New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-26
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
SKETCHES OF LECTURES.
Mary, Queen OF England.
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The first Of Course Of Lectures before che
"Christisn Doctrine B. B. Society" (Roman Cathohc)
was delivered on Monday night at Hope Chapel, BY
Rev. DR. CUMMINGS His subject was g. The Causes
which have rendered unpopular the name of Mary
Queen Of England" He said the history Of England,
during the sixteenth century has been so fully and
carefully studied BY modern writers and that certain
convictions had been made upon our hearts, Of what
ever figured those pages Of history,-thst IN the
court of public opinion ample evidence had been given,
and the jury had well nigh agreed upon verdict in
the cause of King Henry the Eighth while Queen Bess
CT England stands before the vrtuous and much
injured woman that the name Of Mary, oneen of Eng
land seemed to be exception to this ruIe-that we
are left to CLEAN facts her life as bestwe may from the
incidents mentioned Of in her history and in that OF
Henry VII, Edward VI and Elizabeth That the term
Of bloody had been applied to her Queen in all the
books for the young, and the popular literature as
summed up by Burnett, Hume and Fox, the three
deadHest enemies of her memory SO that where her
quoted ii is OF those three or sose other
writer who has copied from them; ani we modern men
Of every nsOn and rel zion have been ignorance,
az were OF the real character Of Mary the daughter Of
Henry VII ard sister OF Eiza5sth and Edward vi the
last the TuGors whose reign coyeredthe history
OF laws, and who died m possession OF the Catholic
throne OF Great British and per nal attractions were
necesfdry 20 obtain tor her kind considerations we
were supported by history, Ia which che Is repre-
souted superior IN Myth of mind, and dignity OF
Character in mental accomplishments to her SISTER
Elizabeth and her cousin Mary, Queen OF Scots; while
Mise Strickland had colec ed abundant proof to show
that she was equally admired for her genteness OF man
ner end ymmt,ey Of form that she was coured former
singular wit and beauty that the dark eye OF her span
sh mother added 10 bee grace, and her Engsh coGnte
nsnce rendered her all thai coud be desired but thar
neglect sorrow end persecutou soon dimmed the grsh
gGyety of the Princess but II additional reason was re-
CURED TO interest feelings IN heha OF Mary, tne
audience would find that authority ia the fact, that she
wss fully identified in the faith and maintenance OF the
Catholic religion. She was virtuous; she was Pra-
Gers OF irrcITuschabe characters she never, 20 her
latest hour wgvded for a sing lie moment IN her deyO
non 70 The fnita OF the Catholic Apostolic Church.
Burnett Hume and Fox had framed statements, which
had been received am0-t universally, OF her blo~dy
Character and that he had been somewhat discouraged
in HE ideas OF bringing before the public his views IN
oonradic II OF their representations That IN dongso,
he felt necessary 20 remark the hr place. that the
opinion that had been gwen OF her by Catholic writer's
were either French Engh. who represented her "a
mean bgot and blood thirsty tyrnnt; that his hearers
might therefore ask how he could reasonably hope 80
ssy aught that could shake their testimony relative 10
her character On this point he attributed his 6oldness
10 the fhct of having authority which had caused him b
love and yeneraic Queen Mary. and tha authority
be alluded 10 was neither French, nor English, but
l'aiss thst the close relationship between Rome AMI
Henry VIII Rad given rise for abundance ~ material
for her history; while English Protestants aud French
lntdels had sought every opportunity to backen her
character lut the object Of the la.ian writers was 10
give her praise whe they could find circumstances
10 warrant IT, and ne looked ar thc subject according
10 the authority oithc Italian wTicrs he could nothepin
curing was Mary TUDOR Justly branded with the eplthet
the Bloody Queen that other than those which
he'd been htibutcdtO her given her the name OF Bloody
Mary and those other and further causes sum
ciont TO make her oious 70 impartial hstoriansi tie
then stated that the authority OF the taan historian OF
her character founded upon great number OF OF
fetal docume n letters and d patches brought 10 light
by PTotestsnt editors who must certainly BE- cassed 40
adyorsares 10 Mays cause aud they we're men whose
high character and standing could leave room for ca
vii Aso some parliamentary records Issued by Drake
well royal State papers, oditct by Haynes Ike
wise the proceedings Of State trials, containing many
original letters OF Mary % which must be added the
pryy purse account a. noticed ty Sir Frederic Madden
lie would also mention the Official correspondence OF
the French and Spanish Ambassadors to England who
very active during her reign IN the affairs Oh Eng
lnnd neither OF which uir uers friendly W Mary
The speaker then gave account Of the case Ihatwas
taken by Henry VIII and Catherine, TO have Mary edu
Gated and that under the pOus training OF her mother,
true love for the Church implanted in her bosom,
and that unr Henry entertained the idea OF obtaining
divorce frori Catherine, Mary encouraged and made
great proficiency in acquiring knowledge OF music and
several languages that she was finally sepaI from her
mother and subsequently ubec to similar treatment
in order to give place the daughter of Anne Boeyn
1beconducT of Mary when called upon 10 acknowledge
herelf ilegitmes daughter OF Henry VIII and her
reply 30 Bishop Ridley, when that parsonage endeayor
cd persuade her forake tho Church OF Rome was
fully Commented upon by the speaker. He then con.
tended tina, Mary favored liberty Of conscience, and
had in many Instance pardoned Protesens after com
hitting offences Of sgyravased character and In ref
orenoe causing the execution Of Lady Jane Grey he
quoted the authority OF Miss Strickland 70 show that
Mary intended TO have pGrdoned her, and would have
done co. had not been or that traitor Duke OF Suffolk
and her two uncles, John and Thomas Grey, who
marched upon London with ther booming cannon, and
again declaring Jane, Queen OF England which occs'
sioned the greatest afrn, whereupon the Councillors
I1v n41 hqr hat
would be chance Of securing peace so long as Lady
Jsr.e alive and while her mind was ssltsted che
condemned her own former lcniiy and finally signed
tie wbusni for the execution II GG1tord Dudley and
wife
Ia conclusion, the speaker proceeded TO show that
Mary trscted the haired Of the English by maryn
Philip King Of Spain who subsequently sent out tbs
spaIh Armada sgains, he English The fact that she
was Catholic md caused the death ot some who we're
Protesiants together with the execution Of Lady Jane
Grey while her oienser hst been greatly exaggerated
by her prsjudieed historians had been the principal
cause o. Obsirrg FOR her the sppe>,0n u Bloody Queen
rather than TIE acts Of her life