Lizzie Wentworth: a Story of real Life. By BENJAMIN WILSON, M.A. London: Virtue & Co. 1870.
R. WILSON has a sad story to tell, and he tells it straight through without stopping by the way. As a work of art, perhaps, some exception might be taken against this slight tale. Of the characters, only the heroine stands out very distinctly sketched. The incidents are few; and the dialogue, of which there is a good deal, is frequently spun out rather too thinly. But we notice it because it has a purpose and suggests a moral. It is rare to find a difficult and disagreeable social question treated so purely and yet so touchingly. There are, doubtless, many reasons, partly in the nature of things, partly in the arrangements of modern society, that operate to let an immoral man go free and unpunished, and at the same time to crush down and drive to crime and death the victim of his sin. But it can do no harm that the voice of indignation should sometimes be heard. And the warning that is conveyed to the young in a piteous tale like this, is worth as much as many a sermon upon the dangers of first steps to perdition.
E are particularly delighted to notice the appearance of the "Life and Select Writings of Grignon de Montfort, translated by a Secular Priest" (Richardson). We hope to give an article on it in our next number.
ALFORD (H., D.D.), The New Testament, reviewed, 57.
AMERICAN CHURCH (THE), 319–355 : Corporations on their trial, 319; the
Church always on her trial, 320, 321; Church work in America, 322;
characteristics of the New England States, 323, 324; Puritan legislation
against the Church, 325; the Plymouth Code, 326; the Blue Laws of
Massachusetts, 327-329; the Puritans and the Indians, 330, 331; their
system of slavery, 332; infidelity and superstition at present existing in
New England, 333; the Church in Massachusetts, 334; the dioceses of
Boston, Hartford, Providence, Portland, and Burlington, 335, 336;
progress of the Church in the State of New York, 337-339; the Church
in Virginia and Maryland, 340, 341; Catholic institutions of Maryland,
342, 343; character of the American Protestant Episcopal Church, 344,
345; the Church in the Valley of the Mississippi, 347; in the North-
Western States, 348, 349; in the Western and South-Western States,
350; estimate of the numbers and nationalities of American Catholics,
351; the native Indians, 352; conversions in America, 353; general
respect of Americans for the Catholic Church, 354, 355.
ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (THE), AN APOSTOLICAL TRA-
DITION, 393-430: The Council and the doctrine of the Assumption, 394 :
character of Vaccari's work, 395, 396; scope of the present paper, 397;
the term Assumption, 398; liturgical proof, 399-401; proofs from
the Office, 402-404; Suarez as a test of the Schola, 405; universality
of the festival, 406-409; the Homilies, 410, 411; objections from
S. Ildephonsus and others, 412-415; doctrine of the fifth and sixth
centuries, 416; tradition alike constant and complete, 417; traceable
to fourth century, 418-421; contained in one of the two Rules of
Faith, 422, 423; Dr. Newman on a passage in the Apocalypse, 424–
426; relation of the doctrines of the Assumption and Immaculate
Conception, 427, 428; reasons for desiring a Definition, 429.
AUTHORSHIP OF THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS, 57-85: This controversy
one of very ancient date, 57; closed for Catholics in some degree by the
Council of Trent, 58; evidence of $. Clement of Rome, 59; S. Irenæus
and Novatian, 60; the African Church, 61; words of S. Jerome, 61-63;
authority of S. Augustine, 64, 65; Clement of Alexandria, 65; the
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Alexandrian writers, 66; two sayings of Origen, 67; Dean Alford's
commentary thereon, 67, 68; other Fathers of the Eastern Church,
69, 70; S. John Chrysostom, 71; Cajetan and Erasmus, 72; summary
of the evidence, 73, 74; genesis of the doubt, 75; knowledge of the
early Christians, 76, 77; alleged discrepancies, 78, 79; their explana-
tion, 80; Professor Hug's evidence, 81; the Greek text, 82; conclu-
sion, 83-85.
BAGOT (Dean), Translation of Horace's Art of Poetry, noticed, 267.
Bagshawe (Rev. John B.), The Catechism illustrated, noticed, 522.
Bayley (Rev. J. R.), A Sketch of the History of the Church in New York,
reviewed, 319.
Bill to provide Elementary Education, reviewed, 122.
Bonneau (M.), Life of Mdme. de Miramion, noticed, 528.
Bottalla (F.), The Pope and the Church in their Mutual Relations, noticed,
236.
Brownson (O. A.), Conversations on Liberalism and the Church, noticed, 244.
Butler (Thaddeus, D.D.), The Catholic Church in America, reviewed, 319.
CASE (Dr.), The Vatican Council, a Sermon, noticed, 242.
Ce qui se passe au Concile, noticed, 241.
Chocarne (Rev. P.), Inner Life of P. Lacordaire, reviewed, 356.
