The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-09
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| DIscouRsEs on VARIOUS ocoAsloSs BY THE REV.
| tArAs@ iiYAolNras. translated % lev. Leonard
| W0osey Bacon. Vita Biographical DAu9cn.
| New York: u Z. Putu,ln Il Sou.
| 1t ID to be regretted tnat more time and
| care were not devoted 10 the publication oil
these admirable dsCourses or the famous French
| preacher Tue TRANSACTIONS bear MARKS OF
| hastc which Mr.. Bacon recognizes by telling us
| In the preiIce tnlt ''tne WORK has been driven
through at tue utmost possible speed OF the pen."
fney have however ocen honestly translated; notn-
ing Objectionable to Professionalism land taere Is
much in them 10 wnicn Protestants Will decidedly
objecD has been omitted every tnolynt and senti-
ment OF the priest beng faithfully preserved. The
tone OF THESE discoursc5 i pure and eieyased; they
breathe broad aad liberal spr.t or catnolicl Is IA,
wAiie adnerny more or less lnle,Dy 10 AL Tue eaels
OF the peacher'5 church. Iuc great seltlnent
which seemed TO aniiuafe Father uyacinJne a TD.
love OF mankind for Goa and, = consequence The
love Of ham Tor man"lnd ms Christianity broad
and c0nta;npliuve; y.eds nothing TO heresy ana
opens every avenne W gcanl rens ious unity. 1T
recOAcieJ religion 10 tue Drosres5 ol CIVILIZATION
wnnoo. dlvos.ing tno C.ristan tsatn OF SINGLE par
tice VI It's divinity of VI rs inaliDlliy In his lee
ture ON "C.f' society and Christianity" we have tne
most IolciD.o a.s nent on 'bae Ufisn and lsnd vi
CivA oocey III Abs relation 20 DO Nestle SoUt tYi
ana .ac aiuuAt hss.nts Of Domestic society anu OF
Civ ooevy IL fca.i3a 30 the Marriage COhtriet, to
| e.icaton aAu ~ cue Sanctlty Oh wills" 'Sove-
re4.ntyp Is fe.larkab.e for ,ts vigorous
| sauit upon absou ism in cyil society and
| Its brilliant defence Of the people ~ up
holders VI Their own sovereignty. At Ike
same tune 1t assals tie Gespotism OF republics AS
being las frequent ana more terrible than that of
mon .rcalcs.n "ne Lyon In tue Lite of NaLionsn is
PROBABLY more decidedly Catholic, or Romln III
lts views tiilu ANY ohef. 1t Ia also tue lsl vlsor
GUS ana we regret that at Is very uucn aDrIged as
gwen mere, although that may not DE the fault vi Rev.
Air. bacon. ne lectures on "Ihe hlsner Intercourse
| Between Nations and on "war" are admnapie.
! the last named beng particularly line. 1nat
"ClviliLatl0n' possesses great power. We nave not
read anytnIng more thoroughly pathetic III It's eio-
quence tian the sermon On The occasion oil LAe
| Profession Uf CATHOLIC Faith ana The First Com.
munlon oil Converted Protestant American
d hs.s nr.i,an - H pufes ana zen
l on ''Thc South American Earthquakes' Is
| also very fine. The BOOK ends VITA an appendix
containing an article ~ thc key. Edward de Pres
sence, tue welknOwn french Protestant clergy man.
| on "Men ana Parties in lhe Catnoc Church III
France" which Is affixed, we suppose, as Kind ol
| anGldole to the strcIly Cathouc teaching OF rere
| hyacilthe. VINO. Notwithstanding the remarkable
breadth and ipera,hy Of mis- views, ever preacnes
| the inlalIDnitY OF the Catholic religion and
| iaiiibiity OF the Catholic Gnufcn.
| To place Father dyacintne In his proper position
would be diacult t.Ask. He does not equal Bossaet
ana Lacordalre IN deptn OF thought and ms genius
| Is INFERIOR u Iuit OF LasnAeaatj. But ne Is
earnest, eloquent ana lmpassioned. Liberal IN his
religion, IA IN ms political views, he aiuenty
beavers to reconcile liberalism vita CATHOLICS m lie
rejects the assertion that the tenets Cnurcn
are incompatible with the progress OF CIVILIZATION
and enaeavorS to snow that thes contain all ele
| mentS Of progress. fatner Hyacutns would narily
| have held conspicuous position In that epoch
which Is known to history as inc "Restoration OF
Catholicism" But although inferior To tae great
LII nds tlat checked the iarcn OF frosesanIlsm aud
| recovered mucn ground tnat the Catholic church
central nxures IN the galaxy OF Calhoc liberals
upon whom u vast ueai depends. IL would be a
great pity for sucn man as Father Hyacntde to be
| driven IRON the bosom OF the Catholic Cnurcn.
| Beyond It's pale he could effect good for 1t Is
doubtful any considerable BODY Catholics would
follow him. but WITHIN IL u wide field opens before
hm, earnest labor In winch would INK his name lm-
persnably TO all that Is pure aud noiy.
