Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-24

melancholy consideration of them but
being placed IN that situation where il
was not sufficient 10 deptorc, but neces-
sary, by every possible effort, 10 remedy
these things. we earnestly exercised our
| care IN order TO ward off so great Il desc
laiinn from The Lords flock and, as our
| duty requires, to cnleavor, after such !,
| revolution OF affairs, to strengthen the
y iempie, a.id co sole the renlnaiA of Is
rael.
But though with great anxiety of mind
we ldbOred from this watch-towcr OF the
| high Apo tota,-, 10 e.i,ci tins, where, er
we could throughout the Cathohc Church
yet we thought oar cares and attention
| particularly due to the KINGDOM OF
france, that the Apostolic So.icilude
might be most asundantly employed in
the PREPARATION OF evils where those evils
had been most aggravat,d by tie asperi-
" OF the timcs. For not only The hume
rous calanltleS with which the Frcncl,
CHURCHES bad stru yge,l, bmf also gralc,
iui good viii towards the Whole nation
which ha deserved so well of tS. demand
this from uS By claim OF pevu liar justice.
- Nith pleasing reCOll, ciiun we
recalled with what distinction, what
numerous attendance, and what de,o
ton OF mind, although az mcst un-
favorable period, we were recei, ed
there, SO that, by The divine counsel OF
Almighty God. tic honor due 10 Peter
was MOI 10 be prevented nor obScured by
thc unNorthneSs OF his successor, nor bv
the agiia;iOnS Of danger.
bni IN completing the graf work, the
religion and pieiy OF our clearly beloved
son Ia Christ, Louis the King of the
French, assisted us For wien we open
ed TO him oar designs, for the healing.
10y an eHectNal remedy, OF The wountSin
f!cted on the Catholic Churcl in thai
kingdom, he declared, that it was one of
Ills warncSt wishes, That (as Leo the
great congratulated Pulcheria Augusia)
under the f.ivorab Die disposal of divine
protection which never deserts lis
Church, the spirit of God would animate
hiS own mercy and tAe desire of eur heart
that III the same work and with tlie same
mind, we might both agree In the rene
dies to De obtained"
Bat we had scarcely applied ourselves
to tiIs most Important business, Wh n ii
gam sounded the noise Of the rafting
OF the wheels and of1he snorting of hor-
ses, and of the glittcring sword" and,
therefore, we were again forced 10 retire
irom the citadel of The Pontifcate with
our venerable brothers, the Cardinals OF
the Holy Roman Church, that we might
remove ourselves from The impending
dangers and Impediunents la our admins
traiion oi the Church and we lamemted
that all our be>i counscls were rendered
vain III the very beginning, by the new
tumult OF war which lnvoi, ed IN danger
all the affairs OF France and ItaiN. But
God making peace on high, Immediately
that day somuch desired dawned forth. i'm
which, with the aid OF the most Christian
hIng, we were able TO consult seasonably
the good OF the Church. in the vast regi-
ons OF France. Our dearly beloved Son
~ Christ, Louis the King, well knowing
that The things of God should be taken
care OF by him with distinguished and
peculiar care, addressed us In letters, iull
OF duty, devotion, and pietv, desiring that
we would hasten 10 settle the affairs of,he
Church IN his doniulons, by an Apostle
lie diSpensation.
We have, therefore, willingly consent
ed to the wishes oftIie Most Pious KING,
which we're also our own daily and mosl
earnest wishes, and have taken care that
all those things which tended TO The end
III view, shout he forthwith brought un-
der deliberatlon, and maturelv weighed
III congregation of our venerable BROTH
ers the Cardinals of the Holy Roman
Church. Such, however, was the extent
and importance of the matters TO be ar
ranged, that not without long and labori-
GUS consultation, we have al length. with
the assistance of Him who is the Father
OF Light, happily completed the affair by
Convention, which we doubt not will
prove OF great benefit tosouIs, and sea-
sonabie remedy Of so many evils.
ijefe follows Tie Convention, inserted
IN our paper Of yesterday after which
there are the formal clauses of ratifcat-
on, OF admnmlIOn 10 the Archbishops
and Bishops TO maintain the Convention,
Of protest against NUiity, Ofcredit 10 be
given to Noiarial Copies of the net and
OF lie general prohibition against i'll
irjngement.
This Letter is dated at Rome ON the
18th of the Calends Of August, in the wear
OF our Lorr's Incarnation, 1917, and the
18Th OF the present Ponlficate.
The BWHof Me new Ci1cumSc,fptiom of
the Diocescs of the Galican Church is
principally filed with the details of thai
circunscrptiOn. The following passage.
however, is important =
As, however, the Churches of France
were deprived of their patrmony IN the
past Revolution, and those things which
from desire OF peace we dpcTeed con
corning the alterations Of Ecclesiastical
possessions III Article NH. of the Con
VentlOn of the year 1901 have been CARR
ed INTO effect and ought 10 remain i'm full
force
Hence is Inferred The necessity ola
new endowment in lands, and dividends
OF Tie national funds, ds stipulated in the
Sth Article Of The CUncordai.
lhis buil IS dated ON tie 9th of the
Calends OF August, 1917.