Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-01-23
CORR SPONDENCE

Were | to allow the kind letter of thu
Rev. Father Watry to pass unnoticet
some persons might suppose that
could not and others again that | would
not answerit. The first might be some
what unjust to my mind and the latte;
would certainly be unfair to my heart
Had thought for moment that my
letter was to enter the circle of acute
criticism, should certainly have de
fined my term 1.-The good old way" i
was plain epistle addressed to plain
people. wonld not take advantage Of
the Rev. Fathers declarationthat he is
puzzled by the phrase used. Were he
speaking literally intsead of hyperboli
caIiy Il would have his enemy say So.
Many of my people know we'll and ex
actly to point what mean. They re
member the old home, the old Sabbath
school, the old roads they walked and
the old church they attended. Most OF
us have sweet and hallowed remem
ORANGES of the ''old house at home
The Rev. Father has his idea of the "old
ways" and affects to read my letter from
that standpoint. Had Darwin been
still living and had he done me the
honor of reading my communication he
would dGGhtlessh have thought of the cold
ways" still farther back when accord,
ing to his notion our pi were
all-monkeys. My reference is "
more recent times.
With regard to the extracts, I need
only say that very much regret if the
Rev. Father himself agrees with the
statements of Mr.. Meredith whom he
quotes or if he endorses the ill-tem-
pered and coarse retort of would-be
wit. Surprising ME-. Moody only got
ten thoughtful young men in Boston his
work is not to be sighted. These ten
young men may have moral and spiritual
force far beyond our computation. One
of the ten might turn out to be Luther
l have heard of minister who said that
at one place he labored hard and long
and only had one convert. But that
one was worth having. 1t was Robert
Moffatt, the Missionary to Africa and
tie father-in law of Livingstone.
1t is pleasing to note that all our Ro-
man Catholic friends do not take the
same adverse view Of Mr.. Moody work.
The Tablet, a highly respectable Roman
Catholic Journal has had an article on
the subject. 1t is thus referred to:
perhaps the most remarkable contri-
81 To tl,o
since the noteworthy article in The Pail
Mall Gazette, is the deliyerance Of The
Tablet, the organ of English Roman
done by the American evengelists. The
article in The Tablet was, of course
written from Roman Catholic stand.
| point; but while it pointed out defects
| in the teaching of Mr.. Moody as JUDGED
from the standpoint of the Romisf
Church, it heartily commended what is
being done by him and by his associates
for the Characterization of the neglected
districts of London; and it intimated'
and I want my Roman Catholic friends
and fellow citizens to notice this: "'That
| no good Roman Catholic could do othe1
than rejoice over the success of those
who are bringing anew the consciousness
of men who have forgotten God, to tho
great Christian truths of sin, salvation
and Judgment to come" 1 might give
extracts bearing on other points. The
pages Of MacaulaY, might be referred {
br the Provincial letteps'' quoted O.
Blaise Pascal. But | forbear Rathe
would l acknowledge the piety of tn,
Venerable Bede, the learning of til,
| profound Augustine and assent that TIL,
fire ofdevotion has often been famed
by the sweet breathings of Thomas A
Kempis.
A short time ago "The Story of Ida
with an Introduction by John Ruskil
appeared. 1t has been reprinted in thi
country. 1t is the true story of Roman
Catholic girl written by a RIotestant
l should like Father Wdfry to peruse it
Whittier has written q beautiful some
upon it. If these two women should S.
regard each other though of the differen
creeds, Roman Catholic and Protestant
surely we, a Catholic Priest and PFotes
tant Minister, may each in our severa
lines and according to our differen
! lights, Seek the Glory Of God and TIL
welfare of humanity without enterin
into the vexatious regions of theologics
| disputation: We might frritate, but WI
aonld not convince each other,
i Yours,
j. p. HuTcHrNsoN.