The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-02-24

His esteemed by the Protestant world to be
than to his observation to delinoate what tbis
3particular Monsignor really 10. Thus IL hap.
pens that the astute and syophantic Catceby oi
the novelist's creation is very unlike the Capel
of real lie, who, astute as he may often be, al
ways and before all frank, and who gives away
his oourtly smiles TO the beggar ct the door Of
Cedar Villa or the newsboy that supplies him
with his morning paper. as literally IS he be.
etows them on the queenly danes OF favored
drawing-rooms, or on the latest and most dis
tDguished neophyte, who yielding to his
power Of persuasion, has IN sde profession Of
faith. For MonsiRnor's power Of persuasion
have made q fortune OF tho bar; ss q Catholic
preacher, he makes instead converts innomei-
! able. Pfotestants fook to hear him where
ever he goes oHS, so%sTnst to sss a. sston,on hsm
1 his mildly controversial ex positions OF doctripe
with which they are entirely familiar arc apt
Ito become q little tresome. They could read
the Cateohism for themselves at home, they
say when they come to church they would
rather hear a preacher who fills the the heart
with tender sentiment than one who. by arRu
ment. attempts to convince the ress On OF those
who by faith are ton times convinced already
j ust rs in Tom Moors's poetry, as q recentl
aortic we'll remarks, the ornament outstrips thel
sense, in Monsignors sermons the manner lei
far more strikingly emphstlo than the matter. j
He unites an exceptionally beautiful voioeI
with an exceptionally unfortunate delivery.
II Is accent strikes the hearsr as one of an ex
aggera rated refinement through which every
amazing effect; and q certain concussion Of thel
nerves s experienced at every recurrence of
such words % "mercy" further" and defer Y
Bot his most marked mannerism is his way of
jsyllabling words like O teacher of tpelliug,1
only thst by some curious chance MoneiRnorH
aspel1s them wrong. sep Grating and empht
lesizing his syllsbles on o bewildsring systemE
of ort rthcgrAphy all his own. His beautiful,
touching, and penetrating voice, however, is asI
m usical rs song, and in this lies no doubt, oneI
lof the secrets OF his attractiveness.
Mgr. Cspel has Official connection with thet
2Pro Cathedral-the more's the pity. With sol
Iener getc and practical q head it would gaine
lou it's own people and on the strangers who
come within its gates services would begin
2puuctually priests would really be in at
Tendance at the confessionals at the hours an.
.nonnoed Plus folks would never chance on
Sunday morning to find only an iuoh of mud
n the holy water stoup and the sermons
would not be allowed to fall, now they
sometimes do, below oven an ordinary averaged
;of commonplace. A little while ago there W as,
We believe, an attempt made to establish al
headshp of the sort, but without success
There are al ways wheels within wheels in thes
mach inery which affects or which oppose re
form. and, if collapse occurs, there is sure toI
7be Sufficient cause, even though it is not visi-
BILE to the outside world. But though the des-
sway, he lives in it's parish, is the centre of
some of it's charities, and, besides preschiugI
frequently in it's pulpit. he hears confessonsI
IN the box erected for the purpose in its leftI
aisle, every Friday and Saturday afternoon.