New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-02

Rene ass, finally ans much prsysf, hstiag, "a
supfaicstion to God, By hitssslf end oekm sHen
nved . Join hin IN thess :.esa ezsssis.s. the Hd
ton, to make that solemn declar ,tion of tbs docrin
ON The day have mentioned. For this prnpcse b
invited certain number OF Bishops to be present h
orcer tess the episcopacy Of each country night b.
bscsrse be knew that, for some Bishops Il would Ss
vefy ilcoryenient TO attend, while sw.-e TINT an.
tbirg Ike an invitation request from him would S,
1sposced to any sserses. For several dap peeso4
Bishcps Of the Catholic Church, representing every
nation. l might say, and every tongue and CLINE
under the tky. These had come together saa tie
question wss submitted TO them, not indeed, for
ssotton because they had been themselves the 6rst
70 prt pose it, that they might pronounce upon the
fitness Of tbs time for its deniion IS dogma Of tho
Church; bu; in orter tbs: they might consider the
frame work Of tie article ball. ia which the doc
IL was carefully considered, paragraph by para
graph, and line by line, to examine and prove
whether any authority quoted IN support Of the
slight error of te ,heologsns had sddu,ed donbt-
fa testimony o. What ;.s,s spectacle was 'sss
Holy Father all assembled in public
hall adjoining the great Sain. Peters. No
Introduction was necessary. b fore the second,
third or fourth day came, new bishops, travel worn
arrived from the distant East, or from the far-o6
Souic-uen woo nad came down the Nile All had
only time 10 refresh themselves and put on their
episcopal robes before they catered TO take part Ia
the discussion There wss no comparing Of notes ae
to what each Gle believed; there doubt Of the
doctrine; no difference In the vsgs or feelings Of
tbcse nom the north, tie south, the east or the
west. There tie universally Of truth--one
hesrh oue fsith, ore language. o. bsd each bishop
spoken IN his mother tongue, what jargon would ha
there! What an imitation Of the scene At the Tower
Of Babel There is one language OF the Caurch,
one, and Catholic. There was time for
Instructions nor to make acquaiooeuoe ship
and. hsving transacted the business ssch 70
turned 70 re fcok he bad left qe6lud.
Finally csnc the day for the prouislgatlors fnst
day /, cec.ees to be celebrated in ,hs annas Of the
Church fer az tire 20 cane. At The proper the
Supreme Pon'9 hinself according TO Catholic 1aity,
in the OF the Holy Church ana the wnole CsshO-
cl world, received from The lips Of the Dean OF the
Cardinals College that by suthorf,y end infsl.lole
decision he stoS'd declare the prerogstve OF tae
Mother Of Gcj. 1Bs scene cannot bs conceived aac
meme eueht 70 attempt to deecrbe 1t. should not
sttemp, IT, l shall OF break TO pieces tast divine
urty the glow os which still rests upon my memory:
There the wonsers OF art, the msevels OF
architecture. of painting aud Of musc--music
such cannot elsewhere be hoard outside Of
hesvee Thee things became significant that
day There is sno'her thing-there were more
tbsn 900 plelses with the inferior Clergy around the
successor Of ST Peter He occupied ,hrine, during
the divine oibce, the very tomb Of Peter aud Paul
themselves, and on the very spot where Peter AID
bore testimony of his faith and bis love to his istes,
by cboosing tie same death as that Divine Master,
ard t.sti6ed his own IN rorthiaess By sskng to be
cruoifed with his head TO the earth AL other thiogs
may change but stiil he WAS there, the successor
of The apostles upon tee place Of their msr.Srdom
al triuu phi standing there in the manifest succession
eId feeling however the tempess which prosecute the
Church may rege throughout the world, they are
bros en- az sDs, the rock which the seat OF Pster
stands and, knowing how true the reslity is that
resrouds With that unshskea position. Oh hoy could
be or you recognize this as the Church OF Christ il It
were sustained 5y the riches or talents OF this world
II would not bs the Church of Christ-thsre would
not be ans simia,ty between the two. Yes, There
be stood, end the tempests OF the word broke the
forcs of their waves against his fo0'stoOl Around
him stood bis venerable brethren in the epscopscy-
for the pope Is in tie rank OF order, but b'saoo,
although 10 Jurisdiction, az apostle. In one tins tbs
paper propse ing the doctrine was read by tho pom
tiff and silence which | might say, was awful 10
such mol.ituoe; and shea ne caue to tina, part
which says that by special prerogatve through the
merits Of Jesus Christ God preserved the Virgin
May from every storm Of original sin, his voice
falteIed with emotion, add the tear OF tender
and deep feeling stocd in his eye. And at that
moment Though the choir, uDeqaaed in their art,
ceus.d the magnificent lie Daum 10 rise :om four
Thousand voices, through the vast spaces Of the
edifce, the souLd alnos, lost in the contempla
ton Of the tender besuty and subnity OF the truth
that had been ut cred. The belf from the towers OF
three hundred churches replied and from tine 10
news that, at last the supreme head Of the church
had p'onourced this truth IS 10 longer matter Of
doctrire that Mary the Virgin Mother OF Jesus, sd
been conceived wi bout the stain Of sin As theirs
may have been some misconcepton with regard to
this doctrine, may eIpaia TO you briefly the cum
and substance Of the mstter. / peed rot remind
you that the Catholic Church, in her origin preserved
the faith in tbs utmost simplicity, il was believed,
but yet there were no defoitions by which il was
formerly expressed. Thus you kno ~ that. while the
divinity of Christ 10 the very soul OF Christian doc
trims that dogma rot defined in the form In which
we now have il till 800 years after the time OF Di
vine Saviour VIII any one, with the Sooin.n say that
because il rot define il was not believed This
9oua he absurd: Ifs 20. being defined proves any,
WE not deemed necessary till Arius and his ascot
ates were inclIed to take advantage Of the simplicity
OF the faith, aud by an ingenious use of human
language propagate cor6isl heresy. So with rezeri
to the very Scriptures. when at L.. f.,roti lle
Church proposed TO say what BOOKS are Tue hoIy
Sculptures Of Divine origin; from III time sons
denied one aud some another % sgs'h IS fsx t;s
the nature Of Christ. restoring woild have CHRIST
Quality of persoIs. 6iyine ana bumanj he a1mnted
the Virgin Mother, 60 tar a. regarded ,ns ~, "a,
Jesus, but not regAced Jesus, tue ~.
yinity. The doctrine OF the Cnurcn nag pssn ~
ali tin e. thst the person was Ons that the Divine
and The human were united in ona person. Conse-
ouenfiy az the Blessed Mother Was the Mother OF fhs
OLe al the Council Of Ephesus, when tue multitude
honor Mar as the Mother Of God one cry OF JOY re-
SOUND ed through the streets aud lsd tue whole cisy.
This 10 the doctrine, my brethren, roveaeo
ga true long before received tie autnofzed es ana
sanction of that Il aoh6r whom God has appoiotec TO
preserve all the truth and to MAKE koown al tainSs
hat belong to bis kin gdom. We're, Therefore IS the
difference between our condition AZ C.tnoiies 20"
and what il was befors? ! will be bret IN te!noe
you. Before, we believed, out gu, os.e' W.
a sentineut We were fsniliS with tue win
ipgs of our predecessors; we knew the emo
lion with which, from the earliest times,
Christians because they loved their .ster oNse hs