The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-27
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while we were all asleep" the Her
aid had sent to it under the sea, all the
way from Paris, q rehash of story which
was first told in England and in this
country three years ago. 1t was, rs
told by the HerGtd's Paris correspondent,
to the effect that 81 movement was on
foot" "lor the secession in large bodies OF
members OF the English Protestant
Church TO the Roman Catholic Church.
All the details of the "seces-
sion" were given not less than three
millions of people were included in II;
among them are bishops, rectors, cuTates
and deacons.' authorized delegates
are at Rome negotiating the conditions,
and these gentlemen were kindly prom,
ising acceptance Of the Catholic faith
on the condition that their clergymen
should be ordained IN the church; that
those who are married should not be
asked to quit their families, but shall be
debarred from hearing confessions thst
"all new priests shall observe cellbacy'
and that 1.-THE new Catholics" are to have
for twenty years special hierachy Oh
their own"
We Will not remind our Catholic read.
ers-but our non-Cstholic friends may
be than kful for the hint-that the Catno'
lie Church does not make bargains WITH
her converts, nor admit them into her
pale under conditions" Nor 10 1t known
to her how to negotiate tor the reception
of men en- mqSss. Her doors stand wide
open; her arms are always extended 10
receive the pcnItent aud the oeileVlng.
But every one must come for himself, and
on MS own account; and he must come
without conditions" The HerGLdS sto-
nv, as 1t tells it, Is absurd. W nat II is
founded on, probably, we shall explain :;
Some three years ago number OF the
Ri.ualistlc ministers OF the Anglican
Church got together, and agreed that 1t
would be q good thing to make bargain
with Rome. They drew up sketch OF
what they would like, sent It privately to
those whom they thought would sympa'
lhize with them, obtained very many ad-
tensions. and then one OF their number
went to Cardinal Manning, aud laid the
project before him. He treated his Ylsi-
tor kindly, but explained, as we have
done, why the Church could not enter
tain any such proposals. Not satisfied
with this, some of the ministers went TO
Rome with their project, but received
there the same reply. By some accident
a. 1t. l.,l,l hGu yyarp rgn9rtpi
in full to Us at the time
by our London correspondent and they
furnished q nine days wonder III London
and elsewhere. There were denials, 81
frmstions, ordinations and rccrlm'na-
tions galore; but the affair was soon for
gotten. 1t is probable that the perfect
mas been again revived. Perhaps the
moveps in il imagine that the new Pope
may listen to them more tavorabiy than
did Pho Mono. The HsrGiGs correspond
ent bas been entrusted with the secret,
and he has lost no time 10 diyulging 1t.
There Is no doubt that q very large
section Of the Anglican clergy are per-
fectly we'll convinced that they are sin
sing against God and their own CON
sciences by remaining rs they are. Ihey
know that their sect Is only q Sect they
know that the Church Is the Church;
thew know their orders are not valid;
they know that they are running fear
ful risks with their own souls and the
souls of their people by pretend
ing to administer the sacraments when
they have no more authority to do so
than any lsyman ba'. The perfectly
honest ones among them, rs soon rs they
are convinced Of these truths, abandon
all things 0 follow the plain path OF duty.
If they are married, they endeavor to
gain their livelihood by teaching or by
hterature: if single, they seek humbly for
admission to the priesthood Great are the
sacrifices they often make; from an easy
and comfortable life trey descend into
poverty; they forfeit the friendship and
support of their relations and their ps-
irons often they suffer the pangs OF
hunger, cold and wretchedness. Great
will be their reward in heaven. The
less honest among them, the less brave.
shrink from all this and try to make
bargains with heaven, or tempori2o in
the hope of efecting some arrangement
whereby they can cat their cake and
have It too 1t is from this class that
such movements" as the one reported by
the HeraId come. No result can follow
them.