The sun., 1896-03-15

uted the decided attitude Of Archdescon Man
ming to the refusal of the Bishop TO Issue dec
laration that the Gorhnm Judgment was ncithe
the law nor the faith OF the Church of England
1t Is plain enough TO the readers OF this bool
that Mr.. Gladstone, through no fault OF his own
was mistaken or mienformed as to the rea
state OF Manning's religious opinions. He die
not Know that for years Manning had doubted
the divine authority and mission of the English
Church. On learning. in January. 1898. the
| substance OF Mann!ng's letters to Robert Will
berforce. Mr.. Gladstone was exceedingly sur.
pr!sed, and said: " To mo this is most startling
| Information, for which am quito unprepnred
| In all our correspondence and conversations
during an intimacy which extended over many
years. Manning never led me to believe
that lie had doubts MS to the position or divine
authority OF the English Church. far less that
he had lost faith altogether in Anglicanisrn
that is to say, up to tho Gorham Judgment.
The Gorham Judgment. knew. shook his faith
In the Church of England. 1t was then that
Manning expressed to me- and for the first time.
mis- doubts and mlseivings" After a few mo-
ments reflection Mr.. Gladstone added: II
won't say Manning was insincere, God forbid
But he was not simple and straightforward"
VIII.
hudilS, COnpelleu manning TO ueClare
himself was an incident which occurred in No
vember, 1850. many months after the Gorham
judgment was promulgated. The Papal bull
restoring the Catholic hierarchy in England had
iailen ike a bolt from the blue and, In reply to
II. LORD John Russell not only raised a - No
fopery' cry throughout the land. but direct ted
ultra-Protestant suspicious and jealousies
against the 1rnctarian party. 1t is hard for tho
present generation to understand that strange
outbreak or fanaticsm. not merely on the part
or ministers of religion, or of politicians with an
eye to business. but Of otherwise sedate and So
Der men. For n time the English nation seemed
to 20 out Of Its wits. and In that hour OF ram pant
bigotry, q middle course was i'm possible for the
most 1udicious of men OF archdeacons
Oroad line OF dcnarkation was drawn between
irotestnnts and Papists, and in the popular eye
Puseyitcs were Just rs much Papists as Cath
olics themselves; nay, they were worse for they
were denounced as wolves In sleeps clothing.
What bcfcll Manning was this: Early in No
vember the Bishop OF Chichester. in response to
a request from the clergy of the diocese. called
upon the Archdeacon to convoke a mo
Fopery" meeting. Archdeacon Manning obey
ed the bidding of his Bishop. but declared to his
assembled brethren that his calling them to.
gether was his last ministerial act as Arch
deacon. This was the beginning OF tho end.
Before the close OF that Guy Fawkes month,
when Cardinal Wiseman was burned in eff1gy
Arohdeacon Manning had made UP his mind to
resign his archdeaconnl office, and what was
harder. to leave his church and home at Law
inRton. In March. 1851, he formally and legal
ly res!gncdhis office and benefice thus wholly
and finally breaking his official connection with
the Church OF England. referring to this crisis
in his life. the Cardinal said to his blogrnpher:
shall tell you where performed my last act
OF worship in the Church Of England? 1t was
in that little chapel Off the Buckingham Palace
road. was kneeling by the side OF Mr.. Glad
stone. Just before the communion service COM
mcnced shd to him: i can no longer take the
communion in the Church of England rose
up and. laying my hand on Mr.. Gladstone's
shoulder said Come 1t was the parting of
tho ways. Mr. Gladstone remained and went
my way. Mr.. Gladstone still remains where I
left him." 1E an autobiograpical note Car.
dinal Manning gave account of the final
steps which led him out of his Anglican
life: "On April @. 1851. Passion Sunday.
Hope and l went to Father Brownwell. In
Hill street, and were received. I before high
mass and he after II. So ended one life
and thought my life was over. ] fully believed
that l should never do more than become a
priest; about the duty Of becoming which I
never doubted. nor ever will. But looked
forward to live and die in a priests life out
or slEht. went to st. Georges and saw
the Cardinal CWisemanl; he fixed to give me
confirmation and communion the follow
ing Sunday. forget on what day received
the tonsnre. lie then told mo he had de.
cided to ordain me priest without delay, and
that he did SO with the knowledge and sanction
of Rome. begged that. in that event. he would
allow me, after ordination. to have the same
time should have had before ordination, for
reading and study. This was settled, and went
to Rome in tho October following. So far was
this early ordination from giving displeasure to
Rome that Cardinal Franzoni gave me the
faculties of missionary apostolic on my return
to England in May. 1852"
Thus, ut the age Of a.. Henry Edward Man.
ming had to begin life anew. a stranger among
strangers. II. as man of action, 10 must needs
work. he would have to begin work again. as it
were. at the plough tail. What work he found
to do. and how he did it, is too well known to
need recountng. He died a Cardinal. having,
as all organizer, done more than Newman had
accomplished rs n scholar and thinker to lay
anew. broad and deep, the foundations of the |
Roman Catholic Church in En- gland.
NJ. w. II.