New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-09
CARDINAL McCABE.
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONs OF HIS EARLY
CAREER.

CAhEER.
FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE. ]
PARIS. April
see in magazines and journals printed on beth
sides of the Atlantic the late Carolina McCabe Arch
bishop of Dublin, called Hgreat." l knew him
very well. He was narrow-minded, perfervid
controversalist, and had no perception that the
truth of Roman Catholicism chiefly lies in the
region Of sentiment and OF in theology fncal
work, How became n Catholic through Reading
my Bible aud Prayer Book" by Fanny Maria
Pittar was his favorte cOntrO gersia weapon. IL
started with gushing chapter sermon the
author heard from the Catholic Bishop of Edin-
bnrgh the first time she attended n Catholic
church. The discourse was a glorifcatOn of the
virtues of Mary SMART who may have gone to
Heaven the same basis as Mary Magdalen but
not certainly on that of an immaculate life. |
recolleet that Cardinal McCabe, when parish priest
of Kingstown, Ireland was held in affection by
number OF rich and devout old maiden ladies'
They good women. and though narrow
minded were broad-hearted. and, after all think
less narrow even in an intellectual point OF view
than most Professionals the same place of their age
and SEX. He used. remember, to celebrate mass
every morning al the house of two aged sisters OF
ancient Irish family of the name OF Byrne. and
break fat with them after the celebration. piece
of furniture called q tallbOy" by the servant,
Mary Cullen, and the footman. Lawrence Farrell,
was used as an altar. The w0rshippers sometimes
included friends and neighbors. AMONG whom were
Sir Thomas EsmOnd, Miss Power. sister
Of Sir John Power and Miss MacKcnna.
an old maid with remains of command
ing beauty and n physognomy which expressed
singular strength of character, ardor and elevation
of se2tment. She often made retreats in converts.
There were ao in the bathing English ladies,
some of vi,ou Mrs pittnr's buok had converted.
At that time Cardinal McCabe detested England
and used to predict fearful judgments on her FOR
having shown rcmorselcss severity in crushing
Mana Sahlbs mutlny which, often heard him say.
was only just act of retaliation for the plumber OF
the Kingdom of Oude. | remember one day meeting
him and taking long walk with him durng which
time ho did nothing but try 10 convince me that
London was the Scarlet Woman of the Revelation.
and that Paternoster Row the cup of her forn-
cations with which she made drunk the nations oil
the earth. One or more Of the maiden ladies' be-
qucathcd him fortune Of about 100000, which
was swallowed mp some five or six years ago III the
bankruptcy OF the stockbroker in whose hands he
placed h. The Cardinal accepted uureSeiVediy all
the theological measures whcu AutOnelli and the
Jrs tits vIsed the late Pope 20 take and lent HIM
self to "A scheme in virtue OF which the mortgages on
the estates of the Catholic noblemeu Of Ireland. or
mobility favorably disposed toward Catholicism.
might be consolidated at ) per cent by loans made
by religious confraternties and ,lsterhoods. This
scheme brought many aristocratic lost sheep back
To the true fold. The Je,nits never understood
dem jcracy and had no intuition of the movement
OF emancipation that was going to conquer inc
world. Napoleon Ill. was Thought sheet-lnchor
of stability for senile institutions. 10 was Thought
that II noblcmcn and arisocratc ladies went over
the Bridge" the final victory would be on the side
OF tine Church. Tho Earl of Granard was one oil
those who got mortgages consolidated and became
A Roman Catholic. There were twentieth-charge
membranes on his estates which almost pIuper-
izcd him. Owing to money loaned by converts at
and q p,r cent he WAS able 70 clear oh all the old
debts and u m rry an heiress who was relative OF
th, Mis-, Power aforesaid. This will show why
Cardinal McCabe disikcl Parhell and the Land
Ieaancrs and regarded the Land Laws as spoliaton.
IN. Fngli.h Government exaggerated ms influence
-, -, tl,, III. tpiitirai influence OF the IRISH
catholic clergy IN Ireland WIS due to the TACT that
Fuellnd winch had abolished clan tenure ~ ldnd;
80. tbc lending Protestant Power in the world ana
treated Roman Catholicism rs \ crime.
The Cardinal nad deal oi VIII. HIS lhcc hhu
harsh expression. His eyes were iniense-lOoking
AMI dark as ms thick black brOFs. SpecthtleS'
which he always wore. hardly concealed ther
CLEAN which was steady and devoid oil variety. III
ms / k tho erect of n coke hie ~ dark room.
The Cardinal was not really great 9ut u 70 ne
was honest AMI of good report. MS catholicism
clergy of the seventeenth century. or the Irish
cier.N trained at DouHy Ii Was narrow. AMI II II
bnI md a chance would have been prosecuting |
rrmcmbrr that McCahe countcnnnced the hnrning
Of Bibles in front OF his pari h church by hedemp;
tnrist missionaries. the head OF whom WAS named
petcherine aud was a converted Poi sh jew. IL IL
lair 10 add that the Professionals about him were
aygres,iycly and necessarily controversial. ana
having the most mohey were abe TO tire MN out
They made nomina. converts by the hundred
throuph material aid gwen to the poor IN counec-
ZION with tracts and Bibles, aud 50 raised angry
pa,sIons and fostered hypocrisy.
Cardinal Met abe became "A persona BTdtd NJ tue
Castle lie was rather disappointed when on
visit at Lord Mordaunts few years ago AT not
receiving an invitation to WINDSOR / he Duke ana
Ducbess of Norfolk. however. paid him good deal
of attention. and the London Journals patted nm
ON the back This compensation ior her
Naiosty's neglect. | was astonished when met
him here To find how prO-English he nan Oe'oihr'
and how silent he was abOut the sweeping conhsca-
tons made under the cloak Of the Protestant
religion i'm the reigns of Elizabeth, James J., Crom,
we'll and William III. Parne he detestei' ana
smoke of him as m indirect product OF the delst
franklin and the athristical rench Revelation.
lie smoke well Of Gladstone. who he prayed might
die in the Catholic faith, for which he had All
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