The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-12

are ordained of God; therefore, he that ressteth
the power resisteth the ordinance of God, and
they that resist purchase to themselves dGnrna-
ton. Therefore, both divine and human laws,
cry out against those who, by the basest ma
chinations OF treason and rebellion, strive to
destroy the bends # allegiance to p1'iaces, and
to drive them from their States"
And again:
ssThese illuStrious examples Of mistaken sub
Lection to rulers, necessarily flowing from tie
ever holy preccpts of the Christian religion,
loudly condemns the insolence and impiety Of
those who, maddening in the free unbridled
passion of ultdn1ed liberty, leave no stone I'M
turned to break down and destroy the co,.Stitit-
ton Of the States, and under the appearance Of
liberty to bring SidreTy Gpon the people. This
was the object of the Impio Is rawlings and
scheme of the Waldenes, of the Beguardians,
Of the WicklifiteS, and of the other children of
Belief, the refuse OF human nature aad its stain,
who aie often and so Justly mathematical by
the Apostolic See. Nor had they any other
object than to triumph with Luther in their
boast that they were independent of every one,
and, to attain this the more easily and readily,
they fearfully waded through every crime"
These fundamental principles, which you,
Sir, are employed to propagate in this country.
They are applicable every where. They are an
nounced by virtue of the Popo's authority. But,
that there may be no room for cavil, quote
still farther from the same letter. And that you
may see that the present Pope does exercise a
political power, quote his own language He
says:
| E'Nor can we augur more consoling consc-
sequence to religion and to government from the
zeal of some to separate THE CHURCH. FROH THE
STATE, and to burst the bond which ulitsS the
priesthood to the empire For, it is clear, that
this union is dreaded BY the prQfane loveTs Of
li5srty only because it has never failed to con-
FER prosperity upon BOTH"
And again:
F'But in addition to the other bitter causes of
| our solicitude, and of the weight Of sorrow
| which Expresses US, in the midst of much
confusion, causes certain associations and poll
| ticdl assemblies, in which, as il league were
struck with every false religion and form of
worship, under pretended zeal for pisly, but in
reality urged by the desire of changes and of
promotion, liberty Of every kind is maintained,
revolutions in the STATE and religion are TO-
mented, and the sanctity of all authority is torn
in pieces"
! Again, he says:
''We have written on these subjects to you,
venerable brethren, that, putting on the buckler
OF faith, you may be encouraged to so forth, and
| fight the battles of the Lord. You, above all
others, it behooveth to stand as a wall against
every height exalting itself against the know
! ledge OF God"
These are the words Of him whom you say is
I the divinely constituted and authorised witness
of the doctrine and morality of the unchanging
| Church, directed to you, and instructing you
what you shall teach,-what you shall up
hold, and what it is you shall oppose; what you
shall build up, and what you shall ertermi,satc.
Now, sir, you are Instructed to oppose liberty
of every kind. To execrate the g detested liber-
ty Of the press, and &c liberty OF opinion" You
are commanded, az far as you can, to commit to
the flames all pamphlets, books, and newspapers,
which shall be opposed to your instructions
But, you are instructed further, to oppose any
attempt to &c separate the Church from the State,
and to bsrst the bond which unites the Priest
hood to the Empire" And, that there may be
no mistake as to his views towards princes, the
Pope says
s'May this our zeal for the welfare Of religion
and public order, acq uire aid and authority from
PRINCES, our dearest sons ia Christ, who, let
them reflect, have received their power, not
merely for their temporal rule, but chiefly for
the protection of the Church Let them care
fully observe, that whatever is done for the good
Of the Church, necessarily benefits their govern
ment, and confirms the peace OF their STATES"
L
lodged authority, clearly show tn at the Pope
does exercise his spiritual Jurisdiction so as to
accomplish Political influence beyond the do
minion of the Papal States, and if his agents
among not as open in Propasating the
principles here set forth, as they in the des-
potic governments of Europe, it is obvious that
it is because public opinion is not yet prepared
for it. That the people OF this country are pro-
foundly ignorant of the purposes and the means
employed for the propagation of these doctrines
IN the United States, is melancholy truth;
which does not, in the least, deter me from dis
charging my duty to them. And, if life and
opportunity be continued, will, at least, do
something towards awakening them to sense
of the consequences involved in the issue be-
tween US have before nae the New York OBJ
server, of November, F'whch giyes an extract
from the May number Of the Annals Of the Pro-
Pagation of Faith, for 1910, printed at Lyons in
France. The following is an extract:
From the annual ''con,pte rendun of the
french society Tor the Propagation of the Faith,
it appears that the following sums were expend-
ed in 1889, in sustaining Roman Catholic mis-
sions in the United States, viz:
Paid to the Laxarists, for the
missions to Missouri and ILL.,
nois, the Seminary, and the
College of st. Marie des Bar
riens, 1900 francs
Outfit Of Missionaries who left
in 1889 TO join those mis-
sions, 1855 80
To the Jesuits, for missions in
Missouri and New Orleans, 5000
Ditto in Kentucky, 5000
There were also sent
To my lord Eccleston,l Arch
bishop of Baltimore, 1927
To my lord Loras, Bishop of
Dubuque, 5a,eG
To my Lord Purcell, Bishop
of Cincinnati, ss,sz7
To nay lord Fenwick, Bishop
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