Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-09-06
Father Hyacinthe.
HIS LETTER ON INEALLIRIIITY

The latest news about Father Hyacintbe ia
that ne has joined as a private military organ
ization formed for the defence of Paris. His
views on infallibllity were lately telegraphed to
this country, but IN an Imperfect form 10 the
letter Id which he expresses these views. he
asks, Whether Catholics are bound by the
definition of the Council 2" After admitting
that authority is the principle of the Church..
he says that this makes it all the more necessa
ry to distinguish between an apparent and a real
authority, between blind and rational snb
mission. He then proceeds: II protest a.
gainst the pretended dogma of Papal infaibili-
ty as it is defined in the decree of the Roman
Council. 1t is because l am Catholic and de-
sire to remain one, that [ refuse to admit as
obligatory on those of the faith, doctrine un-
known to the whole of ecclesiastical antiquity,
disputed even IN the present day by numerous
and eminent theologians and which implies not
regular development, but radical change in
the constitution OF the Church, and the unater-
able rule OF her faith. 1t is because [ am a
Christian, and desire to remain one, that pro-
test tIom my soul against the almost divine
honors decreed TO man, who is presented to
our falth--l had almost said to our worship-
as being uniting in his person both domin-
ion, which Is repognant to the spirit of the
Gospel, OF which he is the minister, and an in
falllbilty which is repugnant to the clay of
Referring to former letter, he says "Once
more l appeal to council really free and oecu. o
menical. And above all / appeal to God. Men
have been unable to make truth and justice
triumph. God comes forward to take His cause
into His own hands, and to Judge it, The
Council, which should have been a work of en-
llghtenment and peace, has only increased the
darkness, and spread dscord in the religious
world War, like dreadful echo, has replied
to it in the social world. War is a scourge of
of God, but while infcting the punishment
may 1t not also prepare the remedy? In sweep
Ing the old edlhce may it not prepare the
ground on which the divine Spouse of the
Church will construct the New Jerusalem ?"
The TWO ANGELs.-A traveller, who spent
some time in Turkey, relates beautiful para
BILE which was told him by dervish, and it
seems even more beautiful than Sterue's beau
tiful figure of the accusing spirit and recording
angel. Every man, said the dervish, has
two angels, one on his right shoulder and one
on his left. When he does anything good, the
angel on his right shoulder writes it down aud
seals it, because what is web done is done for
ever. When he does evil, the angel on the left
side writes 1t down, and he waits till midnight.
Ii before that time the man bows his head and
exclaims Gracious Allah l have sinned !:
forgive mel the angel rubs out the record but
if not, at midnight he seals it, and the beloved
angel on the right shoulder weeps"
We know minister who was generally able
| to keep his congregation wide awake, but who,
on one occasiOn-it was sultry summer day
| observed numbers of them asleep. He resolv-
| ed to nip the evil practice In the bud So TAX
ing good survey of the scene before and around
him, he exclaimed, Il saw an advertisement
last week for five hundred sleepers for a rail-
road. think [ could supply it at least fifty,
and recommend them as good and sound 1t
is perhaps needless to add that the supply in
stantly vanished.
! .FoRaIvENEss.-The brave only know how tc
forgive. 1t is the most refined and generous
pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at
/ Cowards have done good and kind actions cow
ards have even fought, nay, sometimes eveI
conquered but a coaoard neUer torgsres. 1t i
not his nature. The power of doing it flow
only from strength and greatness of the soul
conscious of its own force and security and a
bove the little temptations of resentiug ever
4 fruitless attempt to interrupt its happiness
This is as true as preaching. Let any on
skeptical notice and profit by their judgment