The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-13
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
COMMENT ON THE DEATH or
CARDINAL NEWMAN.

COMMENT ON THE DEATH OF
CARDINAL NEWMAN.
The Great Enriish Preiatc. who Has Lett
mn Immortal Impress on the Age
Carefully Quilted Opinions on other
Topics.
New York lribune.l
Cardinal Ncyyman's death at an advanced
ace completes "A career traught with intel
Icctual power and fairly electric in its in
nuencc. II was his singular good fortune
ia survive all his allies and antagonists IN
The memorable oxford movement, and
while standing apart from generation OF
confroversialists and religious zealots, VINO
knew OF his fame only as tradition OF the
England Of 1855. TO be able in the reaches
Of "A calm and cOniemplatlyes OLD age 10
measure the results of that remarkable re-
naissance in the Established Church. In
the Development Of his religious opinions
he swung from one extreme 10 the other
of the pcnduium's are. In his youth
he was greatly impressed with the
rati0nalistic writings Of Hume ana
Noltaire: he was ordained 10 the
ministry with mind Hospitality IN
clined toward Calyanistic tendencies; be|
entered upon the publication OF the lracls
and the Library Of the Fathers protesting
AGAINST RomaniZing influences. and he
emerged from the oxford movement Eo-
man priest 10 bc crowned ia The iulncsS oil
time with "A Cardinals hat. Not even his
Old pupil Mr. Gladstone, who used TO listen
10 his sermons at ~. Mary's, has traversed
more complete circuit in the evolution OF
political opinion from extreme Toryism 10
democratic Radicdiism than ne himself had
done i'm religious thought. II he failed TO
comprehend fifty years ago the force OF the
tendencies that were carrying him onward,
his life was rounded out to SO complete
span ~ 10 enable him to judge Of the mo-
mentous results of that memorable contro-
yersy.
Cardinal Newman, who died in England
Yesterday in bis gDth year, was an cccle-
| ,ia,tic and scholar OF worldwide Icputa-
| ton. and man whose sweetness ana be-
nightly of character caused him To he al
mi cd and esteemed 10y thousands OF lntcill-
| GENT men and women outside the iold ol his
| Church Originally a clergyman OF tue
| church OF England. hc became one OF the
| leader. of the famous oxford or Iracta-
rlan movement inaugufated by the
religious poet, kebe, ana himself began
fine publication OF the series Of "Iracis Tor
/ lho Times" i'm advocacy of what were rcgar-
del as ultra High Church principles. In
! the fall Of 1873 be- was received INTO the
Roman Catholic Church and took orders al
| Rome. Since tncr hc has been engaged IN
| literary and religious work M Lngiaud. ana
| although hc WAS for years an active contrO-
yersialst. hc has exhibited throughout his
career so much purity and beniSnlty OF
character that he has commanded universal
| respect and ancctiOuale regard hy many
| who differed with MIN IN religious opinion.
Like his friend keble, he was the author OF
religious poetry which has wide circula-
ton. among his ycrs' being the beautiful
hymn, " Lead. kindly Light" which is one
Of the gems OF the Episcopal llymna-
New York sun
But IL is. perhaps. as master of English
prose that Newman will hold his most per
| manen, distinction. 40 other Englishman
Of recent times. with the exception Of Mat
thew Arnold. has written English prose
with such exquisite cearness with such
| cNactncss and economy of expression. and
vet with such absence Of effort. 1t isl
superior 10 ArnOd's in its absence Of trick
phrases. Ii is Of the best English prose,
and it recalls tine best Attic prose.
and indeed in tle suhtlcty OF his
thought and ia the luciditY Of its OK
| pressi0n hc recalls the lOnian Greeks.
! Ills works are widely read l the niicd
states "a. well sin Great Britain, and those
who are the least ready to accept his iheo-
| LOGICAL tcnots viii NOT deny the higa charm
Of Ei- stNlc. some of his hymns, TOO. are in
All the authOogio- There Is passage ~
his works somewhere in which he speaks of
| tho influence of tine English Bible, and Of
! the sound OF the church bells which reading
30 hrn-, back. ~9We such sweet ANA
solemn music rings through his own writ
Sew loIk Herald.i
The influence of Newman has been felt.
not alone i'm the Church which he adopted,
but I'm the one which he abandoned. TIE
English Church gained new life from the
apparently fatal blow inflicted by her most
brilliant SON. Newman, example has
| tended 10 purify and strengthen religious
thought IN all denominations.
This came from the subtle charm Of bis
mtellcct-his biameless. holy life. the
splend0r of his cndOWments as scholar,
hi. incompatible skill as writer. Laying
| aside his teachings, his controversies, and
| his creed. the apOstacy from the AnGli-
can communion. which rocked that Chdrcu
o. its centre. or the proud. unpausing deNo-
ton of Rome, which has eNi0rted the admi-
ration Of all who admire the l)iiinc-s oi
! genius. 10 will De felt that in the death of
! Cardinal Newman England has lost au-
other 0r her illUstrious children and The
nineteenth century personality AT once
dazzling and august.
lNcw Noil, Starl
The life Of Newman illustrated the doe
trinc, I'M which hr puts faith. IN severe
and serene simplicity tine Br0mpt0n ora
tory is "A model for like establishments. and
by none of the order dwelling there were
its rules more rigidly observed than iiy the
one who had attained the ecclesiastical
rank next to The highest
II was natural that the .clo,n of such
"a lf, as Cardinal NeWman's should De
calm and blissml. ny him tine foreordained
end, lJng postponed, was welcomed a.
! Dear. bcautcous death. the jewel osthe just,
To him. as 10 am infant. il "came with
friendly care" taking 90 Immortality a
stainless spirit and leaving among men
lname thai viii long br 40 incentive tOpurc
thoughts and good works.
philadelphia Tines
Dr. Newman had long ouuiyed. not only
the controversies that .ra ged around ms
change Of ALLEGIANCE forty-iiye years ago,
bui all the antagOnisms they had left be-
hind. The sincerity oI bis purpose. the
1 spirituality of his mind. and the holiness Of
his life earned the rescct Of all, and though
/ his career was practically ended many
wears ago. the news Of his death viii recall
attention 20 one OF the famous EngLshmcn
of the nineteenth century.
Two Kind. of Governors.
ICOurier-IOumall
The vote of the Governor Of the state was
not needed 10 achieve a Democratic tri-
umph last week. That he Travelled so far
% cast 4 vote for his party WAS because De
desired to rcbuko the "Bourlon-,' who
compose the Republican party of Kentucky.
and 10 protest against the course Of that
, party i'm the National councils. The rank
Tile of the Democratic party were animated
f by the same spirit that prompted Governor
Ruckuer 10 travel 80 far 90 vote. They
turned out 10 record their protest against
I | The Mckinley bail of denominations and the
Lodge bin, and the whole tendency OF the
{ Republican party in the direction OF UNI
rspuhligYu measures.