Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-01-20
Boston, Jam 2, 1854.
PRIESTCRAFT.

PRIEsTCRAFT.
We give the following; to ncquaint our readers
somewhat with the manner in which Catholic
priests muin,oin their sway over ignorant and su-
pcrsttious minds:
From tie Freeman's (R)man Catholic) journal.
The glorious news has reached US that on the
Sth Of December, Pope Plus lN, Of immortal re-
nown, in presence Of the Cardinals and Princes Of
the Church. declared it an article of Divine Faith,
that tte NHe, u Go}, oar Not Biey5ed LaIy cas
cOaceircd 1rdboW O,iginut &iuiR.
lie that has ears to hear lcth him hear! lie
that is athrst let him .caye o waiting beside dry
ana broken tistcrns, and make haste to the City
"T Coo which is made glad ly The current OF riV-
er flowing from the living fountain OF waters.
The doctrine which IS now promulgated as au
article Of faith, and which henceforth it will lie
hcrey not to receive, has long since been received
by all rious Catholics. But this dogmulic detui-
ton If its truth and character is favor beyond.
1t La. given joy To the whole world, and is it too
much il we oXl Get from it tLc pacifcntion OF the
nations, and general pr"stratiun oi all hercUcal
aud prosecuting iuI,e>? 1t is n year of surrOw
that ha" preceded its announcement, Pe.tjence
has staiked abroad over the earth. Cruel, bloody
aud causeesS war has carried mourning into tens
tof thousands of Christian homes. Famine has
been standing at the door, and general distress
not alto oGcthtr LLa, cCuna lc as To its sCu1tCS.
has disurrunged the business and tho worldly
wealth Of mutitudes. The Church too, and hor
members have been prosecuted. In the midst of
/ these chaStscmcnIS, we may say 1t, men have not
returned in their hearts toward God They have
forgotten his hand, and have vajwly sought rene
dies in natural ways. The very dcldhs of human
misery and anguish have plead before the throne
OF God for more powerful :ntcrrcssinn, and the
Holy Ghost the cuiurter, has taught by his Church
truths that the world in earlier ages not able
to bear
| Ve%ila Regis prodeun:
y new banner is raised on the walls Of our sal
walton. 1t is set up by strong hand and one that
cannot fail. When the soldiers new stand
and ivtnced by the orders Of their chief hey
p pare i,iduously to follow it. The reason Of
our great exultation at this definition Is he
cause tho saints and holy ones Of past nges who
! have defended this doctrine. who desired to live
tlat they might see it defined have predicted that
this declaration would be followed by Il time Of
great rest and advancement TO the Holy Catholic
Church. New graces were TO he kindled in tho
hearts Of the faithful, and new multitudoS were TO
flock from the Paths of error into the great high.
way Of God S truth.
/ Let the Catholics Of America acknowledge their
past tepidity Of faith. and hasten to shuke it of.
/ Let us hetake ourselves to oar great Paroncss--
/ Mary OF Immncu.atc Conception. Let faith un6
hope and charty, grow strong within u.s. and lC:
us remember that God has sPt our ta>l; before us,
that of being, all Of Us, in various places mis-
Sunaries of the Tabernacle of God with men,
Whose great business is To save our o Hn souls and
to convert this Young and mighty nation TO the
love Of God, who was born for the love OF it and
OF us Of the immaculate Virgin
ry,o rIl,,i,,,, il;1,,,. .o,o,,,+ Or .lo ,o,,;. :;
any ~ J"o','+' "' ''"' 20 ''' "''''' -
from the pen oil bsIlop VINO was P'eseat'
Let the Christian people know it, thon; let the
Theologinus and the onstors of ahe lowest rank
know il also those whom the IIoly Ghost has CON
stitutcd to teach and to goyorn the Church in the
midst of their locks or assembled ut the Vatican
lclnploycd every means which science and investi-
ratinn could Suprlv to prcrarc the way TO the dos
.mat:cal definition which Will conclude by declal-
ing that never was the most Iure md most holy
sonl cf Mary suiicl with ogi.gai stain. This
faith was found in the heart, in the mind and on
the lips Of the august assembly; it burst out there
with 50 much unanimity and cand ,r on the day Of
the 9th of Noveml or, that uue can bur Qscriho
the expression Of it to an extraordinary impulsun
of the Holy Ghost.
That was the last sitting; midday sounded: the
entire assembly drJppcd upoa their knees to recte
the iHqelay Then each resumed his place aud
lhey had 70 sooner exchanged few words than
AN agcamation to the Holy Father, cry Of eternal
adhesion to the Holy See the See of Peter arose
sprcad itself bursting and issuing from every
heart: Petre doce nos: confrma Guters 5uos And
lhe instruction which, in the name of the Church,
these pastors demanded of the Supreme Pastor,
was the definition Of tho immaculate Conception.