No.39.-VoL.IV.
6entralMItantitgs,
PiusIX.ANDHISMOTHER.
Thechroniclesrelatethatin1799,inItaly, inthelittletownofSinigaglia,oneevening amotherandchildwereatprayer.Accordingtothelaudableandpiouscustompm-valent,theysetthemselvestorecitethe RosarybeforethestatueoftheBlessedVirgin, toimploretheMadonnatoaidtheChurch.so profoundlyaffectedatthetime.Suddenly theyoungmotherseizedthechild,andinswinghimneartohersaid"Dearlittleone. praywithmorefervourthanever,forarmed menarearoundthePepeheisaprisoner, andtheydraghimfarfromRomeI"At thesewordsthechildjoinedhishandsand prayedwiththefervourofanangel.Then rising,withtearsinhiseyesheaskedwhy thegoodGodpermittedtheHolyPontiffto bethustreated."Myson,"answeredthe mother,"itisbecausethePoperesembles JesusChrist,whoseVicarheis,andalsoin orderthatourconfidencemaybetried.Let usprayearnestlytotheMadonna,andshe willhearourprayers."Thismotherwasthe CountessMastaiFerretti.ThechildhadreceivedinbaptismthenameofJohnMaly to-dayintheChurchtheycallhimPiusthe GreattheycallhimthePopeoftheImmaculateConceptiontheycallhimPontiff-Kingandthelegendgiventohimfora deviceis"Cruxdecruse."
THECATHOLICUNIONOFIRELANDAND THEITALIAN "CLERICALABUSES BILL.
Thefollowingistheprotectrecentlyissued bytheCatholicUnionofIrelandagainstthe Italian"ClericalAbuses"Bill:-The CatholicUnionofIrelandhaveheardwith giiefandindignationthataBillagainstthe so-calledabusesoftheclergyhasbeenintroducedintotheItalianParliament.Inunion withtheirbrethreninItalyandthroughout Christendomtheyprotestagainstthisunjust sacrilegiousmeasure.Theyprotestas childrenofthebestofFathers.PiusIX.. thecommonFatherofthefaithful,whose sacredrightsasVicarofChristandthe divinly-appointadIeadoftheChristian familyonearth,thisBillviolatesand tramplesunderfoot.Theyprotestas Catholics,towhomourLord,TesusChrist hasgiventheright,ofwhichthismeasure seekstodeprivethem,ofrecurringtothe pastorsofHisChurch,andespeciallytothe SovereignPontiff,fordirection,forguidance, andforsupportinalltheirdoubtsand spiritualnecessities.TheyprotestasChristians,believinginasacredheirarchywhich Godhasinstitutedforthegovernmentofhis spiritualkingdom,andwhichthisBillwould thwart,degrade,andenslaveinthedischarge ofitssacredduties.Theyprotestassonsof CatholicIreland,which,throughwealandwee, hasalwaysremainedfaithfultotheHolySee, andwhichheresyorschismhasneverseparatedfromtheInfallibleChairofPeter.because thismeasureendeavourstotearCatholicItaly fromtheRomanPontiff,whoiaherjoy,her glory,andhercrown.Theyprotestasmen. bywhomtheprinciplesofjustice,ofhonour, andoffairplayarestillcherished,because thismeasure,ifpassedintolaw,would violatethepledgedfaithoftreatieswould encroachinthemostoffensivewayonthe rightsoftheclergy,whohadalwaysbeena classofcitizenswithoutreproach,andwell deservingoftheircountrywouldsetupthe civilanthorityasjudgeinthespiritual domain,whichisaltogetheroutsideitscompetencywouldforcethejudiciarytocondemntheinnocent,whohadactedonlyin accordancewiththeirconscienceandin flagrantviolationtotheItalianConstitution, would,assuredly,entailareligiouspersecu- tion-SignedonbehalfoftheCatholicUnion of',Ireland,GRANARD,President.-Dublin, 17thMarch(FeastofS.Patrick),1877."
HEROISM.
Heroismhas,happily,notdiedoutamongst as,Theagehasnotaltogetherdeteriorated. WithinafortnightofeachothertwonobleheartedParisdoctorshavesacrificedtheir livesintheinterestsnotmerelyofscience, butofhumanity.Dr.Cintratwasthefirst toperishthroughblood-poisoning,acouple ofweeksago,whensavingthelifeofa patientbysuckingthevirusfromawound And,morerecently,Dr.Carriere,attheage of31,hassuccumbedthroughinhalingfromthewindpipeofalittlegirlwhowassufferingfrightfullyfromaspasmodicattackof croup.Itwasonlytheotherday,again,that theheartofallEnglandwasstirredprofoundlybythegloriousself-sacrificeofthe sevenhumblecollierswhosetallhazardto themselvesatdefianceinlabouringfordays andnightstogetherwithmightandmainto
SUBIACO,MONDAY,AUGUST6,1877. PRICE61).
extricatefiveoftheirmatesfromthehorrors ofdeathbystarvation.FromtheQueen downwards,everybody,dayafterday, watchedwithbreathier;anxietyfornewsof theresultoftheirsplendidexertions.These obscurelabourerswerenot,likethesoldier, seeking,intheimminentdeadlybreechorinthecannon'smouth,thebubblereputation. Theywereworkinginthebowelsofthe earth,ingrimeanddarkness,hewingtheir waywithpickanddrillthroughyardsupon yardsofsolidcoaltogetattheiraccidentallyentombedcompanions.Whenwarned,at thelast,fromperseveringintheirefforts, thatitwasallhutcertaindeathtothemselves,byreasonoftheblastsofthepent-up airtheirlastblowsuponthethinnedbarrier wouldrelease,witharoarlikethatof artillery-oneofthem,afterthefirstmomentaryhesitation,steppedtothefrontwiththe quietremark,"Well,I'llgoin.if'tisdeath." sixothersinrapidsuccessionfollowinghis gloriousexample.Andtheywentin-and. asallEnglandknowsfullwell,theyconquered.Ifevermenearnedabadgeof honorthosesevenmenearnedit.Ifever thegoldmedaloftheRoyalHumaneSociety wasmeritedthosesevenWelchcolliershave, beyondallquestion,merited,itsbestowal uponthem,oneandall.For,thefiveminers theyrescuedweredistinctlysavedbythem fromthehazardofdrowning,andofdrowningasmiserablyassomanyratscaughtina traporinadrain-pipe.Andtheheroismof thesemenisbynopossibilitytraceableto anyignoblemotive.Itsprangfromthe purestdictatesofhumanity.Actsofheroism there.nodoubt,willbeinthecourseofthe terriblewarnowimmediatelybeginningin EasternEurope,butnonoblerinstancesofit initspurestandloftiestformcanbyany chancecometolightthanthosewhichduring theselastfewdayshavebysympathy swelledtheheartsofallEnglandinwatchingthedesperate.butatlasttriumphant, struggleofthesehumbleantiilliterae descendantsoftheancientBritonsinrescuingtheirfellowworkersfromdestruction.
VONMOLTKEONTHEARMIESOFGERMANY ANDFRANCE,
Field-MarshalVonMoltketooktheopportunityofTuesday'ssittingoftheGerman l'arliamenttodeliveraspeechofarather ominouskind,whichshowedclearlyenough thathehadbeenstudyingthefirstarticlein thecurrentnumberofBlackwood'sMagazine. TheoccasionofhisharanguewastheGovernmentdemandforthesalaryof122 captainstobeaddedtothepeacefootingof 'heArmy.inregardtowhich,theveteran admittedthat,therankandfileremainingat theirpresentnumbers,thenewofficerswere notsomuchwantedinpeaceasinwar, Germany,hesaidnaively,keptonly400,000 menenderarms,againstthe487.000maintainedbyFrance.Theieforeheinsisted.as theFrenchbattalionswereactuallyintended tobedoubledinwar,itcouldnotbesaid thatGermanywasintentuponarmaments thanherneighbor.TheFrenchMilitary Budget,liefurtherpointedout,exceededthe Germanby150.000.000f.ayear,notincludingextras.VonMoltkespokewithevidently grimadmirationofthehaste,thezeal,and theuncommonintelligencewithwhichthe colossaworkofFrenchmilitaryrecognization hadbeencompleted.Referring,then,oddly, toGermanyasapacificcountry,hesaidhe didnotmeantoinsinuateforamomentthat thepeoplehadactuallybecomeobliviousof theachievementsoftheirtroops;butadded thattherewascertainlyamarkedtendency tobeniggardlytowardsthem.Ifthey wishedtheGermanArmytobestrong,they shouldnotbegrudgeinthenecessaryoutlay. Francehadtheadvantageoverthemin numbersandinmaintainingherwarcardes duringpeacetheyrelieduponthecareful educationoftheindividualsoldiersrather thonuponexcessivestrength.Thefresh captainciesproposedwereintendedtoprepare122importantofficersinpeaceforthe worktheywouldhavetodoinwar.Depend uponit,hesaid,these122captainswould havelittlesparetimeforamusementifthey consentedtoappointthem.Themoney, about700,000marksayear,wasthenvoted byalargemajority.
THE12THOFAPRIL.
Thisanniversary,whichrecallstwohappy eventsinthelifeofPiusIX.-hisreturn fromGaetaandhismiraculouspreservation atSt.Agnes-andwhichintheyearsprior totheItalianinvasionwascelebratedwith suchmagnificencebytheRomans,hasthis yearbeenobservedinareligiousmanner. TheTeDeumwassungintheChurchofS. AgnesefuorileattireonTuesdayevening, andwaslargelyattended.IntheChurchof SanLorenzoinLucinaateveryMaasthat beautifulprayer°reamsProPostefteeNostro
wassungbyasinglevoice.Themusicis mostsweetandtouching,andiswell rendered.Thesameprayerissunginthat churzhonthe12thdayofeachmonth.The new-comers,theltalianissimiheldhigh festivalsonthatday,butitisneedles&to saythatthefestivalwasnotareligiousone. RacestookplaceonTuesdayandThursday beyondthePonteNomentana,atwhichthe Kingandhisfollowersassisted.
MR.BUTT'SEDUCATIONBILL.
TheCorporationofDublindidhonorto thebestinterestsofIrelandand,therefore, ofCatholicism,bytheirdemonstrationin supportoftheEducationBilloftheLeader oftheHomeRuleParty.Theattendance waslarge,andtheproceedingsconducted withthemostbusiness-likedecorum throughout,yeteverynowandthenwitaunmistakeableevidencesofenthusiasm.The verygallerieswerecrammed,andthe numberofpriestspresentsomethingremarkable.Theadoptionofthepetitionof Parliamentcouldhardlyhavebeenmore effectivelymovedthanitwasbytheHigh Sheriffofthiscity,AldermanCampbell. ReferringtotheproposalofLordMayoin 1868tofoundaCatholicCollege,leaving TrinityCollegedenominationalforProtestants,andtotheadmissionofMr-Gladstone in1871,thattheCatholicsofIrelandhada grievancetocomplainof,hesaidtheyonly desiredtohavethesamelibertywhichthey wouldconferonothers,andtohavetheir childreneducatedundertheirownguidance, believing,astheydid,thatreligionshould formapartofeducation.TheHighSheriff warmlycommendedMr.Butt'sBill,pronouncingitcompleteandmagnificent.
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CRISISINTHECHURCHOFENGLAND.
Thefollowingremarkabledocumenthas justbeenpublished.Itisamemorial addressedtotheArchbishopsandBishopsof theChurchofEngland,andhasbeensub scribedbyfourdeans,eightarchdeacons, aRegiusProfessorofTheology,and manyotherclergymenofpositionandinfluence:"We,theundersignedclergyoftaeChurch ofEngland,beinganxioustoretaintherelationsofChurchandStatewhichhaveso longexistedinthiscountry,ventureto expresstoyourlordships,asourspiritual fathers,.thegreatanxietyanddistresswhich wefeelatthepresentpositionofaffairsOn theonesideweseecoercivemeasuresresorted toforenforcinguniformity,suchashave beenhappilyunknowninthiscountryfor centuies;and,ontheother,adetermination toendureanysufferingratherthansubmitto ajurisdictionwhich,rightlyorwrongly,is regardedaspurelysecular.Moreover,we aremuchimpressedbytheunsatisfaotory characteroftheauthorityandargumentsto whichappealismadeinthecontroversies nowdistractingtheChurch.Forwhilstthe ChurchofEnglandofto-dayhasthesame righttodecreeritesorceremonies,and possessesthesameauthorityincontroversies offaith,asthesameChurchhadatany previousperiodinherhistory,appealisnow made,nottothelivingvoiceoftheChurch, buttoeventsanddocumentswhichhave themselvesalwaysbeenmattersofcontroversy.Believing,aswedo,inthepresence intheChurchofherDivineHead,weare convincedthatwhatisrequiredisnotthe mereinterpretation,howeverskilful,of existinglaw,butthelivingvoiceofthe Churchclearlylayingdownwhatthelaw shallbeinthefuture.
"Withthisconvictionuponourminds,we begtourgeuponyourconsiderationthatin ouropinionnopeacecanbesecuredforthe Church,norcanherexistingrelationswith theStatebelongcontinued,unlesslawsfor theregulationofDivineservice,andfor otherspiritualmattersofprimaryimportance, aremadebyanauthoritywhichbothclergy andlaitywouldfeeltobebindingupon conscienceandweareequallysatisfied thatnoauthoritywillbeconsideredthus; bindingwhichdoesnotproceedfromthe SynodsoftheChurchaswellasfromParliament.Insayingthiswemustaddthatthe legislativeactionoftheChurchisnow paralysedbytheapprehensionthatwhenher SynodicalActsaresubmittedtoParliament intheconstitutionalmanner,materialalterationsmaybemadeinthem,andthatthefinal resultmaybeseriouslyatvariancewiththe intentionsoftheSynods,andmaybecome lawwithouttheirconsent.Wetrustthat yourlordshipswilltaketheserepresentations intoyourseriousconsideration,andinyour wisdomdevisemeasurestoallaytheanxiety anddistresswhicharenowpressingupon Churchmen."
AmongstthosewhohavesignedthisdocumentareR.W.Church,DeanofSt.Paul's; R.Gregory,CanonofBt.Paul's;B.Compton,
VicarofAllSaints,Margaret-streetA. Duncornbe,D.D.,DeanofYorkT.T. Carter,RectorofClewerEdwardBalaton, D.D.,ArchdeaconofDerbyCharles0. Goodford,D.D.,ProvostofEton;Edward Coleridge,FellowofEton,Rectorof MapledurhamB.M.Cowie,B.D.,Deanof Manchester.&c.
LORDLYTTONONINDIANAFFAIRS.
AtelegramfromCalcuttaannouncesthat theViceroy,inthecourseofaspeech deliveredbyhimbeforetheLegislative Councilwithreferencetothepresentfamine, contrastedtheestimatedexpenseofÂŁ5,250,000 foralargerareaofdistresswiththeactual outlayofÂŁ6.758,000entailedbytheprevious famineinthesmallerareaofBengal.His Excellency,proceedingnexttospeakofthe efficiencyoftheArmy,repudiatedanyhostile intentiononthepartoftheGovernment againstneighboringStates,andexplained thepacificcharacterofitsfrontierpolicy. Heannouncedthesuccessfulsettlement effectedwiththeKhanofKhelat,declaring thatconfidencehadbeencompletelyrestored byBritishinfluence.Hebelievedthatthe securityofthefrontierwasonlyattainable bythefriendlypresenceandsalutary influenceofuprightEnglishgentlemen amongthebarbarousneighborsoftheEmpire, andnotbymilitaryexpeditions.
AJUBILEECROSS.
SignorAllessandroBarberohasmadea verybeautifulcrossasamemorialofthe EpiscopalJubileeofhisHolinessPiusIX. Aspecimenofthiswork,ingold,waspresentedtohisHoliness,whowasgraciously pleasedtoacceptit,andtobestowuponthe donorandhisfamilytheApostolicbenediction.Onwhatmaybetermedtheface thecross,atthejunctionofthearms,inthe familyshieldofPiusIX.,surmountedbythe tiara,andthekeyscrossedonhisback.On theothersideisthefollowinginscription, coniposedbytheJesuiteFatherTongiorgi -"MDCCCLXXVII-AnnoL-AConsecratione-Episcopali-PII-IX-P.M.--Romae."
AnumberofPrelateshaveorderedcopiesof thiscrossinsilvertoberetainedasmemorialsofthisaniversary.
WHATTODOWITHYOURDAUGHTERS.
Teachthemself-reliance.
Teachthemtomakebread.
Teachthemtomakeshirts.
Teachthemnottowearfalsehair.
Teachthemnottopaintorpowder.
Teachthemtowearthick,warmshoos.
Teachthemtowashandironclothes.
Teachthemhowtomaketheirowndresses.
Teachthemhowtomakeagoodmeal.
Teachthemhowtowearcalicodressesanddoitlikeaqueen.
Teachthemtosay"no"andmeanit.
Teachthemhowtodarnstockingsand sewonbuttons.
Teachthemtoregardthemorals,notthe money,ofbeaux. Givethemagood,substantial,common schooleducation.
Teachthemthatagoodroundrosyromp isworthfiftydelicateconsumptives.
Teachthemaccomplishments-music, painting,drawing-ifyouhavetimeand moneytodoitwith.
Teachthemtocultivateagarden.
Teachthemtohavenothingtodowith dissoluteyoungmen.
TeachthemthatGodmadetheminHis ownimage,andthatnoamountoftight lacingwillimprovethatmodel.
Teachthemtheessentialsoflife-truth, honestyuprightness-andatasuitabletime letthemmarry.
CONVERSIONS.
NewshasreachedBerlinthatHerrVon Dachrbden,oneoftheleadingpersonagesin GermanFreemasonry,andGrandMasterof thePrussianNationalLodgeinItaly,where heisatpresent,hasbeenconvertedto Catholicity.ThenewshascausedextraordinarysensationinMasoniccirclesat Berlin,andalsoatthePrussianCourt,where hewasanimportantandtrustedperson. Wereadinthe"Univers"thatOnno Klopp,theeminentGermanhistorian,has becomeaconverttotheCatholicfaith. HerrKloppwasreceivedintotheChurchby Mgr.Jacobini,theAustrianNuncioApostolicattheArchiepiscopalPalace,Vienna. TheBaronvonWeghe,formerlyChamberlainoftheKingofHanover,hasbeenreceivedintotheChurchbyMgr.Jiraik, BishopofBudweis,Bohemia.
