The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-06-18
From fAs London Morning Chronicle.


Translation Of the Boil sgains, the Bible So,
tcieties, issued juno 29,h, 1915, by Pope
Plus VII. TO the Archbishop of .Gnes1,
iPfmate Of Poland. ~-.ae
- - Plus p. P. VII. .fs 4
I Venerable Brother--Health and apostolic
beDe diction. In our last letter 10 you va
promised, very soon, 10 return an answer 10.
yours, In which you have appealed TO this
Holy See, no tho name Of the other Bishops
OF Poland, respecting what are called Bible
Societies, and have earnestly inquired of US
what you ought to do 10 this sHsIr. We long
since, indeed, wished to comply with your.
request but an incredible variety of weighty4
concerns have SO pressed upon US on every
side that I'll this day We could not yield to-
your solicitation.
|. We have been truly shocked at this most
/ crafty device, by which the very foundation
Of religion are undermined ; and having, be-
eausc OF the great importance Of the subject,
conferred 10 council With our venerable bre,h-
ren, the Cardinals oft Holy Roman Church,
we hare with the utmost caro- and attention,
deliberated upon the measures proper TO be-
adopted by our Pon,iScisl authority, in order.
TO remedy and abolish this pestilence as far
as possible. In the mean time, wc heartily
cam mend you again and again in the Lord,
asit is Il, VIC should upon the singular zeal
you have displayed under circumstances so.
dangerous to Christianity, in having denounc-
cd to the Apostolic See this de6lemen, of the,
faith so immmenlly dangerous 10 souls--And
although vic perceive that il is not at all nec-'
cssary 10 excite him to activity, who is max
ing haste, since Of your own aceotd you have
x<ls,e ha,p H. Seir 10 and
overthrow the ifnpioos mac hinations of sbeso
innofators yet, in conformity withoar Office,
we again and again exhor, 2oa that whatever
you can achieve by power, provide for by
counsel, or effec, by authority, you will daily
execute with the utmost eaneslness plscipc
yourself as wall for the house Of Israel.
With this view we issue the present Briefs.
viz. that we map convey TO you signal tes'i-
mony Of our appfo5siion of your excellers
conduct, and may also ebdeavor therein still
more anS more 70 exci,e your pastoral soliei.
tude and diligence. For the general good
impe iously requires you to combine all yeur
reans and energies ,e frustrate the plans
which are prepared by its enemies TOR the
destruction Of our most Holy Religion, whence
it becomes an Episcopal du'y, iha; yoo Srss
Of all expose the wickcdness of this neiarioua
schs ns, ~ you have already done so admir-
ably, to the view Of the faithful, and openly
publish The ssme. according to the rules pre-
scrhcd by the Church, with all the erudition'
and wisdom which you possess namely, "that
the Bible printed by Hercules Is TO be num-
bercd among other prohibited Books, COD
formally to the rules Of the Index 6 No.
and 81 for il is most palpably evident from
experience that the Holy Scriptures, when
circulated in the vulgar tongue have through
the temerity Of meo, produced more harm
than benefit" (Rule lV) And this is the
more to be dreaded in times so aeprssed,
when our holy Religion is assailed from eY-
cry quarter with great cunning and ehori,
end the most crievous wounds are inficfco
co tho church--h is, therefore, necessary 10
adhere to the salutary Decree OF the CoDgieA
CATION of The lndex (June 3,'53) that no ver-
sions Of the Bible in the vulgar tongue %
permitted, except such as ole approved ~
tho Apostolic See, or published with Anno-
tstions extracted from the writings OF, The
Holy Fathers ofthc Church.
We confidently hope, that in these turen-
loot circumstances, the Poles will give ,ho
ciearest proofs ofthcir attachment to the Re-
ligion Of their ancestors; and by cur care, as
we'll os that Of the other Prela,es Of this king
dom, whom on account OF the Faisb, we con-
era'uls,e ahundan,!y, justify the opinion us
have entertained OF them.
Ii Is moreover necessary that you Should
transmit to u as 5000 ss possible, the Bible
which Jacob wuiek published in the POLISH
language, with q commentary, ss well as .
copy Of the edition Of il lately put forth with
on, those saao,s,ions, taken from the vikings
Of the holy fathers Of our Church, or othss
learned Catholics, ~i,h your opinio upon II :
that thus, from the coiia,ine them together,
IL mey be sscet,sined sfter mature inves,igs-
ZION, that certain errors lie iasidiously con-
ccalcj therein, end that we may pronounce
our judg men, on ,his affair for tho preserve
!, tion of the true faith.
Continue therefore venerable B,oihe-, =
pursue this truly pipus course uron which