The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-05
III.

Now let US turn to the two Indexes issued
by Leo XIII. as representatives OF the lit
erary policy OF the Church Of Rome at the
close Of the nineteenth century. hi first
Of these was complied in 1881. and re-
printed in 1884 and 1895 with a supplement,
The second was published In 1900. and thus
constitutes the latest embodiment Of the
Roman censorship. 1t remains TO be seen
whether Plus x. will make any addition
to the long series Of Roman prohibitory
lists. The number Of entries in the second
Index OF Leo XIII. is about 1000. or the
publications of the last decade Of the nine
teenth century, 1S1 works. representing
eighty-tWo authors, were selected for con-
demnation. These books Of recent date
comprise sixty Italian volumes. forty-seven
French, sixteen Spanish and Portuguese.
four German and four English. Mr.. Put
nam suggests that the selection indicates a
lack Of familiarity on the part OF the ex-
aminers with the language n modern
literature of Germany and England. Leo's
lists Of prohibited books include no works
Of the h~eresiarchs, and, In fact. no titles
back OF the seventeenth century. The
Leonine DEGREES, however, confirm the lists
issued in 1854 and 1893. and thus cover all
the important heretical literature from the
invention OF the art Of printing.
Our author reproduces the titles Of GER
tain prohibited books of special interest
to English speaking readers Among
them are Addison's Remarks on
Italy: Bishop Berkeiey's -Alciphron';
Lord Acton's History Of the Vatican Coun-
cil'; the works OF Jeremy Bentham; Sir
Thomas Brownies "Religio Medioir; Bishop
n,,-z~Ar. apaloxra,NtoA - fhA CAttpoh ~
England and History Of His Own Times;
Cudworth's intellectual System Of the
Universe; Erasmus Darwin's ~"zo6nomia';
Prof. j. W. Draper's History Of the ON
ficts Between Science and Religion (the
work on the same subject by Andrew D..
White escapes attention); Goldsmith's
Abridged History Of England; Hallam's
Constitutional History Of England and
view OF the State OF Europe; all the
works OF Thomas Hobbies; Rants 'Critique
of the Pure Reason; John Locke's Essay
on the Human Understandings; F. D.
Maurice's Theological ESsaya'; st. George
Mivart's Happiness in He'll published
in the Nineteenth Century; Remains Life
Of Jesus and nineteen other works; Rich.
ardson's novel Pamela; Rosooe's Life
OF Leo K; Rousseau's Social Contract"
and four other works; all the novels Of
Baizac and George Sand; Sismondi'e
History Of the Italian Republics; sterne's
Sentimental Journey; Taine's History
OF English Literature; all the works Of
voltaire and lola, and Archbishop
Whately's Elements Of Logic
Concerning the literary policy Of the
Church Of Rome to-day as reflected In the
Index, the opinion Of the Jesuit Father
Hilgers is reproduced. In reply to an in
quiry HAgers pointed out that II 10 no. safe
for a believer to say 'as this book IL not
found in the Index I an at liberty TO read
it," The very fact that the total number
Of, books appearing In the Index Ia rels
lively inconaiderahle should he accepted
a. evidences that there has been 70 attemHt
TO make specific condemnation Of the whole
mass OF Objectionable literature. He cal
cudates that the Indexes Of the last 500 years
contain on an average only sixteen new
titles for each year; and these sixteen
titles represent the total OF the selections
made from all literatures.