The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-15
THE CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
It Has Assumed The Importance
OF a Leading Congress,
Chaerin Of the British Over the De.
feat OF the Valkyrie. The Sport
ing Times and The Field
Say Many Sharp Things.
The Spectators Views.
BY Southern Associated Press.

olic Truth Society, has hitherto been
treated by the press us unworthy OF
mention. 1t has this year suddenly
assumed the Importance of lending
congress. The conference began at
Bristol on Monday and terminated
Thursday. The questions before the
conference were not numerous, but
the meeting derived unwonted interest
from Cardinal Waugh MS address on
Christian reunion.
The Archbishop of Canterbury's re.
cent missive on this subject. which wns
reply to the Pope's letter to the
English people, requested a reply and
Cardinal Vaughn gave 1t in such clear
terms rs will end discussion within the
Augelicau church ou the bnsis of an
agreement with the Roman Catholic
Church. Ths Kernel OF the question
oi Reunion OF chrlstendUm, eaid arii.
nal Vaughan, consisted in the admis-
sion OF the Roman claim that the Popu
had received by divine right authority
to teach aud govern the whole church.
The essence Of the Anglican position
WAS II neRnilou OF the Romun claim.
UnIli this claim WAS admitted no basls
Of reunion WAS possible. Tie Cardinal
further declared that he did not expect
to wltuess the submission of the Eng
lish people as II body, TO claims that
wore rcpudinted ut the time OF the re
formation. tie looked to the slower
process of individual CONVERSION.
These declarations have been iii re
ceiyeu 10y the ritunlists, and nre re
ported to be also causing tho Poue dis
appointment MS II check 10 his plan for
Il reunion CT the churches.
The report was accented as trun
"a M ,,f
TINT ut the next consistory at Roma
another Cardinal will he created for
England. The congress concluded on
Thursday with pilgrimage to Glas.
tonhury Abbey, the Oldest shrine in
England. Thousands OF pilgrims, IN
cIuuIng ono hundred robed clergy
Travelled by train from Bristol to Gins
tonbury.
1t was not very loug ago that popu
lnr sentiment would not have allowed
such pilgrimage, On Thursday a
large crowd watched with the gteltest
sy mpnthetic interest the loug banner
carrying procession composed OF Cath
Ole guilds, Jesuits, Dominicaus, Fran
ciscaus, Benedictiues and Carmelites.
alternately slngiugnnd reclting PRAYERS.
The scene was AN impressive, pictur
esque and quiet one aud marked au
immense change IN the Roman Catholic
Church III England.
Time does not soften the keenness of
British clagrin over the outcome of
the American cup contest. The Field,
III fine frenzy, utterly abaudons dc
cency. This ''gentleman's Journal"
raves ike tshwlie over the ignomin.
ious showing of the British repre-.
sentative yacht, though Its ruyiugs
are, OF course, directed against every.
thing connected with the race that was
not British.
Following are some Of the choice OK.
pressions oi tins paper which purports
10 represent the sporting spirit of
Great Britain: Excursion steamers
laden with frantic Irish .Americans who
do not know yacht from an oyster
boat. aud "the New York press, rep
resenting the rabble OF excursion
steamers"
his paper, together with others,
looks upon the interference of the ex.
cufsion steamers AS Affecting only the
British boat.
That the excursion should in any
way Interfere with the Ampricuu bout
does not seem TO strike them, although
rs matter OF fact. impartial persons
here Judge from the cable accounts of
the contests thnt Cne bunt suffered ns
much MS tue other from this cause. In
common with other English papers,
the Field declares that .the condi.
uons governing the cup contests need
remodtling, notably that rule requir
Ing that the challenger must sail the
ocean on her own bottom, while the
defender OF the cup can be any Iignt.
~ rlgged rattletrap which will hold
togotherfor four or five matches"
lnyidlous comments were made in
1873 ON the construction of the ligi.
iant, and 1t vas then declared that she
could not cross the ocean, but after
sue did cross and in much less time
than did the Nnlkyrie II. the English
papers forgot their former comments,
Ont lad very little to say IN respect OF
her very fine performance.
The sporting Times says: .'Wbep
ihe cup was first won, no special yacht
was built to beat the America. This
boat had tue open sea to sail on and
won on her merits.
No race has since been sail, d under
the same conditions of fairness. Ii It
Is true that the Nalkyrie was disauali
lied In the second iace match for t..
ties, which were admitted to be correct
when the Defender practiced them on
the Nigiiant. doubt is thrown on the
d 4 y. -ats a u. r. d p a. i