adorable and blessed sacrament of the altar? I do not say from the breast and heart of the Infidel, the Jew, or the heterodox Christian, that never had it; but from by far the greater part of those who are in the pale of the true church. And, alas, prevails unhappily so far as to effect the eter

What! will a tepid negligent Chris tian persuade us that he firmlyf bei lieves this most sacred mystery, and yet shew no due respect, when he enters the House of God, and is in his awful presence, before whom the pillars of heaven tremble?

What is it that has brought down the awful visits of divine vengeance, within these last thirty years, upon Christendom?

sign of the cross? The awful sign of the Son of Man, that shall appear in the skies, borne by the chief of the celestial host, when Jesus Christ comes to judge guilty man, and try the world by fire? That sacred sign that was used with ten times more frequency by the primitive Christian, than it is by lukewarm Catholic Chris-nal ruin of their souls!!!! tians now-a-days, as we learn from Tertullian, one of the first Christian writers after the apostles? Was it not used by the glorious martyrs, with a lively faith, as an invincible buckler against the united efforts of earth and hell, to overthrow their constancy? Is it not used by the special guidance and command of the Holy Ghost in the administration of every sacrament? Is it not ordained, in the sacred Ritual, to bless every vessel and ornament used in the house of God, and every creature, for man's benefit and sanctification? Was it not the altar on which the Lamb was immolated, and slain for man's redemp- Has not the irreligion of Christention? What is become of Christian dom been labouring for many years to faith, if Christians are brutalized into abolish the feasts and fasts of the a state of apathy, when they use this church from the earth? Do they not sacred badge of the Christian? this continue to break the few that remain? most sacred abridgement of the Chris Do not many of the better sort, whó tian's faith and hope? Tell it not in are bound by the law of fasting, seek Gath! Publish it not in the streets many ways and means to make their of Ascalon!!! If the devils foam, fasting easy to them? Do we, in fine, if the Infidel, the Jew, the Fanatic, hear glad tidings that Catholic Europe ghash their teeth!! carry, O Chris has its eyes open at last; and that it is tian, this sacred sign and seal of the imitating, or will shortly imitate, the living God imprinted on thy fore-Ninevites, in labouring by fervent head!!! If a Catholic blushes to use prayer, fasting, sackcloth, and ashes, it when he ought, he deserves not the to appease the wrath of an angry God? name of a Christian! If not, what may we not shortly expect to see?

Does not this arch-rebel banish also from them the use of holy water? And why? Because it has a powerful efficacy given to it by the living God, after it is blessed by his church in his name, to banish the rebel fiend from Christians assembled to prayer? Does not this arch-demon also labour with all his might, craft, and malice, to banish from mankind a true faith in the real presence, where our God is enthroned in all the charms of his tender mercy and love for man, in the ever

Has there not existed for many years a flagrant abuse of the Divine sacrifice and sacraments? Has not the great bulk of Christians ceased to bring forth fruit worthy of penance ?

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veller, who, in the Literary Panorama, justly regarded as their most formida

has taken so much pains to betray his
consummate ignorance on the subject
of the Jesuits. There is a selfish af- |
fectation of liberality distinguishing
the work in question, which renders
the exposure of its absurdities the
more essentially necessary. There is
likewise at present a general disposi-
tion among the conductors of the pe-
riodical publications to indulge in si-
milar excesses, but which I hope will
meet with due exposure from yourself
or your correspondents, particularly
as your last number contains a forcible
article upon the degraded state of the
press in general, from your able and
ingenuous, correspondent, T. M. which
I trust he will pursue by a direct ex-
posure of some of the many particular
instances which so peculiarly call for
reprobation. To a particular passage
of the article in question I beg to call
the serious attention of your readers,
in which the writer states, that if
France had supported the Jesuits,
"Europe would not have to deplore
twenty years devastation."

