New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-03


upon which their souls were engaged ana III "nlc"
they felt themselves moved aud hcipen OF 'ne p'".
spirit The preference Of ST. Paul was saare" Nv az
was his preference when debating on racing mo "'A
and Gle n characters. a. we'll as when preaching
hal rather speak five words with MY under
s,andinr that by my voice might teach
otbcrs also. than 10000 words In an
unknown tongue" And was by these SCRIPTURES IN the
laugnag winch then had chief currency IN tue woiiu'
and In which the Roman law itself was subsequently
written that the uovedge OF HIN, IN whom are the
light ma hope OF the world, was generally dispersed
Yet agan ~ subsequent need arose. that the scrip
lures 30 put other languages. TO reach more uroc
renoer peoples this done withou opposition W."
encoura cement indeed. Of church au'horitle' So0o
the early Latin versions. for use In North Arc' " "
Italy IN the second century. so came Tue i''
translation OF Jerome. from the originals
,,i.h sf,ar,yard became practically tho Bl"lo
NJ Western Cbristcn ION. The sYriac version
which before the end OF the second century car
ried the Scriptures the Euphrates followed oy o'hls
IN the same tongue. the Thenalc and Mehpn''c' "no"
made hem equally at homo On the Nile, the ~ h"Wo
NJ the onrth century, hI Gothic Of the same t'e ade
n, N.n,,,.. tho Armenian Of the iirh century, tie
Arabic Persian and all the Others 10 the seavonic OF
the ninth century, reveal tao same impulse OF WISDOM
and zeal. as ali are designed TO bring the quicken
ing word OF God into contact win lnos' 10
whom the Hebrew and the Greek were not
familiar Certainly for centuries after the Ascension
Scriptures 60 languages not understood bv the peope
than II woud have been on tho OF Oive 10 have
thrust wells beneath the cloud which received the Lo
ana 10 leave the disciples uncertain OF HIS glory Inc
latest aud noiccs Roman persecution under Gaerluf
and DiocietIan aimed especially to destroy the Cburch
hy Destroying It's sacred and litt-Eiying BOOKS
WHAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ACCOMPLISHED
perhsp. nothing else more sigDaly shows the novel
and alien character OF the power which, IN subsequent
centuries grew NJ IN Chrstenton, THAI does the TACT
that II wholly departed from these primitive traduohs'
and wrought against then Of settled purpose, win
restless energy by instinct Of Its nature lpeed MOI
repea; the story Of rise except 20 remind you how
its porcutcus physical development allied itself Datur
ally with a doctrine and tenpeT appropriate TO hseii
The primitive popular church oresnzAtion' whose PIC
turs is ineaoeably preserved on Immortal RECORDS,
raye paoe by the splendid and vast lmpefa
system er thrOued in The capital which sui achates
the fancy and awes tho Imagination OF the
cultivated world. having prelstcs for It's princes
and extending its sway widely over Europe
than had the Empire which followed and surpassed II
was nv no wholly for evil. Undoubtedly, certain
needs OF the time found IN 1t their desired supply and
fmportsnt bepelts 10 medieval society are larry
ssorbed 10 IT, IT held the tumutuous populations of
Enrope TO some degree OF civilized order. amid stupen
dous changes and strifes, the fall of the Empire, the
inroad of barba AUS from wood ami waste, the utter
breaking UP ancient governing order OF things
When he sovereignty Of Force threatened TO become
the a@ OF tho planet IL asserted the supremacy OF
the spiritual order the Secular, IN Tue Divine
adjustments 1t built monasteries for those who sought
I'm them secusoD aud society, with industry study ana
IN, Worship OF God II defended these nonastercs by
sapc,ions OF religion which breasts that wore mail
and hands that held snces had ~ regard u preserved
IN their libraries the scattered remains OF the classical
literature as well the Scriptures. and ny the LABOR OF
it's monks It multiplied copies OF what thus was pre-
served and transmitted them 10 our own time 1t
c.afba
mems IN stone which still retain the
Admiration of Christendom by their meiodlous
and c0Dsecraiel beauty. IL established universities ior
tie teaching Of It's DOCTRINES but with an inevitably
wider effect the culture Of manFnd IL proclaimed
the m. OF God" mitigate and restrain when 1t
might not prohibit she aud saRguinary combatS
of man. IL smOte tine bonds of human slavery from
mnltiules Of Victims and hOnoraoly refused to recog
nze distinctions of bond free among its officers II
made the stOutes baron trembe III the ecstasy OF lie pas
sion before tho Invncole energy Of the curse with which
AZ could blast cruelty his lust Sometimes, indeed
upon kings themselves, when their tyranny was mos
fierce it land hand fer heavier than theirs, and held
them In enforced and reluctant submission.
