Year: 1868

. necessary 10 plead for great charity OF
e celebrate an important event. At the
laying Of the foundation-stone of the


Catholic University building, and that


OF the OConnell Monument, he actively


cO-operated with those inspiring the


movements. His uncle, DIR. Manning,


having received the nomination to the


See OF Westminster recalled him to


London, as well suited by his acquaint


ance with Ireland TO labef among the


Irish poor In the metropolis. In that


field, and as secretary to the Archbishop.


he mas spent the past three years. Pro-


baby to his inspiration We may attribute


that remarkable document which eman-


ated some time since from Archbishop


Manning-his plea for the Irish race


published in letter addressed to Earl


Grey. He comes to this country for the


triple purpose of recruiting his health,


observing the progress Of Catholicism,


as well as other religious movements.


and lecturing for the Wiseman memorial.


As this Is monument to distinguish


ed lrlshman and is intended to afford


the Irish population of London with an
oppertnnity VI WITNESSING ito ruil
grandeur the ritual of their church he


expects to meet here with substantial


recognition of its value to Catholicism
In personal appearance DR.. Anderdon


is tail rather slight but well built, with


firm, easy carriage, graceful in motion,
and possessing a perfect command over


his person His countenance is striking.


A prominent forehead and well-shaped
skull, on which the sparse hair is chang
ing to a silver gray; an aquiline nose
set between eyes halt closed in contem-
plahon, but shooting from beneath their


lids intelligent, brilliant flashes which
read or answer one as the intellect
directs; a handsome mouth, rather
delicately formed, and close-shaved chin
these are the elements of his physiOg-
nomy His face at once forces on an
observer the idea that the mind which it
represents has passed through some long
ordeal, which has impressed, as it were,
in cast iron, its character on his brow
For ali that, there is a serenity dwelling
on it which could not be readily dis
placed. In conversation his grace Of
manner and elegance Of phraseology at
once prepossess his hearers. There is
an absence of everything strained, and no
attempt at display can be detected. In
word, his style is that of an educated
gentleman who has mixed in society,
and received its polish inssnsibly. As
a preacher, what we have written of his
career In Dublin may indicate his pow
ers; we have not yet been able to form
an opinion by actual experience. In
his lecture last night, delivered in a !
musical, distinct voice, accompanied by
an expressive action, there was undOubt- !
edly much to praise, yet it was not fault
less. Spoken eItempOre, and to an
audience of whose tastes he had no
previous experience, 1t treated of a |
matter not easily presented in a new
aspect, As he warmed to his subject |
the ideas pressed upon him once or twice
too quickly for utterance, but soon re-
covering himself he was as composed as
he might desire. The periods were |
gracefully balanced, and even when car
ried away bv an enthusiastic feeling he /
ieil INTO longer sentences then his taste |
would permit IN WrIIug, O----o-il,
modulated his voice so as to conceal al |
most entirely the i'll effect they would |
otherwise produce. His quotations from
the Irish poets were appropriate,
but in one or atwo instances with a
slight verbal inaccurracy. He inter
preted them with such feeling View
ing the mission Of the Celtic race as /
one leading through sadness and sorrow |
to its diffusion for the purpose Of evan
gelizing and educating other nations, his |
words naturally pertook of the sadness
of his theme. To relieve the audience /
of the feeling thus engendered, he relat- |
ed with excellent humor some anecdotes |
which showed the wonderful elasticity |
of the race The stories, and the man
ner of the relation, were fully enjoyed. |
To an educated audience such as we can i
provide in this city, DR.. AnderdOn, com
ing fully prepared, could scarcely avoid
giving satisfaction.


Treating from his point of view the
" Mission of the Irish race, =" he spoke
substantially as follows:


Ladies and Gentlemen There was
once period in the worlds history, and
there was an assignable spot on the sur
face of the earth, and during that period
and in that spot the whole human race
was one. Though in the disposition of
Divine Providence that condition of
things was not to last, yet there was so
strong an intention on the part of man
kind that no separation of that only
family should take place over the sur
face of the earth, that they combined to-
gether and planned with the intention Of
keeping altogether, and their intention
had to be counteracted by the hand Of
God himself That was the place in the
plain of Shenar, on which the city OF
Babylon was afterwards founded.
need hardly say that the family to which
l refer was the immediate descendants
of the Patriarch Noah, who made that
spot their home after the earth had been
renewed and they had stepped out of the
ark of safety. As yet the progress OF
emigration was not known, on the con-
trary, the whole efforts Of the human
family we're brought to bear to prevent
its commencement. But the will of God
upon that occasion was distinctly man
ifested as being contrary to the will of
man, and hence the confusion of tongues
and the dispersion of mankind into races;
hence also the rise and origin Of nations,
hence the emigration and spread of the
human race over the whole of the habi-
table globe. Now these few remarks
which | have made referring to this dim
and distant period of time lies only up
on the surface of the subject. The
spread Of the nations then took place
when they found that they did not un-
derstand each others speech, but the
tide of humanity set continuously IN
one direction, and of which you and |
now feel the influence This tide of
emigration flowed northward and east
ward into various races of mankind, but
it becomes of interest in one point of
view because we have to look westward
and try to trace the progress of emigra-
ton westward, to see distinctly the pro-
gress of the Irish race. We have, then,
wave after wave amongst the wars of