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Good Night O sweet, my love, the hour i« late; The moon goes down in silver state, As here alone I watch and wait; Though far from thee, my lips repeat In whispers low, good night, my sweet, The house is still, though o’er the gloom Os starlit gardens faint with bloom, I lean from out my darkened room, And only hear the roaming breeze Move softly in the lilac tree. Somewhere beneath these gracious skies, My bonny love a-dreaming lies, With Summer brooding in her eyes; Go seek her, happy wind so free, And kiss her folded hands forme. Across this dome of silent air, On clyneß of floating ether bear, To where she sleeps, my whispered prayer; The day has brought the night forlorn— God keep thee, little love, till dawn, While life is dear, and love is best, And young moons drop adowu the West, Mv lone heart, turning to its rest, Beneath the stare, shall whisper clear, Good night, my sweet, though none may hear. letter from an episcopal cler gyman ON THE POPE’S INVITATION TO PROTESTANTS, Ed. Universe —Dear Sir : —lt may seem odd for a Catholic clergyman of the Protestant Church to write to a Koman Catholic journal. But, as the Pope has written to all the Protestant sects, the thing cannot be considered very much out of the way. The Pope deserves an answer from every Protestant Minister in the world. People, however, will cry out against me. I canr.ot stop that; nor do I mind it, fur I am using only my own rights. This is a very “ low church ” city. Ministers of the Catholic Episcopal Faith have no freedom of thought or of expres sion in it. An independent sermon— such as is heard every day in New York —would cause a meeting of the vestry. I submit to the slavery, because doing so facilitates me in my means of studying the way to true liberty. The Pope’s summons to the Protest ants is, to me, the greatest religious event of the Nineteenth Century. I do not acknowledge his supremacy ; but who can deny what he says about our divisions ? The spirit of “ low*ehurchism ” will, if possible, render this Apostolic letter null. What a cruel, infidel thing this spirit is ! I was ordained by a Bishop ; but “ low churchism ” makes nothing of the fact ! I may prefer celibacy to married life as did the Blessed Paul : but “ low church ism” says Blessed Paul was wrong. And, backed by “ low churchism some of our clergy marry even twice. Every thing dear to me as a truly ordained Priest of the Catholic Episcopal Church is torn to shreds by “ low churchism But despite 11 low churchism ” the Pope’s letter will do good. It is a thun derbolt at the head of “ low churchism *” I do not think that many Catholic Epis copalian clergymen will make a personal response to it at home. And I confess anguish that I may not be able to be present at the Council. Would that it had occurred when I was in Europe ! An (Ecumenical Council is an event to be witnessed by all. Our Bishop, Dr. Stevens, is a saintly man—and well gifted. But he is too mild for the times. "Low churchism ” has him entirely un der foot. He is afraid of it. He would sooner let it tear his whole Episcopal character to atoms (and it does this,) than turn an angry lace on it. He should, by right gu in person to the (Ecumenical Council. I admire the men in New York—Dr. Ewer particularly. He is right. Pro testantism is a failure. My own case is a proof. I have a costly, well situated, richly upholstered, well filled church. Biit who fills it ? Not the people—not the poor of Christ; but the fashionable of the world. And what do they worship ? Their luxurious pews, the brilliant dress es on their hacks, and the rounded sen tences of the preacher. A sermon like Dr. Ewer’s would fall like a bombshell in their midst. If I should address them with my native New England courage, ni J rectorship with them would be over : a dissolution to be warded off on ac count ol certain controlling circumstances. And these my flock are poisoned “with low churchism.” They bow to me most courteously. V hat do they do at the name of their Saviour? They would soonen pluck his beard out than bend the head at his name ! Even the women do this ! It was not so with the three Mary’s ! 