Surely it was something TO have people thus taught
that there was an authority higher than that OF
prluces right more Imperative, tribunal more au-
gust; and cannot but think 1t beyond dispute that
a power was exerted from the banks of the
Tibcr IN different directions between the fifth
and fourteenth centuries, to restrain some o.
the most mahgn evils and encourage
some If the germs of good IN that fatefol anc perous
time taught The nations an ooscufe rnle OF Christian
comfy aud prepared the way for International law.
while the ouranging missions OF Europe for tue con-
Quest of :he which still gir 1t about took
seaness srdor and regulating order from this vast
CHURCH authority, and smote with more effective Impact
the ring OF darkness.
The whole system which thus took tho place in
Europe Of the earlier simpler Christian economy,
finn fian
ereigu fact the history OF the continent. appears
an hrousn truly tournaments, iouGa Keeps
iro The terrible crOzier before which baton
and lance went down ia fear has place for such
use III our than has scale armor or tho GenOese
erossbow. But then 10 had goat purpose To serve;
AID one who discerus the salntary ends which the
Church. rs impenaly organized accomplished, may adj
nire anew the patience aud the wisdom whose silent
grasp no power escapes. aud which mans wrath
at last must praite.
THE EVILS or THE SYSTEM.
But now II is obvious that with this system OF
tzaton had grown up OF doctrine and OF worship,
and had here developed spiritual tendencies whO-e
effects were widely ard dangerously evil, against which
Cr1.,I,s lad yelemently 70 reoe to ntain or re.
ran the Gospel of Cafst, and here the Scriptures
their antagonist
The solemn setting apart of TO offices Of perrna-
nent pieroeatiye and control ia vast, ancient
and dominating hierarchy. almost inevitably induced
the assumption tha, the Church IN them Louis
Of France declared buself state, aud peril
OF losing eternal life In their view lad commission.
this prestly church, with affirmative voice TO declare
aud unfold, even TO supplement- what was
taught in tie Scriptures II had
pow.r, as wei. to communicate grace, transmitted
through Il by It's DIV Head, eiectua sacrnents;
gying 10 bapt SIN the germinaut principle Of epnjtul
lite restoring IL IN penance; norisuins AMI newing
II IN sacramenis-mo-t of an lH the Eucharist 1t
was 10 orderly uou Of tis system of thought
the Vcey BODY and blood OF the Lord we're
at last affirmed 20 be IN the wafer
the Iudnite IN the hnlte. the pefToual
pre-enee and glory OF the RrGccmer in the material
isrcle end theDcefOrth the chie chaupe of grace
HE sou Wbich received it held 10 be not the
OF me N ssIer bnt mis- figure OF bread, behind whose
accidents the hidden splcudOr ana NE Of Gods
Son With tni- came naturally a furm oi worship PIC
torial and spectacular, rather than Instructive;
homage paid O. the ncrarchi"s aDOyej The increasing
Alteration Of tho Mother Of Cod; ana all tue
forms " doctrine and practice stu presented oy tue
nf Miilnn