New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-12

John Henry Newman for many years the foremost
figure I'm the Roman Catholic Church In England. De-
| fore that leader OF the famous Tra'iarfan move
I'm the Established Church. aud long coDlmahn-
Ing force both a. a preacher and writer. in English
! religion, thought and life was born Protestant In
the first wear " the present century. lie came OF
commercial family, which for generations before his
| birth had been Identified with the CITY OF London
| His father wa. a member Of tho banding firm OF
| Ramsbottom, Newman q Company. and IN religion
"A member OF the Church Of England. HIS mother
was Of IIugucn0t descent and loyal 10 the
| religious traditions Of her fsmIly The boys
home training was thus evangelical I'm II charaS er
nu his mind ran uncaSily religious topics ana DC
fore he entered oxford be had become first Rational
| ist AMI then a Calvins;. feeling his wav III nov
| fashion, but evidently driven by Ia, p.ssion for
theological inquiry which In alter years to carry
| him So far from bis earliest beliefs.
Young Newman earliest schooling was Lad al
Ealing where he distinguished himself IN classical
and scientific stullrs an became an omnvoiOns de-
| vciuer OF books. Besides theology. French literature
| and philosophy seemed TO have an especial attraction
| fOr his mind lie had. a. he has iimstn w1i'SA
formed Fixed religious opinions until lie was fifteen
year old though he took great delight I'm reading the
Rnc and had an excellent knowledge OF the catNchisn
BIT he also read Thomas Paine and Hume's Es'eys'
and thought Voltaires In denial OF tho in'ror
| tally of the soul dreadful. perhaps. bit plausible
| when he had reached his fifteenth year he began
to think seriously OF his religious condition. and rs
he expresses II in the history of his religions opinions
fell under the influences Of a definite creed" That
creed Calvinstic. and 10 his r'adiug ~ Calvnstc
works he has since attributed the depth Of religious
conviction which has been under all changes Of belief
the leading Characteristic Of his car"cr A. early as
he had formed the resolution Of d'voting himself
to the service Of religion, and The conviction Va
settled IN his mind fiat elected as lie deemed him
self to he to the mission Of Christian preacher Il wa
his duty 10 lead a single life Side by id" with his
Calvirlstic principles the seeds Of thought Which
| afcrward grew into Roman Catholicism were sown-
| for he found fascination IN EiAop Nilncrs conr"-
vcrsal wrungs-bui he firmly believed, and con
tinucd in the belief for many years aft"rwald, that
| the Pope was hntlCmlst.
lie was SIN auttPapal In Ils opinion when, IN
| 1919. he won a Scholarship al oxford no mean
! achievement IN those dsyS lie entered Trinity
College. and when only nineteen year, Old FraAu
! aicd with high classical honors. While al Trinity
! his determination to enter the Church was nNel,
and he was admitted 10 orders. AID elected Fellow Of
Orlc IN 1873 The distinction thus attained Dy %
young . graduate gave him early rank - one oi Tia
celebrities Of the University and without knowing
| be- was gradually attracting round him hahd oil
cnrhus a,'lc followers, who af"rward became leaders
IN the rrac,ar!an Increment and many Of them con
| vcrts 10 Roman Catholicism.