1 nope ardently that the Council will De a success. Indeed, Home does not know the word fail. And I have a special hope that in two things the Conn- Cl ‘ "'ill be very full : namely sacerdotal bower conveyed in ordination, and celi among the clergy. How can a man nut on sacred vestments unless he aas saeerdotality ? and how can the w»Er«a: mim nom sacerdotal power and marriage be purely combined ? Some of our ministers mar ry even twice. Aye ! and the churches pay the expenses of the honeymoon. Walnut St., Philad’a Oct. 24. P. B. [From tlie Philadelphia Catholic Universe.] POPULAR CANON LAW - GENERAL IDEAS OF. WRITTEN FOR THE “UNIVERSE” BY A PRIEST. I. Canon, or Ecclesiastical law, or right, is that collection of laws by which the Church is ruled. 11. The Church is ruled so that it may be preserved and conducted to tiie end for which it was founded. 111. It is self-evident that the better the Clergy and the people are instructed in the Canon law the better for the Church in all its relations. IV. A Priest, uneducated in Canon law, is a great anomaly. The people who are not, in a good measure, acquainted with it, are likely to be disobedient. V. Canon law is two-fold—universal and particular. The Pope and (Ecu menical Councils make the former; Bish ops the latter. Secular Priests cannot legislate in it. Regular Superiors have some power to make Canons for their own communities. VI. Canon law is binding where pub lished. If it were not, it would be use less. Its immediate end is a good Chris tian life; the remote end is salvation itself. VII. Ancient Canon law is that col lection of sacred statutes by which the Church was ruled from the beginning down to the twelfth century. VIII. Modern Canon law, Jus Novum, takes in the collection made by Gratian, w'hich is found in the Book of the Decre tals. There is a newer collection, which includes both the law’s of the Council of Trent and the laws subsequently sanc tioned. IX. With the Fathers, Canon law was a part of Theology. This is the reason that, very often, the writings of the Fathers are as full of Ecclesiastical right as of theological learning. The charac ter of the patriotic age favored this con junction. X. There are Canons of Faith, of Morals, and Discipline. The first em brace Divine truths defined by the Church; the second embrace Morals, as defined by the Church; the third take in the acts or conduct by which, according to the mind of the Church, Faith, Morals, and Worship are observed and guarded. XI. Tlie Disciplinary Canons are mu table and immutable. The latter have their origin in the Founder of the Church Himself; as, for instance, the matter and form of the Sacraments. The former be long to the Church itself. They are seen in the institution of Rites, Feasts, etc., etc. XII. The Canon law has for its sub ject the whole Christian society; for. as has been already said, it is that by which the whole Church is governed. Tlie non baptized, the insane, and those under the age of reason, are exempt. XIII. The Canon law does not depend for its legitimacy on the acceptance of the people. If the opposite were true, the Church would have no legislative power. But though acceptation by the people is not necessary to give to law the power of binding, it is necessary to save law from desuetude. The consent of Bishops is not necessary for the Pontifical Canons. [to be continued ] ANGLICAN ORDERS DENIED BY THE FOUNDERS OF ANGLICANISM. We present tlie following to the Pro testant clergymen of Philadelphia, who are so sure of their orders. We begin with C ran mer : 1. C ran mer, in the face of all Eng land, and in defiance of all Catholic the ology, contended that “the King’s elec tion alone, without ordination , sufficed to make a Priest or Bishop.” 2. Barlow declared that “ any layman whom the King might choose to be a Bishop would be as good a Bishop as him self, or the best m England.” 3 Whittaker rudely requested his Catholic assailants who impugned his or ders to “keep their orders to themselves.” 4. Fulke “ reverently ” stigmatizes all orders as “ stinking, greasy, and anti- Christian.” 5. Jewel, when repeatedly taunted by Father Harding to answer the question “ Who made you a Bishop ?” as repeat edly adopted the more discreet course of making no reply. 6. Parker, Jewel, and Horne took counsel together, and. knowing the weak ness of their cause, translated “ Cheiso tonia ” ('‘Manual lmpositio v —laying on of hands) “ ordination by election ,” and this was the authorized translation tid the new Bible ot James I, was is sued. 7. Thirteen other “Bishops” of the period subscribed a declaration, which formally asserted that “ Bishops and Priests were not two things, but one of fice in the beginning of Christ’s religion.” 8. Article 25 of the Church of” En gland denies orders to be a Sacrament. 