly old man, mamina, him and he mast look to God for pardon upon the terms
LC ly in advance.’*Five Dollars will be received for 2 copies, Who came so late to our door, : which fe prescribes, or he must endure the penalty of
ire or ] Gopy for two years, Allarrearages must be settled prior And the night was dark, and the tempest loud, sin; the wages of sin is death, not merely of the body
<j hanna ura disomtane a Communit Anish wens wap iutof the ma separation fin Gods arn can bo |
: 6 5, s - ve . . ? ° yy Fromm ode wat’ :
tance root be post paid, and addteesed Tp the Editor lbs ragged ol mantle cern Be his shroud, : obtained only in that way which Christ established, 3
: of, the Catholic Herald, Philadelphia, Pa.” ® : viz: by trae repentance on the part of a sinner, and by
~ . $ . Ajd think what a weight of woo) mamma, sf obtaining the application of the merits of the Savior in
x , Made heavy each long’ drawn sigh: that way which He appointed. "This is a, transaction
* -Boctryp. ig Crewe sigh of the internal court, but the individual is amenable to
As th
: 8 the good man sat on papa’s old chair, 1 . h ib lof u hureh fo!
i While the rain dropp'd down from his thin gray hair, the forum externum or the tribunal of the church, for
. From the Londonderry Sentinel. 7 . this same act, because of the scandal given to the com-
: Pear a, ° And fast as the big tear of speechless care : he di give body, and
3 Se PHE-INFANT'S DREAM, ~ Run down from his glazing eye~ munity and the disgrace brought upon he . body, /an
oe | Pe . ooo here he is prosecuted, and if convicted, he is to endure
ot * Ont cradle me on My knee, mamma; ee And think what a heavenward look, mamma, - | the penalty affixed to the crime. “Now, it may happen
Ds , And ving mete ols steain aly prcat Flash’d through cach trembling eye, ~~ | thatan individual is convicted in one of these courts,
ce u at sooth’d me last, as you * te . As he told how ho went to the baron’s strong hold, . and is aequitted in the other for the véry same act. :
s « . ty clowns oreee tose Lwaite breast - LS = |) © Saying, Ob! et me in for the night is 80 cold ;? Ilis own conscience may convict him, before God, and. :
‘i “That f fain vom id see again. wy wan But the rich man cried, “ Go sleep in the wood, / yet the ecclesiastical tribunal_ may erroneously acquit. ; :
° - And emile as you then di smile, manima, For we shield no beggars here.” him; and, although his conscience should acquit him,
< y-And weep as you then did weep: told . os . : . yet the judges’ of the court may ,erroneously convict .
Hart P asyou then Ps : Well! ke was in glory too, mamma,» ' him. } . aren '
». Then fix on me thy glist’ning eye, s.) }s, 2 As h he t . san ce . . rf f 4 Ti flrabe ft 5
:) «And gaze, and gaze, till the tear be dry; - ey = _ As happy as the blest can be; 4 . _ The ioternal court takes cognizance not only of. ac-
A a hen rock me gently, and sing and sigh ; . ‘He needed no alms inthe mansions of light, : tions, but of words, thoughts, and desires: the external
"Till you lull me fast asleep. a sit as ig | ¢° For he sat with the patriarchs, eluth’d in white—, ay or contentious court takes cognizance only ofovertacts. - ‘
. kta > lest Sp egy te | -{ And there wae not a seraph had a brown more bright, The morality of the-membets of, the church and their
(SEL. Ford dream‘d a heavenly dream, mamma: Vion ype +, Nora costlier robe than he i ebb eae whole religious deportment ia their relation to God may
Pf.) While slumbering on thy knee, 2 toatl ysrt TE? Rau gad forl fain we wat sleep thames then be considered. the business chiefly of this internal.
