The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-28

humane man, who wished 70 ascertain whether the
Apostle; Ties; and their ioU";s we're not p.I vs d
Apostles were bsasn with rodA and even threatened
with death. ney bore their Punishment with JOY, and
rstooed in that they he'd been deemed worthy 70 suffer
Thsn began great persecution In Jsdsa Peter went
q s.nars which s. PhIp h.d already converted. 2
was there thas he held his rst dispute with the Samar
tan, Simon ths magician. Thence he proceeded 70
mandsd the garrison in that city. Cornelius was the
nrst Gentle who rcceived baptism BE subsequently,
became Bishop Of csssrs. Prom Pas:sse Psssr passed
into Syria 70 the metropolitan city W Antioch The most
famous city Of the East and considered = the third city
Of tns Roman empire. afssr Rome ss1 Alexandria He
took up his abode In Antioch In D. %, and governed
that for several ysa The vortay 70 fuln his
pastoral duty he frequently travessd the provinces Of
Pon.us Gaissia Cappsdoea and Byshyn!A Eventually,
while Visiting the afflicted Church a jerusalem Peter
was arrested BY order Of Hsrcd Agppa but the Apostle
was miracalously delivered By aassl who led him
from the prison That incident has bees represented BY
the great Raphael in one Of his pursst sscoss in The
Vatican.
Peter, having placed Saint Evodius in the episcopal
chair OF Antioch, determined 70 proceed In person TO
Rome. Going through Naples he planted the faith by
giving to that city Saint Asprsn for its FIRST bishop
we're. near the site o. the Church Of 81 Cecilia In
short time Pudens, Roman Senator having heard the
preaching Of Peter declared himself converted and the
possessed upon the Mount viminaL
The capital Of the world, says Teller ". AZ appeared
TO Peter 70 be the best for the propagation Of the
divine religion OF which he had become the chief minis.
ter; for Peter was mot only the bishop Of Rome,
or Of Antioch, but also the bisnop OF the church.
81 Paul, In his Epise the Romans (chap. ~ 20,,
while congratuating them on their faith which he
spoken Of by a tells them that he has long intended
10 visit them but that be has been prevented from
doing by the law which be has laid down for himself
not 70 preach the gospel IN places that had already
ceved IT, lest he should build upon the foundation Of
another. St. Peter came 70 convert Rome, that great
Guy which," says 81 Leo "by It's celebrity and It's
power had spread m superstiions throughout the earth
was now % become In funlment OF the designs Of God,
the humble disciple of the TRUTH and subsequently,
extend rs spiritual dominion beyond the bounds Of It's
ancient empire" Our ma0iara ovoris faoid d.
cipsia vertctis Latius pvasder0 religions divsno,
guam domiHdfions terrena
According 70 the Roman Didrio II in the year ~
that the twenty-five years commenced that are COM
monty attributed 70 the ponthcats or 81. Peter. he
wrote at that time rom Rome mis- nrst episte. After
yea being exed BY order Of the Emperor Cau.
dius St Peter returned 70 jerusalem whore he held the
FIRST council He there first spoke upon the conrover-
sizes which had arisen at Antioch between the hcre.srch
Cerinthus and the new converts. decided In that
council that those converts not 70 be disturbed
that II SUFFICIENT that they should abstain from meat
sacrificed 70 idols and from fornicstion That decision
vas sent to Antioch with this formula snce adopted BY
the general councils Of Rome Virs esf Sprifu Soco
n reess-"lt Appsau y W. BOY oboss and " ~"