, 1870-04-07
TIE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL.

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Eone [Noreh 1s Correspondence 4f the London Tines
Eve 1--we here under peculiar institution"
as the poor southernerB said OF their slaves,
and tho people Of Utah Of their domestic ar
rzngements. The Intll1ibility Dogma was de-
nvered to the Fathers, 80 it Is sisted, on the
5tE. / saw it foE the first tiEne last nightin =
Paris paper. This morning have bad
the Latin text before me in manuscript,
and also in Turin paper The manu-
in order to be burnt, and, no doubt
tho owner vould watch the ashes til not
le.tc1 could bo tr4eed in them. I have taken =
copy, and am not suro that even now the dis
mediate expulsion. On Friday We were told
that the dogma had been sent scross the
frontier, and telegraphed to ali the world. 60
that Rome was now the only place not bssking
in the sudden effnlgcnco Of tho light divine.
Egypt was in light, Goshen in darkness. OF
seen bnt nstd hsy RsdGPs s xh III
That breyity which Is the sou1 Of v7t,
but leaves little TO write about. think
I have already intinAted that the Pope has
some excuse for prefening the long range to
the short range in the discharge Of his artillc-
bolts arc received moro respectfully than they
arc he1a. The Pope has the usual mark OF
prorhet-that he Is not without honor eavo in
his own country and in his fathers housa
lion. the people Who lave seen Popea, on and
on, for near 1000 yeAts chow rather too much
that which il bred by familiarity, So
tho Pope is obliged to speak over
shoir beads and let them hear tho
rebound. Everybody in London lsst satuz-
LAY could know, i sc carea, what the Princes
md "Senate' Of Rome could not know even
for days after, without somebody mourning for
their sake minor accommodation, and, II he
did NOT repent Of it, eternal peydition. This is
tho way in which Divine truth u searched and
elected here; and We are told, over and over
ral precept and example. / an not without
pome expectation that il Will be authoatatirely
| stated, and pcrhAps teleGtaphed, that the Dog
ma published is not tho Dogma distributed to the
Fathers. OF cou1so it is; you may be sure Of it.
will take this opportunity 10 mention sosne-
thing else which ought to he known and du1s
considered BY all who writo letters 10 Rome.
| or expect to heas from it. Tho post from the
| north-thAt ia, from al Eurppe-aEiTes hero
at ten minutes to . in the morning, and tho
letters are not delivered, nor can they be OBJ
tatned till ha]f-past l, giving the officials an
interval OF fo11r hours and hall for mAnipula-
ton, etc The nail does not le&ve till ten
minutes to tlns evening, but no letter can be
posted after S, giving the officials tuo hours
IT The Y Roman % world I'd sui Expects lit intalli-
1:lity wln be decreed, everything done, and the
council prorogued on the 18th Of April, the
anniversary Of the Popes accident And escape
NJ St. Agnes. On the otheE hand, thero are
uunderrloud, or meant to he such, that may
discharge its fire tho next minute, or may con.
tinus to threaten us MI tonight or tomorrow,
Meanwhile, this is not the only tl,undercloud
in The eky, and even they who WELD this, look
with anxiety to one near the banks Of the
Seine. Polite confessors. friendly minister's,
agreeable ambassadors are they; when
1'arliament is sitting, and votes counted to be
compsred7 This ia the rock tho Vatican sses
ahead.
-sthens ruled the Gteeks; pe.icles ruled
.AthenH: his wife ruled Pcrie]ea: the son rnleG
tho mother; therefore, her son ruled the
: world. Tho Universal Catholic Church il th<
.1iSine teacher OF the world; tho Holy Roman
: Universal Catholic Church the Roman ponsin
, t ID the head, heart, mind, and tongue Of tht
:. Holy Roman Church therefore he is the head
. lord, master, teacher, and Judge Of the whol'
World ~. p i i = assumed sa4as thss s it i j,
TO make md proclaim-ar articles of taith AMI
!, Of m Ecumenical Council To approve, It ia a.
: sumed that when our Lord said he had prAret
for Peter that his faith should not fai, tha
: prayer implied promise that both Peter him
: self and hia alleged successors, the Bishops Q
Judgment in all theological, spiritual. moral
political, and social questions. On those AZ
d FuEaptions it is argued tnd concluded thxt tn
Q Roman Pontin, whenever be acts and speak
!, with suthority-thAt is, in forrnA and Gus
= y tomazy manner according to rule Al
= | p.ecedent-noasesses and exhibits al th
: infA1libility promised in Holy Writ to th
l. whole church; and that rs far Is the churc
n il infsllibilc, 20 il he; in whatever matte
. it rs iniA1hhle, in that matter Is be. Anybod
= the Iesst couTcrsant with tbs question will sc
y u that hAve not exhausted tie assumption
d Which Ill Christians are requested to take o
the sirnplo word Of Rome, and upon which sh
now proposes to build up once more the fabri
Of her dominion It only rem1lns to add u
!. doom Of him. whoever he may be, Tho refuse
d to assist in this design, who dcmurs to the 1ogi
{ Of the Holy Father, Or to his absolute powe
a Of defining hih own authority: Il is thu
t such = person, il any there bc- God forbid it
J. has fallan away from the truth Of the Catholi
y II mrst be come days before can send 80
d | the me1est 1unors OF the criticisms that ma
Ee be 1evelled against this etuFendons doE1n'
+ Tho c1itica have before them the possibility {
silence to the sccla1padon OF 1 majority COZ
sietinE chiefly of men who must be consdefc
the pI1re creations Of the Roman Court ratht
At than the representatives OF the Roman Catl
u Cnt LnQlCA- lsQDQe lAH EElpEu IHs0c G!o NotS
q Which are to be given back to her, md Hhie
= ehe will only receive on the rndesrtAn
T. T. ing that they are utterly worthless; II
m That they contribute no authority OF weigh
=. and that whstever is now concluded II
b. done is by her owc abeolute md Divine po~e
g How viii tho men that the world has bet
Of | heazing Of deal with euch an emergency
= Better never to have walked, or sat, in Purp
q. q and fine linen; Letter to have siood only
N that magnificent temple with unadorned bal
Re pe4s or erav hairs, han be nov compelled
r lend hand and tongue to what the inner SC
lts rcvnlts frun. Bat these men have gone Sc
70 70 far; they know and feel they have gone ve
se far; coma have efen said SO. and th
have opened their mouths as Il about
say, tThus far, and no further" But then
H. hss occurred that, perhaps, they might be CAL
5 to 80 further, md that it vas needless 70
MS ticapate the evil day, which indeed has COZ
ens which Would test the sincerity OF thcl1 prote
nc But what arc they doiuG7 The 1taliAn to'
~. nAls, Papa1 md national ase fighting o.
~. NJ Dppanloup ~ thcy who once fought over
ess body Of Eatroclus. Al he ever wrote or g
in his DAVIS Of gushing 1oylltr is revived to
30 thrown IN bis fsce. Il i an important II
I'D however, that, denied the press At Homa,
oat has publiahcd At Naples Yorcble reply to
IN Archbishop Of Malines Indeed, 1t ia impo'
/ : bio TO deny thAt The opposition survives, wor
aud is active, though, on the Roman theory
Ety: ought 70 melt away like IN iee-aoe undo
OF tropical sun.
strike OF LnborcF. in Hosron.
sm- BosroS. April a-Aboct tEo hundred AeoI