The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-31
DIR. VAUGHAN ON TIE CCLORED
RACE.

The Natural Virtues OF the Blacks and
Their Capacity for the SUPERNATURAL
Black Men the Future Poets, Orators
and Saints Of the South-Thc Duty
Of the Churches--An Appeal for Catholic
Help-Liberty Necessary for Evangcli-
ration.
The great capacity Of st. Stephens church was
tested to its fullest extent last evening by large
and rcspectabe audience attracted by the announce
ment that the Rev. DR.. Vaughan would deliver his
farewell lecture for the benefit of his mission
In behalf of the colored He chose for his sub
ject the mission Of the Catholic Church to the
C0lored People OF American 1t viii be remem-
bered that lecture for the benefit Of Father
vaughan's mission was recently delivered in this
same church by the Very Rev. Father Burke. 1t
would seem from the tenor Of some portions Of
Father Burkes lecture that instead OF taking coun-
sci with his own Christian heart and the gori-
Ous history Of the sainted heroes OF the
Church, he ventured a subject that no
did not understand. DR.. vaughan's discourse
utterances Of Father Tom Burke. He took broad,
pnlianthropic and Christian grasp OF the whole
subject and cordially reoiced in the
the emancipated and emancipating races.
DR.: vaughan began by showing how men are de-
pendent upon one another and how it Is in the
providence Of God that they should be go. Men and
nations are raised up, to cooperate with Gods
the Irish people as being the leaven OF true
Christianity In the midst Of the English speaking
natural virtues which he had noticed in the Ameri.
can pe0pe-yirtues through which they will &C.
Eomplsn great results IN the worianhe described
subject Of it's mission to the cOlored people OF the
United States. He rej0iced In the freedom accorded
to the coored people, and said that the Irish people
were above all others bound to rejoice in it, since they
had themselves for centuries striven for freedom.
No former Catholic shareholders whom he had met in
the South did otherwise than gladly accept the
emancipation of the coored people. In this they
Church. Dr. Vaughan showed that the Church had
always shown herself the friend OF the oppressed
and the advocate Of freedom: CASTING, aside side
Aacaulay. England had carried on slavery
At home for =, some ,.. ten centuries cent, and
had the Church used her formidable machinery
that, before the Reformation came she had en-
nom.n 1t was reserved for the Protestant Queen
Elizabeth to license her subjects in the African
slave trade and to another Protestant soysre b
pdious traffic In spite OF the protests OF the colony
Of Virginia in 1772.
DIR. Vaughan regarded liberty for the coorcd peo-
pic as essential to their evangelizatlon. Having
spoken OF their numbers and OF his visit to the
Southern States ne described the condition of those
70 the no various sects and of the caiSe
political demagogues and with using religion
Rs cloak for worldly gains. Many were actuated
far more jealous in endeavoring to prevent Catho-
lies from producing religious impressions upon the
poor colored people han they were In reclaiming
from VoOdOoism and the lowest degradation the
thousands who were sunk IN 1t.
He observed that many OF the official reports
laid for greater stress upon Popery than upon inf
deity, and that they boosted OF the number of
Catholics they were gaining an influence over.
which iaf Influenced many, Dr. Vaaghar was willing to
admit that these were not the full account OF the
sacrifices and efforts made by the scots to spread
shafr Thpy bal rl pf no n
Christ teach all nations. and many were sincerely
endoavoring in spite OF their imperfect lights to
carry out what they believed to he right. They
had established, with aid from the Freedmen's
Bureau some seventy colleges and high SCHOOLS,
About sixty Industrial schools and some three thou
sand primary schools for col0red people, AS q rule
these are nearly oil sectarian The consideration
of these voluntary eioi IS should stimulate the zeal
OF Catholics Catholics had hitherto done but little
for the colored people. There had been reasons for
this The Archbishop OF New Orleans had written
to Dr. Vaughan describing his interest in the coored
people and his efforts to help them but alleging that
poverty had parayzed his efforts. Or. Vaughan
then described the character OF the colored people
character consequent upon their former sad
condition of servitude, he showed that these
very defects afforded the strongest grounds
for charity and compassion from those whose con-
diton had been more fortunate. and who were more
blessed with the gifts OF wealth, culture and edu-
cation.
DR. vaughan then gave n glowing and enthusi-
astic account OF the favorable impressions he had
eyeryw here received OF the excellent traits OF char
acter the natural virtues and mental capacity OF
the colored race. While some al the FORMER Save
holders were still harping upon their uniltness Tor
any other condition than one OF servitude
which they proclaimed TO be their natural ana a.
vincly appointed state, yet many others, even OF
the more favored race, give far different testimony
Many OF these admit their THRIFT, their intense
eaQcrness for education and their great capacity
and desire for religious aud moral culture. one ln-
telligent observer predy ted That IN another Rcner
alton or two the blacks VIII DC the poets anu
orators OF the South And there Is testimony rom
every quarter OF their remarkable capacity ana
cagerness not only for ordinary pley, DuJ even or
exalted sanctity.