The New York herald., 1866-09-30
SECOND GREAT NATIONAL COUNCIL.
Gathering Of the Most Distinguished Of The
Roman Catholic Hierarchy at Baltimore.
Ecumenical, Provincial and National
Delegations.
HISTORY OF FORMER COUNCILS.
&c.

The second grand National Council Of the Catholic
Church of the United States which Is TO be- held al Bal.
tmore on Sunday next will probably bo most Impos.
ng gathering Of the dgnitares or the Catholic faith
ever held in this country To forty seven preales
in their gorgeous vesments marching procession and
for two weeks assembled in council win be an imposing
display.
In ecclesiastical nomenclature council signifies an
assembly Of bishops lawfully convened TO regulate mat
iers concerning the ath the rites and discipline OF the
Church Councils arc either general provincial
tona according to the prelate representation Of province
or nation General Councils called ecumenical are sum.
moned by the Pope the Vicar of Christ and are com
posed Of all the Bishops OF Chrsendom They have
thorty determine OF faith concerning the creed
Of the Catholic Church hey dioceses
pret and decide upon all matters OF doubt found Scrip
ture tradition They presided by the Legatcs
who generally Cardinals commissioned by tho Holy
FOR the purpose When their DEGREES receive the
nrmaton and appreciation in matters Of faith they
considered inallib!e The Catholic Church recog-
nizes eighteen General Councls:-Grst OF Nice
in Bithynia, convened in 325 A. d; FIRST
Constantinople, in 3sl; first Ephesus in 49,
Chacedon, 451 second Constantlnople 563:
he third OF Constantinople in $50 the second OF Nice
In 1877; the fourth Constannople in s69; the four
Councils Of Lateran Rome 1923 1882 117s and 1916;
the first and second OF Lyons In l245 and 1874 that
constance, in llli that OF Base
In 1851 tuntil dissolved by the Pope and that OF
Trent IN 1545.
PROVINCIAL COUNCILS
are called and presided by the Archbishop of the
province in which they held The cher design is
enact regulations respecting discipline aud the general
management OF church affairs in the province The
Gil Of Trent ordered these gatherings be held every
three years In France consequence OF the disagree.
ment that existed between the Holy See and the French
government respecting the Gaoan doctrines the coun-
ellis time in abeyance. Recently however,
several councils have met and their decisions held
in great estimation
NATIONAL
convened by order OF the Holy see presided
over by the Primate Legate of the Holy See They
Consist OF all the bishops Of the country which they
are bel Their object is mainly the that OF
the Provincial Councils 10 regulations for the
Tor observance Of the discipline OF the Church The
National Councils held in the Old World were those Of
prcsburgi in Hungary, IN 1872 and that Of wurzburg in
Bavaria, in 1Sse
COUNCILS IN rHE UNITED STATES
On the 9th of November 1889, Pope Plus the With,
founded me see of baltimore and appointed tho Rev
John Carroll Archbishop One Of the first OF Bishop
Carroll was TO convene synod which attended by
twenty one priess The hrst prizes, ordained in tho
United States was stephen Theodore Badln On the o5h
OF May lTS3 after long and useful career Bishop
roll expired, at the age OF eighty years In 1910
mo determination of the Bishops OF this hold
q Provincial Council they should become
acquainted with the conditions and OF their sew
oral dioceses. This project however was not realized
Whitfield convoked the Bishops of the United States In
. Provincial Council at Baltimore Tbe nrela,as vba
assembled there the Right Rev. Benedict; Joseph
Fiagct Bishop OF Bardstown, Ky. the Right Rev John
England, Bishop Of Charleston; Right Rev Edward
Fenwick Bishop OF Cincinnati, the Right Rev Rosaii
Bishop OF ST. Louis. and <he Right Rev Benedict Fen.
wick, Bishop Of Boston. -Four prcates we're unable to
the ah Of October al the cathedral al Baltimore:
Archbishop Whitfield celebrated a solemn mass The
closing Of the Council took place on sunday,
the 18th OF October. The decrees OF the Council
were confirmed by the Pope on the Goth OF September
They are thirty in number, and are considered
most important with respect to the discipline and prac
Hces q the Catholic Church in this country
Tue second Provincial Council was also convened by
Archbishop whitfield the Goth OF October 1888 on
that occasion the following prclaes present:The
Right Rev John B. David Coadjutor Of Bards,own.
