The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-28
THE WAR OF THE CHURCHES.
Rev. DR.. Newman'S Reply to Mr.. Glad
stones ExpOstulatiOn.
HIS LETTER TO THE DUKE OF NORFOLK.
"0nly One Oracle Of Cod the Holy Catholic
Church and the Pope as Her Had"
THE QUESTION OF DIVIDED ALLEGIANCE.
From the Liverpool Post, Jan. 14.I


From the Liverpool Post, Jan. lAl
On Wednesday, January Is, in London, there
was, by MIR. Pickering OF No. 1oe Pccadiy, "A
letter addressed to His Grace the Duke OF Norfolk.
ON the occasion OF Mr.. Gladstone's recent Expos
tulation, BY John Henry Newman, ID. D., OF the
Oratory.' This is the reply to Mr.. Gladstone. to
which Catholics have been looking forward with
hope and Protesyants with interest Neither Dr.
Manning nor Mgr. Capel had materially disturbed
| the chief propositions OF Mr. Gladstone's state.
| ment, ana every one was anxious to see no the
most learned, the most ski!iul ana the most
subtle Of the doctors OF the Roman Church would
meet 80 formidable an adversary. weHoubt If the
pamphlet will satisfy Catholics, and IL will certain
y not convince Protestants OF the logical unsound
ness OF Mr.. Gladstone's propositions. In many
points DR.. Newman refuses TO be bound by the high
utramontane theory and he, In more than
one place. criticises with severity the extreme pre-
tensions which some OF his coreligionists have
put forth. In dealing with the claims OF con-
SCIENCE with the Encyccal. with the syllabus
Dr. Newman uses language which we think
would be repudiated az Rome, and which GER
talnly would not be sanctioned by DR.. Manning.
Then, to the Protestant mind, there Is too
much OF mere subtety, too frequently an
attempt to parry rather than to meet the
drkuuleutS Oh NAT. GluubtOno, ana ne discusses
the question too much IN tie spirit OF mere
dalectlcan-as Tor example. when he treats the
common phrase supremacy OF the law" as pos
sessng In It's own sphere as much meaning as the
supremacy Of the Pope" There Is too an occa-
sional tinge OF acrmOny toward MIR. Gladstone,
such as when he describes the pamphlet as ZAP
pealing to the lower classes in the shape OF SIX
penny tract" Without. however, attempting to
examine the reply. we shall endeavor to give the
substance OF
DIR. NEwMAN's ARGUMENT.
The reply is addressed to the Duke OF Norfolk as
"tne SPECIAL representative and the fitting sample
OF aty as jealous Tor the Catholic religion as 1t is
patriotic" ana will be read with all the more in
terest that the venerable author describes 1t as
"likely 10 be my last publication" While regret
ting that Mr.. Gladstone has seen 1t his duty to
speak with suca extraordinary severity OF our
religion and ourselves" he admits that much may
be said IN explanation OF his conduct. He uses
language winch Is manlestedy directed ut the
extreme sectlon OF the uira1pOntane party, ana
observes, There are those among u.s. as 1t must
De confessed who or years past have
conducted themselves as il no responsibility at
tacned To wild words and overbearlng Deeds VINO
have stated truths in the most paradOXcal form,
aud stretched principles until they were close
upon swapping, and who at length, having done
their best to set the house on lire, eave to Otners
the task OF putting out the name The English
people are sufficiently sensitive OF the claims OF
nourisned In their laces." Throughout the whole
pamphlet there Is manifest desire to tone down
the claims OF Catholicism and the Pope TO the
lowest possible point, ana to put them In the
form least repuslvc to the English mind
In the Introductory remarks he says that
the main question 10 be considered Is whether
Catholics Can be trustworthy subjects oftne State
has not foreign power a hold over their con-
sciences such th't ut any Time 1t may be used TO
the serious perpexity and injury OF the civil gov
eminent under which they hvey lie complains OF
1t unworthy OF his high character TO have IN
Weighed so strongly against the Catholics. Refer
ring TO TIE Occasion Wnich awOke Mr.. Gladstone's
alarm to the interference OF the holy See in the
civil affairs OF this country, the rejection OF the
irish University OIL, Dr. Newman altogether
the matter" lie produces no evidence IN
support OF the BELIEF, ana all that can be SAID on
the other side Is that among well informed persons
there is strong belief that Orders" to the Irish
bishops on the subject OF the Irish University bill
were received from Rome. In regard to the lam
guage used by the irish bishops before emanclpa.
ton, DR.. Newman ADMITS that ''t was not sucn as
botn OF England and Ireland, were educated IN
Gallcan opinions. lie attributes the misunder-
want OF direct communications with Rome,
and believes tnat .it IS impossible
into formal negotiations with the Pope without It's
TRANSPORTING in The course OF them. ana Its becom-
party to such pledge as England wanted, and
that no pledge rom Cdthoncs was OF any value to
when Rome was not party"
In the next chapter, entitled
THE ANCIENT CHURCH."
he discusses Mr.. Gladst0neS assertion that the
Church OF ROms has Icpudiated ''anclent hlstoryO
He answers this by the statement that one Of the
dis nguisning features OF the true church Is her
independence, and observes:-
That whereas Is the very mission Christianity to
bear witness TO the Creed ana commandments in a
world wlich Is averse them Rome s now the one
faithlu representative, and thereby is heir and
traditions Mr.. Gladstone says. the said Rome has repu-
dated.
In the next chapter, on the Papal Church. he ar.
g1leS that the Pops Is heir OF the Ecumenlcal
hierarchy OF the fourth century. "Heir,n he adds
10y default. or no one else cialms exercises tS
rights ana duties" Or this point he observes -
Say that the Christian polity remained as history
was. II that possible, 10 suc q state would
politicians have less trouble with centuries OF
power than they have With ono Instead OF one with
Evolutionary rules. the tramm"s OF treaties eng,
mens public opinion 10 cO,sult and manage the re-
sponsioy Of great interests ana The guarantee Tor MS
behavior IN hts temporal Possessions, re would be
each independent OF the others each wi n his own
views each with extraordinary powes. cach with the
risk OF msung them all over Christcndoin. IL would
be the Anglican theory made real; IL would be an
ecclesiastical Comm nsn, ana. ii IL did not benefit
religion at least would not benefit the civil power
Take n small Illustration What interruption ut this
Jealous party sion, which Its enemies call mere
hanuiul OF clergyy' And whyi Because its members
are responsible TOR what they do to God alone and
their conscience as His voice iven suppose only
here or there that Episcopal autonomy was vigorous
con ider what zeal is kindled by interests and
national spirit one John oI rualn win popc's full
MINISTRIES Hcumen ica bishop nj Rome, Parlia-
mtnt understands this well, for IL Claims against the
sacerdotal principle. Here. for second reason,
Divine Master has given those great powers to
the Church which ancient Christianity te.tfics we sec
why His providence mas also provided that the
them should be concentrated in ono see But any.
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