New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
4 GE.vTLEM.i.T.
HOW CARDINAL. NEWMAN DEFINED HIM

HOW CARDINAL. NEWMAN DEFINED HIN
From The London DAILY News.
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l. /, oLr " u" Iuf't> PAIN This description J.
,,,L r.,lu-d aud IT. II "'> accurate. lie i
matry "'upnd ~ merely Nn'vhg the obstacle
wh,h hinder the free and nl'ini ara>s'd a,'lol "'
th,-.. n,u him. au. he ur> With their movements
luth-: t!l.l the initiative himself. HIS Dement'S
ma, considered parallel l." hal are called com
forts % III arrangements OF II l'r>pnl
,L.r ,,ri y, ii.,rur cold and fatigue thoneh narur
prov i'd, both Of rest and ANIMAL heat with'it
ih"m Ia" gentleman IN lih" manner cai'ii.'N
avoids whatever may ANS jar or J", IN IN" n'',"'
or collision "t feeling. all lr'-iian. or sn>lir"n, o'
maxi. every a thrir AMI n home. lie h,-
i>bi,I c"r,l. WAR, ,Ir 4 >,ul and n.rltul tow ard
h' .raid again'i nn>"a>"ntl!r alin>i"n>. or t"iI>
Mnn may , ,G'' n. NJ Is ," IN io m, I {"
favor when hr doc them. and seem To- b" ir'N ";
cA,'pr when compelled. never defend, himself by a
'i"rt h" has ear f.. SANDER q: to>>lP Is
.ul"r, in lmpurnc t:o," who interfere
He l. never mean or hltic IN HI, dispute never
harp sayings for ar.um"lt,. or H. Nnua"> "vil when
u" dare mot -, ont From "ns ,thri prn n T.
should ever conduct 'nl~clv" twag'! nr enemy a. u
n" wrr' on" da, {" b. oar friend ' h,> too inn' 1,
god IN" I" I" h" a'ronr"i At r-ll h. l. too well
employed 10 rrrcm"r inlnr.'- and too indl'n to
h"ag mali'r; II" il patient. iprlc.rins. AMI resigned
on pm">"ph' princpi'> h" submit {" rtin because
* inevitable. Ia bereavement ',ar'" II T. iircp tri'f.
aud death l''t;i>'' h. DESTINY II he engages
IN -: kind hi disciplined ut "'; pir
him from III" hlundr,inr d>.'rr>y II bcitrr.
| perhaps. but less cdu'a;rd minds. who. like blunt
tear aHi hack i;>trid 81 crtt.uE clean. who
mistake tk pot N ag,uu' nj. wat" their >trciGt'i
ll'"~. m,crrcrivr their adversary. aud leave the
| Iu"> tion Owed than they ind II lie may 10"
right wrong In his opinion. hut h" l. too clear
and brief ~ H. is decisive. Now here >.a find
greater candpr. cons Iteration. indulgence: he throw
himself into the minds II hi- opponents. II" accounts
for their mistakes lie knows the weakness of human
| reason well its strength, 1t, province. and It's
| limits
large minded Ia rd!cue religion to at AGAINST II ne
Is wise L. hr a d"gratiSt fanatic Ia h~ lntdct,.
II" respects prty and devotion he supports Inst
| tution> Venerable, beautiful useful which he
does rot assent he honor> the ministers of religion.
| and II contents him Ia decline It's mysteries without
aS>ailinC dcnouncing them. lie Is friend OF re-
gIoiS liberation. and that not only because hts pho,
| ophy la, tangt him to look on all form, ~ faith with
an impartial eye. hut also from the gcnt!cncSs and
"tirniinacy a. feeling which l. the attendant civiza
ton. Not that he not hold religion too. IN hi-
| own when he Is not a Christian. In that
case hi religion + one of imagination and sentiment
| II Is the embodiment NJ those ideas Of the sublime
majestic and beautiful without which there be
| lnrge philosophy. sometimes h" acknowledges the
,clnv ~ God. sometimes he invests unknown prin
| riplr or qualities with thu attribute" ~ pcrr, ton And
ot his creation Of his fancy he
make. the nrrnson nj such excellent thoughts. and the
starting point ~ 81 varied and systematic teach
I'M, that he Hike disciple Of christianity
itself From the and stradinc>s Of his
logical powers he Is able To what sentiments arr
In those who hlod religious doctrine al
ali and he appears to Others to feel and to hold whole
circle Of theological truths. which exist In MS nina not
| otherwise than number Of deductions.