The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-13
the lips of the Eternal Truth, by our dear Lord

Jesus Christ.
| And 10 since these words have been uttered by
| our Saviour, there stands the rock of Peter
there stands the Pspacy, living, continual re-
alizaron OF this Divine prophecy. Kingdoms,
| empires and republics-nsy, even nations-have
been swept from the face OF the earth since these
of their vast ruins stands the Rock of Peter, rs-
| disnt with youthful life, with gigantic strength
and with perennial beauty.
To-day, dearly beloved, In union with all our
brethren IN every quarter of the globe to day we
have In spirit gathered around the See OF Peter,
becanse, on this day, Pope Plus TX celebrates his
fftieth year of ordination. To-day. in most ju-
bsnt and festive manner we rally sround the
chair of st. Peter, and bless God for having given
such great and holy and glorious pontiff. in
the person OF Plus TX, the two hundred and fifth
sixth Successor Of st. Peter. Three millions Of
Catholics on this day intone can'icle OF jubston
and praise TO the Most High for having permitted
them to live to witness this most beautiful triumph
OF our holy faith.
But alas whilst thus we give expression to
our grateful sentiments. we can not refrain from
Church of Christ, these words spoken by st. John
Baptist TO the people Of his time: There standeth
In the midst of you one whom you know not
SARh o A%hc3 rests chrs: csSfcb 's ana
and civilization. There ii stands q beacon In the
midst Of the tempestuous ocean OF life. There it
s'snds, and 30 many do not see. do not want to
see IL. Ard, oh, heavens what would become
of the world II this tower Of strength this radiant
orb. ever shedding the light of devotion over the
whole earth, should vanish from our midst, Hear
what unbiased, enlightened politicians and states
men say on this subject Let the Rock of St.
Peter be moved, let the pspacy fall. (Thers q
Guizot.) and the basis on which civilization aud
society rest crumbles to pieces. The moment the
papacy expires. anarchy will spread over the uni
verse, snd principles Of order, Of authority, of
justice, of sound Christian morals, shall no longer
be found among the children of men!
True, very true, my brethren, are these asser.
tions Of Protestant French statesmen. Yes. what
has become Of authority in our modern days, Po-
tentates, nay, our governors and presidents OF re.
publics are Obeyed only when they threaten with
the bayoDet or dungeon. Pope Plus alone, COM
manding with that power which none bat he Yields
upon earth, beholds over three hundred millions
OF subjects. of all natonalities and tongues obey
him as children obey their father. What has be-
come in our day of the virtues OF honesty and jus-
tice! Well may we say with the poet: "Justice
hiss taken wings and returned to heaven" All the
mighty ones Of earth have their hands filed with
Injustice and thefts. They call their plumbers
conquests and lawful acquisitions, made in the
name of liberty and civilization. Yes every place,
every person has become venal ia our days; even
our own republic, if we may credit public reports
and documents in newspapers. Nations have re-
.pudisted their debts. others speak OF initiating
them. Alone, amid this ses OF corruption, stands
on The rock Of Peter, the sovereign pontif Pope
Pins TX, and daTes to tell the whole world that no
thief, no extortioner. shall enter the kingdom of
heaven; that all the conquests aud conhscsuons
made in the name Of outraged humanity aud lib
erty, are crimes which cry to heaven for ven.
gesDce. He alene preserves although living on
the aims of the faithful, credit which il good all
over the world. because In the midst Of poverty
be has not failed TO pay his debts.
He seeks not how to please the world, he does
not proceed with the sinful world from error to
error, from one false system to another. No. He,
the watctman Of Sion's walls sounds the trumpet
Of alarm, and stigmstzes the lcentlousness Of our
modern days, telling the children of man like
another Noah. that unless they change their
lives, innumerable souls will be hurried to ever
lasting perdiioD, for promulgssing principles
which must demoralize the whole human race.
To the see OF Peter and to our holy father Plus
TX, may therefore be applied the prophecy ut
Tered by Simeon when he held In his arms the Ia.
fsut Saviour: Behold this one is set for the fall
and for the resurrection OF many in Israeli and for
sign that shall be contradcted.n ~
Down with the pope! cursed be the papacy!
This 10 the wstchwerd Of ell the licentious of ali
the revolutionists, or all the enemies of order.
Long life, honor. love, respect snd glory to our
holy father, Plus TX. This is the rsllying cry Of
the true Catholic, and particularly on this gl0ri.
Gus, solemn day. And by uttering these words
we wish 10 make Ii known all over the globe that
we stand by that authority which Christ has es.
tsblished on earth, that We are docie children OF
that father whom Christ has appointed to teach
all nations. Long life, honor, love, reverence and
glory to Plus TX. By uttering these words We
boast that we are lovers OF true lbsrty, OF true
progress, of true Christian civilization. Would to
God that on this beautiful day all the children Of
men, scattered over the surface OF the globe,
might with one accord exclsim, long life, honor,
love, reverence and glory to our holy father Piui
TX. Then would peace reign everywhere, then
would The beautiful words Of this days gospel be
verified, "There shall be but one fold and one
shepherd"
Msy this day soon come. Amen.
Able Perche spoke In French with that ear
nes!ness and conviction which has cbaracterizsd
him during his long stay N New Orleans, and with
~ lrfek kfa1s
cese has ever displayed in the pulpit of the old
Cathedral. to- which the people used to flock in
thousands to hear the words Of truth from his lips
The addresses having been brought to close, the
choir of the Cathedral, assisted by those of the
other churches, under the leadership Of Mr.. Dubos
maitre de chapelle OF the Cathedral, and accom-.
panied by brass band of music, sang the FluGt
of Mebul with splendid effect. The poDtiicsl
6snedictrn aI,e IN was 'h,n given ey Archbishop
grsnder than at any other moment during the
whole ceremonies. The thousands Of the faithful
within the immense circuit bent on both knees,
the men with heads uncovered, offered to the
Eternal their silent by mns Of praise and gratitude
Not nurmur coI,d be heard. The countensnce
Of ell bore the impression of the sincerity which
moved them at this supreme moment.
The choir again sang the "Vivat" OF Mehul,
having had to change the programme Of this por.
ton Of the ce.emonies, owing to the refusal of
the musicians to remain later than the time for
which they stated they had been engaged.
The TIE Deum was then sung by the choir and
clergy by the light OF the tapers, for hight hsd
now come on, which added to the impressveness
OF the ceremonies to q great degree. The most
Reverend Archbishop 0din then took his depar
ture. followed By the clergy, and the association
returned to their homes.
Ia the morning, at each of the parish churches
in the city, solemn mass was celebrated. the
services at the Cathedral being OF the most impo
sing character. The imperial mass had been se-
ected for the occasion and was sung BY the choir
of the church and intercalated with an Ave
Maria of Gounod sung by Mrs. D-s, the de-
lghtful soprano Of the Cathedral, with accompani-
ment of violin by Carlo Patti, and an Ave Maria,
sung by Nine. D-n, whose coniralto voice is 80
sympathetic that we cannot imagine Of more
appropriate one for church music. The "Te
Deum" was reserved for the evening service at
this chHreh.
The stand which had been selected for the Ger.
emonies was about twenty feet from the ground,
and occupied the whole front Of the cathedral
about seventy feet in length by twenty ia width,
| and was sscendfd by flisht of stairs Of thcsame
wicth, reaching down to tIe Chltres street gate
| OF the square. The sides Of the stand had been
| covered with white cloth, trimmed with orange
colored sfuh and orparnented with Qarands Of