The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-01-07
Arohbishop Naming.

Arohbishop Naming.
In the GALAXY for January Justin Nc
Carthy gives a sketch OF. Archbishop Man
ming, from which we make the followin,
extracts. Speaking of the effect produced
upon an audience by the appearance of the
Archbishop, he says: ,..,
tion shrinks back almost as IL he were
afraid OF it, although it is surely not new
to him. He 10 tall, thin personrge, some
si1ty-two years of age. His face 10 blood
!ess-paie as q ghost, one might say. He
is 80 thin as to look almost cadaverous.
dignided. There is much Of courtly grace
and refinement about the bearing and ges-
tnres Of this pale, weak and wasted man.
He wears . long robe of violet silk, with
some kind Of dark cape or collar, and has
massive gold chain around his neck,
holding attached to it great gold cross.
There 10 certain nervous quivering about
his eyes and lips, but otherwise he is per-
fectly collected and master of the occasion.
His voice 10 thin, but wonderfully clear and
penetrating. It is heard all through this
great hall-a moment ago so noisy, now 90
client. The word. fall with . slov, quiet
-foEoes like droPs fwator Whatever your
opinion may be, you cannot choose bat
listen; and, indeed, you want only to listen
and see. For this is the foremost man in
the Catholic Church of England. This is
the Cardinal Grandson Of Disraeli's " Lo-
THAR r"-Dr; Henry Edward Manning, Ro-
man Catholic Archbishop Of Westminster,
successor in that Office Of the late Cardinal
Wiseman.
1t ia no wonder that the Irishmen at the
meeting are enthusiastic about Archbishop
Manning; An Englishman Of Englishmen,
with no drop of Irish blood in his veins. he
is more Hibernian than the Hibernisns
themselves in his sympathies with Ireland
man of social position, of old family, of
the highest education and the most refined
instincts, he would leave the Catholic
no blemen and at any time 60 down to his
Irish teetotallers at tho East End of Lon
don. He firmly believes that the salvation |
Of England is yet to be accomplished
through the influence of the religious de-
votion which is at the bottom Of the Irish |
nature, and which some of us call supersti-
tion. He loves his own country dearly,
but turns away from her present condition
of Industrial prosperity to the days before
English soil, I'm England there has been
o-saints since the Reformation" he said
The other day, in sad, sweet tones, to one
'f wholly different opinions, who listened
with mingling of amazment and reverence.
No views that have ever heard put into
AsAbS wOA0o SmuUulcO W duy CHtnR Ike tie
'ame extent the full claims and pretensions
If Ultramontanism. 1t is quite wonderful
% sit and listen. One cannot but be inn
pressed by the sweetHesa, the thoughtful
less, the dignity, 1 had almost said the
anctity of the man who thus pours forth,
With q manner full of the most tranquil
opinions which proclaim all
modern progress a failure, and glorify the
toman priest or the Irish peasant as the
rue herald and repository of light. liberty
md regeneration to a sinking and degraded
World.
Although n good deal of an ascetic. as
lis emaciated face and figure would testify,
le Is nothing of n hermit. He mipgles to
certain extent in society, he takes part in
doubtless given Mr.. Disraeli ample oppor-
unity of studying his manner and bearing.
don't believe Mr.. Disraeli capable of M
ierstandipg the profound devotion and |
ingle- e-minded sincerity of the man. A I
more singular, striking, marvellous figure [
oeiety. Everything that an ordinary
Ing eiishman or American would regard as !
and auspicious in the pro0rees of
ur civilization, DR.. Manning calmly looks i
lpon as lameDtable and evil-omened. {
What We call progress is to his mind decay, j
nat we reverence as individual liberty ]
10 deplores as spiritual slavery. The mere ,
act that man gives reasons for his faith
GEMS shocking to this strangely gifted !
postle of unconditional belief. Though {
ou were to accept on bended knees nine {
mine OF the DEGREES of Rome, you would q
till be in his mind hereto if you paused t
consider as to the acceptance of the hun g
reth dogma. 1 have never heard from t
ny other source anything 80 clear, com &
lete, and astonishing as his cordial accent 6
nee OF the uttermost claims of Rome the i
rostratiOn of all reason and Judgment be- .
ore the supposed supernatural attributes 3
the Papal throne. In one of the finest {
assages eft his own writings he says: "My I