Evening journal., 1890-08-12

CARDINAL NEWMAN year, was ncreas-
ingly severe News
Of lbs condition and the fact thai extreme
unctoa had been administered was sent
through the country, and called forth tele-
grams q inquiry and sympathy from every
direction. At the moment Of his death
there we've about him an the fathers and
clergy ol the diocese and many Of the high
digniiaries OF the church.
The end was peaceful, and the cardinal
retained bis grind intellectual powers un-
tii he became unconscious
An Kveniful Career.
John henry Newman. the son OF a Lon
don banker, was born on Fob. 81. 1901. and
wis thus nearly 70 years Old az the time of
hrs death Ills studies preparatory to en-
iering the university were conducted nj the
Rev. Dr. Nicholas school IN Ealing. In
1917 be entered Trinity college, oxford
and fhe following year gained scholar
ship lIe was made Fellow of Oyiel col
iege IN 1872, and two years later was or
daiued deacon and priest Of the Church
Of England. IN 1923 be became Vicar Of st.
AaTy's ~ Oxford, an Office that he held I'M
III lo43, when he voluntarily surrendered II.
ln 1880 he was appointed TO be one OF the
seleet preachers TO the university. The
sermons which he delivered during the
two years OF his service aroused widespread
interest and placed the young preacher in
the front rank Of theoloRians. Those who
read the sermons today see clearly marked
the drift Of his thought toward Roman
Catholicism. This tendency was not rec
ogni2ed al the time, and Newman himself
seems 70 have been unconscious Of it. Not
only then but for years nfterward he gave
ntterance 70 the bitteFest opposition 10 the
Roman church
Tract No, 90.
In 1879 be had opposed the reelection az
elr Robert Peel as member Of parliament
for Oxford becanse that statesman had adj
vocated Roman Catholic emancipation
About this time certain liberal ideas found
room for ventilation in the Church of Eng
land and Newman was one Of the most
strenuous opponents Of them. The GREAT
traciarian period followed, in which be was
the real leader and founder OF the doetripal
views known as "Puseyism. The tend
cncy Of the pamphlets was more and more
toward the strictest forms and presently
the heads OF the Anglican church were
raised against them Tract writer's who
sought 10 contrOvert Newman's views de-
claied them 20 be rank Romanism. This
the Puseyites vigorously denied, and the
theological contest was continued until
Newman wrote Tract No %, in which he
proceeded to demonstrate that belief ia the
tiirty-nine articles was consistent with ac-
Acknowledgement Of the DEGREES Of the coun-
Gil Of Trent. This was issued in Februarv
lstl and the authorities OF the church
ordered Newman 10 withdraw it. That he
refused TO do, but he wrote no more tracts
He Became Catholic.
In 1888 he resigned his living and his
Office as clergyman lie retired to his
own house at llttlrmore. and ut his invita-
tiOn thirty men who were in sympathy
with Lis views went with him. They lived
together in strict seclusion. and English
churchmen at once raised the cry that this
was a revival Of monasticism. II was
while at IittlemoTe that Newman pub
ishcd retraction Of his violent utter
ances against the Roman church Early
IN 1915 he began an essay on "rhe Develop
mcnt Of Doctrine and on Oct 9 OF the
same year he was received into the Roman
Catholic church by the provincial Of the
Passionist Fathers in England.
lie spent portion OF the following three
years al Rome, where he was ordained a
priest, and when he returned 70 England
IN 1915 be established there two houses of
the Oratory Of St. Philip Neri-one al
Brompton and the other az Birmingham.
He became the superior Of the latter and
remained in that capacity there till his
death, though meantime the house had
been transferred 10 Edgebaston. few
miles from Birmingham. After entering
the Roman Catholic church he was even
more prolific as a writer than before, and
he made up fully for his early attacks on
Romanism by assailin2 Professionalism
with tremendous vigor In one OF his es-
says on '"rhe Present Position Of Catholics
ia England he made some statements
about Dr. Achilii an Italian priest who
had turned Protestant, that involved New
man in libel suit
His Great IIbel Suit.
The trial made great sensation which
was vastly intensified when the jury re-
turned . verdict against Newman for dam
nges, which with costs amounted 70 $4G.-
go Contributions TO meet this Judgment
came to Newman from all over the world
until the amount reached $4,000 After
settling with Dr.. Aehilli AID the court
Newman divided the balance Of the fund
between the Roman Catholic institutions.
From 1854 70 1859 Newman spent most OF
his tire in Dublin. The pope had an
pointed him rector OF the Catholic univer.
sity Of Dublin. While there be wrote.
among other things, "Callista, p work Of
fiction Not long after this he wrote one
oi the most important works OF his life.
Canon Kingsley published an essay in
Macmillans Magazine in which be nc
cused Newman and the Roman Catholic
priests generally OF lax ideas concerning
,elacity A Dublin correspondence en-
sued, which Newman brought to a close IN
mis- celebrated ESSAY. Apologize pro sua
Vita." lr WIS issued as a serial, one mum.
ber a week from April "a TO June iU. 1864.
The Pope's Infailibnlfy.
In the same decade Newman took part
in the discussions concerning the infaili-
bility of the pope, doctrine to which he
adhered, and yet which be thought il Un.
wise on the part Of the ultramontane party
20 urge faciioasly. He occupied two rooms
ir the house OF the order at Edee5aston--