Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-01-20
Ttae E:2,m1acu.ate Conception oF 0sls
Most BLESSED E4asly.

The Bishops Gi the Roman Catholic church as
! sem5ed al Rame 10 consider he dogma OF The i'm
maculae conception OF the Virgin Ma y, number.
| ed 100, and represented $40 votes OF these, SAC
we're pronounced by accIanalion for The new
DOGMA 80 were against The pr0pnety of The dis
cusson /; and were plump against ii.e dogma Col
which , were from France So immaculate Con.
cepton is by The voice OF the Papal church decid-
ed TO be orthodox faith.
The New Yolk- Freeman's JonTn4 Catholic, } Of
JAN All contains an article OF the recent announce.
ment from Roue, Of lhe Immaculate conception
OF Mary, the mother OF Jesus. Here il is in part =
GTHE IMMaCULATE Conception OF OUR Mosr
BLESS ED LADY The glorious news has reached US
that On the 9Th of December, Pope Plus TX, of i'm.
mortal renown in presence OF ihe Cardinals ard
Princes OF The Church declared il AN article ot
divine lah tat; The Mother Of God, ou' Mos Bless.
ed Lady, was conceived wihoai original stain
ale that hath ears TO hear let him hear He HAT
is ahiTs, let him leave off waiting besides dry and
broken ci>ens, ard make hase 10 this cry Of God.
which is .de glad by Ihe torrent ola river aJwing
from Tie living louuian o waets
''The doclrine which is now promulgated as an
heresy not To receive. has long since been beiev-
ed by all pious Calhoc cS Bal ibis dogma c definI-
ton OF IFS lynh and character is favor beyond -
Il has given og 10 he whole wocId, AID is It 100
nations, and general pToslEaiion Of hefecat and
persecuing o!ceS Ii is year OF sorrows ihai has
preceded It's announcement. Pesli.eEce has stalk
ed abroad over the earth Cfnel bloody and cause
less war has carried mourning into lens of thous-
ands oi Christian homes. Famine has been sIand
:us at lie door, and general distress no aloee h.
er accountable d. 10 lis source, has disaTanzed lhe
Ihe business and and The wofdy wealth Of multi
ludes. The Chu ch too, and her members. have
been perSecu'eI In the midst of these chas ise
| inenls, mus say il, men have not re.umed in
in their hearts towards God. They have forgotten
his hand and have vainly sought remedies in naiu-
| raj ways. The verv depths OF human misery and
anguish have pleaded before he throne OF God for
a more powerful intercession; aud The Holy
Ghosl, The Comforter, has taught by his Church
! truths That ae world III earlier ages was MOI able
to hear"
From This we learn, hat 10 doubt the dogma thai
Mary was born without sin is hereafter to be gui Y
of heTesy-and consequently 10 deserve burning
that this doctrine Is 10 be regarded by Tue faithful
as 1" city o. God, "' a loren, of river flowing
from the living fountains OF wafer y that lis pro-
mitigation has gwen Joy to he whole world ard
is expected 10 promote the paclcation Of he ma
lions" and the general prosiaon OF herlcal and
peFsecu' n9 force. ;" and that SORROWS Eeslilence
war, famine, general distress, The arrangement oi
business. and he persecution oflhe Romjsh Chuich,
are all TO be checked by lhe promugarlcn and
belief Of Inc docirne ha Alary, lhe mother c Jesus
! was Q. Immaculate conception
To settle his aIl-impoIaul point, are told that
no less than 900 bishops were gathered al Rome
! that the discussion lased 90 hours, and occunieJ
four sitings. on four successive days: and that it
was not un il mid day OF the fourth sitting, that the
important decision was reached.