New Religious Movsmsnt-Cathelicity and


Professionalism.
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New Religious Movemsnt-CathsIicity and


Pr0testantism.


The success which attended the lectures delivered
last season, at ST. Peters Church, byDr Pise, man-
ly owing to the publicity given them in the columns
of this journal, has stimulated that distinguished di
vine and DR.. Powers to the announcement OF ano-
her course, in the church, the distinctive
of the Catholic aith and the leading doctrines
of Christianity. This evening" the first of the new
series will be delivered by DR.. Powers, and the SUBJ
lec is chosen ''The Bible"-a theme affording
wide scope for the display of the theological acumea
extensive biblical erudition, and commanding elo-
quence which characterize the public efforts of that
able and popular divine.


One of the most frequently iterated charges pre-
ferred against the Catholic clergy by their Protes-
tant antagonists Is that they prohibit the reading of
the Bible. In this day such an accusation is quite
unfounded In former times, before the reforma-
ton OF Luher-in that dark night of ignorance and
crime, which preceded the dawning OF civil and
religious liberty in Christendom, it is well known
that the clergy endeavored to keep the masses of
the people III ignorance-enchained in the gloomy
dungeons OF ecclesiastical despotism. Under the
influence of ambition, wicked passions, and the
devil, the priests prohibited the reading of the
cred Scriptures by the common people. But now
the whole aspect OF the is changed. Catholics
read the Bible with the same freedom as Protes-
tants. There are now prohibitory edi cts debar-
ring the people, who adhere to that ancient faith,
from free access to the revelation of the will and
law of the Almighty. In fact, the Catholic Bible is
much larger than the Protestant Bible 1t includes
several books prophecy and historical sketches of
society IN ancient times, which are prohibited by
the Protes,ans. Thus, is singular fact, that the
Catholic believes more of the Bible than the Pro-
testant does.


Dr. Powers is going to tell us what the Catholics
believe concerning the Bible. He intends to 20
fully into the question of the authenticity of the
sacred record-defend its genuineness and autho-
nty from the cavs OF infidels-and vlndicate his
church from the charge of hostility to the universal
diffusion and study of the Bible. His lecture will.
we doubt not, be highly interesting, and we shall
report 1t accordingly In full. We know nothing of
the distinctions OF religious sects and parties. We
regard all the divisions OF the Christian church as
one farnily-dlffering in details and obseryances.
but all owning one origin. And thus we are ever
ready to advance and publish the TRUTH be it spoken
by Protestant, or Catholic, Presbyterian or Episco-
palian.