The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-11
THE CATHOLIC COUNCIL.

In the 10th chapter OF 81. Paul the Romans we
read, 'Whosoever shall call upon name the Lord
shall be saved How then shall they call Him in |
whom they have not believed and how shall they
lieve IN Him OF whom they have not heardy And how
shall they hear without preacher And how they
preach except they be sentf" Dearly beloved brethren
II an angel OF God down high heaven
on tas earth, were To- come amid all the vices Of |
as Is indicated by the pom OF the human historian He
would SEQ conflict going between good and evil, be
tween truth and error God and the
cause or the Evil one-the samc conflict that has been
going on from tho time When fallen first father
driven from paradise TO do pepance Tor his sin
went forth the father Of fallen race But yet 10 him
and to his children was given tho promise Of Re
dict first began !, has -" extended 'J through an
time and reached 10 all men The struggle Is
and we're il not that the spirit OF mercful Redeem
fores rs in the batilc, these assaults would Nv
branded by eternal loss tempted by the W. ria
the flesh and tho devil This tho true hstf nv Of
every man and woman OF every raco aud peopl. ,hs
opportunities have we not had How Ion. has not Col
borne with our SIM and how on our rari hay w. not
abused grace, sought SIN and fed iroa Gotg r. 4
the history Of mamie wanders abna ike lnesr ,ncsr
whom God strives 70 ave aud whom Inc 'e nor aser
dion This grand struggle is The sara u NO no, PEI
as seen 70 NE igas Of Gods truth w s Of the
tune q defeat and victory. yet all ~ I'M na
away like The empty fabric ~ 'ee LINZ I'M vl pa.
| times fang 1t over Il, u - souu y az
oIseuring passing events h2s ! n'en,c,rs and yc
the battle and strfe sos 80 For thousand years
times IS virtae ~9s o sna anu dnr., an" vSe
IN these ti,aes Ma ma, there have been during
Ioh . ana aelcnssS who knew .hs true God
made to man woar ~ the fn hope that VI. promises
Der Of such was n,e ye VIA, ,na ~ mon w went oar
stoneIgods u nth aud worhpped idols Of wood aud Of
| ~, craa,a- heard not-Gntl knew not lie God
among d all things, and ldoiary spread ITSELF apace
crosses. e nations ane depraylty 0. morals and the
L
he nay u be said that To- four hundred long years
the nr,rs q p err, 'gsns truth error seemed TO win
| p battle changed A time oame when the
ana o. GOO was stretched forth in mercy
s mn. le victory There was time Ike TIE present
sgosted time Of civilization, OF culture, OF poli,eness
- worldly lrandearthcre were poets aud scnlp
tors and painters, who have never since been oqualled
, There was refinement and luxury and tie nations
boasted of thor schools Of philosophy aud earnnemen
were proud Of Their advancement But amid world 20
civilized thcic was Land bounded on tho west by the
waters o. the Mediterranean GA tae east b mountains
or deserts whose drcary wastes were uairodden by
single caravan to the north and the eouA a extend
/ cd It's people claimed % p7oad history dating
back two thousand Year. they rude and unpublished
a. the most primitive races of the earliest times; they
had religion rcpusye for IT, aisterty ana whose cers
monies were despis,d Il wa the land ~ Jrieaa fossil
, land; and lover than al Ia that lsul 6ace,
! mock and jle amony men o. Tie candy beach o.
the OF calec, beaenih tcscrHs mountains. stood
one who gathered about Lin twelve POOR fishermen 0.
this LITTLE secluded lake, and rlc tom be sad All
power IA given 10 you 90 teach all naivhs teach all
truth in my na,ne I send yon The ministers
Of truth 10 teach all, but / forrwun you thai
and viii cruelty me 50 vii deal vi,i you kew.