THEEMPEROROFBRAZIL. TheEmperorofBrazilalmostvieswith thePrinceofWalesasatraveller.His ImperialMajestyDonPedrotheSecond, duringthelastfewyears,atanyrate,hasbeen travellingfarandwideinbothhemispheres. Inagehehasagooddealtheadvantageof theHeir-ApparentHeissixteenyears olderthanthePrince.YethisMajesty's lifehasbutverylittleexceededhalfacentury.BornatRioJaneiroonthe2nd December,1825,hehadhardlycompleted hisfifthyearwhenhisfatherabdicatedin hisfavor,thelawsofthecountryaccording thesuccessiontotheCrowninpreferenceto themalelinewhentherelationshipwas equal.Hishighereducationwasconfided totheBishopofChrysopolisaddedto whichadvantagehehadthebenefitofthe aidofthemostlearnednativeandforehm professor.TheImperialstudententered upontheacquirementofthevarioussciences withindefatigableardour.andatavery earlyagehisloveofstudyprovedofthe greatestpossibleadvantagetohiscountry. At15yearshewasdeclaredtobeofagebythe representativesofthenation.Thecoronationfetestookplaceinthefollowingyear; and,in1843,hemarriedthePrincess ThereseChristinedeBourbon,daughterof FrancisI.,KingoftheTwoSicilies.Accompaniedbyhisbride,hisMajestytook longjourneysinhisStates,inorderto ascertainwhatreformswouldbecalculated toimprovetheconditionofhispeople.By asweepofthepen,hevirtuallyabolished slaveryfor,inDecemberof1871,the BrazilianParliament,underhisinspiration, decreedthatthechildrenofslaves,born afterthepromulgationofthelaw,shouldbe free.andthatthemastershouldbringup suchchildrenuntiltheyattainedtheageof 21,receivinganindemnityinreturn.This decisionwaswelcomedwithintenseenthusiasm,andDonPedroreceivedaddresses fromthepopulationinallthecitieswhich hevisited.Hefoundedahospitalforthe insane,amilitaryschool.amint,andpublic institutionsforeducation.Hereorganized theCentralSchool,establishedonefor mines-anestablishmentcelebratedforthe richnessofitscollectionofpreciousmetals -andfinally,tocompletehiswork,visited thePhilidelphiaExhibition.TheRegency -aswhenhepreviouslyvisitedEuropeduringtheabsenceoftheSovereignwas conidedtotheCrown-PrincessIsabel,who marriedtheCountd'Eu,sonoftheDukede Nemours.HerImperialHighnessisunderstoodtohavereceivedthemostcarefulinstruction,thoroughlybefittingherrank. Herpoliticaleducation,furtheredby severaljourneystoEurope,andmoreparticularlytoEngland,istheworkofher fatherexclusively.
BISHOPLEE,
OneoftheMormonbishopshaslatelymet withhisdeserts.Mr.J.D.Lee,theindividual'sname,wasaprominentleaderinthe massacreofapartyof140emigrants,which tookplacesometwentyyearsagoatMountain Meadows,Utah.Thesamespotwherethe ill-fatedemigrantpartylastcamped,and nearwhereamonumentofalargestone crosswaserectedtotheirmemory,was chosenastheplaceofexecution.According tothelawoftheterritory,whichpermitsa criminaltoselectthemodeofhisdeath,Lee electedtobeshot,andshotheaccordingly was.Leemadeafullconfesfionofhisguilt beforehisdeath.Hehadeighteenwivesand sixty-fourchildren.
ANEGRO'SASHUMENT.
AnoldnegronamedPetewasverymuch troubledabouthissins.Perceivinghimone daywithaverydowncastlook,hismaster askedhimthecause'Ohmassa,l'sesucha greatsinner.'ButPete,'saidhismaster, youareafooltotakeitsomuchtoheart. Youneverseemetroubledaboutmysins.' Iknowthereason,massa,'saidPete. Whenyougooutduck-shooting,andkill oneduckandwoundanother,don'tyourun afterthewoundedduck?"Yes,Pete,'and themasterwonderedwhatwascomingnext, "Well,massa,datisdewaywidyouand me.Dedebilhasgotyousurebutasheis notsureofme,hechasesdischileallde time.'
THEAUSTRALIANRESCUE.
managedfromthebeginning,andreflects creditonallconcerned.
TheIrishCalmofNewYorksays:JohnDevoy,ofNewYork,andJames Reynolds,ofNewHaven,theownersofthe barkCatalpa,ofNewBedford,whosewhat. ingvoyageforthepurposeofrescuingthe FenianprisonersfromthecoastofAustralia hasnowbecomeamatterofhistory,have beeninNewBedfordforadayortwopast settlingupheraffairs.Thebark,withher inventory,hasbeenmadeoverto John.E.Richardson,HenryC.Hathaway,andCaptainS.Anthony,ofYew Bedford.Thematewaspaidoffonabasis oftwicetheamounthewouldhavereceived onthecatchofoil.Thecrewreceivedtheir "lay"oftheoiland35dollarspermonth fromthetimethebarquelefthercruising ground.Thusoneofthebrightestevents intherecordofIrishNationalismhasbeen broughttoamosthappyclose.Allhonorto thosewhohadahandinit.
ATHRILLINGSCENE.
Thefollowingincidentoccurredduringa generalreviewoftheAustriancavalryafew monthsago:-Notfarfrom30,000cavalry were-inline.Alittlechild,agirlofnot morethanfouryears,standinginthefront rowofspectators,eitherfromfrightorsome othercause,rushedintotheopenfieldjust asasquadronofhussarscamesweeping aroundfromthemainbody.Theymade thedetourforthepurposeofsalutingthe Empress,whosecarriagewasdrawnupin thatpartoftheparadeground.Downcame theflyingsquadron,chargingatamadgallop. downdirectlyuponthechild.Themotherwas paralyzed,aswereothers,fortherecouldbe norescuefromthelineofspectators.The Empressutteredacryofhorror,forthedestructionwasinevitable-andsuchterrible destruction,thetramplingtodeathbya thousandironhoofs.Directlyunderthe feetofthehorseswasthelittleone,another instantmustsealitsdoom,whenastalwart hussar,whowasinthefrontline,without slackeninghisspeedorlooseninghishold, threwhimselfoverbythesideofhishorse's neck,seizedandliftedthechildandplaced itwithsafetyonthesaddle-bow; andthis hedidwithoutchanginghispaceorbreaking thecorrectallignrnentofthesquadron.Ten thousandvoiceshailedwithrapturousapplausethegallautdeed,andotherthousands applaudedwhentheyknew.Twowomen therewerewhocouldonlysobtheirgratitude inbrokenaccents,themotherandtheEmpress.Andaproudandhappymomentmust ithavebeenforthehussarwhenhisEmperor,takingfromhisownbreasttherichly enamelledcrossoftheOrderofMaria Theresa,andhungituponthebreastofhis gallanttrooper.
RECORD,MONDAY,AUGUST6,1877.
THEMaxWHOGREW.
OnedaylastweekaDetroitmechanicwas goingdownMichiganavenueandbecame favorablyimpressedwithapairofpante hanginginfrontofacheapclothingstore. Thepricewaslow,thegoodsseemedall right,andhemadeuphismindtopurchase.
"IgifyoudewordofAndreivShackson dotdosepantsareshustlikeiron,"saidthe dealer."Iwarrantsdemeferydime."
Afterthreeorfourdays'wearthepurchaserfoundthebottomofthepantscrawlingtowardhisknees.Itwasabadcaseof shrinkage,andhegotmadandwentbackto thestoreandsaid "Youswindledmeonthesepants?See howtheyhaveshrunkI"
Thedealerlookedhimallover,feltofhis head,pulledonthepants,andfinally said
"Ishallgiveyouonethousand dollarsamonthifyouwilltravelwith me."
"How-what1"
"Youareshustgrowingrightupatthe rateoftwoinchesaday,andItakesyou aroundtthecountryonexhibition.Dose pantsareshustaslongasefer,butyouhaf grownoutofdem."
"Idon'tbelieveit1"shoutedtheman."1 amfortyyearsold,andquitgrowinglong ago1"
"IgifyondewordofAndrewShackson dotyouvasgrowing.'
"Idon'tcarewhosewordyougive. Isaythesepantshaveshrunknearlya foot."
"Hasdetopofthosepantsshrunkdown any1"softlyaskedthedealer.
"Why,no."
"Shouldn'tdevaistbandsshrinkdown shustasqueekasdosebottomshouldshrink up? Ifit'sindecloth,onepartshould shrinkliketheodder,eh1 WhenIsoldyou dotelegantpairofpantsfortreedollarsI don'tsupposeyouvasgrowingsofastorI shallhaftoputzomstrapsonde bottoms."
"Well,Idon'tlikethiswayofdoing business,"saidthepurchaser.
"ShustlikemeifIcellssuchelegant pantsasdozetoaman,andhegrowsoutof dem,itdamagesmytrade.Youhafdamaged mefivehoonoreddollar,butIhaflowrent, paycashformeingoods,andcanmakeyou disfifty-centtieforfivecents."
Themanwalkedouttothecurb-stone,and, turninground,shookhisfiatandsaid "Youarealiarandacheat,andI'lldare yououthere
Suchdingssinkdeepintomyheart,' sighedthedealer,ashetookdownhispipe. "IdinksIsellsoutdispeesnessandpeddles somevacesaroundt.DenwhenIsellsto somepodyitmakesnodifferencehowmuch deygrow."-DetroitFreePress,
AMurderwhichtookplaceatBoston, Massachusetts,onthe21stofAprilhasexcitedanunusualsensationinthatcity,the murdererbeingaboy,bynameKimball, agedfouryears,andhisvictimanotherlittle boy,namedCox,onlysixyearsold.The twochildrenquarrelledwhileplayiugtogether,andKimball,whoseemstobeamost precociouschildandknownamonghiscompanionsas"Major,"expressedhisintention of"fixing"Cox.Havingutteredthis threat,youngKimballhastilywenthome, andgettinghisfather'srevolver,coolly walkeduptoCox,whowasleaningagainst afence,andshothimthroughthehead, bowinghisbrainsout.Directly"afterthe shooting"Kimballreturnedtohisfather's house.wherehequietlywaiteduntilthe arrivalofthepolice.Uponbeingtakeninto custodyheexhibitedsomeemotionhut, consideringthathehasonly"numbered foursummers,"hisnerveandself-possession weresurprising.LittleCox'smotherwas quiteoverwhelmedatthetragedyana, notwithstandingtheextremeyouthofKimball,histhoughtlessconductmeetswith generalreprehension.
"OLDCATHOLICS"RETURNINGTOTHEOLD FAITH.
TheorganisersoftheAustralianrescue havefinisheduptheirbuisnessinacreditable manner.TheBostonPilottohandthisweek says:TheIrishNationalists,ownersofthebarque Catalpa,thatrescuedthepoliticalprisoners fromWesternAustralia,havedisposedofthe vesselinagenerousandhighlycreditable way.ANewBedfordpapermakestheannouncementthatMr.JohnDevoy,ofNew York,Mr.Reynolds,ofNewHaven,Conn.,in whosenametheCatalpawasentered,visited thatcitylastweek,andpresentedthevessel as/shestood,withherwhalinginventory, tothethreemenwhobestdeservedher, namely,JohnE.Richardson,theagent, GeorgeS.Anthony,thebravecaptain,and HenryC.Hathway,theChiefofPolice, whosefidelityandsagacityhadmuchtodo withthesuccessoftherescue.Messrs. DevoyandReynoldsalsosettledwiththe crewonmostliberalterms,thedetailsof which,andthewholestatisticsoftheenterprise,willsoonbepublished.Thisisthe properendingforanaffairthatwaswell
Asourcelikelytobewellinformed,says that,besidesFatherSceepe,ofSauldorf, Baden,threeotherJasenisticpriestshave broughtconsolationtoourHolyMother,the Church,bytheirconversion,whichisbelieved tobesincere.The"Old"priestofEpfenhofenintheGrandDuchyofBaden,the priestKofliski,formerlyvicaratGratz,in Posnania,andFatherAlphonsus.Conventual, ofOggersheim,havereturnedtothefoldof theirMother,thelatterafterholdinga Jasenisticappointmentfortwoyearsin Switzerland.Hehasevenappliedforre-admissionintotheorderhewassounfortunate astoleave.Itmayalsobeofinterestto mentionamongtheProtestantswhohave embracedCatholicitytwoBaronsVon Schierstaedt,oneofwhomwasformerlya lieutenantoflancersatPotsdam,and whomadehisabjurationsomethreemonths agoandtheother,Hermann,isfrom Dahim,nearGoerzke,districtofMagdebourg, inPaderborn.BaronvonderBorchhas recentlybecomeaCatholicatMunster,and theChiefCounselloroftheRegency,Franz, hasfollowedtheexampleofhisfamily,and madehisabjurationatLiegnitz,inSilesia.
LIBERALITYOFPiueIX.
TheBaltimoreMirrorgivesthefollowing beautifulaccountofPiusIX.'eliberality:Recently,asthePopewastakinghisdaily walkinoneoftheVaticanhallshenoticed ayoungmanabsorbedincontemplationofa paintingofRaphael.Turningtoexamine morecloselyoneoftheshadowsofthepainting,theyouth,whohadnotbeenawareof thePope'spresence,recognisedhisHoliness, andwasabouttoleave,whenthePopecalled him,andsaid,"Youareanartist,myson?"
Yes,yourHoliness.
DidyoucometoRometopursueyour studies?'
Yes,yourHoliness.' Nodoubt,then,youareastudentofthe AcademyofPainting?' Unfortunately,no,yourHoliness.' Thenyonstudyunderthedirectionofa professor1'
Iamtoopoorforthat.Istudybymyself-Raphaelismyteacher.'
Go,myson,inscribeyournameinthe Academy.Iwillpaythefees.'
Oh,yourHoliness,suchgoodness-' Youneednotthankmeinwordsstudy diligently,andIshallbesatified.'
ButyourHolinessdoesnotknow-' What?'
IamaProtestant,and-'
Oh,'saidthevenerablePope,smiling, thatdoesnotmatter.TheAcademydoes notmindthat,sogo,anddoasItellyou.'
Theyoungartistisnowpursuinghis studiesintheAcademy,and,itisthought, hewillbecomeaneminentpainter,and,itis hoped,aCatholic.
COLLEGEOFS.FRANCISXAVIER,CALCUTTA.
UNCLETOM'SINTERVIEWWITHQUEEN VICTORIA.
ALondonpaperhasthefollowinginterestingreportofMr.Henson'sremarksuponthe interviewwiththeQueenTheRev.Josiah Henson(UncleTom),addressingameeting inEdinburgh,referredtohisinterviewwith theQueen.Hesaidthatwhenhesawthe Queenshemethimverygracefully, andtheymightrelyonitthatheendeavored tomeetherasgracefully.(Laughter.)She wasneatlydressed,sowasI.(Laughter.) Shecameandmadeaverypolitebowtome, andsodidI.(Laughter.)Shesaidthatshe hadlongreadofme,andheardagreatdeal aboutme,andwashaqpytoseeme,indeed. Ididnotsayditto-(laughter.)-butI thoughtditto-(renewedlaughter)-andsaid this,thatIhadforalongtimeagreatdesire toseeherMajestyinperson,thatImight havethehonorofpresentingtoherMajesty privatethanksforthehonorwhichshehad conferreduponherselfbygrantingUnited Statesslavesanasylumfromthehandofthe crueloppressor.Isaidwheneveraslave struckthesoilofGreatBritainhewasaman, andafreeman.(Applause.)Atevery sentenceherMajestywouldmakeapolite bow,andsowould1-(laughter)-andItold herbowourpetitionshadbeenascendingto Godinprayerandthankfulnessforthe privilegewhichshehadgivenusinCanada fromthearmedhandoftheoppressor. (Applause.)Isaidthatwewouldbealways auhonortotheCrown,andthegreatest blessingwecouldconferuponherMajesty wouldbetohopethatallhersubjectsshould behavethemselves.(Laughterandapplause.) TheQueen,hesaid,thenturnedroundtoone ofherladiesinattendanceandgotsomething,andwalkingbacktome,askedifI wouldhavethisasatokenfromher.Itwas abeautiful-whatdoyoucallit?-(laughter) -portrait.Hereitis,(Mr,Hensonhere exhibitedtheportraitamidloudapplause.) Iwasnot,heproceededtosay,verynervous, forIhadjustgotoneofthefinestdinnersI everhad(laughter),andImustsaythatboth IandMr.Bowdenenjoyeditverymuch. (Laughter.)Therewerethreeorfourmen bowingaroundus,andIthoughtIhadgot toaveryfineplace,asindeedIhad. (Laughter.)TheQueenthensentformy betterhalfandMr.Bowden,andwhenthey cameupIfoundthathehadfoundoutthe knackofbowingandscrapingaswellas myna.(Laughter.)Andsowekeptup bowingandbackingtoourill.(Laugh. ter.)
Onthe12thDecember,1876,SirRichard Temple,Lieutenant-GovernorofBengal, presidedatthedistributionofprizesinthe CollegeofS.FrancisXavieratCalcutta, whichisunderthedirectionoftheJesuit Fathers.Atthecloseoftheceremonyan addresswaspresentedtohim,towhichhe repliedinthefollowingterms IfelicitatetheMostRev.Archbishop(Mgr.Steins, Vicar-ApostolicofCalcutta)onthesuccess ofhiseffortstoeducatetheCatholiccommunityingeneral,butmoreespeciallydoI felicitatehimontheCollegeofS.Francis Xavier,underthedirectionofhiseminent superior,theRev.FatherLafont.Ihave alsomuchpleasureincongraulatingthe studentswhotookpartinthedramaticperformance,which,thankstotheRev.l'refect ofStudies,constitutedanexcellentliterary exercise.Incostume,inelocution,inacting, initswholemissenscene,itisthebestofthe annualrepresentationsatwhichIhave assistedinthiscollege.Fromtheaddress whichhasbeenreadtomeIlearnthatthe prayersofthemastersandstudentsofS. FrancisXavier'sCollegewillfollowmeto myhome(hewasjustappointedGovernor ofBombay?.WhereverIgo,whetherto greatcities,fullofagitationandtheactive progressofcivilization,ortotheinteriorof thecountry,oreventothosecountrieswhere famineandepidemicsrage,ImeettheministersoftheCatholicreligion,whobytheir self-denial,theirpatience,theirprivations andsufferings,holdhighinthesightofmen theCrossofChrist.Ihopethatyou,youth falstudentsofthiscollege,willthroughout yourentirelives,rememberwithgratitude theRev.Fathersandmasterswhohaveinstructedandpreparedyoufortheplacesyou aretooccupyhereafter.Wedonot,intenth, evenadverttothefactthattheirnationality andoursarenotthesame.Theylaborin themidstoftheBritishpeople.Theyare, sotospeak,attheserviceofEngland,and theybringyouupasloyalsubjectstoher Majestythe'QueenofEnglandandEmpress ofIndia.Rememberyourcollegebearsa veneratedname,thenameofS.Francis Xavier,who,byhisenergy,devotedtothe mostsacredofcauses,andbyazealeveron firewhileliferemained,wasoneofthemost remarkablecharactersthatevershedlustre ontheannalsofChristianity.Throughlife comfortyourselvesinamannerworthyof thatgreatreligioussocietywhichbelongs, notmerelytoanation,toanempire,oreven toahemisphere,butexistsforallthepeople underheaven,foreverytonguespokenby men,foreveryclimeoftheuniverse."
ESTABLISHEDCHURCH.
TheimcomeoftheEnglishEstablished Churchishandsome.Thebishopsdivide ÂŁ123,600amongstthem.Thedeansand canonsÂŁ123,194.Thesumdistributedto clergyatlargeisÂŁ4,277.Thesefiguresgive atotalofÂŁ4,544,794,anddonotinclude'the valueofepicopal,probendr1,andparochial residences.
MEMBERFOBCAVAN.
Toputanendtovagereportsincirculationregardingthe"allegedconversion"of thehonorablememberforCavantoCatholicism,webelievewearecorrectinstatingthat Mr.Biggarwasformallyreceivedintothe CatholicChurchatSt.Matthew's,Belfast, bytheRev.PatrickFamily,C.A.,andwas afterwadsconfirmedbyhisLornahipthe MostRev.Dr.Dorrain, Bishopofthe diocees.-171stor
SAYINGSONSUBJECTSOFTHE DAY.
CARDYNALMANNINO.
ABAPTIZEDPEOPLE.
