The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-03

assertlOn-" Not One." sCOnVerslonS nave
been made, but OF what characterf They
are Of persons of little or no credit to the
Church they left or the Church they went
to. We would do better without them.
~ prefer the genuine Catholic" The
speaker here reverted again to the rank
and intellectual standing Of the former con-
characterized as "perverts." He asked
his auditors if they had ever heard Of the
Paulists," several of whom he knew, and
where could be found ga more lovely type
of Christians" There they are battling
against us in the ranks Of our enemies, who
thus turn our own guns upon us. Can
you name a corresponding power to the
Paulists in the entire body Of Protestant.
ism 7" This question the speaker answered
most emphatically in the negative. He
then turned to another phase of his topic
Church from immigration. True, indeed,
he said, she has lost also by this agency
and lost by the "hundred thousand" but
she gains by "tens Of thousands" and
these gains, coupled with the class of men
she seduces from the Protestant camp, give
scribing the wealth of the Catholic Church
! in the United States, I cannot realize; be
pictured her as rooted in the soil, and did
not concur with those who may suppose
! that she can be removed therefr"m with
know-Nothing ebulitions OF second edi-
!
of the Atlantic. She will hold her own
while the Constitution of the United States
remains as it is, and he did not think that
Constitution would be altered by any
mortmain prOvisOs in our generation. 1t
is an error to suppose that Catholic immi-
large cities. To his own personal knowl-
edge they, too, are roofing themselves in
the soil Of New England. Z" The farms of
Connecticut are bought up year by year by
! Irish Catholics; Lichield county in par
ticular is rapidly passing into the hands
of Irish Catholics" These wero his words
and much more to the same effect. He
then recalled visit paid by him to the
Jesuit establishment at Fordham, New
| York. He had been engaged in writing
work =" in favor of the Jesuits" (irony and
suppressed laughter), hence his visit to
that celebrated Institution. Whoever calls
| there will be received, as he was, with all
possible attentions and kindness. On
taking his leave of them he expressed his
thanks for the marked civility with which
lie was received aud treated, but told them
lie had not seen all he wanted to see
".they did not show him the underground
passages and subterraneau vaults!" Great
as is the material power of the Catholic
Church in this country, he held that the
increase in intellectual force is greater in
proportion than the other increase" Who
in our day was better qualified to cultivate
the field of Protestant controversy than
MIR. Breckenridge, land nerer acas mGn
more squarely .fogged in debate than Breck-
enridge by old John Hughes" These were
his ipsissma Verba taken down by me the
moment they were uttered. Before con-
Guiding lie again reverted to the Vatican
Council and Infallibility 81 don't envy
the man that sees no dignity in the Vati-
can Council. The dogma Of lnfallibility
will not lose one member within these
United States, for the Catholic Church in
81, md
ultramontane in the world" The Rev
Mr.. Bacon then concluded by apologizing
for not keeping to the printed programme
which announced his theme as " The Ju-
ture Of the Papal Church in America "-he
is no prophet and those who choose may
now take out their pencils "and draw the
horoscope"
The above is fair and faithful repre-
sentation of this candid and remarkable
discourse, which, of course, was much
fuller in delivery than as here touched of;
but though tho photograph is smaller than
the original, the features are all preserved,
and nothing omitted qualities what is given
I in any other sense than as above sketched.
Now and then an occasional slnr disfigures
the address, but making all charitable al
! lowance for placebo, prudence and policy, Gf
such were the mOtive) it does credit to
| Congregational caudor and intelligence
for l have this to add, that in the discus
sion which followed thereon (iree discus
sion being special feature of this denomi-
nation in its church meetings) not a solitary
protest against any proposition advanced
I by the lecturer was uttered. Only once
was qualification expressed and an ugly
expression it was. 1t went to account for
the material prosperity of the>~Catholic
| Church spoken of in the lecture by assert
ing-intrigue through the confessional! l
confess this was too much for me and !
am happy to inform you that my request
to be heard in reply was most politely and
cordially granted, and such was the re-
spectful attention to every sentence that l
neverfelt more encouraged to proceed or
more at home before any audience, even
after applying the strong term I" calumny."
The gentleman who had made the foul
charge, aud apparently one of the most re-
spectacle and important in the body, made
no reply, SO the Moderator answered that
he every glad to hear it," and General
o. 0. Howard, President of the Ffeeaman's
Bureau, testified that in his family is an
humbe member of the Roman Catholic
Church who does credit to it. The other
speakers counseled charity aud rivalry in