New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-14

we think, will show that the writer at least aims q,
the development of independent thought among his
co-regioniss. and IL hot afraid TO be head:
"When," he says we have esab:hed beyond all rep'y
from The inbls authority Of the Church and have
found particular doctrine which it is ceer the Church
teaches we conclude logically thLt such doctrine n and must
be But suppose this doctrine cop.Fadce or whA' Il
practically the thing appears to cousaic' my feaou
that 1t Is doctrine with can by no means reconcile Win
other ing which krcw to be true az certainly IS eau
know any tbng. Whs, am to dot If am 'ahoAo' II
already believe may conclude that the doctrine She'e'
besss tru. Il. the sadcon untea'ou-bene'' oily
anparent But suppose am not Ce'hoic' mat
am az rs engaged In invest stiug the claims OF the Clutch
and b.r ,jcbt TO be nv escher What am In tbs case to
conclude If such doctrine e. presented Tor my Dehe' o."
,irpe ty'ernoi authority! am losics aud o'r'nhed 10
admit ev-ry logsd conclusion from undeihe'e premises
The infbity Of the Church is logically proved TO me-
Zoo, ,bs,,foe that must accept whatever she teaches
u br, /, n doctrine yrrcd OA sqnal Logic 10 he fafs,
70, doctrine that oonrddcs roeon or i'rr'eoHee5e i7m
b, ko,, 10 b, true is Jro,ed loCdHg 10 BE- Jdss. Now
the Soctne have s character logic ia found to
b. In contradiction with itse and asserts and denies equally
h ,,flbilcy Of the Church. You have established
cpvey by argument that she 10 nfslibe have
bi,hed by logic less conclusive that she s not ina
uhl. JRa, ether practical cset. Thea your reosoHiHg
place nc ne dccliri'y orard oJ'aiuts 'k'Pf'ci'""
, Here we surely have fair assertion OF the doc
trinc for which rc'ormers have always coniended--a
doctrine which, literally interpreted by the Pnpa
erates at the close OF the Conference of 1868 might
have say the progress Of dissent, and REFINED Tor
the service Of the Church many of the beet and no
t'cs, irtcccts OF that era. TIE reviewer We are
unable 10 follow in all lis conclusions ~ TO Tie def
nitions of that Conference; bur he has the caudor to
admit tlat the propositions OF The Council o. Trent
taken as isolated and m4,peHdcm PoposRioHs,
would neither be credible ineligible. More
over, he is ready TO grant that Finahty can 10
more be predica,ed ofTren, than Mecca" ard taxing
broad, Catholic views oil humanity, the writer
earnestly excaims: "TLe human mind did not die
with tho fathers Of Trent, las the world, eiIhor
in or ont Of tie Church, sioo1 sii ever since 1he
Human race has lirCd aud len as ocfrc iR eroiriHg
lJoM trph and error since, as n rd' tctoTr' am ~
aerinr fer A. at each moment ne Prob'em. H'r 10
g,eWrre NE pat ,ritlom .Hterdtc''"P "e J"fare =
Dr. Brownson couraeeously charges the iheologians
with forzetfuness Of hese facts, and with refusing
70 recognize progrestiveress in the human mind
that it lives only by evolution; that in its life 1t
evolves both truth aud error and therefore, that It's
exuression of either is never the same in any two
successive moments.
To the neglect Of the Chu.ch to come MP to the
intellectual requirements Of the time. the Reviewer
attributes the failure of the Church to Ieiah the
affections and the faith Of those brought up within
her pale or to make due progress in the conversion
Of heretically disposed peoples. On this point the
evidence of the writer 10 pointed, and VIII be read
with interest. We can only find room i1r the ex-
tract which followe:
"Iti,an very well when wish to make ~ table oi
statistics to set down Frssce Aus,a and Italy Ceihohc
c1uur.. AID ia. whole Of their rs'pee;'e Popua
lions in tie number of Catholics hu, when We come to TIE
sober arc % sed to sdm, that only minority peIhap
ouy surl. minority. Of them really adhere trmiy IN ihr
hest, and minds the Church wlhady be pretended that
Catholic though. predoIauste, either in Italy OF Fare. and
the Cthocitv Of Aus may well be 1ldted Of by the CT,
Of Vienna Tat city has population Of 800 Oosou' or ever
ard yet told that only 5000 made their Communion
lat Eater We making iaTosss worth i.shns Of IL
be,eoJ5, nations and the called Catholic nations are over
nun W h doubt Incredibly and indifference An intelligent
Ifh gentleman write. Us from lrelAnd: You "oHis o.
.ook,d 10 a.. Tie Number Of young ishen that aJs gorin.
~ s6ds.' And n our country vii. increase OF ever
keep up ctr number only by new sses'or' Of C'iho
les from abroad These facts show clearly and undeuso,
tina, there T. def ether in religion or ~ on
3 rpoH5d 4 dealing Ufh cur 09e'
, Tie latter conclusion is that 60 which the reviewer
o comes as to the practical defects Of hs Church
d Whether tie admissions 60 bluntly made VIII lei
io prepare he way in my degree for the reunion
0 Christian communities, which is the direct otlec
aimed at we cannot presume to deterIrine but Of on'
, thing wo are well assured nowhere out OF TN
c country would Catholic hymsn venture to TAXI
Tie same high ground in favor of rational inter
r p,elaion OF religious faith, and in condemnation o
the rbuses which have grown Gus Of an unques
tioning reliance OF what il called Church Authority
/. is surely u tign Of the times when publcist oe
cupying TIE position Of reviewer, iakes such IL
advanced position not in favor Of the rej.clon Of th'
T. q a. doctrines Of The Church. but in favor Of then
: presentation in manner winch slsll neither con
found the unlearned, Tor do violence to the judg
: Inent and tie reason Of men If learning and o
thought II DIR. Brown-on may in Any sense he hel'
g as a representative man IN hiH own COMMUNION u
c vould seen that &" TIE American Church" hs b,
delights TO call it, greatly in the OF the Cburci
Of Continental Europe, in its Interpretation alike o.
D It's own dutie- and Of the claims Of tho human iDtt
; ec.
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