The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-24

Cadiz. there is a college for young
priests; they were all (twenty-four in
number) packed into an open boat and
send cdrif, but they were picked up
by a vessel passing"
THE POPE TO THE CATHOLIC BoDI Els.
The following address of the Pope,
succeeding his order for the Grand
C~onvocation of the Roman Represent
atives at tho City of Rome, will be
read with interest by Protest ant
Christians:
TO all the Bishops eff the Churches Of
muniOn soith the apostolic See:
Placed by the hidden design of
Divine Providence, although without
any desert of our own, in this exalted
chair, as heir of the Blessed Prince of
the Apostles, who, by the p~rerogatiye
granted to him by God, is the firm
and solid rock on which the Savior
hath built the Church, aud urged by
the solicitude of the burden laid
upon us, we long and strive most
earnestly to extend our care to all,
whatever region of the earth they
inhabit, who bear the name OF
Christians, and 10 call them to the
embrace of our fatherly love. We
cannot, without grave danger to our
soul, neglect any portion of the
Christian people, which, as having
been redeemed by the precious blood
of our Saviour, and added to the
Lords flock by the sacred waters of
baptism, rightfully claims all our
watchfulness. Wherefore, as We are.
bound to bend increasingly all our
thoughts and desires to procure the
salvation of all who know and adore
Jesus Christ, we turn our eyes and
our fatherly thoughts to those
churches which of yore, when united
by the bonds of unity with this Apos-
tolic See, fourished in such credit for
sanctity and heavenly learning, and
produced rich fruits of Divine glory
and of the salvation of souls; but
which now, by the nefarious arts and
devices Of him first stirred up
schism in heaven, exist, to our great
grief, in q state of separation and
division from the communion of the
Holy Roman Church which is spread
over the whole world.
For this reason, at the very begin
ming of our Supreme Pontificate, we
spoke to you words of peace and char
ity with our whole hearts love. And,
although our words did not have the
desired result, still We have never lost
the hope that our humble aud fervent
prayers would be graciously listened
to by the most mild and benignant
author of peace and salvation, who
worked out salvation upon earth, and
who, as the Orient on high, plainly
showing forth the peace which he
loves, and which He wishes to be
loved by all, announced it at His ris-
ing to men of good will, by the minis
try of angels, aud while soiourniug
among men taught it by His word,
and preached ii by His example.
And now, that, by the advice of
our venerable brethren, the cardinals
OF the Holy Roman Church, we have
c0nvoked an ecumenical council. to
be held in Rome In the ensuing year.
and to be commenced on the Sth day
of December, the Feast of the I'M
maculate Conception Of Mary, the
Virgin Mother Of God, we once more
address ourselves to you, and, with
all the power of our soul, we prav. we
adponish, we coujure you to come to
this general council as your predeces-
sors came to the second Council of
Lyons, held by the blessed Gregory.
predecessor of venerable memory'
and to the Council of Florence. ceIe-
brated by our predecessor of happv
memory, Eugene W, that thus re.
newing the bonds of ancient affection.
and recalling to life that ancient
peace, the heavenly and blessed gift
OF Christ, which, in the course of
ages, has become lost to us, we NAV
make the serene brightness of Ionged-
for union shine Respondent before
all, after being long and sadly cloud
ca, o after the painful darkness of
long lived dissension.
May this be the joyful fruit of the
benedlctlon with which Jesus Christ.
the Lord and Redeemer Of us ali
consoles his immaculate and behDved
spouse, the Catholic Church. and
wipes away her tears IN these times of
atHlctlon, that so, all divisions being
healed, our voices, no longer discord7
ant, may, with perfect unanimitv
praise God, who desires to see no
schism between Us, but commands us.
by the voice Of His apostles. to saw
and think one and the same thing.
May everlasting thanks be rendered
to the Father of Mercies BY
all His saints, and especially
by the glorious ancient fathers
and doctors of the Eastern
churches, when theysee from Heaven
the restoration and establishment
OF the Apostolic See, the centre of
truth and union, of that unity which
they, during their lives, strove for
with every endeavor and with uutir-
ing labor, both by their teachings and
by their example. Let their thanks
be paid for the diffusion In their
hearts by the Holy Ghost, of the love
OF Him who, by His blood. earned
peace and reconciliation for all and
who enjoined that His disciples
be known by their nnitv
prayer to His Father was. 1T
pray, that all may be one even as we
are one."
Given at Rome, at St. Peters. Sent
;, 1868, in the twenty-third year Of
,ur Pontifcate.