Lest this assertion should be thought too strong for some of your readers, who may perhaps continue in ignorance of the essential services rendered to mankind, to civilization, to learning, and to the arts, by that very learned and exemplary body of men, I have taken the liberty of transmitting to you for their information the subsequent observations upon the subject, from one of the best conducted and most approved of the periodical works published in this kingdom, and what in my opinion adds force to the arguments used, the work in question, it should be observed, is distinguished by its general opposition to the Catholic claims. The Quarterly Review, No, 21, in noticing L'Acretelle's History of France, alludes to the suppression of the Order of the Jesuits in that kingdom in the following words: "Though all conventual communities were become objects of ridicule to the philosophers, none was half so obnoxious as the Jesuits, whom they

ble opponents. Could they succeed in suppressing a fraternity whose influence extended from the cottage to the throne, they flattered themselves that the church might easily be shaken. Almost every crime of superior magnitude, either real, or imaginary, was accordingly imputed to them. All the odious principles of intolerance and casuistry, which were represented by the enemies of the powerful community as the basis of its political code, were blazoned to the world with calumnious industry in colours best calculated to excite indignation. In a word, no accusations were too atrocious for slander to disseminate, nor too improbable for credulity to believe."

"The imbecility and indecision of the French Government before Choiseul was called to the helm, had left the followers of St. Ignatius to contend unaided, against the prejudice of the philosophers and the power of the parliaments. Even the attachment of Lewis, who in spite of his vices was naturally inclined toward that species of devotion which arises from timidity, has been gradually estranged from the order. Ever since his illness at Metz, he had been made to believe, that a clandestine confederacy had been formed, under the direction of the Jesuits, for the purpose of undermining the loyalty of his subjects, by insidiously contrasting his loose plea sures with the temperance and piety of the Dauphin. He therefore detested them as the censurers of his conduct, and feared them as the advisers of his son. On the other hand, he beheld them with more favourable sentiments, as the strenuous supporters of royal authority, and the decided opponent of those magistrates, by whom he had been so often braved and insulted.Alternately influenced by these contradictory feelings, it is highly improbable that he should have ever consented to their destruction, but when jointly assailed by a mistress and a minister, his indolence yielded,

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To the Editor of the Orthodox Journal.

SIR,-Being a constant reader of your invaluable Journal, permit me to suggest to you the propriety and útility of devoting a half-page occasionally to the insertion of any literary quere connected with the spirit of your publication.Under the impression of your acquiescence, I shall be gratified if any of your readers can inform me, whether the learned author of the

"The weakness of Lewis, in sacrificing principle to repose, if such a man could be said to have any principle, was entirely consistent with his character; but it is more difficult to account for the infatuation of the Pope, in depriving the Church of its | firmest support. It is not with the mere feelings of Protestants that this important question can be fairly disEcussed; in order to view it in its proper light, we ought to divest ourselves" Antiquities of the Anglo-Saxon of all religious bias, and consider it Church," is about to publish the Hisonly on the broad basis of policy, as tory of England, which I understand it affected the stability of the Papal he was some time ago engaged with.See, and the splendour of the Catho- However mortifying the reflection, it

(lic communion. Ganganelli could not | is no less true, that we (the Catholics ؟

rians, whose assertions in ecclesiastical affairs are generally received as facts, by the major part of their readers.The Rev. author has already shewn himself so well qualified for the task, of refuting the misrepresentations of some, and exposing the duplicity of others, that a work of the above kind from his pen, could not fail of being well received, and would add much to the cause of Orthodoxy.-Wishing you every success, Mr. Editor, in your laudable undertaking, I am your's respectfully,

have been ignorant, that, when he are continually upbraided with the signed the bull for the suppression of foul calumnies of our popular histothe Jesuits, he gave a fatal blow to that tremendous power, which once shook the foundations of Europe, and rendered its sovereigns the vassals of * Rome. After the abolition of that i order, the apostles of infidelity had | no worthy antagonists to contend with; because by proclaiming themselves the enemies of every abuse, either in the administration of justice, - the distribution of favours, or the management of the finances, they contrived to propitiate the friends of improvement and reform. We may safely infer that much of the mischief produced by those licentious publications, which attacked the throne and the altar, might have been avoided, had the influence of the Jesuits remained unimpaired. No wonder then that their destruction was celebrated by the Encyclopedists as the triumph of reason and philosophy."