InthejudgmentoftheCatholic,anaptized peopleisnolongerinastateofnature,but isadmittedtoastateofsupernaturalgrace. AndthoughIbelievethenumberofthose whohaveneverbeenbaptizedtobevery greatinEngland,andtobeincreasingever year,neverthelessIbelievetheEnglish people,asamass,tobeabaptizedpeople. Allwhoarebaptizedareelevatedtoastate ofsupernaturalgrace,and,iftheydiedwithoutcommittinganymortalsin,would certainlybesaved.Theyarealso,inthe sightoftheChurch,Catholics.Amortalsin ofanykind,ortheperverseelectionofthe will,bywhichinriperyearssuchpersons chooseforthemselves,notwithstanding sufficientlight,heresyinsteadofthetrue faith,andschisminsteadoftheunityofthe Church,wouldindeeddeprivethemoftheir stateofgrace.Butbeforesuchactofselfprivationallsuchpeopleareregardedbythe CatholicChurchasinthewayofsalvation. Withperfectconfidenceoffaith,weextend theshelterofthistruthoverthemillionsof infantsandyoungchildrenwhoeveryyear passtotheirHeavenlyFatherandwe extenditalsoinhopetomanymorewho growupintheirbaptismalgrace.
PIETYOUTSIDETHECHURCH.
Catholicmissionersinthiscountryhave oftenassuredmeofafact,attestedalsoby myownexperience,thattheyhavereceived intotheChurch,personsgrowntoadultlife, inwhomtheirbaptismalgracewasstillpreserved.Toascribethegoodlivesofsuch personstothepowerofnaturewouldbe Pelagianism.Todenytheirgoodnesswould heJansenism.Andwithsuchaconsciousness,howcananyconvertregardhispast spirituallifeintheProtestantChurchasa niockery1 Ihavenodeeperconvictiontitan thatthegraceoftheHolySpiritwaswith mefrommyearliestconsciousness.Though atthetime,perhaps,IknewitnotasIknow itnow,yetIcanclearlyperceivetheorder andchainofgracebywhichGodmercifully ledmeonwardfromchildhoodtotheageof twentyyears.Fromthattimetheinterior workingsofHislightandgrace,whichled meeventuallytoasubmissiontothefulness oftruth,arearealityasprofoundlycertain, intimate,andsensibletomenowasthatI live.Neverhave1allowedanyofthose whocometomeforguidanceorinstruction toharbouradoubtofthepastworkingsof graceinthem.Itwouldbenotonlyasin ofingratitude,butasinagainsttruth.The workingoftheHolySpiritinindividual soulsisasoldasthefallofman,andaswide asthehumanrace.
areengagedinitssupportdutifulness, self-mistrust,submission,respectforothers older,better,morelearnedthanthemselvesallcombinetoformafalseconscienceofthe dutytorefusetohearanythingagainst"the Churchoftheirbaptism,"ortoreadanything whichcouldunsettlethem.
ENGLAND'SSEPARATIONFROMTHECHURCH.
IbelievethatthepeopleofEnglandwere notallguiltyofthefirstactsofheresyand schismbywhichtheyweresepatatedfrom theCatholicunityoffaith.Theywere robbedofit.Inmanyplacestheyrosein armsforit.Thechildren,thepoor,theunlearnedatthattimewerecertainlyinnocent -muchmorethenextgeneration.They werebornintoastateofprivation.They knewnobetter.Nochoicewasbeforethem. Theymadenoperverseactofthewillin remainingwheretheywereborn.Every successivegenerationwasrtilllessculpable, inproportionasmenwerebornintoastate ofprivation,andunderthedominionofa traditionoferroralreadygrownstrong.For threecenturiestheyhavebeenbornfarther andfurtheroutofthetruth,andtheir culpabilityisperpetuallydiminishing.Nevertheless,theDivinelawisperemptory "To hintwhoknowethtodogood,andclothit not,tohimitissin."EveryDivinetruth,as itshinesinuponus,laysitsobligationon ourconsciencetobelieveandtoobeyit,and nothingthatIhavesaidmodifiestheabsolute andvitalnecessityofsubmittingtothe CatholicChurchastheonlywayofsalvation tothosewhoknowit,bytherevelationof God,tobesuch.
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AUGUST,A.D.480.
THEADVANTAGESOFPIOUSREADINGS.
little.Therewasevenattheverytimea monasteryofpiousbrethrenoutsidethe walls,underthecareofAmbrose,ofthe existenceofwhichwelikewiseknewnothing. Hethuswentonwiththeconversation, whilewe,forourpart,continuedtolisten withthegreatestattentionandinthe courseofithetoldusofacircumstancethat hadhappenedtohimselfwhenhewasat Treves.Whiletheemperorwasamusing himselfattheafternoongamesinthecircus, he,withthreecompanions,wentoutfora walkinthegardensoutsidethewalls,where forsometimetheyrambledabouttwoand twotogether,untiloneofthethreewentoff withhiminaparticulardirection,whilethe othertwostrayedawaysomewhereelse,and happenedtolightuponacottagewheresome ofThyservantshadtheirabode,-menpoor inspirit,butofwhomisthekingdomof God,-andwheretheyfoundabookinwhich thelifeofAntonywasgivenatlebgth.One ofthembegantoreadit,andwassoon carriedbeyondhimselfinwonder,andfound himself,asitwere,setonfire.Ashecontinuedtoread,athoughtenteredintohis mind,urginghimtoleavetheworld,andto commenceatonceservingTheeinasimilar wayoflife.Thetwomen,itshouldbe observed,bothbelongedtotheclassof governmentofficials.Onasuddentheone whowasreading,filledwithholyloveand withadiscreetsenseofshameandanger againsthimself,fixedhiseyesuponhis friendandsaidtohim"Tellme,Ipray, whatistheendweproposetoourselvesto gaininalltheselaborsofours?whatisit thatweareaimingat,andwhatistobethe rewardofourservice?Canwehopefor anythinghigherwhilstweremaininthe palacethantobecomefavoritesofthe emperor? Andwhatisthereinallthis thatisnotfullofchanceandhazard?How manydangershavewenottopassthrough onlyinordertoarriveatsonicgreater dangerstill?Andwhenareweeversure ofourmark?Now,asregardsbeingthe friendofGod,Ihaveonlytowishtobecome one,andthethingisatoncewithinmy power."
fitoffervorwhichhadseizeduponme, whileAlypiuslooked,withhiseyesfixed towardsme,inmutesurprise.ForIwas notspeakinginanymannerusualwithme; butforehead,cheeks,eyes,colour,andtone ofvoice,allrevealedmyinwardstateof mindevenfarmorethanthewordswhich Iuttered.
Augustinehereuponwithdrewtoalittle gardenattachedtothehouseinwhichhe rentedhisapartments,followedbyAlypius andthebookofhisConfessionsdescribed minutelytheintenseagonyofthemental strugglewhichheprssedthrough."Tomorrowandto-morrow,"bekeptsayingto himself,"Iwillbeginbutwhynotnow? Whyisnotthisverypresentmomenttosee thelastofthybaseness?"
And,further,ourtheologiansteach,not onlythatthestateofbaptismalinnocence exists.andmaybepreserved,outofthe Church,butthattheywhoareingoodfaith outofit,iftheycorrespondwiththegrace theyhavealreadyreceived,willalsoreceive anincreaseoraugmentationofgrace.And Idonotforamomentdoubtthatthereare tobefoundamongtheEnglishpeopleindividualswhopractiseinahighdegreethe fourcardinalvirtues,and,innosmalldegree, thethreetheologicalvirtuesofFaith,Hope, andCharity.
INVINCIBLEIGNORANCE.
InTagaste,alittletownoftheRoman provinceofNorthAfrica,thereliveda Romanofpatricianrank,marriedtoalady ofthenameofMonica,whosesanctity-is honoredbytheuniversalChurchonthe4th ofMay.TheirsonAugustineshowedsigns ofunusualcapacitiesbutataveryearly agehegavehimselfovertoanunrestrained indulgenceinallthelibertinepractices commontotheheathenRomanyouth.His mother,apiousChristianlady,usedtoshed manytearsinsecretbeforeGodoverthese excessesinherson'swayofliving,andstill moredidshedeplorehishavingbeendrawn intothewickedandabandonedsectofthe Maniehaeans.Atthirtyyearsofage AugustineremovedtoRome,topractise thereasaprofessorofrhetoricandpolite literaturebutneitherthewayoflifenor thesocietyofRometakinghisfancy,heremovedfromRometoMilan,whitherhis motherMonica,withseveralofhisrelations, followedhim.IIeresherepeatedlyurged himtoplacehimselfundertheinstruction ofSt.Ambrose,whowasthentheBishopof Milan,thoughforsometimewithoutmuch success.
Theologiansteachthatmanybelongtothe Churchwhoareoutofitsvisibleunity,and thattoheoutoftheChurchisnopersonal sin,excepttothosewhosininbeingoutof it.Thatis,theywillbelost,notbecause theyaregeographicallyoutofit,butbecause theyareculpablyoutofit.Andtheywho areculpablyoutofitarethosewhoknowormight.andthereforeoughttoknow-that it,istheirdutytosubmittoit.Wehopefully applythisbenignlawofourDivineMaster asfaraspossibletotheEnglishpeople. First,itisapplicableinthelettertothe wholemultitudeofthosebaptizedpersons whoareundertheageofreason.Secondly, toallwhoareingoodfaith,ofwhatsoever agetheybesuchasagreatmanyofthe poorandunlettered,towhomitisveryoften physically,andveryoftenmorally,impossibletojudgewhichisthetruerevelationor ChurchofGod.Isayphysically,becausein thesethreehundredyearstheCatholic Churchhasbeensosweptoffthefaceof Englandthatnineortengenerationsofmen havelivedanddiedwithoutthefaithbeing somuchasproposedtothem,ortheChurch evervisibletothemandIsaymorally, becausethegreatmajorityofthepoor,from life-longprejudiceareoftenincapableof judginginquestionssoremovedfromthe primarytruthsofconscienceandChristianity. Ofsuchsimplepersonsitmaybesaidthat theyaretobeclassedmorallywithinfants. Again,tothesemaybeaddedtheunlearned inallclasses,amongwhommanyhaveno contactwiththeCatholicChurch,orwith Cathoiicbooks.Add,lastly,thelargeclass whohavebeenstudiouslybroughtup,with allthedominantauthorityoftheEnglish traditionofthreehundredyears,tobelieve sincerely,andwithoutadoubt,thatthe CatholicChurchiscorrupt,haschangedthe faith,andthattheauthoroftheReformationistheSpiritofholinessandtruth.It mayseemincredibletosomethatsuchan illusionexists.Butitiscredibletome,becausefornearlyfortyyearsofmylifeIwas fullypossessedbythiserroneousbelief.To allsuchpersonsitismorallydifficultinno smalldegreetodiscoverthefalsehoodofthis illusion,Allthebetterpartsoftheirnature
Thefollowingcircumstance,thatimmediatelyledtohisconversion,mustbe relatedinAugustine'sownwords,whenit willatonceappearhowmercifulwasthe designofGodinpermittingSt.Athanasius tobedrivenintoexile,inorderthat,through hiswanderingsfromcitytocity,theknowledgeofthewonderfullifeofprayer,and self-sacrificewhichwasbeingledbythe monksandsolitariesofEgyptmightnot onlybedisseminatedfarandwide,butmight beattestedbythelivingtestimonyofan eye-witnesswhoseveracitywassounimpeachableasthatofanexiledandpersecuted Bishop.
Augustine,itwouldappear,waslivingin lodgingsinMilanwithtwofriends,-Nebridius,whohadengagedhimself,atAugustine's request,asassistant-teacherintheestablishmentbelongingtooneoftheprincipal MilanesecitizensandAlypius,whopractised inthelaw-courts,andwho,atthetimewhen thecircumstancesabouttoberelated happened,waswaiting,asSt.Augustineexpressedit.forthelawvacationtoexpire,in ordertorecommencesellinghislawopinions, asIsoldmylessonsinrhetoric.
Thushespokeand,asitwere,travailinginthepainsofthebirthofanewlife,he fixedhiseyesagainonthebook,andread onandon,untilheunderwentachangein theinnerman,whichThou,0myGod,didst behold,andhismindwassetfree,aswas soontoappear.Forwhilsthecontinued reading,andthetideofinwardfeelingagitatedhimtoandfro,hegreanedinwardly, andatlength,burstingthroughallrestrain, hemadehisresolveforthebetterpert,and saidtohisfriend"Ihavenowtornmyself freefromallourformerhopes,andhave madeupmymindtobeaservantofGod hereinthisveryplace,andfronithisvery hour,Iintendtobegin.Ifyouhaveno mindtodothesame,atleastputnohindranceinmyway."Theotherreplied,that insuchaservice,andforsogreatareward, liewouldcontinuetobearhimcompany, Andthusbothofthem,nowbecomeThine, settoworktobuildthetower,thecostof whichtheyhadrightlyestimatedtobethe "leavingofallthingsinordertofollow Thee."
Isaidthesethings,continuesthebookof hisConfessions,andshedafloodoftearsin thebitternessofmysoul,when,behold,I heardavoicefromaneighboringhouse singinginakindofrefrain,-whetherthe voicewasthatofboyorgirlIcannottell,"Takethebookupandread,takethebook upandread."Instantlymycountenance altered,and1beganconsideringmostintently whetheriteverhappenedthatboysin theirplaysangorrepeatedanythingofthe fort;and,notwithstandingallmyefforts,I Couldnotrecollectmyselftohaveeverheard anythingofthekind.Socheckingmyflood oftears,Iroseup,interpretingwhatIhad heardtomeannothingelsethanaDivine commandtoopenthebook,andtobeginto readthefirstchapteratwhichitwasopened forIheardofAntony,that,cominginduringthereadingoftheGospel,hereceived thatwhichwasbeingreadasanadmonition speciallyaddressedtohimself,viz.the words"Goandsellallthouhest,andgive tothepoor,andfollowMe,andthoushalt havetreasureinheaven;"andthathewas convertedbythemonthespot.Ireturned, thereforeinhastetotheplacewhereAlfpius wasseatedforitwastherethatIgadlaid downthebookoftheApostlewhenIhad goneaway.Iseizedthebook,openedit, andinsilencereadthesentenceonwhichmy eyesfirstrested,"Notinriotinganddrunkenness,nottochamberingandimpurities,notIn contentionandnay;hutputyeontheLord JesusChrist,andmakenotprovisionforthe fleshinitsconcupiscences"(Rom./chi.13)I hadnodesiretoreadfurther,norwasitnecessary;forthemomentIcametotheendof thesentence,Ifeltacalmlighltinfusedinto mysoul,andallmydarkmisgivingswere dispelled. Theautumnvacationbeingended,St. Augustinetellsusthathegavenoticetothe Milanesetoprovidethemselveswithanother mastertosellwordstothem,whileheplaced himselfunderthedirectionofSt.Ambrose topursueacourseofecclesiasticalstudy.On theEastereve,A.D.387,hewasbaptized,togetherwithhissonAdeodatssandhisfriend Alypius,bySt.Ambrose.Intheyear:391 hewasordainedpriestatHippo,andfour yearslaterhewasmadeBishopofHippo.lie diedathippoonthe28thofAugust430,at theadvancedageofseventy-six.lieisregardedasoneofthegreatestofthedoctors oftheChurchandbesideshismanylearned works,whichareknownonlytostudents andtolearnedmen,heistheauthoroftwo workswhichhavebeentranslatedinto nearlyeverylanguageofChristendom pretendingtoanydegreeofcultivation,andwhichhavethuscome intothehandsofallclasses.Theseworks arehisConfessions,fromwhichtheabove narrativehasbeentaken,andhisTreatiseof theCityofGod.
Onacertainday,saysSt.Augustinein hisbookofConfessions,whenNebridins happenedtobeabsentuponsomebusiness orother,onePontinianus,acountrymanof ourssofarasthathewasanAfrican,and holdingsomehighmilitaryofficeaboutthe emperor'spalace,calledtopayusavisit, whetherforanyparticularpurposeornot,I cannotsay.Wesatdowntoconverse,andin ashorttimehiseyehappenedtobecaughtby amanuscriptlyinguponakindofbagatelleboardthatwasbeforeus.Hetookitup, openedit,andfoundittobetheEpistlesof StPaul,notalittletohissurpriseforhe supposedittobeoneofthebookswhichI enjoyedinmyprofession.Onseeingit, however,hesmiledand,withgreatgoodhumour,congratulatedmeonthisbeingthe onlybookwhichhefoundinmypossession, notwithstandinghishavingsomewhattaken mebysurprise;forhewasaChristian,and oftenspenthoursinthechurch,prostrated beforeThee,0myGod,inlongandearnest prayer.WhenItoldhimofmybeingin thehabitofgivingaconsiderabletimeto thestudyoftheseEpistles,hebegantoturn theconversationuponthesubjectofthe EgyptianmonkAntony,who,asitwould appear,waswellknowntoThyservants, althoughtoushewasquiteunknown, Discoveringourentireignoranceofthe subject,heenteredintoamoredetailed accountofonewhohadbecomesoeminent, andsubsequentlyturnedhisdiscourseupon themanycongregationsofthemonkswho filledthedesertwiththesweetsavourof theirholylife,ofallwhichweknewjustas
AtthistimePontinianusandhiscompanion,whohadturnedoffinadifferent directioninthegarden,happenedtoarrive atthecottageinthecourseofthesearch theyweremakingfortheirfriends;and, findingthemthere,theywarnedthemofits beingtimetoreturn,asthedaywasfar advanced.Theirtwofriends,however,begantotellthemoftheirresolutionand purpose,andofthemannerinwhichthey hadbeenbroughttomakeuptheirminds; beggingthemthat,iftheywerenotdisposed tojointhem,theywouldatleastletthem alone.Thetwo,whowerethusaddressed, -not,however,withoutapassingregretat theirownlot,-remainedunchanged,and offeringtheirpiouscongratulations,and commendingthemselvestotheirfriends' prayers,wentbacktothepalacewithhearts clingingtotheearth,whiletheothertwo, fixingtheirheartsuponheaven,remained behindinthecottage.Bothofthesewho thusremainedbehindwereengagedtobe marriedandonhearingoftheirresolve, theirintendedbridesdeterminedinlike mannertoconsecratetheirvirginityto God.
Augustine,inhisConfessions,continues todescribetheinwardstruggleofmindinto whichhehimselfwasthrownbythisnarrativeofPontinianus. WhatwastherethatIdidnotsayto myselfwithwhatscourgesofwordsdidI notstrivetolashmysoulforward,thatit mightfollowmeinmyefforttogoinsearch ofThee?YetIdrewback,andbecamean obstinaterecusant,withoutknowinghowto excuseitself.Argumentwasalldoneaway withandsilenced,andthereremainednothingbutastateoftremblingthathadnota wordtosayinitsownbehalf.Mysoul withinmeseemedstrickenwithafearlike tothedreadofdeath,ofbeingtornasunder fromthewholeoftheevilsourceofhabit, bywhichshewasreallywastingherselfto death.
Thusrentinpiecesbythisgreatstrife andcontentionoftheinnerman,whichI hadstirredupagainstmysoulinthe chamberofmyheart,withmindandcountenancealikedistracted,Irushedinupon Alypius,andcriedouttohim,Whatis goingtocomeuponus?whathaveyougot here?whatis.thisthatthouhashheard? Menwithoutlettersriseupandtakeheaven byviolence:Andlookatus;seehow,with allourlearnedacqiiirements,wearewallowingaboutinfleshandblood.Arewetobe ashamedtofollowintheirwake,andnot rathertofeelshamethatwearenotableto doevensomuchastofollowthem?Much tothesamepurportIdoubtlesssaid,inthe
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20.-MON.S.Bernard,Conf.andDoct.
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24.-FRI.S.AlphonsusdeLiguori,B Conf.andDoct.
25.-SAT.F.Bartholomew,Ap.DayofDe votion.
26.-SUN.XIVafterPentecost.
28.-S.Augustine,B.Conf.andDoct.
29.-WED.DecollationofS.John Baptist.
30.-THUR.S.RoseofLima,Virg. SEPTEMBER.
I.-SAT.S.Lewis,King,Conf.
