The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-08

HE MVONlNU NJ AAO hAs
The Pope's Council and: the Church.
The London Telegraph gives o report of
asermon preached 1T st. Mary's. pro -cathe-
dral, Moorfelds, London, by DIR. Manning,
archbishop of Westminster, in relation to
the day of supplication for the coming Gem
eral Council. Preaching from the text
"Of his kingdom there shall be no end,"
he said
The intention of the Pope in calling theCou
Gil is to make intercession for the whole Church
a. spread throughout the world in all of its
branches, and for the extirpation of heresy-.
intellect Of tho world would faint the belief
in the religion Of God. Another intention Is to
allay schism-scorned as it may be by the proud
God on earth, and, disbelieve it IS mon viii, it
will leave its mark upon the history OF man.
kind; it will form an epoch In . century OF re-
volution; and moro than this, it will paralyze
After heightened exposition on these points
DR.. Manning continued: Whenever klP&s and
princess In Russia at this momens, e IN
Constantinop1e of old, and in Sweden and Dem
mark now@whereyer kings and princes have
interfered in matters of religion, there imme-
date despotism has been the result. Such was
is possible to be o pontiff and also to be king,
but it is Impossible to be king and to be .
pontiff without introducing despotiam. And
here let me allude to what is called establish
mont.
The Catholic Church cannot be established.
The genius nature, and divine origin OF the
Catholic Church all alike refuse establlshment.
ument of God on earth, and will accept Its re-
lation with civil powers but to be established
mover. 1t is degrading to the mind, to the
heart and to the spirit to admit that q work Of
this nature is dependent on q superior power
and cannot stand alone. What is thelneaning
of Church establishment 1t means Church
legislature; the crown may make laws even as
to its ritual, discipline and doctrine; Church
from whose Judgment even in spiritual 4atters
is az to AND 9o
canon law of the Catholic Church there can be
found no words equivalent to the words " Es-
tablished Church," 1t was an invention of
Henry the Eighth 1t was formula of the
tyranny which arose when the spiritual and
civil power were in ono hand. The English.
people have gradually emancipated themselves
extricated themselves from the confusion of
things. 1t is not the English people that are
established by authority: The English people
never rejected the Catholic Church: Ihey
and the corruption OF o court they who plum
dered< he sacred house and sanctuary of the
Church of God-they it was who robbed the
Church of England of the unity of authority :
but could they think the heart of the people
passed from the Catholic Church ? have1ived
long among them, aud have been among the
working men, And think that apart from the
prejudice and perversion which have been in
troduced into their minds, there does not exist
in the noble and large-hearted people of this
country any opposition to that Church OF God
which they know to exist throughout the whole
We were told the othcp day by an authorize
tive voice & % fs Gafo
| said that--ifI had said it here to-day know
with what rebuke 1 should have been met to-
morrow. 1t was Bishop of the Anglican
Church who said it, and with perfect truth
Now, the national Church was introduced by
Jesus Christ True, the Church of>1srael was
perfect, but it was type, and it passed to us
here. 1t is PERFECTLY true That national church
es are upon their trial. The Church Of Eng
land has for three hundred years been upon its
trial, and. in that trial has lost the people of
tried it and found it wanting. The next gen
Grafton Will put the Church of sEngland on its
trial and will give its verdict. Even in our
day changes which we could not have
! thought of ten years ago. Rome is n source OF
faith and maintains the principles of order in
every civilized state in the world. Now the
pastors of the world are to assemble together
to what are the spiritual necessities OF the
Church, and also to what the Church can
do to heal the running sores of human society
tainted, polluted, and plague-stricken as it is
This great Council Will leave its mark on the
Christian world. Plus TX. has invited all Pro
testants-has'invite all those who are not Ca
tholic. In words of love and charity lie has
called on them as his children am confident
said Dr. Manning, in concluding, that the low
ing words Of the Holy Father will strike at thu
root of many error, and will draw toward
him the people of this country. He reminded
them that REBEL hon and anarchy are sins agains
/ God, and therefore urged them, that while the.
, should endeavor to persuade and convlnc
others, they should work with all charity, an,
i having the perfect light of the truth and con
tidenco i'll God of whose kingdom there is n
end.
THE CoMMASDMENTss--Sonl years ago a.
old sign-p,nter, who was very cross, very grui
and u fittfe deaf, was engaged to paint the Tel
/ Commandments on some tablets in IL church.
He worked two days at it, and at the clhsc O
the second day the pastor of the church cam
in to see how the work progressed. The oil
man stood by smoking snort pipe, the rey