The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-05-18
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The delight experienced by the perusal Of
this little book, must be akin to the en;ov.
ment derived from draught of rich rars
wine. We perceive the sparkling bloom Of
wit on every page, and We taste the wealth
and sweetness of intellect in every word. Wa
presume, Of course, that 1t is by the author Of
the Comedy Of Convocstion," for we recor.
nize the same flashing pen, and the same clio.
quent how Of delicate humor. Dean Marmi
on's library 10 the scene Of the conference, and
here three Ritualists, three High Churchmsn,
three Low Churehmen, two Broad Churchmen
and one Anglican Unattached, all ministers Of
the Church of England, make an endeayor
which proves futile, to unite on some common
principle of action in regard to tho defence of
the National Church. The Unattached An.
glioan, Mr.. Weasel, il the stumbling block of
the whole party-lnsin ustipg doubts, opposing
obstacles, and suggesting cheerful expedients,
which tend in no wise to Tighten the burden Of
difficulties or illumine the road to future set.
Element. His remarks are the spice of the ar
gument and produce many diversions from
the subject. Dean Marmion makes the longest
speech in the book and during the course of it
we learn that he looks upon the Christian
Church as a purely human institution, for
otherwise it must be divine organization.
which Roman Catholics had alw avs contsnded
it was; and their pretensions could not, of
course, be tolerated. Here is an eloquent e1.
tract from his address: "By whatever test
that wonderful Church (the Roman Catholic
was tried, she seemed able to endure it tri.
umphantly. If it was question of numbers,
her adherents had never been SO numerous as
at this hour; if of doctrine, she was teaching
now all that she taught before the Reformation
began; if of unity, o well known German
Protestant had lately observed, that her mem.
beers, of every race and tongue, were more ab-
solutely of one mind than ut any period since
the Council of Nice;' if of authority, no such
prodigious example of it's undiminished pow
er had perhaps ever been witnessed, from the
foundation of Christianity, as she had dis
played since the Council of the Vatican. If
anything might have been expected to break
that authority by an intolerable strain, the
recent definition of tho Infallibility of her
chief Pontiff, was certainly such event;
yet its effect had been exactly the contrary
and not one of her thousand Bishops had re.
fused to accept this amazing decree of bis
Church, though encouraged to do SO by all the
temporal princes, and almost all the organs Of
public opinion, in the civilized world
and yet," he concludes, " while he had pro-
found respect and admiration for the Catholic
philosophy, he could never consent to acceptau
infallible guide, or resign his independence Of
authority in matters of belief; and having to
choose between order with submission, and
chaos with liberty, he chose the latter, be-
cause it was the only choice which member .
of the Church of England could make" We
would like to quote Mr.. Weasel's very sarcaa-
tic remarks in reply to the Reverend Profess
sor of Chaldee, who had stated that all right
minded members of their communion should
accept their cross without D murmur. Mr.
Weasel had heard of martyrs of various sorts
in time past, "but it was reserved for the
present age to produce q new variety, VINO
were martyred by their own Church. No Won
der they refused to submit to the Catholic
Church when they could enjoy such sweet sor'
row in their own. They could not live with
out the luxury of resignation. To believe
only what their Church taught, and practise
only what she approved, without being per.
mitted to indulge in any private ventures oil
their own, would be a tame and insipid e1-
CnauRe AoE bne OtlRnCS Oh HSutlnS MIN 'A>
own Bishops, superseding them in their do
ceses, battling the clumsy vengeance of the
Priyy Council. accusing half their brethren oil
heresy, and all the other palpitating sensa'
tions of their actual life." But like the wine
of which we first spoke, the more we TASTE
the more we wish to taste, and therefore leave
the rest of this rare drauGht to be drunk OE
all who can appreciate keen, yet delicate Sa'
casm, and deep and earnest thought.
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We had frequently heard of this charni'ns
story from those who had read it in its Origins"
French we can now add our own Testimony
to its attractiveness in translation, ana i'
commend it to all our readers. This grace1ui''
written history of a pin combines mucn III
formation with all the beauty and romance
a love story, and leads to most satlsfac'oi'
moral. We are told in the preface that Inv
tradition of The Pin exists beyond the Fnin'
as is attesGed by curious article in the H0rs"''
Zeitung, and confirmed by the following Col"