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"Beindefatigableinyourpurpose,andwith undauntedspiritresistiniquityandtryto conquerevilwithgood,havingbeforeyoureyes therewardpreparedforthosewhocombatfor thenameofChrist."-PiusIX.
MONDAY,AUGUST6,1877.
COMMUNISMinSouthAmericain1877 isofapiecewithcommunisminEurope in1871.Undersimilarcircumstances similarcausesareeverattendedby similarresults.Redrepublicanism, whereveritshowsitshideoushead, leavesonthelandthemarkof blood.
WheninthedaysofthePariscommunethenewswasspreadfarand !idshowthechiefpastorathefirst
MonsignorChecs,Archbishopof Quito,hadincurredtheangerofthe revolutionarysocietieswithwhichhis countryisunhappilyinfested,byhis fearlessassertionofthedutiesof christiansubjects,andhisdenunciationoftheevilsofrevolt.Some miscreantmembersofthesesocieties, thinkingthemselvesaggrieved,swore vengeanceontheiraggressor.The deathoftheArchbishopwasdetermined on,andaruffianinduced,underpromise ofaconsiderablebribe,toundertakethe carryingoutoftheirresolve.Itissaid, thebetterday,thebetterdeed.The occasionselectedbytheassassinforthe accomplishmentofhistask,shows,we aretemptedtosay,evenmorethanthe deeditself,bowcallouswerehisfeelings, howmuchathome,hewas,ininfamy andhowfittedforhisiniquitouswork. Onthesacreddayonwhichthechristian worldcommemoratesthedeathofthe Saviourofmankindthereareinall CatholicChurchesdevotionsofanunusualcharacter,intendedtoremindthe worshippers;,ofthetragicsacrificeof Calvary.Aprocessionstartingfrom theHighAltar,visitsthesidechapel wheretheadorableHosthasbeenpreservedfromthedaybefore,andbearing Itwitheverymarkofreligioushonor returnsinacircuittotheplacewhence ithadsetout.Thereisnoconsecrationoftheelements,-acircumstancein whichtheservicesofGoodFridayare singularamongtheservicesofthe year-butalittleunblessedwineis usedtopurifythechaliceinwhichthe sacredHosthasreposed,andisconsumedbythecelebrantintherite.In hisknowledgeofthesefactsthemurderer,foundthemeansofaccomplishing histask.AsecondJudas,heshowed himselfthefaithfulimitatorofthefirst. OntheGoodFridayofthepresentyear MonsignorChecacelebratedinperson theofficesofthefeastintheCathedral ofQuito.Theassassinwaspresentin theChurch,withtheinstrumentofhis hellishdesign-apackageofstrychnine -inhispossession.Thefewmoments oftheabsenceoftheclergyinprocessionfromtheHighAltarwerehis opportunity.Glidingintothesanctuary,hethrew,thecontentsofthe packageintothecruetofwineresting onthecredencetable,andunobserved bythecongregationwhoseattention wasdirectedtotheceremoniesin anotherquarteroftheChurch,regained hisplace.Whatheanticipatedunhappilyoccurred.TheprocessionreturnedtotheHighAltarandthewine wastenderedinduecoursetothe Archbishop,whounsuspiciouslydrank it.Hewasimmediatelytakenill.The poison,wasnotsospeedyinitseffects astopreventhisunvestingandreturningtohishome.Buthehadscarcely crossedtheprecinctsofhispalace,when alarmingsymptomsweremanifested. Hehadjusttimetoutteracomplaint, andbeforehisattendants,whoflewto hisassistance,couldreachhim,hefell onthefloorandinstantlyexpired. Ofthedeceasedprelateitmaybe said,asitwaspreviouslyofonegreater thanhe; Hewasoffered,becauseitwas hisownwill].Deathcamenottohim unexpected,andfoundhimnot,we trust,unprepared.Hehaddeeply offendedtherevolutionaries,byhis preachingandhispastorals,andhe knewthentoowelltohopetheywonld forgive.Theassassinationofthenoble heartedMorenotwoyearsagohehad
IFGovernorROBINSONhasfailedto obtain,forthesupportersofthepresent formofconstitutionallthattheyexpected,hehas,weshouldthink,fully satisfiedthemthattheyhavenothing bettertoexpectfromanyGovernorwho maysucceedhim.GovernorROBINSON.was"ourgoodGovernor"who hadgottheSecretaryofStatetosay thatifwewantedrailwaysweshould havethem,whopushedforwardthe surveyoftheGuildfordandFremantle line,andwouldpushforwardlegislationforitintheCouncil,andwould pushforwarditscourseinDowning Street,andwouldintimethreeorfour monthsatmostdelightallheartsby turningthefirstsod.Thiswaswhat allthesupportersoftheGovernment, alltheadvocatesofpatienceexpected, andwhatGovernorROBINSONprobably didhisveryhesttogivethem.Suddenly-thebrighthopeswithwhich thesebelieversinDowningStreet buoyedthemselvesupandtowhich theypointedwithexultationhave proveddeceptive,andthedreamin whichtheyhavebeenindulginghas vanished.Justastheyhavebecame thoroughlyconvincedthatwithoutrailwaysthecolonycannotadvance-just asthelastoftheopponentsofasystem ofpublicworkshascometoadmitthat nothingistobedonewithoutit-just asSirLukeLEAKShimselfhasconfessedthatmoneyspentonrailways cannotbethrownaway-justasthe LegislativeCouncilhaswithunexampledunanimity-presentedanaddress toHisExcellencyprayingthathe wouldintorduceaLoanBillinorder thatthefirstlinkofarailwaytothe Easterndistrictsmightbeforgedat onceandthattheremightnotbea moment'sunnecessarydelay-HisExcellencyhasrudelyawakenedthemto thefactthatindealingwithSecretaries ofStatethereisnohurryingmatterand thattheirpromisedrailway,solong underconsiderationislikelytobeindefinitelypostponed.Hehastoldthem thattheSecretaryofStatewillsanction noLoanBilltillhehasbeforehima billfortherailwayandthattherefore, asthepassingofaLoanBillduringthe presentsessionwouldnotexpedite matters,hedoesnotfeelhimselfjustifiedindepartingfromtheusualcourse. Sothat,justasallparties-Imperialists -Liberals-andNeutrals-havemade uptheirmindsthatnothingwilldo butasystemofpublicworks andarailwaytotheEasterndistrictstobeginwithandtobecommeneedwithoutaday'sneedlessdelay -theyfindthemselvesina"No Thoroughfare,"condemnedtowaitfirst forananswerfromtheSecretaryof Stateastowhetherheapprovesthe roughestimatesandplanssenthomethentillheapprovestheirrailway bill-thentillheapprovestheirLoan Bill-andthen-buttherearenoend ofthe"thens."Itisall"then"with theImperialGovernmet-theword "now"isnotknown-andwhatwith thetimeitwilltakeforrepliesand explanationsandgettingplansapproved, andtherailwaybillapproved,and LoanBillapproved-andthedozen otherthingsapprovedthathavenot yetrisentothesurfacebutaresureto dosobeforewegettherailway-this mightyunderstanding-thisstriking markoftheImperialliberality,thatwe weresosuretoreceiveandwhichwas bythistimetohavebeeninour possession-willfinditselfinanother generation.Thehonourablemember ofPerth(Mr.Randell)saidtheother nightthathedidnotexpecttoseean Easternrailwayforthenexttenyears
-butsincethenhehaslearntthatitis highlyimprobablethathewillseeany railwayforthenexttenyears-not eventherailwaythatwastohavebeen begunsixmonthsago-unlessthereis achangeintheformofGovernment. Itcomeshowevertojustthis.The membersoftheLegislativeCouncil recognizing,astheynowcannotbut do,thatallhopeoftheirbeingableto carryouttheirideaswiththeirpresent powersisidle,willonceforalltake mattersintotheirownhandsand claimtherighttheyenjoy,undertheir constitution,ofadoptingaresponsible formofGovernment.Theyhaveno longeranythingtolosebysuchastep -noteventhePolicegrant-and,if theybelievetheyarerightintheir viewsandthattheirLegislationought tobecomelaw,theywillatonceclaim therightoffreeactionanddetermine todotheirbesttomakeupthetime thathasbeenfruitlesslythrownaway inwaiting.
RUSSIANATROCITIES.
CARDINALCULLENhasdonewellin issuingapastoralinwhich,having explainedtheecclesiasticalregulations forthe"MonthofMARY."hedirects theattentionofCatholicstotheconductofRussiatowardsthePoles. Thisisthemorenecessarybecause many,carriedawayMr.GLADSTONE'S speechesandletters,appeartothink thatinthegreatstrugglenowgoingon intheEast,Russiaisalambinsteadof awolf.Greatashavebeenthecrimes ofTurkey(andshehascrimsonedthe volumeofhistorywithfearfulatrocities), thecrimesofRussiamustbelooked uponasstainedwithastilldeeperdye. TheTurksmaysay(thoughitisno excuseforcruelety)thattheirmis-sion istoendeavortotrampleoutChristianitybutRussia,whichblasphemouslycallsitself"Holyltussia," canurgenosuch,plea.Heremperor andhissubjectsknowwellthatthe Polesarefellow-Christians,though differinginsomepointsfromthe RussianformofChristianity.Cardinal CULLENdoesnotmakelightof Turkishtyranny(todosowouldbeto contradicthistory),buthe,mosttruthfully,insiststhatsufficientattention hasnotbeendevotedtothebrutalityof RussiatowardsherunfortunatePolish subjects.Nodenunciationcanbeexcessivedirectedagainstapowerwhich hastreatedwithinhumanebarbarity theinhabitantsofaoncepowerful country,apartofwhichbecamesubject toRussiabytherobberyandspoliation towhichhistoryhasgiventhetoo gentlenameof"partition."Thesons ofthatgloriouslandwhichgavetothe worldsuchheroesasZOBIESKIand KOSKIUSKO,themenwhoarethedescendantsofthosebravesoldierswho preventedtheTurksfromconquering Europebyland(aPopehadatLepanto preventedthemfromconquering Europebysea),deservedfardifferent treatmentfromapowerwhichcalls itselfChristian.TheCardinalforcibly warnsthatthosewhohavethedirection ofpublicaffairsthatifRussiabeallowedtotakepossessionofConstantinopleandoftheTurkishprovincesin AsiaMinorthereiseverydangerthat Cossackbarbaritywillbewidelyspread, thatlibertywillbedestroyed,andthat thefreedomofGoD'sChurchwillbe placedingreatjeopardy.Thesesolemn wordsshouldbewellweighedbyall whocaninanywayinfluencepublic opinion.TheCardinalproducesunanswerableevidencefromofficialcorrespondenceinsupportofhisassertions. Itwouldbearealblessingtotheworld ifhissentimentscouldbeinfusedinto theheartsofthosedark-mindedmen who(likecrazy,crack-brainedCARLISLE)arehoundingon"holy"Russia totheexecutionofherunholywork. LetthosewhodefendRussiaremember thenoblelinesofCAMLBIILL,writingof Polandunderherancientname: Oh,bloodiestrecordinthebookoftime, Sarmatiafell,unwept,withoutacrime; Hopeforaseasonbadetheworldfarewell, AndfreedomshriekedwhenKOssiuSKU fell,
IfRussiabenowallowedtolordit overtheworld,thenmay"freedom shriek"indeed, It
FEASTOFOURLADYOTMOUNT
CARNRL.-Onthe16thJnly,aselectnumber ofchildrenwereadmittedtothebrown scapular.HisLordship,after7o'clock Mass,proceededtoourLady'sChapelto investtheaspirantsandaftertheceremony addressedafewwordsofinstructionand encouragementtothegirls.About14 receivedthebrown-and22theblue scapularoftheImmaculateConception.The Churchpresentedtheappearanceofa festival,manypersonsapproachingthe HolyCommunion.Itisgratifyingtosee thedevoutclientsofMary,theaugust MotherofGod,manifestingtheirlove anddevotiontotheirholyandglorious Patroness.
CONVERSIONS.-TntheClericalintelligence oftheHomeNews,June8th,1877,weread thefollowing:-TheRev.J.F.Fagge,M.A., fornearlythirtyyearsvicarofAston,Causton,inthedioceseofWorcester,hasresigned hisliving.andbeenreceivedintotheChurch ofRome.TheRev.JamesArthurPoole, B.A.,curateofSt.John's.MilesPlatting,has resignedhiscuracyandbeingreceivedinto theRomanCatholicChurch.Mr.Poolewas ordainedadeaconbytheBishopofManchester,onMarch1st,1874,andappointedto thecuracyofOswaldtwistle,whichheheld abouttwoyears.HeremovedtoManchester in1876.HewasagraduateofTrinityCollege,Dublin.
SISTERSOFMERCY.
formerformsanimportantchapterinthe latter,thesubjectbecomesoneofstill higherinteresttotheCatholicpublic.Inthe year1845,tenyearsaftertheMostRevd. Dr.FoldinghadbecomeArchbishopof Sydney,theSistersofMercysettleddownin theleastknownandmostobscureofthe AustralianColonies,WesternAustralia.In theyear1845,thefirstBishopofPerth RightRev.Dr.BradywasinIreland,andhe visitedtheparentHousesoftheOrderof Mercy,BaggotStreet,Dublin,andrequested theservicesofapartyofNunsforhis Mission.Inresponsetothisappeal,three professedNunsandthreeNoviceswere appointedbytheirSuperiorsforthenew foundation,andlefttheHouseinBaggot StreetforPerthunderthecareofthe Bishopofthisdiocese,onthe8thSeptember, 1845.TheywereaccompaniedtoLondon bytheMotherSuperioroftheirparentHouse whichtheywereleavinginallprobability forever.
Wemustnotomittomentionthetruly kindandpaternalvisitofthelatevenerated ArchbishopMurray,whohadhithertobeen theirBishop.HisGracewasmuchaffected onseeingsomanyyoungladiescheerfully andasecondtimeleavingparents,friends, andnow,evencountry,andatthewordof obedience,going,theyknewnotwhereor withwhom,solelytocontributeintheir humblewaytothespiritualandtemporal welfareoftheirfellow-creaturesinadistant land.HisGraceingivinghisparting benediction,expressedthedeepestinterest intheirfuturelabors.
Onthe16thJuly-FeastofourLadyof MountCarmel-theinterestingceremonyof receptiontookplaceintheConventchapel oftheSistersofMercy,Perth,at4o'clock, p.m.HisLordshipDr.Griver,presidedon theoccasion,assistedbytheRev.T.Dooley. Thepostulantswhowereadmittedtothe whiteveilandhabitofreligionwereMiss AnneKenny,andMissMargaretWhite,the formertakingashernameinreligion,Mary Monica,thelatter.MaryRose.HavingpreviouslyspentsixmonthsintheConventon probation,theyhavenowenteredthe Novitiate.whichlaststwoyears.Attheend ofthisperiod,iftheyhaveprovedtheirvocationtobeacallfromGod,andperseveredin theiroriginalintentiontoconsecratethemselvesentirelytothedivineservice,they will,withtheconsentofthecommunity,be allowedtomaketheirfinalvowsandreligiousprofession.Thisistheusualcourse foraspirantstothereligiousstate-happyare thosewhoarethushighlyfavored. Theceremonyofreceptionisaveryinspre,siveone.Thepostulantappearsina bridaldress-thelasttimeforheritowearthe liveryiftheworldshehasrenounced.She V entersthechoirwiththecommunityinprocession.whilethehymn"0GloriosaVirginum,"isbeingsung.Shereceivesthewax candlefromthehandsoftheBishop,answers thequestionsproposed,accordingtocustom, andthenretirestoputoffhersecularattire, andassumethereligioushabit.Returning, clothedasareligious,sheisgreetedbythe beautifulantiphon,"Quaestista,"-"Who isthiscomingupfromthedesert,"&c.whichbeingfinished,shekneelsatthealtar toreceivethecincture,veilandcloakfrom theBishopandhandsthemtotheMother Superior,andisbyherinvestedinthem.The "RegnumMundi,"isthensoonafterentoned bythechoir,andatthecloseofthe "Eructavit,"thenoviceprostrates; the "VeniCreator"commences,theBishopand religiouskneelingtoinvoketheHolySpirit, anduniteinprayer.Thehymnandprayer beingconcluded,thenewlyreceivednovice isdirectedtoriseandisconductedtothe MothcrSuperior,towhomshekneels,and thelatterhavingembracedherasatokenof admissiontothesisterhood,sheproceedsto theotherSisters,andfinallyreturnstoher place.The"Eccequambonum"issung duringthispartoftheceremonytodenote theharmonythatexistsbetweenreligious, makingthemoneinheartandsoul-andunited bythestrongtiesofreligioussisterhood. Theceremonywasattendedbythefriends ofthenovices-elect,andanumberof"ChildrenofMary,"whoaregenerallyallowed theprivilegeofwitnessingtheentranceinto religionoftheirformercompanionsinthe Sodality.Withtheseexceptionstheceremonywas,asusual,private.Themusicwas mostsolemnandeffective,conductedby Messrs.Carnet,MollandO'CallaghanSister MaryFrancisandMissReganaddingtheir valuableassistance,Thevarioushymnsand antiphonsmayberespectivelynoticed,commencingwiththe"0GloriosaVirginum,"and continuingthroughout.Thealternateverses ofthe"Eructavit,"andreponse-"quern yid,quemamavi,inquemcredidi,quem dilexi,"aremosttouchinglybeautiful,and fewcanhearthemwithoutemotion.Thanks areduetothemembersofthechoirwhoso kindlydevotedtheirservicesontheoccasion. TheConventchapelisundergoingrepairs andwhenfinished,willbemuchimproved, andreflectgreatcreditontheworkmen.
ORDEROFMERCY.
Thehistoryoftheestablishmentofthe SistersofMercyinWesternAustraliaisof twofoldinterest.Thenarrativeofthe establishmentandspreadofthisesteemed OrderinAustralia,wouldinitselfbeofthe highestinteresttomany,butwhenitisrememberedthattheestablishmentofthe OrderofMercyinWesternAustraliais nearlycoevalwiththefoundationof CatholicityonthisContinent,andthatthe
theirparttowelcsmetheirnewBishop,by givingthreecheers.Allproceededtothe Church,asmallGothicbuilding,onlypartly built.Itwasatrulymissionaryone,forty feetlongandfiftywidethewallsunplastered,theroofunceiled,andtheskydistinctlyseenthroughtheshingles.This littlebuildinghadbeengotupbytheunited exertionsofthefewpoorCatholics,whodeservemuchpraiseforwhattheydid.In thistemple,rusticandpoorasitwas, theCatholicsusedtoassemble,previoustothenewarrivals,toassistatMass andVespersonSunday.Threeyearsbeforethistime,theCatholicshadwrittento theArchbishopofSydeny,theMostRev. Dr.Folding,prayinghisGracetosendthem apriesttoexercisehissacredministry amongthem,ablessingofwhichtheyhad beendeprivedsincethefoundationofthe colony.Incompliancewiththeirpetition, HisGraceimmediatelyappointedtwoPriests fromhisdiocese,who,ontheirarrivalfound thatitwouldbeimpossibleforthefew Catholicstosupportmorethanonepastor,or tocontributetotheerectionofchurches, schools,&c.TheRevd,Mr.Brady,(afterwardsBishop)tookhispassagetoEngland threemonthsafterleisarrivalinPerth, leavinghiscompanion:heRevd.Mr.Jonstenstoservethemission.ThisgoodclergymanwasaBelgian,andspokebutlittle English.Hehadmuchtosufferfrom povertyandprivations,besidesother things. Heborehistroubleswith admirablepatienceandcheerfulness,and constanlyassuredthepoorCatholicsthat hewouldratherstarveamonstthemthan leaveunlesscommandedtodosobytheMost Rev.Dr.Folding,whohadsenthim.He wasfaradvancedinyears,buthealthyand mostzealous.Duringthisintervalofmore thantwoyears.theRev.Mr.Brady,while inRomewasconsecratedBishopofPerth, andnowreturnedwithspiritualhelpsufficientforalargeCatholicpopulation. (Tobecontinued).
