New-York tribune., 1869-02-27
ITALY
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RoME, Jah. Rome at this time is almost an
American city, Idoubt IL Rome in the County Of Onei-
ds containsas many natives of the United States as
does this old metropolis at this moment- Indeed SO
numerous resident countrymen that they have
an American Club which occupies asplendid snite
Of apartments inan old palace. This Club recently
Ion Yelfth Night gave splendid ban which was
gaeed by the presence Of many of our fair country
women. I am told that the noble Roman ladies and
those of good old families will not go to American
balls while the Roman gentlemen are but too happy
TO feast their eyes on style of beauty which takes
the male gender of all Europe by storm u Owing TO
this little prejudice Of the Roman ladies' neither they
nor their lords invited to tho ba.iJ ,god
Catholic zeal as exhibited in Rome surpasses belief
Rome is not only city of churches but in large
sense it is itself ore great Church IL is said the
number of Church edfces IN this city o. only 10000
inhabitants reaches the enormous number Of SS5,
Bat this gives little idea Of the actual church facii-
tisspof Rome, Al Of these churches contain M;
masses are constantly Said at these altars There are
also numerous public and private chapeis connected
wifi the many seminaries Of theology which abound
teries converts and other religious houses for which
Rome is famous. so that at q noderate calculation,
not fewer than 5000 masses are sad daily IN Rome
Sundays aud week days in saying rnssses, afthqugh
many more are Gang on Sundays than OF. week days.
Ihe whole OF the vast bedy OF eceesastics VINO IN
habit this city and wherare kept constantly exer-
csed In religion by means Of masses, confessions,
ceremonies, church and monastc discplneg exhortar
tSas &C. are animated m s. yi Burning sn9h Fss e q
thousands of priests of all grades who visit Rome
from all parts Of the world catch the and
in turn minister to It, that blaze of Catholic e
thusasm Is ever ascending from Rome. like sacred
FIRE from ono great altar.d am somewhat familiar
with the " revival machinery Of the United States
religions flame Alazes up at revival 'Ihke fire
applied TO FAX, and shortly after ~ i'1 iS 'y4 ,
II IIosapnss lsngpIsh on Their tongues, fa.g 20 Z
? Il, And their dsyotion dies" lcsf a.l aila bss
But hero the fire Is perennial The priest and the
sacrifice are forever prepared The Church Is vast
SSePcss f every fsston, not for day but for as
long Rome can be maintained as the ecclesiastical
center Of the word. 100 90, n .lj - , iIsI.li1 4
Rome are not neglected. DIR. Manning the Arch
bishop Of Westminster, lately preached In 81 Andrea
Della Vale to q ccngregation OF Engils@n. @ speaking
people composed largely OF Protestants dhe shurcn
which was OF the infant Savior, the
Virgin Mary, and the Mag Jipclnding the BLACK
khg all at least the size OF life II not rs natural
They were all assembled under huge canopy be-
hind the high altar ana grouped AID disposed III im-
tatgn of one of Che masterpieces OF painting. To
me It seemed very stfah TO behold fhis group. Of
referred to them with evident, approbation. The
Archbishop Is slender, y1ry, igtelng -Iooking
man. and his manner indicates administrative talent
His age can hardly be- under sixty, and nus speech
has that softtiess peculiar to educated EnglishEsiI
which Is quite unknown In our own country The
sermon was pleasantly delivered egt l. was not What
deal a. the sernions o our Catholic friends are apt
TO do. and some OF its conclusions had double
peet quite asdamagng to- Catholics Is Proessants;
ever scepter of Justice" DC. The scope of the ar
g1ilnent was the persey end hnai unlveisaty
OF the Roman Catholic Church a1 VIII NOT attempt
even an outline;h but will remark that when the
Archbishop spoke of the kings who had been swept
away for opposing the church, he was up
mindful Of the fate of the late Kng Of Naples the
Tie ex-Oueen of Spain, the Emperor OF Austria
lately expelled from Italy, and the German Catholic
princes lately ssnEsted by pruss1a az, NOT dd he re-
Catholic Stnarts the good fortune Of the reigning
Protestant house Of England. aud the restoration OF
the family OF Napoleon ]. to the empire ,of France
.Arehbisbop Manning deplored the sad fate of the
neglected roadside churches of England. and prayed
for tho time when they would be warmed by the
daily incense of the altar, and when England would
the trobabie state Of England under Catholic rule
does not strike the Protestant ear az happy one.
Still it Is quite true that the Catholics arc
making converts in,d England from among the 4
ritualists. Only fow days ago the Marquis
of Butte took his first communion at Nice and
as with u.s., so many young ladies Of g susceptible
any longer takes notice Of It except young gentlemen
who prefer Protestant wives. DR. Manning works
afd TO make England return to the Pope; HIs latest
triumph has been to purchase q cathedral site ~
carlisIe-paoe london near the Queens Palace, and
opposite the Houses OF Parliament lhe iaiu eosS ~
pot pSsssS ana sssstia ass unisS t
iawsrd ths s pSlsias of tho land The Archbishop
viii now sea ssrwsrd asrstv and at so@s
future time when the necessary funds can be raised
he or his successors will build the cathedral. The
Abatement which find In Roman paper devoted to
the Pope, does not argue any very great Catholic
prosperity in England 30 Tar smopey goes especially
as appeals have been made to the whole Cathohc
world even Italy included for help to hnild the new
church. The paper alluded To- after quoting Macau-
laws suggestion that the Papacy may continue 70
exist when the w-2ealander shall situpcn broken
arch of London Bridge and view 2 wilderness where
ness peculiar 10 Catholic writer's TINS remark
TO be- "a presentimen on the part of Macanay OF am
ADDS .s,f they do not as yet celebrate the Holy
Sacrifice at St. Pauls he who in 1850 preached
Angllcaplsm in that church pontilicates to-iay IN
for the time when shall restore him his
cathedral he erects o provisional oneF. Since the
Archbishop is 10 live long enough TO ofncate sgaln
at St. Pafs why not save the expense otthe pfoyis-
NJ - ,si ~ mi,,h sa4 ART IN ROME. eo,i ,n s. =.
y. lrpoa N OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT llas ssl
ROME, Jan. 10, ls0e--IIow trsly is Rome the city
of the souf.,. Whoever hath brains. Let him como
hither Verify my pen Is an unworthy chroniclcr of
tho scenes and sensations which are. here,l ones
daily bread; and this lack OF power destroys my
pluck, when would put down, in black and white,
what the eyes see and the ears hear and the heart
conceyes, in this city where the Post and the Pres
ept are contemporaries, In contact now hostile. now
Ink ,~t,. ot,1 tall IN,