Tutor of Oriel January 1827 to December 1831

435 Pages·1979·20.826 MB·English

by  John Henry Newman

TheL ettearnsd D iaries
of
JohnH enryN ewman
TheL ettearnsdD iaries
of
JohnH enryN ewman
Editeadtt heB irminghOarma tory
witnho teasn da ni ntroduction
by
IanK er
and
ThomasG ornalSl.,J .
VolumIeI
Tutoorf O riel
Januarr8 y2 7t oD ecembeIr8 3r
CLARENDON PRESS OXFORD
·
1979
OxforUdn iversPirteysW sa,l toSnt reeOtx,f orodx z6 DP
OXFORD LONDON GLASGOW
NEW YORK TORONTO MELBOURNE WELLINGTON CAPE TOWN
IBADAN NAIROBI DAR ES SALAAM LUSAKA ADDIS ABABA
KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE JAKARTA HONG KONG TOKYO
DELHI BOMBAY CALCUTTA MADRAS KARACHI
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Thel ettaenrdsd iarioefJs o hnH enryN ewman.
Vol2. :T utoorf O rieJla,n ua1r8y2 7t oD ecember
1831
1.N ewmanJ,o hnH enry2 .C ardin-aElnsg land­
Correspondence
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262.'1 53'0924 B)4705.N5 79-40393
ISBN0 -19-920108--0
PrintiendG reaBtr itabiyn
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Preface
WITHOUTt heg radubauli ldiunpag t t heB irminghOarma toorfya verfyu ll
collecotfiC oanr dinNaelw man'cso rrespond(eannac cec ouonftw hicwhi ll
bef ounidnt heI ntroducttoVi oolnu mXeI )t,h ep resewnotr kc oulndo th ave
beenu ndertakIetnsa.i mi st op roviadnee xhausteidviet ioofNn e wman's
lettewrist;eh x planantootreyws h,i cahr eo ftesnu mmarioefos r q uotations
from theo thesri doef t hec orrespondSeonmceoe f.t heslee ttteorN se wman,
whent heya ppeatro h avep articiumlpaorr tanocret ,ob en ecessfaorry
followai cnogn trovearrseiy n,s eritnet dh et extE.v eroyn eo ft hel etters
writtbeynN ewmani si ncludtehde rien,c hronolosgeiqcuaeln Scheo. uld
thereev entubaela lnyyo fh ilse ttewrhso,se ex isteinskc neo wnt ot hee ditor,
buto fw hichhe h asfa iletdoo btaaic no pyt,h iwsi lble n oteidni tpsl acOen.
theo thehra ndn,o a ttemhpatsb eenma det oi ncluad lei sotfl ettwerrist ten
byN ewmana ndn owl osnto,r t heb riepfr echieso ccasionmaaldleoy f h is
reployn,t heb acokf a c orrespondleenttta'elsrt ,h outghhe saer eu tilifsoerd
thaen notation.
Ino rdetrh atth et exotf e aclhe ttmeary b ea sa ccuraatspe o ssibtlhee,
origianuatlo grawphhe,ni ts tielxli sotrsa ,tl eaas pth otogracpohpiyoc f i t,
hasb eenu sedb yt hee ditaosrh iss ourc(eT.h ev erfye wc aseisnw hichhe
hasb eenc ontewnitt ahn a uthenticcoaptywe di lble n oteads t heoyc cur.)
Alwaytsh et exotft hea utogriaspr he produocrew,dh ,e nt hea utogrhaapsh
disappeatrheaodtft, h ceo ptyh aatp peamross rte liaWbhleen.o nlNye wman's
draefxti stthsa,it sp rintTehde.s ourucsee idn e accha siest ob ef ounidn t he
liosftl ettbeyrc so rrespondents.
Sucha lterataisoa nrsem adei nt ranscritbhieln egt tearism ,w ithout
sacriofifca ec curaactey n,a blitnhge mt ob er eawdi teha seN.e wmanw rites
simplayn dh asn oneo ft hosied iosyncrwahsiiceshso metimneese dt ob e
reprodufcoertd h es akoef t hee videnocfoe n ek inodr a nothwehri cthh ey
provide.
Thef ollowairntegh eo nlayl teramtaidoeni snt ranscription:
ADDRESSA ND DATEa rea lwaypsr intoendt hes amel inaen,d a tt heh ead
oft hel etteevre,wn henN ewmanp uttsh ema tt hee ndW.h enh eo mitosr
giveasn i ncompldeatteet ,h eo missiiossn u ppliiensd q uarber ackeatnsd,
justiifinea dn otuen letshser easfoonir t i so bvioTuhse.a ddrestsoew sh,i ch
lettweerrse s enta,r ei ncludientd h el isotfl ettbeyrc so rrespondTehnet s.
informatdieorni vfreodm p ostmairskm sa ttfeorar n notation.