The10thofSeptemberfoundtheparty inLondonattheConventoftheirInstitute, Queen'sSquare,wheretheywereentertained bythecommunitywithtruesisterlyhospitalityuntiltheirdeparturewhichwasonthe 16th,whentheytooktheirplacesonboard thebarque"Elizabeth,"whichlayatanchor atGravesend.Thenewmissionariesbad partedwiththeMotherSuperiorofBaggot Street,onlyacoupleofdaysbeforetheir finalleaving,andthepartingwasapainful one.Itcanwithdifficultyberealizedin themindsofpersonsunacquaintedwiththe tiesofreligiousloveandgratitudewhich existinaregularcommunitybetweenthe MotherSuperiorandherspiritualchildren, theagonyoffeelingoftenfeltatpartingandonthepresentoccasionitwassevere indeed-amoreholy,disinterested,and generous-mindedsoulisseldomto befoundthanwasthatSuperior,thenow deceased andlamented Mrs.MaryCeciliaMarmion.Oneofher specialrequeststotheMotherSuperiorof thelittlebanddestinedforPerth,wasto omitnoopportunityofwritinghome,and herlastwordswereanassuranceofher assistanceandadviceundereves.),emergency; apromisewhichshefulfilledinamanner whichentitledhertobecalledafterwards thesecondprovidenceofthismissions. Duringthefirstthreedaysorboardthe vesselallpaidtheusualpenaltyofseasickness,butontheSunday,Masswascelebrated bytheBishop,andthepassengersmadean efforttoattendandafterafewdaysthey oncemoreenjoyedgoodhealhTheSisters weresoonabletoobserveanhorarium,or distributionoftimeasfollows-Theyrose at4o'clock,andassistedattheBishop's Massat44a.m.afterthissouseofthe priestsgenerallycelebrated,andtheSisters wentondeckandperformedotherspiritual duties.Breakfastat9,dinnerat3,andthe interveninghoursfilledupwithneedle-work, reading,writingandtranslating.Thepriests occupiedthemselvesbyusefullystudying, andgivinglessonstosomewhoneededthem, andtheforeignersendeavoringtolearnEnglish,sothevoyagewentoninapleasantand agreeableway.
Onthe24thOctober,thegoodbarque "Elizabeth,"wasfourmilessouthofthe lineonthe24thNov.,at12o'clock,she castanchorinTableBayattheCapeofGood Hope.TheRightRev.Dr.Griffeths, BishopofCaneTown,andoneortwoofhis clergy,verykindlycameonboardtovisit theSistersofMercy,HisLordshipinvited themtohishouse,buttheygracefullydedinedtheoffer.Onthe3rdDecemberFeastofSt.FrancisXavier-theanchorwas oncemoreweighed,andtheysetsailandsoon lostsightoftheshoresofAfrica.Asthe Christmasseasoncameon,theFeastsofour LordsNativityandCircumcisionwerecelebratedwithasmuchsolemnityascircumstancespermitted.TheprofessedSisters performedaretreatofthreedays,andonthe firstdayoftheuewyear,renewedtheirvows accordingtotheircustomwhenintheConvent.
Onthe7thJanuary,1846,landwasin sightatanearlyhourinthemorning,and afterMassandHolyCommunionallwenten decktolookatit.Theappearanceofthe coastwasverycheerless;itseemedlowand coveredwithtreeandthicketsdowntothe watersedgethesmallvillageofFremantle wasnotthenmorethanacollectionofpoor, uncomfortablelookingcottages,withbutfew ofabetterclass.Therewasnojetty,thereforenolandingplacebutabankofseaweed. Theanchorwascastthatevening,andthe nextmorningtheylanded.Theirfirstduty wastoreturnthemostferventthanksto Godforhiscareandmerciesdaringsomany dangersontheocean.TheBishopandhis party,21innumber,tookuptheirabodefor thatnightintheonlyhotelintheplace,and theSisterswereaccommodatedinaclean,comfortablecottage,keptbyanoldsettler. Masswascelebratedinitonthefollowing morning;andabout2o'clock,p.m.,the Sisterswereconducteduptheriver(Swan) inalargesailboat,arrivinginPerthabout 6p.m.Aconsiderablenumberofpersons hadassembledatthejetty,amongstwhom werethefewtheCatholicswhothenlived inPerth(notmorethanthirty),whodid
sionmovedontothesiteofthenewschoolhouse.andthereawaitedthearrivalofHis ExcellencyandLadyRobinson.whichtook placeafewminutesafterthehournamedfor theceremony.Atthistimetheplatfrom reservedfortheVice-Regalpartyandthe publicbodiesbeforementioned,withthe additionofsuchoftheirfriendsascouldbe accommodatedwithinthelimitedspace,was denselycrowded,andmusthaveformed quiteafeatureinthephotographicpicture ofthescene,whichweunderstandMr. Manningauoceededintaking.TheChairmanoftheCentralBoardofEducation(the Hon.A.O'G.Lefroy)havingescortedLady Robinsontothefoundationstone,whichbore asuitableinscription,andhavingpresented herLadyshipwiththesilvertrowelprepared fortheoccasion,andwhichiscertainlya creditablespecimenoflocalmanufacture, thenreadthefollowingaddress:-
NEWGIRLS'ANDINFANTS' (GOVERNMENT)SCIIOOL.
"LadyRobinsonIhavebeendeputedto askyoutolaythefoundationstoneofthe PerthGirls'andInfanta'School-house.The wantofsuchabuildinghasbeenseriously feltforsomeyearsinthiscity,betweare nowhappytosaythattheinterestwhich GovernorRobinsonhastakeninpromoting theprogressofeducationinthecolonyhas enabledtheCentralBoardtoaccomplishthe goodworkofto-day.HisExcellencyhaving obtainedfromtheLegislatureagrantinaid towardstheerectionofthismuch-required school.Thisinstitutionhasagreatobject inview-theeducationofthechildrenbelongingtoalldenominationsofChristiansin thiscity,andIfeelsurethatyou.Lady Robinson,andallthoseinterestedinthe proceedingsofthisday,willunitewithme inthepsayerthatAlmightyGodmaybe pleasedofhisgoodnesstopourdownupon thisbuildingHisblessing.sothatitmayhe themeansofsendingforthmanywhowill shineasbrightornaments,intheirseveral positionsinlife,andbefoundinstrumental inadvancingthegloryofGod.Weregret thatyourladyshipissosoontopassfromus toanotherland,and,althoughwhenthere,a widersphereofusefulnessmaybeopento you,we,nevertheless,feelassuredthatyou willhereafterlookbackwithgratification onthepartwhichyouhavesokindlytaken inthisgoodwork.Inowpresentyour ladyshipwiththetrowel,forthepurposeof layingthefoundationstoneofthisbuilding."
Theceremonyoflayingthefoundation stoneofthenewGovernmentGirls'School, onTuesdaylast,attractedageneralandalmostenthusiasticinterestnotusually displayedintheinaugurationofGovernment undertakingsinthiscolony,Webelievethe ideaofmakingtheoccasionagrandjuvenile demonstrationoriginatedwithMr.Glyde, oftheDistrictBoardofEducation, andMr.J.'1'.Reilly,amemberofthesame Board,andthesegentlemencertainlydeservecreditforthezealandenergywith whichtheyorganizedandconductedtoa mostsuccessfulissuetheday'sproceedings. Asevidenceoftheharmoniousworkingof ourpresentsystemofElementaryEducation, anditscapacitytodrawwithinitsinfluence, withoutunduepressure,ourentirejuvenile population,thedemonstrationwasundoubtedlyamostgratifyingone.Under whatothersystemwouldithavebeenpossible,withouttheslightestcompromiseof principle,tohavemassedtogetherforsucha purposethechildrenofeverydenomination, aswellastherepresentativesofeveryshade ofpoliticalopinion? Wecansafelysay thatsuchadisplayofsocialunion,andwe mayadd,christianfellowship,wouldbeimpossibleonsuchanoccasioninmostofthe otherAustraliancolonies.Wehavealways beenopinionthattheElementaryEducation Actisthebestlegislativeworkofour"CollectiveWisdom,"andrequiresno"tinkering,"andwetrustourlegislatorswilltreasure upthelessonthatmaybelearnedfromthe surroundingsofTuesday'sceremony.We fancymoreoverthatwefindanendorsement ofouropinioninthegracefullysuggestive remarksofHisExcellencySirW.C.Robinson,atthecloseoftheday'sproceedings, whichwennwproceedbrieflytodescribe. Aboutoneo'clock,thepupilsofthevarious Governmentschoolsassembled,andprecededbytheband,andmarshalledinfirst rateorderbyMr.C.Trotter,principalofthe BovernmentBoys'school,marchedalongSt. George'sTerracetotherendevousappointedfortheAssistedschools.Thechildrenofthelatterhadmeanwhilebeen musteredandinspectedbytheManagers,the VeryRev,M.Gibney,V.G.,andMessr.J.T. ReillyandJ.A.Lucas.Tothenumberof over500theyjoinedtheotherschoolsatthe appointedtime,andtheunitedbodiesadvancedinprocessiondirecttotheTown Hall,intowhichtheymarchedinmostperfectorderandwhich,wemayadd,they completelyfilled.Thenfollowedarehearsal oftheNationalAnthem,whichwasherefar moreeffectivelyrenderedthanatthesubsequentalfrescoperformance.Attheconclusionoftherehearsal,thechildrenfiled outoutoftheFall,andtheorderof processionwasreformedinBarrackStreet inthefollowingorder:-Firtmarchedthe membersoftheLegislativeCouncil,followed bytheCentralandDistrictBoardsofEducation,andtheManagersoftheAssisted Schools.NextcametheBand,whichwas immediatelyfollowedbythevariousfemale schools,underthedirectionofMrs.Veale, theotherladyteachersoftheGovernment schools,andseveralyoungladiesfromthe Conventschools.Thenfollowedthepupils oftheseveralBoys'schoolsdirectedby Messsrs.Trotter,O'Callaghan,Cousins,Stout, andtheirassistantsthewholeformingthe mostastonishingassemblageofwell-dressed andwelldisciplinedchildrenyetseeninthis colony.Intheorderindicated,theprocea-
LadyRobinsonhavingwithdueceremony declaredthestonetobelaid,the childrenthensangtheNationalAnthem,but notnearlyaswellasintheTownHall.An addressonbehalfoftheunitedschools,was thenpresentedtoLadyRobinson,bysix younggirlsselectedfromtheConventand GovernmentGirls'Schools,dressedinwhite withveilsandwreaths,andbearingbouquets offlowersalsoforpresentation.Theaddress isasfollows:-"ToLadyW.C.F.Robinson, -WethechildrenattendingtheGovernment andAssistedSchoolsinthecityofPerth, availourselvesoftheopportunityofyour ladyship'slayingthefoundationstoneofthe PerthGovernmentGirl'sandInfants'Schools, tothankyoumostheartilyforthedeepinterestyourladyshiphastakeninthevarious schoolswhichhavebeenestablishedinthis city.Auspiciousasthedayis,wedeeply regrettolearnthatyourladyshipand familywill,atanearlydate,takeyourdeparturefromamongstusbutwefeel assuredthatthegoodwishesandkindlyfeelingsofsomanylittleones-representing differentreligiousdenominations-present hereto-day,willaffordyourladyshipsome consolationatbeingsounexpectedlysevered fromus.Mayweaskyourlaydshipto acceptourunitedchildren'sprayerforthe futurewelfare,prosperity,andhappinessof HisExcellency,yourladyship,andfamily. WeearnestlypraythatGedmaypreserve yourladyshipandfamilysafelyduringyour voyage,andgrantyoupeace,andallother blessingsakindandever-watchfulProvidence canbestowinyournewhome.-Signedon behalfofthechildrenattendingtheGovernmentandAssistedSchoolsinthecityof Perth:-BessieLittleMaryAnnEllis M.Mathewson; ElizabethDaleMaude BullenEmilyMews;Geo.S.Throssell; ArthurHicks; ThomasKelly."Lady Robinsonhavingbrieflythankedthem, HisExcellencytheGovernormadethefollowingaddress,whichwecopyfromourcontemporarytheW.A.Times:-"Iamunwillingtoallowthisoccasiontopasswithout assuringyouofthepleasureithasafforded LadyRobinsonandmyselftobepresent Thatpleasureis,letmeassureyou,greatly increasedbythefactthattheceremonyis attendedbythechildrenattendingthe schoolsofalldenominationsandthiscircumstance-itappearstomeisquitein harmonywiththeprincipleofthesystemof educationwhichhasbeenwiselyestablished, andsoliberallymaintained,bytheLegislatureofthiscolony.Asaffectingthefuture prosperityofthecolony,thereisnothingin anydegreetobecomparedinimportance withthequestionoftheeducationofthe people,and,therefore,ithasbeentousan extremesatisfactiontobepresentattheinaugurationofabuildingwhich,withGod's blessing,willexercisesoimportantaninfluenceonthechildrenofthiscityandits neighborhood.Itiswithdeepregretthatwe areabouttoleavethecolony,anditisapleasure tonstothinkthatyourchildrenwhentheyattendthisschool,andyourchildren'schildren foryearstocome,willbesometimesreminded ofoarnames,whichareengravedonthestone laidto-day.Itrustthatthosechildrenwill betaughttoforgetourmanyshortcomings andfaults,andtorememberonlythegood thatwehavedesiredtodo.Irepeat,itis withinfiniteregretthatweareleavingthis
loyalandhospitablecolony,andourearnestcommonwiththeotherCatholicsofthepassedoutatanoppositedoor,thepeasants prayeristhatitmaycontinuetodevelopGermanempirebynewpenallawsButallthetimecryingout,"Youmaycallus thoseelementsoftheChristianlifewhichareRussia,thoughshehadgivenpublicpledgesorthodox(Schismatics),butweremaininthe soessentialtonationalprosperity." toprotecttheCatholics,commencedveryfaithofourfathers."Inthefaceofcases
AttheconclusionofHisExcellency'sad-earlytoshowapersecutingspiritandasuchasthepreceding,Ihavereadnoticesin dress,thechildrenmarchedpasttheVice-desiretounitetheCatholicswiththeGreektheGolos,Russianofficialpaper,andother Regalparty,andhavingbeenregaledwithSchismaticalChurch,andtomakethemnewspapers,statingthatthemovementis bunsandbiscuitsreturnedinprocessiontoacknowledgetheemperor-amerelayman,spontaneous,andhasbeeneffectedwitha theTownHall,wheretheyweredismissedtowithoutanyspiritualpowerwhatever-aswildenthusiasmoffaithandloyalty.Itis theirrespectivehomes.Thusendedeveryplea-headoftheChurchacdrepresentativeofnowofficiallystatedthatamongtheresentspectacle,andofthegoodfeelingwhichChristuponearth.SilentpersecutionandmainderoftheUnitedGreeksintheGovernitelicitedonallsideswecanonlysayestepettyvexationswerealsaysatwork,butmentofLubin,numberingsomethingover perpetua, violentandopenpersecutionsburstoutafew300,000,alikemovementistobeexpected, yearsbefore1840,andhundredsofthousandswhichprobablymeansthatthemeasures ofCatholics,andespeciallyoftheGreekarebeingtakentosecureasimilarreYORKCATHOLICYOUNGMEN'SUnitedCatholics---thatis,ofCatholicswhosuit. usetheSclavoniclanguageandritesin
ThemembersoftheaboveSociety,gavea NegroEntertainmentatMr.H.York'sHotel, Beverley.onWednesdayevening,4thJuly, inaidoftheYorkNewChurchbuilding fund,Theperformanceinquestion,regarded fromapecuniarypointofview,wasnotvery successful,thenumberinattendancebeing rathersmallerthanwasanticipated.I noticed,severalfromYork,includingthe President,Mr.Gallop,andVice-President, Mr.Cahill.Inpointofmerit,Imaysafely statewithoutfearofexaggeration,thatthe NegroperformanceinBeverley,wasunquestionablythebestofalltheperformancesyet givenundertheYoungMen'ssociety's auspicies,buthardlyexceededexpectation.Ateighto'clocktheNiggersentered onebyone,andaftermakingtheirgraceful bows,tooktheirseatsasfollows:-Massa Bones(J.Toomey),BrudderBones(II.Blizzard).MassaBellows(M.Toomey),Sheepskin(JohnCahill),Jumbo(R.Connolly), Banjo(.1.S.Johnston).andSnowball(Jos. Cahilljunr).Theperformancecommenced withaninstrumentalovertureafterwhich theprogrammeopenedwith"Happyarewe tonight,"renderedbyMassaBellows,which wasfollowedbyBrudderBones'scomicsong entitledJimCrackCorn,"whichwas warmlyapplaudedandencored.Nextcame 31assaBones'favourite"Ladieswontyou marry,"whichsuitedcapitallythissongis alwayspopularwhenrenderedbythis Nigger.-OldBlackJoe,"renderedbyMassa Jumbo,Cainenext,whichwaswellreceived, asalsowasMassaBanjoe's"I'mofftoo Charlestown,"followedbySnowballs Susannahdontyoucry."whichbrought thefirstparttoaclose.Theusualintermissionoftenminuteshavingexpired,the secondpartcommencedwith,"Happyare weNiggerssogay,"admirablyrenderedby BrudderBones,afterwhichcameMassa Bones'popularsentimental"Theoldfolks arcgone,"andperhapsitmightnotbeinvidioustostate,thatthiswasthehestsongofthe evening.MassaBellowsnexttreatedusto IlongformyhomeinKentucky,"ina praisworthymannernextcameMassa Jumbo'scomicsongentitled"Jumbo's Warning,"whichwasmostamusing,andthe gesturesoftheNiggersduringtherendering ofthissong.causedgreatlaughter,"Ring ringtheBanjo,"nextfollowed,renderedby MassaBones,whichwaswellreceived,after whichcamethelast,andcertainlynotthe least,called"TheCrowFamily,"byMassa Banjo.Allthecompanyjoinedinthedance tothechoruses,wheelingandturningeachin oppositedirections,causinggreatlaughter, whichbeingconcludedtheNiggersall wheeledaway,andthusterminatedthefirst NegroperformanceyetgiveninBeverely, anddecidleythebestgivenundertheYoung Men'sSociety'sauspices.
Iaminformedthatitistheintentionof thegovernmenttoconferadvantagesonthe newconverts,suchasexemption-fromconscriptionfortenyearsandaremissionof taxesforfive.
Inanotherletter,datedApril24th,he adds IntheGovernmentofSiedlcethepeasants stillrefusetoacknowledgethatthedelegates wereauthorizedtoactfortheminthe matteroftheirallegedconversionandI regrettohavetoreportthatthesystemof barbarityandoppressionisstillinrequisitiontocompelthepeasantstofrequentthe churchesandavailthemselvesoftheservices oftheRussian(i.e.,Schismaticalpriests) PopesasregardsBaptism,marriages,and burials,whileterrorismononeside,and reprisalontheother,hasbynomeansabated.
