The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-19

Cathene Church h Tie UnateA otatcs.
The A.sAass.or's Lss.~ss s.ss.s n. Ye.ns
.~sheaaes' <,send society At Daitazners'
[From ne Baltimore American Jan. Isl
The Hall ot the Mechanics Institute thronged to
fGw last night drawn together by the announcement
fhst the Most Reverend Arch hop Hughes wss 20 oe
liver <ctuie before the Young Catholics Friend 80
C.s6eiic Church in inc United states" The general
anxiety 10 learn the views Of hs reverend pres %
important subject induced 70 lay the iectuo Do
our rexde this ming taken down as deivesed,
by q colrs Of experienced stenog' spnerS- 49, =
TIE Archbishop was sccompsn'ca !. as ssts 80 yhs
Yorpg Cathocs' Friend Society he va introduced 70
The audience by Ambrose A. ~ e. sa a q
greeted his appearance, commenced his lecture as fol-
Iows:-
There no subject which has elected such varied and
specula iona attempt to understand
The present corcion Of the Catholic Church OF the United
Ne mbars OF ii ct csurch and of other
denomination have ipdoged In specuatons with regard
it, members TIE sources from which they derived
in whichit Gpds sen in this free country Applause.
Ard Il circumstances indeed novel; because from
q s '1 he's
herseI face to face with the civil government OF any
country except Its tavosite its foe. The Pagan
perseeution unto dsa,h When Conssantins bs,sme
christian lie favored it, and his successors pre-
tensec favor with earthly patronage until his
ee.csDesnts deseserated into petty disputants Of the
Theological quesens and prepared the way tor the in
coming Of those who became the masters Of the fallen en-
pi,e They In their turn, because they were
Ignorant tough brave fill under the instruction Of
Chr istisniy snd in forming the germ Of the present
Qoysrn~nts and nations Of Europe, In their social ca
Iscity The Church herself brought In ~ part and
portion the thus in ested and t1ey -
In Ia ar n.s when eaanges * religion came whilst
she peed in Catholic Countries she was pefsecuted
IN Protestant counties; and thus up % we present.
never found herself face 10 lace with the country and
in rivsshp With cieeds, in which NJ favor was to be
shown On side or the other. And hence II 1, that
this new D. obem furnished theme for the Inquiry
Of phiiosol beers OF every religion on both sides OF the
Atlantic ocean Ard when bad the honor Of being
invited to deliver Iec,ure for the benefit Of yosns
who tevote their GIGS 10 prctec, their stiu
younger brethren who msy be exposed TO forfeit
as they by many dangers and temptations.
thought that subject though most difficult. one it
is would be in Ing With TIE spirit Of their
pose than iu eneeavorin to eucdats the question
which base referred, namely the coDoi Ion and pros
poets Of the Catholic regon In the Uni ed States APP
piause BY II has beer supposed that the Catholic
Church making ajmcs incredible progress in the alb
II I'll restraints and d,scouragernents pacsd upon
her by the LegisS'u OF the States, and that her
ccurs. wss onward and prosperous By others it has
been assumed that the scon OF the Institutions OF this
county vas 50 powerful upon the Catholic mind that
the Chulch only made progress but that abe vas
actusly aid Ia this c0rfui0n Of ideas
could but enc way IN attemp ing-snd 1t will only
difhculties-to elucidate what may think nov to be
the scfuSl ccr dillon Of the Ca holic religion here
cssbo,ss whe are hsrs nov are asrSed on hrss
sources. One L., the primitive Stock OF the Maryland
celepy; The second inning atom and the third an
element wtcs has hare yet been brought into the
cor nt but which think deserves to he considered
element In calculating this mattsrthat of the coaver-
OF persons OF ctrer religious lApfiause fhese
are the three and only sources and voriag to
follow ideas IL viii be necessary for In order
10 The shoItsst words 70 repeat fsequenty
Ca,bcic ard fI.tes's big you 20 understand that
in this reference waive ali theological and polemica
questions and consider for the pra eat and for my
,.sr.ar e1ru <sAxE
in = noble competition s, which shalt render to God
the most glory and TO the greatest benefits. Zap
ted to offend any Of this audience btg TO be
derstood that reract such expressi N by antcips
ton, even letoIe II ia uttered II would be upsecom'ng
In 70 sysi myself OF occasion like the present
when honor.d ny the essnce OF macy who are not
Of the Catholic religion 10 say one word which could
give ole any in he least {Aoplause For
my purpose 1t Is peceseary for ms to take within my
view, Q period Of seveBty years; thai IL 70 say .