Let me request the liberal editor of the Literary Panorama, with some other controulers of the press, to take a lesson from the conductors of the Quarterly Reviewers, and for the future refrain from so grossly betraying their ignorance upon subjects with

Hull, Oct. 26, 1814.

POETRY.

LL. S.

THE DISTRESSED MONK's
LAMENTATION.

THE SCENE.

The following piece is a monastery destroyed

in the night, by the fanatics in the French Revolution. One aged monk escapes from the slaughter of his brethren and the destruction of the monastery, and in the morning returns to visit the scene of ruin and death.

which they ought, as Journalists, to be JUST heaven! what horrors chill the dawn

better acquainted. I remain, Sir, Your's,.. TYRO CATHOLICUS.

ORTHOD. JOUR. VoL. II,

Darkness rush back-Oh! snatch them from

ing light;

my sight;

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1814, addressed to Dr. Poynter. He | Sir J. Hippisley said he wished to draw observed, that orders of the House the attention of the House to this fact, had been made on his prior motion, at inore particularly in consequence of the close of the last Session-but, by the misrepresentations that had gone some accident, the orders had not been forth on the subject. Mr. Francis complied with, though the motion was Plowden, who valued himself on being made with the acquiescence of the considered as the historian of Ireland, Noble Viscount, to whose office those but whose historic pages were more documents had been committed. Sir known by their bulk than their accuJ. C. Hippisley observed, that he was racy, had written a very diffused euthe more anxious to renew the motion, logy of the Order, in which he had as the papers were in themselves high- been educated. It was in Russia, he ly interesting, and so much misrepre- exclaims, that this "plante si rare" sentation had obtained on the subject flourishes in all its vigour, where it of them, and indeed on the general has its Generals, its professors, &c.; subject which had been so often before certain it was, that in Russia, the Orthe House. He had to regret that a der did exist, and was now confirmed very valuable compilation, by W. Po- by the Papal Bull.-Bat Mr. Plowden ven, of the Temple, on the subject of had suppressed the intimation of the the ancient jurisdiction of the Crown, real circumstances attendant upon it. was not to be obtained by the same The Jesuit colleges existed, and they means, though it was deposited in the were obliged to receive pupils without office of the Secretary of State for the distinction of religion, but a priest of Home Department. He had the satis- the Greek church was also appointed faction, however, to know that the to each college to instruct the youth report would shortly be published, in the principles of the national reliand very valuable information thereby gion. The Jesuits were interdicted derived to the public, materially elu- from instructing the pupils, not of cidating the question of Catholic their own communion, in the doctrines claims. Another Rescript, of no light of the Roman Catholic church. Eximport, had lately appeared, which aminations were held, at which the he could much wish to have put on priests of the Greek church assisted; record, in the same manner, in the and no communication with the see of collection of documents upon this sub- Rome was permitted, without the exject. He alluded to the Papal Re- press authority of the State. Sir J. script, or Bull, for the restoration of C. H. said, he could extend this head E the Jesuits a subject which, when of instruction to great detail, in opnoticed by him only in prospective, position to what was so industriously on a former occasion, had been treat-propagated to mislead the lower and ed with considerable levity, though at the same time a Right Honourable Gentleman, now absent on a diplomatic mission, admitted that the revival of the order in England, after its abolition in every Catholic State, was of a very alarming nature, if substantiated. The improbability of such a revival, therefore, could be the only ground of its being so lightly treated on that occasion. The fact, however, was now no longer to be controverted. A Bull had appeared, authorising the revival of the Order in every state, in the plenitude of its original institute.

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ill-informed classes of the Catholics, especially in Ireland, not only in reference to the Jesuits, but to the whole subject, as far as it was connected with restrictions, obtained by every state; such as had been noticed in that House, and such as it was the object of the Committee, he had moved, in a former session, to substantiate. In adverting to the fate of that Committee, though it could not but excite his regret, it was unaccompanied with any other feeling of personal nature. The Right Hon. Gentleman, whose great powers had been called forth to