This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER CIII THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING RACE SPEECHLESS IN THE COUNCIL Rome: March 26. The home-sickness of the American bishops excites as much alarm on one side as on the other. It won't do for the New World to leave the Old in the lurch; and there are quite as many on this side the Atlantic who are resigned to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER CIII THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING RACE SPEECHLESS IN THE COUNCIL Rome: March 26. The home-sickness of the American bishops excites as much alarm on one side as on the other. It won't do for the New World to leave the Old in the lurch; and there are quite as many on this side the Atlantic who are resigned to vote as they are bid, but who are only waiting for Providence to relieve them from voting at all. At the opening of the Council England was reckoning up rather proudly the proportion of the Fathers speaking her tongue, or understanding it; and looking forward to the days when a Council to be really oecumenical would be prevailingly Anglo-Saxon. The poor lady has been counting her chickens, not exactly before they were hatched, but certainly before they chucked, for never was there so silent and sluggish a brood. All the Italian papers, whatever their politics or faith, are enjoying the sight of a whole race--and that one which thinks not meanly of itself, and is apt to look down on others--absolutely dumbfounded. On matters of faith--that is, on the questions really at issue, and really moving the souls of men--one English bishop has opened his mouth, one Irishman; one American, and there ends this ridiculous exhibition of our national superiority. Dr. Grant is admitted to be an able and learned man, and a good deal of work has been thrown upon him; but when the time came for him to speak he was taken ill, and is not yet well. The Anglo-Saxon race, wherever placed or whatever called, has very little familiarity with Latin, does not read it with perfect facility, can hardly understand it when spoken and does not speak it at all. The Council has been sitting to-day--and it is hoped, for the last time--on the first part of the amended scheme...
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