The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-15
Father Hyacinthe and the Gcumenical
Council.

| OF the old world that does not present nliii-
self, either in person or by letter, as a can
didate for our sufflages. The orators OF
Europe, the Kossrths, the Brights, tne
Fayres. harangue us with speeches anu
pamphlets. The Radicals OF Europe, the
Mazzinis. the Garibaldis of Italy, the VICTOR
Huqos. the Louis Blancs of France, the >.
s. Mills. the Tom Hugheses, the Goodwin
Smiths of England, in word, the revolu-
tionists and illuminate of the world, quote
the example, repeat the doctrines, and So
licit the favor of "The Great Republic. v
And now, scarcely has the information ar
rived of q ferment in the Catholic councils
of Europe, of protest and detection in
Germany and France, when it is announced
that one of the leaders of that movement,
the famous Partisan preacher Father Hya-
cinthe, has already embarked ION Saturday,
October 81 for this country, and further,
that he will remain for several months
among us.
Americans have long been familiar with
the reputation of Father Hyacinthe, as per-
haps the leading Catholic preacher OF
France. Many of us have seen him, as in
his austere garb the barefOoted Carmelte
has ascended the pulpit of Nctre Dame, and
have often since recalled his singular beauty
of person and the melodious passion of his
speech. And curiosity will naturally be
awakened by the question, why has he re-
nounced the habit of his order, protested
against the Gcumenical Council, deserted
the crowded cathedral and the great world
CITY where he exerted so magical an infiu-
ence; and why is he now about to make an
appeal to the American public? or If not in
tending to appeal, why does he come here J!
In consequence Of the revolutionary move
ments of IS4S and the aggressions OF the
Kingdom Of Italy upon the territory and in
stitutions OF the Papacy, the relations OF the
Church to the State have engaged the atten-
ton of the Catholic statesmen OF Europe. In
response to the famous maxim OF Cavour, ga
sfree Church in free State" and to the de-
mand OF the Able Passaglia, "Give US the
separation Of the sceptre from the keys"
the Pope promulgated the Encyclical Letter
of December 8, 1864, attached to which was
schedule or syllabus, denouncing eighty
.damnsble heresies" current in this age.
These heresies were grouped into ten chap
ters, as follows: l. Pantheism, Naturallsm;
2. Moderate Rationalism; 5. Indifference,
Latitudinarianism; 4. Socialism, Commun-
ism, Secret Societies, Bible Societies, Libe-
raj Clerical Associations; S. Errors Concern
ing the Church and her Rights; 6. Errors
Concerning Civil Society in itself and in its
Relation to the Church; 7. Errors Concern
ing Natural and Christian Ethics; s. Errors
Concerning Christian Marriage; 9. Errors
Concerning the Temporal Power OF the Ro-
man Pontiff; 10. Errors Relating to Modern
Liberalism. In these specifications Plus IX
takes ground as high and uncompromising
as that of InnocenfiII. He claims jurisdic-
tion over kings and princes, as one from
whom monarchs hold their thrones and
through whom subjects are bound to alleSi-
ance; he denies that any other religion than
the faith and worship Of Rome is to he al-
lowed, and pronounces the vaunted liberty
of conscience that now prevails crime
against society; he condemns the freedom OF
the press, civil marriages, secular educa-
tion-in word, whatever is known as
"modern progress" finding in the tenth or
thirteenth century nobler ideal OF Christi
anity than that which now prevails. This
document, than which nothing can be more
bold, will, it Is apprehended, be the text OF
the Gcumenical Council. 1t has already
been framed into theses 10y Father Schroeder,
of Bavaria, who maintains that "the State
sis excluded from the whole realm OF moral
s.mattcrs." And it is sustained by the
whole ultramoatane press.
The fear of its adoption by the Council,
and of is introducing serious complications
into the politics and church-life of the Cath
olc States, has led to the protest OF the fac
ulty of Munich, Wnder the inspiration OF the
Bavarian Government,) of the nineteen Ger
man Bishops at Fulda, of the Baden ''Soci-
"ety of Catholics" " of the Liberal Catholics"
of Treves. and finally to the remonstrant
letters of VI. lie MOntalembert and of Father
Hyacinthe.
The language of the Carmelite preacher
may, as it is surmised, subject him to eX-
communication; for it assumes the tone Of
reprimand and even OF menace. He speaks
of contemplated encroachments upon the
constitution, the teachings and the spirit Of
the church; OF al ''impious and insane di-
.svorce sought to he accomplished between
'sthe church and the society OF the KIN
century, and even goes so far as to threat
en- that IF the august assembly should not
.have more liberty in its deliberations than
sit has already had in its preparation; if, in
"a word, it should be deprived of the char
sacter essential 10 an Gcumenical Council,
sthen it may happen that, within period
s.more or less brief, we may witness the
assembling of another council representing
Greatly the universal church, not the silence
'sof the one nor the opposition of the Others. =
While the threat may exercise slight inilu-
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