9. “ Bishop Gordon of Galloway, on becoming a Catholic,submitted to be Con firmed absolutely and unconditionally, to be regarded bv Rome as no Bishop, and tc die a simple acolyte. 10. “ Bishop ” Ives, of America, did the same as regards Confirmation, and died a layman. 11. Queen Elizabeth, the head and maker of the Anglican Establishment, its Pope, addressed the Prelates she herself made as follows “ I made you a Bish op, and by I will unmake you.” 12. Her language to Mrs. “Arch bishop ” Parker and the “ wives” of the other “ Bishops, ” on requesting a title for themselves in virtue of the rank of their “husbands,” is too characteristic to be omitted:—“Dames (wives) ye are not, ladies ye shall never be.” THE OLDEST ROSE TREE IN THE WORLD. While very old oaks, yews, and ches nuts have each their memories embalm ed in the pages of history, there is an humble member of the vegetable king dom which has not found a place in Eng lish botanical records. We allude to an exceedingly ancient rose tree at Hiides heiui, in Hanover, which is still flourish ing. with all the vigor of youth. This remarkable tree (or rather climber, for it is supported against the wall of the church), was in existence when Christian ity itself was little more than a thousand years old ; and, if we may believe tradi tion, had even been blooming for well nigh three hundred Summers ! But we will give its history in the words of the well known botanists, Herr Drunis, him self a resident of Hildesheim : “ The oldest known rose tree in the World is one at present growing against the wall of the Cathedral of this town, (Hildesheim,) remarkable alike for its extreme age and tlie scanty nourishment with which it has supported itself for so many centuries. It varies but slightly from the common dog rose ; the leaves are rather more ovate, the pedicles and lower leaves’ surfaces more hairy, the fruit smaller and more globular/ The stem is two inches thick at its junction with the root, and the whole plant covers some twenty-four square feet of the wall. Bishop Hezilo, who flourished 1054-1079, took special interest in this rose, as being a remarkable monument of the past; (ind when the Cathedral was rebuilt, after being burned down in 1061, he had it once more trained against the portion of the wall which had been spared by the fire. Tradition states that, in the year of grace 814, the Emperor Ludwig the Pious son of Charlemagne, was staying with his Court at Elze. Being desirous ot hunting in the huge forest where now stands Hildeshiem, Mass was said by the Imperial Chaplain at the place of rendez vous. By some mishap, when the ser vice was concluded and the party dis persed, the vessel containing the sacred elements was left behind. On returning to the spot the following day, great was the surprise of the Chaplain to' find the holy vessel overshadowed by the tender branch lets of a lovely rose, which had sprung up in the night, and now filled the air with the perfume of its flowers. The Emperor shortly after arrived, and by his command a chapel was built, with the altar standing on the spot oc cupied by the roots of the rose—that very rose which now blooming as freshly as though a single decade, and not a thousand years, had passed over its head.” So far tradition. Certain it is that the roots of tlie existing rose tree are buried under the altar of the cathedral, and, consequently are, inside the building, the stem being carried through the wall to the outer air by a perforation made ex pressly for it. The plant is held in the highest veneration by the inhabitants, and no one is permitted to gather the flowers, or break the branches. Happiness. —He cannot be an un happy man who has the love and smiles of a woman to accompany him in every department of life. The world may look dark and cheerless without—enemies may gather in his path—but when he returns to his fireside, and feels the ten der love of woman, he forgets his troubles, and is comparatively a happy man. lie is but half prepared for the journey of life who takes not with him that friend who will forsake him in no emergency who will divide his sorrows, increase" his joys, lift the veil from iiis heart, and throw sunshine amid the darkest scenes. That man cannot be miserable who has such a companion, be he ever'so poor, despised, and trodden upon by the world. LITERATURE, ART, AND SCIENCE. “ Southland Writers.”