The New York herald., 1867-07-18
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
THE CHURCH OF ROME.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE QE IAs HERALD.

The Grand Religious spectacle ON Sc. Peters
Day-The Episcopal Immigration from For-
eign Lnnds-The American Bishops at Au-
dicncc of the Pope--VRlunble Presentation
from Bishop Wo0d-Thc nIode! of tae Hem
rietta Before His HOliWess-POistical Ainruss
from Etaiy-The Persouai Infailibii;ty Qnes-
RcxE June 90 1861
The grandest religious spectacle Of many centuries has
just bcea concluded Not only has the eighteenth
tenary OF tho marrdom OF St. Peter aud st. Paul bosa
celebrated with wonderfu pomp and magnicencs out
rvalns any similar display since the days whea Tho
priests and Ievies nourshed IN King solomon gor-
geous temple jerusalem bat in its extraordinary aud
characteristic feature-he coronation Of Roman Catho
lie disnares aud clergy from every country on the
face Of the earthhis celebration has far suspassed all
other religious festivals Witnessed in the world.
1t well known that ordinary years all foreigners
begin to leave Rome the first Of May In fortnight
afterwards from twenty thirty thousand people have
departed and the Eternal City left exclusively Its
native citizens its scorching summer heat and its nev
table fever This year. however did the
tonary Of travellers and vaIetudnarians fi,
away, than a immigration Of arcbishops bishops,
abbots priests monks, friars aud clergymen
gan and the feast OF Corpus Christi, which occurred
about WEEKS ago aud has already been described
your columns, was celebrated with quite exceptional
spendor Since then train after train has brought its
long load Of back-coatcd and shovehated passengers
until scmi-oihciay estimated that to-day there
at least ono hundred thousand strangers Rome n-
cudng four hundred and eiyhtysix bishops and nearly
Atty Thousand clergymen Of the Roman Catholic
Church.
The festivities incident TO Corpus Christi Day were
continued for week afterwards Services held in
the various churches tho Coliseum was illuminated with
Bengal lights, theatrical display tina, seemed like
old i.vt tl,oD
received at the Vatican tho delegations Of clerpymen
from the countries the and heat being
great that he obliged change from chamber to
chamber during the progress Of these audiences.
On Tuesday, the American clergy received and
presented their Offering TO his Holiness, amounting
altogether TO about 5000. 900 in gold Bishop Wood, OF
Philadelphia, presented the largest amount from any
American dioccse-se00 900 In gold--and part OF this
Offering was contained in q silver model Of the yacht
Henrietta. Taking the model carefully from its
velvet lined case, the Pope weighed IL in his
hand, looked at its golden cargo and remarked, with
humorous smile, "Non pore which, beisg inter-
preted, may moan either lt Is not steamer" or at
Is not all seamr as the reader believes his Holiness
capable or incapable OF n joke However, there q
general chuckle and the Pope then proceeded say
that he had but the best words for the American
Church. and that astonishing growth its devotion to
the Holy See and Its unbounded charity deserved the
blessing OF God and the respect and admiration OF all
good Catholics.
The archbshops Of Baltimore St Louis, New Orleans.
Cincinnati, and bishop OF Philadelphia, twenty two
other American bishops and many cIergymen were
present at this interview, during which the
Pope took occasion 10 speak very warmly and
kindly Of the American Minister. General King,
and TO especially compliment the American
preates upon the result OF their recent convention st
Baltimore Much regret expressed at the absence
Of Archbishop McCoskey, Of New York, and Bishop
Lynch, Of Charleston.
Bishop Wood, Of Philadelphia, has brought with him
photographs Of the altar pieces or the cathedral In
order TO procure designs for the aar and these were
shown his Holiness
members OF the committee TO draw up q reply to the
Pope's alocutIoD, delivered Wednesday, and u is
said that they were manly insrumental in cutting out
the very exiravagant OF the Roman people which
disngured the i draft Of the reply and was cscuased
10 offend all other adheren,s Of the Church.
All these details inserted, o. the risk OF 70.
writing yon have already published In your tse.
graphic aud other repors because they are really ne
cessary to full appreciation Of this centenary csebra
that one should be omitted.
must also mention, therefore, that ~ the great day
OF the festival approached the difficulties between the
Pops and the Italian government threatened 10 over
cloud the whole affair The priests In Italy refused 70
take part In the celebration of the asnvorsary OF the
adoption Of tho Italian constu,on-thc Fourth Of July
OF ltay-nnd In retaliation the people broke up the
corpus Christi PROFESSIONS IN several sian toWnA vi
course information Of those outrages was at once con-
vcyed 70 Rome, and close upon II came the startling
runor that the Canbsdisns were In arms, and thai
Rome would certainly be attacked to-day The groan.
ing among the clergy was intense aud, while at Flo.
renee the Italians loudly announcing that II would
afford them the utmost pleasure TO- hang every priest
here the priests as loudly declared that the followers
OF Victor Emanuel would assuredly be- The day OF st
John was appropriately celebrated here because he s
Roman Catholic saint; but for that very reason the
Tlorentines refused 20 observe the day. although st.
John the patron OF their city Thus the bitterness Of
feeling undissused on both sides, and while the
Caribaldans flooded Rome with incsndiary documents
the Pope reinforced the garsons the frontiers and
the officials were more strict than In the examina-
1 tion OF passports
In the meantime there were also little rpplcs among
the clergy themselves The French have sent seventy
bIsbops and thousands of minor preiaies here and Il
not TOO much TO say that the majority Of them srs
fanatics they are preparing to insist In the proposed
ecuneuIoal council upon Tue personal infabiiiiy o
| ths Pope, es cdnedra, and they are alresdy
aatipg this subject strongly supported BY the Jesu
| organ here This dogma. however, " ~ energuicsiiy
opposed by the clergy OF o;h countries and nosby b
the Americans who stand very higa IN the esteem
of tbe Holy See onlY because thor uuitorluY