New-York tribune., 1875-01-23
% remained in my once; or IN tmy place In Parliament


Maesys service. and sent 10 take part IN which
oogd not ~ my conscience see to be unjust unjust and
sailors TO retire from the service, here again. taking tno
advice OF Others as best GOULD. should not OBEY nun
and plenty Of them in books Of casuistry with the
answers attached in respect to them In an %
jadsnens at the same time there suppossole Gases
which he would be obliged 70 to 60 goed oy 10 sny Of
the courses Of action proposed to him ey Others
When then Gsdsone ask; H., Catholics p0 snrs now !nsy
happen that the commands Of the two authorities may
CLASH that II Is my rule both 70 ooey tne one
world without exceptions and either the Pope or the
Queen demanded Of me an ABSOLUTE Osedience ne ne
ture and human society. give absolute obedience
to neither, Further, If ever this double allegiance
pulled me In contrary ways. which In this ago OF the
world think it never w then should decide accord,
ing to the particular case which is beyond an @ rue ssS
must be decided its merits. snoud iook W SOY
what theologans could do for what the bishops ana
SsrSy arovnd e N whS. sr % s could not take their
view OF the matter. then must ruio nysen Wy Wy WV
judgment and my own conscience
CONSCIENCE.
Dr. Newman devotes a most interesting and I'M
portant chapter to the claims of conscience. Con-
science he says. is the Divine Law as apprehended
in the minds of individual men. Hence it IS never
lawful to 20 against our conscience" Certainly.
if am obliged to bring religion into after-dinner
toasts (which indeed does not seem quite the thing
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conscience first, and to tho Pope afterwards But
he ia careful TO distinguish and over again that
he means conscience in its highest sense. as rule
of action not as judgment upon speculative truth
or abstract doctrine not "that miserable counter
felt which now goes by the name' He says:
When men adyocate the rights OF conscience they IN
the rights OF the Creator nor the duty 10
of thinking speaking writing. and acting according 10
their judgment or their humor without thought of
GoG s a ba Soy SS nP demand they think is
Englishman's prerogative TO be his own master IN an
Leave and accounting priest preacher speaker or
writer. unutteraDly impertnent who Gares 10 say
own way Conscience has rights because 1t has duties
but in this age with large portion OF the puDc IL IS
with conscience to ignore lawgver aud judge. to be
independent OF unseen obligations. IL becomes IL
take up any no religion to take up TINS or
that and let 20 again to go church to go to chapel
to boast OF being above all religions ana 10 DO an ii
monitor iu this century has been superseded by
counterfeit which the Is centuries prior TO meyer Se
heard Of aud could not have mistaken LOT ~ IL Ihey
had. 1t is the right OF self-will.
THE ENCYCLCAL AND SYLLABUS.
Two chapters are devoted to the Encyclical and
Syllabus in relation to which DR.. Newman contends
that Mr. Gladstone has seriously misapprehended
their meaning and he takes up the principal points
of objection and answers them se1Idtm. The Sylla-
bus, he explains is nothing but list of references
to the formal documents in which the Pope has con-
demned various errors and it has force in itself
while the nature of the condemned propositions can
only be ascertained by examination of the docu-
ments referred to. These, he claims, are far from
having the meaning which Mr.. Gladstone attributes
to them. The following passage will be read by
many Catholics with surprise if not displeasure
Here am led to interpose remark; 1t Is paln then
that there are near. with to the Holy
Father who would II they could. go much further in
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Assiseta which overshadows him, Wills or permits: so
that aud his words doctrlnal subjects must
he carefully scrutnized and weighed before we can De
sure what really he has said Utterances which must
be received coming from al infsble voice are not
made every day. indeed they very rare and those
which are by persons affirmed or assumed 10 Do
such do not always turn out what hey are ssd 70 pe
definite rules and by traditional principies OF
Which pons, ARE as decisions uo them
selves What 1 have TO say presently VIII VIII
which has led my mentioning 1t for another purpose
here. When intelligence which we receive from Rome
startles and pains its seemingly harsh or ex
treme character let 10 have some little faith
and patience, and not take for granted that all that
reported is the truth Tnere are those who Wish ana
try TO carry measures and declare they have carried
when they have not carried them How many strong
things for instance have been reported with sort OF
triumph sde and with Irritation ana despOnd-
ency on the other. Of what tae Vatican Council has
done the very next year after IT, lshop Fess
er the Secretary General OF the Council brings out his
work "True and False Inisllibility reducing what
was said to be mOnstrous TO its true dimensions
DIR. NEwMASs ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE VATICAN
COUNCIL.
But the most remarkable part of the book is that
in which the distinguished writer defines his own
attitude towards the Vatican Council. which has
long been the subject of some discussion:
In beginning 10 speak OF the Vatican Council. am
obliged from circumstance to begin by speaking o my
self The most unfOunded and erroneous assertions
have publicly been made about my sentiments toward
It. and as confidently as they are unfounded. Only
few weeks ago 1t was stated oategorlcally by some
ANONYMOUS correspondent of Liverpool paper, with
reference the prospect OF my undertaking the task
derstood that at one time Dr. Newman on the point
OF uniting with Dr. DOiDger and his party and that It
required the persuasion OF several members OF
the Roman Catholic EpisoOpate TO prevent him from
taking that step"-an unmuRated and most rldculons
untruth in every word OF IT, nor would II De worm Wie
10 notice II here except for its connection with the
subject on which am entering.
But the explanation OF such reports about me Is easy
They arise from forgefuness on the part OF those who
spread them that there are two sides OF ecclesasoal
acts right ends are often prosecuted by very nn
worthy means and that In consequence those who like
myself oppose mode OF action are not necessarily oP
Dosed to which 1t has been adopted Jacob
gained by wrong means his destined blessing All are
not Israetes who are OF Israel aud there are
OF who have not the sanotity and wisdom OF Rome
herself. -,
the walls OF the Council chambers OF that OF course
know nothing; but even though things occurred there
which is not peasan, TO- dwell IPC1 & tSsI Mould IA mot mot
resulting defnition. as l shall presently show: what
TSss ~ ssf u aS sds
employed themselves by their rash language Qhough,
OF course they did not mean ii s0) in unsetne the
weak in faith throwing back inquiers aud shocking
tine Protestant mind. Nor do speak OF publications
only feeling too prevalent IN many places that
no one could be to God and His Church who had
any pity troubled souls. or any scruple OF scandal
Izing those little ones who believe in" Christ, and Of
/" "despisng and destroying him for whom He died"
It was most keen feeling which made me say as
did continually, 81 will not believe that the Popes 10
falbility will be defined, till defined 1t is"
Moreover private letter of mine became public
property. That letter. to which Mr. Gladstone has re-
Ierred with compliment 10 me which have lot mer
ited was one OF the most confidential wrote in
nv hfe | wrote ii TO Bishop, under deep
sense OF the responsibility should incur were not to
speak out 10 him my whole mind Ipu. the matter