New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-29
THE GCUMENICAL COUNCIL.


PARIS, Nov, 2s, 1859.
Dispatches from Rome state that the members of
the Rcumenical Council will meet at the Vatican on
the sth of December, and, at the conclusion of the
preliminary ceremonies, the Pope will announce the
opening Of the Council.
THE ARCHBISHOP OF PARIs's VIEWS OF THE
COUNCIL.
The following is the passage in the pastoral
letter of tho Archbishop OF Paris, which. according TO
cable telegram. it believed the Emperor inspired:
the ardor with which certain dogas would be carried by
reclamation, by the majority Of the bishops thus sup
liberty OF their colleagues whose conscience
may NOT be penetrated with the irresistible light
hardly merit stopping to reiqte T. Soo9 sense ana
the gravest reasons the Church Judges necessary
70 impose under the pain OF eternal damation an obi,
cation believe IN the future what she has not asked
you TO believe mp to the present, she viii not, IN
manner bring her act into dsrepute by depryng II OF
The conditions which will recommend II to your favor
she will not pronounce from enthusiasm penalty SO
terrible as anahena nor woud IT be proper ior hye o.
elk hundred bishops assembled TO deliberate on such
should DO any entertained. The Church mas never
treated souls in this manner and Ci she commence 10
In the Council Of Jerusalem, which was the first
all the Of that august assembly were personally
iualbe and could decide from Their own opinion based
is held three centuries later to define ana formally formally
ton OF the Word on In other terms the divinity of Jesus
Christ-the fundamental dogma OF Christianity, Tor
which millions martyrs had died. and which had over
turned all ancient religions and conquered the world,
despite Roman legiOns and laws OF the Empire Ger
tainly, II any dogma coniu escape ueIOsI3to IL was
this IL there error garng ana absurd from
Christian point of view, It that OF Anus; yet was
upon such matters the Council OF Nice deberated ana
heard weak they the reasons OF the opponents
70 speak of the Othcf-ough BRETHREN
yOu there viii not be less freedom at Rome than fifteen
not tarnish It's labors by suppressing discussion.
You see. therefore there is nothing serious nor re
able the alarms which You have conceived on the sub
feet of the council from the words OF speculative or ire
Elective ana eHllminded persons. Inc object OF ms
l. d a
labors will De conducted with the wisdom which the
presidency Of Holy Father guarantees; the bishops
your Understand rights. Let You aid them BY prayers
and eGicaciOi profit by the which the SOyer
eieu PonlG accoyds under the form OF peuary ndug
TIE CREEK BISHOPS.
1t was decided at the Synod OF Greek
Bishops lately acid at Damascus that the Patriarch
helthiie ana cglt Bishops should attend te ucuhenl-
cal Council
PREPARATIONS.
All the addresses, says the Paris Prose-, at
the QeuDccal Council viii be delivered Ia Latin; but
each nation uses different pronunciatont has been
being instructed by the Able Vireino Marchcse, form.
ton Of tic Index Is also charged with indicating the
mby ay o Bae I actual SG lover ge gt the as
LETTER PROM THE POPE.
The London papers OF NOV. 10 publish the
following letter from The Pope:
OCH VENERABLE BROTHER HENRY EDWARD, ARCH
BISHOP OF WESTMINSTER
VENERABLE -He.hth aud the Apostolic Bless
ing: Having said. in the letter which ave addressed TO
you. Venerable Brother. % the 4i day OF september
1ast, that subjects which bad already been carefully
alined ana decided by GcueDscal Council could Ot
aglm be called ~ question; thai, thefefoe.uo place
could be given ia the approaching Council for any de.
3epscOf which had bcel condemned AID that Tor
his reason We could not have hsNed nO-tthOcs 90
seissiDn. we now learn iii some OF those ylO dissent
from faith have understood those words 10 be-
Dcye that way ~ Lett Optl TO them ~ making
Known tic difficulties Which keep them separated from
the Cathode Church. ana that ngOst ali approach TO
us ~ cut on Bn 30 far We. tbs Vicar upon earth,
although uIWOnhy, OF LIN who cane 10 save that which
WIS N'sl iTDJ Ielbg iEin ~ any Nay Whatever mat
We efe 20 ;eFth 10 meet llsnJ qua pOiiDg do Ne sk
i0F VIII moe ardent al gha 70 e able 10 stretch DpL
our arms with fathers love ~ any one GO shall return
70 us Aud never certainly have we Sisirrl 10 impose
silence upDD ih0se vino, D,sied by their ala, af1D and
bcIeting her Opinions 10 De Jigbi, ihDk lnt their DIS
hebt from ~ reefs strong arguments which they
would wish 10 10 e1aWDed w Wig aud prudent p'cp.