New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-30

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povE.-ps,s1sp AT TIE UnsAs COLLEGE
1870
c,xoorv XVI. OF THE pofEs (oF sAME.)
For the further remembrance Of the Case
Placed az the supreme head of the Apostoate, and al
though with no merits Of our own contributing thereto, sc
nc as yiceg.ent Of Jesus Christ the Son oi God Who IN
Of his great love FOR having been made
d.yned 10 also Tor the redemption Of the world
think it falls within the sphere OF our pastoral Care that We
,rre by every means power away the taiIh
fo from the inhumau traffic blacks In any class OF men
whatsoever. 1t is when the light of the Gospel began
first 10 be dfused those wretced beings vino at that time
were falling great numbers INTO the cfutest se'ituds
nv reason especially Of then preva!mS fet thsiT con-
ditiou to be most ailevated with Christian masters For
inspired by the Holy Spirit, the Apostles taught slaves
themselves on the one hand obey their masters In The
flesh as they would Christ and to do the Will oi God from
the heart while the other hand they directed masters to
eeat their slaves kindly and TO render unto Them
is lust and fair and also tc orego any threats wei knowing
that the Lord of these well OF themselves III The
heavens aud that there with him respect OF persons a.
Since however true love towards all was most strongly r.
commended every where by the law Of the Gospel and suce
Christ our Lord declared that he would Consider as
done or refused himself whatever Of kindness and
compassion should have been extended or refused TO the
owy and the needy 2) easily resulted theierom that
Christians only regarded their slaves especially Ii ohfs
;ians the light Of brothers, 0 but were also more READY
10 besow freedom those who might deserve H. winch
Gregory of N,ssl shows custom TO be done on the
celebration in particular Of the Paschai Rites. ~ Nor
were there wanting those who, animated by sun more
nrdeut love for their species consigned emSets 10 oo
dare in order 10 free Others thefercm many OF whom
that Apostolic Man. and also Predecessor OF Ours OF most
holy m,mory. Clement testhss that ne was aequat1o
with (5) Ia process of time therefore. now that the DARK
ness OF heather superstition has been more iuy dsPdeo
and when the of less CIVILIZED communities aso
have been sofened down by the gentle influence oi fd
working through Love, things hare cone al nsth 20 Shch
pass that for ages back persons haue been neg IN
siausry cmons pe'y many Nations y C1SnahS mere
nfitnp " SAT
rea sorrow some OF the very number of the Faithful who
shamefuy blinded by the desire of filthy ucIe DID not
mote Lands Indicns, Blocks, other lpr.tchcd md
,duals by establishing aud gradually endrsns
.roc in those wkc had been mode captures oy ohefS
to coun,encnce the shameful conduct 81 thcss last
MANY Roman Pon,is it is true, Of gloIous memory Pre-
decessors of Ours did fail accordance w,ththeir high
Office severely the practices of those men, as In
;orious 70 their spiritual safety dsgaceu the Ch
name; and from which also they clearly saw that this
result would follow ha, unbevns nations should be no
and more confirmed their hatred towards true Rsii
giou. The Apostolic Letter Of Paul III gwen May %
1857 under Fishermans Seal, (st Peters, the Car
dina ArchBto Of Toledo, has this object In
well others succession still! fuller ar this
gwen by Urban VIII, the 22d Of Apr, l6i9 the
Collector Jarrum of the Apostolic Churches Portu-
gall IN which Letters those individuals very severely
ceusared by cho dared presumed 10 reduce 10
slavery 10 SELL to buy 70 erchGnse, 10 sics away he
~ Indiansiof the East Vest, spcrcte them from their
# upss and children to despJ them of than property
lead and send them a'uay other places any way
IN dprps them Of their freedom, TO retain thtn serritud
conduct odrice, od tdeor and csststanc cny pr
er color uhatsoeser or TO preach or teach that this
aagfut or edn any othe, woy Ohaerer the practices
cooue ALLUDED to. 6 Those DEGREES Of The Ponfs JUST
mentioned, Benedict 1lV subsequently, established and
renewed by new Apostolic Letter the clergy Of Bra,
and Of certain other regions gven on the 10Th y Of Deem
br l74 in which he the anxious feelings
OF the Priests themselves towards lis end O. Before this
aso another Predecessor Of still earlier than these Plus
H. or the Empire OF the Portuguese beng extended in
stRe 10 trGtneo, country OF the 6lGckS gave the
Oct l4os letter addressed to the Bishop of Rubi who
about to set ont for those whchhe only bestowed
1on that Pa,e full powers for exercising his sacred unc
rions lhesin with greater advantage but a,aiug himself
OF this opportunity anmadvcrted severely those
Chs,ans, whwerc accustomed 10 drog the Nophgte into
ssers,y. (sJ Audeven in times, Plus VII, ntlu
enced by the spirit of religion, and love- his Ped
ces,ors zeaou,ly inerpessd official thos,
power ihGt the traffic blacks mis- at length entirely
cease among Christians Those DEGREES and ANXIOUS
the part Of our predecessors have with the blessing
God proved Of lille avail protecting the Indians
Others above mentioned, from the cruelty Of invaders
from the cupd;,y of Christian traders Not such
however that this Holy See congratulate itself
the full success Of 4esoas efforts for the accomp
Of this end seeing that the trade III blacks though
ha, lessened is still, carried by Christians
WE, THEREF ORE, desiring TO remove great dts
grace this from all the borders Of Chrsendom and the
whole subject being aurey weighed (some OF Our Ven
erable Brethren the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
being also admitted couus do hereby, ,,eading
The footsteps OF our Predecessors by Virtue Of our Apostolic
Authority, admon'sh and earnestly al the Lo!d all
faithful Christians Of every coalition. that one
Of them DARE for the time to come TO AarraSs TN.
Justly Indians Blacks Gny o;ker persons ot
this class, or 70 Gespoii them Of their properly,
reduce them TO slarery TO lend aid favor others
1hile doing such things towurds them to of
inhuman rGit, by Of Whch the Blacks II they
not hursan Beings, but ihe dtaais in oaaf.
,cGy reduced to siGeery, citho cny distinction
~ riotaon o: fhe !dtc OF justice and humany, bong
sid, aud sometimes condemned 10 N. eniudnce ct The
most painful iahors and by ich noreorer thronsh the
hope Of gam that sinGq offered ttsef the ownsyS
siares BY Of this rGic issensions else
and perpetual hostitses as cc;naG!iy
tursd IN the countries Of those unfortunate nen.
WE THEN, By virtue OF our Apostolic Authority, CEN
all the aforesaid practices utterly unworthy Of the
Christian and BY that authority strictly pro
hbit aud rdct Eccisasuc or Lsyman from pesu-
uphold under color whatsoever fhct
ra ie Blacks i IL toere !oacf IN It's nature
otherwise 10 preach predcGrel or IN any gGy ~hdt.
SCORER pbey priraiey 10 tede docers III opposition
ho>. things which have made The SUBJECT OF admoLi
ton this Apostolic Letter.
Ia order, moreover, That this same Letter Gull OF Ours
my the easily become known unto all and that
may aese ignorance Of II, decree and command II
be promulgated according custom bv of
gers the gates of The Chuch Of the FIst OF the Apostles
ISL e,t.rs and OF the Apostolic Chanc.lIory also
those Palace the MoIte Ci,aoro aud Cam
po Di F,ore; and copies Of the be left affixed
those places.
der the Fishsf.us Ses the Sd day Of December 1889
II the oh yea, OF our Poo,tcase.
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