Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-14

near anofent Ninevsh, and frouna Bagdads|
70 undedson the ruins OF Babylon. They
Ihockeds from Damascus and Mount Llba-
mus, and from different parts of the Holy
Land. What al aspect they present! I'm
as tho hills and valleys of their
native soil, they wear the same turban, the
same flowing beard, the same pale and
thoughtful countenances which their faith
'ers wore two thousand years ago. la
The Latin. as you knew, IS the language
lof the Council, because it is the language
lof the Church And in prescribing COM
mon tongue we see the usual wisdom OF
the Church for without uniform medl
sum of communication debate in COuncl
would be impossible; free and friendly
conversation among the Bishops, thai
sweet bond of Christian friendship, wouic
e equally impracticabie. q. e-ss..
! Although all the bishops in Council wear
/ the same ecclesiastical dress, except th
orelates of Oriental rites and the member
f religious orders, and speak the sam
tongue in pnblic meetings, yet you con
distinguish at once each ones rationale
as soon as he opened his lips In the puplt
Every bishop utte:s his shibbOleth, which
reveals him to his brethren as plain a.
7Ephraim was betrayed TO Galasd. You car
] sell at once that the speaker belongs
Spain CT some of her FORMER colonies, o.
hat ho is French bishop or Chimes
French missionary, OF German, or Hun
garian, or italian, OF English.
d And as 7 mention English speaking Dish
I BPS, It is with no small sense of pride ano
! gratitude that We observe how the humble
s If bishops speaking the English ton8oe1o
creases with the general progress of Catho
j ,Icity. Compare the Couneil OF Trent, hello
] three hundred ycal8 ago, wl Il the Councll
q f the Vatican now ia session. ~ the
81 (Iannnjl IF 'praaE the EHntA continent G
j America was without a single Representa-
i've, having been discovered but lift year
before There was no bishop from Scot
sland, Oceanica was then terra tnc0g"ita.
& ireland sent three, and England one bioh Up
D 20 the Council. There were consequently
& Jnly four bishops at the Iridentlne Sgnoo
scapable of speaking the English language.
What have we seen at the Vatican Coun
Gil An EnglisA-speaking cpiscopate
numbering upwards Ct one hundred and
stwenty. Prelates speaking one tongue arc
zassembled il Rome from faithful Ireland,
Z England, Scotland, the United States,
aCanada, Oceanica, aud The East Indies.
Z It is said that the sun never sets on British
7lominionB. It can also be said that
wherever the British drum-beat sounds.
4 aye, and wherever the English language
lis spoken, there also is found the Eu8il-h,
Speaking Catholic missionary. Aud 8houio
sanother Council be held in the course oi
q century, L venture to predict the bishops
9speaking tho English language will be II
1.-THE majority, as the Italians aro to-day.
q So much fer the language. Let US Low
look more closely at the men. lh1ro j.
s0o extravaganza IN aging that tie Co0n-
SciI OF the Vatican is surpassed by no de
Siiberativo assembly, civil or occlealG>tic u,
I that ever sat, whether we consider the
3 maturity Of gears Of the members, theli
siemming, their experience and pteiy or the
8 ride spread influence Of tie hUrs which they
are framing for the spiritual welfare o
s the Christian Republic.
z The youngest bishop in the Council Is
N36. Fully three fourths OF the pre!ates
arango between Sc ana 96. The vat ma
ajority of them, therefore, have grown
Agrey in the service of their Divine Master.
SYou might SEQ several fathers Of the
AChurch, bent with age, going 10 the
5CouncI chamber every morning, leaning
with one hand on their staff and with the
#othcr resting On the 6hon!dcr of ,huir ccc
5retary. You might also observe b!ilo
Sbishops, guided by their servants, rs they
EaadvaucCd to their posts with totteTlng
step. Several prele'es were So much en-
4feeble7 by years and infrmitics, and *
aexaausted NV travel, thGc they gaze az
Etheir syuIs to God, dying martyrs TO luty
Mand obedieuce, some in Rome, others, Tx,
8St. Thomas Aqulnas, on approaching tht
Getty. and Others on returning to their djO
Nce6es.
S But willie they possess the wisdom @
@years, the members OF the Council axe
Hgep orally men of vast and varied learning
zFfom their youth they have drunk deer
g 1t the fountain OF knowledge, and par
& ticularly Of theological science. Multiplied
b are the civilized languages Of the world
g lhert, was not a single language spoke;
Wby any nation or people which was 40
AuDdcrstOOd ant spoken by some prelate II
IS hat sacred assem- bly,. Every bishop Wa
q amiliar with at least two ar three Ian
n5uages, and some OF the. Fathers veg
acapable of speaking from eight to ten. III
g 1rlmat9 OF hungary Informed me that h
81 Employs four tongues in the adminiatra
b ion OF is diocese. consisting Of a million
J IF souls-speakinS Latin to his priests, an'
kHungar!au, Cierllau and Sclav0Dian OF
e Heterogeneous congregations. 2 Chimes
EVicar Apostolic, who sat Ecar me, said tha
81 he was obliged TO use six different Chimes
Hdia!ects IN his vicariate. Aud yet TIA
Aman hal an exterior so unpretending thu
Mho might pass for a lay-brother.
8 Where else, 7 ask, could You find singl
assambiy capable OF discouraing IL ali tb
Hlanguage8 under the eu1. Is not this
8 SPECTACLE more wonderful than the miracl
7OT IEIGccCSU anu CduuUb du duulIIu
y world say, IN the language of the Acts {
Ia the Apostles "Behold are not all thes
8 who speak Galileans, ter at least disciple
Is of the divine Galilean,) and how have VIZ
HeverY one, heard our own tongue, wherei
Eve were born, Parthians, Medes, an
EElamites, and inhabitants of Mesopotami
3 and Judea and Cappadocia,. Pontas an
HAsia, Phryg1a and famphylia and Egyf
and strangers Of home Jews also an
AProselytes, Cretes and Arabians, wo hav
Eheard them speak in our tongue the won
-Mderful works of God"
III They are men too OF world wide expert
Eence and close observation. Each bisho
Hbrougkt with him an intimate knowledg
} Mof the history Of his country. and of til
Sreligious, political, social, and moral COZ
zdition OF the people among whom he LIVED
you could learn more, as have, from q
Shour's conversation with this nalking Ell
Encyclopaedia of divines, who were a world
Nminiature, than from q years study
Ebooks. Books are q cold stamp whic
leaves a faint and superficial impressio