period between the Of and TIE
viii Be the year l7sS, Ia which the Very Rev Father
John Carroll, the Representative Of Maryland Jesuit
sprtus authority as the Superior OF the evy this
country Until that time such authority came through
me c.s Arostenc o. Lnoon ans :. Joa. pe'a ne
determine this question because although There re-
statute books ~ derert States disceuyagng Csth0ltc
/ shall take them into lie account, but shall
slider that from 1TeS until 1885, the Catholics Of the
the law Win their Prose.tant fellow citizens Nov we
begin by al log -ho and where the Catholics
in 1867 Archbishop Carrc speaks Of them and And:
tina. in MarylAst there between sixteen and
twenty thcussBd. In Pennsylvania there we're
about eight thousand, according 70 the best 40
that ysar By Father Carroll and hs reports thst he
Eesnd congregation Of two hund red there. Except
she C.hoaics Of MaIylsns those Of Peassyysoia asd
other StAes, with pons, we're al foreigners.
Nevertheless In shoe trying days, when Carroll him
self bad tsken such patriotic part 10 viedcstng the
rights f his country, and wnen the Catholics Of Mary
lsno were redeemed from all former prejudices not
OILY BY their candor but By the great ana illus
tlious lame ct Carroll, and lis conDec ion with the
syvsr,s, If the eight Thousand Catholics thece tnere
three conspicnous, trusted ard nonorsd In the
which bas been eIoriously attained. One OF these
was Moyan, the First Quartermsser General Of the
mons member Of Coz g5tss: and the the third Com
modoIe John Barry the uId.r OF the American navy
All these Cshsiics, and considering the paucity
in numbers of the general body, were ~ least quite
conspicuous and we qualified center nor upon it.
and any preiudices existing against it, Nov,
to the Cath lice Of Ma Wand there have been
sions made ever since hat period, snd you vi find
thst, although the colony of Maryland had been
founded by lathoic AID ale ough the 6rst declarAon
OF Iegeus liberty the strongest approach 20 it, was
there enunciaed nevertheless from the revelation OF
1ess they oi-iranshissd, and for the percd Of
PERM led and seye,s lave we're enac again them
and Governor sharp, In 175s-rinsef a Protestant
population OF the colonies Immedis tey Anne
rican revolution, however sno perhaps before some
these had 70 Kentucky and there they ntrodnce-
Catboliciy. But except the three sources TO which
have referred you may look the expsnse OF tn,
Whole United States end history mentions the exist
AZ that period Of community ~ Cstp les In
part thtreo, Incivduat and perhaps solitary families
Of the Catholic faith Eight have been found here and
there but these the toree sources from which, as
will call ths M tie n.ivs beredita ard Amercao Catho
lies Gre 20 BE- derised How II In respect 10 Other
thipg There at that time Csthoic ch irches IL
the Whole of the United states One Philsdei Jhia
at Goshen hoppen, tne Was at Z no ssga and
believe BArimore scout finished and ID It
Saint Peters chuch. Btces this there lie
Catholic church the State Of Mary Wand. There
Catholic schools colleges 20 prepare young
the ministry, or In fart Catho scho Dis eg.s Of
any kind. There we're no Catholic hospitals orphan
asyturns any I'M tutops Of cha rscter There
only Fa'bey carroll and twenty fur priests thrsa
OF whom ibcapaciatsd Dy from doing duty.
The glorious missions Of the French Jeeui. among
Indians the Eastsrn States ~ the north song the
rivers Of tbs West, houeh limited 70 certain ex;ent
are considering The accessions Of territory which
have since taken place to be counted Ia this