, 1874-11-22


SIRE we arc entitled also to expect ineed to say
did not expect 1t would In ny Judgment, he the true
Wy Of conveying an inh1 TO t!1ss c1neerned II
Should those 10 WHOM appeal THUS uhharpily come
to bear witness i'll their own persons to tho decay
Of sonnd, manly true life in their Church. It will be
their lss more than ors. Tie inhabitants Of these
islands, . whole, stable, though sometimes
oastfa M and 1na ID
iasents, tne to the foreign influence Of cas:e from
the acconp p1ishment Of Its mission " The world
Archbishop Manning on tho Future
Policy of the Catholic World.
Y From the London Jin,ta
Archbishop Manning, 1T large meeting OF
Roman Catholic clergy, noblemen, and lay as
'sistAnts, assembled at his house on Thursday
evening, delivered an inaugural address to the
Roman Catholic Accidents in reference to the
future policy Of the Catholic world. Thirteen
years ago, he said, it WAS found necessary to ex-
tend tho work Of the association in England. and
lie MAS glad to say that they had done much to
correct aud educate the press Of this country.
In the prosent crisia. and looking to the coming
great future struggle, they had D Va.s work be-
fore them. Looking to tho hostility manifested
on the Continent to the Sovereign pontin, he
invited their special attention to the best means
Of asserting his infalhbi)lty and hia right to
spiritual and temporal power. Ono thing he
his temporal power on the Continent had been
denied him, his spiritual power aud Influence
over his subjects had greatly Increased. Com
ment1ng upon the proposed system OF interna-
tioual arbitration, discussed ut the recent Con-
ference at Geneva, ho said thore could be but
one authorized arbitrator between the nations OF
the earth, and that one VAS tho one vho WAS not
interested in the temporal affairs Of one nation
more than another, but maa impartial to I'll. and
TINT Was the Sovereign PontiH himself. Other
attention to were the infalhbility OF the Holy
Father himself, his 1lght to temporal as we'll ~
spiritual authority, aud, amidst Ill the conflict
ing opiuions Of the world. the ultimate necessity
of acknowledging civil allegiance to him as their
only safety. Within the last tventy.totu hours
world Was threatened With controversy On the
whole Of the decreea Of the Vatican Council
From this aud other matters that had come 10
his knowledge, he could eco that they wcra On
the very eve Of one Of the mishtiest contro-
versies :, the religious world has ever soen.
Certainly nothing like the controversy on
which they were about to enter had
takedF plaza during the last 800 years.
aud they must be prepared. II they
would only prepare themselves. he did not fear
for the DEGREES OF tho Vatican itself. But they
must have no hslf-hea1ted measures. They must
have no half-featful, half-heaxted assertion OF
tho Sovereign Poutld . claims. Tnoy must not
lear to declare to England. and to
The world. the Sovereign fontid's claim
power. aud tho duty Of the nations Of the eartt
to return to their allegiance to him. It they
did this, il they proclaimed this with no uncer-
tain sound, Protestanta Of England and Pro-
testants throughout the world would hear them
minced matters. and spoke tn half-feartul meas
urea, Protestants would only turn away from
them for their want Ut honesty. Proteatauts
kneW well what they meant and what the claims
OF tbs Catholic Church were, and therefore it
would be oest for tho Cnurch now to speak out,
and he had no fear for tho result.
Lord Shnftesbury on Sclenco and
Religion.
IN recent address the Earl OF Shaftesbury
says: II be had the wealth OF Glasgow, or the
wealth Of low people in it, 30 far from fearing
The progress Of science. as many peopfo did, he
would spend no end Of money to encourage it.
He would urge upon these masterB Of wisdon
that they, did not plunge deep enough they
mould 90 further sud wider aud higher. He
wished q thousand tlmes as many minds we're en-
gagged in scientific pursuits 4 few emlnont men
With their crude and abundant faucies. But
there was no greater folly than that committed
By those who would maintain revealed truth by
The Bible has suffered far
nore from it's friends than from its enemies. In
heir tim1dty, they have deprecated iuqni1y, and
heir ovcrzeal-as IT the Bible could nos take
.are OF itsef-theY hare proceeded to e1vo e1-
olanations and interpretations which the Ian
,uage of Scripture would never justify, and then
'o1ne clever scientific laid bold Of it. and in
lie criticisms has overthrown the faith OF many
y his just and his r:dlcultns observations. Had
10 the wealth ct Glasgow he would say to Max
Muller and bis Orionta}iats Here is the sum
II ESQ 900 collect the facts you require. Send
broad your men. You say languages are dying |
he last confessions Of these dying tongues"
lie would send the same Gum to Prot. Tyndaif. |
Iod Say to him: ''Accuuulate your facts; |
1on't care shout your theories, but turn your
'owerful intellect to the pursuit. Of facts." He
irnly believed that it Gla<gou or any wealthy |
lty were to come down with such means Of ad- |
'aucing sclence they would see that, in less than
en- years, that grand old book would be like the |
'fk upon the top OF Mount Ararat. surveying tho |
ubEiding Of the waters and rejoicing in the res-
Grafton Of 'ifo and JOY.
Cardinal Cullen on Mater1aiism md !
Moody. |
From tie London Daily 1tltg7apA. |
On Nov. 6, Cardinal Cullen issued pastoral |
the Catholics OF Lis diocese to !
ubsc1ibe largely to the Catholic University, aud |
a1uding to modern science aud to |
leEsrs- Moody and Sanky, the itinerant Evan |
elical preachers. now in Dublin, the Cardinal |
ays: "Gteat efforts are now being made to de- |
troy Catholic education The banner OF in6del-
y is daring1y unfurled in our own land. and the
'orBt systems Of Pantheism and Materials n, /
aasked under the name of science, a1e recon- |
aended to us AZ the necessary consequence OF
be enlightenment OF the age and the progress Of
he arts. To meet the wicked plans Of the enc
AZ, it is necessary to have a good Catholic uni
ersity, in which the higher branches OF Gtera-
u1o and science may be properly cultivated. and
the same time fertlized By. the deTs OF
eayen." The Cardinal says Catholics ought to
ray for the conversion Of those outside tue pale
truth, who are now giving up their articles OF