Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1854-07-13
mind in its progress 10 Catholicism" has
been recovered, and is in this city.

mind in its progress 10 Catholicism" has
been recovered, and is in this city.
The whole basis of DR.. Ives's book is
his vehement affection for the TRUTH-in-
falHble truth For this he bore his "lrials; )"
this was the end Of his "progress !" So
overpowerng is this desire, that he will
accept truth from none but infallible aulho.
rity. He went to Rome in search Of infal-
libili,y His book loses its whole force,
and becomes aimless and poin,less; every
statement and every argument grows sus-
picious and ineffective, unless his individu-
al mind Is pre- eminen.ly truthful one
Evidences, multiplied and astonishing. on
this point, nigh, be gathered from the cler-
gy and laity of North Carolina. We pass
these by to mention two undoubted evil
deDces which came within our knowledge.
A fellow passenger with Dr.. Ives, on board
the ship in which he sailed to Eng gland, was
most devoted and respectable clergyman
Of our Church. He knew little of the Dr.'sl
state Of mind, and was deeply panied ard
as,onished to hear the free remarks he made
in public sgains. the Church Of which he
was then actually Bishop, through in
among other things, at the public table, that
he had written to Dr.. Pusey, informing
him Of the wretched condition Of things in
the Protestsn. Episcopal Church, and that
there was no hope of improvement, Sc; and
,ha, D.. Pusey had written in reply 10 say
that matters were jus, as bad in the Church
of England. This clergyman, we had i'll
from his own lips, having been introduced
to Dr.. Pusey, wrote TO ask him whe,hor
he had so expressed himself to Dr.. Ives
Dr.. Pusey replied in writing, that so far
from hauing acritten anything Of the kind,
he neUer had any correspondence aDith DR..
Duke Of Wellington, Dr.. Ives being al Mr..
Peabody's rooms, with q number of Amer
leans, remarked, to some sold friends" Of
of this city, when the Bishop Of London's
carriage passed, that the Bishop had invi,-
ed him 10 take seat in his carriage and
that he had refused. Upon this lady re-
marked how much gra,ified they would
have been to see one Of our Bishops in the
procession. The Dr.. replied, with an ex-
preston of contempt, ,ha, he wouldn't be
seen riding with the Bishop! The ssns1
sless ysnsn. had the curiosity TO- ak
Bishop of London as 10 the correcines:911 911!
this the Bishop replied that so far 'front.'
hau;ng invited Bishop Ires, he did not knoac
he auas in London i! These are small mat
,ers, t. be sure, bu, they are of great signif-
canoe in showing the quality of the "mind''
whose sssrials" are put forth as arguments
and persuasives. like the false lights
which wreckers kindle upon dangerous
coast, to lure men to shipwreck their faith.
If DR.. Ives's "mind" was ever in such an
"unsetled stae," The plea which he him
self offered, ,ha, i! could no. appreciate the
difference between truth and falsehood, its
",Ias" are Of lille consequence to others.
His book derives its whole consequence
from his individual character. Even his
appeals TO historical facts, and his arguments
resting upon the quotations from writers in
accessible TO ordinary readers, mus! be TAX
en- upon his authority. So that "hs old
friends" a. least, might narrow down the
whole question Of the merits Of his work,
to the single inquiry-does bis whole course
of action since it took the direction of what
he calls "progress TO Calholicism,'' prove
him TO be worthy of confidence or does
his official and private character give any
force to what he has said or done, or may
hereafter say or do? This question we
consider, now and forever, settled in the
NEGATIVE.
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