, 1881-08-21
DEAN STANLEY.

fEKE uYAC1STuES : TRIBUTE TO uIS MEM
n. Scllerer, the distinguished French critic,
sent to the Temps, the leading evening paper
Of Paris, shortly after the death of Dean
Stanley, Ill interesting little monograph of
the eminent English divine. furnished BY
Father lIyacinthe- This energetic Priest,
who has had to suffer SO much FROM the
maleyolent criticism of those who regard him
as III aposta1c, found, in the noble encour-
arcnlcnt of the late Dean, great comfort
when be lost needed it, and he speaks of it
in his little memoir with eloquent and al.
most pathetic gratitude lie says: "lf it
were only that the recent and almost sudden
death Of the eminent Dean of Westminster
touched ME personally, / would not speak of
it: but Catholic reform had no more illus
trlonS and devoted friend, and it would
be notable .lngrsltitude on my part to
allow such man to disappear with
out rendering to him the homage that
VIC all owe. 1t is not my duty to indulge in au
eu.ogy on the writer. 1 was nbout to say the
artist. nor Oh the thinker, or, to speak more
precisely, the historian, Of whom England Is SO
justly proud. Dean Stanley lcaves profound
and durable mark on tho savante literature Of
his country and Of the civilized world. will
only say here how much he was interested in the
development of healthy and liberal ideas IN the
Catholic Church The first time that saw him
prosented s M to ne ne b. y i. Augustin Cochin and we we
rne1, later on, ut the table OF that mutual friend
in company With the Bishop Of 0rteaus; Still
Vatican Council, when 7 had separated
from the. greater part OF MY old friends
alone, almost alone. in France, drawn con-
clusions from the principles which they had
themselves proeiaimed: found support in II the
Westminster, and sometimes an asylum 1T his
hear1hstonc. When, in September OF 1s.3a, three
Inc marriazc. OF which speak simply because
it forms part Of my public life. Dean Stanley
and his noble compnnion. Lady Augusta. IN in
1itDate friend OF the Queen, were beside my
wife, and stood by me rs If they wished to stand
guarantee before those who knew hut little
about either the insu}teEs or tho lnSuited.
Father Hyacinthe also quotes certain passages
from A letter which he received trOm Geneva,
whither he bad gone to beg beEin l. bis campaign'
1erest in his liberal Catholicism, and to whom
the iutolcraut fanaticisn OF tho Gltramoutane
party was peculiarly painful. Dean Stanley
interests OF rcat Catholicism, but Of true Chris
uanlty, the role OF those who have tho courase ]
and conviction to criticise puerle manifesto |
uons. in which not even their very promoters !
themselves believe; is daily becoming more and |
are grave: but nothing in the nature Of things |
is opposed TO seeing the spirit OF de Fleury, Of
Pascai OF Rossuet and Of Fcncion, rising ID the |
Catholic Church above the exaggerated Ultra |
montansrn OF our century The religion Of en- t
1ightened 1ncn, of statesmen, aud OF little chill
dreu is that which the old Catholics openly pro-
fess and upon which they base their force
Father Hyaciuihe sAys that constant testi- |
mony Of esteem and sympathy and marks of de- |
votion had crowded the close friendship be-
tNec:l the Dean and himself. ~DouhtieSs," he |
sAys, II lid moi sytnpa h;ze with his ideas upon
many things and told him so very freely ! !
did nor alsyays find him tneologian enough; not |
always philosopher enough; because, Whatever !
may be in our days the force Of contrary prc1u-
dice. there Is neither philosophy nor theology
1aired the manner i'll which he wrote. or rather
painted history; but / rcFrc1ted that be did not
know how to set down. with an equally firm
hand the precise contours Of Il doEmu. His c1-
irene charity for persons seemed to me some |
times to render him too indulgent toward |
doctrines. and I knew that be had such
horror Of ecclesiastical persecution that ! was
always in fear lest he might too easi.y join bim-
ecif TO those who CHILLED themselves, or believed |
themselves. prosecuted. His last visit TO my
house AMI to my church in tho month Of April |
especially touched me. When took his hnud, |
at the moment Of departure. l was Tar from ]
thinking, he was going On such q great Journey.
And now he has gone away into the land nf
light lie always had 1ovcd truth. with unset
fshneSs, with shrinking 1nodesty. and had 4 pas
sion for it. II he has not always found IT, he has,
st least, nlways faithfully; aud ;lraenfly sought
for It. Is not that great deal on this side OF the
ETayc:' Father Iiyacinthe adds that it Is with |
the words Of the Psnlmist on his lips concerning
him wis, speaks the truth which is in his heart
snd bears NJ false witness against his nciEhbor
thnr be shall Gne day visit the tomb at West