, 1881-11-20

dreary ncgation called materiaIisln. there
has been growing suspicion in lne
that there might be something behind or be-
low what we call revealed religion Of which
the scientific thinkers of onr time are bcsill-
ming vaguely to distinguish rs all Influence
that cannot bt ACCOUNTED Tor ut present, but
which nevertheless exists. | said lollent
ago. lei scieiiilc Investigation go on, By. all
heatls; not only it ean 10 no harm, but am
sure that the farther it sncs the more clearly
will scientific men recognize Il power not yet
defined. bur distinctly ttlt by suine Ut the
abltst of tl,cui. This question has presented
ilsclf to mt many times IN tile last few years !:
What is tine power behind these ignol7'nt
men, who find dignity AMI comfort IN re-
llginna Last summer when III liolne was
much interested IN observing the behavior nt
the Roman e!crgy-not the Mcn high i'll
pnwer. nlld steeped in diplomacy :u1d in
trlrHe, but tho WOrklngIicn OF the Church;
the parish priests WIN Went about among the
people as spiritual helps and, almoneri. /
talked With many OF these men. anti fultn0
them 10 be Ignorant, nnamblslDnS, AMI s1lpcl-
stitious; and yet there WIS i power behind
the, which must inystify philosophers.
What is this power? / cannot undertake to
say. But i. is there, and it may he tia, those
persons who deny the essential truths Of re-
ycaied religion are al wrong. At any rate,
l. fur one, 'lo moi care to 60 Oh denying the
existence of Sncli Il force.
10 my Old friends and followers who
may fcel grievcd 1T such a11 admission on
my part, lwnulh say That an no ,n"re Il be-
lever IN revealed religion to-day than was
ten years ago. But. lis said before. have
doubts which had NOT then.- The crcc.:s
Of tMlay Ito not seem lit my eyes to be 50
wholly gruuntlle$s is they We're then. and
while | believe tl1at the next hundred years
will SIZE great changes i'll them. do nut
think tint they are destined TO disappear.
To sum up the whole matter. the work which
have been doing appears t. lead IT. nothing
and may have b"pil grounded upon mistaken
premises: Therefore it Is better to stop. l;.lt
] do not whit 10 give tile impression that /
recaut anything. l. simply Stop denying and
Walf Tor more light.
After finishing the life Of Ripley, shall
perhaps ct',ne BACK a1iu establish myself here
i'll New 1urN and 20 to work to gather Il
working library around me: by the aid of
literary Questions. -
As rockingham is still in tie prime OF
life he will doubtless be heard from again in
some decided fashion. y man OF his mental
activity is nM likely to remain long without
Il mind of his own.
THE ROMAN PILGRIMAGE.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF TIE POPE IN
ST. PETERS CHEEClI-WiIL He DEPART
FEOM ROME:
Correspondence St,r rors Tribune.
Rome, Oct. H.. took up my stand
rs l3ucIock approached tfor it had been wh5
pcrcd to me that tie Pope would not appear
til that hour near the door Of the chapel
FROM which his Holiness was to issue into
the church. On o,ie side Of it was the gold
and red velvet "scuia gestatori:,,'' in which
the Pope was to be carried OH mems
according TO the ancient tradition
al practice Close by, ready for use, were
the llabrlli, so well known from many Il
picture Of Papal ceremonies They are
colossal fans Ut white feathers, with handles
some eight feet long, and are carried O!le on
Zach side Of the ponti.f wien lle Is III the
sedia gestai0ris,- Twelve Seuiarli or chair
bearers, in crimson tlaMask dresses, crimson
anu crimson silk stockings,
we're Standing around tile door i'll readiness.
These Setliarri Were once 50 important Il
>ouy Ut men that one Of the streets of Rome
is still named after them. Outside the
loor OF the chapel !. score Of Swiss
Guards, i'll their picturesque medieval
costumes aid Whi;c-crcsted helmets,
Mounted guard. The members of
he choir, too, with their ;Ilusc i'll thcirltanls,
we're lettering abort neal the doorway. Car
llnals anti canons, chamberlains and dolues-
IL prtlates kept going in aud out, :lsd keep
ng up the expectation Of the people that the |
'opc was on the point Of coming; but lie |
ill did NOT come, and i, began tu be very |
ycarisome. At last, just 1T l2,.;l bell rang; |
he singing men GOT into their places; the |
reat chair was placed exactly III front Of
he door; the twelve bearers took Up their
POSITION; the tlabclli bearers seized the great
ais; Il line Ut Cardinals emerged from the
uriai1icd doorway; then followed the PoE-
1T. who stepped alrrtly into the clair, and
as Immediately raisei By Il sudden aid well
0mhlllea movement on IL tile shoulders If
III Set1iarii; the choir began 10 SUI. tie
'Fu Us l'ctrus';; and the procession moved
onward. All applause had bcen forbidden.
ouEh it may he fairly conjectnrtd thar It
';ts hoped the prohibition would be set at
augh1-as it WAS. The choir had hardly
lng the 1irst words uf the Wcil-knoMn
ID hymn when an Immense stlont was
Used BY the crowd which had Eatllered
ood Of the chapel doorway. ''yi.a IL
apa. Viva Leuue::s WAS the cry that made
'cry vault OF the colossal church ring again.
ut there were heard 4 few rtits uf viva IL
apA 1ser' observed, however, that these
ere not responded III; but were i1',me-
atcly ho0ted down. Subsequently. vixen
e procession ilai reached tie 1l,runt., the
lne thing took Ii:see- Il had evidently
zen determined that the seditiuus cllavac-
r which wuuId have been Impaired u the ]
t" shorld be avoided. The l'opc alntt in
s chair continued to scatter blessings with I
5 right hall 10 the right and to the left lis
WAS carried slowly forward through tie
UWI. And The Whulc air WIS white with
asing kand,atrcilIefs. Lie appeared to be
ehle, very pale, anti fatirucu.- But he WIS
:idclltly pleased by lii, reception, and
c:ncti 10 gather strength and animation It's
took his scat on the throne. The church ,
:l!at ti!r' ll:oixshly cunt:iil:s:h snlc l,,UvO ,
Dple 0r 1hrreabousS. The estimate nf SDlne
rsol,s Wis as high rs 21,ClU The clerical ! :
Ipers the next day claimed that l., ,UGU were {
tsent. .
-\s suon as the rontif was seated, the
atfarch Ut Venice, lis header Of the pill i,
inns, read :ila address 10 the Pope THE | !
st time i had scrn his Reverence the I'atri-
eli was 1T :ile meeting of the tnGf;pllers ut |
tnic2, where he put himself forward Ia | !
y complimentary things IL the King. And :
hanyht to myself that the sentiments ex- I
essett On the TWO occasions 1llu,t have diff Z
red rather REMARKABLY! Nobody wailt- )
10 hear what the l'atriarch said. Uf !
urse, he laueNted the per;trslty nf tile {;
llt:s, spoke of the dangers insults, and in-
rirs to which tile Church and its august $
td we're exposed, ami protested tic abso- |
tc alul Tnbouhtlca devotion AMI affection Of :
; pilgrims IL the person vt tho l'untiif. It I
Is all words, ut conrsc, and might rs well \
ye been spoken i'll Choctaw. Then tn. Z
he rose to speak his rtply, That, Df t
fflt, interesting nf fh.a