THE

AMERICAN

CATHOLIC QUARTERLY

REVIEW.

Bonum est homini ut eum veritas vincat volentem, quia malum est homini ut eum veritas vin-
cat invitum. Nam ipsa vincat necesse est, sive negantem sive confitentem.

S. AUG. EPIST. ccxxxviii. AD PASCENT.

VOLUME XX.

FROM JANUARY TO OCTOBER, 1895.

PHILADELPHIA:
CHARLES A. HARDY,

PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR,

505 CHESTNUT STREET.

THE NEW YORK
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COPYRIGHT, 1895,

BY

CHARLES A. HARDY.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

JOHN BAPTIST DE ROSSI. By Rev. T. J. Shahan, D.D.,

De Rossi's eminence in his chosen work, 1; His early life, 2; His father's opposi-

tion to his vocation as an antiquarian, 3; A familiar figure in the great archives

and libraries of Europe, 4: Splendid celebration of his sixtieth birthday, 5;

His own joy at the good he had done, 6; The vast range of his acquirements, 7;

The passion for inscriptions, 8: An invaluable link in the science of Christian

epigraphy, 9; De Rossi's name overshadows those of all his predecessors, 10;

Qualities of the man that greatly aided him in his work. 11; His Inscriptiones

Christianæ," 12; His knowledge of sources and the superiority of his system, 14:

Chronology and geology as aids to his work, 15; Relics of the medieval Irish mis-

sionaries, 17; De Rossi's researches in the Roman Catacombs, 19; Simplicity of his

methods, 20; The two lines on which he conducted his investigations, 22; Docu-

ments that aided him, 23: Emptying the ancient historic crypts, 24: Reconstruct-

ing the under-world of Christian Rome, 25; The great storehouse of information

he has left, 27; An aid even to the theologian, 28: De Rossi's work in cataloguing

the Vatican archives, 29; The wide field covered by his minor writings, 30; He

had also a strong talent for organizing, 31: Saving Christian monuments from de-

struction, 32: How to fitly judge of him as a savant, 33; Distinguished for modesty

as well as scientific probity, 34; Harmony between natural aspirations and Catho-

lic doctrine, 36.

THE CENTENARY OF MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. By Rev. J. F. Hogan, D.D,

A century's change in Catholic Ireland, 37; Working of the penal laws in the

eighteenth century, 38; Their first relaxation, 39; Irish seminarians abroad, 40;

The new departure of 1795-a national seminary provided for, 41; Beginning of

the great institution at Maynooth-its first president, 42; Close of Dr. Hussey's

career, 44: Other members of the faculty, 45; From a small beginning has come

a great development, 46: The institution attacked by the enemies of Catholicism,

47; Choice specimens of bigotry, 48; Some of the great professors in the college,

50; Dr. Russell and Dr. Murray contrasted, 51; Dr. Murray as a controversialist,

52; As a poet, 53; Many other names that might be dwelt upon, 54.

THE GRANDEUR OF ANCIENT ROME-A PREPARATION FOR THE GOSPEL. By
Rt. Rev. Robert Seton, D.D.,

Almost the only ancient history worth knowing is that of Rome, 55: Why Roman

conquests are justified politically and philosophically, 56; Essential points of dif-

ference between Roman and other civilizations, 57; The position of women as the

test of a nation's greatness, 59; Roman tributes to virginity and chastity, 60; The

Romans also distinguished for their patriotism, 61; The ancient Roman law close

akin to that of Moses, 63; In Pagan Rome the way was prepared for Christianity,

64; Human nature inadequate without Christianity, 65.

THE CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT AT THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. By

Gen. John Eaton, Ph.D., LL.D.,. .

One of the great surprises at the World's Fair in Chicago, 66; A surprise especially

for those who think ill of the Church, 67; The exhibit was, indeed, phenomenal

and fully served its purpose, 68; Statistics of the great collection, 69; All the work

was not, of course, of uniform merit, 70; Pertinent questions on the various studies,

71; Impressions made to remain for a lifetime. 73: Effect of the exhibit on the

various orders of teachers, 75: Reformatory and industrial school work, 76; Some

prominent colleges, 77; Catholic education day at the Fair, 18: The speakers in-

sisted on religious education, 79; How this exhibit was brought about, 81.