Besidesemployingterrorism,theRussian SOCIETY. celebratingMassandinadministeringtheGovernmentappearstohavehadrecourseto Sacraments,butwhoacknowledgethecipre-bribesandtopromisesoftemporalemomacyofthePopeandholdthesamedoe-lumenttotheapostateswhowoulddeny trinesastheRomanCatholicChurch-weretheirfaith,thusadoptingthesystemwhich FromaCorrespondent. drivenatthepointofthebayonetintothewasintroducedintoIrelandafterthefamine, schismaticalchurchesiftheyrefusedtobythosewhowerecalled"soupers,"who obeytheyweresentintoexileanddeprivedendeavouredtoinducethestarvingpeasantry oftheirproperty,andhundredsofthou-tosendtheirchildrentoproselytising sandsweremassacredbyruthlessschools,andthentogothemselvestoMetiroCossacks. disticalchurchesbeforeanyreliefcouldbe Whilstthesethingsweregoingon,theobtainedfromthosePharasaicalhands.The EmperorNicholas,travellingthroughItaly,wordsofColonelMansfield,writingtoLord paidavisittothePope(GregoryXVI.).byDerby,on10thFebruary,1875are whomliewasreceivedwithallthestateand pompwhichwereduetohishighdignity. HisHolinessonthisoccasiondidnotforget thesufferingsofhisfaithfulchildrenin Poland,andemployedeveryargumenttoinducetheCzartotreatthemwithkindness andhumanity.Hisimperialmajestydenied everyadofpersecution,andprotestedthat hehadneverissuedaukaseagainstanyof hisCatholicsubjectsbutthePopepresentedtohimalargecollectionofimperialdecrees,printedintheofficialpressofSt. Petersburg,andsignedbytheemperorhimself,inwhichmostcruelflogging,banishmenttothesnowsofSiberia,orconfiscation ofproperty,andsometimesthepenaltyof deathitself,wereenactedagainstCatholics forrefusingtofrequenttheschismatical churches,ortoreceivetheSacramentsfrom schismaticalhands.Thecelebrated CardinalMezzofanti,eminentlyskilledin theRussianlanguage,waspresentwiththe Popeonthisoccasion,andreadthedifferent passagesreferringtothesubjectofconversation.IntheendthePopesaidtotheemperor Iamanoldman,withonefootinthe grave.Ihavespokentoyouwiththe charityandsinceritywhichbelongtothe positionIholdonearth,andhadInotdone soIshouldhavebeenverysooncalledto venderadreadfulaccountofmysilence. Yourmajestyisstillinthevigorofage,but lifeisshortanduncertain,andyoutoomay besooncalledtogiveanaccountofallyour publicandprivateacts,andunlessyou changeyourlineofacting,judgmentwillbe metedouttoyouinthesamemeasurein whichyouhaveadministeredittothe CatholicchildrenoftheChurch. Itissaidthattheemperorwasgreatly movedbythel'ope'swords,andthatthe persecutionswererelaxedforsometime; however,anypromisesmadeorresolutions enteredonweresoonforgotten,andthe PolishCatholicsandtheirbrethrenwere calledontosufferagain,andhavesuffered eversince,andarelikelytosufferstillmore fortheirreligion.Astowhattheyhave sufferedinlateyears,somethinghasbeen publishedfromtimetotimeintheCatholic newspapers,butthestatementshavebeen generallycontradictedbytheofficialagents ofRussia.FortunatelytheEnglishParliamenthassupplieduswithinthelastfew dayswiththemeansofknowingthetruth bypublishinganimportantcorrespondence uponthetreatmentofthemembersofthe UnitedGreek(Catholic)ChurchinRussia. Weshallgivesomeextractsfromthe
TheelectionofofficersforthishalfyearvaluableletterspublishedbyParliament, washeldintheSociety'smeetingroomonwhichhaveauthorityaboveallsuspicion, Saturdayevening,the7thJuly,thegreatestwrittenastheyarebyProtestantgentlemen interestwasmanifestedthroughoutthepro-occupyinghighplacesandofthegreatest ceedingsbythelargestnumberofmembersrespectability. yetpresentthefollowingwastheresultof Thefirstpassageweshallquoteisfrom thepolling:-PresidentMr.R.GallopC,olonelMansfield,BritishagentinWarsaw, (re-electeU),Vice-PresidentMr.EdwardtotheEarlofDerby,29thJanuary, Cahill(do.),SecretaryJ.F.Connor(do.),1875: LibrarianMr.Whitely(do.),TreasurerRev. 1havethehonortoreporttoyourlordF.J.Gibney(do.),Auditors,MessrsH.J.shipthat52,000UnitedGreeksinthe Moll,andJ.O'Mahoney,Committeemen,GovernmentofSiedlcehavebeenreceived MessrsJohnConnor,M.Houlahan,F.intotheRussianNational(Schismatical) Tommony,J.S.Johnston,G.Hollands,andChurch.1neednotrecalltoyourlordship's Jos.Cahill,junr. noticethepersecutionoftheUnitedGreeks, whichIhavehadtoreportforseveralyears past,andwhich,withinthelasttwelve CARDINALCULLENONRUSSIAN.months,hastakenamoreexaggeratedform. Thepassingoverofthese50,000United PEliSECUTIONS. (Catholic)Greekshasbeeneffectedby variousmeans,inwhichphysicalmaltreatmenthasformedanotinconsiderable
Inthelattergovernment,wheretheUnited Greeksweremuchdove-tailedinwiththe RomanCatholicparishes,thegovernment has,inmanycases,causedtheRomanCatholicchurchestobeclosed,andishavingthem adaptedtotheGreekrite,onthepleathat theCatholicpopulationissmall,andthat theexistenceofCatholicchurchesinthe midstofthenewconvertsisanincentiveto resistance.TheCatholicpriestsofthese latterhaveinvariousinstancesbeenexiled toRussiaonthechargeofabettingthe recalcitrants,suchashavingadmittedtothe confessionalandvariousothermattersofa religiouscharacter.
Again,onJanuary1st,1876,theColonel writes TheUnitedGreekconvertsoflastyear arefarfromacquiescingintheirconversion. TheyfrequentneitherchurchesnorsacramentstheydonothavetheirchildrenbaptizedortheirdeadburiedbytheRussian(Schismatical)-priestsandcontractno marriages.
sponsiblefortheUnlit(Catholics),whois forbiddentohaveanycommunicationwith hisfamilyorfriends,ortoreceivehis lettersormoney.Theyareunderthesurveillanceofpolice,andgovernmentwanted themtoworkatstone-breaking,butthis theyrefusedtodo,statingthatastheyhad theirowehomesandfarmswheretheycould makesufficienttoliveupon,theywishedto returnthither,andwouldnotworkfortheir oppressors.Inconsequenceofthisthe eightcopecks,or24d.,perday,allowedthem bygovernment,wascutoff.OnEasterDay ofthepresentyearoneoftheseunfortunate exilesranawayfromhisbondage,ata villagecalledTiaginka,andcametohear MassatSherson,wherethereisaRoman Catholicchurch.Atthedoorofthechurch hewasrecognizedbythepolice,andimmediatelyarrested,uponwhichthepolicemasterwaitedupontheCatholicpriestand requestedhimnottoletthesepeopleenter thechurch,nortoallowthemtopartakeof theCommunion.Thepriestrepliedthat tnedoorsofthechurchwereopentoall,anti thathecouldnotforbidanybodytoenter. Allthesepercecutionsdonotshakethefaith oftheUniats,(i.e.,Catholics);onthecontrary,theyconsiderthemselvestobe martyrs,andwouldratherdiethanchange theirreligion.Whatafflictsthemthemost istheconvictionthat,nowtheyareaway, theirwivesandchildren,whoarebeenpersecutedbythe(Schismatic)priestsand ruinedbythesoldiery,willnodoubtbe drivenintobecomingmembersofthe RussianGreekChurch.
InMayofthepresentyearapastoralwaselement.Insomeparishesthemost readinthechurchesandchapelsofDublin,obstinatehavingbeensenttotheinteriorof fromtheCardinalArchbishopofDublin,intheempirecfSiberia,theremainderfinding whichhiseminencesays theirsubstanceeatenupbytheCossacks, Thereisanothercountrywhichisoccupygaveintothepressureofthesubordinate lugatpresenttheattentionoftireworldon officials,andsignedthepetitionsdesiringto accountofthegiganticwarinwhichitis bereceivedintotheRussianChurch.In engagedagainsttheSultanofConstantinople. otherdistrictsmoneyhasbeendistributed, itwillbeinterestingtothefaithfultoknow whenitwasseentheresistancewasless obdurate.Inotherscorporalmaltreatment howtheRussianCzar,whoisundertakingtowasresortedtountilthepeasantsgavein, protecttheChristiansagainstthepersecu- lions butstatingastheydidsothattheyyielded ionsoftheTurks,treatshisownCatholic subjectsinPolandandothervariouspartsofonlyoncompulsion.Thedetailsofthe theRussianempire.'Tie.nowlittlemore differentdegreesofcompulsioninthevarious villageswouldtaketoomuchspacetorethanacenturysincePoland,akingdom whichhadrenderedgloriousservicestolate,butIciteasaspecimenwhatIhave heardfromagentlemenofwhoseveracityI religionandtosocietybystemmingtheover-havenoreasontodoubt,ofwhattookplace whelmingtorrentofMahomedanism,wasinavillageonhisproperty. seizedonanddividedbythePrussians,the AustriansandtheRussians,whoreceived Thepeasantswereassembledandbeaten thelargestportionofthespoils.AustriabytheCossacksuntilthemilitarysurgeon statedthatmorewouldendangerlifethey doesnotappeartohavepersecutedthe CatholicsinhershareofthePolishternwerethendriventhroughahalffrozenriver tones.Prussia,alsoappearstohavelet uptotheirwaistsintotheparishchurch thewaloneuntiltheywerelatelyassailedin throughfilesofsoldiers,wheretheirnames wereenteredinthepetitionsasabove,and
Again,writingonFebruary14,1876,he showshowCatholicswerefirstimprisoned andthenplacedonebyoneinthemidstof schismaticalpopulations,inorderthatthey mighthavenomeansofpreserving.their religion.Hiswordsare Ihavethehonortoreporttoyourlordshipthatsome400oftheUnitedGreeks, whohadremainedintheprisonsofSiedlce, BialaandWarsawafterthecompulsoryconversionsoflastyear,have,withinthelast fewweeks,beendispatchedtothegovernmentofKherson,wheretheywillbedistributedattherateofonefamilyofconverted United(i.e.,Catholics)Greeksinavillage composedexclusivelyoforthodox(i.e.Schismatical)Greeks.
WenowaddsomeextractsfromthecorrespondenceoftheBritishVice-Consul Webster,writingfromKhersoninJune,1875.
Thelastdocumentisacircularofthe RussianMinistersoftheInteriortothe governorsoftheprovinces.Inthisthe ministercomplainsthatmanyGreekUnited Catholics,winohadbeenbanishedintothe interioroftheempireforreligiousfanaticismandstubbornresistance(i.e.,forsincere attachmenttotheirfaith),wereallowedto performtheirreligiousceremonieswitha RomanCatholicpriestandattendthe RomanCatholicchapels.Topreventthis supposedabuseheforbidsallCatholicpriest, inthosepartsofthecountrytowhichthe UnitedCatholicswerebanishedtoperform forthemanyreligiousceremonyand secondly,heordersalltheUnitedGreeksto attendtheschismaticalchurche.,assuring thematthesametimethstthereisnonch giousdifferenceoetweenthemana,' schismaticalGreeks,whileinrealityevery CatholicknowsthattheRussianCi,cks areschismaticsandheretics,differingaltogetherfromCatholics,astheydenythe supremacyofthePopeandacknowledi_,the CzartobeheadofChrist'sChurchn.pon earth. Thesefewextractswillservetoshow withwhatperseveringcrueltyourCatholic brethreninPolandandintheneighbouring provincesharebeentreatedb)theRussian Government,andwillalsoshowwithstint unfoundedpretensionsthesamegovernment undertakestobecomethedefenderoftrue ChristianlibertyagainsttheTurksinthe East.Itisnotourbuisnesstoundertakethe defenceoftheTurks,whoappeartohave actedsobarbarouslytowardstheChristians oflateyears,oroftheRussians,whowitha( skillworthyofJuliantheApostateinhis hatredofthetruereligion,havecarriedona cruelanddestructivepersecutionthroughso manydecadesofyearsagainstherdependencies.AllIsayis,thatifRussiabeallowedtotakepossessionofConstantinople andofherprovincesinEuropeandAsia Minor,thereiseverydangerthat,under herinfiuence,Cossackbarbarity.willbewidely spread,thatgovernmentswillbecomedespotism,thatindividualandfamilylibertywill bedestroyed,andthatthefreedomofGod's Churchwillbeplacedingreatjeopardy.As forthechurch,however,wecannotfear. Shemaysufferandherchildrenmaybeallicted,butsheherself,beingfoundedonthe RockofPeter,willcomegloriousand triumphantoutofeveryordeal.-Universe.
Aftergivingashortnoticeofformerpersecutions,hegivesafullaccountofwhat wasgoingoninhisowndistrictunderhisHEWASSUREOF1T. owneyes.Hiswordsare Since1833theRussianGovernmenthas usedallthemeansinitspowertomakethe Uniats(Catholics)embracetheorthodoxTheboltonthebackdoorhadneeded (Schismatical)faith,andbyasystemofforcereplacingforalongtime,butitwasonly andpersecutionhas,toagreatextent,sue-theothernightthatMr.Troctonhadthe ceeded.About80,000Uniats(Catholics),presenceofmindtobuyanewoneandtake however.'remainedinthegovernmentsofithome.Aftersupperhehunteduphis SedlceandLublin,butthesehavebeentools,removedthebolt,andmeasuredthe steadilypersecuteduptothepresenttime.locationforthenewone.Hemustbore Theystillhadabishop(theirlast),asomenewholes,andMrs.Troctonheardhim certainKusminsky,whowasexiledtoViatka,roamingaroundthekitchenandwoodshed, wherehediedin1861.Havingexiledtheslammingdoors,pullingoutdrawersand bishoptoViatka,anddeportedsome20,000kickingthefurniturearound. ofhisfollowerstoSaratoffandotherpro-Shewenttotheheadofthestairsand vinces,thegovernmentsentRussianpriestscalleddown,"Richard,doyouwantany("popes")toproselytizetheresthutthething?" UniatsdrovethemawayThispriestagain "Yes,Ido1"heyelledout."Iwant madetheirappearance,andthistimepro-toknowwhereinTexasthatcorkscrew tectedbysoldiers,butalltheirendeavorsis?" wereineffectual.Therenowremainsabout "Corkscrew,Richard?"
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60,000Uniats(Catholics),allofthemsmall "Yes,corkscrew,Richard! I'velooked landowners,andastheywillnotchangetheirthehouseoverandcan'tfindit." religion,thegovernmentpersecutesthemby 'Why,weneverhadone,Richard1" puttingtheminprison,byfloggingthem, "Didn't,ehWe'vehadadozenof'em andbybillettingCossacktroops,whocorn-inthelasttNOyears,andIboughtonenot miteverylicense,intheirvillages.Numbersfourweeksego.It'salwaysthewaywhenI ofthemwereconfinedinfortresses,andlastwantanything." winterthreehundredofthemostearnest,"Butyoumustbeoutofyourbead, whohadpreviouslybeeninprison,werehusband,"shesaid,sashedescendedthe exiledtotheGovernmentofKhersonand300stairs.We'vekepthousesevenyears,and totheGovernmentofEkaterinoslay.AllIneverrememberofseeingyoubringa these600possessedsmallparcelsofland,corkscrewhome." whichtheywereforcedtoabandon.They"Oh,yes,I'moutofmyhead,Iam!"he weretornruthlesslyfromtheirwivesandgrumbled,ashepulledoutthesewing children,whoremainedbehindtosharetheirmachinedrawerandturnedoveritscontents. houseswiththeCossackswhowerequer-"PerhapsI'dbettergotothelunaticasylum tereduponthem.These600exileshaverightaway." beendistributedintheGovernmentsof "Well,Richard,IknowthatIhavenever EkaterinoslavandKherson,onemaninseenacorkscrewinthishouse." eachvillage.Theelderofthevillageisre-"Thenyouareasblindasanowlin
daylight,forI'veboughtfiveorsixI The houseisalwaysupsidedown,anyhow,andI nevercanfindanything!"
"Thehouseiskeptaswellasanyofyo folkscankeepone,"sheretorted,growing redintheface."
"I'dlikemymotherheretoshowyoua fewthings,"hesaid,ashestretchedhis necktolookonthehighshelfinthe pantry.
"Perhapsshe'dboilherspectacles withthepotatoesagainI"answeredthe wife.
"Doyouknowwhoyouaretalkingto?" heyelled,ashejumpeddown.
"Yes,IdoI"
"Well,you'llbegoingforYorkStateif youdon'tlookout7"
"I'dliketoseemyself! WhenIgothis housegoes1"
"Lookout,NancyI"
"I'mafraidofnomanthatlives,Richard TroctonI"
"I'llleaveyoul"
"AndI'lllaughtoseeyougoI" Goingcloseuptoherheextendedhis finger,shookittoemphasishiswords,and slowlysaid:-"NancyTrocton,I'llapplyfor adivorceto-morrowI'lltellthejudge thatIkindlyandlovinglyaskedyouwhere thegimletwas,andyousaidwe'dneverhad oneinthehouse,whichisaboldfalsehood, asIcanprove."
"Gimlet1"shegasped.
"Yes,gimlet1"
"Why,Iknowwheretherearethreeor four.YousaidcorkscreN."
"DidI?"hegasped,sittingdownonthe cornerofthetable;"well,now,IbelieveI did1"
"Andyouwentandabusedmelikea slavebecauseIwouldn'tsayagimletwas acorkscrew!"shesobbed,fallingonthe lounge.
"Nancy,"hesaid,tenderlyliftingher up.
"Oh,Richard1"shechokinglyanswered.
"Nancy,I'llgorightoutdoorsandkill myself1" "No,youneedn't,Iloveyoustill! only,only-youknowagimletisnota corkscrew!"
"Itaint-itain't,Nancy;forgimme,and let'sbehappy1" Andthathouseholdissoquietlyhappy thatacanarybirdwouldsinghisheadoffif hungupinthehall.
TURKEY.
PROPHETICSOLUTIONOFTHEEASTERN QUESTION.
TotheEditoroftheTablet.
Sia,-Itmayinterestsomeofyourreaders tolearnthattheissueofthepresentcrisis NisitheEastwasclearlyforeseenandforetold 2500yearsagobyDanieltheProphet (vii.,24-26).Thisstatementismadenoton myownauthority,butonthatofRhorbacher, theauthorofthe"GeneralHistoryofthe CatholicChurch."Inthesecondeditionof thathistory(tomeiii.,pp.47-48),published aboutthirtyyearsago,heclearlyshowsthat bythe"littlehorn"spokenofbythe prophet-whichsprangoutofthe"ten horns"(orpowers)-wasunmistakeably meanttheMahometanEmpire.Andhepoints outinaverystrikingmannerhoweventhe precisedatesoftherise,rule,anddeclineand fallofthissameempirearegiveninthe prophet'swell-knownwords,"time,times, andhalfatime."
thirtyyesrainotherwords,ofamonthof years.'fakingtheword'month'inthis sense,theforty-twomonths,otherwisetwelve hundredandsixtydays(towhichboth DanielandSt.Johnlimitthedurationofthe anti-Christianempire)wouldmaketwelve hundredandsixtyyears.AsMahometanismbeganin622itshouldendin 1882. "Nay,inthesewordsofDanielandat. John,'atime,times,andhalfatime,'enay beseenthreedistinctepochsoftheMahometanpower-oneofgrowth,oneof dominion,andoneofdecline.Duringa time'-thatis,twelvemonthsofyears(three hundredandsixtyyears),from622till982 -abouttheendofthetenthcentury,Mahometanismtriumphedalmosteverywhere withoutobstacle.During'twotimes'thatis,twoyearsofyears(sevenhundred andtwentyyears),fromtheendofthetenth century,whenChristianSpainbegantodrive backherMahometanfoe,andtogivebirth andimpulsetotheCrusade-untiltheendof theseventeenthcentury,therewasapretty equally-balancedstrugglebetweenMahometanismandChristianity.Fromthe endoftheseventeenthcentury,whenCharles ofLorraine,andSobioskiofPoland,completingwhatPiusV.beganonthedayofthe battleofLepanto,thoroughlybrokeupthe preponderatingpoweroftheSultan,Mahometanismhasbeenonthewane.Infine, itisnotonlypossible,butveryprobable,that, datingfromthebeginningoftheeighteenth century,afterhalfatime'-thatis,after sixmonthsofyears(onehundredandeighty years)aboutAD.1882,theanti-Christian empirewillbefinallycrushed."
