The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-02

Aforesaid "Iifs .a''s out snG sls s5e s sSdPr ssSseia II tho &c
those who, undertook to publish Il in another
with ntrodnction mSn So enst i nnS ana o, 70 sS co%msn ~
Iarles. Forum prPsertim ptra, qui aliena
,ngua edenium vel misrepresentation suscep-
80 long as those wrong ideas were the opin-
IONS OF q man, who was never held in very high
70 him. they could he very easily ignored aud
aespbsed. But when some .'innovators"-so
the PoDe calls them..wished to form Of them q
new system and set to work to spread them
even outside the United States. with oil the
means that American ADVERTISING methods can
opinions Of Hecker as those OF a saint" Of "a
raul OF the nineteenth century," OF the type
fowsee s 6 %p &mariapa rles srIes 81 sss =. "%o TSsn' Rbs Hpd
s1n OF Hscker grow gigantic before 1t. as
great aud noble idea Of Americantsm." the
apistle OF the reconciliation Of, the Church
renewal SO lonsad Tor and so necessary: the
world then started M and asked whether
H"c,ker was really a saint. a new Paul. a type
works OF MaiGnen. lie pSre Hecksr est. un
Saint" and OF Delattre. I'm Catholicisme
ural. his opinions exposed in their pernicious
BEGINNINGS and in their fatal consequences. at
tracted the attention OF theologians and at last
II Americanism has been condemned. whose
ts0 The IS t IN SdST ssaees. not to ; RS6@ 1' t Eli . usee a,hss
dsy even the existence Of Father Hecksr was
etiR@ir!ceSSl. In n fault. 'f Il that o. ,s she H mSst Ii
nseai sels1 oi a., sioH @li fe the oi f HesFsr, a Who f have
rspeatedlv diyntaed his opinions with the
To-day 4 10 true they, disavow their master
being ex~travassnt. some as stupid and worthy
OF contempt. Fertile sake 81 saving. at least in
have acknowledgements tenn pest which one:dsy
Prophet Jonah was sailing from Joppa to Tar
Amerlcani;ts took up their ,Prophet Hecker
and cast him into the sea-"tulerunt Ionam
Sby doing this they have discredited the de-
fence Attempted six months ago by a certain
C9ppineer. who. identity!pg American,sm
with the system OF Father Hecker, undertook
to show that the accusations against Ameri-
canism were founded on an:incorrsct French
iFn . Hee Se t"s tC&Tsin ts1t w Si Vie vietor htss ~
refuted by :Fathet Delattre H'Americanisme.
S C6S nasina eh de cS Sslut,; and nd w Uss ourselves xI,h then hen
original English became convinced chat De-
lartie was perfectly right. Therefore. TO de-
li.uerately set out to deceive his fellow man or
else declare frankly, that he doesn't under
ness OF a Translation. or finally u must Confess
that his mind is 80 blinded by prejudice that
he takee glow worms for lanterns aud sees In
the English text what is not to be found in II.
Judging from the French translation com-
pared with the English text We should say that
the aberrations and errora OF Americanism
present themselves often in a less %repugnant
and milder form. In the former than in the lat.
ter. However that NAV be. 80 far as CONCERNS
the condemnation OF Americanism or Of Heck.
erism, II you prefer. "stetit mare a fervore
spo." Controversy has ceased as II BY en-,
chantment. and all. CONQUERED or victors. az
DluuU the decision OF Leo Kill
The practical lesson which we must all draw
from go .AIll.''s Apost ollie letter is that Cath
olic principles do not chance. whether through
the passing Of years. or the changing Of coun-
tries. or new discoveries or motives of utility,
They are ALWAYS the PRINCIPLES that Christ
taught. that the Church made Known. that
Popes and Councils defended, that the Saiuts
held To. that the Doctors defended. As they
are thew must be- taken or left. Whoev yer &C.
cepts them In all their fulness and strictness
IL a Catholic: whoever hesitates. stagcers
adaIts himself TO the times, makes compro.
misc s. may call himself by what name he will
but before God and the Church he is a rebeI
and q traitor.