The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-03-06


eddy tradition.
Il i long since pastors found them.
sqyes necessiiaied 10 turn their attention.
pftculAry 70 the versions current a g.
efi eOnveniicles. and which hereiics Ia
oqed, Al great expense, 10 disseminate.
lfnre the warning and decEees Of our pre-.
dfessor Innocent III, Of happy memory,
q de subjects Of lay societies and meet.
iIgs Of women, who had assembled Them
seFes in the diocese Of Meniz lor objects
ofpiciy and the study Of the Holy Scrip.
lules. Hence The prohibitions which sub
sesnently appeared in France and Spain.
during The sixteenth century, with respect
70 the vulgar Bible. libecame necessary
subsequently, 10 take even greater precan-
iiohs, when the pretended Refomers, Lu-
ther and Calvin, daring. BY a multiplicity
and Incredible variety Of errors. TO attack
The immniable doctrine Of the Faith, omit
ted nothing in order 10 seduce The faithful
by their false interpretations and iransla-
tions into the yernacular tongue. which the
then novel invention Of printing eoniribut.
ed the more rapidly TO propagate and null
tiply. Whence il was generally laid down
in the regulations dictated BY he Fathers,
adopted by the Council Of Trent, and ap-
proved by our predecessors, Plus VII, Of
happy memory, and which lrcgulaiicns)
are prefxed to the list Of prohibited books,
that Ihe reading Of The Holy Bible ilans-
lated into The vulgar tongue, should not be
permitted except 10 those 10 whom il
might be deemed necessary TO confirm IN
the faith and piety. Subsequently, when
heretics siiIl persisted in their frauds, il
became necessary for Benedict XIV. 70
supefadd The injunction that no versions
whatever should be suffered 70 be read
but those which should be approved Of BY
the Holy See accompanied by notes de-
rived from the writings Of the Holy Fa-
theirs, or other learned and Catholic au-
thors. g4
z"Before the establishment Of Bible
classes was thought Of, the DEGREES Of the
church, which we have quoted, were in.
tended to guard the faithful against the
frauds Of heretics who cloak themselves
under the specious pretext that il is neces-
sary to propagate and render common the
study Of the holy books. Since then our
predecessor, Plus VII, of glorious memo.
~, Observing the Vaccinations Of these
societies to increase under his pontifcate
disf oteA-sa saaprasalf l,eiir aii.nrts nj one
time through the medium Of the apostoli.
cal nuncios, at another by letters and de-
crees, enianaiing from the several congre-
cations of cardinals Of the Holy Church,
and at another by the two beneficial let.
tiers addressed to the Bishop of Gnesen
and the Archbishop of Mohilif. After
him, another Of our holy predecessors,
Leo XII, reproved the operations of the
Bible societies, by his circulars addressed
TO all the Catholic pastors in the universe,
under date May 5, 1924. shortly after.
wards, our immediate predecessor, Plus
VIII, Of happy memory, confirmed theiI
condemnation by his circular letter Of May
"a, 1920. @=oe
ave have good cause, however, to re.
joice, venerable brethren, inasmuch as sup.
ported by your piety, and confirmed by
the letters Of our several predecessors
which we have referred to, you have ne.
yer neglected to caution the flock which
has been entrusted to you against the in.
sidious maneuvres of the Bible societies.
"The partisans of the Bible societies
little doubted in their pride that they could
at least bring over the unfaithfuF 10 The
possession OF Christianity by means ofthe
sacred books translated into the vernaculal
tongue; moreover they took care to dis.
seminate them by innumerable copies,
and to distribute them everywhere, even
amongst those who wanted them not.
Some have been found, who, giving an
other direction to their man9uvres, have
betaken themselves to the corruption oi
minds, not only in Italy but even in our
own capital. Indeed, many precise adj
vices and documents teach us that vast
number of members of sects in New York,
America, at one Of their meetings, held on
the Sth Of June, last year, have formed a
new association, which will take the name
! of the Christian League. This society
strains every nerve to introduce amongst
them. by means of individuals collected
from all parts, corrupt and vulgar Bibles
and to scatter them secretly amongst the
faithful. At the same time their intention
/ is to, disseminate worse books still, OF
tracts designed to withdraw from the
minds of their readers all respect for the
Church and the Holy. See. .~~es is
."Scarcely were we made aware ofihese
facts, bn. we were profoundly grieved up
lon reflectinguponth the dangers which threat
ened not only remote countries, but the
very centre of unity itself; and we have
;been anxious 70 defend against the LIKE
man@uvres. Wherefore, having consult
led some of the Cardinals of the Holy Ro
lmish Church, after having duly examin
ed with. them every thing and listened tc
their advice we have decided, Fenerabl;
tbrotllers, on addressing you this letter, BY
! which we again condemnthe Bible soci
a 4 l~,.