New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-29
EX-GOV. LOVES LECTURE-THE ROMAN CATHO-
Lie CHURCH AND MODERN CIVILIZATION

Lie CHURCH AND MODERN CIVILIZATION
A large audience Of Catholic citizens gath
cred last evening the Cooper Institute 10 listen to
Lecture delivered by the Hon i. l. Lowe Ex-Governor
of Mary delivered in behalf Of the Sisters OF Charity
In St. Columba's Parish, West Twenty seconds Charles
O'ConOr presided, and Introduced le speaker WIN
few landaory remarks. RE stated that Mr. Lowe had
with pararcha family, taken up MS iesluehce ID t9
CITY and he had within AZ hours received ltlier u
Archbishop spaulding III when he s!aeS ti't ~ h
Lowe is a man OF the hghest merit lniS ~ VI ~
highest praise. The speaker was enthusisucaly
received. and was frequently app"uiyJu III tno
course oi MS eloquent anu VIZ "plo 'uii'
In opening, he expressed his gratitude Tor inc favorable
notice given him by the President and hoped ne should
merit the esteem Of ms iclo" nc auouhcea an
subject as The true idea Of civil Liberty ana the lnh-
ence Of the Roman Catholic Church upon Modern CIVIL
zatiOn.' In defining the dea OF cNl merry VIC
remarked that the love OF freedom H. an lnsthct OF thc
human heart. Adam was free In the beginning, ms
liberty consisted I'm being free obey the commands ~
and holy Creator. t was liberty IN accordance Win
among men i'm their relations 10 God 10 does not Ignore
the fact that do differ IN their circumstances ana
Oguized IN suhordnatiOn 20 just aud wholesome hu-
man enactments aud 10 the law of God The soul pants
for liberty. But this need not degenerate INTO leel.
eiOusnehs. It's action lnay ~ tlS 20 an iLt
freedom he M accordance with the demands OF az ilg
fu authority. obedience 10 the eternal law of God me
highest exercise Of freedom on the part Of the individual
and secures greatest advance OF society Just IN pro
Immersed i'm the slavery ignorance and the dcbascment
OF sin and society degeneratcs into the dcpraVty and
have bodies of men who seek 10 advance civilization by
copying the examples OF the Pagan Rcpubhcs' ana would
tho idea Of sponsibty God. We admire the intel
iecual ability Of the ancient philosopher Yet Plato IN
show they are poor moral guides Ihey dlu
not have even the gem OF Christian mG f.l,
Heather antiquity did not recognize the great principle
OF the Lr0terfOod Of All cuptycs IN war were cn-
shaved These slaves often outnumbcrtu th'ls .ir1es
who had conquered them no the Republic OF Athens,
~ @ 80, 80 foy s,oud learn their power They
also often exceeded them iu intellectual pow and hcd
~ 10 s,o Girrut Ma anog Inc Governing cass Who
t,Ttafgf fn III
political aud social privileges were carefully conheut 10 c
few The widest and most minute survey Of the ancient
heather world .pccug human liberty, shows ihal thty
lever SlA,pI , tbe1r sioycs IAN iuferior CREATION
Hut our creation by one God and relation % one com
mon Father evidences the fact that a men are brethren
Tbe tcnciurs and practice Of ancient heather cN
- H. - &c I'M made the Individual Insignificant
which IN directly contrary the eject ~ Christianity
I'm De darkctt hour Of human history, when humanity
had sunk 10 The lowest moral depths, ana the ichy u
S,cnnst,aed God revealed the doctrine ~ bis Son ns
the instrument OF Ills regeneration and The church tr
umphed the darkness and degradation 81 fagausin
by The suncrugs Of her martyrs After the con' ,sion Of
Church. After the gates ~ the IRON North had hecn
opened. and the civilization ~ Rome had been swept
away by the roads OF the barbaraus, the Church had
moot do" wo sGn s 81 me- Fact ana hS @ e,sd
nations Of men gave place 10 new foftns-the
cloggcd WIN lhc N'aHhtsa aAu INC u'P."Nls
Of The old Roman Linpti"i-' WHO 'us 20 '.'is "i ~
tectou Besides THE. she brought face ~ face WITH
Inc hold and powerful barharius. rcd with the blood ~
100 Yet the church mel aud chnsilhnted
these Alarlcs and sc0uTgcs Of God. Tho dbcucs th'
Church encountered ~ That tiue great hitl llt
Medieval Church should rot be- blamed because she did
NOT eradicate all tho barbarian uf thset people aud ages
She acted the part ~ sCh0Oma-trr and accomplished
noble work Tie speaker entered INTO Iu utl,'c Vl
the temporal power ~ the Popcs, cOutcudng that "
had been mainly exercised behalf Of the people and
against their orprcssOrs and thar 70 demanded by
tie interest ~ 2pJOOOOO0 of Christians 10 all plris
OF the world that tie Pope should be indc-
pcudeut. and boa order be this he must
b. Governor ~ a small territory boo Italy. Tho voice and
doctrines of the Papal Church bad always been on the
side Of liberty Tho fopcs ana Clergy had b,,h Ials'u
from and syInplthized with the common people They
were elected. Her Councils were representative she
orally welded favor Of the people. All The free iuatl
utOus Of gland existed IA the germ long before tho
time of Henry aud Elizabeth and The Prince Of orange
The lecture was an able defense Of Catholicism against
popular objections. Though lengthy, continuing unill
after 10 o'clock listened To with profound Interest
By the large audience present.