Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-30
TIE UNIVERSAL CHURCH.

The capital of the newspaper correspond
ent is his imagination. If facts are scarce
he must evolve theories, and the more in
geniously constructed those theories are the
more filthy lucre he obtains from the treas
ury of the newspaper which employs him.
He generally CLEANS few facts-perhaps in
fnitesimal in proportion-places them
under a microscope, and by contemplating
them through that instrument soon finds
himself in possession of material for first
class letter, Astounding in startling possibili-
ties, with just enough Of probability to prop
erly season it. The New York Graphic has
correspondent a London who is peculiarly
gifted in imagination, and evidently pos
sesses an extraordinarily powerful mental
microscope, capable of magnifying the re-
ingly interesting developments. In recent
letter to that paper he states his fact thus:
1t has become known that, before1 Ia j
Beaconsfeld left London for Berlin, with the
secret treaty with Turkey in his pocket. he had
private interviews, on successive days, with the
Duke of Norfolk Cardinal Manning the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, and a priest of the
Greek church attached to the Russian embassy
here. What was the object Of these inter-
views?
From these very natural, and perhaps
everyday occurrences, the correspondent
proceeds to elaborate very ingenious pol
icy for the British premier, being no less
than scheme for the accomplishment OF
what he affects to believe has been long
cherished purpose-the reunion of Christi
anity and the installation at Jerusalem OF
the Pope as its head and ruler. He
proceeds to state with great attention
to detail the really trifing differences
in the creeds Of the Greek, Romish and An
glican creeds, and to argue that these differ
ences can be easily reconciled, and will be
reconciled as soon as the advantage of
united Christian church, embracing 315, 900,
600 souls, has been considered and properl,
appreciated. As a means of reconciliation
the correspondent, speaking for Beacons
field, proposes that the patriarchs, bishops
and metropolitans of the Greek church i,
Russia, Turkey and Greece shall be mad
cardinals of the holy Roman church. ant
that the archbishops and some of tie bish
ops of the Anglican church be also admitted
to the college of cardinals, and that Their
shall be an understanding that after the dealt
of the present Pope his successor shall b
chosen from the Greek hierarchy, and hi
from the Anglican, and that thereafter Their
shall be irregular succession of popes chosel
| in the same rotation.
Thus far the veracious correspondent
speaks "by authority No doubt Earl Bea
consfeld admitted him to his confidence ant
explained fully his plans. But the othe
parties to the negotiations were apparentl,
less accommodating, for he gives their opin
ions 'without vouching for their correct
ness" He is advised that the Archbishop O
Canterbury, upon rejecting how mucl
grander it would be to live in history, not a!
Archbishop of Canterbury, but as Pope O
the truly universal notwithstanding to tn,
programme he is to be the third Pope of the
truly universal greedily snapped at the
scheme. Cardinal Manning and the
Duke of Norfolk didn't like tc
approve of the plan until they had
consulted Pope Leo, which they forthwith
proceeded to do. and of course got his con-