New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-09

lief which Is Independent OF the Influence Of sny psrtcu
M form o. Ss S Of sSs spns be-
yond its sphere and suppantng the normal action OF the
moral and religious nature II Is due 70 S ,ss
intellect at the expense OF conscience aud the ntutyo
%hs s sSS and
PRsns directly aS S S the 81
When the free and accountable nature Of sou and
the aspirations and presentmens profound as they
are natural OF the spirit of man, are aippantly set
aside to make room for something called science, :"
which ,ne,O, CONVERTED 6y its yotaries rbn,o
i nothing Protestant principles, rightly understood,
TO warrant or to induce such procedure. Looking az
tho matter Historically We hnd that IL the age prior Ito to
the Reformation. unbehet most rife In Italy the
auCont center OF the Roman Catholic hierarchy In re-
cent times skePticsm Is nowhere more Preyaen. tnan
Countries where the doctrines OF that religion have been
perpetuay taught and whore its ritual has been oee-
The Roman Catholic Church is at present engaged in
the hopeless struggle 70 uphold in the midst OF modern
Ages. dictaoral attitude toward the civil authority
the management OF education by eccesastcs an appeal
upon the creduty OF mankind by unyerhed miracles
aud prodiges, an attempt to revive pilgrimages and
devotion 10 the Virgin Mary which borders on idolay-
such are some Of the characteristics OF TINS movement
10 the endeay0r % reinstate maintain type OF
civilization on which history has pronounced final
verdict. -
special evils that afct our modern civilization, 1t IL
hardly possible within the space given to this paper TO
obvious that the power or the Church or Rome as an
organized body TO avert even between countries
owning its authority amounts To nothing IL has been
reserved for two Engshspeakng nations, processing
the Protestant faith furnish they have lately done
an impressive proof Of what may be accomplished 0y
the peaceful method VI arbitration The Church Of Old
favored the emancipation OF slaves but Slavery was
abolished In the United states with little help from
the ecclesastcs OF the Roman Church In the dspos
to minister TO poverty and TO the various forms OF
physical Distress Roman Catholics, be- 1t said 70 their
honor, vie with Protestant Christians. But this may be
claimed for Professionalism that its disciples are more
jealous to devise the OF prevention to prY under
these great evils and then to apply radical and perma
neut reusedes. Political economy and social science
although still immature, flourish chiefly under the
auspices of Protestant Christianity. There ques
lions, which the Labor question:. as IL Is called Is
one Of the most prominent, with which neither Church
ca said TO have fully grapped But Professionalism
has better promise OF contributing TO the solution OF
these grave and pOrentOus problems than the opposite
system for the laDOrer has real quarrel with the
Protestant religion The hostility OF the laboring class
20 prestly system may take the form OF hatred TO
zion ltself but better teaching and true spirit OF
philanthropy may give them the needed light.
The next topic for consideration, the "E7angezation
OF Roman Catholics In France" discussed by the
Rev. L. LOrriaux. Paris, as follows