— Some ex tracts from this work, prepared by a lady ot Mobile, and shortly to be issued from the press of Claxton, Rem sen & Haffel finger. of Philadelphia, have already been given to our readers. Our only know ledge of it is derived from these and other extracts that have been published, all in dicating that the fair author has spared no effort, no labor, and no research, to make it faithful and complete. A Virginia paper—the Alexandria Commercial Ad vertiser—which appears to be better in formed upon the subject, gives the fol lowing account of the work and its author: “In preparing the book, the author has included in her compilation the names of all female writers in the South who have added memorable Contributions to the Literature of our section. The volume is divided into sections of States, commencing with Kentucky, and opening with a very interesting and well written sketch of Mrs. C. A. Warfield, by one who is familiar with that lady, and who appreci ates her, and concluding with Maryland. The Literature of Confederate days will form a prominent feature of the book, and, included in the work, will be many articles that have been prepared expressly for the volume. “It is well to say that, in compiling “Southland Writers,” the author has not been governed by the rules which guide the pen of a reviewer or critic She de sires to give samples of the writings, with such information ot the lives and characters of the authors as may be inter esting to the world to know. A fair idea of the completeness of the book may be formed from the fact that it will contain nearly one hundred sketches of authors. * * * m * * “The book will, probably, be issued about the first of January next, and will prove, we venture to say in advance, a most brilliant success. Containing most of what has heretofore been included in works published years ago upon the same subject, it will give a hundred fold more information than those works, in furnishing sketches of writers who have since become known. In refer ence to the author, ‘lda Raymond,’ we may be permitted to say that this nom de plume is the assumed name of a fair lady of Mobile, Alabama. She has entered upon this work as on a labor of love, and has brought to the preparation of her book a refined literary taste and the earnestness of the enthusiast. To her, Southern letters will owe much, in the contribution she will give to our Litera ture. More we could, with propriety, say, but we respect the modesty which desires to remain unknown and are silent. At Forres, in Scotland, the Ordnance Survey officers have discovered an extra ordinary deflection of the plumb line. There are no mountains near to cause this, and it is believed that there is a mass of unusually solid matter beneath the surface at Forres, or else a large cavity in the sea, which is not far distant. To ascertain this, two clocks are about to be placed, cast and west, one at For res, forty miles distant; by the side of each clock there will be a magnet, con nected with the opposite clock by an electric wire. The magnet will bo made to click, so as to mark the vibrations of the pendulum of the distant clock, and the difference in the vibrations of the pendu lums will reveal the force and direction of the deflection of the plumb line, and thus the cause of the curious phenomenon at Forres will then be ascertained. Washington’s Portrait. —A corres pondent writes from Madrid : “As one of the signs of the times, 1 may mention that the portrait of Wash ington has been placed under the grand canopy in front of the town hall in Bar celona, in place of the picture of Isabel Segunda, torn down. Barcelona is Repub lican, and it manifests its sympathy with Republican institutions by placing in the most honorable position, in the commer cial Capital of Spain, the portrait of one of the celebrated founders of free institu tes in the world. Spain is marching on. The revolutionary holiday seems very little like growing to a close. Bands are traversing the city, at all hours of the day and night, and enthusiastic pro cessions follow the never-to be-tired-of “Hymn of Iliogio,” that is heard sung, whistled, and hummed, every morning, noon, and night, to the utter exclusion of any other music whatever. 1 could not bear “Yankee Doodle” or “John Brown’s March” if played for fifteen consecutive days without intermission; much less do 1 fancy the patriotic Spanish music, which has merits, to be sure, but scarcely enough to bear it through this musical crisis. It will be all over, some of these days, I hope.” The Poet Longfellow.