, 1877-08-26
Interesting Sketch Of a Busy Life
Devoted to Doing
Good.
Discovery Of an Ancient Syriac
Manuscript Of The New
Testament.
The Different Wine Texts
Mentioned in the
Scriptures.
General Notes from the Church
at Home and
Abroad.

Pious Smi1es--Personals
Services To-Day.
CARDINAL MANNING.
TIE HEAD or rAFAc1 In ENGLAND.
London Tor1d.
-.Hcnry Edward, Cardinal Priest OF the Holy
Roman Church. by the title OF St. Andrew aud
St. Gregory on the Coaian Hill, BY the grace Of
God aud the favor OF the Apostolic See, Arch
bishop of Westminster ''-such is Dr. Manning's
official styles perhaps tue most finished type
Of the nineteenth century Papal ecclcsiastic the
world just now possesses, and not tho least dis
hngushing OF his characteristics is his uniyer-
txlity. In every state, hue, and circumstance of
lie Cardinal Manning is at home In his titular
church at Rome, addressing sclergy in Italian,
and the crowd OF his own countrymen, assem-
bled to witness his installation In En-
rlish; in his pro-cathcdral at kensingtop,
preaching to a congregation half composed Of
he7etifs, who have come as much to see him as
to hear him: ut garden party at Chisvick: at
Exeter Hall, pleading the cause OF total absti-
ncnce with all the fcrvor Of an apostle; at the
Vatican Basilica, swaying the debates and shap-
ing the decisions Of an Gcumenical Council;
at bright Oxford banquet, 'ia honor OF some
academic festival, rcappearing for brief hour,
as if from another world, on the stage of his
early triumphs and first observation-disclosures
the work which he has chosen to take IN hand
may be In any way advanced, Cardinal Man
ming is to be found, always saying the right
word and doing the right thing, as by a sort Of
natural gift and instructive wisdom.
Tue position which DR.. Manning actually
holds Is, 1t must be allowed, 4 great one. The
income which il gives him is less than decent
benefice in the English Church. The head Of
the Roman Catholics in England, like the Pope
himself, is in no small degree indebted to the
.syolurtary princip1c.r But the greatness Of
his Office stands out in more conspicuous relief
from his baroness Of this worlds goods. In
the old European system, which the French
Revolution so Completely shattered, 4 Cardinal
of the HoIy Roman Church ranked with Royalty
itself. Is Reyes non sunt. sell reyibus oquiparaa-
fur,'' was the rule wlijrh fixed their place.
The habItation in which Cardinal Manning
dwclls is curious1y significant OF the changed
position Of the Nriuces Of tue Roman Church at
the present day. Archbishop's House, Vest
1ninster, looks very like what 1t did before 1t
passed into the hands of the present Dossessor.
sIyle of architecture standing alone in . desc
latc piece Of ground between the Vau1hall
Bridge road and the aiillbank Penitentiary, and
was originally built to serve tho purposes OF q
soldiers institute. Near it Is one day to rise,
We are told, the long-taikea-of Catholic eathed-
ri. Lothair, however, has yet to fulfill his
mission, and Cardinal Manning feels that he
has more pressing work to DO than the rearing
Of 6 stately fanes OF prayer. A brief visit to
his house will to some extent show what that
work is.
The servant who admits you tells you. proba-
bly. that his Eminencc is engaged at that mo,
ment; he has some one with HIM, and several
other persons are waiting to sec him. You
send up your card, and patiently wait your turn
in Il spacious chamber, plainly furnished, upon
tue white walls Of which haug a few religious
paintings and engravings. lou pass the time In
looking at them, and IN turning over few
costly illustrated books-presentation copies
apnorently-which lie upon the tables. Perhaps
YOU venture to glance, through an open door to
The right, at larger apartment beyond, which
is, in fact, the chief reception room. Here,
under a glass case, is tne scarlet bcretta con-
lerTed upon the Cardinal by pontifcal hands,
unon the occasion Of his appointment to the
Sacred College. On the other side Of the room,
under q canopy, is large silver crozier. The