, 1870-08-13
THE INFALLIBILITY DOGMA
The official Proclamation.
Etaut {Juiy 19} corre1'ondrne< Of The Ntu FORK
Tribune,

The official Proclamation.
RDant tJuiy 1a' co'rSgsase"e* Of the St' FORK
Yesterday morning there was no appearance
in the et1ee.s, or in the faces Of the few per-
cons with whom met. OF the Arrival or dag
in which dogma calculated to shake the world
was to be announced,-uo tapestry, except a
scaniy "trip in two or tllrn, houses, declared
the Joy OF the people; And, when entered
st. Peters. there was not larger assemblaSe
than might have been met with on
'es ess in any be "eanpE %o4Rae IN it tie ssss
iu eizc. but At no tune did the crowd ex-
cced what l have Witnessed at tho earlier Cen
cral Congregations of the Council, when men
and women catuc down to stare at the dIesses.
might not have safely fred = Eiile from tho
tomb Of st. Peter to the entrance door. The
Fathers arrived early and su detail, nnL as
each waB robel lie proceeded through double
tilc Of soldiers to LIS scat IN the kali There
Was no pFacesslon-no excitement about
zGair, for 70 the soveroisns OF Europe, b;
thcir Wise policy. have decided that il should
bc. II was not known even when the Pope
hadente1el except by tho slliu VOICES OF tho
Vatican choir announcing that mass had be-
gun. Two hundred and fifty seats we're va
can't Of the usual occupants, of which 1870 to
| 40 were simply absentees- Some few were i'll.
| but tho greater part Of them were absenteesfo for
| conscience saks: and these mon ct rank, and
learning, and talent, represented vast por-
| tion. and the most enlightened portion, Of
Catholicisy. turned away from the hall and
| looked al tho crowd which had mustered
around the door. and found that more than
| twn-tLirdA consisted Of priests and monks,
| and echoo1boss and girls, and :. ..Slstcrs OF
| various descriptions. ''kyric Elelson" We
whole multitude Joined in singing the plaiutive
measure Of tho Ltany Of the Saints, and then
| with equal fer1or Was sung +'reni Creator" :"
Which was followed By tlcIthe voice OF 4 sec1e-
ta1y reading in high key the Dosma. At its
coneluzion tie names Of the Fathers we're
called over, and plucct after Placet succeeded
al nduseon, but what : storm hurst orer Tho
church at this moment! The lightning flashed
and the thunder peafeo ID We have not heard
it this season before. Every placet seemed
to ne ~ announced nn b. e,n ., ash tsnndsr ind
Through tho cipolas the lightning entered,
| licking, IA ii we're, the very columns Of the
| Baldsrhino over tho tomb OF ST. Peter, and
lighting mp large spaces on the pavement
Sure. God WAS thcre-but whether approving
man can say. Enough that it was q remark
| able coincidence, Apl 20 it struck the minds o.
all Who were preeent. And thus the roll VA,
called for one hour and half, with th
! | solemn accompaniment. and then th'
result Of the voting was taken to tho Pope
II
! 10 declare h,mrelf invested With th
attributes Of cod-nay, a God upon caril
Looking FROM distance into the hall, whicl
|. was otscuEed by the tempest, nothing was Vi
I lble but the golden inter OF the Pope, aud g
4 thick was the darkness that pervitor US
e compelled to bring lighted candle snd ho1
4 it by his side to enable him to read the fo1
: mula By which he Jeiticd himself And the
I what IL that ln1escribablo uoise7 Is IL th
: raging Of the storm above? Tho psttering Q
E l,sllsiouea? It approaches nearer. and 70
I | minute l most seriously cay that
: could not understand wha. thu
;. swelling sound w1s until saw cloud {
+ white hanlkerchiefs waving in the air. tt
l. E1Lers had begun with clappiIg-they vel
i the fuelemen to the crowd who took up th
= notes and rigns Of rejoicing. Until the chnEr
}: ! nf God was converted into theatre for II
T. cxhi, ision of human passions. viva T
i Npno." "yivs j! rara Infallitile." viva
"a trionfo del Cattolicit" were shouted by th
'e r.;e-tiy assembly; and agaiu another ro1s
u theS had and yet smother was attempted
roon AZ The 1e Hunf hsd been sung and Il
y bcnediction had been given.
Y oIest OF the Fathers have left, for they ha
- hot lost moment IN exercising their libert
n Tut. as the Isomain say. they came as - ia
~ tori aud 20 away as = l'ecose. having be!
" ~horn OF all TINT constituted their dignity.
the evening there wero no illurninatio7s woE
= noticing, The facade al st. Peters WAS
d !umiEatcd, tho Ornamental gas lamps i'll I
Il Sorso were lit..and a few houses. very fe
il had ecue raper-coycrcd lamps