The Hickman courier., 1878-06-21

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FREE THoUGHr AND THE
oLOGY
Herbert Spencer cafaea Manning and
2 Fatns- Nesam
rros5on letter to The Ralssore sun.
2 This noon I was :ss4 meeting of
literary men, who are ensidering the
{ best means o. co-Opafat6n with Victor
Hugo and Edmund Apon ia reference
, to the great internatsgas literary con-
gress, to be held in Rari from June 4
to the 10th. at this fn@ing the chief
lions of literature 10 Ion were pres
eut. propose to alda 70 them all in
! due SESSION, in assoeiap appropriate.
Now. simply select by way of con.
trast to the central hgalH the gloup Of
theological doctors Eheir disciples
herein described afte1 IDS.
This man, HerY sncer, is un-
doubtedly u. S Of :" free
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and therefof ssfoas de-
claimer about an sAtive novelty
termed "free thoug for 1 never
knew when thought was anything else
put free. II they mean free expression
for " free thought" / am with them
clearly. In this group composd of
that literary galaxy which emfaces
Lord Houghten, Mr.. w. E. GladsOne,
Prof Tyndall, Prof Fawcett, Rbert
Browning, Canon Farrar, Rbert
Lowe, Prof. Huxley, Sir Villain
Lawson, Mr.. John Walter, Mr..
Thomas Carlyle, the duke of Argyle,
Alfred Tennyson, Edmund Locer,
Wilkie Collins and Charles Reade, he
character of Herbert Spencer stands Ut
in bold relief In his varied writingspn
Especial philosophy" er his disquii>
tions on the principles of psychology"
to say nothing of his marvellous essFs
on the principles of mortality" le
stands unapproached by any Europeu
tree thinker" of his age. That sd
face Of his looks as if he were saying Co
stantly to himself, "No God? WHIT
lies beneath these first principles the1-
selves? From what region come they
What is the unseen foundation on who
the superstructure Iestsl The same sd
face answers, "The uDknowable," an,
whispers, Some essential verify mus
be locked for" A sad man, typical o
queer phsntssmata and faIlacies; of con
tradictions OF Kant, of specuIatious o
Sir William Hamilton, OF German me
taphysical puzzles and 'incoherent
heterogeneity." Yet how prominently
interesting is his sadness and that blank
which says, mo God?" interesting
because painful, painful because ero-
neous. Cardinal Manning. This his
reception day. The entire of the bshops
Of the Roman Catholic church il Eng
land are at this reception. The I1siority
of the patrlcian Catholic fmilies of
England are at this reception. It is an
interesting gathering Wb4t legion of
brain! What a &s blue blood
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IS an animation aud sf,ieless afability
which impresses US foribIy after leaving
the iceberg formality aDund the literary
lions named above Il this great group
the figure of the cardinal stands out like
a painting of priest Of the medieval |
times. There are fev men ia this city
who have so firmly and fairly grasped |
the entire counsel Of God as manifested |
by the incarnation OF His son, and few
men who have so tenriously held the
single place on the roci of Peter as Car
dinal Manning. For this reason his
clear and luminous style of preaching,
guiding and protectiDgunder the agency
of God in every walk Omoral life, point
ing to that kingdom of which there
shall be no end" For this reason we
see Jew and Gentle in eager silence
within the reach OF hisvoice every Sun
day in this great worldOf London.
The whole mien and appearance of
this great divine gave ne the impression
of an earnest man of high moral feeling, |
purity of purpose and Intensely religious
sentiment. Of clear intellect and mar
velous mental reach, vet as simple as ,
child, be is Joyous courtier, ripe |
scholar and a cardinal prominently. |
He is tall, thin man. worn by much !
fasting and many vigis. His head is
large; his forehead broad, prominent,
hard and dry looking. His face is long !
and angular, perfectEpe of TIE ascetic |
mon>physognomy. His complexion Is
of dull and dry salIos; his eyes of that |
luminous, changing color that at one
moment is a deep gray aud next dark
brown. Yet how little of sadness is
there about this man Who knows theirs
is God The light Of Oxford. The
Very Rev. DR.. John Henry Newman
fills place in the history of England of
to-day, and as his life draws towards its
natural term this plsce becomes more
prominent. The widening and deePen>
ing of the current is later life is now
mere visible - end III its flow
more bealthyMk y its influences,
both with laymen Clerical men of all
creeds and civili6 countries. All
classes of intelligent readers and writers
distinctly recognize the strength and
sustenance Of the waters he has cast his
bread upon. "Give and it shall be
given" has always been mater prin-
ciple with DR.. Newman. No man in
Europe-and that is bold saying on my
part, yet one lay down from honest
convictions-is q stronger thinker-out of
theology than DR.. Newman His mind
is strictly logical, his heart perfectly
pure. and his faith equal to the moving
of mountains. Bent with study in the
winter of life, be looks perfect type of
the priesthood, and appears in his BLACK
garb a striking contrast beside the car
dinal in his red robes. Near by stands
the duke of Norfolk, the simplest looking
man in Europe. Not a glitter of ;awelrv