The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-06
Chronicle Of the Council.

NJ. Ronland, Senator and Governor of the
Bank of France, has fulfilled his intention to
make an interpolation in the Senate about
tho Gcumenical Council, but without much
success. We find in che Unirers of the 9TH an
anecdOte about this gentleman, which shows
that he is almost as we'll qualified to discuss
London Neus. When he was a Minister he used
to boast of his religious sentiments after the
following manner: When am in my village"
he said, with the mir of sublime condescension
peculiar to functionaries of his type, ~ 90 to
Mass OH Sunday, and, at the moment of the
Elevation, l, a Minister of the Emperor, bow
my head, although the Mass Is said by a simple
priest" We are quite sure beforehand what
this remarkably Intelligent man is likely to
think of the Vatican Council.
1t is said to be certain that Mgr. Simor Pri-
mats of Hungary, and Mgr. Tarnoczy, Arch
bishop of salzburg, will be created Cardinals
Hungarian Prelates have been chosen by the
Holy Father ont of the five proposed for that
honor by the Cabinet>of Vienna.
Cardinal Mathieu, wh0~quitted Rome as the
returned on the 9Th, t he day on which his leave
of absence expired 1t is worthy OF observa-
ton that the superb Ostensorinm, exposed on
the altar of the Confession in ST. Peters the
feast of the Immaculate Conception, and made
by Fromcnt- Maurice, was purchased Mt the
first Universal Exhibition in Paris by Cardinal
Matthew, and presented by his Eminence to
the Pope.
sion of faith, which took place on the 9th,
Mgr. Allou, Bishop of MeauN, tainted in his
seat. Medical assistance was quickly obtained
but the Bishop, on recovering his senses,
fused to quit the Council until he had made
his profession of faith act which excited
the admiration of the assemblage.
Mgr. Strossmayer, whose extraordinary elo-
Tuence was heard with admiration by the
Fathers and who is falsely reported to have
incurred rcbuke for what he said, made the
following remark to one of the Bishops: 81
came to the Council with certain misgivings,
fearing that should not have full liberty,
nor be able to make our influence felt But in
| truth am filled with admiration Our free
dom is complete, and the discussion nnrcstrtir
| with delight" Mgr. Hassoun, who said
to have criticized the Schema, really did so, but
it was only to beg that among the errors which
| it proposed to condemn mi sht be included
| certain opinions which, forgotten i'll the Vest
still prevailed i'll the East.
| We are assured that, although great num-
| her of the Bishops bear the burden OF their
| own expense, and some who most need it have
refused the hospitality offered by the Holy Fa-
| Their, the expenditure on account of those who
are maintained Mt the cost of his Holiness
amounts to $4,000 per week. 1t will be seen
that the offerings of the faithful, in which
France displays her usual pre-eminence, to-
wards the expenses of the Council, are by no
| means supertuous.
A medal in honor of the Council, Designed
Ivy the celebrated engraver, Charles Noigt, of
Munich, has been presented by tue latter To
the Pope. On side is portrait of the
Sovereign Pontif, with this inscription Pins
TX. i. NJ. Concil. Ecumcn. Eat. Inchodns. On
the other, the Mother of God. with this legend
| Sub taum prusidinm. 1t is said to be admiral lie
as IL work of art
The French Bishops have carried to the Holy
Father, as offerings from their hocks, nearly
half Il million of francs. The Bishop of Metz
presented to his Holiness, in the name of the
Convent of the Sacred Heart in his diocese, a
magnificent gold pen, on which the Pontifical
Arms --are engraved. "Ahp said the Pope
"this is the pen with which am to sign the
Acts of the Council" The Bishop here touched
| q spring. and are ~, Out,aroIn the o note for
Ia thousand francs. IA Understand" said the
Holy Father, i" this is to buy paper and ink
they wefe determined that nothing should be
wanting"