Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-19


Not member Of the Church of St Louis at Buff
falo has been scathed by it. Not one has lost a
particle Of the good esteem Of the community In
which he resides, by this obsolete procedure-this
relic of superstitious ignorance and ecclesiastical
bigotry Not one of them feels that his chances OF
eternal salvation have been lessened thereby, or
that the anathema of the Pope can affect him TO
the value OF a straw. so much ior tne influence
Of liberty, and intelligence, under our free Protes
tant institutions; so much for the power Of the
State where The people are sovereign.
In view Of these facts repeat, the hierarchy OF
Rome distrusts its own subjects. 1t dare not CON
fde in their hands the disposition of lis temporal
trusts, and hence it has ignored our doctrine Of
representation, violated the spirit of our laws II
arrays itself the antagonist Of two fundamental
principles in our republican systematic right OF
representation and the alienation of the temporal
from the spiritual-and it lays at the feet Of the
Pope himself, the vast accumulated wealth Of half
century golfers filed by grants, requests, and
extortions from the hard earnings of the humblest
of its followers.
Sir, this one man power is not consistent with
what we deem to be the rights Of man, and when
exercised in the double character of King and pre-
late, we should be recreant TO our duty as Ameri-
can statesmen If we fail to intcrpose the strong arm
of Legislative authority against it.
hold it principle that the Catholics of Amer
ica can never enjoy republican liberty in full frui-
tion until they have adopted their religious char
acter to its spirit and emancpated themselves from
the central power of Rome.
Let them follow the example of the Epscopali-
ans, who, without ignoring their faith, declared
their independence Of the English Chuch govern
ment and established hierarchy of their own--a
hierarchy adapted to the spirit Of the nation the
people and the times.
In work like this, 1t is the duty of govern
ment to aid them. The moral and the physical of
society are alike under its protection and guardian
ship and it is only when the State fails to perform
its whole duty that anarchy and revolution usurp
the place of law.
Religion goes never astray in its dealings with
the sentiments and the judgments of men, and the
Church, in its legitimate character, must stand
coeval, with time itself, the friend OF man, the
monitor of civilization.
LENT IN New York AND BRooKLyN.-The fol-
lowing are the regulations for Lent for the
year:
/. All the weekdays of Lent, from Ash Wednes-
day till Easter-Sunday are fast-days of precept
one meal, with the allowance of moderate col
lation.
2. The precept Of fasting implies also that Of alb
stinence from that of flesh meat. But by dispen-
sation the use of all flesh msat is allowed in this
Diocese, at the principal meals on Mondays, Tues
days, and Thursdays Lent from the first Sunday
until Palm-Sunday.
g. The use of meat is not allowed on Thursday
next after Ash-Wednesday, nor on any day in the
Holy-Week Immediately preceding Easter Sunday
4. There is neither fast nor abstinence to be OBJ
served on Sundays Of Lent, except Palm-Sunday
which is day of abstinence from flesh meat, but
not day Of fast.
S. 1t is not allowed to use fish with flesh meat
at the same meal.
| 6. There is no prohibition to use eggs, butter,
or cheese, provided the rules ofquantty prescribed
by the fast be complied with.
/ 7. The Church excuses from the obligations Of
fasting (but not of abstinence from flesh meat, ex-
cept in special cases of sickness, the ke,) the
following classes of persons: LIST, the infrm; I'd,
those whose duties are of exhausting or labori-
GUS character; Sd, persons who are only attaining
| their growth 4th women in pregnancy, or nurs-
| ing infants; 9th, those who are enfeebled by old
age
But these persons should be persuaded on just
grounds, that they are entitled to exemption from
the precept--so that their not observing 1t may
give offence to their own conscience, nor scan
dial to their peighbor. For this purpose, If they
have any doubt they win do well to consult their
spiritual director, or their physician.
They should, however cherish the interior spir-
IL of this holy season. the same as if they able
to comply with the exterior observance Of fasting
and modification, aspirit for sorrow and compunc-
ton for sin spirit prayer and recollection. This
is the duty of ALL and without this the feast itself
would be rejected by God
The public religious exercises during Lent, In
the churches of the city, to commence each even
ing at o'clock, will be:
| On Monday, in the Church of the Nativity
On Tuesday in ST James's, st. Joseph's, and st.
Vincent de Paurs tFrench.)
On Wednesday, in st. Peters, Most Holy Re-
deemer's, GERMANY st. Francis Assissium, St.
Francis Xavier's, and st. Annes.
/ On Thursday, in the Cathedral, st. Andrews,
st. Stephens, st. Columbas, st. Bridget's, and St.
Alphonsus's.
On Friday, in St. Marys, TRANSPORTATION, st.
Nicholas, and Most Holy Redeensr's.
| Lent will commence on Wednesday, February 81.
j. B. Sargent, Chief Engineer Of the Harlem