THE RECENT DECREES ON CHURCH MUSIC. By Rev. Hugh T. Henry,

Two important documents that recently emanated from the Congregation of Rites,

82; The frequent discussion of music reform in the Church, 83: The general spirit

of the new regulation and decree, 85; With what the decree is concerned, 86; The

spirit of liturgical reform was abroad. 89; Need felt for cheaper editions of books

of liturgy, 90; The unification of chant aimed at by Pope Pius IX., 91; Why the

Holy See insists on a certain edition, 92; The decree of April 10, 1883, 93: The

regulation, 95; A similar set of rules previously issued, 97; Of what the regulation

consists, 98; The poles of musical appreciation, 99; Limits to condescension to

popular tastes, 100; Status given to the Gregorian chant by the regulation, 101;

Summary of the theory regarding it, 102: Praise for the Palastrinesque style, 103;

What is said of chromatic music." 104; Theatrical character of certain music, 105;

Provisions of various articles of the regulation, 106; For the future improvement

of sacred music schools, 108; A constant provision for reducing the regulation to

practice, 109; Instructions to promote the study of sacred music and reform

abuses, 110.

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THE APOSTOLIC DELEGATION. By Rev. Thomas Bouquillon, D.D.,. . . 112

The two official documents bearing on the subject, 112; Legations in general, 113:

Legations to particular churches, 114: The legates represent the person of the

Sovereign Pontiff, 116; Delegations have existed since the first centuries of Christi-

anity, 117; Decline of the vicariates, 118; Institution of delegations essential, 119;

Delegations sent to civil powers, 120; This Papal right does not assume the union

of Church and State, 121; A right inherent in the primacy of the Roman Pontiff,

122; The first representatives sent by the Holy See to civil powers, 124: Excellent

results attained by Papal representation to secular governments, 125; The Ameri-

can delegation, 126; It is ecclesiastical, not diplomatic, 127; It will make a more

perfect unity within the American Church, 128: The duty of Catholics to give aid

to the Papal delegate, 129; The qualities required in the ecclesiastical diplomat,

130.

THE RELATIONS OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. By Rev. E A Pace, D.D., 131

Co-operation by which the various sciences are mutually helpful. 131; As to

whether a particular science may employ a particular method, 132; A proper ac-

quaintance with methods necessary, 133: The difficulty of marking the limits of

psychology, 134: Psychology's vicissitudes. 135; Divergence of views regarding

the scope of psychology, 136; An unsatisfactory definition, 137; Elasticity of the

term "
psychology, 138; An excursion into metaphysics, 139; An instructive di-

versity of opinion. 140; Facts show a condition fulfilled, 141; A science not to be

condemned on account of the views of individual thinkers, 142; Absence of har-

mony in regard to this question. 143; The situation as shown by pyschological

literature. 144; Neutral position of experimental psychology, 145; A distinction

also as to the knowledge of acts, 146: Some method must be followed to gain a sci-

entific knowledge of any mental activity, 147; What the critics tell us, 148; The

result of varying the conditions of mental activity, 149; How our conduct affects

our appreciation of time, 150; Oar mental processes have a duration, 151; The in-

tensity of sensations, 152; Physiology and psychology in contact at many points.

153; Illustrations from various fields of science, 155; The practical bearings of

experimental psychology, 156; Catholic philosophers should not be apathetic re-

garding it, 158; The results of experiment susceptible of philosophie interpreta-

tion. 159; Encouraging the spirit of research among Catholics, 160; A revolution

of opinion that is not without precedent, 161.

A NEGATIVE VIEW OF THE ENCYCLICAL “PROVIDENTISSIMUS DEUS" BY

Rev. A. J. Maas, SJ, .

Adverse views of negatives, 162; The encyclical is not directly dogmatic, 163: Not

intended to be an ex-cathedra utterance, 165; Does not teach verbal inspiration,

166; Teaching of the Fathers regarding the Holy Scriptures, 168; The encyclical

does not add to the Tridentine and the Vatican decrees, 170: Various interpreta-

tions of the word "parts" given by Catholic theologians, 172: The encyclical does

not ascribe absolute truth to the whole Bible, 173; Less inportant negatives in the

encyclical, 175.

