New-York tribune., 1874-11-30
DIssENsIoNs AMONG LEADING CATHOLICS.

DISSENSIONS AMONG LEADING CATHOLICS.
CANON oAKELEY's DEFENSE OF THE SYLLABUS
HENRY PETRE DENOUNCEs THE ULTRAMoNTANEs
CHARLES LANGDALE AND HENRY sToURTON
SUPPORT AVAILABILITY.
Mr.. Gladstone's pamphlet continues to be
the leading subject Of discussion IN England. and
several communications relative to different points Of
1t appear the London journals. Canon Oakeley
seeded several years from the Church of England
and is now prominent Roman Catholic divine, has
addressed letter to Mr.. Gladstone which is printed
The London Times. In this document Mr. Oakeley
says:
As the propositions Of the Syllabus, they TO
TO embody in dOgmatic shape the principles which
was taught 40 wears ago by the great Iractarian
leaders The Tractaiian movement Itself, you will
remember originated IN protest against the encroach
ments of tue civil power what we're believed to be
the popular maxims condemned in the Syllabus
which such men as Mr.. Kebc and Mr.. Hurrell
FrOude would not have held in utter detcsta-
Liberty Of the press, for instance, or OF speech,
which allows the nnrcstrained delivery of athesiical
lectures and the publication OF atheistca works liberty
conscience, which cOnravenes the principle OF one
external objective, and obligatory religious truth
liberty Of education, which recognizes the
clusiOn Of distinctive religious creed as It's
necessary basis and standard. and the denial
to the matrimonial contract OF any sacramento
character, are positions which those eminent men
would have condemned as strongly as any Utramon-
tame Of the present day. although themselves far from
UtramOntanes, Bat the condemnation OF those prop
ositons in the abstract is very different thing from
they received as axoms and carried out in
practice becomes the part OF Catholics TO resist them at
the expense Of their duty to their een ana country or
not rather TO fall in with them, except where they dl
recty conflict with any obligation OF inllspensable
necessity. This is actually what VIC 40. aud what We
DO with quiet cOnscieuces and without protest
from our ecclesiastical authorities As to the
we have often reason to deplOre IT, but are
without the to hinder IT, As to the liberty OF
although none the less convinced that it Is absracedy
opposed TO the Catholic theory. As reates again 10
81, al anE We
are Of tune with the maxms or ie hour, We act IN
concert with the Government, and even send our
didatcs to try for seats on tle S-hool Board
Henry Petre, distiug gusned Roman Catholic. writes
to The London Times in support of Mr. Gladstone and
says that lie sp axis on a matter fully within his own
knowledge when lie airms that among the old Catho-
lies OF England however 10th they may be to appear in
open opposition to the authority OF their
Church, there are many who watch with
anxiety, not unmngled with regret the reckless aud
party seeking TO lmpo'. upon the world with ali the
of powerful combination at its command the
founding claims issuing from the Vatican-clams and
pretensiOns long since supposed 10 have been extinct
winch now in Their resuscitation are tending to open
hostility with modern progress and 10 collision with
every civil authority in Europe"
Charles Laugdae, also a leading member OF the En-
glIs Catholic laily takes different OF the ques-
ton. and saws, addressing Lord Csmoys: my
own education commenced soon after 1929, and.
unlike you, history. common sense. and early In
struction led me, like them 10 believe as do now
that the Head Of the Church Is InfaOe whom teaching
eatedrd The difference between aud children
is tns they NAV believe IL because Council OF the
Church has declared II 10 be an article OF Catholic faith
Henry souron, b. A. oxford. coincides IN his views
with Mr. La1gdale. and denies that Lords Camoys
Acton represent the Catholic lay of England lie holds
that Catholic loyalty in times past cannot be denied"
and says: Every Catholic, including. l may
venture TO say Lords Camoys and Acton. was
educated the belief that the infallibe
authority OF the Church resides IL the Bishops and