The time VII come when men si think that they give
ncns and dshonor, and death viii be yours: but I,
teach all ions and behold with - the end OF
the world 10 spite Of all The cpposi',on q ho cyl one
| churca' such we're the mighty promises and fore.
rarnin.s gwen BY the poor carpenter o. Gscc bu We
nate Son OF God AID His World being all truth
/ forth frQrn fnr laNi pf yude ipGn Aa.a M.yn
into Greece. into Rome, then thor voices
heard in the plains Of Arabia and sc ,ha they pens
rated 10 the Indus aud the Gangss into Spain,
the very pillars 81 Hercuies 1hsy preached every
where Christ .crucnsd, and millions believed our Re
| deemer. They vent forth fulfilling their mission and
spcaking foreign tongues and strange accents meeting
:ages and philosophers. orators and They went
mysteries Of our divine revelation rhsy called
s up thcir hsaihsn mythology TO cast the poet
that formed their faith, and the mys
tsries Of new cre-d and 10 worship Who even in
been suspected, reviIsd. hated. crucined by Roman
odacerA They called them give up their pauions
years-hsbs sanctioned by public opinion; 20 practise
charity and humility instead Of selhness chastity and
complain that most dinicui 10 be gained all
victories, the conquest Of themselves They
bound % their passions and called on now 10
relnqush ideas tia, grew with iAur growth and
envy Of Mankind lost nothing Of his cunning o. skin
nor rclaxed not n hts fell purpose 70 wthsand what
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PRIDE Of intellectual emnence. OF phlasophesi preu-
dces he combined them together and placed them In
tho hand Of the Roman psror Then this days OF nor
secuion fel the apostles: they con
spIrntors against the empre, stoned cast into
Stances dessa ssaes he asvo, ~ u' 70 ne
csnsc Of their crrcIned Lori, that IL icw
the nr-, martyrs had psssrd awsy Others ,sst their
places The work ntrusfed 90 the apostles ccased not
r" .a sa & sSa ana n1 AMI ,s
ministry and continued those sbcr after the early plo
nes.s had passed 70 TIER reward Thsse were fo
ewsd BY gbers, innuenced Ike lhcn ~ the ighf Of
Code ffu'b and Suffering Ike them lersocu,icn ard
death second geneinon OF martyrs passed away. and
third and fourth For 100 year. the DAYS % p
cuton lasted, and Il the sword Of the Roman emperor
raised 70 sirike. vas laid low i onl. TIA, that
might additional strength Ny brethren those
we're days when y cost mln much TO bccgm.
a Christian ne might he denounced BY enemies, ~ |
nend even ~ members Of Lis family. 70 be
dragged before tho tribunal summoned gccant and
eal,cd On 10 worship The gods q toe Emporof The
! fisher a namily was brought into where at a |
b-ughy iadgc with heart stcclcd all feelings of pity
genprse, AID believing probably taa BY his rigor Ia
executing the mandates Of the Emperor NJ esnlnv
ard promotion They stood before him-the "a |
man o. ~ vere u the grave, tLe fathc, the mother
"v .sco.q I'll . ~ ioo"a f,ih 6asod az ,rpod,
Wr fae ,ncrn - take nu' 2 gra.n and thou |
e0mt trh Ire. aud falacd :" dignity, wealth /
! su,,povsf sra The ~ man replied 4 an old snd l
ut .as a.s ai .ee. ana M. igo' - heaseu ha
q CONSOLE 80 snow GOD ana fear MT ,hose wno /
r. rs, n.t - is,,y.' Aud ihe ga mans eye gae,s
snd "a. taa 10 arm. hs stands clcci ~ ,ls
| t.44 rs. YunHs. ana vaud wianeiy ~ form ~. \
8epbs1 tU tlt rl. "Fathe nesod thy wifr thy irile
| sAn. Hss tsHM - eaBrern thsFrf Cat ny
s4s ftl.N Nr : rsna. - 4 i.0man Sacrifice r. the
gUaa md aHl honor ang reAltf shalt b. liNnp
I y aaolt HuN = Hea %. the maker ~ ~ 4
| iAltN, ls and fear not thee lily
| n.n4s-ts f4s death ibcn urssgrnsst us
| wits ~ IL fao e,cflna'.nz hie % VI. be
| talnef tr atie and rbiitTen 'sHothcrl /
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d.ath ara wes8 H81lrr Ehuu them e,ar.r re- /
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