Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-07-07
st. Louis Church, Buffalo.


~ LOUIS 'h"rch, buha'o'
rFrom the Buffalo Commercial Advertisor1
The f,llowing document ntor,corsin, Err
falo Sontuoi We re-rrodrre il in our cal.
unns bocnuso tLn boId ,pd ,,r,iyo,..,r.,,,.s,,
against otnrossi,, and ;ninstirc t,tc,,l,.ti,a
Trustee. Of II Inuis Cb,,rcL has .,v,;t',l =,
very ,rncr,L s,,,n,,tL, ;n tL,;r Iolair a,,J
n1l matters roI,tiI,, ., ti,;. ,,rso,,,t;,,,, ,ra
read bv n L,roa nrn,Io. ~ p,,, s,,I.so.;l'',s
with lively intcrnst II uiIl lao sno,, ,l.,t
the Trustoos or tba CLurcL aroot 1,t ...,v
conmuiic,tnd,' hv..+ Jou> RisLo,'nc nc
falo. - Messrs Martin Roth Aior,nd,r Al
lenbrond N;choaI Ntos,,or Jaoab W,iloi,,
George Fisher Z;cfions of,nntot an1 II p
Nunscbouor aro tLeroC,ro oondo,,nad h.. .La
sentence nf tho s,;J +Tn,,>, to ,,a,t tho ,.,,,lt,
of their eternal souls for refusing tn viold M
into his hand. a trust solnmnlv co,,Gdnd tn
TO them. Let the reader nat G,rrnt tha rnol
cause for tl,i, ottcmnt to disnoro,e th. ch,r-
actor of those ros,,ortn Lle citizens and r, L,ld
out to the vorll thn idea that tLov have hnnn
guilty of some oroot wronr Louis lie Cont
culx, ono of the fathers of our citv. and
whose memory il orb,lmod in the hcarts nr
its citizens for his many virtues. pavc a lot Of
land tn he held in chorre of Trustnrs far the
nurnosc ond cnntr;hr1od l;Lar,Il, tn Luild
a.
harmony cxistaJ and tba soci.tv continued IN
prosper, when the present Bishon made - de-
mnnd of tbe Trustees to surrnnJrr to him
their charge. This demand they have con-
timed to rpsist for which tbc natbc,,,s az
the Church are now invoked. Their Cuntu-
macy has at length placed them on level
with the hosts OF hplscoPalians' frcshyte-
rlahs' Method1sts' bartlsts' unltarianS' ana
tne numerous othcr creeds against Wipm the
gates OF Heaven are barred ny there eNcoin-
munlcators' some CHRISTIANS 1t Is true may
DOUBT the power OF any man to shut out from
the creator mercy and from the hope OF sal
Vatiol from the NE To come, seven worthy
men, hohest' Nirtuous ana Tree IRON re
proach IN thelr daily walk ol NE, on mere
question OF dollars and cents and many be-
leve that the cNcommuncatcd stand as good
Il chance OF glorious immortality aS he
whose wrath and enmity they have excited
Thousands OF good Catholics in this country
VIII regard the action otthe Bishop with dis
favor and will look with sympathy aud aiIrc-
tlon upon the prosecuted Trustees and con-
gregation OF the church. Here, the Bishops
Thunder falls not upont the ears ola brnightcd
and blgotted people. Here the causes which
have led to tins step Will he inquired into and
discussed. Here whore the Catholic masses
are lmbued with the spirit oi freedom OF con-
priestcraIt here, We say, the sometime
awful weapon of the church will lose its dead
ly force. and the arm which wields it, when
raised uhlustly, Will tall palsied and power
less.
THE Ex-couMrNIcATloy
Whnrc,s thn s,-r,llad Tru.t.o.orSt Io,i.
Church thou,, GeouantIv w,rnnJ or t,,;r
un-CotLolIr nr0rcrdin~s and div notined nf
impending eycommuniration, censc nor their
us,irrotinns aroinst Cburrb lovnnd Jirn,I;ns.
and u,L.rr,. rho N,tinnal Cornc;I Lnlj ~
RnItimnro in $50 Jcclaras ,La+ al ,,L,, H.,
ubnt said Trnston. bay ,ao,, Il;,
w, FLO ar,, G,nt r,'Ior w ~ "lv'
c9mmunicstinn nronnnncoJ by tIo nj.
Council Of Trent a,ninst such transgrcssar. 6r
cbnrcL disr;rIinr. and wboroos tho .oij
rru.toes diJ tb.n,soI,os o,,,,o,I =, P,,,o onJ
tbn Holy 500 sent a \uncio =, decide tbair
case who ;udrad and docidnd thar rho soid
Tru.toos wan, y.ronc, tL,t ,L, D;sLa, ,,,,s
right and thar :. he conI1 mot Ln,d o,tnd
otherwise thap he did " Whereas. Then. the
Nuncio exhorted the refractory and the rrus
secs to ohev their Rishnn and said
..Tbe conrregation of s. Jouis Church bv
adoptinr the c1nrse indicated which alone i
iust and indispensible. will rlvc a noble rroof
Of f,ith and charity Rut ;rthnv rof,so I can
only 500 in them nar,ons f,itGIoss in tboir
dutics who can never lac received ,s .helirnt
sons of rho Cburcb or God " Tho Learned
\nncio ending his mission hv tbas, ,,orJs oc
his iost letter to rho Trnsteos! ..Vo,y tbon
il becomes nv dutv to sav that vour answer
is trnlv na;nf,l esnaciaIIv IN an envoy of rho
Uolv Father tn whom vo, referred vo,r ease
Tbe sad c.nviction forccs it.elf on mo that
vou disrorord alto~atLar (,otholic ,r;nci,lns
con.eonentlv If v9u nersist. il onlv remains
for me- to deplore the sad nosition in which
Won nlace Yourselves in the face of the church:
In, tbe resnonsih,Iitv of his rastsnnon vonr.
selves ;, Tbe same learned and rioms Vnncio
WRITING N the Rishon saws Of the Trustees
ond nf ,ho;r aha,tnrst' II considor tbor, os
nat bo;na Co,bnlics ot bsar, and RI Rar
Sir shnnld rnnr Fn;sconai ministry ;nsn;re
yn,, 70 Joc,aye so n ordor that GOOD Catb.
1oi;cs nav tno,v Who ara their brsfbren md
rbo aro nnt and that those who now ara Iad
astroy NAV no longer bo deceived as To r,pht
ar ; y, tor in rho bonodirt;on. and brne.
holy insnirations - Finally. whereas the fIolv
See has since annroyed the judgement of the
Nuncio. tbouqh sad and reluctant, the Bish-
on is hound to fulfil his duty. Alas an
or,;nIe which rho Trustees have inst nublished