The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-06

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0p11 Eae1elley ih6t u a. Az l|sse-
-, II ~ IN y ~ III
not - lest arigiee':
The gssssal splFstsf ~ doesusst "a
thsweli ksoun dseiees & shess NJ ha}s
lsssn h Up fts sayS), lsavs - d6ibs IL
or miod either - the nnotivs whjoh ~
iDepirsd i o. the object ,4hish Is has ~
view. L procseds Inda6l isbtg, fsoa ~
reps noir, Of whom the pops 1Jaac i only1
the passive instssment. The 0saasal e
ths Jesuits geveras the nod16E QkascA
10 the present day: no one doako ~ fase,
and thoss vbolfor srtsin - y =,
know ~ we'll . ~ do that il iseA Moe.
over. u would bstssy complete ig0oyAaes
Of the organisation and spirit OF Ito Soci.
ely Of Jesus, not to promise Il once that
the Eseyelie = The work Of that asseeh-
ton. Il has been said and repsatsd shht
THE Ball and the Syllabus attached 70 II
are defiance to oil modern society, the
proclamation of complete rupture be-
tween that society and ths Roman Church.
And hence ID has. been coaslndsd that
these documents Constitute "a cot Of follr.
But this conclusion 10 Dot altogether COR
rect. We admit without diikonlty that
Plus IX, vain and ignorsnt uaa il ever
there we're one, has seen 10 thee docv-
ments submitted 10 his signature ooly N
opportunity for the display 81 his prstepd.
ed divine and infailible authority ID the
face Of the world: that, - fas = Is = con-
cerned. the act is only sign 81 thAs a.
preme n.ania which possesses him OF
bringing into relief his own personality.
Bat 10 the estimation Of pope NOR. the
Ball has altogether smother bearing. He
is far too shrewd not to be AWAKE ihss The
rapture between the modern mind and
the society it inspires, on the ono side,
and the Pspal Church. on the other, i
long since an accomplished fact. He IN.
derstands that the modern miod will b
too strong for the word Of The Pope; thai
out Of the $50 or zoo millions claimed /.
herself by the Roman Church, not four
6fths belong really 10 the Papacy. and th'
rest hold 70 it only by thread. Unde
such circomstsucss, the only thing to b
thought Of 10 how to units, By isdissolu
bic bonds, shose Who, b. fanasicism. b,
feeble mindedasss, BY Interest, ara dis
posed TO make , complete sacrifice Of thsi
, understanding, their cosseiesce, their frt
will, to follow bhndly The Pope, und,
pretenee that, being the Vicar Of Chris
, and intallible, he i SIRE TO lead the m t
salvstios. The pape aoir hopes that
few millions Of men Of THE stamp will d
I ways be left him. He reckons upon then
and trusts to have always under hi. ON
: nipotent direction . devoted band, tho,
I ougbly broken in to the "hoiy obedience,
and ready to fellow coy impulse which
!. gives them. In this manner vast seer,
!, society will extend its rami6ca.ios
h throughout the world, and make its ioiis
n encs felt in tbs boscms Of families aud ,
n States. Such an association will act .
!. one man, under the direction Of one vi
. Fanaticism wial be its only virtue, an
: crimes the moss revolving will end the
}. excuse and apology in that self-styled !,
), ligious exalts,ion which will be its sppeo,
) ima,ive principle. Sach is the object
= the Encvclic AID the motives when ha,
inspired it.