, 1869-12-02
Dr. Cummings Reply to tue F"pe.
The fnltoxtn1 1omuunIcatIog Eas addressed 70

The following communication Wss addressed TO
the London Times Of The 18th:
SIR: 1t naA occurred to me that the POPE haA
falen mo perplexlt5 from vhsca hts tnsal'lhtt5
carpot eXt1lcate him. In bis nrat ielef he iuvt.ea
rzo.esants 70 asaa ourselves OF ~ tae esa; u 70 en-
ofrtr TO accept fhe invitation on condition that
should have neartue IN defence Of those great
ans which s "a Is W4nss
s!on Of er.Sts afeasy eon;s%eed; ts;ne H.
Las gone too far anu has ahui the door Ia oar aces
too hastily. lie therefore sends us taifd etses'
IN which he explains ai. meantof' 80 saflousy ~
terprstea by bla own people ~ well abb u nss1.
tlcs. Bat ia tha. his latest exclamation. he na!
einer mi.1udeed os. or M. been mlsiet M % ~
! sone Ct those who dissent from Cur tatn |
| hare 10 understood our wosas a. 10 oe-
Iese that no ~aI y ieis open a 70 IN taeu ta.M o,
separated iron the Catholic Church" heR 70 a.
sure lin tnas, faF Us lns naeaus Or an'oFnadau
REACH NJ tnen ip'es:.oa erl. 80 ~ s4a Nv in En9
lard ~ II I.aly+ Wnat priest OF rEelats in the
Propaganda er in The approaching eannst eaa oG G
fntxllec, ia ogIcsl poN ct. or taf.el inform anon
| lie Il asvays ready TO teeetve oppacants los
Ia tn Wnne IN a,Ses 10 oa,aia what cad be
had tny % Ee hs .a,ss IT, outs ~ 70 ~. ~
| lstewIl Il. lrts la1 ip.c ahdtF the snaioE OF 81
pe:er,s. IN wbicn The council 10 assembled, than
ID ihe otatorJ Of 81. Pnitn Neri u i,irsn'tRhan,
MyraSla,e from Inc .eouncsi Of ,ssasssoas held ou
Tie outs de. The assembling Of the Cen
t1sl Coauc.. = the onpostaai:f o. we1ca nst
| the Pope inytfel rs to 2Eait our +elsts MAX
u ,he rreriai and rare aavaata!e PROMISED
Us on ous asainG ourtelses Of u ia me
We're we lilo stI 10 make onr statement TO sae
eourct1 and tere.te IT. Judicial sentence On tae
ne,',s Of nat sta.emso, ne fope msai ;aen n -,
| gwen. and. therefore, be might summon oa 70
!, Fuan into hts fa1heri aIns aad oe recaocled.
! a. poc Of -tne xue. PRUDENT, auu emtneut rnea"
attending ~ se1ns ,oe n sass dssPea
esnoo ea aspesF T. Yore pes Was
celestial ard Inspiring qualities VIII be 10 the AZ
d q Rcns On DecembeT ~. xa,ca GO 70. e.
1850; Besides. Il the Pore & e be rEoeai1si ?!
,ne council as pe1soha!s .aia:2le .9al1 u 1ot as
T. ss''ss fot to nc raos 40 a. .aaenee snd
be s.a tnsn rn,s E'sesn su naTt ~
sepastss aaaas ssoFsa sas d. .ais'ne Fope iii Iesa
anything snort Of ~ tatsIaeIe coanet OF - in'at
a Rome far !" prudent md emmett men" s I1e;
81 81. 0e eaa eaapi: sa o'm Sst4s re- sasi ss:r
~ sosn e o. h. e s1q,, snn aa
denntd already. This h the !es1 sohtecs 9
In which Vsns 70 give aud secet.e intotnAs:on. B
n ed ~ eI1oss: IdcpY The conpesencI Of tne ~
~ Generai Council he'd at Trent 10 ptnao9nee thes
=, doctrtnes to be etYuIr. n1alutAtp and An rtad
"a 10 pfpFe tnAt this txnan2l Wa l-sef g'ssnt1
- error. The whole Of tntt hook which Protestant
:, md Roman Ca1hol.es equally accept - diytne
IA appeal to tue con&cie1ce and private jddguat1
u Of .he ixy IT. epssies aEs a 1reased 2 !ayraes
and TIE lay Christians Of GslAEA art told By u
I'd ,pttiled Apostle "Ir We Of IN angel IRON HeAve
10 pteaea 70 yoa aa{ other se.psl& & ttt hp es a.
IN - ~ t4ts ~ nr9rnfe indemenf xs1 81,
Was md NhA1 Wa not tue truth. Rnu
q nAs siltnced the conscieuce and .exta
~ | ruisned the light Of intellect, and b
-; Fppts and cou1ens tn the midnight thai follow
M .e cali light dssintss and darkness light Il ts 4
IT, tltie deeds OF the Elpunal that prnse To
ae, | foT1efitA Theretr It will be seen tnA1 the
he "er1rrs condemned oy fo2es sna a5aods =
H. etelnM ...*rtrt,or ~ - ti.sE.n sna -
er the tpstra Al tbeJ have suostanstaed fer tuen q
,ut 10 more the tluths OF Heaven than the Easitsu
eiT on cur RreeA are aa1a ID tac skJ- an ~, 70
LET optoeot kelFAll, eoa' esAA!Ne