New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
TUE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL.
,rcrURE BY ARCHBISHOP PURCELL OF CINCIS-
NATI.
IA ,,- o, ai. vas printed in edition Of yeseHiSyI

., v,ncent a. Pa on the subject Of the dcumcnieal
Council He said; , c.,
Icome 70 sneak 70 you Of the Gcumencal Council
You arall aware Of the meaning OF the Noiu
cal m Il (,TceS word and means the whole hanliable
globe Council which is GcumCnen y, hi 1Ie SnTse ,I
II must be convened by the Pore, and be Gentr Zen RAJ
Council. It's proccoGugs mus &c S,i " ~ sverv s
General Council OF the Catholic Church Inc Nail'ah
the nipeteeH;h of the General Councils convened in
our Church. The Pore was tNcetdiItIi aLNl1us II
Vereut 10 meet m tat ha because our Noi'ts were az
most inaudhle. TIE great dome OF 81 Ie'5a VAS was p'tI
IT, We adopted many exptd dents 20 render tne
words Cf the orators dlStn'uI ,t., auuuV, "S @ U'l
TIundrcds Of yards we're procured 20 answer
The purpose Of sounding boards aud stretched over the
smbon as the pulpit was called. AL these oNpcdeuts
were found useless CCpualCn on CdidINals went dld
examined Of the large halls Of the palace 10 try
The acoustics better than in the Vatican Finally
Il determined O. submit % ne iuconvem.ncc Of the
this other Inconvenience u the Vatican: Those WHO have
been in Rome know that there Is almost a"a certain
degree Of heat IN 81 feltr Church IN cnd weather.
Nuu enter the church and ind u comfortable but you
leave tie church and immediately chilled y the ont
puure tie outside and the moment you enter the
cuurl ou nave almost chill, hence 20 was not healthy.
Last Winter particularly 10 unhealthy ia Rome, aud
many Of American citizens died there. Thirteen Of
cardinals and bishops died IN the rt three months;
many more nave since dcG. IN the nan ulere were
three openings and consequently many currents OF air,
their af, ring along lind their places hardly
knowing whether they would live or de. One day We
madtit very unpleasant, ard then the samning Of
dors, the coughing and Seezng made II eAlTeIley .7
iucouvenia auc,S We dill The best we could.
The Pope was never present ia the Council; he did not
cuurO our minds CsoOr>cs he left perfectly free
under the direction of five Cardinals, one OF whom was
always present The oldest OF the five is six years
Older than the pope who is in his sOth year We had to
leave 10 speak when were 50 disposed, ana tms
leave was never refused We spoke as long as we
thought necessary, and only when We were IN the
estimation OF the audience too tedious OF Iehsth that
little bell was rung and we were requested TO descend
from the stand Inc Council was composed OF go hsh-
OPS and generals OF 5eouS oru.Is. r. b dnTIJ & Neso an ~
assembly il was, aud what full representation, OF the
a~5 i' s anu ven s VIZ Trrtore @ and "nffbS WaTplaces
that were never reuresented IN Council before.
TIE REPRESENTATION II THE COUNCIL.
You know there never before single Bishop from
America in any such Council. There fun and fair
representation an CLr5tendom. In the first schema
We were called upon 10 discuss the origin Of govern
mcnts the Constitution Of the Church embraces the
Constitution of the State and also Of the propagation Of
religious and scientific TRUTH or the examination of the
ou ,ton whether scientific truth could "a. any time be
sutaeon>tic t. revealed truth whether scientific truth
should De discouraged whether such restraints should
he imp seL upon tlc students 81 science "s would Cl-
, them. deprive them Of that tiec range through a
de-. .tmouts GA science without which tlcy would in
vain seek Inporau, results. ala happy TO say Thai
tl.n they by the Bishops of that assembly. Wnen
a. American bi,i -WAo Was ILy Own o" student 80
years go Bishop Cf ST. Augustine, Florida. Nno Is
'.lu @ G Si' s',, y M . isT I'M I{i
,,6f, tig Roman ir0llIstion which haI done injustice
I, o'i., l.d Your il. man c5. greg lon esteemed
him ais ttIt .lg doctrine contrary tu ,-v when hc
taught the doctrine ot the revolution ot t.c earth.
