The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-04-20
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II KvGLAND.
SPLENDID ADDREas Br THE ARCHBISHOP OF
| AA WESTMINSTER.
On the 10th of March, His Grace the Most
hev. Henry Edward Manning, Archbishop of
Westminster, being in Liverpool, addressed
she mem4ers Of the Liverpool Catholic Club
rs follows:
Mr. 'CRann.an, my Lords and Gentlemen-I can
| assure you, that when entered this room. 7
t.aa haa no conception Of the welcome that YOU
Catholics of Liverpool nre attaobed "a tha;e .ae
biahop, and, through their Bishop. sttachad
ont t9S aS vnSs S Church in and through
yon would bav6 received me on com;ng. barS
with such affection and suoh testimony Of
;sbo0o sGIp oon6dsnCs M en- is quite true that the
Vicar Of Our Lord has seen ft to place me me
tnonghsun worthy, are n body of men mite;
o .ogesner With unity SO tenaoious and, may
oi:rsy in Ike mapner .hat shslf people ssd their
pong which nothing can break The reason
OF OF this is staple. 1t is not worthinesa In ma:
fee we bear, but It is above ali the close and
indissoiuble unity Of obedience and fidelity
Vns VhlSn n Initss ties ps to the Holy See and to tho
part rs from him, that no power upon earth
can part our clergy from us, and no empire
can can part our clergy from our people. Mr..
Taught me my ssson. and should @ 'Gsee. Ss bsS sas
| scholar il had not learned IL we'll. When
asked what the Catholic Club of Liverpool
Vas iva chs psS not tns Opportunity of knowing
ask thae question again. And will accept
what the Bishop has told me, and win make
o, co OF i'll IL: He has told me that be and the Ca
Conservative, nor Liberal, but Catholics. Now
that reminds me of fact for wheA2z cass
voucb:. A certain American gentlemen. who
cultural tour In England, about the year lai5,
when Sir Robert Peel had introduced his SiH
Tor the Queens Colleges. was dining as the
knew; in the presence Of the late NJ. shiel,
and this American gentleman-us;ng the freed.
ON OF speech which belongs to his natiouf and
not know that am q Christian--fn fact, /
do not know that am anything ; but there Ia
one religion that hate, and that is the Cath
Sir Robert Peel y mo. sir, 1 do not DO
you not No, SIR Pity sir, pity. sir; you
leges.' Well, now, Tdid not introtnco The fact
without q malicious intention. The Bishop
b has told US that neither be nor you WbiG,
Tory, Conservative or Liberal; SO neither an
!, aud therefore 1 am Just the man to talk pol
itics tonight. And as have always made It
ruleIand think IL 10 a golden rule never
by others, to take them, 1 will take is.S and /
protest beforehand, tiIas do not sposlx as a
politician, but speak simply as d Catholic. L
have had vote for the ParliaanentaES cleo
tion for these forty years. never recoEdod
vote but once and that vote recorded not he
| cause cared for the candidate who Svns sue
cessfIl, but because l wished to Keep ont sOme
one else. A. more supreme disregard for party
politics and party GOvernments-aud 9 q
plague on both their houses no man 10 thia
room can BOAST; But THERE ARE CEkTAIs
THINGS WHICH ARE NOT POLITICAL, AND OK
THESE, THINK, WE ARE BOUND TO HAVE AN
OPINION, AND, HAVING IT, TO ExPREss 1T. AND
EAvANG ExPREsSED IT, TO ACT UPON IT. Some
few years ago when q distinguished politician
asked me what line the Catholics of this 'coun-
Try would be likely TO take In the then i'm
pending general election, 1 said: We care no
are two things whicht We do care for Do
not touch either, for if you tOuch them ev-
cry Catholic In great Britain will vote against
and relIgious education.' WeliuoW, cir, 1 will
say nothing about the former ofsthese two
points. Divine Providence has taken that
question into His hands, and We will walt the
iSsue; but the question of religious education
| is what may be called one of the Questions of
the day. will say more. 1t is the question
ltiOO, and which. hope, in the next general
| election will make itself felt. We have lately
heard-for that was my fate, aud rcad-for
that was the fate of you all-the long debate
lupon University Education in Ireland. Now.
allow mo TO say q few words on this which
cannot be remote from the thoughts of those
| Wpo uoAE HESSLy, Dec3uSo yO1 are all Ca
tholics with hardly an exception. II there
DO an exception rejoice we have amongst us
some OF our good English. un6-hearted
friends, who will have seen the manifestation
OF loyalty which you have shown tonight
and secondly, because you belong. you drew
your origin from, or have been born in that
land for which that university education iS
! intended. Allow mo to say considered it my
duty to hear the whole OF the debate-not
with itching ears, far less that have pOliti
| cal itch to take mo 10 the House Of Commons
--hnt beosuso felt e. we my dnty to watch
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