The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-13
The Rev. DR.. Mctilynn.

The reception I'm honor OF r. McGlynn on
Tuesday evening was "A very fehnTha"ie
occasion. since both his host ana all thoSe
whc came to greet him are Professionals ah"
some of them have been conspicuous Tor VI"
violence of their outspOken opposition 10
the Church of Rome. The letters OF regret
from those who declined the invitation 10
attend the extraordinary reception were
also from Protostants uncomprOmlslng Ill
their hostility to the Catholic falth.
II their congratulations OF DIR. Mc'Iyhh
ON his restoration &c the priesthood form an
Indication that Professionalism and tathoil-
cism are coming nearer together III 'hris-
tlan sympathy and fraternity, TINS feeep,
lion was an occasion OF high moment ana
the most encouraging significance. For NJ
least n century past Christian union mas pee"
the dream f many pIous souls III every
Protestant denomination; and at the present
dov IN the Episcopal Church more particu-
larly. a movement to bring IL about Is earn
estlv supportcd But it is not CHRISTIAN
union really which is sought for; II Is ITO
testant union only. The great majority CT
Christendom are left out OF consideration III
the scheme, though in "A yeritahle union
they must Of course he included. If, theh'
this Protestant admiration of I'F. Mc"lyhh
expresses a changing sentiment toward the
Church Of Rene and an increasing syihpa
thy with il as masterfui agency Ior 'ne
propagation OF the Christian faith and prac-
tice. the reception mt Or. fnhks was III
event Of signal importance.
The tone and temper Of the remarks or
Or McGlynn on the occasion, however, VIII
not tend TO draw together the two great
norties OF ChrlstendOm. They Will tend
rather to broaden the breach between theni.
He DID not speak In the conciliatOry spirit
and with the humility which might reason
ably have been expected Of priest In MS
pOsiticn. His desire seemed rather 10 DE 10
pose as hero before the Protestant COM
pany and 80 invite their admiration OF MIN
personally and not merely as priest tepre-
sentative q n religious system 10 wIlch
they had been strenuously opposed. Thus
ne failed 10 improve IN opportunity so pc
cnIiar. He did not exemplify the Christian
virtues Of peace. patience and forbeara nee
but used the occasion for further display
of his vanity, the chief source or his past
troubles. his levity, and the frequency OF
his enmity to certain OF his ecclesiastical
suneriors. Archbishop Corrigan more par
| ticularly.
II n restored clergyman OF the Episcopai
! Church should speak openly in such terms
| ~ Rishon Potter he would be regarNeq as
an unmannerly fellow 10y all Episcopalans,
and no would forfeit their sympathy utterly,
however strong their previous partlsanship
FOR him. Every consideration OF propriety
renuires that DR.. McGlynn should refrain
/ from that sort Of talk even II bis devotion
| IN the welfare Of the Catholic CLurch does
/ nor prevent him from the reyiling. Ihe
! Deace and harmony Of American Catholicism
! have been disturbed seriously by MS past
course. and as a loyal priest his duty WOMB
| seem 10 be TO do his best To calm the tuhiuit
instead of assisting TO Increase II. III he
/ 90 fnf1Oltf
/ Church his present language would be open
IN no criticism. unless on the score OF mere
taste: but after having sought readmissi0n
N IFS priesthood. Of course after rendering
submIssl0n TO its authority, his careless anu
/ defiant conduct is not merely extraordinary,
81 IS unworthy OF n Christian minister
In no other way does DR.. Mcilynn ex-
biblt more unmistakably the yindicflycness
! OF his spirit than In his assaults ana lnsln-
nations directed against the sun. FROM 'he
first we have sedulously avoided criticism
| OF his restoration IA matter concerning
only the discipline Of Rome. Of whose rca.
sons for the proceeding we could know
! nothing. and as 10 which criticism from us
womb be both intrusive and useless. we
merely printed extracts from authentic re-
norts OF the speeches Of DR.. McOlynn while
outside OF the priesthood as indicative OF tht
spirit Of rebellion. dlsrespect. contempt ant
obstirate maiignity. from which be mus
have recovered and for which he must have
offered expIatlon to deserve admission u
any Christian ministry. Roman Catholic Of
Protestant. The correctness OF those reports
IL jndisputable but DIR. McGlynn now ind
u convenient to deny them, and his dena
Il framed I'm the unchristian fashion usua
with him. ~ never called the Pope al
old lady or n bag OF bones he declares
II swear it, All the same he did use ex
actly that language aud because he IN
he seems to think II necessary 20 take hi
oath that he did not. His abuse ana rldi
Guile Of the Pope were unrestrained an
now he tries 10 get out Of them by ACCUSING
the reporters OF four OF the leading news
papers OF New York OF manufacturing falls
reports Of his Cooper Institute harangue'
He says that he regrets sincerely some @
the remarks made ny him during the perit'
Of his accommodation, but he needs TO &
more than regret his oath that the sn
sought TO injure him by charging him VII
saving what he did not say. He needs I
clear his conscience OF perjury ana maiicfou
faisehood before he assumes TO minister !
n temple OF the God Of truth and holiness.
DR. McGlynn Is an exceedingly vain, pa
sionate and ul-regulated man, loose In III
statements. lrreverent and yindictive. ii
. seems to be- without the true Christa
spirit. and hence both Catholics and Prote'
fants who are disposed TO make a hero
. him have dangerous timber with which
deal. He does not exemplify Christian unit
INIT moral and mental dIsorder.--Ncw xor
. Sun.