The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-07

red satin on which it was to be laid. The
old envelope, now detached to make way
for a new, had been stitched on seventy-two
years ago, by another princess of the same
Savoy. On the present occasion, the prin-,
cess knelt down to perform this somewhat
fatiguing task, and executed it with an ap-
pearance of devotion which greatly struck
those present.. The holy relic was after
ward placed inside, and the whole bound
with a ribbon, which WAS sealed with the
arms of the king and the Marquis Gualterio.
1t was then placed in it's casket and depos-
tied in the ordinary resting place.
A Protestant PORTRAIT OF BISHOP Goss
"A writer in the Preston Herald gives the
following clerical photographs, and, as will
be seen, graphically contrasts the energy
and fervid zeal of our bishops and clergy
with the lackadaisacal namby -pambyness
of the generality Of the parsons connected
The Right Rev. A. Goss, DID,, bishop of
Liverpool, is in physique the very extreme
of the Protestant bishop of Manchester.
The latter is thin and condensed and wiry !;
the former massive and powerful, and would
make q glorious alderman. We are some
testimony TO his thoroughly social, tolerant,
and English character. He is the finest
muscular professor Of Christianity that we
know. And there is not more learned
man in the north of England. He has a
old old dSG
the works of old men. And, in addition to
his antiQuarianism and muscularity, he has
the power of full verbal expression, and
the virtue of an honest one. What bishop
in England has uttered his views so frankly,
so trenchantly, or in such manly and UNI
equivocal strain I've do not put our trust
in the creed of DR.. Goss; but this we say
he is one of the manifest men in the king
dom, and one of the finest bishops in Chris
tendon. 1t was picture to see him riding,
side by side, when our New Town Hall was
opened, with the archbishop of York. The
halcyon days seem to come back again.
Here were two ecclesiastical Titans taking
it easy" and breathing as if each other had
right to live, not only in the same town,
but in the same carriage. We would like
to see that picture reproduced by photo
graphy, and copy OF it sent t to every IN ",
country. When the gods can agree, why
not men?
The COMING GENERAL CoUNCIL.-The
UnitG Cattolica says that while all over
Europe. men are working with insane
enthusiasm for the overthrow of religion,
morality and society, at Rome the prepar-
atory studies for the General Council are
Lamartine said that the Congress of Paris,
was the beginning of the European chaos,
the General Council will be the beginning
of new order of things, and of the Catho-
lie restoration. Nothing transpires at Rome
concerning these studies. Those who are
called to take part in them are sworn to
secrecy. 1t is known, however, that the
Holy Father is more than ever resolved on
publishing the Bull of Convection at the
earliest suitable occasion, and there are
some who maintain that that occasion will
be the Feast of Peter, next ensuing. That
there are difficulties i'll abundance in the
way of his great design is certain: the
hottest enterprises are never accomplished
without overcoming many difficulties. But
culties, because the glory of God, the honor
of the Church, and the salvation of the
world are involved in the ISSUE
Meanwhile, says the Unita, six congrega-
tions, presided over by cardinals, and as
sisted by able theologians, both Romans and
foreigners, expressly summoned to Rome,
are preparing the materials for the resolu-
cipline, canon law, the liturgy, and-the
regular orders, are the subjects of daily dis
cussions. History tells of three memorable |
invasions-of Barbarism, of Professionalism, |
and Rationalism. We are now suffering |
under the last, and it is still more barbar-
GUS than the other two.T They were useful |
in their day, and the invasion of Rational
ism will prove useful also, for, as st. Paul !
says, heresies must needs be. The first in
vasion produced the supremacy of the
Church and its dictatorship in the middle |
ages. The second invasion produced the !
Council of Trent. which Gioberti himself |
called code of European civilization.
The third invasion has already evidenced |
the strength of the Papacy, the unity of
Catholicism and the weakness gifts enemies. !
So much it has already done, and other