New-York tribune., 1908-09-14

roll, he invited him TO De ms ege3S 3-s1d for the
hospitality thou didst extend to ehe bsr lhf frst
Church of America in the person OF ner ME
The consecratng prelate was Bishop eot WalmeS- fT
Walnresfezy was not only conspicuous for Ie ms
oety and zeai cenfis aS In i79s he was invited by
she English government to cooperate with oIHr
eaFned lear edaBf5 mfn II # a6 4sa Brfan fe
One Of the afGyeS fS ou on of ' Mr. WeG He became
the future Cardinal Weld. and d,, was conspicuous
The Rev Charles PIowden. of the Society or
Jesus and Intimate friend OF Dr He fGPe
shadowed with prophetic vision tne (,Lqrcb
s She 1 vas no longer fettered by repressive laws
but breathed the air of liberty she "ouiu III
AS we. in former ages" said the speaker. re
ceyed the faith nth Of 9pofe St Gmsn so now at
an interval of twelve hundred years. our NeneP ge
Of our of st GregoTy consecrate the first
SeIer Fae % md bishop of the new Church. destined
as We confde. to inherit those benedlctlons "rch I
the first called have ungratefully rejected t6 8tlG
sees new nations crowding into her oos4nI; 20
conGuer these nations for Jesus Christ. not by
the 6s efforts Of bat RaSe ever R tn umphed in
this divine warfare" He asserted that the daugh-
multitude of her spiritual children The prophecy
has indeed b 6efP he WeafR of her institutions and
in the number Of her bishops, clergy ana iaity,
eminence dus "S we acknowedge. with fial reverence
that the mother has higher PreTogat1yeS 70 WIIcn
fre congr@ r@gayerunt divtias tu srpsrgressda , es
Cether riches; tnOu. o mother. hast surpassed
Them aIID Thou dost excel the daughter IN the
loved traditions in the effuIgent host of thy
glorious martyrs and ilustTious con1essoFS Oh
ON this red letter day, which marks a new
EngIand it would be interesting and instructive.
H. 6@a I1e condfon of the English Church and
her situation at the beginning of the nineteenth
century.
RESULTS OF RELIGIOUS REVOLUTION
The great religious revolution of the sixteenth
century had spread like tornado over NoTiheEIa E
Europe More than half Of Germany adopted tqe
N9rWaT and ali Scandira via followed in the same
PATH ssm IN tRe egReeHth II had wrought such havoc
in France that twice the fate Of that grgt nI
Of all the nations Of the North Ten,andd bTG oya f
their the aHGit segianee meet to the 5S Holy See
At the close of the eighteenth century the Church
m mn} te erea aphe9yai Her children seered their
kDoginc when the abating storm might be renewed
with increased violence. The spiritual admlniSra-
sDil apostac. They we're aided by about hundred
and twenty priests scattered uP and Icy d3Tn mt me h
dicufed with the name Of Christian temples, were
hTT rf9Tes o and ths sG enre Catholic Popa
Iation estimated by Dr. Miner at seventy
Let US now calmly survey the scene after the din
and smoke Of battle have passed away; when penal
nreiIIdce have fallen from the eyes of English
Of heir sturdy uianhood and their generous. warm
We see today hierarchy composed of an arch
bishop with fifteen suffragans. three thousand
RS R6s ang ha to This eo2soRg resa is d
under God. 70 the zeal of the bishops and clergy;
may also add that if Catholic Church is viewed
With so much Eesper and e1neVqlenee ey tnT g9ph h
no small measure To the fact that the Catholic
hErsTTEd haT Ted oha the 6cese Of have not
only deDorted themselves devoted churchnaen;
interest in every measure that contributed TO the
moral. social and economic welfare OF their beloved
on. what change has come over r the ;; face Of
years ago, So stringent M and oppressive weLs ,s ne
religion restrictions in MS day that ne was ooIsed
the Bread Of Life and dispensing the Word Of God
to his scattered flock His latter days were embt;,
by a mob in the Lord George Gordon riots He
with zeal have 1 been Jealous for the Lord Of
Tby covenant thew have destroyed Thine aitars
they have slain Thy prophets with the sword and
II his venerable form were to appear before us
to-day he would behold this august temple. radiant
snthusjastic joy Of the Catholic nobility gentry
and people Of Great Britain and Ireland. and with
and the great organs OF public opinion.
/ TRIBUTE To CARDINAL NEWMAN.
over fifty years ago. after the repenishment of
! the English Catholic hierarchy. at the Synod Of
sermon on the Second Spring" in which. in his
/ own matchless style and stlveTy voice. he spoke
land. after the winter Of her triouiations bad
with what eloquence could he portray to you
how the spring had boomed and ripened into
summer. and as proof Of this development ne
could point Ia this mystical tree of life. under
spreading its branches far and wide so that
from henCeforth, thousands may be sheltered pc
meath its ample shade. and be nourished by its
! perennial fruit of grace and sanctifcation
All honor TO the Catholic nobility gentry and
fbeiT faith uns,IIfed Who regarded the name Of
/ Catholic precious than any earthly civic
/ title, like the Hebrew lawgiver. who chose
rather he afflicted with the people of God than
70 have the pleasure of sin for time. esteemtug
/ the reproach of Christ greater riches than the
/ When the bishops. clergy and people are united
are Seu ere ar 70 ecrea5 o Won forr1 frinie Cord
/ which cannot he easily broken
/ bishops and clergy in advancing the cause of
truth and righteousness? Do not you and they
I not brothers and sisters OF the same Christ? Are
spirit: and there diversities of ministries. but
ATOMS but he anne od c %ho h WoTEsh ain in
Are not your interests alike? Are you not all in
! the same bark Of Peter subject TO the. same
| storms. and steering toward the same eternal
| shores. prospective citizens Of the same celestial
/ If any nation has reason to ioin hands with its
/ tons that nation is England From the si1th to
! the sixteenth century, when the whole land was
; of tongue and of speech the history of
/ Great Britain is emblazoned with the names of
Christian princes and preates of people, who have
reflected unfadng renown their country by
/ their sturdy manhood. their unswervng loyalty to
country and their deep-ToOted faith. Though often
portrayed by unfriendlv hands. prejudice has not
| been able to obscure their glory tarnsh their
fame England's prestige would have suffered If
these illustrious names had never been inscribed
her roll of honor
/ Walk my brethren. in the footsteps OF your pious
ancestors. Let IL be your aim in life that the
| ChuTch's heavenly mission of giving light to them
that sit In darkness and OF comforting the broken
hearted may increase day by day. until England ;
/ pn1an for Cod md