The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-11


to open a school for the children OF the
most frugal and well-conducted smon
the poorest of the poor lrish-suen chill
dren as would inevitably become mere
waits and strsys of the streets. After
time | saw that the day would come Wheh
these children must pass from us, ana Or
set to earn living without help or guld-
ance. | therefore established ia connec'
ton with the school place where the
girls might be trained as domestic ser
wants some as housemalds, some 10 wait
at table, and others OF the more lntelll-
gent kind to go out as lsdy's-msids. A
klnd-hearted lady has given US great
assistance, and | can assure you that the
servants we turn out are far above the
average. They know how to dc their
work properly. When they go out TO
service they return US q little OF their
savings in return Tor the money tLey
have cost us-but, OF course, l could not
go on with even this limited experiment
without help"
"The Cathedral is not rich, | be-
lieve," said /.
at is not" he replied, land to my
office there is no income attached. These
schools are drain upon both my time
and means. One is often obliged to write
little in order to exc out ones income
But do not think you would persuade
these poor girls who have been trained
by us that the Roman Catholic religion
has done them harm"
at is this kind OF self denying labor"
said |, "com bined with the solid ground
which you offer to all men OF devotional
temperament, that is making for your
Church so many new followers"
"The truth is" he said, "that we are liv-
ing ut critical period. Two forces are
now dividing England between them
Catholicism and Infdelity or Free
Thinking; in other words, pure belief
and the absence of all belief These are
the antsgonistic forces, for Professionalism
as a power is dead. I speak of it SO far
as regards the Anglican Church, Tor un-
doubtedly Methodism is power Sill.
For the most part, however, the intellect
ual men of the day are becoming either
Free Thsnkers or Roman Catholic
chiefly, l believe Free-Thinkers. 1t
seems to me that more go to that extreme
thsn to the other. iorsee great s'rug-
Gle IN Europe between these forces,
struggle which will involve vast conse-
uuences for empires as well as for reilg
ions. Ia that contest l expect to see
America play great psrt-whateVer
NAV be her disposition, she cannot fall to
exert a tremendous influence. Hence, 1t
is that if you had not come here to-day to
ask me what l thought OF Roman Cath
Ole progress in England, l should have
liked to ask you what you thought OF 1t
in the United States. 1t is wonderful
thing TO me that they are building the
second finest cathedral in the New World
in New York, and that Protestant
should be the architect OF 1t.
It Catholicism is making progress in
New York." said l, sit is greatly owing
to the unfailins tact which has been
exercised on many trying occasions by
Cardinal McCloskey."
$50 | believe" said the Monsignore;
"and know that he is a man OF very
great ability. The Americans, too, are
a generous people, and | have no doubt
that many Protestants besides the arch
itect have given help towards building
that cathedral in Filth avenue"
81 know of some who have done 60"
II look with great interest IN what we
ara doing in America There it is not u
question OF regaining ground once held
and !ost-slways difficult task. That is
what is before us here. Some people
think that England is on the eve OF II
Great conversion. do not. What we
win we shall win by slow degrees. But
although not so sanguiue rs some OF my
friends, | have no tear OF the ultimate
result. The Papacy has gone through
much greater troubles than those which
surround it now, and it has survived them
all. You are q Protestant, and cannot,
perhaps understand the feeling which
leads me to be as certain OF our ultimate
triumph over our antagonists as L am
that we two are now talking together /
do not underrate our enemies, but L
think of the promises which we have
from the Blessed Founder OF our religion,
and know that they will be fulfilled.
His counensnce was full OF soemnity
and devotion, his manner was earnest
and impressive, and as he spoke OF his
master he made the sign OF the cross. L
thought of his many years OF SELL
sacrificing labor, OF his work among the
poor, of his efforts to do something to-
wards reducing, even b. little, the vast
sum OF human ignorance and sorrow. l
AN a Protestant, as ne said, but should
have to be very bigoted one If | could
not respect, and even reverence the spirit
which leads man thus to give up the
best part of his life for others
Il wish, l said, rs | shook his hand at
parting, shat could do justice to what
YOU have said to me in the letter which
shall write to New York
You can at least" replied he with q
smile, assure your American friends
that there is no greater admlrer OF their
national character than am, and no one
who looks forward with greater conf
dence to their future destiny"