New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-01


from congenial occupation, to the consciousness OF
power impaired by the perfect mastery Of his work. to
the freedom from secular cares and the enjoyment OF
sngulary happy social environment, and TO the tenn
perance not only meats and drinks, but in thought
and action which was an integral element Of his fOrtu
nate nature Mr. Baikes urgent plea for the muscular
virtues is doubtless less we-founded than it is eo-
quenty pressed but athletic feats can guarantee
strength Of body the exuberance Of healthfu life,
without wise abstinence from the wrathful and ma
Hcious PASSIONS from the OF hot and rebeliOus
liquors." and from excess Of wine.
ROMAN CATHOLICISM IN THE UNITED STATES.
l2mO pp. 80. The Authors Publishing Company
The anonymous but able and well-infOrmed
author a this volume, takes his point of departure from
the conflict between powerful Church pOlity and
great principle OF human government, without engas
ing the discussion Of dOgmas or the criticism or
rreeds. His purpose political, not theological seeking
to the conditions OF national safety, not 70
establish the conclusions OF religious faith He takes
the ground that Roman Catholic Church aims at
spiritual and temporal sovereignty which separates it
both IN kind and degree from other commuters Of the
Christian Church. Regarding all forms of Professionalism
as so many phases OF ihhdey, Roman Catholicism pre-
seuts itself system to be approved according to
its merits, but claiming to be all subjects supreme
and nfarble Judge AS far the interests Of modern
civilization are concerned, II is OF small consequence
whether the Episcopans, the Methodlss, the Presby-
teraI OF the Bapste ia the ascendan but the case
Is totally different with Roman Catholicism the nature
OF its principles and the imperiOus character OF its
claims separate il from other religious denominations
end as Milton said of il: Popery is double thing to
deal WITH and claims a twO-fold power-eccesiasucal
and political both Usurped, and the one supporting the
other" The author does not deny that the Roman
Church has accomplished some good results He wishes
10 concede whatever II can justly claim. But while he
admits the good which it has performed in certain d-
recous he would expo,e the rank and poisonous weeds
which have overshadowed the flowers that occasionally
bloom within It's pale. The rapid spread OF the Roman
Church within the limits Of tho United states is sgnf
cant fact The present number OF Catholics, II is esu
mated is nearly G5OOOOO showing increase Of more
than 100000 1860. and nearly 100000 over
1850 STILL the author atirms that long Protest
antism healthy and vigorous, there is no like
hhoOd that Catholicism Will gain complete ascend
aucy. We need not give place to wild alarm without
foundation in fact, Tut we ought to exercise
an intelligent provision which duly provides
for approaching danger. In the consciousness
Of its strength Professionalism may laugh at the
thundcrs Of the Vatican; a Of security should
not the consciousness OF strength TO degenerate
into indifference and inactioD. II is natural enough
that should fail to understand Catholicism in its true
character But cannot escape the penalty Of wrong
doing, because we err through natural tendency The
claims of the Roman Church IN fact audacous
attempt 70 ensaye the human mind. This language
may seem unnecessarily harsh, but 1t is fully warranted
by the facts OF the Setting aside as worthless the
work performed by Professionalism, and claiming to be
the superior OF all civil authority the Church OF Rome
places itself direct opposition with the natural and
healthy outcrowth OF modern civilization Its preten
sous when properly understood, admit OF no Limitation;
they are simply absolute; aud Rmenable human
law According TO Cardinal Manning: There is no
tribunal TO which appeal from the Church can lie
There is no coordinate witness teacher Judge, who
can revise or ctcise the teaching Of the Church
Ii is sole and alone in the world 1t belongs to the
Church alone determine the limits OF its own infal
biity." such assumptions cannot be dismissed
with a derlsiye smile IL undoubtedly expresses
the true spirit Of Catholicism. Cardinal Manning
certainly does not prove the power OF the Roman
Church enforce claims but he does that
are threatened by imperious ecclesiastical despOt-
Ism when denies the principles which wisely regard
as the safeguards of freedom and intellectual develop
ment This line of argument is pursued by the author
IN SngularlY calm and dspassonate tone, but with
great force of reasoning aud fertility Of illustration.
The spirit OF HIS volume APPLY concentrated in the
GLIDING paragraph: If it is that IN view Of the
transory nature OF all things human, Il would DO maui
testify absurd suppose that this republic exist
without passing through crises and changes which
very closely the time and manner OF its disso
tioD quite that future Is largely in
own hands That such crises and changes must come,
experience has already shown But the fact Of their
existence does IN any prevent us from carefully
protecting those principles OF liberty and progress
which the Of our national greatness primarily
depends. On the contrary, the existence OF these
crucial the more fully TO convince us Of the
importance OF principles Of liberty and progress
which Protestant civilization contends for; principles
which are also the elements OF our national life
likely resist the entertainments Of decay and at the
same time most likely 10 keep healthy and vigorous
n our march through those future ages when century
shall have succeeded TO century and when nations yet
unborn snail rise and flourish over the ruins Of many Of
those that now exist"
LIFE OF ALBERT HOPKINS. BY ALBEIT O. sKwALL
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