THE CONCLUSIOoN ft hel ettiesmr a det or uno n,i rrespeocftN ievwem an's
separlaitneea sn,da lplo stscrairppetl sa caetdt hee nd.
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NEWMAN S CORRECTIONASN D ADDITIONaS rei nsertientd h eiirn tended
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PREFACE
placHei.si nterlienxeplaarn atairopenr si ntientd h et exitna nglber ack(e)t,s
aftetrh ew ordo rp hrasteh eeyx plaHiins.e rasurareesg iveinn f ootnotes
whent heayp peatrob eo fs ufficieinntt erteows atr rainttS. q uarber ackaertes
reserfvoeerdd itoardidailt iAolnNlse .\\'. man'bsr ackaertpesr intaesrd o unded
one(st hkei nmdo sut suawli thhi m).
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NEWMAN S PARAGRAPHSA ND PUNCTUATION arper eserevxecd,et phta sti ngle
quotatmiaornk as rep rinttehdr oughoauntdd, o ubloen esfo r quotations
withitnh em(.N ewmagne neraulsleydt hel attienbr o thc asesF.u)r thear ,
parenthoersq iuso tattihoanht e b egawni tthh ep ropemra rkb utf ailteod
compleotrec ,o mpletbeudtd idn otb egiins,s u ppliAeldlo. t hepru nctuation
markssu pplibeydt hee ditaorre e nclosiends q uarber ackeNtesw.m an's
dashewsh,i cfhr equednotdl uyt eyi thfeorar fu lls toaps ,e micoolroa nc omma
(especiwahlelnhy e i st ireodrw ritihnugr riedalryer) e,p resebnyta e 'd- '
witah spacbee foarne da fteHri.ss pellainndgu seo fc apitaarlels e futn ­
changebdu,t' raisleedt'ta errleso weriened v ercya se.
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NEWMAN S ABBREVIATIONSa rer etaiinnet dh ec asoef p ropenra mesa,n d
int hea ddreasnsdc onclusoifeo anc lhe ttseirn,ct eh esaer es ometimuesse ful
indicatoifoh nissa ttitautdt eh et imeI.n a lolt hecra seasb,b reviaatrieo ns
printoeudti nf ulwlh,e rNee wmane mplotyhse m.
Whenh eu setsh ei nitioafpl rso penra mest,h ef ulnla mei sn ormally
inseritnes dq uarber ackeafttset rh ei nitiaatlt sh,efi rsotc curreinnce ea ch
lettaenrd,m oreo fteinfi ts eemasd visaibnlo er detroa voicdo nfusiNoon .
additiooftn h ef ulnla mei sm adei nt hec asoef N ewman'cso rrespondent,
whethheiris n itioaclcsua rtt heb eginnoifnt gh el ettoerir n t hec ourosfei t.
When Newmanu seso nlya Christniaamne ,t hes urnamiess ometimes
addeidns quabrrea ckfeottrsh er eadecro'nsv enience.
Whent ranscriipsmt aidoefn r oma P RINTEDS OURCE,t ypograpahlitcearla ­
tiocnlse adruleyt oe ditoorrp rintaerrde i sregarded.
SometimNeesw manm adeHO LOGRAPH copioefsh ilse ttoerro sfp ortions
oft hemw,h ent hewye rer eturnteohd i ml onagf ttehre hya db eenw ritten.
Ino rdetrh atth er eadmeary b ea blteo s eeh ow muchh ec opieadn dw hat
changheesi ntrodutcheecd o,p ipeads saagrepsel aciendq uartberra cker 1t, s
anda lald ditioofna sn yi mportainnccel udientd h et exitn d oublseq uare
brackeotrsw,,h erteh iissi mpracticiantb hleae n,n otation.
Newman'lse ttaerrepsr intienCd H RONOLOGICAL ORDER,w itthh en ameo f
hisc orresponadtte hneth ead( excetphta tth osoefe acdha ya rea rranged
alphabetiacnadlw,lh ye)n,m oret haonn ei sw rittteont hes amep ersoonn
thes amed ayn,u mbere11dI ,I.I nt heh eadintghsen ameo ft hec orrespondent
isg iveinni tmso stc onvenifoernmt,s ometimweistC hh ristniaamne isn f ull,
sometimoenslw yi tihn itials.