Thusfarthehistorian,Rhorbacher,who, byhismannerofwriting,indicatesthathe submitshisopiniontothedecisionofthe Church.Inafollowingparagraphheadds "WhensentenceagaintidolatrousRomewas carriedoutbythebarbarians,therewas givenpowertothesaintsoftheMostHigh, toChristians,andfromthattimeforward theyestablishednewkingdoms,andcreated anewhumanlacecalledChristendom. Whenfinalsentenceshallbeextendedon theanti-ChristianEmpireofMahomet, thenwillbegiventothenationofsaints thesovereignty,andthepower,andthe mightinessofeverykingdomunder heaven."
Itisconsolingtoreadthesewords.
Godgranttheymaybeliterallyaccomplished,andthatwemaylivetowitness theglorioustriumphofourHoly Church
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volved.Itwasobserved,ifwerecollect rightly,bythelearnedProtestantCave,that itisnotforthehonorofProtestantismto seektodiscreditconclusionsrestingonsuch stronghistoricaltestimony.Norcanthere beanydoubtthatthepresenceanddeathof St.PeteratRome,thoughhardlycapableof demonstration,wereattestedbyachainof evidencewhichinanyordinarycase,where noulteriorinterestswerethoughttobeat stake,wouldbeaccountedconclusive.Few writershavestatedtheargumentmore forciblyorimpartiallythanDr.Dollinger, whocannothesuspectedofanyunduepartialityfortheclaimsoftheRomanSee.Yet heconsiders"thefactthatSt.Peterworked inRomesoabundantlyprovedandso deeplyimbeddedintheearliestChristian historythatwhoevertreatsitasalegend oughtofconsistencytotreatthewl.oleof theearliestChurchhistoryaslegendary." Lmaybeworthwhilefirsttorecallthe salientpointsoftheargumentbeforeturningtothenewdiscoveriesofthelastfew weeks,whichservesomateriallytoconfirm it.Andherewewouldagainentreatour readers,ofwhatevertheologicalschool,to rememberthattheyareconcernedwithan interestingpointofecclesiasticalhistory, notwiththemeritsofrivalcreeds.
Thetwoquestionswhichhavebeenraised are,whetherSt.PeterfoundedtheChurch ofRome,andwhetherhediedthere.On thefirstpointithasbeenshownthatSt. Paul'slanguageinseveralpassagesofhis epistlesclearlyimpliesthatbeforehisfirst visittothemetropolisoftheancientworld aChurchhadalreadybeenfoundedthereby anApostle,andPeterismarkedoutbythe universaltraditionoftheRomanChurch,as thatApostle.Moreover,St.Peter'sfirst Epistleisdatedfrom"Babylon,"whichis thenamegiventoRomeintheApocalypse, andcannotwellhaveanyothermeaning here.ItcannotbeunderstoodoftheEgyptianBabylon,thestationofaRomanlegion. noryetoftheancientBabylonontheEuphrates,whichthereisnoshadowofground forsupposingthatStPeterevervisited,and whichisdescribedbyPlinyandStraboas "agreatdesert,"emptiedofitsinhabitants.
TheBabylonJewshadlongbeforeremoved toSeleucia,andwhenpersecutedtherefled toNeardaandNisibis,aswelearnfrom Josephus.
listdrawnupforQueenTheodolindinthe timeofGregorytheGreat-indicatesa sanctuarybetweentheViaNomentaneand theViaSaharaNuova,where"theseaton whichSt.Peterfirstsat"waspreserved. Nowthisexactlycorrespondswiththesite ofthe()straincemetery,andthusconfirms theprevioustraditionastothespotwhere St.Petersatandbaptized,variouslydesignatedthe()straincemetery,andcametsriunt majus,asbeingccevalwiththefoundation oftheRomanChurch.Bo!,theprocessof verificationhasbeenadvancedastagebeyondthis.FatherBosiohasdiscoveredin this()straincemeteryavaultandaspacious cryptwithanapseornamentedwithred letters,whichwere,however,to3fadedfor himtodecipher,inthemidstofwhichhe presumedthatanaltarhadoriginallystood. Rossi,aslongagoas1867,hadexpresseda differentopinioninhisBulletin°diCristiana Archeologia.Hethoughtitmostprobable thatthecentralspacewasoccupied,notby analtar,butby"thechairwhereinSt. Peterfirstsat,"whichwasseenbythe emissaryofQueenTheodolind,andthatthe redletterinscriptioncommemoratedthis augustmemorialandhelongedfortheday wLentheinscriptionmightbesuocessfully decipheredandinterpreted.Thewish appearsatlengthtohavebeengratified, thankstotheexertionsofayounger, butskilfulandpracticed,laborerin thesamefield,SignorMarianoArmellini. ThecommissionofSacredArehreology hasbeenbusilyengagedsince1873incarryingontheseinvestigations,withtheaidof MonsignorCrostarosa,owneroftheground underwhichtheOstriancemataryis situated.Theresultwasthediscoveryofa subterreneanchurch,whichisthusdescribed:-
Forbrevity'ssake,Iwillcondensethe author'sinterpretationofthecharactergiven byDanielofthe"littlehorn;"butIshall makeuseofhisverywordswhenhespeaks oftheapplicationof"time,times,andhalfa time"tothedifferentepochsoftheMahometanrule.
The"tenhorns"seenbytheprophet were,accordingtotheinterpretationofall commentators,thetenkingdomsbuiltupout oftheruinsoftheRomanEmpireatthe timeofitsfall.Andthe"littlehorn," which"roseupafterthem,grewmightier thanthey,andbroughtdownthreekings," wasnootherthantheEmpireofMahomet, whichfirstmadeitselfin622,andinthe courseoftimesuccessivelyoverthrewthe EmpireofPersia,thatoftheVisigothsin Spain,andthatoftheGreeksatConstantinople.Thoughupholdinginwordthehonor duetoGodandChrist,Malsometanismmade noscrupleofcruellypersecutingthefollowers ofChrist.Tosuchadegree,indeed,didit carrythispersecutionthatitrightlymerited thenameofAntichrist. Mahometanism,too,fulfilstheprediction whichwasmadeofit,thatitshouldthink itselfabletochangetimesandlawsfor, insteadofkeepingitsSabbathonSaturday withtheJews,oronSundaywithChristians, itcelebratesitonFriday.Andintheroom ofthelawofMosesorofJesusChristithas substitutedtheKoran. CommentingonthesewordsofDaniel (viii.,25)."Thishornshallhavepower "untilatime,times,andhalfatime,'" Rhorbachersays:-"ThatinApocalyptic languagethekingdomtypifiedbythelittle horn'shalllastayear,twoybars,andhalfa year.TheprophetoftheNewCovenant, Bt.John,makesuseofthesameexpression, onlyhetranslatesitintoitsequivalent'forty-twomonths'inoneplace,andtwelve hundredandsixtydays'inanother (C.i.,xii.,xiii.). "NowtheMahometans,forthepurposeof rectifyingthemistakesoftheirfaulty Calendar,maketaeofaperiodorcycleof
TheSaturdayReviewhasdicnssedthe question"WasSt.PeteratRome?"and quitepossiblesomeofourreadersmaybe gladtorefreshtheirmemoryregardingthis historicalfact,evenfromthecolumnsof suchanauthority,uponCatholicmatters:"ThequestionwhetherSt.Peterwas everatRomehasbeendiscussedforthree centuriespastwithapersistentandacrimonywhichnomerelyhistoricalinquiry, howeverinteresting,everevokes.Andyet thetheologicalsignificancewhichboth RomanCatholicandProtestantcontroversialistshaveconspiredtoattachtoitisreallyas littlejustifiedbytherecognizedprinciples ofeitherofitsrivalpartiesasitisconducivetoasatisfactorysettlementofthe dispute.TheScripturalandtraditional argumentallegedfortheprimacy,orsupremacy,orinfalibilityofSt.Peterandhis successors,whatevermaybetheirweight, wouldbeequallyvalidiftheApostlehad nevervisitedRome.Itwouldbequiteconceviable,andeasilyexplicablefromthe circumstancesofthecase,thatheorhis successorsshouldhavefixedonthecapital oftheEmpireasthefutureseatoftheprimodalSeeofChristendom.Anditisquite conceivablenowasRomanCatholicwriters, ofeminencehavenothesitatedtoargueand eventourge,thatthemodernholdersofthe officemightseegoodreasonfortransferring theirthronetosomeotherlocality-e.g.,as FatherPaganisuggested,toJerusalem.The Popewasnotconsideredanylesstheheirof thechiefApostleduringtheseventyyears' captivityofAvignonthanbeforeorsince, andthedifferencebetween70yearsand700 isnotoneofprinciplebutoneofdetail.On theotherhand,theclearestdemonstration thatSt.Peterexercisedhisfunctionsat Romeandwasmartyredthere,canofitself nomoreprovehissupremeprerogatives,of whateverkind,thanthefact,whichhas neverbeendisputedofSt.Paul'spresence andmartyrdomatRomeissupposedbyany onetoestablishsuchaclaimonhisbehalf. Ifthispointhadbeenkeptsteadilyinview byCatholiceandProtestantsalike,muchunprofitablehair-splittingonbothsidesmight havebeenavoided,andconpetentjudges wouldprobablylengagowouldcometoa prettygeneralagreementastothemain featuresofthecase.As isSt,Peter's foundingoftheRomanChurchhasbeen virtuallyraisedby'zealousadvocatestothe dignityof"adogmaticfact,"whileopponentswhoequalledtheirzealandtheirindiscretionhavemadeitapointofhonorto denythefactaltogether.Therearespecial reasonsforprotestingagainstsuchnarrow perversityatthismoment,becausesome recentdiscoveriesofarchaeologistsatRome, towhichweshallrevertpresently,appear tohavethrownagooddealoffreshlighton thematter,anditIshighlydesirablethat theirinvestigationsshouldbepursuedand appreciatedinacandidandcriticalspirit, apartfromanytheologicalprepossessions whichmaywronglybeimaginedtobein_
St.Paul'swordsmakeitclear(Coliv.10; Philem.24)thatMark,whoisspokenofby St.PeterasinBabylonwithhim,wasactually inRomeatthetime.Ifwepassfromthe Spiritualevidences,DionysiusofCorinth antiIrenausinthesecondcenturymention PeterasthefounderoftheRomanChurch. ClementofRomereferstohismartyrdom there,andIgnatius,writingtotheRomans, remindsthemoftheexampleofPeterand Paulastheirfoundersandteachers. dwellsonthecircumstancesofhismartyrdom,asdidTertullianearlier,andthe RomanCaiusabout200A.D.,specifiedthe preciselocality.ThenthereisthetestimonyofPapiascitedbyEusebius,ofirenseus andoftheEbionatePreachingofPeter,a documentofthefirstcentury.Andthe timeoftheApostle'sfirstvisittoRome isapproximatelyfixedbythestatementof Suetonius,thattheJewswerebanished fromRomeA.D.49,onaccountoftheirraisingdisturbances"attheinstigationofone Chrestus,"whichisprobablyanallusionto thefirstformationofaChristiancommunity there.TheexilesreturnedtoRomeafter thedeathofClaudius,anditwasnottill about62thatSt.Paulcamethere.Tothis concurrenceofpositivetestimonymustbe addedthenegativeproofoftheentire absenceofanyadversetestimonyortradition.Itisstrange,tosaytheleast,that thelegend,ifsuchitbe,shouldhavethus remainedinundisturbedpossession.And nowisthetimetonoticetheremarkable accessionwhichhasoccuredtotheevidence duringthelastfewweeks.
TheRomancatacombsconnectedwiththe BasilicaofSt.Agnesextramorushavelong beenconsideredthemostancientofall,and haveaccordinglybeensubjectedtocurious investigationsduringthelastthreecenturies, fromthetimeofFatherBosio.Inouroen daythelearnedJesuitsantiquary,Father Marchi,whohadmadetheCatacombshis speciality,achievedseveral,interestingdiscoveriesthere;butthecrowningtriumph wasreservedforthewell-knownCount Rossi,whohadsucceededtohislabors,if wemaytrusttheveryinterestingreportof theRomancorrespondentoftheDaily News:InhisRomaSotterranea,andagaininthe BullettinodiChristianaArcheologia,hewas thefirsttoshowthattheso-calledcatocombs ofStAgnesreallycomprisedtwoseperate parts,onebeingthecatacombexcavatedin thefieldbelongingtothefamilyofthe patricianRomanvirginandmartyr,onwhich fieldstandstheBasilicaconsecratedtoher andtheotherbeingthecatacombcommencingfromtheconfinesofthefieldafore-mentioned,andcelebratedasthatinwhichSt. Emerenziana,thefoster-sisterofSt.Agnes, herselftooamartyr,wasburied.This lattercatacombhasbeenprovedbyRossito benoneotherbutthetrue"Ostraincemetery"wherePeterbaptized(subPetrels baptizabat),whichwaspreviouslysought forby(.;hristianarchaeologistsneartheVia Salariahardby,wheretheonlyancientdocumentwhichmentionsitseemedtoindicate itssite.The()straincemeterywasavery ancientburial-groundoftheearlyChristians;itwascontemporaneouswiththe ApostolicoriginoftheChurchandthelm portanceitderivedfromitsantiquitywas enhancedbythetraditionthatthereSt. Peterwaswontto:baptize. Noristhis:all.Rossifurtherobserves thatthelistofoilphailsusedforthelamps keptburningbeforethemartyr'stombs-a
Reachingalmostabovethetribuneniche (arcosolium)risesfromundertheapseatthe endofacryptofconsiderableproportions, fromwhoselateralwallsprojects,onthe right,acircularbracketcutoutofthetufa, withachairinfront.Owingtothedamp anddilapidationoftheapse,however,and stillmoretotheprolongedclosureofthe cemetery,whichhaswithheldfromarchaeologistsallaccessforaboutthreecenturies, thecrypthasremainedunexamined,andthe placedescribedbyBosiohasbeenunrecognized.ButnowArmellini,thankstothe facilitiesaffordedtotheCommission,has employedunwontedpatience,knowledge, andsagacityonthechurchanditstribune, andhehassucceededindistinguishingthe veryfaintoutliner,oflettersinredcolor, sandaninscriptionnotsepulchralbut historical.ThenameofBosiuiswritten atthetopofthe"arcosolium;"andthere isnodoubtthatthecryptseen, althoughtheatucco-leafornamentationhas beenalmostwhollyobliterated. isa partoftheinscription:Sancept. Camerentiane. FirstdiscovereroftheRomancatacombsis thatidenticalonewhichhasbeendisinterred undertheenlightenedauspicesofMonsignor CrostarosaAtlas."ThenameofSaint Emerenzianainthefirstlineislegible enough,andsofarconfirmsthetruthof Rossi'sopinionthecemeteryistheOstrian onewherePeterbaptized,asthatwasthe identicalce'ueterywherethemartyred Emerenzianawasburied.Theotherletters ofthefirstlineare(inArmellini'sview) scarcelylessclearintheirreferencetoSaint Peter,andalsosupporttheconsistencyofthe argumentwhichconnectstheApostlewith thatfamousandmostancientcemetery. Thereissomedifferenceofopinionasto whetherthenameofthePopeDawasuscan bedetectedinthesecondline,butthe membersoftheCommissionwhohaveexaminedit,inclulingRoadhimself,donot favorthisview.Thathowever,isamatter ofsubordinateimportance.Whathascertainlybeendiscovered,ifthereportshould turnouttobetrustworthy,doesremarkably corroboratetheexistingtraditionastoSt. Peter'spresence"cathedra"atRome.And withoutadmitting,forreasonsalreadyexplained,theologicalsignificanceofthediscovery,wemayreadilyagreewiththeVoce dellaVeritaastoitsgreatinterestforthe studyofChristianantiquites.-CeylonCatholicMessenger.
HIDDENSPRINGS.
LOnMonday,October9th,theceremonyqf openingthefineHalloftheAustralianHoly CatholicGuild,wasperformed.The buildingwascrowdedtoexcessduringthe deliverybyARCHBISHOP.VAUGHAN,ofthe followingAddress.]
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HasthisGodoftheSupernaturalbestowedonmanasystemofbeliefandacode ofmoralaction?andaformofworship propertoHimself? Toreplytothiswemustgraspthe Supernaturalinitswholeextension,andin thefullsignificanceofitspower.Itcanbe lookeduponasavastwide-embracingforce, whichhasexertedagreaterawayoverthe destiniesofmanthananyotherthathas evershooktheworld.Placeonopointof thecompassonCatholicismasacentre, andthenstretchouttheotherpoint,tillit falluponTheismpureandsimple,describe thecircle,andwithinthatcircumferencethe wholedomainoftheSupernaturaliscontained.Inproportionasyouquitthecentre andproceedtowardsthecircumference,you
leavetheImpregnableStrongholdofImmoveabledogmaandunchangeablemorality behind,andgraduallyfindyourselfina comparativelybleakandbarrenregion,till atlastyencomeuponthesandylevelof nakedTheismwithoutitssafeguardsand guarantees.Whatevermanmaybelieveas toitsobjectivetruthfulness,nostudentof history,noseriousthinker,canentertaina moment'sdoubtthattheCatl.olicChurch hasbeenfromthedaysofChristtillnow, andpromisesindefinitelytocontinue,the veryHeartoftheSupernatural,andthe mainStrongholdoftheunbending,the stubborndogmasofreligion.
What,then,isthisCatholicitywhichforms thecentre-heartoftheSupernatural?for wheretheheart-centreis,therethemin essence,andthedistinctivecharacteristicwill befound.
