The New York herald., 1872-12-08

TO paIliste the course pursued by England
IN governing Ireland for the past TOO years
Father Burke, whose mission among us was OF a
different nature-being connected solely with the
affairs OF his order-animated by that patriotic
fervor for which he is remarkable deemed it his
duty to correct Mr.. Froude's statements and show
by unquestionable historical authorities and phil.
osophcal reasonings that Mr.. Froude grossly
erred as to historical facts and deductions. This
Father Burke accomplished thoroughly. as the
NEW YORK HERALD and the public press generally
admitted. Nor has Mr.. Froude denied it. In his
speech OF Saturday night. as reported in sundays
HERALD, he makes no attempt to gainsay one ma
terial point OF Father Burkes refutations. unless
oy repeating his narratives OF Pope Adrian's Bull
Burke's words on the census. In view Of these
facts 1t Is difficult to how Mr.. Froude's lectures
on Ireland can have added to his reputation as a
reliable historian.
Mr.. Wendell Phillips, who is no mean authority
as scholar and a man OF deep research, In "a
lecture given by him In Boston, on the Sd inst
speaks OF the great historian and his Irish lectures
as follows -
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able with every fault that ruler could commit that she
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painted them monster. Of eorrupton stepped n the ut
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Of the corruption Of their English brothers applause
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thinker that would be led into that mistake The rela-
ture OF Engand's political life.
1t Is to be feared that Mr.. Froudes mission to
this country was not altogether free from Sec
tarianism. In his saturday nights speech he says
ne does not hate the Catholic religion, that some or
the best and holiest men he had ever heard OF
lived and died in that faith; but after saying this
much he takes to the painting process as described
by Mr.. Phillips, and unnecessarily drags In mum.
Der OF no-POpery Stories with touch at the schOOl
question: to induce others to hate the Catholic re,
Lyon, which, as the report states, ''was received
II Mr.. Froude honestly desired fair and I'M
biased verdict from the American people on the
question OF England5 relations with Ireland, he
was, to say the least unfortunate in his surround
ings. he was also IN selecting sectarian hall TO
lecture in. No one who is at all acquainted with
the otherwise estimable gentlemen who associated
themselves with Mr. Froude believes for moment
that they care button about Irelands past,
present or future but they do care Tor any one or
anything that will please their religious prejudices
which they never want removed. Mr.. Frouoe
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that called forth their applause.
Why did Mr.. Froude labor so unnecessarily to
impress upon his hearers that while Irish Protest
ants were in favor OF American independence, Irish
Catholics were. opposed to it-a most Improbable
took the least trouble to investigate he would have
found TO be directly the contrary, fact which
Father Burke proved by volumnous quotations
from unqnestonable English and American authort-
ties, familiar to most schOolbOys? Why did Mr..
Froude thus wantony seek to prejudice the Ameri-
can people against Catholics on delicate point2
He makes an effort to slur Catholic history, but
what he say of his Protestant history ii this is
sample? Thank God, 1t was not TOO late to upset
1t,
In conclusion, while acknowledging Mr.. Froude's
brilliant talents and scholarship, it is an open ques
tion whether his mission to this country has been
or that he has added to his reputation as
an accurate historian by his recent lectures on Ire
land. OLD SUBSCRIBER.
Popular Prcaching-A Few Practical
Suggestions 10 the Rev. MIR. Talmage.
Rev. Dir. rALMAGE:-
DEAR SIR--On reading the sermons furnished
weekly in the HERALD newspaper does ii not occur
to you as TO some other serious men, that many
OF our popular preachers direct the attention of
their hearers more to novelties of thought and il
lustratlon than to preaching the Gospel TO the
people The Apostle Paul, the prince Of preach
ers tells US he had one great theme on which he
ever concentrated his life and abors-'to preach
Jesus Christ and Him crucided." The great busi-
49, tha mi str - m hutl IN tbn
Church OF Christ by the conversion Of sinners and
the development OF the Church in higher excel
lence OF Christian character, 80 as II possible to
reach the measure OF the stature OF perfect men
in Christ Jesus. This Is a grand and honorable
work, worthy the lofty aim OF the highest arch
angel in heaven. But God has put the treasure
of His grace into rail earthen vessels that the ex-
celency OF the power may be seen to be OF God
and not Of man An ambassador OF Christ, a
far higher sphere than that OF the philoso-
piers and statesmen and most exalted
powers of the world. Intellectual and political
work even the most profound and most enduring,
merely reaches the surface of the soul; whereas
the truth OF God, contained in His holy oracles,
strikes like lightning into the thoughts and ntents
OF the heart and makes the most unregenerate
new men in Christ Jesus"
A minister OF God, above all men, should be
mighty in the scriptures, like Apollos. He should
be wei acquainted with the human heart well ac-
quanted with the tendencies OF society, as wen as
with the character and habits Of the people where
he lives and labors. And, above all, by personally
visiting his people, he should be more skiful in
sending the arrows Of truth into their minds and
consciences and hearts. There is self-evidencing
power in the Gospel, when ably and faithfully
preached that attests its divine authority. We
iec il TO be the voice OF God and not the voice OF
man.
When read the sermons and writings OF those
honOred men OF God along the ages we see how
PROFOUNDLY they honored the divnely inspired
Word OF God as the only way OF salvation. Every
word and line Is to them full OF meaning and
profound interest. And with what humility
and veneration do they lean at every step
OF their course on the spirit OF God in the super
natural work IN which they are engaged or them
selves they would say, 'Who Is sufficient for these
things ~ But they can do ali things through
Christ strengthening them
A preacher may be very popular with the multi
tude by the briliancy Of his literature and oratory
yet his work may not be so honoring to Goa as II
ought to be. Every effort OF his mind should be
directed to the glory OF God and the conversion
and sancti1cation OF men. He should be a wise
master builder, building ION the great living foun