New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-12
ANTI.SLAVERY CONGRESS.
CARDINAL LAVIGERIE AT PARIS-BISHOp
LIVINIIAC OF UGANDA.

81,
The Anti-Slavery Congress held here this wee.r
| resemblcd one that | remember in England. A.
which the Mc>srs. Pcasc, Sturges LLOYD (iarrison
| and Wendell Phillips were present, with any mum,
| Der Of placid, dignitied and benignant lookin,
Quakeresscs Their realty hemmed cambria col.
lars and cuffs, their poke and higt-cnuled bonnets
| bcavcr-cloth shawls tan-drab in hue and rich
silk or satin dresses Of brown or gray lavender
hues, have ever since been associated in ms mind
with anfi-slavery movements The ConcreS
which was got up under the auspices of Cardinal
l.avigcrc, gave rude shock To these association,
| One person alone attending it reminded me Of TIA
! English meeting to which alule lie was Mr.
Allen, an eX-membcr Of the Society of Friends and
now Swedcnborgan. Anti-slavcry sentiment
was chiefly represented in England in times mas,
by Nonconform>ts and Low Church people, and
it's grand lady patronfsses were Harriet, duchess
Of Sutherland, daughter OF the Earl Of Carlyle
and Che ladies OF the Elizabeth FRY class At the
Iavigcrc Congress, was struck with the prs
dominance of the saccrlotal Catholic, element
and the mustncss Of the laymcn. who were nearly
all old or elderly. and who counted themseve,
and counted the Oldest nobility in France
| They looked like the class Of people one sees at
! the early morning masses in the Faubourg saint
| iicrmain churches. The ecclesiastical part Of the
assembly was made up of regular and secular
/ clergy, but chiefly of the former \ very strik
/ ing head was that Of a canon of Saint Denis whose
| chapter is the refuge of bishops incapacitated nv
old aye from tie discharge of their pastoral dnes
| There were brown-frockcd. gray-froclIcd. white.
! fr0cHcd and Ll,ck-frockcd priests and monks
| The JcsultS present were all attached to African
missions. and. | dare say. were chosen because
! they were men OF intrepid characters who could
/ take their lives in their hands much from high
hearted courage out OF obedience the orders Of
! supcrors. They were one and all bronzcd and
powerfully bIi'. not 10 say burlv. and lid nos
appear 10 have suffered from tho climate Of
/ Africa. All were boarded and tho rds of Soma
descended below their waists hand of future
missionaries in white frorks and hoods It
contained two sets of young priests. One sct was
of African and tho other of European race Bishops
IN parfibus iniideum lent bright bits Of color
10 tho meeting they wearing lilac or violet silk
or satin caps and cassorks.
Monsien"r Livinhac. the Bishop Of Iganda.
: in white lie had Just come from his diocese. A.
tho meeting hr sat tho platform on the right
If the chairman. NJ Krttcr. The Bishops per-
sunali'v is one that stamps itself on tie memory.
He Is a SAXON and has the oratorical gift common
20 tie sons OF hi, province. but looks a man Of
rhou.ht and action. The face is the color Of
enough to have a thirI, head of hair and long
! hcari unmiAcd with gray. Every feature is in
! dicativp Of native and developed energy OF char.
actcr The eyes. though full of iim. express
. acuten"ss. while the slightly dipping and finely
rhiselled aquilinc nose ictrays a subtle disposl.
ton He has been twelve years in the Uganda
district lie came tn France with few score sons
of martyred African Christians. They arc 70 NJ
brought up in Malta. The object he has IN view
in sending them there is to learn English. This
band of Africans were also well IN view at The
CONGRESS. and are hereafter 10 he ordained for
African missionary work.
