The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-27
Another EIan Refused-DOctOr Cumming
Wants to BE "Couuted IMP Even if as q
Hereto or Like Huss and Jerome.


Hereto or Like Huss and Jerome.
To THE EDIPoR OF THE LONDON TIMEs:-
The editor OF the Westminster Gazette deserves o
medal from the Pope for his obstinate resistance to
acts aud sublime contempt OF all exercise Of private
judgment whatever. His last Ii relteration OF his
first communication, with the addition OF tnvective
aud other seasoning, Intended to cover up poverty
OF argument and hide his retreat from an untenable
position, rashy taken up. That protestants are ad.
Council is obvious from the injuncuons quoted by
Archbishop Manning at page 276 OF his work,
england and Chrstendom." 1t is headed
"The iujunctiOns by which the Pope nOti-
ned to the Iegates what he would have
to be observed before the Pr0testants admitted
to DO heard" After enumerating the requirements
he concludes 'If they ADMIT as aforesaid let their
complaints and statements be listened to and dis
cussed with all gentleness and elaboration and be
carried to the head himself, the Supreme P0ntiG, for
us anal determination, together with tho approval
OF the Council"
Counci OF Treat In 1860, on its thrd conyocatloa.
But they declined, as their requisition3 or rather
oondltions were refused. Har9Wln states *, lI22,
herelcs TO appear before the Lateran Council"
huss and Jerome were invited 70 the Council Of Con-
stance.
The approaching Council at Rome may we'll fol-
low aud need not be ashamed OF such precedenls.
In fact, and as have proved. tho Pope has invited
heretlc5 and scnlsmatiCS-not OF course, the
Of the former TO seats and votes, but ut least to
hearing in the said Council so true Is this that IN.
A." III his translation In the Times modified and
pared down the words, apparently IN order to meet
the eXigencteS OF controversy.
Lastly, II the Pope has beenso good as to tell us
OF grIevOus hereses and pers Of eternal death.
and cntreated US to consider our awful position anu
review our whole situation, and "avail ourselves of
the opportunity of the Counci,n tho least we owe or
can give is our accepting the invitation and giving
reply, justifylng, as we can, the ground on which
We stand, Where, ask, can ali this be accom-
Ing Council as the time and place in letter ad-
dressed to u.s. So clear Is this that DR.. Manning,
Sir George Bower ana equally understood the Pope
to invite and expect our presence.
Tnls Is merely recapitulating what have proved;
but the utter absence OF any new TACT or reasoning
In the last communication OF the editor OF the West
In this direction, and his melancholy Wondering
like fish in net leaves one to feel for him, and his
indulgence in mere abuse Is quite after the manner
OF the fathers OF the InquisitiOn SO far aS they
clothed herettcs with 0dious dresses and fearful
names, ana only tails in the imitation OF so CanOnl-
cal custom by his not being able to hand over the
Dean OF Rlp0n, Mr.. Spurse0n, and myself to what
would seemingly delight bis heart-an auto da Je.
Far be 1t from me to blame the editor OF the Vest
minister Gazette for preferrins his own translation
OF the POpes letter. But In adducing reliable dOcu
ments, never accept any private translation or
even rely on my own SO long as l can have access
to on authorized one. Nor would I dare to
insult the chief minister OF the Roman Catholic
Church in England 10y admitting or imagining as the
editor OF the Westminster Gdzette does, that the
Archbishop has allowed false translation to appear
IN official document for the use Of all the priests
and Roman Catholics Of England with permtssu
supe'aOru1n on its title page. / repeat am ready
cOuncil,n as required and invited by Plus TX, as
the POntlf Is pleased to inform me In answer
to my respectful letter that shall be heard In reply
faith and return to the Roman Church. / have no
desire TO see the spectacle or to be made cOnspicu-
Gus by being ordered to leave IN twentYfour hours
or by being ''treated and dealt with" as "a con-
demned hereto" according to the Pope's instruc-
lions to general council already referred to.
"Strike. but hear" Is my request. | have gone TO
work deliberately and carefully, and now wait for
want JOHN CUNNING.