New-York tribune., 1875-02-12
TIE GLADSTONE CONTROVERSY.
Contribution TO TIE ARGUMENT BY THE ROMAN
ICATHoMC BISHOP or sAIFOHD.
Do, Horbort VnuChan ID. D.

ICATHOIIC BISHOP or SALFOED.
The Right Rev. Herbert Vaughan, ID. d.,
Bishop of Stafford. England delivered lecture last
evening in St. Stephens Church in East Twentyeigth-
at ON the subject Of 'The Gladstone Controversy
within the altar Ratings seated large number OF
priests Including VcarGeneral Quinn, Father Farrely
1.-THE Secretary Archbishop McCloskey) Father Ofar
re and others. The lecture was preceded by musical
selections on the organ and by the chOr' IHe
Bishop began his lecture by saying that the Apostle
spoke well when he said that "a things work together
for good" and this the result OF the Gladstone
panphlet Lord John Russell, 25 years ago, wrote
letter on the Catholic Hierarchy in England, and,
although it ruined the writer public man, it did
GOOD TO the Catholic religion by directing attention 10
H. and secured many converts Gladstone's pamphiet
was long indictment. and was published IN revenge
against the Irish members who refused TO vote for the
Education bills. The pamphlet has had an unprece-
depted SALE but its value destroyed by the discern
eDt OF the press The English people although preu-
diced against the Catholic Church, had no desire to be
fooled either in politics or religion; so POLITICALLY the
pamphlet was failure, and Gladstone voluntarily re-
tired into private life which, II he ever again lett 1t
would be as religious fanatic and not as an imperial
staesman He the lecturer, was not afraid OF the re-
ucious effect Of the pamphlet, as it would lead those
rho had never before thought Of it to seek for the
truth especially with regard to those charges made by
Gladstone on the Immaculate Conception, the syllaOus
and the Vatican Decrees These subjects had never
heen fully preached upon in England DuJ GIausloheS
n,mphlet had furnished the opportunity for 1t had
stirred up the people to look into the subject Cad
stone,s political opponents, despite their religious
opdices were drawn into this search in order TO re-
me him. The answers OF the Blshop OF Brhhghiin,
mr. Newman and others had been published; hut DI.
SewInan's answer had completely ciusHed Ihe arKu-
meDts OF Gladstone, and his words had weight III
Te Lecturer then singled ont Gadsones 18TH charge,
,.h4Tein hs accused the Sovereign POntln OF being
onnosed TO progress liberalism and modern CIVILIZATION,
& aimed TO show by the AOcutiOn OF 1861 that he Ony
rafused 10 be reconcied to that progress Wncn ue-
the Pontcal States, the Catholic Chuch ana s
ocnaoissiastics and proposed to establish National
Cnurch without head while he was always ID favor Oi
he snread of true progress aud civilization e then
shOwed by statistics and quotations from Protestant
writer's in Prussia that in Berlin, WIN llZoOO haD-
tauts there was only church accommodation Tor 4OVO,
and that was than enough; that the marriage te
mas so lax that "a divorce could DC Obtained IOr 81
shIlings and three fourths OF the marriages were
the seat OF Protestant the au hor OF London
Labor and London Poor sad he never saW sucI
s0uaIor among the poorest OF EnglanGs paupeIs ana
c'mina classes he found among the middle classes
~ Savonv And as for liberty and liberalism, Germany
~ foday was without free press or creed Inc SO'-
creign PontG was opposed 10 such progress AS
60 marked In the American Republic or the brush
Constitution. After citing the dOWnal OF Hhc!cnt pa
mons which had opposed religion, the lecturer cOheuueu
~ savlng thai II the whole world were 10 rise up,
dressed ont in ratiOnalism and materalsm, although ~
1,ht triumph for a short time, the Catholic ChurcD'
aiTcr the empires OF EIrOpe had passed away, ana
n,nrca as a nation had ceased TO exist, would SIM
anTvive and be the pillar aud gr0undWorK OF the
truth.