The ir>' and las days Of tho CONFESS were the
p most interesting. II W.. opened with religious
musical festival - saint Suipice', Cnl'h. and
j closed with speech of Cardinal Iavi-erie. In
| which 10 appeared as the Peter the Hermit Of his
! movement. The former ceremony took place at
! :; IN Tie afternoon. tonpinps. veSpers ann
cantat., composed for the occasion by the orcansi
| OF the church. were sung by | % Divinity sudenn
! chosen for their vocal gifts and musical culture
with boy solos's for Tho soprano parts The
cantata sung tie sons Of the negro martyrs headed
hv Bishop l.Iyiuhar. marrncd up the nave. AMI on
~ sign from him seated themselves on the steps Of
the high altar A. they did tie RAYS o. ths
/ declining sun shot athwart tho western win
! dow. c.ustin1 a Kaleidoscope" glow on their white
garments The Cardinal nrNt entered from the
Slrrisry preceded by diCnitarie> Of the French
church III their rInonl"al robes. On carn SIDE
/ of HIS Emin"n'" was hod'glarf Of
, twenty fitur" missionaries. ais" wnli"roted,
= When the cardinal mounted H." pulpit some Ok
, item stood on IL steps and others were RANGED IN
front Tie cardinal hl, icryIl kind of eio-
1ueu,e and cAcrri.'> magnetic power over MS
aid.rucr. He - about seventy years oil and IS
tail. powerfully bult AMI might he a cousin OF
/ ,amhr,,a If rc~rmhlurc were always a syn OF
relationship. Bn' ~ 10 Is French D'D"iqe ihsfe
i pr,bahN 10 / H>hIP lac ariHL'!. HA" VIC
! L,r.rnteI DR.. .I,.it Ward BrccArr. Ea> m4ny
! sirIu,s To his how lie c,n lie majestic and
! familiar and p"n."ni. and funny. AMI is "tea
| fcryll and alwd}, ttiucrly. One saw him as
| crusader both AZ the onG!r>> and M the pIlpL
Bat he appropriated hls style Ia both occasions
and laid majesty aside wien ne va, On the pat
. form.
Ii WAS on the Last day of tie Congress tat II
Enincnc' spo,c from IN" PLATFORM lie 'riteIea
Mml" Eron %AH "' >]' h,H ' 200" OF "r '
! cans HIS Enirc'ce WAS in tine >'ar.'' ro'~
Ia which NJ l"I.nat painted HIM - tore ne lr,
-,n I" deliver his >lrrc. h" r">" W. >'rNn
ar and anno8nrri tat lie was rl.ar-rl by leg
| Nil 10 give the PoGtliral bcncdl"tlou 10 AZ
| plr,,ni. There va, a unlyri>nl it.l upon ~.
Knees ~ crrr'> and al'>. ami even me fr"tes'ant
| Erc.,,h ,,rir-drr> went with the crowd and kneN.
| with In, heaters. lie hr-an by SaNins thae
n tie privacy of the \'ilran "a" f'pr tafhs
his voice, on behalf of African slaves lH'n no
NV, a hln.raptlrI >lr;ch "i Mois.Sr"r llvinhac,
Whoa, lc wa p."ad to call his pupil. and ms
spiritual soq AMI the first among Afi1'an mi, mi
mlonar,e>. The Bishop. lie declared, was "e';
| Of science ana A Save g: the faith. aurcte 81
ire Academy 81 lu>..pi."n> and licl's-lf'tres;;
ana the lhctA,or al the peril of hs own LIE: , ..
| very many rhlir'u VII" w"r" m iikrl Tor 'N,ad
| ,ini I1rlni IlNl.rrr a,.,.rd that hr ha'
wanted Bishop Llv'nhir :" describe his w.
wears solourn IN .anda. hat could not pH,ra..!
! on HIM To- oNrr'oru" h> Ia" great i"it'N ~
Cardinal then told al Tie >iru-.'> al fn' WIZ
, BISHOP with men hunters caHnIhals ana l!h'',,'
! Nnslrm and ne, 'hrn - cdIirP of hI'''It,''s'
! he declared was crmcu:cd with Christian ".o I
| cardinal I,yI.crir here summoned DIVER, OF NV
| white. robbed \nuuc Africans io t:c platform W
! show how they had lrcn NUT Hated - pir ,
limnarv 10 martyriom before being rr,'nfu -,
| the Uishnp eve had lost his tongue ana ahotr1
his ears another his hand. ,.,. ,h.,
The Marquis dc Vogue. Of tho in,ii'n'"' 'I iys
read a report Of The pil!atr m.'i'h-,u r .ll'n