New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-02
ROME.
THE ARMENIAN SCTISM-EXHIBITION OF WORKS
OF ECCLESIASTICAL ART.
lFPON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

The ARMENIAN SCTIISM-EXHIBITION OF WORKS
OF ECCLESIASTICAL ART.
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
ROME. Mayl7.-l have had occasion several times
to alude to what may be called the Armenian
Sehism and in my last letter it was stated that the
monks of that order called Antoniani had left Rome
with French passports. The GjorHdIe Of the 10th
inst has very full and tolcrably fair report of the
whole proceedings and send il to you stripped ofts
decoration and tall words A certain number of
The laity of this nation, ATmenians at Constantl-
NOBLE under the direction of about thirty priests
openly rebeled against the authority OF their eg1-
mate Patriarch Monsignore HassOun. They opposed
also the decree regarding the election "a their
Bishops in the Apostolic Bull RererSuus, dated July
T. 1861. At Rome, too. the Armenian monks, the
Antoniaui dOmicilCd i'm the monastery OF st. Greg
Ory, near the Colonnade of st. Peters in conse-
quencc Of their cOntmacOus resistance tothe orders
OF the Holy See were, after canonicd adInonitons,
placed under personal and local ecclesiastical inter-
dict. We are authorized TO state that the Holy sec
used an means 10 suppress the threatened rebellion,
AID sent Monsgneur Pluym as Delegate Apostolic
10 COnsntuOple. with Pontlhcd letters nor
ste raris,iaai dated February "a. Though
hopes are cherished that calm may be restored,
vt n is 10 be dcpl0Ted thai delays ana obstacles
are created by those from whom th0y had least been
feared. At the same time il was deemed necessary
70 open ar Apostolic visit IN the monastery OF IIe
charged also with this duty. InhaPply inns NIIl'
openly refused a. il had been at ConstanunOple
and though the Delaga Of MOnsgnore Pluym went
several times to the monks lac was unable 10 over
come their resistance MOusigHOTe kasanglan, VINO
had been nominated aTbitTarany by the nlOnAs
perpetual Abbot, and Father HaneInlan lOcal AD-
bot, were then ordered 10 retire to some relglOus
house To provide ion the state of their conscience
and another Apostolic visitor was appointed, ana
another visit attempted. AZ was IN yain-the AD-
bots treated the orders OF His Holiness with dlsre,
spect and the monks refused permission even TO read
the Apostolic brief Three monitors were then APP
pointed AT some intervals, equally IN yain and az
last a decree dated April 2S notified aud pub
hshed. putting the monks aud the monastery under
local and personal ecclesiastical inteTdct. During
the whole of this time threat of repression had
been used. no measure of political surveillance
had been praciced, 80 that Father Hanenlan
hrSt, aud later Monslgnore kasangan, were abe
freely though in a clandestne way, To abandon thelr
monastery and 90 To Consantinople, where they are
at present MonsignOTe kasangisn, who was invited
% assist az the Council, left without the PERMISSION
OF the Hnly Father thereby mourning the penalties
threatened BY the Holy Canons" You VIII recognize
an this abridged report much which nave alIeauy
communicated to YOU. Some incidents are, however,
omitted not unite consistent with That system OF
"lOng4naita' claimed for the Holy Zee. The whole
disaster If such il be- has been OecaslOhed ny the
waiting ambition OF Rome-DOt content WIN Tue
adhesion of the Arnenians 10 the Church OF Rome,
the Holy See would control all their internal az
rangcments-it wheedled out of them the Ilght 10
choose their Bishops, and was preparing 70 exact
other concessions when the Orentals rebelled.
certain sovereign, celebrated IN my nursery
snlmeI-huunpty Dumptl lllnk Was his hdtiS ~.
Remember a great fan. So it has been with nus
H and yet lower falls, may venture to prognostl-
gate, be will have at his present rate OF ascension
aud imitation.
The exhibition of the works of ecclesiastical art
Was closed officially Yesterday, after having Deeh
opened 10 the public for three months Inc ceIe-
mOny performed By the Pope III person IN the
the Church Of Santa Maria deg Angel, and 1t ls to
Dc noted that this is the first time that purely cVli
quently il is the first time that the Cardinals have
appeared in their purple under similar circumstances