The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-14
ANOTHER NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC
BISHOPS.

The Most Rev. Archbishop Of Baltimore,
Francis Patrick Kenrick, in his pastoral on assu-
ming the functions Of his new dignity, makes
the following announcement:
''It becomes our duty to inform you brethren
that in accordance will, the decree Of our holy
Father Plus TX, made at the instance of the last
Provincial Council of B,ltmore, we, as postol-
ic Delegate, by letters of this date, have con-
voked the archbshops and bishop. Of THESE Uni
ted States, with others authorized and entitled
to intervene, to meet in national council,
which is to be opened in our metropolitan
church on the fourth Sunday after Easter ofthe
ensuing year. The objec: for which this coun-
Gil IS summoned, is by wise enactmen nts and
measures to promote discipline, and enforce the
sacred Canons, or to submit such notifications
of them as local circumstances may require, to
the mature and cnli ighiened judgement of the
chief bishop, who is divinely charged with the
solicitude of all the churches"
Touching the subject of Catholic Bishops,
we are reminded Of an article which caught our
eye, in late number Of the Pttsburg Catholic,
and which was in reply to some one who ad-
dresses the editor over the signature of Zone
of the Old School" and propounds the follow
ing interrogatory, viz:
priety of the course Of certain editors who ap
pear determined TO force on the Catholic com.
munity the use of ducal and lordIy titles in ad-
dressing our bishops,a custom ofwhch we had
thought ourselves happily rid"
1t would seem that, there are certain indvid-
ual editors, Tho control the columns of differ
ent Catholic newspapers throughout the coun-
try, and who are manifcsting determination
to introduce this side Of the water, the Euro
pean style of address, towards Bishops and
Archblshops, such as "His Lordship;" ssEIis
Hghness - "His Majesty ;''"His Grace" &c,
Of which ''One ofthe Old School" very proper
ly, we think, says-"Our usages condemn, and
our feelings revolt against the introduction of
these titles ss1, +sfs
lfthers were anything wanting in the appel
laton of Bishop, or Archbishop, to denote the
true character and ecclesiastical dignity of
those whom we thus address, or if these were
more fully contained in the use of the referred
some palliation for their introduction. But
when we address the Prclate of Cincinnati, as
.7rchG,shop Purcell, what title is there that we
can use, which will give US any additional idea
Of his ofic al dignity. When we speak Of the
RI. Rev. Dr.. Kemper, Episcopal Bishop Of
Iowa, nothing that we could add would show
any additional light on the real position and sta
ton of the man. For this reason we OPP
posed TO the use Of all addenda, let it be OF for
eign or home original.
! The term Bishop, or Archbishop IS plhin'
simpIe and ineligible to every one, even the
most humble in mind or intelligence. 1t ex-
presses all that language can express in tine
way of comprehensiveness it is amply bccom-
ing, digniticd and respectful, to meet the most
fastdious sense of propriety; and we, there
fore, agree with the editor ofthe Catholic, who,
by the way, we belve, is himself bishop, when
he says, that
awe feel confident that the Archbishops
Kenrck, Hughes, Purcell, or Blanc, viii con
slider every proper respect shown them, when
they are addressed in the style in which, as pol
ishc d and as sterling Catholics the Union
knows, addressed the CAROLS, the Mareschals,
the Whiiiiclds, and the Ecclestons.