The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-20
ROME AND THE FENIAHs.
..ste a. r FRO IN Arohbishop Cullen

Cardinal Cullen, of Ireland, has issued
pastoral to the clergy of his diocese on the sub
ject or tho Ecumenical Council.
BE repudiates the statement that the bishops
are cslled together sto condemn everything "a
Yorable to true liberty and progress, ana 10 give
TO come fond inventions OF the human mind the
character OF Catholic doctrines, and TO impose on
the faithful the necessity OF peheVlng IN ene; en-,
the head OF the church shall have published the
decree Of the synod. He begs or his reverend
! brethren to exh0rt young men who are engaged
in secret societies, such Is tne Fenians 10 spa s
raon On this subject he observes: MANY OF
them, am sure, have no malice IN what tney are
doing; they ere simple minded and unsuspecung
Young men, gradually drawn into bad company,
aud only the dupes OF others, who wish to make
( tools OF them for their own evil purposes. Tney
think that they are acting In spirit OF patrlot-
ISM but In reality they are 70 a0 desO
duce system which would bring rum anu deso-
uses what evils have Inundated Italy and Spain
since secret societies have got the mastery In
them. Undoubtedly, under similar rule, Ire
land would share the same fate, and bloodshed,
anarchs, and irreligion wonld be our lot. Point
ont these evils, reverend brethren, to your nocks,
Iet then also know that II they belong to the
Feniars or TO any other secret or unlawful or
xanization, they incur the penalty OF excommu-
nieation--are cut or like rotten branches from
ihlesaipgs OF the jubilee. You win. moreover,
1emind your nocks that those who countenance
and encourage such secret societies are as mucn
under the ban Of the charch Us those who are
Uernbers and that no member or votary OF con-
iemned societies can be absolved unless ne
aOandcns all connection with them. lnculcate
3 these doctrines on the minds OF the faithful.
Many good young men who have been led astray
by bad example viii derive salvation from your
Words and you win not have labored In vain,
though you may have to regret that some leaders
a the Organization, imbued with continental in
3 adelisy may despise your teaching and laugh at
the censures OF the church"
me Cardinal exhorts the people Of Ireland to
I. shun drunkenness, faction fights, "public as
saults and scandal0us immoralities.n He refers
to athe dreadful crime Of murder.n This crime,
he says Is held In abomlnation everywhere, and
Is WAS never congenial to the Irish heart. ~
only refer 10 it, adds the Cardinal, 'in order to
beg OF you to maintain among your nocks the
greateet horror OF what Is so hateful to God lest
81 hearing OF reading OF the wicked deeds OF
others they should look with Indifference on one
OF the greatest and most horrible Of crlmes.n
His Emfaence says again: II shall merely beg Of
Jon to call upon your nocks to pray Tor our Pro-
testant brethren who are now engaged IN recon-
strucsing their church or forming new church
body, and to ask OF the Author OF light that He
may enlighten them, give them knowledge OF the
truth, and lead them into the bosom OF the one
holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church It Is happy
for ns that no such difficult task devolves on us
{ asiour separated brethren have undertaken to
> pefform.n