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That of the English Cliuroh in the mother countrv IS furnishing an example of this phenomenon in the case of the Colonies, and nowhere more conspicuously tlian in C^m^a. True, we are perhaps a cpiarter of a century in the rear ; but t. in- creased activity of thought, the impetus given to rc.aueh, and the silent influence of England upon her dopepdonoios. mu.-t 7m.vit..KV tend to contract this distance rapidly. LV the rest, the paniilei « a close one. Tliose who have pioneered the Catholic revival there have undergone every ^manner of vituperation but have fought through it all to the attainment of a virtual conquest ; and if Catholics herT are equally determined, a similar victory awaits them. In the meanwhile we must expect a good deal of opposition, varying in its kind from' dignified rebuke to rancorous abuse. As in England, so here, many become enemies to the truth from simple misundei-standing, and some also from sheer malevolence. The best defence of our action in the issue of this series of Tracts will be a reviev, of the existing state of the Church in C;xnada. IJnul lately, the dominant party in this branch of the Anglican Communion was that faction which styles itself Evangelical Attempte have been made in the Synods of past years to deprive Churchmen of their Catholic heritage; and if these attempts failed, we have to thank the spirit of conservatism as much as that of orthodoxy. About the end of the year 1873, the pari;isans of Geneva became fully convinced of the abortive nature of their eflbits ; they therefore constituted in To- ronto a branch of the Church ( ? ) Association, a body of the most dis- reputable antecedents, formed in England for the object of peiueon- ting the CathoUc Clergy. During the year 1874, energetic .vori haa been done by the Association ; it has disseminated a large quantity of pernicious literature through the Dominion, and has enrolled flmonxr )t8 members several high clerical dignitaries, and a great nnmber of laymen ; and its lawless and l,r*j.i*f.r»niia a,.+,v^ i,„„ x_j-.r sentment to the Bishop of Toronto of several of its loading movere. The schismatical nature of the Society ia amply shown by ihefact that ~ NA'liONAL LIBRARY CANADA BIBtlOTIfKOIJ*-: NATfONALE ii the two Clxurcli-wanlens, and several '-ostiy-nien, of the Cuniminsite secoasion in Toronto are iianiod on its roll of nienibei-ship. As far, however, as we can ascertain, this body of extreme Puritans is rather noisy than influential, taking the whole Dominion into account. Tlie bulk of Churchmen are colourless, and must be classed in the "mere Anglican" luitegory. In a recent Tract, we have discussed the idiosyncnu;i(i3 of this ty{>e of character, and we shall add a few i-emarks in the prasent number. We are satisfied that the culture of this stylo of Chiuohmauship will never advance the true interests of the Church. Tliera IT mains the Catholic party,, wliich, in its broadest sense, includes many whom we should class with those with whom we have just dealt. Among these, we notice with the most marked reproba- tion a band of priests who profi-ss to hold the Catholic faith in its fullness, but uio members of Oi-ange Lodges. A man can as easily servo two masters, as he can be a good Catholic and a conscientious Orangeman. In the General Declaration of the Loyal Orange Associ- ation, wo real that "The Orange Society admits no man within its pale who.se principles are not Loyal, and wliose creed h not Protestant." A priest must be invested with a more than Pauline faculty of becom- ing all things to all men, to go about, "equally enlightening the whole periphery" of his parish with range principles and Catholic teaching ! Under these circumstances, when the Protestants have com- menced active hostility ; when the Anglicans practise a dishonest re- serve ; and when some who call themselves Catholics conceal the Orange coloms imder the cassock of the High Churchman, we cannot but exclaim, in the plaintive language of our antagonists, "Is there not a cause ?" Some time ago, that organ of timid respectability, misnamed " Tlie Church Herald, " objected to our Tracts as provoking the re- joinders of the Church (?) Association. If the editor of that eflfete j^ournal had consulted dates, he would have found that the notorious Puritan Manifesto of 1873 preceded our fii-st Tract by several months. "We are far indeed from insmuatiug that this series of papers would not have appeared, had the Association forborne to attack the principles of the Church; but we do affirm that its action hastened ours ; and we ai-efar ^'om agi-ecing with any oiiC who intimates that this result is a cause for regret. The times are much out of joint. Our clergy have, as a rule, aeither the confidence of their own people, nor the respect of them that are without ; and this lamentable circumstance is chiefly due to th position wluch thoy .ssun>e. A man who preaclH. just enough Cuthohc doctrujo to ahtnn tho.se who do not accept it, and not to satisfy thos. who do, is tliought by the former a "Jesuit," and l,y tJie hitter a Trimmer. "^ While this concerns the clergy themselves, their flocks are left in tlie interim without proper instruction, ruid the j.rogress of the Catholic revival in Canada is rendered slower than in any other brancli of the Anglicai. Church, if we except perhaps Irehuid and Austraha. It is our firm conviction, that something must bo done • and wluit we are doing is intended to arouse in some measure the spint of inquiry about Church principles; because we are su-o that tins spint once aroused, will lead our people away from a degraded Piotestantism. It does not come within the province of these tracts to deal exhaustively with th- sul,jects on which they treat; much less does It belong to their authoi-s to "construct systems of theoloc.y " though one small objector ha.s attributed this curious intention to them ; but our aim is to indicate what that system of theology is. ^vluch Catholics hold, which Protestants disclaim, and which wo sui^pose that some of our ingenious functionaries manage to believe as Catholics, and to disbelieve as Orangemen. In brief, we wish only to open up questions which those who feel interested in them may work out by reference to more elaborate treatises. Some people will of course, think our programme founded on a mistake ; but we hope that no one will now consider it unintelligible. If what we at any time allege is incapable of logical support, we are more than willing that it should be controverted. On the other hand, those who admit the general accuracy of our deductions, ou