The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-08-20

s'IO what DO you attribute Jne chanee
of opinion and attitude Of the Englsh
people toward your church that has
taken place within the last fifty years?'
''Emphatically," replied the Arch.
bishop, 'it is change that comes OF q
better knowledge of the Catholic Church.
And that knowledge has been attained
by t, constant journeying to and fro to
tho continent. English people brought
up in ignorance now realize what Catho-
licism really is.
catholicism shows an invariably ten
der and considerate attitude toward all
those who are in need and distress
throughout the world, while in this
country the people compare it's ccnsis-
tency with the innumerable inconsistent
cits Of Professionalism, and they at all
events have learned to respect Catholics.
Again, the study of history, the deeper
insight into these questions which ob-
tain at Oxford and Cambridge, and es-
pecially at Cambridge, has helped i'm
mensely to truer understanding and
appreciation of Catholicism. The high
Auglicans may talk as much as they
please of the historic continuity of their
church with that OF the prs-reformation
days, but they can never get away from
the fact that long before they were even
dreamed of Rome was great power in
this land Owing to careful research
into the matter, the English people are
beginning to know what the so-called
glorious reformation was in the days Of
Henry VIII. and good Queen Bess.
They realize that Catholics are, after
all, human beings; they have discovered
thatIwe have neither tails nor hoofs. The
religious Englishman comedies to us
earnestness and devotion 10 our faith;
the man Of the world owns that we have
not proved ourselves to be foolish, intol-
Grant bigots, lacking the very elements
of common sense; the patriot acknowl~
edges our earnest wish TO take part in
public life and in all that concerns
the best interests Of the country. We
are loyal and devoted subjects of the
Queen. Surely the most prejudiced will
acknowledge this 5"
The Archbishop was asked if he recog-
nized the good of Professionalism to the
same extent as Cardinal Gibbons and
C.-1:-.l NEo>~;n~, y,ol r~ro
II recognize Protestants," he said, "as
fellow christians. With regard to the
Bible in the board schools, as said at
my enhancement in the pro- cathedral,
so say again to-day. that unless the
scholars in the board schools be taught
to believe with divine faith and to prac-
t1ce the doctrines of the Bible, they are
not taught the christianity of the Bible.
Christian education in England is at this
moment on an inclined plane. 1t is
sought to Danish the teaching OF definite
doctrinal of christianity from the na-
tional system of education.
We do not ask the state in this coun-
try to pay farthing to our schools for
instruction in the Catholic religion. We
demand equal payment tor secular in
struction and We will look after the reli-
gious instruction ourselves, without cost
to the state. 1 lay down as general
principal Catholic education for every
Catholic, be his place in the social order
what it may. And until that is fully &C.
knowledged we are not getting fair play.
Archbishop Vaughan's life has been
one of remarkable activity, and the same
quality has distinguished all the men,
bers of his family. He is the Oldest son
of Colonel Vaughan, of Courtfeld, in
Herefordshire, and was born in 1885. OF
Colonel Vaughan's eight sons six en-
tered the Church, five of them passing
the succession of Courtfeld to younger
brother in order to do SO. Roger Bede
Vaughan, now dead, became Archbishop
Of Sydney. Father Jerome Bond founded
several Benedictine communities,
Father Bernard Vaughan is celebrated
preacher IN the Jesuit society. Father
Kenelm Vaughan was missionary in
South America, and with his brother,
Father John, is now attached to the
House of Expiation in Chelsea, London.
Six Sisters of the new Archbishop took
the veil. All his fathers brothers be-
came priests. The family in past times
has produced many distinguished eccle-
siastics. The Archbishop is grand
nephew of Cardinal Weld and a nephew
of the present bishop of Plymouth.
Herbert Vaughan was educated at
Stonyhurst, the great Catholic public
school Of England, and at various places
abroad, chiefly at Rome. He was vol
unteer in the Crimean war, and devised
q new kind of riae-pit. He has always
shown ingenuity and great capacity
for hard work.
When he was appointed to the bishop
rio Of Stafford in 1872, he entered on 3
career in that diocese during which he
accomplished great things. One OF his
achievements was the building OF st.
Bede's college, near Manchester, an in
stitution which provides an excellent