The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-30

contrary, several Of them think thcrr will be-but
they entertain anxiety to the resce 1t would be
BY these holy men especially the holy fstir himself in
whom is blended the highest majesty wish the PRO.
foundest humility without veneration Oh xow bessed
In the midst Of these things for one from rerotc par
Of the world TO spend few days or few nOuths In
that Eternal city surrounded by such men, Interested
material objects without being reminded Of SO m,ch
but principally how glorious and consong IL to ind
himself coming into communion with men from ahe
opposite side Of the globe during the ceremony Of hsy
week when he witnesses whatever is touching and eo
flying, during the tine in which the sorrows Of ths
Of the church himself and those around him. How
grand Is the contemplation, when you behold, partly by
accident from all parts Of the gtobeall finding
themselves st homea In the Of thcir parent
II you read books about hoiy week In Rome they will
tell you that the spectaces rather kind Of public
pageant II Is true that when these holy things are
taken away from them by the mob Of strangers who
there at that period to crafty the eye and their
IT is the mob who do this will speak Of instance
which occurred after washing the feet of the poor
It Is . to psps,s ,or ssn
order, bnt 1t Is privilege, for the members f the
Church 10 hand the dishes. On this occasion you
the Patriarch Of Jerusalem, then Bishop from Hob
land another from Africa, another from America, all
tsans part IN the % which shows the unver
salty of the Church But these ceremonies are not Of
the kind which they represented to be- but are full OF
deep meaning full Of most consoling instruction to the
heart Of the stranger who though he have charge Of
portion of the church ef God, finds himself In
tire presence Of him who has entire guidance not only
Of the lambs bat Of the sheep Of the whole flock.
And this day how glorious it Il that Of all
tiopsyour countrymen aswe as others-find themselves
under the dome the majestic dome Of st. Peters, which
seems to have been built to express the unity and
strength, and magnitude of the Catholic Church-that
dene under which the devout Christian Of every
try and cline looking up, the inscription, Tu
Petra, super hane Peram ~diicabo eccesim. Who Is
there that under these circumstances does not feel
ifxxl1 IN fltp
tions he sustans to spectacle unique and unpara
eled. would hardly do justice to my feelings If
have received in that Eternal City and indeed elsewhere
during my visit to Europe I cannot account for
the nrst elevated to the title Of Archbishop
who has sought and received the sacred syabol from
the hands Of the holy father himself This but one OF
many Instances of that kindness but have reason to
believe that amidst all the threatening Of revolutionary
storms he casts his eyes often this side OF the ocean
and behods with pleasure that he does not conceal the
fidelity Of the Catholics OF this country scattered though
they be- to the centre Of the apostolic unity aud the
Just and kind spirit that asuates the government, i'm
posing restrictions the faith, and Offering OBJ
saces to the free exercise, Of holy religion such as
it meets with elsewhere know that 1t IL consolation
to the heart Of the holy father and trust that henceor-
ward IL will continue to De so, and that who parake
OF all the sacred institutions of Rome tselffor there l.
notnns at Rene except Wnst nave men.oheu, ina.
not here-we have the institutions the ordinances, the
the Of grace; but at Rome there are
associations 1t is the city Of Nero and Peter-Ncrofor
the moment Peter for all eternity trust say, there
FORE that will feel il not only duty to fulfil our
the Church soothe the heart Of that
coed who the first 10 extend liberty and privi
leges y corrupt people who showed their ngratitu3e
by attempting subvert his throne AID to oyerturn all
social order One thing worthy Of remark In Europe.
In all the old countries those who thought was an Inn
pedimsnt In the ~sy a developing the privileges Of hu
msniiy, have turnsd round aud proclaimed that the
question T. oct about liberty but that the first and
mot vital abo1 s0lsty The question that is asked s
not how much he little therr "a to be Of liberty but
vhethsr sossty b - ns "a he destroyed But 1t 4 very
well usd~rtos 49, th principle prevails II will not
res1lt In negv~ - brly but viii end in the desruc
ton of ~ th.4 - ssentia 20 human society. At this
meOt ths qaeuten ~ shall society BE- saved thall
pcfisb, In al tfts therw u rvturn. among inhiels-
among the rrtetAnts tbssclves. In the highest
plsc@s-among@ large class of Catholics, who became
jealous ~ the power a the church-there l. eviden
81 Idea that unless religion be at the hass
there Il longer security for any right which Is sscrei
or esscntisl 20 the happiness q man-no security TO
families tor the rubordnation of chdt.a --s--sar
for tho rshss % -s.o..iea s>vurty for commerce
sse.rty for virtue, for truth, for innocence. 70
government And II there l. security for governmen
man returns TO his original condition-an unprotected
savage These things understood; and, far out
ward things concerned, this s good augury that
the church Il TO be again triumphant-that its Grea
Head will reconstruct and consolidate the outwar
bearing Of that which founded by st. Peter,
ard Inherited by his successors all sustained by the
original power That IL the rock which the church Is
founded and the gates Of hell shall not prevail asinstt