THE TREASURES OF THE CHURCH. By Rev. William Barry, D D., .

Why everything in Europe seems to us so tinged with sadness, 176; A different

condition in America, 177; Wide-spread ravages of materialism, 178; No wonder

the contemplative are struck with sadness, 179; Not to lose religion is the supreme

problem, 180; The state of things during the past century is not without prece-

dent, 181; The Catholic idea of worship, 182; A great change that is opening be-

fore us, 183; The Catholic ritual aims at something far beyond poetry, 184; An

important method of recommending our faith, 185; How we should present our

religious credentials. 186; Christianity did not come into the world as an abstract

principle, 187; The true starting point of religious discussion, 188; The extremes

of Pharisaic ritualism and rationalism, 189; We should even aim to make the

Catholic Church its own evidence, 190; Why the task of Catholicism should be

more hopeful in America, 192.

SCIENTIFIC CHRONICLE. By Rev. Thomas J. A. Freeman, S J.,

Essential oils-their manufacture, properties and uses, 194; Their origin, 196 : How

they are extracted, 197; Processes of extraction and expression, 198; Process of

distillation, 200; Of solution, 201; Of maceration, 202; Of absorption, 203; Animal

perfumes, 205; A few of the essential oils and their properties, 208.

THE CORRELATION OF ORDER AND JURISDICTION. By A F. Marshall, B.A.

(Oxon.),.

Anglican bewilderment as to jurisdiction, 225; The dual nature of spiritual power,

2.6; The constituents of a competent authority, 227; The doctrine and the fact of

Papal jurisdiction in England, 229: Considerations on order, 230; Intimate rela-

tions of jurisdiction and order, 233; History of an Anglican anomaly, 234; The

first really Anglican prelate, 235; Hazards involved in the Anglican theory of

priesthood, 237.

INDIAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES (THIRD ARTICLE). By Richard R. Elliott,

Indian tribes of New England, 238; Catholic missionary efforts among the Hurons

and the Iroquois, 239; John Eliot and others among the New England Indians,

240; Fate of these aborigines, 241; English prints of American Indian books, 242;

Eliot's editions of the Scriptures for the Indians, 245; His great industry, 246;

Character of existing copies of Indian works, 247; Other books prepared by Eliot,

248; The Indians of Pennsylvania, 250; Mather's works, 251; Thomas' account of

Pennsylvania and other books, 252; The Mohegan or Stockbridge Indians, 253;

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The aborigines of New Jersey, etc., 255; Zeisberger's books in the Delaware lan-

guage, 256; General remarks on New England Indian literature, 257; Catholic

missions among the Indians, 279; Catholic Iroquoians living on Canadian soil, 260 ;

Abenakis and Algonquins, 261; Aim of the French Jesuit missionaries, 262; Pres-

ent condition of the Canadian Indians, 263; The United States might learn a les-

son from Canada, 264.

INDIFFERENTISM. By Rev. Charles Coupe, S.J.,

Protestant England once in earnest as well as in error, 266; Difference between

indifferentism and atheism, 267: The present spirit in non-Catholic religion is that

of lawless liberalism, 268: The only issue and outcome of Protestantism, 269: The

parent of indifferentism, 270; Why the Bible can never be an infallible rule of

faith. 271; The only certain canon of Scripture is that fixed by the authority of

the Church,273; Protestants themselves acknowledge the insufficiency of the Bible,

274; The certainty of faith an intellectual and objective certainty, 275; Summary

of the arguments so far presented, 276; Protestant apologists recognize that faith

is an impossibility for them, 278; Protestantism leads not only to indifferentism,

but to rationalism, 279; Indifferentism is against reason, 281; The very idea of God

precludes indifferentism, 283; Indifferentism also against revelation, 285; Difficult

position of the indifferentist as a sinner, 287.

