The New York herald., 1869-11-22
COOPER INSTITUTE LECTURE ROOM.

Conflicts mt Rome-The Ecumenical Council
and the Destiny of Roman Catholicism
Lecture by DIR. Rogers at Cooper Institute.
DR.. J. W. Rogers, of Memphis, Tenn ectured last
evening at the Cooper Institute on sPast Conflicts
Of Rome, Giving Promise to the Ecumenical Coun-
ci.n The lecturer said he should not undertake to
define what the Ecumenical Council might do but
he felt safe in asserting that nothing would be done
contrary to the syllabus OF the Pope some people pre-
tended to believe that the Pope controlled By the
Jesuts, and that he would not govern the Council.
but 1t was as clear as the MONDAY sun that the
Pope's syllabus was indicated in all the history OF
Catholic Church. II was not to be supposed that
the Pope had called together sort OF American de-
batting sociery to discuss the terms OF the syllabus
those had been already fixed According 10 the
canons or the Catholic Church the Pope still had
all the authority conferred by st. Peter and pre-
sided over the bishops SO that the Council
could not go beyond the limits OF the syllabus as has
been demonstrated in all previous councils. where
the most obsequious reverence had been manifested
towards the rescript OF the Pope. Here In New York
was class or people who proclaimed themselves
as liberal Catholics In the early days of martyrdom
that no decree OF o council could bind
,ae n conscience od,ssa without his sanction; and
York presume TO decide upon principles of faiths
In explaining the Intent OF the Holy Father at
Rome as indicated In his syllabus, the lecturer
said That he should connne himself to the subjects
OF progress and modern civilization. He had heard
Protestants say that the Pope was opposed to pro
gress to railroads, the telegraphs and all the great
achievements OF the age and especially to religious
liberalism. Liberal Christianity, In the ordinary
acceptance OF the term, was q deluson and
those who professed it were divorced from, trne
Christianity. The speaker then attacked the
theories OF Proesssr Fitch, of Harvard ana AFTER re
ferrlnR TO the various methods employed nj the
present day Tor the dissemination Of sOcaied rutna
said fhat the enly genuine teachers OF truth vera
those who obeyed the mandates OF the Pope and
taught his commands to the people, While ali other
PHILOSOPHERS had proved vain and foolish the Catho
lie Church alone was substantial and true and in
all the history OF the world no element OF fruth had
ever been set forth would be Iscoverea tbet
was not already embodied In the Cathollc Church
An archbishop OF Paris had once announcer doc.
trnes contrary to the DEGREES OF the Zone and what
was the resultY Inc Pope excommunicated him;
and Notwithstanding that he was nailed nj rho time
by all the nfdel world he died In obscurity and his
name had almost passed into oblivion Yet had the |
Atantic cable been IN existence then tho New Yorr
papers would probably have called on him 10 come |
over ana be Pope In New York as a /
champion OF progress. The lecturer then |
devotea considerable time to ridicung New Eng.
~ ltna ~ m anu suiu mat the Greeks Germans and New
england men all went round and round In the same
,irce OF false philosophy while the Church OF Rome
continued TO proudly advance lis Irresistible dicturn
u trutn An the liberalism or the present day Was
1Mut M .ne pulosophy OF the Greeks in new words; and
VI tne truths which these Isms contained and all the
)nurch.
Much had been said OF modern civilization
hvlding tue Church and state; but no State could
yer succeed without being Infused with the spirit
y uutll some Ill America prayed that the Church
uisht never nave any control or state affairs in
JUS country; but no believed that the new clvIii.
'ation OF AmYca must have Church and state