. i in a lant where fornts divine TOS [ats SO Bing, ford ve sigep, mamnia, fast Sa court: the discipline of the charch,’ the preservation
s : oN Dee And dream as [dream'd before}. y . P -v ae
ney of order and the relations ef tis"inembers to: the. body
wt Forsound was my slumber, and sweet was my rest, . be: id leljefl set
: While my spititin the kingdom of life was 4 guest. . ray de considered elyefly
y t . “lous or external court 3 ani
the climes of the blest... b
kingdom's of glory eternally shine, |”
*\ And the world 1° give, if the world were mine,» — -
"O°" eNgain that land to see. : :
business of this corten- --
each may be considered to
independent of the others’ 3. 86 A
This obvious distinction being’ kept- in: view,:it. is
amma, : - s
I fancied we roam’d int ie
‘And we rested, a under a bough ;'~ : = = ae =o | plaip that all which regards the reconciliation’ of: the
Then near mea butterfly flaunted iw pride, “+ mer ~» From the Courier of Saptembee th. ~ | Sinner, with God takes place in the internal Court; all
And I chased it away through the forest wide, oo DR. ENGLAND'S ‘LETTER. > |that regards his reconciliation with the ¢hurch is 'mate
And the night came on, and I lost my guide, - nD hit Be sach : ter for the external Court.” : ing FET oot
© 12 'And I knew not what to do, - : To the Rev. Richard Fuller, Beaufort, 2 * |. JPhe great quest on which first presents jtself'to'us is
A te espe ck wi tng aap Rev, Sin:—I now proceed to lay before our readers | «Mow is this reconciliation with Gol to be effectéd ?
bop eon Beene fe wet wae mamma, : that’ view of the doctrine and discipline of the Roman| Is it by the payment-of money?" _ ‘Ihe doctrine of the
Buta white de iden a 3 “a . the air, Catholic Church, which will clearly exhibit the true na-] Roman Catholic Church is and alwayshas been; that
Buta y rob’d maiden appear'd in 7? ture of the abuses and corruption which is fairly charge- by the law of God the sinner cannot be reeonciled to
2), And she flung back the curls of her golden hair, A 7 ri ? a
“ S able on several of its members and some: of its triba- Xs : - ‘i
And she kiss'd me so softly ere I wae aware, ‘ ‘ f a-) hint, except by true Fepen neey and through thé tuerits
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Sar 4 anh o oe NAS ea, . wots of Jesus Christ oar ag: y Redeemer. » I shall bere give
* .Saying, "come pretty babe, with me. .«|_~ In every: religious society, av individual has two re! the doctrinal chapters of the Council of .Yrent on this
“My tears and fears she guild mamma, pett lations, one to God, the other tothe body of which he] subject, as they were ailopted and approved by thatas- ,
And she led me faraway3:.. -.: . isa member. The laws of God cannot be modified by | sembly in the sixth session, celebrated on. the 13:h of
“We entar'd the door of the dark, dark tomb; man: the society. is tomake its own regulations where January, 1547.
Panes an : Pyuudosar tte
God has left it freedom of action. «Che violation of No ice.x—In the translation of those Doctrinal Chap-
We pass'd through a long, long vault of gloom, pon | . oes
Gou’s law is called.sin; the violation of the laws of| ters, the words justice and rigiteousness, are ‘synont=
Phen opened our eyes on a land of bloom,
pe y
* “sand a sky of endless day, : sociely are offences against the body: they inay or! mous, and are given as the translation of the . Latin-
Vin eas oo oo - may not be sinful, but at present we shall view them word justitia, . . Peavy. gs
_ ©! And heavenly forms were there,'mamma, te */ oly as they are violations of order... God punishes sin oo — warn
And lovely cherubs bright; | * - . chiefly in a. future state of existence 5 the society . - :
“!-They smil'd when they saw me, but I wasamaz‘d, ounishes violations of its order in this world; iteannot Docrrtxat Cnaptens : “ $ .
y smi y i i ) 0 c . vs wish tt .
