The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-06-26

paper which may have some Catholic read
ers. Certainly the means Of transmitting
such information from Europe to our city
was not the ordinary telegraph Of science,
visible to mortal eyes. We must presume
that the wires which brought it connect
with regions still lower than the bottom of
the ocean, and are worked by spirits whose
veracity cannot be relied on.
ST.. THEREsA's.-We have been inform
ed by Father Kenny that he will have first
communion at st. Theresa's on Wednesday
next, the 10Th inst, and confirmation at S
r. H. same day. On Saturday and Sunday,
the 9th and 10th of July, he contemplates
giving the children festival, for which
preparations are being made.
TwEEDLEDUM AND TwEEDLEDEE.-We
rarely have occasion to commend the out
givings of the New York Tribune. The
point in the following comments on Bible
reading will be evident to the most cur
sorry reader:
The great Bible controversy in Ohio pre-
SCENTS some curious phases. For instance,
upon one page of which we find rather al
truculent diatribe launched at the Roman
Church for not permitting the laity to read
the Holy Scriptures, of course in the Pro-
testant version. Turning to another page
of the same issue, we find report of lec-|
tare delivered before young Mems Chris.
tian Association by Prof. Evans, good
Protestant. Now what does the reader
suppose that the Protestant saidf Why,
simply that Eve must not conclude that
all " the English words found in the Scrip
lures express the true meaning. He show
ed by numerous passages how important it
was to ascertain the original meaning of
words used" And so he recommended foII
popular perusal Bibles /" with critical COM
mentaries and marginal readings"
Now, without ourselves considering it as|
of much value or at all conclusive, wei
should like to inquire what broader ad
mission than this from a Protestant anyI
words more suited to his purpose he could !
if he were at liberty to choose, put into anyl
Protestant mouth! The Professor merely
reiterates, with personal approval, just
what the Priest has been saying-that iD|
matters of doctrine the English version|
finds a remedy for this in critical common
taries and marginal readings; the Catholic
in his own cancellations of the text. After
ali the turmoil, it seems to be case of DR..
Swift's tweedledum'' and tweedledee'1
over again. We have our own idea of the|
WOIlu VI CuO SCIfpGuTcS, tuO uOUOuy q VAL
uation of them can be higher than our owns
but we do not thus far see either the ne
cessity or the equity of forcing others tol
accept our version of them asinfallible and
conclusive.
DEATH OF RI. Rev. DIR. GRANT.-OurI
last European advices bring the sad intelli-
gence of the death of Rt. Rev. DR.. Grant,
Bishop of Southwark, England, which,
BOcrurro1 in no EisV
iordship, who was of Irish extraction, wasI
the first Catholic Bishop of Southwark
He was consecrated at Rome by his Emil
hence Cardinal Frapsoni, on the 9th of
July, 1851, and has, consequently, held theI
second metropolitan see for nearly twenty
years. His lordship was appointed assist
ant at the Ponti6cal throne on the OCCASION
7of his second visit to Rome in November
[1s54. During the many years of DIR.
Grants administration he enjoyed the con-
Efdence and respect of successive Govern
1nents. His health had been very preca-
|rious for several months past, but contrary
Ito the expectation of his medical advisers
fhe rallied q few weeks since, and his friends
|indulged the hope of his ultimate recovery
COMMITTEE ON ENGLISH CoNvENTs.-So
far as the investigation into the condition.
of conventual establishments in England
has been made public, the proceedings
have been satisfactory. The evidence re-
veals state of things for which many of
the Committee and the general public were
not prepared, and which is not creditable
to free country whose boast is the am
plest liberation in theory, and in practice
despotic restrictions OF Catholic institu-
lions. Mr.. Newdegate made flourish +
about the saying of Count De Montalem-
bert that there is more religious liberty in :
England than in any country in Europe.
The convent inquiry lie sufficient proof of
the contrary. In France many convents
are affiliated to the State, while all are pro-
tected by the law under which they exist.
BISHOP OF RIcHMoND.-Private letters
from the Rt. Rev. DR.. McGill, Bishop of
bring the painful intelligence
that he has entirely lost the use of one of
his eyes. He is at present in Paris, under
the care of an oculist with some hope of the
of his sight.
Tho Catholics of Sheffield have resolved
TO erect a grammar school, to be taught by
two Xaverian Brothers. The Duke of Nor
folk has given 81, 900 towards fund for
erecting Catholic orphanage and indus
trial school near Sheffield