t, to that the Bishops were irec that
tie Pope Ict thu,. tucr ,loil that the Cardinals TOOK
this rcpruand from tine hand OF tie h..iop lie &.r9
assured spanish Bishops there and showed them what
injury thCr rr yessors IN THOR VARIOUS sees Womb
lSvc done 20 religion, wen Co humanity and 20 sci
eucc If they had pressed too i1r ther Nn",9e s
against possibility of cxistguce OF du Au,en par
ant podrs From that absur reasoning they concluded
that wild. eAineIltal project "Ith Oa.lSPtSl
S"i's,., 'd o t Id and I6eIia Now DO not mention
'.' o r, L. " Us llly fcprcIcA 10 existing Cardi-
science la, It's rights. which should lever bt .eTl,led
WITH and that scientific men should pursue teir lANes
ucatOls wiil the ar-rst liberty. ~ tH, are "l.lo'Cu
t. reject Christianity. 10 should be si" 10 ti,H H'
t,Ilau the BiDe j, trlc. You must I"i lcLt lo iu
m science anything auia-ousue 60 "At ,, coi"auedm IN
n. revelation OF tlat !.ut. NE.n !'a ol'-" "a nv
done go, It i, ycur ai[ 90 su'l.. e ' '' ] VI, i' i an
never find fault viu YOU. ES' " 'l @ az, .TJ
uow ihat great GOOD mans III nury Is every N1.fe ~.
Fnowicige that injustice done 70 tI., eminent sten-
t.hc iLaL, and THE WIZ never 't a't f'.t "r'i' a.
ample l6>rty tho Bishop Of PijSoMsh. he refused refused
the representation that cur C3lh'Ie' q! % %l'l
E, ys oTI,.l 10 he piircipe ami definition Of IN
f,rlbiify. he stralnou,.y ID couscc.i ,sv opposed
W he ind euauy replied 90 tl. sat euet nave referred
10 Iy saving our American Catholics are better ia-
structcd than Italians he was told Jo be cautious,
hut I think De- uttered great truths. lie dd
bC would not consent 10 allow such thing 10 De aid Of
American Catholics, who, can say Nlth uuth' lie lie
came my turn 90 sicaE. asked for leVc ana IL " as
granted. intended 10 speak on SUBJECT lLat ""S mn
dominant and uUIe1Lost ln tLt No.'lillS c. -, vi vi ~, &
tttou OF goNtrueut. IL the course 90 cay or t"o
however, tue entire order oI lrO-ttLl.-, & vas T~iA' ~
j was lett Out III lle toi' as dS".. a tri,s An
new Of topics were also presenter 10 Us;
coTv Of If 20 the archives of the Council In tha dis
course took occasion o. show ihaJ ours -, as 'sC,g
the Hest form Oh L4iaA gov 1 ..f i me peoUr:
81 power is Placed 10y tp1ir nor " h,1.gt an.
wore mi create. NeucIt OF
kings. Tie church oi God had no ned OF A.4-y
patronage protection For the hrs' ~ years ol .,I
supremacy without, the aid Of king, and dc.Ite o.
them; wLc she WAS ltINocutd sic 80 lIulylI '1lal M
sSSd of the Church. ] believe II wOuld have
80 boiDv fiirr Tor the Church i. kings had
Sn % ",yrriIicd 10 he her protectors spoke then Of
iirit 10 .yerr denomination of Christians; that 1t
looked with equal favor on them all, aud that very
believe better ioi the tt-tAuNi It--oN ,.i
she vas the iect OF the special pat1oLaee Sn3 poo
tior of the stat. All went j. free heid 4hu no
favor Truth j. mighty and WI peNaHti We e., i ar
here side by side with every sect ,on o. bI
TINS. is Tor the people TO- Judge "I'n OF us - t' 49,
which Of ms teaches Llat WIhcn is mo mo o , ,icr lei
the Holy scriptures Iacni thY ali", 'ul - '' i ,e
them embrace %; II not reject DsI- 'ii ,i,,.
be,t theory ] Illustrated what sad ~ Ton.l..s'll7 r
,oufirlou of Catholics Iu all nations 0i Europe WIN
Ar.erirlu Catholics. / showed that IN SPAN
the Catholic religion j. pSIsecu.5,,a eIca sE@, ei
- nf thar, biur driven oi the country tndt
IN Italy monks. pa,tor- Iensols PeoiS "5S , .teT Of
driven away nom tell homes thlt lLe niL yG2iCr
Monte Casino the home u science Ior Wliu & d ~ a.
was r.sr, even u tie British Parliament, had Oteh az
struyed by nomDuy t"lh"it ii, fiInsaf
came down from the Auhu ArcLhishol 'ii "a -.
strong Iltablst, was tie fr,t 20 Iush ior%3Fa tSAe
by The hand and say ." HoH aTe . true I'DuUii,au
THE DIVISION or OTINIoN-BIsHOf PURtELLs 'fLLOh'
Tbere were $50 bishop, who thought with the Pope that
be was iuai.be We SAW certain al once ron 'ie W.
ginning that there decided majority against u )
yet we though Thar We lad discovered inconvonencesn
dedaou Of this dogma which IL was important We
should make known % TIE holy father the Pope Ihee
vere 70 shops dwelling together IN our agil,d coeso