New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-26
ING THE LIGHT OF REASON


passed earth the higher spheres the spirit OF the
remarkable developed BY this school John Henry
Newman. 1h, winter there has come TO our shof's
upon fconsttted mission to our American Church tne
mos pictur personality this movement AZ present
the monk, Father lgnatlus Within the last Jew ohth
there has been given the public book which ha'
ade Itself literary sensation Of the Church OF EnGian
ycsr; volume OF essays By group OF scholars
foremost in this movement which indicates an intellectual
revolution this ~-oo OF thought-"l.uX Mnndh"
IN, English National type impressed upon the Eng
,h Church. Ia, tended to develop manly. wholesome
practical religion, which is best exenpihe
In the writings " golden. mOuthed Jeremy Taylor
There Is and false sentiment in his councils
nothing that monkish stroned. Religion. as repre-
-cnted there j. a matter Of internal rapture or
agones. opinions speculaons but OF domestic ana
,ocia. AID civic falthfulness.
THE IDOL or RESPECTABILrrY
But alas Ike all good things. this religion OF com
nonsense is not easily held to It's best, while below
that level drops into what is by no means so
lovely Indifference Of the English mind 70 specula
ton II, aversion fanatcism. Us strong bias toward
the practical which together duh the art OF England ant
.mpty it, philosophy. tend take the inner nre out
u the religion land. 10 l. apt TO become the
worship Of idol which Carlyle dashed so mecuessh
Responsibility. It's secret Of salvation lies In good
form" IT. dccorous OF It's sacred convention
ates foreigner only o. religious dress Iars1e
u f. the proper FOR every gentleman 10 DO a. ever!
gentleman the Sunday. Thes' good people believe
IN God A. firmly they believe IN the queen and all TN
enkindlng enthu-i8sm. There idle speculations
truly but then there little deep thought. There are
no morbid experiences but then there are few profound
Internal conflicts, There ianscism in lie but there
are no enthusiasm, for the IDEAL
Th, need u a revival u the higher life Rad already
sought development along distinctly Protestant lines. in
the latter portion OF the previous century. Those
least in sympathy with the Intellectual aspects
of this movement all the frankly acknowledge
has been real return to Him In heart and spirit
hn.
and our own Church 10 has made these churches
Ashamed Of their religion u reSpectabty 1t has IN
pred OF noble devotion. Of utter selfabnegation
II ha, made IT, priests ministers Of mercy to the poor
and neglected IL has renewed the parish life and re-
stored the parish priest II has stimulated churchbud'
Ing. and taught all the value Of rich and beautiful
worship.
Because IL has been real revival, 1t has been force
freshness and freedom in the life and work of the
Church 1t ha. broken up the old sereotypcd service
and accustomed elastic forms 1t has thrown down
IraycrBo fetish 1t IA, half converted our Church
idea Of churches. wherein the rich and poor
are to meet together 1t has opened the lips Of clergy
once more In cAtemporancous prayer. 1t has brought
back I'm our churches under the restrained form Of
the mission. whatever good in the revival II has
laid the whole Church under obligations for which We
may well thank God pray that these spiritual forces
which originated and developed the movement thus
far may not fail for many a day.
THE INTELLECTUAL FORCES EMPLOYED.
working this movement, the more frankly should we
seek TO understand the intellectual forces which have been
guiding hitherto. Even in religious revival the di
reotlon Of important Its forccful
ness The highest motives may wrong set. under
the influence OF wrong thought and work mischief Con-
science has Of the greatest foes to human well
Religion has barred progress into intelligence and
virtue The Church has shut men OF from the divine
life The hol.cr the enthusiasm tho more essential 1t Is
that 1t be
OF this so-caIed Catholic movement honestly
affirmed that intellectually 1t is reaction. Doubling
by the Church. turning backward into tho
IDEAS the past The earliest serious efforts at propaganda
made this school lay the famous series of Tracts for
the Times The celebrated Of these tracts that
known Number Ninety, which was written by DR..
Newman This sought 20 show how All agreement might
be reached between the Thirty nine Articles and the
dcrces OF the Council OF Trent whch had been called Y
the Pope the schism that Professionalism had made
1t revealed real set Of the movement 1t thence
forth apparent that this movement tended 20 minimize the
differences between the Church of Rome and the Church
Of England to bridge over which the R,formers
had created them; TO retracc the steps Of Prot
cslnt sm and restore the doctrine and discipline Of tho
Catholic Church before the Reformation IL was thus
seen that IL a cOunter.rcformaton.
The early stages this movement almost wholly
doctrnsl. propaganda was by dsputatlon Later on
when 1t Stacking its gait there came revival under
the ritual This sought to spread the doctrine
through symbols IL recognized the fact that The mass Of
mon are readily affected by the Imagination than Y
in concrct, external material symbol which they could
not easily grasp realize abstract mental state
ment that they are attracted and educated most readily
through tho senses. IL recognized the wisdom OF the
Roman Church shrlnng her great dosmas In The pomp
and pageantry scenic ritual II turned It's energies
therefore into a revival Of the Roman ritual
This is the phase ot the Catholic movement which Is
familiar 10 us to-day, under which, properly known as
Ritualism IL is spreading steadily In England and IN our
own land. Llght-tmbered neOphytes may be- IN love
merely with the aesthetics % the ritual Shallow crt
ct.m may pronounce this ritual only matter OF man
millinery Il is In reality. It's earnest ana htaleeh'
followers rejoice 10 know and It's serious critics depo
propaganda Of doctrine through ritual ana thae uoch
the pre Re formation beliefs Of the Catholic Chnfch.
The intellectual conditions OF the age IN "hic" TINS
school rraro.e Interpret Its posture IL was pc'lo'
which excited the fears OF hosts Of good people ior ~
nture NJ RELIGION The physical sciences were beginning
10 work dlsturbinely upon old conceptions hcoe So
~ himself over the revelations of geology by trying 70
,L baleye, that God might have created the wofid
,,,h fossil, I'm It's strata. German thought was ~lhs
d,ed AID Its criticism OF the Scriptures was WORKING Id
on, minds The spirit OF free inquiry was abroad In
,h air Men ike Hampden and Whately, III hlsh
pIaces in the Church. were writing against do9mats
Tbouas Arnold was preaching manly and reasonable
gcn Old doubts particular doctrines. such as the