TosketchitrapidlyItbeganwiththe assuminghumannaturebythatGodwhose principalattributeshavealreadybriefly beendiscussed.TheIncarnationisbyfar thegreatestportentthathasevertaken placeinauniversefilledwithmarvels,and createdbyAlmightyPower.TheInfantof Bethlehem,theBoyofNazareth,theManof Thabor,theSuffererofCalvary,theJesus fromtheTomb;thatoneVoice,thatsingle Bandwhichchangedwaterintowine,turned thebroadswiftcurrentoftheworld.The virtuefromthatsolitaryMan-forHewasa God-lentanewpulsetothehumanheart, astrongerspringtohumanenergies,a brighterlighttohumaneyesanddisplayed avisionofGlory,futureandinexpressible, beforetheastonishedsense;thuslifting humanity,asoneman,ontoahigherlevel, anddirectingitsnobleststrivingstowardsan imperishablegoal.Asthebrownsilent forestsinnorthernlatitudesonthefirst warmdayofspringstandclothedsuddenly ingreenandarealivewithsong-thatwhich wasjust,nowstillandrigid,throbbingwith multitudinouslife-sosuddenlyalmostdid thePaganWorldgiveway,whentheSun andsapofanewcreationwarmedhissoul, androseintheheartofman.TheSonof Justicealonepossesssedthosepenetrating rayswhichcouldovercomeman'sblindness, andbendhisstubbomessofwill.Healone couldcreatethesapofanewformoflife, andcauseittocourseinthechannelsof humanity,andsupernaturalizeitatevery extremity.Ileitwaswhoknewhowto touchthespringsofmanyheartsatonce, andinmanyplaces,andtoimpartasubtle virtueto,andtosetaHiddenSpringof Divinity,ineachmemberofthehuman familysothat,torecurtothefigurejust madeuseof,eachtreeofthewildforest wouldbechangedwithanelectricity,which nature,withallhervariedcapabilities,had notthepowertobestow.Godcamedown, wasmadeMan,becameinthelikenessofthe GoodSamaritan,toliftmanup,torestthe droopingheaduponIliaBosom,topouroil andwineintothefailingstrengtletobreathe intothesinkingframeanewDivineinvigoratingbreathofLife.Ilecamefor eachmanandforall;butforeach,asiffor himalonefortheunit,andforthefamily madeofunits,forsocietycomposedof families,forKingdoms,EmpiresandRepublicscomposedofthevarioussocietiesand nationalitieswhichmakeupthepopulation oftheworld.HecametojoinmantoGod, andtoliftuphumanitybymeansofthe Supernaturaltoanendanddestinybeyond thepassinghour.Hecametoinfusenew arterialbloodintotheconduitsoflife,and tothrillthecreaturewithanewsense,with anewrevelation,ofitsweaknessesits capabilities,anditsdestiny;andsofarto makehimapartakerofDivinityastorender himconsciousofhisfellowshipwithabetter andanabidingCity,whilstlieheldhimself tobeinpilgrimage,andunderdisciplineon earth.Suchisaportionofthe merciesofferedtomanthroughtheSupernatural,
anunmovingCathedraofcertaintyasto beliefandaction;therewasaneverreplenishedstore-houseofSupernaturalGrace toenablemantodowhatliesawtoberight. WhatbeganontheHillwascarriedtothe CatacombsitnextrosetotheBasilicas, andspreadingitselfwithrapidityabroad, penetratedintoandpervadedthecivil societyoftheworld.Itascendedfromthe streetsupthestepsoftheimperialthrone, intotheAssemblyoftheRomanSenateit enteredthesolemntribunals,andfixedthe DivineseedsofaSupernaturaldestinyinthe heartsofEmperorsandSenators,andthe exponentsoftheimperiallawsofRome. Thusopeningtheirmindsas
'Waxtoreceiveandmarbletoretain' theprinciplesandHiddenSpringsofa newerlife,theyfulfilledtheirdestinyin cultivatingthesoilmadesuddenlyso richbythegeneroushandofasaving Providence.
Oftheoldcivilizationwhichpassedawn,' itwasnotnecessarytotreatatanylength. He,thespeaker,wouldcontenthimselfby pointingtowardsonegreatrepresentativeof theSupernaturalwhoformsacoaspiceous land-markamongstthewreckageofabroken world.St.GregorytheGreat.,sittingonthe ThroneofPeter,therepresentativeofChrist, andtheimpersonationofChristianAuthority andFaith,standsoutasapictureamidst thedecayoftheolderculture,asatypeof theSupernaturalprincipleofitsrelationnot merelytoreligion,huttothecivilorderof theworld.IftheChristianCommonwealths ofthishourwouldlookupontheirorigin,let themcasttheireyesuponPopeSt.Gregory, governingwithPtitriarcalruleofthreeand twentypatrimoniesoftheChurch;orif theypreferit,uponPopeSt.LeoIII., solemnlycrowningthecivilpowerinthe personofCharlemagneonChristmas-dayat theTomboftheApostles.
Andthusforsevenhundredyears,whilst menwereonebyoneelevatedbySacramentalGrace,securedinstabilitybyateachingutteredmittaconsciousnessofprotected Truth,andguidedbyasteadyonwardhand toHeaven,KingsandPrincesoftheworld, StatesandCommonwealthslookeduponthe Church,theHeartoftheSupernatural,as occupyingananalogouspositionintheirregard.TheyheldthattheLawoftheTen Commandmentswhichboundtheindividual conscience,boundalsotheconsciencesof EmpiresandStates,ofKingsandcivil Rulersandthatthemoralactionofthe Stateshouldplayinharmonywithtl,ehigh protectedteachingsoftheSupernatural.In aword,notonlyindividualmen,butRings andLegislators,StatesmenandWarriors, wereCatholic,andmerepossessedbythat priucipleofobediencetorightlyconstituted Authoritymillet'isthesurestguaranteeof thestabilityoftheThroneandthelibertyof thesubject.
ItwasscarcelynecessaryforLim,the speaker,todrawoutfromHistorytheresultsandoperationsoftheChristianscheme whichformstheburning-pointofthe Supernatural.TheHistoryoftheChurch, ofherdogmas,hermoraldiscipline,andher worship,issimplythehistoryofthe post-paganworldforeighteenhundred years.TheheartoftheSupernatural, inthedurationofitsenergies,inthe powerwithwhichithasurgedthestream ofsupernaturallifeintoeachextremityof theworld,anditsfirm,steadybeat,and healthfulness,canbecomparedtonothing analogousinthehistoryofChurchesorof States.StrikethisgreatfactfromHistory. andyouthrowHistoryintochaos,ifyoudo notactuallyannihilateitforoverfourteen hundredyears.Ignoreitsinfluenceon humanity,andyourenderphilosophya dreamaswellmightyouignoreyourself. Dealwithit,whetheryouwillorno,you must;hateit,decryit,blackenitthis youmaydoifyouwill,butindoingsoyou blackenanddecrythehumanfamilyitself whateveryoudo,youmustadmititsclaims, oratleastitspowerasahardfactwhich cannotbegotover. Itsfoundationsmaybesaidtohavebeen laidwithChristpreachingontheMount. ThemountainoftheBeatitudeswasHis Olympus,andHewastheonlyGodofit. Apeacefulregion,andaDivinitysotruthful andsopure-infiercestcontrastwiththe hideousdivinitiesofPaganism.HereChrist laiddowntheprincipleswhichweretoregenerateandreconstructtheworld.He choseHisTwelve.Hewent,andsentHis SpiritinHisstead.TheTwelvewerereplenishedwithIt,andPeterrepresentedthe 'Voicewhichwasbeardnomore.That smallsociety,multipliedfromtheonecentre ofinfallibleteaching,wasguardedbythe protectionsofthespiritoftruthfulness. Thutherewasbestowedupontheworld
Thenthewrenchcameofthesixteenth century.Shouldliesayit?Prideand sensualityevenattimeswithinthesanctuarysloth,wealthandworldlinessamongst aportionoftheclergyoccasionalcorruptionsandevenscandalsamongstreligious ordersignorance,andthatfiercebigotry whichfollowsitasashadow,aswellasthe wealthdailyspreadoutbeforetheireyes, offeredtothosewhohadbeencheckedby thespiritualpowerfortheirvices,andwho hateddiscipline,apretextforconfusingthe evildeedsofahandfulofmenwiththe guidingprinciplesoftheSupernaturalwhich thosementrampledunderfoot,andfor bringingaboutthatgreatland-slip,which whenonceeffectedbecamethecausefoendlessandmultiplyingrevolutionsinthereligiousworld.Thefirstlargeland-slip borewithinittheprincipleofitsownseparationfromtheheartoftheSupernatural; andaseverymaster-principleisthefaithfulparentofathousandphenomena,no soonerhadthatspiritualterritoryslipped fromtherock,andfallentoalowerlevel, thanitalsobecameaparenttoendlessother slips,tillwhatwasonceonesolidground, becamebrokenupintoathousandfragments. ForeachnewformoftheSupernasural,as itpartedwiththatwhichwaslogicallyits parent,leftbehinditsomepositivedoctrine, somemoreaxioms,sometime-honoreddisciplines,till,atlast,nothingremainbut nakedDeism,whichspeedilytravelstothose confineswheretheterrafirmaoftheSupernaturalmeetsanaltogetherdifferentelement -thewidequagmireoflevelMaterialism onthebitteroceanofheavingunbelief. Suchisthelogical,andindeedinevitable progressionintheworkingofaninitial principle,whichbeginsbyshowinganinsignificantcreakinanouterbuttress,and endsintheradicaldestructionofthatinto whichitswedgehasbeeninserted. Andhereitisimportanttoobservewhat asuperficialmindmightnotperceivethe fullbearingsof,namely,thatthefactof individualCatholicshavingabandonedthe practiceofreligionandtheprinciplesofthe Supernatural,is,inreality,nojustification, indeeddoesnotholdouttheslenderestcloak ofanexcusefortherepudiationofthose principlesthemselves,orforviolentlyjerkingreligion,asbyasuddentwist,fromthe onlylogicalbasisonwhichitcanstandwith anyhopeofremainingfirm.Toofferasa sufficientreasonfortramplingontheLaw thepaltry,nottosaycriminalexcusethata certainnumberofpersonshavenotobserved theLaw;tointroduceanarchyjustbecause certainmembersofsocietyhavenotbeen keptinorder,hasanunmistakabletouch aboutiteitheroflunacyorcunningand suggeststhesuspicionthatthosewhothus philosophizemusthavesomeselfishendof theirowntoserve.Andwhenthisisdone inmattersofreligiousprinciple;whenthe onlystableprinciple,thatistosay,
Authority,isrejected,andtheprincipleof confusionismadetotakeitsplace;thenit ismerelyaquestionoftimeandcircumstance howsoondestructionistofollow.Forwhen onceasystemofmoralityandfaith,which restrainspassion,curbspride,humblesman, directshislifewithinandhisactionswithout, isshovedfromthesquareblockmadlevel foundationofauthoritativeTruthtaught withunerringsecurity,ontotheslippery inclineoftheindividualjudgmentwhich changeswiththeweather,oneinevitableconsequencefollowstheballwillnotresttill itrestsattheverybottom.Asarule, whateverofpositiveteachingtheserolling fragmentsofChristianityniayhaveretained istheresultoftheirpreviousonenesswith theHeartoftheSupernatural.thatCityonthe mountaintop,with 'Hergodlikeheaderown'dwithspiritualfire, Andtouchingotherworlds' Thelandslips,eventhebiggestofthem, have,afterall,simplyfallenfromtheouter edgetheRockremainsallthemoreconspicuousfromitsveryisolation,andthe adamantinebasesonwhichitstowersare rearedarenowpartiallyunveiledbeforethe eye.AndifwhatMr.Gladstonesaysbe true,viz.,that"TheChristianthought,the Christiantradition,theChristiansociety, arethegreat,theimperialthought,tradition, andsocietyofthisearth,"thisearthowes thatcircumstancetotheCatholicChurch. Ifitbetrue,asanotherablewritersays, hat"ThegreatprinciplesofChristian moralityarenowsointerwovenwithour habitofthinking,thatweappealtothem nolongerasScripturalAuthorities,butas thenaturalsuggestionsofasoundjudgment;"ifsuchbethecase,weoweitt3the factofhumansocietyhavingbeensteeped intheBaptismoftheSupernaturalforover eighteenhundredyears.Denyitasmen may,letthembeeversomuchashamedof theirspirituallineagethephilosopheris notdeceived.Hetracestotheirsource, howeverdistant,theshallowwaters,and discoversthecausesofthestagnantpools andhefindstheinitialspringsofallofthem inthatfountainoflivingwaterswhichwelts uptowardseverlastinglifeintheCityofthe Saints.Thoughtheymayhavelosttheir vitalqualities,thoughtheymayhavegrown brackishor'corrupt,still,hetraceswhatremainsofgoodinthemtotheirtrueorigin andknows,thoughnowtheymayhavelost theirsavour,thattheyoncewerelimpid portionsoftheLivingSpring.limy amongstthemretainsomelineamentsof pastgreatness,somevestigesmoreorlessof theDivine()rignalandthoughmarried andmutilated,thoughbutchipsandCaress, hegazesonthemwithaffectionateregret; withaffection,inproportionastheystill retainsometokenoftheiroriginwith regret,onaccountofseeingsomuchbeauty tarnished,suchgracefulsymmetrydestroyed. TheCatholicthinkermustneedsfeel sympathyforeverythingwithinthecircleof theSupernatural-sympathyinproportion ashedrawshiseresfromthecircumference tothatcentrewhereinperfectlovelinessthe "MysticQueen"oftheSupernaturalholds hercourt. Andaftereighteencenturiesofbattlehas theGreatMotherofmenlosttheforceof herarm,theflashofhereye,andherhigh proverbialcourage?Doesshenotstill prosecutehersleeplesswork,herparamount missionofsavingsoulsdoesshenotstill "goaboutdoinggood,"andsanctifywith hergentlepresencehouseholdsandfamilies ofmenand,thoughfallenonanevilera, stillinfluencewithherelevating,purifying spirit,KingdomsandEmpires,andthewhole civilorderofmankind? Herbitterest enemiesareloudestinproclaimingthatshe stillexertsherpower,andnotinvain;that sheisnoantique,orbeeinamberbutan aggressiveLifeincontactwiththeforcesof themodernworld;androusedupallthe moretoenergy,justonaccountofthe violenceofopposition."Fromadormant, aswasthoughtdefeatedsuperstition,"says MarkPattison,"Catholicismhasbecomean aggressiveandmenacingforce.Itisbacked bymillionsofhereditarybelievers.Itis armedinSpain,mutinousinItaly,rapidly re-advancingtothere-conquestofFrance, andtakesthewholeforceofProtestantGermanytokeepitunder."Mr.Gladstone himselfassurestheworldthat"foiworking purposes"theCatholicChurchhasthe advantageoverallotherformsofreligion, andthatinthisrespecttheyhavesuffered lossbyleavingher.Sheispossessorhesays "ofbyfarthemostelastic,themostclosely knit,andthemosthighlycentralizedorganization,"whencomparedwiththedenoniinadons,whichareofmorerecentdate.This HeartoftheSupernatural,ofwhichthe VicarofChrististheSupremeCommander, hesays,is"organizedlikeanarmyinwhich eachorderisinstrictsubjectiontoevery otherorderthatisaboveit. A.thousand Bishopsareitsgenerals;sometwohundred thousandclergyareitssubordinateofficers thelaityareitsproletarians,Theauxiliary forcesofthisgreatestaolishmentarethe monasticorders.Andtheydifferfromthe auxiliariesofotherarmiesinthattheyhave ayetstricterdisciplige,andamorecomplete dependenceonthehead,thantheordiTtry soldier. Tothechainofanunbroken continitity,"hecontinues,"tothemajestyof animmensemass,totheenergyofaclosely serriedorganization,"theCatholicChurch, thisHeartoftheSupernatural,"adds anotherandamorelegitimatesourceof strength.Itundeniablycontainswithin itselfalargeportionoftheindividuallifeof Christendom.Thefaith,thehope,the charity,whichitwastheofficeoftheGospel toengender,flourishwithinthisprecinctin theheartofmillionsuponmillions. Manybeautifulandmanynoblecharacters
growupwithinit..Moreover,thebabesand suckliugsoftheGospel,thepoor,theweak, theuninstructed,thesimplesoulswhoin tranquilspheresgivetheirsoulandheartto God,andwhoseshadedfaithisnotscorched bytheburningquestionsofhumanthought andlife,thesepersonsareprobablyinthe RomanCatholicChurchbynomeansworse thantheywouldbeunderanyotherChristian system.Theyswellthemassofthemain body;obeythewordofcommandwhenit reachesthem;andtheyhelptosupplythe resourcesbywhichavastmachineryiskept inmotion."
So,accordingtothetestimonyofourable adversary,thisvastmachine,thismost elastic,closely-knitandhighlycentralized HeartoftheSupernatural,whichwecallthe CatholicChurch,isbeyondcomparison,inits toughstrength,initsdynamicpower,inits colossalsize,initsadaptationtothegigantic workplacedforittodo,superiortoevery other.Asshehasbeenfurcenturiessois shestillinthisnineteenthcentury,themainspringoftheSupernatural,thechiefantagonist,theLeader,againstwhichthefoul monstersofthefuturewillhavetothrow themselves,iftheywouldoverrun,and ravagethisfairworldwhichGodhasgiven us,anddarkentheheavenswiththeir poisonousbreath.
ThesecretforceofthisHiddenSpringis identicalinkindwiththatwhichenergises inthecentre-souloftheindividualman.For theChurchlivesandactsfromaDivineand Supernaturalimpulse,fromwhichproceed thoserestrainingprincipleswhichmaintain theworldin'sederandthoserenovating stimulantswhichliftsocietyupto,andfix itonthebasisofSupernaturalfacts.It consistsinherpossessingacompleterevelationofsupernaturalTruth,andaneverabidingandintelligibleVoiceinitsinterpretationandapplication,bothontheplainof intellectualvision,andthatofpractical action;itconsistsinherbeingthefountainheadfromwhichproceedsevendistinct channelsofsupernaturallightandenergy, bymeansofwhichman'sreasoniseoniforted bythegiftofFaith,andhisspiritemboldenedtoloveandhope;itconsistsin eachorderofthesocialhierarchyreceiving itsownpropergiftandgracefortheright fulfilmentofitsavocations;sothatall inankindmay,inthesteadylightinthe permanentglowoftheSupernatural,be urgedfromwithinandattractedfromwithout, "Toscorndelights,andlivelaboriousdays" inworkingoutitshigherdestiny.ItconsistsinthefactofthatGreatMotherknowingherownmindthoroughly,andintime; ofperil,andofmentalconflictespecially, boldlyandemphatically,withoutrespectof personsorpowers,declaringit,andanathematizingthewrong;andinherpossessing aSupernaturalinstincttoplaceTruthand Goodnessbeforeexpediencyandsuccess; andinheralmostDivinepenetrationin seeinganenemythroughanymask,andof pickingoutandrejectingsuchprinciples, howeverplausible,which,seemingtobe._ doingthereverse,reallytellagainstheir. Shebideshertime,anddoesherwork,and offersherantidotestothepoisonsofthe age;andknows,asnoothercan,howto girdherselfupforthecontest,andlaunch herselfoutonthefoe.Hersecretforce consistsinhersternauthoritativeinsistence thatthose,itmattersnotwhotheybe,who disobeytheLaw,whetheraswrittenonthe heartorgivenintheGospels,will,ofa surety,iftheydieimpenitentandinmortal sin,perisheverlastinglyandthatthose,on thecontrary,whomakeitthegreatobjectof theirlifetofulfilthewilloftheirCreator', anddieinastateofgrace,willberewarded foreverwithexquisitedelights.It,moreover,consistsinherimpressingonmanan ideaofhisrealcharacterandcondition,so thatheknowshimselfashereallyisand hasanabidingconsciousnessofhisown personaldebility,andbearseveraboutwith himasenseofsinandaconsequenttemper ofdependenceandhumilityhecomesto realize,throughherteaching,theideaof guiltandofrepentance;andbeginsto practise,notmerelythosemoremasculine virtueswhicharesummedupinthefour cardinalcharacteristicsofanobleandwell balancedmind,butthoseothervirtuesalso, especiallyconnectedwiththeGospelRevelation,andemphaticallyshownforthinthe lifeoftheIncarnatesuchashumility, patience,sweetness,gentleness,self-repression,forgetfulnessofselfandthoughtfulness ofothersallwhichvirtues,whenexhibited intheirfairestbloom,representtothe world,menandwomenofthehighesttype, andofthemostexquisitesymmetryofsoul. TheseflowersoftheSupernaturalspringup inacarnalworldfromtheHiddenSpringof aSupernaturalroot,andredeemhumanlife fromutterdesolation.Suchmenandwomen asthese,sweetenearth'sbitternessand, whilstcastingahaloofsofteninglightinto thesaddestrecessesofhumanity,andsaving thefallenfromdespairbytheirangeliclove andgentleness,dwellhere,notasthePagans did,notascastingtheirlotwithearth,but asmenmakingriseofitasamany-sided instrumentfortheirownperfection,asa many-rangedladderwhichtheydailyhaveto climbtowards "ThatGod,whichllres'andloves; One(Sod,onelaw,oneelement, Andonefar-offdivineevent Towhichthewholecreationmoves."
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