New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-12

his Evangelical friends. and The Record" fell
foul of him. But his active opposition to the
Ecclesiastical Commission soon earned for him
the regard of all influential Churchmen. and
Newman's british Critic" and The Record"
united in pralsing him. HIS opposition to the
State control of the Church was instructive lie
was now Churchman, and 1t therefore seemed
to him divinely right that Churchmen alone
should rule the Church. He also opposed secular
education by the State goddess
When DR.. ShuttlewOrth. pronounced Low
Churchman, succeeded Bishop Otter in the See
of Chichester Manning's friends feared that his
chances Of preferment were gone But Manning
was polite enough to get on the right side OF
the new Bishop. though at first the Bishop looked
upon him "Romani.er" in disguise. and ne
presently appointed the rector OF Lavlngton
Archdeacon of Chichester. The appointment was
in every way proper one as sucn Things 60
and 1t was especially creditable 10 Bishop SHUT
tleworth for IL was made from a sense of duty.
and 1t caused Mrs. Shuttleworth to storm like
a fury when she heard Of 1t. At this time,
though only thrty-four years Of age Manning
was described as "prematurely bald, venerable
and wise He at once became Il parsonage
of Importance in the councils of the Church. but
The office brought troubles, as well as honors.
with il. He could longer show any public
sympathy with the Tractarans. He was on the
high road to still greater preferment. for arch
deacons often reached mitre And 1t would be
most mpolitc to ruin these bright prospects by
showing friendship 10 men who had no influence.
AS rector of an obscure country parish IL was
very well to be on intimate terms with New
man. but as Archdeacon Of Chichester he de-
term.ned to break with him. Never if he could
IT. nself II, an
popular movement. or take his stand on the side
of a falling cause. Moreover as an archdeacon,
it would evidently be good policy to come out
strongly against Roman Catholicism, and there
fore he did so IN lis first charge. calling at
tenton, among other things to the fact that the
countries most successful against the Reforma
ton are most destitute Of Christianity. This
charge was delivered just after Tract No 90 APP
pearcd and when all England ringing with
cries of rage against Newman the traitor 1t
IS true that Newman was his friend. that ne
secretly sympathzed with the Tractarian move
ment. and Gisbelieved in popular Professionalism
But these facts did not outweigh the other fact
that the faint OF "Romanism would stand in the
way of his further preferment. and for that rea-
son must be wiped out
Nevertheless, Manning failed to find peace.
and. still worse, failed to please everybody The
controversies in the Church were so fierce that
even he could not avoid being engulfed by them.
People nstnctvely felt that his faith was ex-
oterc rather than esOter1C. 1t was something he
was able TO put on and off at Will. 1t did not fit
him well. still less was 1t a part of his very
nature His anti-CathOlc declarations failed to
please the PrOtestants. which showed that the
instinct of the PrOtestant3 was right. There
vas. however. one supreme thing 10 do. on
November >, 1913. Guy Fawkes Day" Manning
preached a violent "No Popery" sermon. in which
he attacked many OF the principles that the
Tractarans ardenty believed. And yet. ever
since the year 1886. Manning had been intimately
but secretly associated with Newman and other
Tractaran leaders. He had contributed anony-
mously to their periodicals. and his correspond
ence, published for the first time. shows
that he even used their Technology, and was in
hearty sympathy With their aims. For instance.
in a letter to Newman. dated 1888. he says that
the Bishop. Low Churchman. recently begged
him Manning) to think up some scheme for
diocesan theological seminary. Il only"
says Manning. think Of a lease Of house. and
a few sets Of rooms and some good Catholic who
will live f100 year to poison them up TO
the crown of their heads"