North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-04-16
sWANToN, VT. APRIL l6, 1871.

sons ard Of ihirgs."
II Is IN Your part Or obligation NJ do
ty," adds the same pentiG. IN his hsiei os
Jolly 1882, TO the bishops II Poland " Il il
on your part an obligation og dniv a.
watch with the utmost care, lest evi. mind.
ed men, propas a,ing false doctrines, spread
among your hocks the contagiou al demon
aIising theories. These men. with real
Tor the public good in ils.ir mouths. i'm.
pose upon the crcdulity oi simnie men. who
hiindly become their tools in disturbing the
public peace and overlhrowiue the cstab-
iished order Of things. For tie good. and
Ter The honor Of the Disciples ~ Jesus
Christ, il is flung that their false doc
ttines should be exposed the fAlseness or
their principles musl he shown by the i'm.
mutahle word Of the sacred Scriptures and
by the indispensable monuments OF the ira
dition Of the Church"
Such is the doctrine NJ The supreme Pas.
tor ol souls. Of the venerable Pnntil row
suing ON the eternal chair, in conjunction
w5h the documents Of the church in ell
ages and in oil places. Yon mus, now
feel, dear brethren that we could not, with.
GOT violating our duty, and endnnqerinp
our personal salvation neglec. the direction
81 your cngsciences in circumstances 50
critical. For as a catholic can not pretend
10 choose what point Of faith he will admit
and what point OF faith he will reject: and
as ST. James says, (Eph. G. 2. v, 10. l"he
who ofends in one point, is become guilty
OF alp the present question amounts tn
nothing less than this whether you will
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choose To abandon The laws of your reli-
gion. Should then any one wish TO eng age
/ you in revolt against The established gov
eminent, under the preiexi that Won form
part Of the Sorreign People, suffer not
yourselves 10 he seduced. The TOO famous
/ National Convention Of France, thong b
obliged 10 admit the principle of the sew
reignty Of tho people, because il was Ia
this principle that il owed its existence,
took good care 10 condemn popular insur-
rections, by inserting in the Declaration
Of Rights which heads the constitution of
ll795, that the sovereignty resides, not in a
part, nor even in the majority OF the peo-
pie, but in the entire body Of the citizens
adding that no individual, that no partial
union Of cttisens can pretend 10 The sou
reignty But who viii dare 10 say, that
lin this country the totally oi citizens de-
sire the overthrow of the government
We conclude, dear brethren, by appeal
ling 10 your robe and generous hearts
Did you ever seriously reflect on the hor.
rors Of a civil war ? Did you ever repre-.
sent 10 yourselves, your towns and your
hamets delueed with blood, the Innocent
and the guilty carried of by The same tide
Of calamity and wo Did YOU ever re,
feet on what experience teaches. that al.
most without exception, every popular rev.
olution is a work OF blood Did you evei
reflect that even the Philosopher OF Gene.
va, the author of the social contract, ihc
great ppholder Of the Sovereignty of the
people says himself that revolution which
costs only one drop Of blood, would be toe
dearly bought We leave these import
tant reflections 10 your feelings If humani.
iy, and To your sentiments as christians.
"The GIace Of our Lord Jesus Christ
+" and the charity Of God, and the commu-
g nicaiion of the Holy Ghost be with you
+" all."--2 Cor. IS. IS.
This charge shall be read and published
at the Farochial or principal Mass OF each
Church, in chapter, by each community
OF our Diocese, on the FIRST Sunday or les-
tival after lis reception.
Given al Montreal, the Gath Oct. 1887.
| JONI JAMES LARTIGUE,
BishoD of Montreal.