KY the Right Rev. John England, Bishop Of Charles
ton; the Right Rev. Rosati, Bishop OF 81 LOUIS; the
Right Rev Benedict Fenwick, Bishop OF Boston; the
Right Rev Michael PORTER Bishop Of Noble;
the Right Rev Francis Kenrick, Coadjutor OF Phla.
delphai Right Rev Frederick REESE, Bishop OF Detroit;
Right Rev John Purcell Bishop Of Cincinnati The
closing Of this council took place the 2th of October
Dufiag the session several important dccrces were
mode % electing bishops regulated and the Indian
tribes dwelling beyond the limits Of The nxed doreses
OF the United States confded the of the
Society OF Jesus. The fourth Provincial Council
held at Baltimore in 1870. and convened by the
and attended by eleven proates Several
dscrees with respect % church property, and rules
for ~ preservation were enacted The hfth Provincial
council which was held IN Baltimore IN 1912, was con.
vokcd by Archbishop Eccleston and attended by
sixteen prelates The progress Of Catholicism indnsc
the pfestes assembled 10 council 10 ask OF the Holy
q subdivision of the dloceses In the United - ~
Tho bishops renewed the proposition for the @ \,
IN Episcopal Soc NJ Pittsburg for Western ~ on q
mia, aud solicited the foundation Of other - nnsyisa
cAgo, for the State OF Illinois; at MilNsy - ~
statc of wisconsin at Little Rock for v .See for me
kansas; AZ Hartford for Connecti ut ae stae 2, A
The Holy See arceded 70 tne r. snu nhOue lr,a,u,
Letters dated september % M ppontaS raa,, ana ~
Baltimore assembled on tae AZ ~ wa ooush III nTu T
y.throe bishops took psfl IN IL Deliberations Tha trs,
pstroness af he rn4a Z, sine idbe conespta the
asked te Holy se. % DIV ae he dioseses of Ser york
49,, - - 1911, y. ~ 49,, 49, A, nY Of Buffalo and Albany On
snis occasion tho bhT rere we'd from he general yo
ernment the connfD aim "a INA annosn,,, :, 49,.
cnapslhs 70 serve i the United States army then pro-
oced,ng N Mevco Tho seventh council was con vened
BY the Most Row renl Ar.bb,shop Fa~lesian IL e,
r' ~ Wv " Of May, ls49 when twenty i've bishops
THIS CounT 4 nronosaI ,ho ereci,on og ro,v seos =,
nneel ng " the eastern part 81 VIRGIN Savannah
ir w ~ Of Georgia, ~ 81 Paul for Nnn rOa, and
MsusS for New Mexico The troubles of the Rom1n
revoso retarded tho examination q the acts ~ this
oovLe'r but the Pope returning Rome the 18th n
h' 1850 the conTre9nton q the Propaganda resumed
son' ordinary deliberations aud 'ransmtied y Balt
nw the necessary Ponthca briefs Before separating,
bishops addressed pastoral letter - the clergy ami
.nv o' ther doccses, expressive q The greet which
they felt witnessing the offered the
sign Poutir during the revolution.
Divs.os ~ rnE ryirsp sTarw Eccis1AsTcAL
On the 10th day of July, 1850 apostolic briefs
ceived Tor erecting ntrometrgro churches fof The
SEQ ss~ Orleans the SEQ II Cincinnati and tie SEQ
Of kev York sunrsan gBishops we're sgned "a IL.
mesfopotan See q - Louis when was raised - be
dignity q 40 Afcnbsh' prc July 2o lssI The province
of Oregon was also erected thus dividing the United
states nto 81 eccP siasca provinces on the death ~
Archbishop EccTeston, the Right Rev Fraucis r. Ken
re orc ~ the nos learned theolorians IL the Cait0r
cnurcu ani ne author of several works which have
ceived tbe pprobaton " the Holy See, transferred
from Wa See Of Philadelphia 10 tie Afchbshopric u
Bsitiny . ny brief n the 10Th Of Al.
usi y the yenr tho SovorfiVn rontia appointed
asp JshOp kendrck apostolic delegate 70 preside Al the
q, uR.T NATIONAL COUNCIL
bf the American Epscopate The council met on the
och of May, 1851 arch bishops and twenty.six
bishops took part hersu0us The most important
which they proposed to the Holy see the
ton ~ dioceses order that in point the fathfu