THE LISTO F LETTERSB Y CORRESPONDENTS,a tt hee ndo fe acvho lumseh,o ws
whethetrh es ourcues edw asa na utogradprha,fp tr,i ntseodu rcoerc opy,
andi nt hel ascta sew,h ethaeh ro logrmaapdhe b yN ewmanl atearn;dg ives
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thep reselnotc atoifot nh es ourcaes,w elals o fa nya dditiohnoallo graph
copioersd raftRse.f erentcose tsa ndawrodr khsa vgee nerableleyno mitted
asb eintgo on umeroausn da lreawdeyl kln ownt;h em ostr elevoafnt th em
arree fertroei dnt hen otes.
THE LETTERWSR ITTENT O NEWMAN,w heni nseritnet dh et exatr,ep rinted
int ypsem alltehra tnh auts efdo Nr ewman'osw nl ettearnsdh, e adebdy t he
nameo ft hec orresponTdheenstle.e ttaerrneso ta lwaayrsr angiencd h rono­
logiocradle bru,t m ayb ep laceeid thjeurs bte foroer j usatf ttehrel ettoefr
Newmant ow hicthh eayr er elatAe ldi.so tft hemi sg iveantt hee ndo fe ach
volumien w hicthh eoyc cuTrh.e saen dt heq uotatifornosml ettienrt sh e
annotatairoean l wayusn,l eostsh erwsitsaet epdr,i ntferdo ma utograapth s
theB irminghOarma torayn,da retr anscriinbt ehdes amew aya sN ewman's
letters.
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NEWMANS DIARIECSO VERT HE YEARS1 824t o1 879( witah g apfr om July
1826t oM arch1 828T)h.e ya rew rittienna serioefsm ottlceodp yb ooks,
12X 18!c entimeptrriens,tf eodary eaera cha,n de ntitTlheePd r ivaDtiea r:y
arrangperdi,n taendd,r ulefdo,rr eceivainan cgc ouonfte verdya y'esm ploy­
men.t. . 'w itthh ee xceptoifto hne fo urp erioJdusl1 y8 74- May1 85 0J,a nuary
1854-Jan1u8a6r!yJ, a nua1r8y6 1-Mar1c8h7 1M,a rch1 871-0cto1b8e7r9 ,
eacohf w hicihsc ontaiinnea sd o mewhtahti ckceorpb yo ok.
Thesdei ariaersep rintceodm pleftoere acdha yi nw hicNhe wmanh as
madea ne ntrIyt.h asb eent hougbhets tto i ncluNdeew man'rse corodf
per.'iotnosw homh ew rotoer fr om whomh er eceilveetdt eArtts h.ee ndo f
eacdhi arbyo oka rev arionuost elsi,s otfsa ddresosfep se,o plteob ep rayed
for,a ccounettscT,.h esea,l saor,oe m itteexdc,e fpotor c casidoantaelnd o tes
ofe ventwsh,i cahr ei nseritnet dh eiprr opeprl acOef.t her esotft hen otes,
somea ret heologaincdaw li lble r eservfoerd a volumoef N ewman'tsh eo­
logipcaaple rasn,do thewrisl ple rhahpasv reo omfo undfo rt hemi na nyf uller
editioofAn u tobiograWprhiitcianlg s.
Newmanc ompilweidt hhi so wnh andso,nq uartsoh eestesw nt ogether,
ab oookf C hronoloNgoitceadslr, a wlna rgferloytm h ed iariAensyn. e wm atter
int hesNeo teissp rintienid t alwiictsth h ea pproprdiiaatreeyn triyfa, n y(.I t
shoulbden otetdh atth ed iareyn tritehsem selwveersse o metimwersi ttuepn
considerlaabtlteyhr a tnh eev entthse rye cord.)
Eachv olumiesp recedbeyda b riesfu mmaroyf t hep erioofdN ewman's
lifteh aittc overSsu.m maryd,i ariesa�nannodt atgiiovaner oughbliyo graphical
formt ot hew holea,n dw ililt,i sh opede,n ablteh eo rdinarreya dteort reat
ita sa c ontinunoaursr ative.
THE BIOGRAPHIEOSF PERSONSa rec ollecitnte hde i ndeoxf p ropenra mes
att hee ndo fe acvho lumien,o rdetros impltihfyea nnotatoifto hnel etters.
Occasionwahlelnya , p ersoinsm entionoendl oyn coe rt wicaen,d a noties
requirienad n yc aseb,i ographdiectaalhi alvsbe e engi veinnt hen oteasn,d
a refereinnct eh ei nde(xT.h ee ditwoirl ble g rateffouril n formaatisto on
personnosti dentified.)
