The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-04


bly,. We do not reckon here those whom
curiosity and interest may bring and who will
probably be as many more. In iue, the Eternal
City, which possesses about 2l500O inhabitants,
among whom are nearly 1000 ccclesiastics, will
see within its walls about % 600 members Of the
clergy.
The following Fathers Of the Church have
been in Rome for some time past, awaiting the
opening of the council:--
C0rdinul BISHOPS. .-Marius Mattel, Bishop of
Ostia and Nclletr Dean of the Sacred College.
Constantine Patrzi, Bishop of Porto and Sta.
Rufina, Sub-Dcan, Nicar-GcncrNl OF his Holiness
Louis dc S. Ffcppo sorso, Bishop of Pas
trinc, ce-Chancelor OF the Church.
Nicholas Clarci Paraccian Bishop of Fras-
cati Secretary Of the Papal Bulls and Grand
Chancellor of the Orders of Knighthood.
Camille di Pietro, Bishop Of Albano, President
of the Census.
Carl August Won Reisach, Bishop of sobna,
Cardinal Priests. .-Fabius Asbuini Prcfect
of the Sacred Congregation of Ecclesiastical Inn
munity.
Aessandro Barnabo, Prefcct-Ge of the
Affairs of the Oriental Rite.
Giuseppe Fcretti, Lcgatc of Bologna, Prcsi-
dent OF the Commission OF Subsidies.
Petro di Silyestri.
Carlo Sacconi, Prefeet of the Supreme Tribu-
nal of the Legislature of Justice.
Angelo Quaglia Project of the Sacred Congrc-
CATION of Bishops and Regulars.
Antonio Marie Panebiance, Grand Penitcn-
ciary.
Antonio dc Luca, Prefect of the Sacred Con-
grcgaton of the Index.
Giuseppe Bizarri, Prcfect of the Sacred Con-
gregaton of lndulgences and Relics.
Gioyanni-Battista Pitra Librarian of the Holy
Church.
Filippo Maria Guldi, Archbishop of Bologna
Gustayus Adolphiss Won lIohcnlohc.
Luigi Bilio.
LuciCn BOnapartc.
InnOcenZio Fcrrari.
IaurenZiO Baril.
Giuseppe Berardi, Pro- Minister of Com
mcrce, Fine Arts, Industry, Agriculture, and
| Public Works.
Raflaelle La Yalctta.
| Cd1'diaGL DeacOns. -Giacomo Antoncli Sc
cretary of State of his Holiness, President OF the
| Council of Ministers. Project oil the Apostolic
! rctto President of the Special Congregation for
| the rebuilding of the Bosilica of st. Paul.
! Prospcro Caterini, Prcfect Of the Sacred Con-
grcgation of the Council and of the Special Con-
| grcgation for the revision of the Provincial
Theophilc Mcrtel, President of the Council of
| State.
| Francesca Pcntini.
Domenco Consolin Project of the Propa-
| ganda.
| Eduardo BorromeO.
| Annibac Capalti.
Potriarchs.-Rogero Mattel, Latin Patriarch
| of Constantinople.
Giuseppe valerga, Latin Patriarch of Jcru-
| salem.
Besides these, there are archbishops and
bishops who are literally too numerous to men-
ton.
An Invitation TO the Oriental Bishops.
On the Sth Of September, 1867, the Pope issued
| special letter to the Bishops of the Oriental
| Churches, inviting them to attend the Council.
| These Churchcs-thc Greek the Armenian the
HISTORIAN, the Jacobte, the Coptic, the Abys-
sinian-represent the prevailing form of Chris
tianity in Eastern Europe in Western Asia, and
| Eastern Africa. Though separated for fully 1000
| years from ecclesiastical communion with the
See of Rome, the causes of separation are few,
and, on the whole, trivial. The Popes and the
| Councils Of former ages have been unremitting
! in their efforts to obtain from them IL recOgni-
ton of the supremacy Of the Pope, which, in
fact, is the only serious obstacle to consoda-
tion; and they have succeeded in anncXing frag.
ments of each of these Churches, which, pre-
serving many peculiarties Of their own rite
such as the use of their ancient Church Ian
guage and the marriage of priests, constitHtC
as United Greeks, United Armenians, and Sc
forth, component parts of the Roman Catholic
Church. But the majority of the Eastorl
Churches have maintained their opposition tC
union, and one OF them, the Greek Church, ha
of late even been enabled by the aid Of despot
Russia to make considerable inroads upon tn
territory of the Roman Catholic Church. Piu
* has, from the beginning OF his ponti6cate
devoted to the work Of reunion special solci
tudc. Immediately after ascending the Papa
Chair, he addressed the Patriarchs and Bishop
of the Eastern Churches on the subject, an
subsequently he established in Rome specia
congregation Of Cardinals and theOlogians for
systematic prosecution OF the efforts to prOmot
4 union. The convOcatiou of the Council gay
to the Pope welcome opportunity to renew hi
personal invitations.
Together the Churches 10 whose Bishops thi
invitation is extended constitute considerable
portion of the Christian world. The populatio
connected with them j. estimated at abol
81 100000, over a, 0O0,0 coo OF whom belong
the Greek Church, which, with the natural il
crease of population of Russia, where she is til
!, State Church, is advancing at u more rapid rat
than any particular section Of the Roma
Catholic Church. The total number of Bishop
of these Churches is nearly three hundred, {
whom about two hundred and forty belong
the Greek Church.
The Answer OF the Eastern Bishops.
As was TO be expected. the great majority
the Eastern bishops have declined the invitation
or the bishops of Russia and Greece none woul
be able to 20 even if they wished il, as I'll
9 Governments of those two States would refus
the required permission, But some hope wa
= for time entertained withrcgard to the Bishop
i Of Turkey. The Sultan, it was thought coul
70 not only not impede any Of the bishops fro
y going, but would gladly favor it if he could,
c order to widen the separation between IL