Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-01-26
From our Correspondent
THE POPE ALARMED.
Boston, Jan. Q. 1871.

MegsTJ Edii0Ys,--I have news from Rome
The Pope processes to be frightened and az
hlcied beyond measure. have his own words
before me, 10 the original no. very classical .
Latin, with an authentic French translation.
They read as follows
ENcYiLicAL LETTER Of Our Most Holy Lord .
Gregory XVI by Divine Providence Pope, to .
all Patrlarchs, Pnmates,y Arch6ishops aud !
Bishops.
"GREeoRy XVI. Pope.
Venerable Brethren, Health and the apos- !
iolic Bencdcton
"You will know, Venerable Brothers, how
great are the calamiiies with which tho Cath I
Ole church is beset on all sides in this most
sorrowiul age, and how pitliully she Is afliict
ed. You know by what deluCe OF errors of
every kind, and with what unbndled audacty
OF the erroneous, our Holy Religion is attack
ed, and how cunmngly and 10y what frauds,
heretics and infidels are endeayoring TO pcryori
the hearts and minds of the faithful In
word YOU know that there is almost no kind
Of effort or machination which is not employed
to overthrow, from It's deepest foundations, If
it were possible, the immoveabe ediice Of
the Holy City.
"Indeed, are we not (Oh, how shamefulD
compelled to see the most crafty enemies OF
the truth raging far and wide with IMMUNITY;
not only attacking religion with rldicule, the
church with contumely and Catholics with
insults and SANDER but even entering into
cities and towns, establishing schools Of error
! and implety, publishing IN print the poison OF
their doctrines, skiiully concealed under the
deceitlu veil of the natural sciences and new
discoveries, and even penetrating into The
cottages of the poor travelling through rural
! districts, and inslnuating themselves into ia
mliar acquaintance with the lowest Of the
/ people and with the farmers Thus they
| leave no means uninterrupted, whether by cor
! rupi Bibles IN the language OF the people, or
/ pestlerons newspapers and other little publ
cations, or cavlling conversation, or pretend
ed charity, or, finally, 10y the gift OF none V, TO
allure gnoral-peope and especially youth
into Their net and induce them to desert the
/ Catholic faith.
ave refer to facts, Venerable Brethren.
/ which not only are known 10 you, but OF which
| you are witnesses; even you, who though you
mourn, and, as your pastoral duty requires,
are by no means silent, are yet compelled to
/ tolerate in your doceses these aforesaid prop
[ agators of heresy and infidelltv; these shame
/ less preachers, who while they walk in sleeps
clothing, bnt inwardly are ravening wolves,
cease not TO lay in wal, for the flock and tear
it III pieces. Why should we say morel-
( There is scarcely barbarous region in the
universal world, to which the well known
Central Boards Of the heiciics and unbeliev-
ers have not regardless OF expense, sent out
their explorers and emissaries who either
insiduousy, or openly and in concert, m king
war upon the Catholic religion, lis 9,s'ors
and its ministers tear the faithful ont 70. the
bosom of the church, and in,ercep. her ay-
proach to the infdels.
! "lience II is easy TO conceive tie state of
anguish into which our soul Is pluaroI day
and night, as we being charged wiki The su-
perntendence of the whole fold 0iJesus Christ
and the care OF all the churches, must give ac-
count for his sheep to the Divine Prince Of
pastors And we have thought fl, Venerable
Brethren, to recall 10 your minds ~ our pres
ent letter. the causes of those troubles which
are common to rs and you, that you may more
auentively consider how important II is 10 the
/ church. that all holy priests should endeavor,
with lcdoubled zeal, and with united labors,
and with every kind OF efforts to repcl the
attacks of the raging foes OF religion, TO turn
back their weapons, and to forewaTn and fort
lfy the faithful against the subtle Establishment
which they often use. This, as YOU know,
We have been careful to doat every opportuny;
nor shall we cease TO do II; as we also are not
ignorant that you have always done it hith-
euo, and confdetly trus, that you will do here
afierw with still more earnestzeal."
Such are the Pope's complaints Of the mis-
chief done 10 his cause by Protestant mission
aries They range far and wide with impu-
nifty. Ihey 90 into cities and towns. They
print books on natural sciences, and publish
new discoveries. They circulate newspapers
and tracts. They distribute the Bible in the
languages Of the people among whom they GO,
and without the apocryphy. They talk with
farmers, and even make the lowest OF the peo-
pie believe that they are charitable. But the
most curious complaints, that these societies OF
unbc!i.rery. ohslruct the access Of the Roman
lists 10 lufiels And the Roman Catholic
Bishops within whose dicOses these things
arc done, though they gueve, and as IN duty
bound demonstrate, are compelled 10 tolerate
the doors Of all Tins mischief
| am irrcsislloly tempted 10 make pariic-
u,sr application Of What the Pope asserts as
universal truth This letter is addressed 10
an Bishops 90 course, u is addressed 10
Bishop Fcnwick Of Boston, Bishop Hughes, of
Basic0poiis, who now has charge Of the de
ocose OF New York, and each oithe other Ro-
man Catholics DO the United States He tells
each Of Them, that though they mourn, and, as
their pastoral duty requires are by no means
silent
This certainly mclns.,lst Bishop Hughes,
and each Of the other Bishops TO whom this
letter Is addressed. ~ u1rAi7g 70 tolerate
Protestant prr1-lrrs 'ri.hH his dI0eese, but
has 70 DO q.
above an, we especially recommend 70 you
iho Aforesaid Society Coz the Propagation ofihC
FAM. which, having been first establishes
'hc ycry ancient and mos .9' % cry -'l.v0-S