The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-05
NEW YoRK,s arr no PIUs IN.
The vicar-GenernI aud Clergy OF New York
TO His Holiness the Pore. and the Pon-
tits Reply-Thc Letter Transmitted by
: Archbishop NicCIoskey.

The vicar-9eneraI aud Clergy Of New York
to His Holiness the Pore, and the POM
tits Reply-Thc Letter Transmitted by
Archbishop NcCIoskey.
LETTER OF THE CLERGY OF THE DIOCESE or NEW
YORK TO MS HOLINESS POPE Plus TX.
Holy FATHER A our rcvered and beloved Arch
bishop in obedience 70 your convocailon of Genera
es we Of @ diocese 20 o ew YORK s have sa
gery seized the occasion OF sending b hrs hand, let
cherish for the See es & yS whS h
rSs II %T aP ' TO sSe look
% the venerable teacher Of Catholic truth and our
ga S sSgy i FnoT
IL 1 H the s jon Of lis sha sTs and
again. after requiring 81 i'm love greater SSn mV
ruler raj G Oh RGos IKE Sa aea
HIM, after ne should have superior his hui
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on scSn9s II That conspicuous nom Pcy ard Shs
Christ chose you, among many your brethren.
be elevated to this sublime dignity Of The cOiei apostle
rejoice s 'h Holy Father with the sheS Church
your pontincate tine pro rag atoI OF the true faith
smons many distant nations. WI Oh hay been 50 arsGy
crease u pley and charity which have ever stin:
u%Ser O nsd Of So nss yn ss
been permitted to inscribe on The roll OF the blessed
q great number ys,Sh YOU have several tine con
s INV nne S %Ta OF Conn
hone that God who knowsibs hearts Of men may 60:
seSsh sas them %SG Win @ strength @ ms may sn n%I
whatever may he most necessary or useful ior tue wei
Espccaly do we rejoice. Holy Father at the peculiar
t"tSoe faith the f@mnculso y Concsp,on Of &c y v G
gin Mother OF God, who s. also our mother.
which nsse been neither rev MOI light aud We fec:
the nee exercise Of ali your right. those OF your
rs ,h,s une tose.ion OF VIZ Hoy Cy aud
81 1sn We S,sys nc 20 &c and q
'SsT do oSrYa O S Father having
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beyond vsas ., may eonI4yS Ss 70 S aSs
y; e e SsaS 81 Jas Assb S @ G
many signal me@sStoes Of ihat Great eSvi d'H4 'D0
isyefy pleasant for US 70 be 90 TO oeaI witness,
Tor your person ann i1r Tic HOY See which oCisns
Sops h Or nry SaIy ans 10 cherish e me
among any q the people Of Europe, yon may have
Seeing renewed the soTies q Other days Ia more thon
propor,ionate increase Of faith and charity tbs and
Finally. PROSTATE at ,hc feet Of your Holiness, VIC de-
NJ ior whose wsiiars We ore isbor,ns yosr Apostolic
Ssw foRK. July :. 1854.
TO ms BfLovKD oHILpHrS. TnH VICAR GENERAL AND
rnt CLERGY srcuLArxs A. ssagLAR OF rnE DIOCESE
Beloved children he1ih and fAs ApoeOhc Br1effcfon.
Your letter to Beloved children IL indeed OF that
the DETECTION OF go many Children has oppressed our
besrt. For therein Is made feat your
ward this sacred Sec OF Peter that hearts arcsad
aened by the injuries brought upon u that you
Allied with Joy az tho ac whicn nave ilustrated II VITA
rev .plendor that YOU predict the success Of the
un rom God for US; and cherish toward Us
those feelings OF ardent devotion and nlial poty,
which abundantly show that the love OF God 4 shed
abroad IN your hearts. Indeed. we had leaned TINS
from conyersation with your esteemed Preate, whom
toyfuy we have embraced, aud we have your az.
which nave received at his hands To your offering
you have been pleased to add no slight orna la the
beautiful symbol OF nsh, formerly most familiar to tuc
faithful For THIS rkilfu work, made OF the richest Col
ana bearing the pucs Of gems In its mouth, TO
us graphically aud with evident appropnateness 10 tao
words Of eternal life which fow from tine mouth OF
Christ But although these gins had sufficiently made
manifest the sentiments VI your toward Us, still
were wo filed with new Joy reading the
words OF Your letter. There IL nothing left to
us TO DESIRE out that the number OF Catholics who
nat the came consolation may MI YOUR souls With
vhch the holy Gregory Thauna turgus went exuitinR
10 hls reward, when was ANNOUNCED 10 hn that only
seventeen unbcsvcrs remained In Ncocnsarea. where
at bis nTs eomig he found but seventeen converted to
Christ We KNOW not how 20 predict Tor you more
OF your sentlments toward US Tnk therefore, with all
heart, real and labor beseech OF Goa you,
Wine ~ marx OF tue divine favor, and pledge or our
paterns bcnevolence ana grateful mint We lovingly
care, thu Apostolic Benediction.
Given Al Rome. at 81. Peters, the 2Oth Of November
A. ID iS19 the twenty fourth year OF our PgnInsa.e.
rlCS Up. TX.