The New York herald., 1870-12-11
interdict, commanding his mobiles to rebel against


under Italian influence, and the Council adjourned
In 1916 the year In which Luther died. without hav-
effected any s9od Julius i who ascended e
following year, but ofrended ut some OF Its DEGREES
regarding the presentation to beneaces. suspended
Soon after this Maurice. Elector OF Saxony join.
ing the Lutherans, formed close alliance with
France surprised the Emperor Charles at Inspruck,
and extorted from him the Treaty OF Passau, IN
1852 by which federation was accorded TO all Protest
ants This was afterwards fully confirmed In the Diet
or Augsburg, opened by Ferdinand, the Emperor's
brother, wherein was decreed thar all who had sub
scrlbed to the confessions Of Augsburg $3.50, were
entirely exempt from the jurisdiction, spiritual
temporal, OF the Roman Pontifi, and thus the re-
formed religion was legally recognized In Germany,
The Council OF Trent was again summoned In
January, 1862 by Plus w., and dissolved Dece ember
first opening until its nnal close all Northern Ger
many, Denmark Sweden, England and part OF
switzerland, had ceased to be connected with the
Church. For ten months there seemed litt hopc
of the Council coming TO an agreement: but at
length Cardinal Moronc gained over the Emperor
Ferdinand l., Cardinal Guse assented on behalf OF
the King OF France and the Pope prevailed on Phiip
IL OF Spain to give his support. Though the Coun.
Gil failed to reunite the Protestants with the Church
discipline vigorously restored ana the authority
or the Pontn much strengthened, as to him was
reserved the right OF interpreting the Councils de-
LoYOLA POUNDS THE ORDER OF JEsUITs-rTs SUP
PREsSI0N.
This result was mainly brought about by the exer-
natus Loyola. OF SPAN, for the educauon of youth
and the support or the Holy See. The influence
exercised by this order from this time until tS sup
preston. in 1878, by Clement XIV. was unbounded.
iauded by 1t friends, but charged by It's opponents
with restless and unScrupulous spirit, and Dy sOve-
reigns ana princes with repeated plots and inIrgues
against their persons and powers Its members
were expelled from Portugal with great cruelty IN
1859. They were transported to Rome, where they
laid all their influence and riches al the feet Of the
Pope. whose Minister. Torregani, adopted their
order was expelled from France in 1882, under the
Ministry OF the Duke de Choiseul Notwithstanding
the protest Of the Rop who s ss 70
that they were intr guIng to dethroDe him in favor
OF hs brother, Don Louis, caused every house
OF the order to be closed in one nlght Ferd nand ex.
PEELED them from Parma, Spain, France, Naples,
Portugal ana Parma all combined to demand their
exunctlon. France seized Avignon, Naples occu-
pied Benevento and Ponie-Corvo. promising only to
return these sequesrated provinces on the suppress
sion Of the Jesuits. 1he event, however, did
Clement XIV, who reluctantly consented. The
following . Is & the text IN. IN which which ne an: an.
order, which for upwards OF two centurea had SO
sTenuously supported the ascendancy OF the
ne M as tv we m trust 6y tne DyIe m
the Church. convinced that the Society OF Jesus can
no longer effect those purposes for which 1t was
founded and moved by other reasons OF State policy
which we retain concealed in our own breast we do
extrpate and abolish the Society oil Jesus its Offices
houses and institutl0ns.u
PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH IN CHINA AND JAPAN.
the losses sustained by the Church In Europe,
owing TO the Reformation, were more than compen-
"
ranks from missionary labors in both Eastern and
western hemspheres during the sixteenth century,
tige in Poland. Bohemia, Austria. France ana other
parts Of Europe. Under the jesuit missions 10 the
East three hundred thousand Christians were COM
put0d to have received baptism IN Japan In 1877, ana
Father Valiguano, VINO died In 1896, was reputed
the founder OF three hundred churches and thirty
Christians were again united to the See OF Rome,
and considerable progress made IN bringing about
union OF the Greek Christians resident IN the Turk
similar process was, at the same time. in action
through East India. The historian Maf1ei tells u.s.
value IN Goa. Thousands were converted every
year; even early as 1855 three hundred thousand
a q CoGRSn and Cape Com
THE CHURCH IN SOUTH AMERICA.
