The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-11-01
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.MHwtORLEANsssU SUNDAY. NovEMBRR .isse
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CakhOlic Association was inaugurated at the
BchoOi rooms copnected with the warwick
street Missi1ns With 2 lecsnre Dy sne Arca- M
citation. IN "a dit1fdn ~ his g rice, there
were present fhaR Rev. r ather Christie, who
has become spiIit6al director Of the assoei-
alton sincs Hhe Rev, Mr. Anderdon went to
-Amesieaf, the Rev.Wilham Burke, the
Hams, and othsra OF the clergy. & q, IS mem @
sbers Of the association assembled In large
numbers, and, there we're also present many
Indies, go that the room was densely
crowded. sE'ai sth:se - - y 1's ~ ~ s'355g
The Archbishop twho was received, on
entering the room. with loud cheersl, com,
menced his lecture, tho subject of which
to the circumsta which had recently
brought the name Of 4hats ssaint into fresh
promineIice before The EnIgl lish people. The
subject had been introduced by the appeal
which had been made for aims for the com
pletion of the Church OF st. Thomas in
Rome, and his Grace said that he had not
& thought that such; general interest would
have been aroused, or that the note which
had been struck would have awakened such
echoes. He had been criticised q good deal
for what he had said by those who evident
ly did not clearly understand the subject.
affirmed Continued the Archbishop that
St.. Thomas died for the liberties of the
church these were part of the laws of the
country for which St. Thomas, as true
patriot, laid down his life; and this state
the first point, namely, that St. Thomas
died for the liberties of the church, it will
be well to examine what these liberties are.
The Archbishop then explained the liberty
of teaching the truths of Divine reve-
lation the liberty of Jurisdiction, and of
right the liberty of holding property as q
corporation, (Which the church had as much
right to do as the British empire, and more,
for the church was entitled by right), and
the liberty of conscience. Now, some said
that liberty of conscience meant private
Judgment, but on the contrary, it was bond
age for n man to be held captive by his own
Judgment, or by mere human teachers. The
church was q Divine teacher, and the Cath
olic who believed through the grace of God
was really free. Power to err was not true
liberty. (Cheers.) The holy Catholic
freedom of conscience was sheltered. The
Archbishop then described the preaching of
st. Augustine in England, and how the Sax
ons incorporated the rights of the church
with their laws. Synods of the clergy, and
also lay assemblies worked for this object,
for the DEGREES of the bishops became after
wards the laws of Parliament. %
His Grace quoted from Sir Henry Spell
man and other vvritors, the canons made
at the Council of Bergha instead (near
Maidstone) in 696, showing that the Church
was to enjoy her judgments, her revenues
taxes, and then proceeded to examine the
first article of Magma Charta (which was
signed in l215), guarantesing freedom to to
reign of Henry III, the Archbishop stated
king and st. Thomas, and quoted from sew
eral standard authorities, Including letters
written by the SANITY to show st. Thomas
struggling for the right He pointed ont
how the early Norman kings kept secs open
in order to retain possession OF the reve-
nues attached to them, and how they intro
auced customs to which they endeavored
to give the force of law. He also explained
the origin of the congo d'eIire to effect the
election of bishops who would be pleasing
to the crown, and showed the freedom from
subjection to the civil courts whichathe
Church possessed. The Archbishop next
entered into full account of the Council
of Clarendon, and explained the Const1tu-i
tions drawn up there, showing how opposed
they were to the old laws OF the land. Inc
manner in which st. Thomas was deceived
so as lin order to save the lives OF his TEL
low prclates) to seem to agree to the
Kings proposals, the firmness of the Saint
in refusing to agree to the Constitutions
when they were fully set forth, his depar-
ture from England to the Pope, (then In
France,) the Pope's condemnation OF the
Constitutions, the career OF st. Ihomas IN
France. his being deserted by those who
ought to have sustained him, were all for
cibly described. The bulk of the people
were his firm friends when he was deserted
by every earthly power. He was hailed
by them as Saxon, at time when the
Saxons were oppressed in England by the
Normans, as the Celts were oppressed by
the Normans in Ireland, for it was an error
to mingle Normans and Saxons in writing
of the treatment of Ireland. st. Thomas
stood between Normans and Saxons, as
the bishops of Ireland stood between the
Normans and the Celts. (Cheers.) 4 The
Archbishop spoke of the restriction by
Henry ii, in 1873, and of the declaration
of the freedom of the Church, and then
passing on to the reign of Henry VIII,
ebo how tho liberty nf the Church WINS