Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-11

THE erE.TIoss o .Bx DISCUSSED.

- The Csshsiie Cssseil an Baltsmsss.-
THE erEsTToss 4 o BIZ DISCUSSED
The proceedings Of the Roman Cath ol c
Connen an Baltimore are now strsctly private.
snd conducted m Latin. There wIl h another
service to-day, and inst demonstrstson on
SUNDAY week
The eorreepondent OF the Nes York rrl 1ns
Hrssee 10 Ia paper an reference TO the ms,'ere
(supposed 10 De- uHder discus siop, a. follows !;
ait is proposed in this council 20 collect the
DEGREES ann sfaintes enacisd ey former yuods
OF Baltimore. and reduce them % a systrnatic
ooiPls Jrr,s, addins, OF eonrs-, a nume-r Of
new regulations Among the q quesfions which
viii BE- discussed 10 ne SUBJECT Of a rood
English version Of the Scripsares which nav
be considered the authorized and appreyed
translation for the Catholics of the United
States They have none low. The old Douay
version W hich IL IN common use has never
been officially adopted, and never ought 70 es,
ibeoiocian.I Enrnsh Is seoSinss,ei rss 10
late ARCHBISHOP kenrick made q new trau.ia-
ton, W hich war a great I'm proveme mt upon the
old one, and was highly priced by CaLholic
the present Archbishop of Baltimore IL under
stood not TO commend it, it is not likely 20 De
reprinted AT present Dr. John Henry New
translation of the Bible but believe be mas
abandoned ~. III the council decides upon
adopting an authorized version. they will be
puzzled 10 hit upon good one.
A spirited declaration on the Question OF the
temporal power OF the Pope may be looked for,
and there is talk Of reguiar annual COLLECTION
Tor HIS Holiness in al the churches of The
country. There rs an eyIdekt desire on the part
of some Of the members 10 bring the American
Church gradually TO the completeness of form
and proportions established m other countries
by the canon law. which, here, has never been
In force. Thus, ~ proposes 10 create cathedral
chapters and ecclesiastical courts. TO appoint
rural deans and archdeacons. and 70 erect rpgu :
lar parishes, governed by the usual ecclesiasti-
cal laws. At present there are no parishes in
the United States, except in New Orleans The
priests are nomina lly mission arss the limtts of
whose Held OF labor aye fixed arbitrarily by
the oishop. Probably all these changes will
not be made just yet There may be some al
teration IN the present mode Of nominating new
bishops, so as 10 give ali the archbishops some
thlng 10 say IN the matter. With regard to
priests, AZ lie seriously proposed to pass a law
compelling them 10 shave and wear their hair
short; and have even heard rumors OF a de-
cree or the important subject Of gold slee ye-
buttons. There is a disposition 10 forbid the
use ei churches for the purpose OF raising
money by lectures, especially when the lectu-
Ter is layman. The case Of converts from
Protestanusm, and especially married clergy-
men, who cannst enter the priesthood will be
con sioered, and II is suggested that they might
ce allowed TO receive the tonsure and minor
orders, and assist the higher clergy in preaeh
ing, and other duties for which the sacredotaI
character is not essential. The morality OF
theatres ana dancing. and especially the
Round Dances et 'Germaa'" will be duly
considered. The propriety of exeomnuuica-
ting Catholics who are married NV a protes
tant clergyman will be discussed. An at
tempt VIII be made 20 secure uniformity in
the Observance of festivals aud fasts ana prob-
ably the number of both will be increasetSs
Some relaxation is proposed from the rule
which forbids Interments with the C.thoIic
ceremonial in any hut Catholic burial Grounds
much attention will. no doubt be given to
the suh beet OF parochial schools and SUNDAY
schools TO the establishment of reformatories
and industrial institutions, and TO the forma-
ton of an American Catholic university like
the universities of Ireland and Belgium In
connection with this project Mount ST Mary's
Colleee al Emm mets6urg 10 spoken or. The es-
adjustment of q tract society, or rather its
support for one has been started already i'm
New York, will Also come up. With regard
70 me pnolication Of Catholic books there ia
rather desire 10 improve their quality than
10 increase their numberc, and IL is not improb-
able that some measures will be taken 10 cur-
tail he indiscrIminate issues from what is
called the Catholic press. L don't believe that
either literature or truth would suffer in yery
stringent rules OF that nature Were adopted
The irrepressible Fenians will get into the
council, OF course. but whether they will be
censured or let alone i have no means OF
Judging.
The consideration Of the condition of the
freedmen was pressed upon the council by
letter from Cardinal Barnaoo, Prefect Of the
Propaganda at Rome. The points 70 be dis
cussed are the appointment OF an Apostolic
Prefect with Episcopal powers, for the spe-
clal superintendence of missions among the
blacks; the erection Of separate churches for
these people; the admission OF colored men TO
the priesthood; the establishment Of converts
OF colored nuns. and OF schools for children.
and finally the Introduction of congregational
slnging in the yernacular INTO negro Churches
What changes these would be for a council of
Baltimore 10 effect
new Nicariate Apostolic will probably be
erected in the Territories OF Montana ana IDA
no, and II is under discussion whether the Va
carIaie Apostolic OF British Columbia ought
not TO be separated from the jurisdiction OF the
Arch bishop of Oregon.