The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-05
Bishop Lynch IN Boston.
HIS LECTURE UPON THE PAPACY-RoME In 1867
THE GRAND CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION n JUNE.
AND THE ATTACK OF GARIBALDI IN OCTOBER.

The Boston Post of Monday last, prints an ex-
tended report ofthe lecture on the Papacy, deliver
ed by Bishop Lynch in that city on the previous
evening, We make some extracts
Bishop Lynch spoke of the issuing OF invitations
to the Bishops, his journey to Rome, eccesastics
met OH the way, the aspect OF Italy as he approach
cd Rome, and stir of preparation, the visiting OF
noted places, the gathering OF clergymen until
there were in the city forty cardinals, four hun
dred and ninety-sX bishops, over twenty-five thou
sand priests, and over fifty thousand laity. Two
days were given to the preparation, and at length
the great day, the 29th arrived. At night the pro-
cession moved, headed by the cross. -Four hum
dred and ninety bishops walking slowly, two and
and two, formed one of its most noticeable
features Rishop Lynch here spoke at length
in regard to this portion OF the process
sion, giving personal descriptions Of various
bishops, chiefly the Oriental Bishops, with sketches
OF their faith and zeal and portratures OF charac-
ter Of deep interest. Next came the archbishops,
primates, patriarchs, cardinals, the Senate of the
Church, the most majestic body Of men the earth
can look on, and last Of all the Pontif himself,
surrounded by his attendants, borne, like the
Aedles OF DID, i'll the grand curule chair OF dignity
under an arch and canopy OF cloth OF gold. Before
him was his Swiss Guard. and behind, the Guard
of Rome. But men forgot all this as they looked
upon the noble, majestic features OF the Pope him
self-those lneaments full of intellect, full OF good
ness iull OF piety-tha countenance which wins
instinctively and at once the love and admi-
ration OF the heart OF every one, be he
Catholic Protestant, or infde that approached
Plus TX. The speaker here gave minute
description OF the procession as it moved
slowly along to st. Peters OF the interior decora-
tions the vast assemblage gathered, and the illu-
mination by the thirty-tve thousand lights used
Oh the occasion, in the Pontihcal bigh mass
Greek delcon and sub-deac0n chanted certain
parts OF the ceremony in Greek, which is a memo
rial in Rome of the solemn reunion of the Greek
and "a Toti Chnrrh nj the Council nf
Florence, which the Greek Church has never au
thortativey revoked and which Constantine Jle
and Russia have forgotten to Before closing his
remarks under the first division OF his theme, the
Bishop complimented the constancy OF Ireland
which led in the missionary work IN the sixth,
seventh, eighth and ninth centuries, when Europe
was emerging from barbarsm. And now her mis-
sionarIes are found all over the world, so that she
may be called the apostolic nation. AS her history
in this respect has been glorious for q thousand
| years so may it be glorious for thousand wears
| to come.
| The election Of the Holy Father in 1916 was
hailed by the whole world with acciamatlons, and
| by none more loudly than those who had opposed
| lis predecessors Three wears afterwards they
found they could not use him and his name TO car
~ out any design they might oiier. Then they
turned against 'hInI, assassnatcd his prime minis
ter, shot down his secretary, and lie himself es-
capped dressed as priest. France was then Il Re
public and ut once voted that France should de-
y
nae the work commenced Louis Napoleon sue
ceeded him as President, and the Holy Father
came back to Rome amid the joyous shouts of the
inhabitants and the French having driven out MAJ
zini and Garibaldi, remained to guard him. The
same party that strove to beSue him tried their Is
on Charles Albert King OF Sardinia and they led him
to his ruin. His son. Victor Emanuel, succeeded him.
and him they held, and have ever since held III their
tolls. The great obstacle i'll their path was the
Emperor Napoleon, whom they hated the more
because in early lie lac had been one of them, and
they sought to take his life for deserting them.
At length came that Of Orslni, from which the En-
peror escaped almost By miracle. Before his
death, it is said Orsn wrote him letter stating
the facts, and warning him, and Napoleon sue
cumbed. Then came the war OF 1853, and Napo-
leon made common cause with Victor Emanuel,
but said that come what may the Popcs territory
| should remain intact. At length Cialdini, with
| eighty thousand men, ovcrrun 1t an1 took
| four-fifths Of it. Men sald, How is this ?
| What will the Emperor do! Afterwards
they came 10 learn 1t was done by agree
ment after consultation with the Emperor. After
this came the agreement OF 1861, by which France
promised to withdraw from Rome, and Italy pro-
missed she would not attack OF allow to be attacked
the temporal sovereignty OF the Holy Father Then
came declarations in the Italian Parliament that
Rome must be theirs. Nothing was said in the
convention about any rising Ill Rome. But the
people OF Rome very well satisfied as they
we're They saw refugees from Boulogne Ancona
and Naples, and had no desire to have their
taxes increased fve-fod by annexation to Italy;
and they had had enough OF Mazzini and Garbaldl
in 1919 and 1850 Then the Romans saw that the
presence of the Pope was the life OF Rome For