The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-12
ROME.


Pope Plus the Ninth, to the Sacred College
The Twenty-fftn Year of His PontIfcate.
On the 18th June Cardinal Patrizi, in the
name of the Sacred College, presented congra-
tulations to Pope Plus TX on his entering on the
twenty-fifth year of his Pontifcate The Unita
Catolica publishes the following reply made
1 thank the Sacred College for this new proof of
their affection and love- and while you say That the
present Pontfcate has been signalized by tribula-
sent Pontifcate was at its Commencement encoun- Jun
tered by an effort Of enemies Of God, for political
emancipation. 1t useless in these first fervors
OF the movement to cry out to the minimizing, in
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ton was was ATTEMPTED and accomplished
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emancipation In whose name was perpetrated what
is known to every one-spoliations, usurpations
and her ministers. However, to these evils worse
succeeded and our country, repeating the blunders
Of other nations, advanced their false doctrines and
even though, as on a former occasion, incense was
not burned to the Goddess of Reason, it
should not submit to faith and that learning should
not be guided nv the hand Of religion, and, as a
natural consequence, a thousand other errors are
and followers. They are embraced by all those who
are fooshly dazzled by the beauties Of the world by
al those VINO that ey may S ny 70
names; by those who work, think and discourse ac-
cording to the journals which they read and the Cir
cles they move in, who adore and venerate what Is
called public opinion, following its principles even
when they are contrary to @ justice right reason and
errors not the only but the first, ignorance
Permit me, me tonnon to relate two occur, ecuIo
two years ago. will be very brief, because don't
wish to incur the blame OF wearyng my audience,
as sometimes happens In some corners OF the world
sons there came to me two distinguished person.
ages, who occupied most distinguished position in
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consolation, that he was a Catholic, and moreover,
that the hell in which he believed was not as it was
commonly understood, but place in which God
andN'' and nothing ,''' more. The other who
came shortly after, spoke ~ with me
religion. AS we could not come to clear under
standing he broke out into this classic blunder :-T
know ne said, "the religion Ct Rome and part OF
world; for in Rome you have the religion OF st.
Peter and elsewhere the religion of St Paul !" and
on e this account God showed to St Paul the sheet
filled with unclean animals to be eaten" congratu-
Acts Of the Apostles but added that the vision was
not made to st. Paul but to St Peter-that the two
apostles were in perfect ACCORD aad ~ both brought @
Paul wrote to the Romans, and boassed that he was
Roman citizen, and with Peter he was martyred in
Rome, confirming with his blood the same faith
preached in Rome and outside of it by the prince Of
the apostles. Now, say, why all this repeat it.
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And whose duty is it to disspate this ignorance,
whose to eliminate certain prejudices which, pene-
therein evils without end Il is my duty, 1t is your
duty venerable brethren, since both you and have
been placed by God as sentinels to watch day and
night over the safety of Sion-Super nturos tuos
costitui csodes; tota, die, tota octe, in perpetuu
non tacebunt 1t behooves us to teash the people
errors which gather this earth, and to direct
many even perhaps good people, but who do not
truth of certain principles or the existence of GER
| tain facts. Wherefore, having invoked Gods as
sstance will say In the first place that among the
of Sion, that is to say the Church, there some
who forget the greatness Of their dignity, and
| degree-that they may assume certain customs and
manners that win suit them better to mingle with
worldly people; there are sentnels who think that
they approach the world and pretend to love II
under very specious but vain pretexts but the great
St Leo says to them "Pacen. cum "MSn,.do, MS
hold out friendly hand to this world in order tC
negotiate conventions with It, forget though the
apostle St John tells us very clearly that the world
does not know Jesus Christ-Munduslcun non cog
| nOvit
| And II the world does not know Jesus Christ, o.
pretends not to know Him, how is IL possible to dC
homage to 1t or to seek its favor? Or Is 1t the worlt
that has beautded our souls with the sacerdota
character, with that character which, as and yor
hope, will shine brilliantly in heaven when God shall
Us thas o se an o1 ds tS ws TN
us from the rest OF men and placing US over them
counsel, fOrtitude, knowledge piety and the fear o
the Lords or was it not God Himself who poured
out heavenly treasures into our souls? To Him,
therefore, let us offer our thoughts, our affections
our work, and our gratitude. But will conclud'
these remarks with a heavenly benedicLion, which
impart to you with all the expansion OF my heart
and first / bless these first ones OF whom
have been speaking and raising my hand
to heaven, pray that God may look oil
them with an eye OF mercy and enhanc
the blessing with the grace OF light to the enc
that, cropping about as they are amid obscurit,
and darkness they may find an exit from that con
fusion to witness once again the beauty and spen
dor Of truth. bless the second class and they arr
those that hesitate wavering ia dGs parties, and
cannot bring themselves to all intent to defend th
rights of the Church, and beg God to unite will
the blessing the grace OF fortitude, to give then
courage once for all to emancpate themselves iron
certain doubts and indecision. / bless the third
/ give them ask GOD TO unite with 1t the grace O
perseverance greatest grace which God car
bestow on his Church ana his people. All,
hitherto they have trodden the paths OF truth an,
justice II hitherto they have been examples TO tn
clergy and to the people II hitherto they have bee
full OF zeal for the glory OF God and the salvation
SOULS henceforward may they ut gi0aates curyant Il
Uipds suds, continue as giants TO run from
virtue to virtue in, the space OF llf
which God deigns TO grant them; ana thu
having finished their mortal career, ma
they at the last hour hear that heavenly invitation
Euge serVe b0gs et fdsles, i1ltrG Ia gdudittm DOni
tasL And pray also that all those VINO yet wande
in the plains OF SEMINAR may come TO us: that al
united in the apostolic hall, we may pray TO Go
unaniniter perser0GnteS IN OratOie, and ask OF Hu