MARYLAND OR RHODE ISLAND-LORD BALTIMORE OR ROGER WILLIAMS-

WHICH WAS FIRST? By Richard H. Clarke, LL.D, .

The fundamental principle involved in Maryland toleration, 289; The date of the

Rhode Island toleration compact, 290; Official oaths and the religious liberty act

in Maryland, 291; Text of the Maryland toleration act, 292; What the law and the

practice were in Maryland prior to 1648. 295; Position of the first Lord Baltimore,

296: His colony an asylum for persecuted fellow-Catholics, 298; Not simply tolera-

tion, but equality, his rule, 299; His sacrifices and sufferings in the cause of relig

ious liberty, 300; Character of the Maryland charter, 302; Organization of the new

colony, 303; Lord Baltimore's instructions to his Lieutenant-Governor, 304; Roger

Williams, then, is ante-dated, 305; Evidence of leading historians, 307; Testimony

borne by even Protestantized Maryland, 308; And the Jesuits were Lord Baltimore's

advisers, 309; What Bancroft says, 310; Maryland, then, has two years' precedence

over Rhode Island, 311.

THE VICAR GENERAL. By Rev. G. Peries, D.D.,

Who are understood by " Vicars," 313; Official assistants to bishons, as well in the

early Western as in the Eastern Church, 314; Action of the Fourth Lateran Council,

315; Archdeacons supplanted by Vicars-General in the thirteenth century, 317;

Extension of the Vicar-General's authority, 319; Voluntary and contentious juris-

diction, 320; The number of Vicars-General in a diocese, 321; A peculiar state of

affairs under the old regime in France, 322; Plurality of Vicars-General admitted

now in some countries, 324; When there are more than one, they are naturally

independent of each other, 325; No special formula required for a Vicar-General's

appointment, 326.

GLADSTONE'S HORACE. By Rev. H. T. Henry,

Quests of Englishmen in the realms of fact and fancy, 327; English names famous

in Horatian literature, 328; Something better than a mere artist required in a proper

interpreter of Horace, 329; The benefit of a multiplicity of translations, 330; Mr.

Gladstone's diversity of rhythmic ministration, 331; Characteristics of the versions

of Francis and Bulwer, 333; The question of imitating the Horatian metre and

stanza, 334; The sense and point of the author should at least be preserved, 336 ;

To what extent Mr. Gladstone has succeeded, 337; Gladstone and Sir Theodore

Martin, 338; One of Gladstone's notable successes, 340; Only one acquainted with

the original can fully enjoy a translation of Horace, 341; Pleasure of a version

which simply translates, 342; Only to a Horatian audience can a translation of

Horace appeal successfully, 344.

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THE ENCYCLICAL “LONGINQUA" (Latin text). By His Holiness Pope Leo XIII. 346

TRANSLATION OF THE ENCYCLICAL "LONGINQUA,”

LEO XIII. AND THE ENCYCLICAL "LONGINQUA." By Rt. Rev. Mgr. Joseph

Shroeder, D.D,

An object of study, as well as of gratitude, respect and admiration, 369; Rôle of

the Papacy in Church and society, 370; The pontificate of Leo XIII., 372; Leo XIII.

and America, 374; Reason for the Holy Father's predilection for our country, 377 ;

Leo. XIII. and Catholic America, 378; The Apostolic Delegation, 379; Faith and

reason, 380; Church and State, 381; The social question, 384; Advocating the cause

of the working classes, 396; The Catholic press, 387; The best means the editor

has for doing the best service to religion and society, 388,

ITALY'S RECONCILIATION WITH THE HOLY SEE

By Wilfred C. Robinson,

A really valuable history of Pope Leo XIII., 389; Documents that glorify his pon-

tificate, 390; The new Supreme Pontiff and the Kingdom of Italy, 391; The re-

peated rumors of reconciliation, 392; The Pope's ardent longing for this result,

393; The many infamies of the Italian government during Leo XIII.'s reign, 394 ;

Intolerable position of the Pope in Rome, 395; The Revolution overreaching itself,

396; The Pope could have hastened the downfall of the Italian Kingdom, 397; A

possible solution of the difficulty hinted at, 398.

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