CHRONICLE OF EVESHAM ABBEY, 26-56: General value of the collection
of the Master of the Rolls, 26, 27; S. Egwyn founds the Abbey of
Evesham, 27; the monks driven out by Aldhelm, 28; Aelfward rescues
the church from Godwin, 29; William the Conqueror protects Evesham,
30; Roger Norreys, 31 ; the monks appeal against his rule, 32; Thomas
of Marlborough, 33; the monks resist the bishop, 34; the bishop sus-
pends and excommunicates the monks, 35; the archbishop treats the
excommunication as of no effect, 36; an appeal to Rome prosecuted, 37;
the action tried at Worcester, 38; the archbishop proceeds to Evesham,
39; Pontifical commission appointed, 40; the parties proceed to Rome,
41; their proceedings at Rome, 42, 43; they leave Ronie, 44; decision
of the delegates, 45; Thomas's pleading, 46, 47; Robert of Clipston's
reply, 47, 48; the Pope's sentence, 49; case of the churches of the Vale,
50, 51; Thomas leaves Rome, 52; the abbot and his monks, 53; the
legate goes to Evesham, 54; the legate removes Roger, 55; Thomas of
Marlborough becomes abbot, 56.
Church (R. W.), S. Anselm, noticed, 513.
CONSTITUTIO DOGMATICA PRIMA DE ECCLESIA CHRISTI, 496.
Constitutio Dogmatica de Fide Catholicâ, 208.
Constitutio Dogmatica de Fide Catholicâ, reviewed, 186.
CONVENT COMMITTEE, THE, 271-299: Mr. Newdegate's majority of March
30, 271; appointment of his Committee, 272; Mr. Gladstone's motion,
273; Mr. Gladstone's proposed committee, 274; newspaper rumours,
275; Doctor Newman on Protestant prejudice, 276; the Spectator on
the popular dislike of monasteries, 277; career of Mr. Murphy, 278,
279; the liberty of nuns, 280, 281; the prejudice against Catholic
liberty, 282, 283; the Saturday Review on Mr. Newdegate's view, 284;
Doctor Newman on the Christianity of the Bible, 285, 286; Mr. Glad-
stone's speech, 287; difficulty of Mr. Gladstone's position, 288, 289;
meaning of his compromise, 290; Mr. Newdegate's conduct in Com-
mittee, 291; the case of the Oratorians, 292-294; effect of existing
laws on Catholic charities, 295; Mr. Hobhouse's evidence, 296; Mr.
Harting's evidence, 297; case of the Irish Establishment, 298; adjourn-
ment of the Committee, 299.
COUNCIL, THE, 186-207: Great importanoe of the First Dogmatic Constitu-
tion, 186; it implies infallibility, and refers to the multitude of the
Pope's ex cathedrâ judgments, 187; the chapters on God and Revela-
tion, 188, 189; the chapter on Faith, 189, 190; the chapter on Faith
and Reason, 190, 191; practical exhortation, 191, 192; tactics of the
opposition, 192; question of unanimity or majority, 193; novelty of
this question, 194; the Papacy, the normal seat of infallibility, 195; the
term "moral unanimity," 196; case of the Pope with a majority, 197;
case of the Pope with a minority, 198, 199; the Vincentian Canon, 200;
Pope Pius IV. on unanimity, 201, 202; the schema of the North
American Bishops, 203; Dom Gueranger's argument, 205–207.
Crolly (Professor), Disputationes Theologica, noticed, 254.
DISRAELI (Right Hon. B.) Lothair, reviewed, 156.
Dogmatic Constitution of the Catholic Faith, 209.
EARLE (J. C.), A Hundred Sonnets, noticed, 266.
EDUCATION BILL (THE), 122-155: Attitude of Secularists towards the
Government measure, 122, 123; attitude of the Dissenters, 124, 125;
the time-table Conscience Clause, 126, 127; amendments proposed to
the Bill, 128; views of the Spectator and Times, 129-131; differences
of English sects, 132, 133; conference of metropolitan school teachers,
134, 135; real creed of the Secularists, 136, 137; Secularism abroad,
138; Mr. Gladstone's proposed amendments, 139; power of school
boards, 140, 141; Privy Council aid, 142; probable practical working
of the Bill, 143, 144; question of compulsion, 145; the peculiar posi-
tion of Catholics, 146, 147; Archbishop Whately's evidence, 148;
State assistance, 149; exertions already made by Catholics, 151, 152;
Conscience Clause as regards Catholics, 153; conclusion, 154, 155.
FALL OF THE FRENCH EMPIRE (THE), 479-495: Appalling suddenness of the
Empire's collapse, 479; connection of Sedan with French history, 480;
destruction of the French army, 481; its causes, 482, 483; amazing
growth of the Prussian power, 484; the causes thereof, 485; singular
efficiency of all its great officials, 486; failure of the Emperor's faculty,
487, 488; character of the Revolution, 489; its prophet Voltaire, 490;
the Voltaire statue and Voltarian government, 491; present state of
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