‘And wondering, around me I gaz'dand gazd; ».. interfere with the prerogative of the Almighty, nor pre- OF the Council of | Trent, concerning Justification : :
; * "And songs I heard, and sunny beams blaz'd— |‘ - scribe to him terms for the exercise of .bis high aturi- | adopted in the sixth session, celebrated the'L3ih of Jan-
q °F. SAM glorious in the land of light. . butes of justice and mercy. vary, M.D.XLVIL . Puiu voles ,
q os : i My uo he . In the Roman Catholic Church there are two Courts a Cuarrer I, aia ook
% Put soon.came a shining thror.g, mas.ma, ' hi individual i } . : 3 sysy .
ie + SOF whiteavine’d babes to mer ad an to which the individual is amenable, and they corres Concerning the inability of nature andthe law tojus:
y t_OF wi ing'd mej ce pond with the above relations: the one, that of.con- tify men. : ata wl ‘
you. 14 Their eyes look d Love, and their sweet lips amil'd, science—which is called the forwm internum, or * Inte- «As the first thi he Holy S , hepa?
And they marvell'd to mect with an earth born child, - ‘Ihior Court’—in which the relation towards God is dis- : ‘ e i : ue the ; o ye ynod declares that in
‘bE i.) And they gloried that £ from earth was exil'd, cussed and decided,—the other is called the forum er. ore fo anders iene, and sincerely the doctrine
7 bs. Saying—'Iere, love, blest shatt thou be.” - |ternum, or,* External Céurt,’ in which the relations of ol jasut sions yee ener one ead acknowl
-! prt to . 5 indivi vt a “jet + : i ss, Ulat since all mea bad.lostt eir 1ino-
pa fut the individual with the society are discussed, and dis-| °48° 3 oe s vir a
4 Then T mis'd with the heavenly throng, mamma— : dof, In the forum interna the .eonscience of | Cece in the prevarication of Adam (a) being made un-
: pe) _ , Wath cherub and seraphim fair; wd ee di ‘id Lis the accuser, p wit 3 are called, | “l@27+(4) and as the Apostle says, (ce) by nature children
AB 7 And’ saw, as I roam’d the regions of peace, the in ‘of G. Mi x . “ret to the jttpesse the fe © d of wrath, as is exhibited in the decree concerning origi
ps. ~ "3 “he spirits which came from this world of distress, ” the law of God, in resp ainner 1s the rule and | oat sin; they were th ; 6
2 The spi 5 a h ty rule of action. In the for externu nalsin; 'Y Were the servants of sin, (d) andunderthe « ‘
«And there was the joy no tongue can express, toned wet : men ‘may ace cute ant to power of the Devil and of death : (e) soihat not only the in
| -/: |,” For they knew no sorrow there, 3 ET ae conviction, the laws Of the society are the role of Gentiles could not by force ofnature ; but not ever contd no
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X © Do you mind when sister Jane, mamma, . “"laction, We may now observe that: the: law. of God ih y he very letter of the law of Moses, (/) be :
n : t action, ded in th ience. or | reed therefrom, or arise; although free-will was by no
= “ *° Lay dead a short time agone? ; alone is to be regarded in the court of conscience, or means destroyed in them, thouch its foree diminish: - 7":
. “© Olt! you gaz’d on the sad and lovely wreck, -3* the forum internum, and the ‘ecclesiastical laws or ed and inclined jn te mye ough Its oree was diminis hs o
©“ With a full flood of woe you could not check, . those of the church, which is the society, in the *out- : Ls Past ’ “a F
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__; And your heart was so sore, you wish'd it would break,” | ward court,’ or in foro extern.’ In this’ latter COUTI FT a1 Con xv. 217 Rom. v.12; Re. to 10. b feaish Inie 6. Ebhes.
Lag 28 Butittov'd and you aye sobbefon! |, | prosecutor contends for the guilt of the accused, whilst} i, 3. d Hom, vi AZ! e Hebb. Lds of Romi D&O T9Rte rey .
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