— This cele brated American poet, whose visit to Kil larney has been expected since midsum mer, so now sojourning at the Victoria H f »tel. This is his first visit to the “Capital of the Lake.” The famous Suez Canal is now near completion. During the next month, it will be open for vessels of the largest size. Its depth is 26 feet, its width from 180 to 360 feet, and its cost $30,000,000. Asa medium of communication between Europe and India, it is one of the highest impoitance, since it shortens the time of navigation one-haif. The work is owned by a French stock company, and in its construction has employed over 20 000 men. Salt of Lemons.— A serious accident recently occurred in England from the incautious use of the article bearing the above harmless name. Peroxalate of potash, as it is called by the chemist, re moves stains effectually, but its resem blance to Epsom salts renders it liable to be mistaken for that aperient medicine. The Loudon Medical Gazette warns all housekeepers against this dangerous pre paration of oxalic acid. Charles Mackay, the song writer, is now editor of the London Scotchman. Progress of Catholicity in Eng land. — A special letter, addressed to the Francois speaks particularly of the pro gress of Catholicity in England. The Catholic population of London exceeds 200,000. In the Diocese ot Westminster alone there are about 1,500 abjurations annually. Churches are built in everv direction. The Curate of Kensington is building a church which will cost seven ty-five thousand dollars. It is almost in credible to tell of the enterprises started within the last three years by the zeal of Catholics, and which have been com pleted as if by enchantment. Archbishop Manning has purchased a piece of ground in the city of Westminster, containing nearly three acres, for the purpose of building a Cathedral and Archiepiscopal residence. The site is quite close to the ancient Abbey. Another evidence of progress is the multiplication of schools for poor children. Since 1866, twenty eight of these schools have been erected. In the Diocese of Westminster, 13,000 children frequent these establishments. The Catholics, who are generally poor, have contributed about $70,000 for the support of the schools. The Coming Later an Council.— The Algemeine Zeitvng, well informed on all Church matters, contains some further in formation with regard to the impending Laterau Council, and the matters to be discussed there of the several points ap parently sized upon already. The first is the privilege to be bestowed upon the Bishop of every Diocese of proclaiming an index of his own within his dominions. Further, it is proposed that the election of Bishops should be taken out of the hands of the law authorities, since Christian Governments seem to be more and more vanishing, and concordats are torn to pieces everywhere. Church property is to be used for the subversion of the Con servative press. The care of the poor is to be taken out of the hands of the State, and to be handed over to Christian charity, as represented by the Church in all countries of Christendom. There are to be held annual assemblies for promot ing charity, Christian art, science, litera ture, and missions; the care for the wound ed in battle, and the sick generally, be longs to the Church. The brethren with out the pale, as long as they are Chris tians, are not to be repelled ; provided they be of practical mind in Church mat ters, since the spirit of negation does not declare war to single confessions, but to all religions. The foundation of Western uni versities, both in Cairo and Constantino ple, is to be carried out with all possible speed, and the preliminaries in this mat ter due to France to be taken as the foundations. It is supposed that the Ger manic element will be strongly repiesent ed in the Council, also, that it may make tself very considerably felt at the next Papal election. Death of Bight Bev. Henry Damian Juncker, First Bishop of Alton, 111. This saintly and beloved prelate died at his Episcopal residence, on Friday evening, the Feast of the Guardian An gels, after a long and severe illness. Deceased was born in Fenetrange, Diocese of Nancy 7 , Lorraine, France. Tils ecclesiastical studies were made in Cin cinnati, where he was ordained Priest by Most Rev. Archbishop Purcell, on Pas sion Sunday, March, 16, 1845, and con secrated Bishop by the same, on Sunday, April 26, 1857. “Mother,’’ said little Ned, one morning after having fallen out of bed, “I think 1 know why I fell out of bed.last night. It was because I slept too near where l got in.” Musing a little while, as if in doubt whether he had given the right ex planation, he added: “No, that wasn’t the reason, it was because I slept too near where L fell out.” 3