The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-01-28

ana. now the January numReTs o. that
monthly, opened with e ffontis- piece Of
more lengthy and detailed description than
the previous ono, OF his person aud charac-
tel, and something Of his past aud present,
his p0siti0p, intellect and Influence.
The writer Of those articles, Mr. Justin
Mccarthy, 10 perhaps, more than "clever"
In the American acceptatiOn OF that word.
He seems to be o man Of . well informed,
observing, discerning, thinking mind, aud
possessing we'll exercised powers of descrip-.
ton. He writes ably and scholarly on
evidently chary of religious>or theological
points. 1 consider his articles worthy of
review from an ADLER and more experienced
pen than mine, though I cannot resist
writing few of my reflections on reading
them, hoping they may not prove uninter-
eating to some of your many readers.
rather like Mr.. McCarthy's open candor
Of style, though must say he has deep
tinge of that presumption characteristic Of
the American professional interviewer" of
the day.
fbeyond doubt, one of the greatest, GER
tainly one of the most influential English
men Of our time 5" who has engraved his
name deeply on the history of his age )"
has sled perhaps the most remarkable reli
gious movement known to England for gen.
cIdIlouS SS 'Ouo Ol lNo very lew ueu
whose lofty and commanding intellect has
been acknowledged and admired by all
sects and parties = the GREATNESS of whose
influence and intellect no ono can deny ;"
the "blameless purity of whose purposes
and character no enemy can call into Ques-
tend to despise; whose gifts and culture
have been panegyrized, over and over
again, by the foremost statesmen and
divines OF the Protestant Church the i'm
portance of whose intellect as a support of
the English Church and tho shock caused
Disraeli !; the greatness of whose intellect,
and the purity and nobleness of whose
character and purposes were such. as to re-
tain for him the "esteem and affection of
those whom he Abandoned" notwithstand-
ling he had become the "aggressive, I'M
and yet, Notwithstanding all this, his
greatness of character, his depth of learn
ing, his lofty intellect and most thorough
culture, hrs Influence and position, and his
acknowledged unequalled power aud abili
ty, he, Justin Mccarthy, not n theologian-
not divine-not q statesman; q man of
comparatively moderate attachments and
ambitions-an ex-Liverpool journalist
an ordinary writer for an ordinary Ameri-
can monthy-he presumes to assert DR.
John Henry Newman "mistaken Eng
lishman"-and to intimate, or to put into
the mouths of his readers tho expression,
that "Newman's intellect has been sadly
misused-his influence for the most part
disastrous"-he, Mccarthy, thereby as
Stunning and presuming to pass upon, judge
points, in the thorough knowledge and in
formation of which he acknowledges DR..
| Newman to have scarcely an equal. This
were characterize presumption, in an Ameri-
can ''1nterviewer;" Justin Mccarthy should
have shown greater respect and Difference to
In o1r TOD .t,.f ia 4
of SO great man.
Disraeli was right when he acknowledged
the great Importance of Newman's intellect
to the English Church, and the shock of
his withdrawal; for it is said, that DR..
Newman at that time, was the Queens pri-
vate chaplain, her theologian and ecclesias-
teal advser-aud seven other of highlands
leading and influential ministers shared his
doubts and convictions at the time, and
came over with him-all of whom Joined
the order of st. Philip Neri, the Oratori-
ans, and soon became jealous and removed
laborers in the true church of Christ. SOME
of them, true, we'll tried and faithful, have
passed from the militant to the Church
triumphant; but their good works are after
them, whose holy and effective influences
flow on forever. The loved and lamepted
Faber, whose valued writings, both doc
trinal and devotional, are treasured in
every Catholics library is one of those
who has passed to his reward.
| The history and detailed account of the
conversion of DIR. Newman and his ASSOC
ciates, and of the scenes and incidents
attending their conversion, is most
touching and interestingly heard it re-
| lated years ago by one now in his
grave, who had it from the lips of DIR.
Newman himself, but it is not sufficiently
fresh and connected in my memory now to
record it. 1 hope to see it yet in print from
the pen of DR.. Newman himself.
After speaking of the energy and zeal
with which Dr. Newman set to work in tire
Catholic Church after his conversion, Mr..
Mccarthy remarks that, Macaulay has
very effectively shown how the Roman
Church seldom loses any one it has gained,
because of her skill in finding for every
one his proper place, and assigning him. in
her service, the task he lie best qualified
to do, so that her ambition becomes his
ambition, Eer interest his interest, her con-
quests his eonquests." Taking o purely
philosophical view of the question, yes, so
abe does. Is 1t not reasonable and properf
20 in every day life, and in accordance with
the natural order Of thingsf Would you
put the delicate little tailor at the anvil and