The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-04
YORK HERALD THURSDAY,

archd'oceses bordrrnr TIE Pacac Ocean, IL which
the number Of SuHagan shols i two 90 thre on'y
Lastly, Plene,y or National Councils, a. Whlc' m,re
than srchpishop assists The Term u as od as the
time OF St. Augustine who speaks OF ine .o,nui :. Arss
In France We may mention also the Council o. A'rica,
under 81 Jsaore Of scv,lls Ths Council Of Africa
composed Of the bishops OF northern Africa and
rss convened TO sap wsshmsn his real name nsme
being Morgan--broachod doc'rne the most
ruinons Of all 70 morals the ssh.s aoetns mat Is nov
man did not need tho grace Of God; that no su-
Gent Of HIMSELF and in mlider form, under the
Of semi Paaelanisu taught that could begin bs
converted without the grace OF God or what us' is
Christian ty required no more than the sys.e
Of Aristotle and the Greek philosophers supped So
belief OF called liberal Christians The Council OF To-
edo Suppressed the Arian herosy among the visgohs
In Span Il is admitted by the sbles lawyers that tho
statutes Of the Council OF Toledo contain the fundamental
prime plss u modern civilization and legislation The
Council Of front decreed that diocesan 6ouncis
years they are convened By special order Of the
bishop After the Council OF Trent had closed its sessions
tho bishops convened diocesan and penary councils
The most important Of these were those OF Man under
St. Charles Borromeo. Six OF these councils and eleven
Of the synods form onr standard OF action for all
councils and We have drawn largely upon their statutes
for our own coming council hey imply the same dis
cipline afterwards adopted In the Council or Trent
They checked abuses with unsparng energy, and
the source OF immense ADVANTAGE to the Church. Il is
melancholy fact that from tho end Of the sixteenth
fury there are few records Of provincial Or diocesan
ing to the viclons zeal and wicked designs Of Euro
pean princes. In fact, since the time OF
Of Europe has been moro nndel than Chrstipn II
would ally itself with the Turks 70 oppose rival Catho
10 Power would claim Gscan oe I'll forsoo a for
many and prevented the assembling OF the bishops In
council glorious fact that we here In the United
States under the broad pgs Of civil and religious liberty
were tho drst to reestablsh these councils after they
had been unknown for two hundred years. Our coun-
ellis are all prior in date 10y seven councs 10 any In
Cir orr lat
Cadna wiseman referred to this fact IN the Dublin Re-
pie,D, to the credit Of the American hierarchy My pre-
porary the pous Bishop OF Charleston, had the honor
Of being tho first to convene these councils
have been held in Europc--in france Germany Eng
land, Bohemia and ireland Those iu England and Ire
land copied Ours az model Our own to be convened
next Sunday win be the largest Of the kind held in
Chrlstendo the Council of Trent, with the excer
ton OF three in Rome under the sovereign pcnt
himself There will be archbishops thirty eight
or thirty-nine bishops three mtred abtots orty-nne
mred priests and hundred and twenty to one hun
dred and thirty OF the first clergy In the second degree
convened from all parts or this vast republic The arch
bishop Of San Francisco and his snngans will be here
Men Of all nationalities will NEE, together in this
Councl al least onethrd natives Of this country,
third almost natives having came here a: an early age
and the other third who come at later period have by
this time become fully accimated. Spain, Germany,
France, ireland. Bohemia Hungary, our own coun-
try and Canada will be represented They come
at the bidding Of the humbest the least worthy Of their
brothers, commissioned summon them by the
eign Pontin and hearing in tina. not my voice
but the voice OF ST. Peter Despite distance, age aud
nrmltv they come. proof OF the beauty Of the Catho
lie Church. and though Differing In nationality, IN tenn
perament, &c, there viii be difference in matters Of
faith nor even IN general principles OF discipline We
will be band OF brothers and will in all the prin
cipes concerned. The Catholic Church knows no ma
tionality nor sectionasm. ANY topic not connected
with the spiritual interests OF rock win be rgidly
excluded OF order. The Catholic Church rises
above the events OF hour the petty contests Of
party for power and the turmoil Of merely human in
forests. Sic cannot dosend into the arena Of party
The Catholic minister the dispenser OF tho mystic
rics OF God. OF Him VINO said my kingdom Is not
Of this v0rld,' must not distract himself with
the affairs Of the world but must leave Thorn to worldly
men. We must attend to our great mission we must
be found whore sin lie TO be Stopped discipline enforced,
bshoDrics TO be established in the unopened terri
be saved, W must remember our high mission; with
God there ID distinction OF person, Jew or Greek.
The soul Of the negro dear 70 Him as the soul Of
the white One OF our primary objects In this Council
needing itmore than ever The proceedings Of the Coun
Gil will bsrecorded in Latin because the Catholic Church
is not Of Maryland alone, but OF the whole world, and
Us cfncialacs are recorded in language that all the
be explained in pastoral letters, the skeletons
more. We do moi publish these decrees in |
have BEN revised and corrected, II necessary, by the
Pope IL only when signed by him they become Law,
just % he laws OF our country come In force when
Rome and tie opinions and differences laid before the
sovereign Pontif who will approve disapprovo. con-
denim and amend, o. the Holy Ghost may inspire.
Hence do not publish the proceedings Of the public
sessions all except those Immediately concerned In the
Council but this country do not enforce this rule
speak this subject because my voice will be
again ask your prayers thai God viii bless our debera
lions in the coming Council, which 40 much Of the
future welfare OF our great country dspends