The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-12
THE GLADSTONE CONTROVERSY.

LECTURE BY THE RIGHT REV. DIR. VAUGHAN,
BISHOP OF sALFoRD, ENGLAND
Yesterday evening a large audience assembled
In ST. Stephens church to hear Bishop Vaughan,
OF England. lecture on 1.-The Gladstone Contro-
versy." In the sanctuary were seated Bishop
Lynch, OF Charleston; Vicar General Quinn, the
Rev. Drs. McGynn ana Burtsel, the Rev. Jesuit
Fathers Shea, Merrick. Duranquet, Dealy and
Jones; the Rev. Fathers McCready, Kearney.
Mccarthy. O'Keeie, Dunphy Carroll. Costigan,
Byron, NcCauley, &C.; IN all about twenty-five
priests. The lecture was preceded by choice Sc
lectlons OF music, ct the close OF which Bishop
Vaughan assembled the pulpit and said:-
The word OF the Apostle that "all things work
together Tor good" has been fully verified IN the
publication OF Mr.. Gladstone's celebrated pam.
pnler on the "vatican DEGREES" Twenty-Five
years ago Lord John Russell published his Dur
ham letter upon the occasion OF tue re- establish
ment OF the hierarchy in England. 1t was letter
full OF NORWOOD and insulting to Catholics in o
high degree. II caused persecution and the en-
actment OF penal laws which the English people.
however, with good sense and fairness have since
repealed. But Ii rendered an important service
1t fixed public attention upon the Catholic
hierarchy and the organization VI the Church, and
1t mas promoted conversions. HIS prestige as q
great statesman sunk, never to rise again.
Mr. GladstOne'S pampnlet Is mucn more pre-.
tentious undertaking than Lord John kussell's
AFTER-DINNER LETTER.
OF Durnam. II is a long indicIment OF the Catholic
Church upon almost every imaginable count 1t
lgion for the noble conduct Of the IRISH NJ p. Is III
refusing to support an education Dill Wnlch, now
ever well intended by Mr.. Gladstone as compro.
mise. was literally hOneycombed with false prin-
ciples. MIR. Gladstone's pamphlet has had an un-
precedented sale. You might at first thought.
suppose that we should regret this and be filled
with diSmay at the prospect OF the consequences.
confess thar as soon as mad read 1t through
as political freOrand, 1t had been absolutely de-
stroyed upon the rst morning Of Its publication by
the snrewd political sense and dlscernment OF the
English press both in London and IN the
provinces.
Tns political mischief OF the pamphlet having
been destroyed admit that was not only not
afraid OF It's religious consequences, but tnat
fOresaw that the agitation raised would be highly
beneficial oy serving the cause OF truth, and am
by no means inclined to modify that Judgment
afler the experience OF the last three months
rather the reverse and the results are confirm
ing II.
It is twenty-one years since the Immaculate
Conception was defined, eleven years since the
publication OF the Syllabus and four years since
the PRONUNCIATION OF the DEGREES OF the Vatican
Council. Tnese doctrines nave never been July
nothing but representations of them, and they
had taken It Tor granted that they were all that
thank MIR. Gladstone Tor another opportunity or
preaching them and for getting some sort OF q
hearing Tor them, even through contradiction.
from the English people.
Several excellent answers have been published.
among them those OF the Bishop OIL Birmingham,
some able articles in the Month by Father Parkin-
son, and Dr. Newman's already famous reply. Ii
do not mention others 1t Is not from want oil APP
probation, but that cannot mention all, and these
stand out with the greater prominence. Although
Mr.. Gladstone had been already well reiuted. Dr.
Newman has rendered an invaluable service to
the Church by completely crushing his specous
arguments and false charges into dust. No one
could do this more successfully than Or. Newman.
He lS II may say so,
THE PET OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE
as an able, honest and fascinating ontroverstalist
or religious writer on the unpopular side. What-
ever he writes Will be read and weighed by tens Of
thousands, who probably would not listen TO
an archangel II he published pamphlet
upon an unpopular topic. Even the Pal Mall
Gazette, an exceedingly able railroads.&c. London
paper, admits that DR.. Newman has completely
demolished Mr.. GladstOue's expOstulatton as q
successful attack upon the Catholic Cnnrch. can.
not conceive any Intelligent person reading the
this veruict.
Bishop Vaughan having answered Mr.. Glad.
stones objections taken from eighteen PROPOSE
lions in the SYLLABUS asked:-"Is the Catholic
tionf" as the Church or the Pope opposed to pot-
teal or civil hbertyy In answer 70 the first point
1 snail quote from The Papal Aocution
OF 1861. Inc Holy See has always been
initiative IN, true civilization. The evidence OF
history eloquently witnesses 10 this, ana proves
II. AS to the second poinI, the Pope mas said, IN
the same Ailocutlon, "it cannot be objected 10
that the Holy see has closed Its ears 10 the Pc
tltiOnS OF those who asked Tor q more liberal gov.
eminent IN the civil administration" The Cath.
ole Church may be treated the mlCst o. the
nations In our day with the same contempt, scorn
and persecution as Israel was treated by tina EN-
pres OF the past; but wnen modern civilization
gone the Catholic Church would remain standing
as ''the column and ground OF TRUTH"