Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-04-25

ARcHBIsHup (HEvFRus.-E X raj f. ON Dr.
Channlrg's Review Of h. Life Of FrueIon, in the
Christian Examlner, published a Boston.
eve have SAID ,ha: we wplc me The book
under con side, alton, because it came from so
pure and gif ed mind. We add, thu we do
rot welcome i, the les, for coming from a
Catholic. Perhaps We prize IL tle more FOR
we wish that Professionalism may grow wiser
and more tolerant, and we know no, better
teacher Of these lessons lhsn the Chara' e. #
Fenrlon. Su, h a man is enough 10 vi &c WI hin
the 4. &c I~-.;, i-,-'' 'o'y '" WIN
he Belonged. HIS virtue Is broad enough /"
shield his whole church from that unmeasured,
undisllngulshed reprobaion with which Pro
testant zeal hes too often assailrd IL Whu-
ever RENE mbers, that The Catholic conmu>
Mon numbers in its ranks more than one
hundred millions Of souls, probably more than
all o, her Christian churches together, must
shudder at the sent, nee Of prDscIi ption, viii, h
has sometimes been passed on his immense
portion of huma" beings / Is lime thai grea'
er Justice were done 10 lhs ancient and vide
spread community The Ctrhoiic church has
produced SINE of the greatest and best men
that ever lived; AID this Is proof enough OF its
posse sing II the mems 81 salvation. Who,
that h arS III, tor. Of ,or,empt in which il is
some.im-s II mcd, I'd >usp, CT that Charlie
magnr, Alfr"1. DAME, K,pha,l, Michael An
geIo. Tos,p B uss"', Pascal, Des Cartes, were
ra'holiCs? Same uftne creates names IN arts
and arms ON hi h oae and in the pulpit, were
WIN 10y Ci,h"hcs.
ioCour down O our own times, has not IT, e
metropolis o. Nv England wItne >sed sub
lime example Of Christian virtue in d Carho-
tic Bishop Who among our re isious teach
er,, would 5. iirit COM, arison be ween him
self AID The devoted Chrvtrus? L is god
mau, whose viltIes aud talents have now ra,>.
ed him 10 high dignItie, in church and state,
who now wears in lis own cou",ry he ont
honors 81 an are bishop and retr. livtdm the
midst Of US devoting MS d S aud nights, aid
his whole ear, TO the ser'I'g ui DOOR aud
ureducated congregation. We saw h,m declIn-
ing, IN a grt al degree, he socie,y Of the III l.
vaed md refiurd mat he m,gri he the friend
Of the ig"oran, and triendlrs>; leaving the cir
ces Of polished life, whi' h he would have era-
crG, for the meanest novels; bsari @, with a
f.ther's sym 1a'hy the burdens and SORROWS Of
his large spiritual family; cbar glrg himself a.
like with h ir Temporal and spiritusl concerns;
and never dis, overing, by the fainr,s indca-
lion that he fell his fine miod degr ,ded by his
seemingly humble Office. lis good n.an,
bent on his errdnds cf mercy, was seen in our
streets, under the mos; burning sun Of summer
and the hrrcest storms of win er, as if armed
against The elements by 'he power Of charity.
He has left US, but not 10 be forgotten. He en-.
Joys among US what 10 such man must be
dearer than fame. His rane is chcrished
where the great of this world are unknown. 1t
is pronounced with blessings, with grateful
tears, with signs for his rr'urn, in many an a.
bode Of sorrows and want; and how can we
shu, our hearts against this proof Of the power
Of he Catholic religion to form good and great
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