:. Progress was still greater In the New World.
Ranke tells us that early as the beginning OF the
seventeenth century the Catholic Church was COM
pletey organized in South America, possessing ive
able. T6e Popes about this time also did much TO-
city Of Rome. on rs sexsus ' w. VINO VINO began his reign in
1885, expelled the bandtt from Italy, improved the
ports and drained the Pontine marshes. He also
encouraged the manufacture OF silk. brought water
twenty-five miles to Rome from the Agra Colonna
BY the Slstine aqueduct completed the cupola OF
OF Ferarra without male heirs. claimed the territory
and took possession In person My, 1898. He II was
who fixed the number 0f cardinals at seventy"
COMPLETION OF ST. PETERS AT ROME.
Paul ", who succeeded, brought further supply
Of water to the city by the Aqneduct Pa9lina thirty
i've miles distance and completed the Church OF st.
Peter, the erection Of which had been progressing
under eighteen Popes for the space of 100 years. In
1881 the territory Of Urbno apsed TO the Church on
the death OF the last Duke, who had held 1t as e1
OF the Papa See" In l644 the Duke OIL Parma, being
unable to pay his debts ceded Castro to Innocent X
| the Pope undertaking to satisfy his creditors.
DECLINE OF THE TEMPORAL POWER.
With the commencement Of the eighteenth CEN
At the peace OF Utrecht Q713 the islands oil Sardinia
ana Sicily were bestowed on the Houses OF Savoy
claimed both as .iefs Of Tie Holy see" and on the
extinction or the House OF Farnese the Duchles OF
Parma and Placentia were, In spite OF his protests
| bestowed Dy the Emperor on the Infant Of Spain.
Mocengo, writing In 1877, says-"It is certain that
the soyereigns OF Europe are making rapid progress
toward depriving the Roman See Of ali its secular
| French republic before the close OF the century.
| THE FIRST FRENCH REVOLUTION
In 1895 Italy was invaded by General Bonaparte at
the head OF the troops OF republican France, who
compelled the cesson OF Bologna and Ferarra TO the
| was also exacted and hundred OF the most exqui
site OF the Italian works OF art had at the same time
| to be given up to the French Directory. BY the
treaty OF S0lenteus January, 1797,) still more hum
! iating conditions were imposed-the whole OF Ro
magma was surrendered to France, Avignon seized
dollars extorted from the Papal excnequer.
| IMPRISONMENT OF Plus VI. By THE FRENCH DIREc.
This was subsequently followed up by an advance
| upon Rome by Berthier, Aide -le-Camp Of Bona
parte, and in February, 17oS, the Pope was made 9
| pTSOuef Ill tilc tdWCdu uuTTlcu Oh w rlOIcuCc Auu
| imprisoned In the convent OF Chartreuse.
| COURAGE AND DEATH OF THE POPE
He died In 1899, . prisoner, In the elghtysecond
! year OF his age Rome meantime having been aban
doned to pilage, and the whole Church property iI
the Papa states conhscated to the French republic
| Alison says:-"There is something sublime ant
worthy OF purer and holier faith In the reply o.
Pope Plus vi. to the French Directory, when he wal
ordered to dspossess himself OF his temporal au
| thority i am prepared for every species Of dis
| grace. As Supreme Pontir am resolved to die IL
the exercise OF my powers. You may employ force
yen have the power to do SO; but know that tnougl
! you may be masters Of my body, you are not 80 o
my soul Free IN the region where y is placed, !
| fears neither the events the sufferings OF th
| life. stand on the threshold OF another world
There shall be sheltered alike from the violenc,
| and impiety OF this.'m
! FALL OF NAPOLEON l. AND RESTORATION OF TIL
| POPES TEMPORAL POWER.
Plus VII, his successor, one OF whose first acts
was to restore the Order OF Jesuits was renstated
in all hts territories by the Congress of Vienna II
1915, on the fall Of Napoleon l., Avignon excepted
| to the surrender OF which Louis XVIII, who as
| cended the throne Of France, was opposed. From
that time until IS4S the Popes remained In posses
| nion Rome.