In 1896 no chosen vice principal u -. M'an b
! Hall ny Dr Whaicly then ~ NE head - That ro'-
! lrye Around Newman thcre now Gathered group
Of young men who formed Tho nucleus Of The SCHOOL
| which was 20 make such a STIR I'm tho thrch of Ing
| LAND within a few years arcgvarl. among them
| Richard flurrcll Froudr, oahcl"y. VI. Wand, Wiocr
force Coleridgc and others. Beyond a SoH>r-a vague
one-of dlssaiisarton with what vas considered me
urd Puritauisn Of .rctiou 81 tic 'hni'h "t ing
land there was. thar tine, 70 'irn ~ me coming
agitation Thc men who took the most prominent
/ tartan ffIf
| divided a. Ia u, precise ORIGIN Nj Newman
| attributed II TO tie influence Of N'blcs 'hh'nh
Year, published ia 1-27, aul rciolcni, IL Wa Then
| 4ad Of Roman devotional sentiment Canon
Oakclev on the other hand. traces g., Origin 10 the
| lecture, Of ilc Eccu, Professor br. Lloyd. after
ward bishop Of oxford. IN series Of lectures on N"
History and structure Of the Book Of Common
PRAYER the Ecclls Professor plainly prcl"h"l im'
| many q the doctrines and practice, - he F"mAa
| ratboli, Church were not excluded fom tie church
/ of England Another element In the origin Of The
movement was The publlca' ia lN-', % "oIA
entitled Letters on Tie Church b., an Epi'coralan'
which I'm tie inrerc-t u the Church d'oci"d hf
ecnarailon from the state. Tho WORK VI generally
a,i,nu,oi 10 Dr. Wha'cly. and although hc va, OPENLY
credited with #. the principal u IT, Alhnn'' never
rcpudlatcd The authorship
Meanwhile. Distinctions were coming one after ih'
| oncr t. Newman. IN ls2o Doe va, mA1' 'n'"f 10 hi'
college. and iu The same year va, appointed 10 me
lyi,, Of - Mag - IN The sin OF 20" ln'cr wv. J"
If. sermons at ~ Mays the fruits OF ~" ir''h"E'
- Lloyd aid Krllc became apparent ~i'p h'
| s,,p to rcpicteu'lilvc University audiences. l' uh
,',,c1 MANY Of the Tracl1ran piiEclpl-, watch %"
| ,uerward openly adopted. Yet d. pi""hhS W"
| characterized by a latent antir0nisn 10 I"inA'
ratlglcsIn due plainly 10 The urnu'rcr OF MS q" ''
| f-.,d Tr,ndc ffoud" always. and newman men
=, least. di,avowcd any purpose Of Remaining me
church Of England. Thcr Object va i"i"'i' u t'l
| aid 10 contribute something to"an' u' p'"''"
revival Of doctrine, which, although hci 10y the f''a
di,.iu., Of thc English Church. have loom" a'"'"''
vrL The majority Of hcr member, and are Withdrawn
! fnu publir view oven LS the mol" lrmrcd aud
orthodox few vino sim adhere to them
The Catholic Emancipation bin In 1879 brought
about a rupture 0f the friendly relations "l"''h We"
| man and d. Whatcy. sir Robert Peel, after The an
ro,t,ccucnf Of the Governments intention !" c"i''u
the claims Of the Catholics, stood Tor rc erection ron
| oxford University The principal Of 81 Adams sup
p,rtrd him. While Newman went into the thick OF h'
| ,.t,iou ca,iing hi, lot with the open Tractafiat
! ,,n,rmont lust beginning under the leadership oi pr
| pu,cy The chief men Of ne ncw school J"Inol iof
mauy I'm 1888 ia the publication OF the no" idhon
| d. Tract. t,r u,c Time Although IN Pu,", ahl
Mr. Newman were nOnlnaliy Joint odao. II, the gira'
| r,,o, IL The literary supervision fell I"
| hc Iot Of the incumbent OF 81 Mary =
r,o was then brIntll Of literary plans for The
reconciliation Of the new doctrine. IN beginning ING
| ,iIr,tion of the "Tracis' tho promoters fonnh J.
! ccc-.ary ia dlsclam any ROmsh ,yMpathirs Ih"N
declared their Intention 10 be 10 repc,> that cA'h
sion Of pipcry tor which the over multiplying '''
inns n the religious world are too clearly preparing
a.. u,y- In 1888 neither Newman nor hi- associates
| d ,,, idea Of aiding Runpn Catholicism. A. tfh'
succeeded tract. however II was visible enough ina
,te writer's he'd opinions sim considered anagonl''
,o uc bclcf Of rhc Church Of England. and "m'
,rofc,.ng TO engage In rcfuiaton OF Tue errors u
pomaulsrn were ncucatng Roman Wlnripe'
Mr.. Newman wrol" lie hrs' 'ra' anu VI wv
ninety actually published furnished twenty four II
,aoc the two editors began the publication OF
d. Library of the Fathers gcring Frederick fabcr I"
helm Them with II. This library became, however
chiefly the work Of Mr. Newman, and served s'li