The LIFE OF CHRisroPHER COLUMBUS. Compiled
from the French or koSelly de LorgGeS. BY j. j.
Barry, d. ID. New York: The American News
Company.
We have been most agreeaby disappointed with
this history OF the lifo Of Columbus. II is well
written narrative from Catholic standpoint, though
not AZ all offensive In It's sectaranism, the sole pur
pose OF the author in this beng to defend
Columbus from the attacks OF German Pro-
testant writer's No work throwing the falntest light
upon tue career OF the great dlscoyerer seems 20
have been overlooked By NJ. de Lorgdas, aud DR..
Barry mas displayed good Judgment aad no lite
teraIy skill IN nis compilation from French.
| He has also succeeded IN retailing the Animated
style III wlcn tae Original Is writLen thus adi,lx TO
the value OF tue BOOK as source OF entertainments.
Although we nave III lrvins's History oi tue Life
| and Voyages OF Christopher Columoust one OF lhe
best OF biographies TO whch reference Il mere re-
peateoy maze, We cointiend tniS volume as con-
LaiD.ns all the elements OF interest and Instruction.
In fuiness OF "details IL has certain advantage over
all histories OF tne dlscoverer's we
nave read fhe inSfoducton IS especially noteNor-
tny for the ingenious ana plausible manner which
! ~ asserts toe claims OF tae Cathoo Church 10 the
| honor Oh being foremost in the work oil AIDING III
| The discovery OF the New World. is also shows Gu
| rousy enough, that while Protestant writer's were
veaenently assalna the lame OF Coiumbus .sacc es.
sveiy three Popes nad honorea WITH ter conuencc
THIS herald OF tue cruss,n wae 'tne sacred college
| remained faithful to tins noble synpatny.n NJ Go
Lorgucs notes as singular fact tuat he Is the nrsG
European VINO mas writtel Complete history or tue
| lie Of Columbus. While, on tne whole prastns
rvng'S biography anu attaching no lite value to IL,
a. Well as 10 wnat humDOd says of Columbus III his
| Critical Examination OF tho History aud biography
| OF rne New Continent" ne holds tha., being Protest
ants, they have Instinctivciy written preju-
diced standpoint and haye decels ed themselves
deceived us.n We cannot agree VITA tins assertion,
but we readily credit NJ de Lorgues Win earuestness
oi purpose. AT any rate, those Interested the sub
Ject VIII do well to Iead tue book wnicn possesses
merits peculiarly It's own AID those vi very nigh
order.
| BRIEF SKETCH OF THE EARLY HISTORY or THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH OK THE ISLAND OF NEW YORK.
by the Rev. j. X. BayeJ New York: The Catlo-
| lie Publication society.
| We have here most interesting work. and one OF
value for It's intimate connection with the progress
| and Development or Now York. Father Jogues q
| Jesuit, was the first Catholic priest who came to
Manhattan Island, after his escape IRON the 1roquos
| Indians, by whom he was captured In 1912 lie was
| well treated by the Dutch authorities and aided in
returning TO france. luis uutortulale priest WAS
| subsequently murdered by the sayaQes whose Goa.
version 70 Christianity he attempted. There Is no
record, however, OF any Catholic priest residing on
The island until in the time OF Governor Dougan, tue
nls., and so lar the only Catholic Governor Of New
York Ia TINS year the Jesuit re orIs show tue ART
val OF Father Thomas Harvey, and theme sforward In
spite OF some ianatlcal persecution, Catholicism
hteauiy progressed ~ was not, however, untll the
revolution Tor national Independence that the nrst
church was founded ia the city ofNew YORK by Father
Farmer. The first constitution OF tnis state pract-
cay exc uded Catholics from citizenship Tie famous
Jonn Jay moving the clause wncn required them
10 abjure and renounce all allegiance anu suojec-
ZION to'a and every foreign king, pIlest poentale
ana state In all matters ecclesastiCal aud clvl.n
MOTIFS, Livingston and others opposed tins amend
ment without aval. and IL renamed In force uutll
the United states constitution rendered 1t nopera-
i've. SlDce the recognition u our Independence the
! progress OF Catholics on Manhattan lsaud has
1 been remarkably success al. We nave nos space,
however, 10 review It's history at iength. The volume
before us does tais IN very interesting manner, aud
| 70 " we refer tue reader for iafarInstan.