The record-union., 1893-01-26

will be brought face to face with the ques-
tons of honesty which will settle them
selves. No man can long preach one
kind of an Old Testament from the pull
pit and believe another kind in the study.
Nor can any man long proclaim himself
disciple of progress which is led by
critics who declare the impossibility of
the supernatural, and at the same time
occupy the position of leader of believ-
ers in the supernatural. There Will be a
break somewhere, either with the leader
ship of the critics or with believers"
1.-THE Romanists have showed them
selves very shrewd in not forming dis
tinct political party" says the National
Baptist of Philadelphia. IF they were
to meet in convention either State or Ma
tional and nominate ticket made up en-
tirely of their own adherents, such
ticket would be beaten out of sight; but
they stand ready to throw their strength
on the one side or the other. They state
their terms; and their terms rarely fail to
be granted. No other sect in the country
would dare to ask such things as they un-
blushingly demand. They get for all
their institutions, their schools, and re-
formatories, vastly more than their share
OF public money; and they make, in all
our public institutions, claims Tor their
clergy which would not be tolerated from
any other body. Their chief point Of
attack at the present time is the public
schools; and we must do them the justice
to say that they are rapidly laying aside
all disguise and are making their assault
in the face of day, with flags lying and
music sounding. 1t is time that TINS
matter was thoroughly understood, and
that we all knew what is the position OF
the Romanists in regard to the puDllc
schools, what are their demands, what
III Ief fl,n,
granted, and what are their qualifications
as an organized body for the work Of
popular education which they arrogate."
The San Francisco WeStefn Witness
Or. O. says: "Many a sincere Dec grd-
ttdS was uttered when the glad, welcome
news came that the Holy FaLher has in
consunffnate wisdom established per-
manent Apostolic delegation in the United
States. Its very first effect is to Visibly
show the nation at large, as well as to
make Catholics themselves realize that
the Pope is not a mere prialnS inter pdTeS.
but in very deed that he possesses plenary
power and immediate jurisdiction in the
whole and every part OF the church, and
in consequence has the unquestionable
right to place his representative in any
diocese, armed with such measure of au-
| thority as his holiness may seem fit.
Every member Of the church, lay or
clerical, has the privilege of appeal to the
| Holy See. Distance may render the eX-
ercise of this right almost an impossible
| ity. But the presence in our midst of an
| Apostolic delegate, invested with the au-
! thority OF the supreme Appellate Court
of the church, puts justice within the
easy reach ofall. 1t lightens the heavy
| burdens of the episcopate. There is a
zeal and enthusiasm which are not always
] dppOrHa1 tn wisdom fhnnnh wall in
tended. To keep these in the line of
Catholic tradition and surround them
with Catholic spirit needs the directing
power OF Rome, hence the invaluable as
slstance of an Apostolic delegate.
no better than n permanent repre-
sentative of the Holy Father can give
him such Information as is absolutely
necessary for ordering the good govern
ment of the church in the United States
ut is an accomplished fact that the
keynote of strength and unity has been
added to our own ecclesiastical organiza-
ton, to which we referred in previous
article. We are now put in close touch
with Rome, and a new era has begun in
this Columbian year for the church in
the United States.
''We receive this inestimable favor with
every feeling of respect reverence and
obedience. When the momentary passion
has subsded, we and our children, and
our children's children. will be pro-
foundly grateful to Leo XIII. for this
great gift.
Every, very inaptly it has been called
home rule tor the church in America.
No. it is Rome rule. Heretofore all has
been home rule in the political significa-
tion of the term. Every effort has been
made to AmericanjZe the church. 1t has
been fraught with grievous ills. The at