Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-03-23

BEATRICE. THE UNKNOWN RELATIVES. By Catha-
rine Sinclair, author of Jane BUuverie &C. Publish.
ed by Dewitt and Davenport, 1876 Nassau street,
New York
This book, we informed, was written for the pur
pose OF counteacng the unceasing efforts of the
Jesuts, to make proselytes to the Roman Catholic
faith. The publishers transmit, with the volume, the
opinions ofGertam eminent clsrgymen, concerning its
merits. These divines give it the most unqualified
praise as work Of genius, and they are unanimous in
declaring that it is efficient Protestant instrument
atty for the exposure of the insiduous conduct of the
disciples Of Loyola
We do not think that work must necessarily be
Protestant, in order be anti Jesutical The Jesuts
have been the objects Of mucI dread in Roman Cath
ole countries as in Prot ones and have been
summaIily dealt with in the former as in the latter
Pope Clement the XIII, suppr, ssed this soriety BY
bul aud the brethren of the order have been driven
from several of the Italian States, several of the Sws
Cantons and from France, within the last 80 years.
We do not think, therefore, that opposition The Jes-
uits should be treated sectaian question, but as
question Of civil and religious liberty.
In the argument of Beatrice for, having purpose, it
necessarily has an argument the author confounds
Cnho icism with Jesuitism in her denuncations
As work Of merit, Beatrice'' superior to the com
of novels but the author las not that power
giving individuality 10 her characters which distinguish
es Scott, Cooper Irving Dickens Thackeray and 9TH
err first class writer's. Her style Id free and Wig
orous, andmany ofher descriptions are graphic but she
nsveT ases to he an essayist when she should be a
dramatst.
fany reflective man will his eyes abroad on the
world, aud will look little below the surface of Things
hs wi discover that there gong on now the organi.
zlsn Of two great p4rlies one the friends of spiritual
independence and individual responsibility in religion
and Of democratic liberty in politics; the other the
friends of absalusm, both in religion and politics Al
this moment the JesutS the active and efficient
enssaries of a5soutism because they perfectly
ganlzed trained and devoted the work Of opposing
Fl eom in every sha re and form. Tie friends Of free
dom have no weapon to oppose them but the PRESS no
protection against their wiles but intelligence
The Jesuits now dominate over the Roman States;
they put the uncoA of regioa the points of the
TRANS hayonets they anoint with oil the murder stain
ed crown of Louis Napoleon; they illuminate anathena,
against Mazzbi; they grin at Kossuth in his exile ms
they Kissed at him during his ovation in America; an,
they scow at the Irish patriot Meagher because he will
not bow down to Father Roohaan Such men are legitt
mate subjects of crcisma their system deserves tn,
most thorough probing Of free discussion We question
however, whether "Beatrcen would convince an hon
est, liberal minded Roman Catholics of the soundne.
ofhe authors "Beatrice" is well worthy of Mt
usa however, as picture Of life in the old world
Probably iii fair picture, il proper allowance is mad
for the bias the authors mind.
For sale at John Keith & Cos, 239 Main street.