Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-20
MOVEMENTS OF FATHER Uya.
CINTAE

His Opinions on the EcumeuicaI Ceuucil.
Father Hyacinthe remains very quiet IN New
York. The Protestant preachers are preparing
10 make the best use Of his revolt against the
Catholic Church In their sermons, while the
Superior OF the Paulists, Father Heeker. ts 10
use has priestly Offices 10 beal the breach. ana
have Pere Hyacinthe restored 10 his former
STATUS IN the Church. He IL TO be waited upou
to-day by deputation Of clergynsn from
kos'or, tenderlnK him q reception there. The
ray of New York will take no action ur al
after the deputation from Is Boston has ascer-
tanned the Pere's Intentions. Most OF them are
IN favor OF expressing their sympathy for
Hyscinthe on the groun nd thai he repres sents IN
himself the great principle OF ecclesiastical
liberty. They are TO call attention 70 his ante
cedents as q great Catholic priest and his oppo-
sition 70 the Ecumenical Councn next Sunday
IN their various churches.
He has been interviewed by some OF the New
York reporters, who describe him as follows
He - below the middle height; stout, stoops a
face. He IS said to be entirely frank about his
Intentions and his present situation He desires
it TO be understood that he Is still a Roman
Catholic. He has never been, he says, an Ultrs-
montane; is not now and never will be- But he
denies that there is any reason for identifying
Ulframontanism with the Catholic Church
He indulges the firm hope that the Council will
no. as Is commonly anticipated, consolidate
the Ultramontane theories and constitute them
the creed OF the Church; but that. on the CON.
frary, II will leave the door wide open for those
throughout
the devoted champions Of a more liberal
construction OF the Catholic doctrines, and
wfo IN particular have defended the
entire harmony between the Christian reIi-
elon and the great achievements of
me CIVILIZATION OF the nineteenth century
Father Hyacmthe expressly declares his full
concurrence in the sentiments Of Father Ia.
cordaire, who died, according TO his own
words. " an Impenitent liberal, ana of Count
Montalembert, who recently from his sick bed
winch he expects to be soon his dying bed)
sent strring letter to the " liberal priests and
laymen OF Germany" exhorting them TO have
OF the liberal Catholics, the .Church would
soon be lost in the senseless triumph Of a IA.
natical bigotism." Father Hyacin the Expresses
ms aomlratIon OF the wise and moderate words
OF the German Bishops lately assembled at
fulda, which be THINKS cannot fail 70 exert
most salutary influence. To the question what
course OF action he would pursue II. as the com.
mon mo l5,niIclpstion now is, the majority OF
expressly sanction the ulua-PapaI theo.
lies OF the Roman zee, and leave no room
IN the Church Tor any who utterly re-
pud'ate those theories, the Father re-
piled that this question Will not come mn
Tor consideration until The resolutions Of the
council shall he known. He mas no fixed pro-
Sramme yet as to his movements in toe United
states. He has come over 10 see and 10 study
the country of which he has been so long an
ardent admirer. In his addresses he has often
IN mastery eloquence traced the greatness of
this country 10 its open Bible and its popular
and free religion, and he wants 10 see win his
own eyes whether the actual picture corre-
spends with his idea. After few weeks or
months be expects TO return 10 France he NAV
or may not 60 TO the Ecumenical Council:
beyond that no programme has been laid out
foI the future. But the strong basis of mis-
religious belief. on which he dwells with par
eular emphasis, is the belief in the divinity
the excellence of the Christian CIVILIZATION OF
the nineteenth century.