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PREFACE
Thesneo ticheasv bee enc ompilferdo ms ucvha riosuosu rc-esbo okosf
referenlcee,t teartts h eO ratoriyn,f ormatsiuopnp libeyd t hef amiloire s
religicooumsm unitoifet sh ep ersocnosn cernaendd,b y librarainadn s
archiv-istthsat th eg ivionfga uthoriwtoiu�lsbd e a vercyo mplicaatnedd
lengtphryo ceLsisk.e o thefarcse dw itthh es amep robletmh,ee dithoars
deciduesdu altlooy m itth emR.e ferenacreegs i vehno,w evetroT, h eD iction­
aryo fN ationBailo grapohryT ,h eD ictionoafAr mye ricBaino grapihnya ,l l
casewsh erteh eriesa na rtitchleer aen,d f ailitnhgem t,o B oaseM'osd ern
EnglisBhi ograpohry G illowB'isb liograpDhiicctailo noafrt yh eE nglish
CatholWihces.na ltlh ev olumeosfl etthearsv eb eeni ssuead fi,n ali ndex
volumwei lblec ompilfoerdt hew holweo rk.
Lettefrosu ntdo ol atfeo irn clusaitto hne irrig hdta tecso ntintuoce o me
in.T heswei lblep lacaetdt hee ndo ft hel asvto lumoefA ngliclaent ters.
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Contents
Preface v
Abbreviatini Voonlsu mIeI Xl
IntroducNtaotrey xm
Summaroyf e venctosv erbeydt hivso lume xix
TheL ettearnsdD iarioefJs o hnH enryN ewman I
Appednices
1.S peecahtt heB iblSeo cieMteye tinOgx,fo rdM,a y1 827
2.S peecahtt heB iblSeo cieMteye tin2g9,M a y1 828
Lisotf L ettebrysC orrespondents
Indeoxf P ersoannsd P laces 401
IX

AbbreviatiinoV nosl umeI I
THE abbreviatuisoendfs o rN ewman'wso rksa ret hoslei stiendJ oseph
RickabSy.,J I.n,d etxo t heW orkosf J ohnH enryC ardinNaelw manL,o ndon
1914w,i tahf ewa dditions.
Referentcoew so rkisn cludbeyd N ewmani nh isu niforemd itiaorne
alwayusn,l esost herwisstea tetdot, haetd itiwohni,c hw asb eguni ni 868
witPha rochainadPl l aiSne rmonasn,dc oncludien1d 8 81w itShe leTcrte atises
ofS tA thanasiFurso.m1 886u,n titlh es tocwka sd estroyientd h e1 939-45
wara,l tlh ev olumewse rep ublisbhyeL do ngmanGsr,e eann dC o.T heya re
distinguifsrhoemod t heurs,u alploys thumopuusb,l icatbiyoh nasv intgh eir
datoef i nclusiinot nh eu niforemd itiionbn r ackeatfst etrh et itlient, h el ist
ofa bbreviatbieolnoswT .h eu nbrackedtaetdie s i,n e vercya set,h ed atoef
thee diti(oonri mpressiuosne)df org ivirnegf eren(cOensc.ve o lumewse re
includientd h eu niforemd ititohnep aginatuisouna lrleym ainuendc hanged,
butt heraer ee xceptiaonndms i noarl terations.)
Add. AddrestsoeC sa rdinNaelw manw ithhi Rse plieetscr .8 79-8e2d,.
W. P.N evill1e9,0 5.
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Campaign My CampaiignnI relaPnadr,It ( printfoerd p rivactier culation
only1),8 96.
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H.S.I, I I,I II HistorSikceatlc thherse veo lume(s1 87129)0 189,1 129,0 9.
Idea TheI deoaf a Univerdseifitnyea dn di llust(r1a8te71d39 )0 2.
Jf.c Lectuornet sh Deo ctrionfJ eu stificat(i1o8n71 49)0 8.
K.C. CorresponodfeJ nochenH enryN ewmanw itJho hnK eblaen d
Otherrs8,3 9-4e5d,.a tt heB irminghOarma tor1y9, 17.
L.G. Losasn dG aint:h Set oroyfa Conve(r1t8 7149)1 1.
M.D. MeditatainodDn esv otiooftn hsle a tCea rdinNaelw man1,8 93.
Mir. TwoE ssayosn B ibliacnadlo nE cclesiaMsitriaccall(e 1s8 70)
1907.
Mix. Discouardsderse stsoMe idx eCdo ngrega(ti1o8n71s19 )0 9.
Moz.r ,I I LettearnsdC orresponodfeJ nochenH enryN ewmane,d .A nne
Mozleyt,w ov olume1s,8 91.
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