Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-14
NUMBER 21.

StanleyS well-known epigram marks him
entirely stranger to German. These
limitations extend to something more than
language At no time did Cardinal New
man busy himself with the details,
whether Of critical problems in Bible lit
erature or Of scientific problems, such as
Darwin has raised, that bear on religion
III general. Nor, again, was he
a scholastic theologian, or versed in the
technioalities of the school. He stood.
| therefore, outside the contemporary and
opposing movements which are represented
on the one side by the revival of st.
Thomas Aquinas. and on the other hy the
worship of Goethe, and the tremendous
influence Of French and German culture.
In short, he belongs as a classic much
more to the early stageo( thought in Eng
land during our century than the later
And the .lfctIodi& Tyaes saws: "AsVicar
Of St, Mary's he was able To reach the
young Oxford men Of his time at the most
impressionable age. This rare, especial
source of influence was supplemented bv a
unique literary style which has fairly IN
toxicated successive generations OF authors
and journalists Men write of Newmans
style in the language Of an eff1sive lover
rather than that of a deliberate critic. 1t
is probably too early to determine the
precise influence Of Newman upon the
| thought and life of this country. When
the academic and hterafy clamor has
passed away, we shall be able to deter
mine how far he deserves the enormous
reputation which he now enjoys Anyone
who reads his sApologia' will see that he
contemplated all things from an exceed
ing narrow standpoint. His life was
largely academic, speculative and me-
di@yal. He seemed to be born 500 years
too late'
On the other hand, correspondent Of
the Times writes: ''He lived in the present
as well as in the past; had the deepest
sympathy with the suiieringS of men, In
tellectual or moral, with their trials and
their triumphs He was in touch with the
times. Evening after evening in the re-
fectory Of the observatory, he discussed,
with all his ancient quickne,s of insight
into the nature of things the topics of the
day, the social problems Of the hour, the
various phases of religious thought, as
they appeared or passed away or returned
again in other forms. He understood and
appreciated, as in the old days Of conflict
at Oxford, the difficulties which beset or
troubled the minds Of others Ideal
Ward once told the writer of these lines
that Newman always understood and SYM
pathized with another's intellectual diff
culties, however foreign to his own views.
i always felt said Ward, that Newman
realized my difficulties. though he did not
share them; he entered fully into the
Of L..
added. Manning, whose theological princi-
pies infinitely prefer to Newman's, never
even tries TO understand another's difficult
ties; never listens to an argu nent opposed
to his own views; is as unimpressionable
as dead WALL This -mindedness
and intellectual sympathy was one Of the
secrets of Newman's power over the minds
of men,"
The Noaooajolmia and fadependeat OBJ
serves: "He leaves behind him no figure
more characteristic of the nineteenth CEN
terry, or, to put it more precisely, Of the
Victorian period in English history.
Take him for eli in all, he Is, perhaps, our
most interesting man-not our greatest,
mark, not our most important, bu'
one in whom the largest numbe. -
piquant, racy, in one word, interestin..
circumstances combine. He
demonstrated his sincerity by leaving the
Anglican Communion. And it ought to
be remem bered that, in thus manifesting
the courage and the honor of his princi-
pies, he made great sacrifices. What was
there among the dignities and emolu-
ments of the church to which Newman
might not have confidently looked for
ward, if he had siienced his conscience,
pretended that he was loyal and remained
in the Establishment Had
Newman known how to put face upon
things-to say yes and no at the same
time-he might have died Archbishop Of
Canterbury"
The English Churchman and 81. James
Chronicle says; Eve regret that, in form
ing a just estimate Of DR.. Newman's
career, truth eompels US to take what is
Enthusiastically the unpopular side. While
fully admitting that he was one of those
to whom God gave more than average
ability and intellectual capacity, and that
he possessed in no ordinary degree the
gift of attracting men to himself, and
securing their lasting affection and devoted
allegiance as his followers, we are yet COM
PEELED to add that, in our opinion, his
great intellectual powers, during the last
sixty years Of his life, were used to the
injury of the spiritual welfare of his
fellow-countrymeu. Cardinal Newmans
ecclesiastical career has been blight and
an evil rather than blessing to the
nation. As a member of the
Church of Rome, since 1S45 D.. Newman's
life has been puzzle to outsiders. How
il came to pass that a man of such ability
was kept so much in the background,
while less efficient men were permitted to
take leading positions in the Church of
Rome in this country, has never been salts
factorily explained"
The Christian World saws "Tens Of
thousands of devout souls throughout the
vast multitude of English-speaI;ing people
in England, America and the colonies will
think of him not as subtle theologian,
not as a keen and lcombative dialectician,
but as a massively great and noble repre-
sentative of the religious character, man
who gave imperishable expression to the
faith, the feeling, the inspiration in which
all who call themselves Christians agree"
The Standard (Bapt.) says: "Under the
head of 'Duplicity or Worse correspon-
dent sends us the following: The last
Standard quotes the Cbristjaa Adpocate of
New York as saying: $50 far as the
Methodist Episcopal Church is concerned,
it is sprinkiing, an immersing, and
pouring denomination. 1t explicitly gives
its people their choice of the mode of ap-
plication of water in baptism" Before
me lies tract, issued by the NJ e. denom-
national publishing house, entitled, dip
ping Not Baptizing," Select Series, No. 81.
DR.. Wise, editor of tract public tlons, calls
attention to this tract and isdorses it in
an appended note, saying: 81 is the best
and most telling argument against INNER
sion we remember to have ever read in so
small space The final proposition of
this tract, printed in italics, is (oage SOY:
THE practical conclusion of he whole
matter is, that sprinkling, pouring, or
applying the water to the person is
now the only proper, Scriptural
and valid mode of Christian baptism;
and that dipping, immersing, or applying
the water is not valid, proper, or Chris
tian baptism at allD While the Methodist
Episcopal church Discipline sanstions i'm
mersion, the denomination publishes and
judiciously circulates tracts denouucing
the same The contributions of immersed
Methodists are used in mart ~ dano,,noa