The New York herald., 1868-02-20
BOOK NoTcE.
TIE PAPAL DRAMA HisronIcAL ESSAY. BY
Thomas IL. Gil, author of the anniversaries.
Londun Longmans Green * Co.

TIE PAPAL DRAMA HisroRIcAL ESSAY. BY
Thomas II. Gil author Of the "Annlversaries. >
London Longmans, Green * Co.
The title OF this book We inasins, III ,st have been
adopted by the author rather from Its striking aud
SNOWY character than from It's appropriateness TO the
scope and tenor Of his subject The history Of the
papacy doubt capable Of beng presented In dra-
matte form, but il would be setting al defiance
aii ideas Of UNITY and spurning with Sufficient
tempt all historical de;aa IL Is well. therefore, that
Mr.. Gill makes no attempt At dramatic construction
the execution O: his work. II would nave been better
II he had adopted another title, Tor tte valuecss II
not appropriate AS II is, the author has given US .
bulky octave volume OF some i've huLdred pagos in
which wo have detailed, eloquent aud not unjust
count OF the Papacy frsm It's commencement TO the
present time would be absurd, Of course, to expect
that Mr. Gill, who 10 enthusiastically devoted 10 the
cause OF Protestantism from tho point Of view Of
the Anglican Church, should write altogether without
bias Il but just the other nsnd, 10 say that the
bias 10 not made painfully mani est Tho work
suggested to tho author by the which place
In ialy in 1859 aud 1850; It finished original
form In 1862 but has since been partially altered An
idea OF the work a. whole may bs gathered from the
heaiings Of the different sections The Boginung Of
the popsdom Tho Early struggles and Excssses Of
Popccom-Ths Triumphs OF Inc Popedom-Ine Pope.
dom Full Strength and spiendorIha Degradation Of
fOpeuOn-furtneT
Rsforma ion-Fisht with the Reformation -Dscrspi.
tudc o. The Popedom-Ths Agony OF ths Popedoln--
Italy and the Popedom-Fr ,snd Austria a. Actors
In the Papal Dnma-Buyland and the Popcdom-Tne
Catastrophe Of the Papa Drama.
Tho book reveals immense Industry AMI occasionally
skllful and philosophical groJplng of acls We give
one passage a. lar example o tine authors sylo We
do IL .he willingly that m spirit aud
tenor Of tue entire work.
There Is ano,hsr power not direct the Papal
drama yet curiously connected with tho unfolding oi
tia; drama: power a satellite Roman
See 10 less dec,ded hostility 10 IL always apra-
reuiy moving entirely different sphere yet
iy and slrklngiy keeping COMPANY win It suIougnoa
inlusIusi over II and innisucei by IT, sssocs,ea wan
Il by my SERIOUS sympathy o IA IN sps o garilg
and declared anupsthy, curousiy pating rs fVr
tunss uplftod during its decay lag durng ,s
decline and TINS very time marveIiousy mixed with
1t b. community OF pert. lh. posef Is Mo ed.
sDsn, many anu most prominently represented during
the last four contures by Tue Ottoman empire Isiam
anu fopory arc oou corI Ions OF onilsusny. borh
about me same tnc they grew up SIDE w side, -four
i-ned together. have been long waning together and
seem not unlikely :, fal nearly together
Not ouly have Islam and the Papaey declined to-
gether but the method and manifestation OF their
clemson have been curousiy s,ixe Tnen weakness
and roltensss have appeared In
lion Of Mohammedans and Roman ,alhonc~ la the
degradation and prossra.ion OF hohaunedan aud Ro-
man IatnoIc na.ions. As kouan sun uas not TOR tho
Iast two hundred aud ny yielded 10 the convert
ing power vi Proesaniism bot has testidcd its ine
noriiy by disabling The peoples and empires beneath s
energy OF Christianity but by ITS cea, ing ~eaxness
aud evil. has smittcn MO impatence tho STATES and
nations subject to ia sway lbe Aosoi empire mas van
lshed from Hindosan; Persia J. ispidy siukius; tno
Ottoman empire has been ! NJ aud visiby decayins.
rde decay both VI Rome aud turkey has been as pao
traced II been sious: tncr sickiy e has been
strangely prolonged just As the slrIcSen fapacy has
disappointed the expectations of ardent Proessns BY
living when they imagined IL at point oi atl
the diseased vraty o Tho Ottoman empire mas ias-
he'd the prsdcuons GOT ouiy Of piopne,ica stedents
but VI sctptios hIsoriaos aud saSsNUus ststesnen.
Weakened by the war made IN rs Defence shaken by
the treaty meant 10 assure Its exsence embarra sed by
financial difncutes sud threatened by internal coinnv
Tons rouDied by TIE nc~ constitution Of The Dauubian
princlpaites aud alarmed oy tna recent outbreak of
Slavon.c nationality oervia, AFRAID of ITS Old Musco
fos and psrpIexed by It's od tr nch ally the Otto.
empire staggers and totters looking ior coun-
sci and protection manly 10 another ancient conieJ
crate England aud anCient adversary. A,stria
This last circumstance OF friend mess on tns psrl OIL
Austria marveilously he ghtens the strange likeness
between tho present pgbt vf the Ottoman empire aud
that Ut the Roman see. Alike In having oaconten ea
subec they al Ike IN having ,he same pauon and
supporter ths end OF tue tfimean war sue has
beld the predomipance al Constant nope as shc
had loug held at Rome. sisvonlc Datouaihy cHases
against Turkey and Austria just rs Italian natonav nas
upfscn against Rome aud Austria boh Tue pvnin aud
tho sultan have been ot late leaning upon the DO
the tasar What marvellous canjunctufe what a
mysterious connecticut Liam aud the ispacy, AL
along such opeu anu active erem %, yet al along 50
strangely alike and myseriousy allied, Allied
ruptOns OF divine truth, tonemporaneous throughout
the their tine VI brb, the same teir Ierod OF
growth, the tier age OF givry ths same Their
season Of decay now 1nd themselves, at the end OF
and hat, partners IN peril aud fellows
misfortune both bliDdy Gasp the sane broken reed
The commander of the faithful and the Holy Father az
the wisbful and desparnG gaze upon the suorl.
encd and shattered sword Of Austria while they nft
the look of doubt and terror towards the out.
stretched hand and unre, ealing tace Of France.
Me- GIL, it's manifest 10 no boi,over in Macaulay,s
n. To- i~oi tlat mr. taur