The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-11

si.eenat I,aas @ thoss Who sd,snist y lhe ysar.
Victor Hugo and the Clergy
do not acknowledge my ground weakened by
the reply of Censor, as he only substitutes hstori-
rians IN whom he may possess Rore confidence
than l1e Long, Maitland, Dieby, etc. He does moi
ten US from what authority he gets bis extract re-
gardiBg The council Of Toulouse, held in 1929 =
and as for GessleT he is not considered by the lite
rary world unimpeachable in ecclesiasticaI data
BY references 20 Venerable Bede,t he will find
that far from the perusal Of the Scriptures being
prohibited The laiiy, a knowledge of The Psalms
and various other paris Of the Bible was absolutely
necessary for the admission of an applicant into any
of the HoY orders then existing.
= have not, as Censor says, rested my assertion
regarding the dissemination of the Scriptures upon
the single item, that the earliest translation into
the vulgar tongue was made by a Dominican Friar
He is not Just when he thus loses sight 6f he au-
thority given true, he makes wide leap (only 1893
years. to inform his readers that Latin translation
Of the Bible was. published in l456 ard l485. Bot
what use had been made Of the previous editions,
IL of whchwere in Italian, l8 in German, together
with the Spanish, all OF prior date e leaves 10 the
imagination 0f hs readers; who, Of course will
very naturally infer thai they were published to
be read, the intention of ihe Church was fulfilled
by her ever obedient children. Not only. was the
Church constant in her endeayors to impress Scrip
ture truths by reading an exhortation, but whbn
she found natural duliness Of mind combined with
tepdency TO old snpeIaiions, she had recourse to
more explicit and touching manner upon the feel
ngs of III se whose understanding could best I've
reached through te setIses. The Catholic Church
has ever preserved in all their purity the Sacred
writings, and in whatever language they have
been translated, a feeling Of reverence for the
source whence they emanated has been para
mount Not 70 with the Protestant versions Lu-
ther's version was pronounced by Zuniglius,
cGrrupting the word of God :" and Dumoulin,
speaking of Calvin's iTansation says s he does
n the of he -baa
changed, making also additions Of his own" II
was also pronounced by James ], King OF Englsnf
in the conference at Hampton Court, as the most
wicked and unfaithfnl Of all the yersions''
The version Of the New Testament printed by
the British and Foreign Bible Society for the natives
of Surinam, has been translated in accordance
with the ideas of the poor savages whom they wish
to instruct but instead Of eevaiing and purifying
by some striking illustration that would reach their
feelings, they have absolutely profanedthe Book Of
God by applying the term zone new wench " 70
the Mother Of God; this. however is bu, single
instance, yet il will serve to convey idea OF the
whole book. '~l.M Pr Net g.
Censor has fallen into the same difficulty that ex
lists in the mind Of almost every other Protestant,
which is, confusion of ideas relative to the free
reading and private Interpretation of the Bible, the
latter Of which Is prohibited by the Church. and
obeyed by her children, as they are willing to be
led BY The guidance et the Apostles, one Of whom
tSt Peter) tells that no prophecy Of Scripture
Is made by private Interpretation % and again
there are many hard things TO be understood
which the unlearned and unstable wrest as they do
other Scriptures, to their own destruction" How
far the truth of this warning has been regarded,
let the legion of absurd doctrines in exsetnce
testify all Of which will quote Scripture to sustain
| their ground.
ST Paul also tells us, 'sunless YOU hear tie
/ ChurehyOu shall be az the heather and the Publ.
cam and as the Catholics de befsue in one, kolE
and Apostolic Church, they are content to be guided
by her interpretations, choosing interpolaie
that holy book, as did Queen Elizabeth and the
Il crowd OF sycnphanis who would sell their souls
rather than offend their Queen.
Censor's views of the clergy's opposition to the
march Of intellect, are mere assertions. Probably
he thinks he has conceded an immense amount Of
favor by acknowledging debt to the old monaste-
res but there are hosts Of Protestant authors who
have the magnanimity to speak the truth in lam
| guage most forcible. One Of them, whose antipa-
thy to the propagation of Catholicism though bitter
is still generous enough to pay the following tribute
to her clergy. Robert Southey, (in letter to his
son. speaking of the destruction of the manasteries
during the Reformation, says: " We laugh at the
Ignorance of these Orders, but the most worthless
and ignorant of them produced more works of cru
dition than all the English and all the Scotch Uni
versities since the Reformation" Strong language,
this, from good Protestant lips. | prefer giving
Censor the benefit of authors whose faith is one
with his own, as they merit, at least receive the
creditfrom him Of being impartial in their verdcts
IN tne southern NSuaTterly review OF OctOber,
1914, there is to be found an admirably written
tice on g Rome and the Romans" in which occurs
the following language:
"The ordinary rant against Catholicism is ride
ulous il has It's defects, and great and grievous
they are, butto the Papary we owe The revivfcation
of the world, and without il Protestantism itself
would have been impossible The Catholics Church
preserved for us Christianity; she cherished the
growth of our modern organization; she was the
bulwark of Chrisendom against The Saracen; she
saved the literature of antiquity, and by preserving
the Latin language in her cIoisters and temples
gave us the KEY to their comprehension. while a,
the same time she furnished tlegerm and the model
Of our modern literature"
The lost books Of Livy migh possibly BE- found
'eniombed under the acts and sufarings Of some
saint and martyr" but is il quite as possible
they were lost in the sackiug of Rome, or lie bu
ried amid The ruins Of ORdstaries that Dere deudst-
dted bs The hands of e first disciple Of the reforma
tion, Henry Eighth, King Of England
| Censor's views Of the high state of art and lii
/ erature in Protestant countries, compared with
| Catholic. will not bear very close investigation
| Let u.s. by way of illustration, turn our eyes To
| England and ask what has she done for the en-
| lightenment Of her poor subjects? Why, kept
great part of them buried in the bowels of the
| earth, where they live usually like beasts, never
| hearnng the name of God or suspecting that
| the crushing weight of woe, and the bitter drugs
| that are the only component of their lives, is
| the allotment of immortal spirits Any statistical
compilation VIII snow tdl cases nl lniantlcluS and
equally revolving crimes, frequent in enlight-
| ened Protestant England as in China and other
| heather countries. Now, compare her sister isle,
poor Ireland. To whom is she indebted for the
feeble CLEANS of sunshine that have illumined her
path To her poor clergy, who at the risk Of life
itself, have instructed her people not 1t is true
in abstrlse seieHee, but in that knowledge which
has helped them TO hear their ills-ihat knowledge
which snrpasseth all understanding, and after all
is but the one thing Necessary. Prussia, compared
with Austria, in respect to the advantages of edu-
cation offered her people, will be found equally de-
| fieieut with England.
If Censor will read lie Masters Inquisition, -
he may possibly meet with some facts that have es-
capped Llorente's investigations. l am no extoller
Of that institution-God forbid but while Praise
my voice with the sainted Isabella against it, j can
not shut my eyes to the truth that there was more
State than Church in its organization and develop
ments This connection--thiss commingfng the
pure and Empid waters Of religion with the noxious
and poisoned stream Of state affairs, ever has, and
ever will, prove detrimental to the good cause
will now take my leave Of Censor, having en-
| joyed quite enough OF aAthorship-and should he
| feel disposed TO continue the subject, can only
consgn him to some other champion whose talents
and research are greater, but whose faith and love
for the cause are not mere leryent than hers, who
| is proud in acknowledging herself however IN
| definite he may deem the htle) ,ts
A DAuoHTER OF THE TRUE CHuRoH.