The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-22
Mass Meeting Of Catholic. at Richmond.


Mass Meeting Of Catholics At Richmond.
The Catholics Of Richmond held grand
mass meeting at St. Peters Cath edrai on
the 18th, to protest against the forcible oc-
cupation Of Rome by King Victor Emman-
uel, and to express their sympathy for the
head of their Church in this the hour OF
his affiiction. The body of the large church
was crowded and the galleries were filled.
In the audience were noticed several city
officers and one or two well-known Protest.
ant clergymen. There was also goodiy at
tendance Of ladies, but the congregation
" as, in the main, composed of stout, hard
working men-the Irish element, Of course
largely predominating. Perfect order was
maintained, and all seemed highly Interest,"
| ed in the exercises Of the evening. The
Richmond Dispatch has several columns
descriptive ofthe Interesting proceedings,
which were all that could be expected from
hearts overlooking with grief and indigna-
ton at the tyrannical conduct OF the ltal-
ian government. The immense throng
was addressed by Mayor Kelley, james
Dooley, and Right Rev. Bishop McGill,
, part Of whose address we append:
= The speaker denied that Christ has not q
kingdom in this world. The passage, 'My
kin9dom IL not in this world,n 50 frequent
: IL quoted, in improperly translated. The
= very inportant7 little particle Mnow" u
Z s%.sss ~ ss ss,ea y t Ss s woisa Axes I
Al God had set inside q temporal kingdor. iv'
e. %;n;stsndinr -p9 he'd decreed that, n9t.
q shonld he the King of Nations. NalPy6n -,
.; Who wished to make the Pope his subJeet
-, -, and transfer Rome to Paris, In MS oeGSe
~ moments admitted that it was oetter III;
~ the Holy Father should be free above al
in earthly rulers.
~ The Bishop then spoke of what he term
le al the disastrous result following the con
up ct of the reformation, which, u1aer VI
ne nretence of making the Bible free, han az
90 tually robbed the people OF the woIa o. "" ~
~ The reformation had given birth 10 u
-er heresy that the people are the sources
ay novyer. but it was becoming every oa
he more apparent that people cannoI oe ~
sit erped by their own consent. Inc IA.
for minority will be governed by the maJoiis
and therefore the large minority az ~
90, erued by their own consent at All:
!, .. This idea of of popular government Is
;, American idea, and it was an luea
~ which the speaker, in common WIN
n My Americans, had fondly chung, but ne '.
W. beginning to doubt, in bis old age, whe'
| 1t was Sucn II SlOlIouS peAoS't'O
80 1t was sympathy with an apparent sur
la, , ole for popular Government that piino
Ms 6n.ny tn the present situation OF the no
CON 'They did not remember the Importance
u ' sne the Pope's having one place IN winch az
. spiritually as we'll IA temporary suPle.
n..a Admitting that the Romans are COVER
ta'es hv his Holiness without their acquiescef
eur, "a # ia only true that they give up 81
Dous' rights for the good of the world az lar
us L. ;nst az the citizens of the District OF
.iVe'S yinmbia are debarred Of certain prlviie
live, tna1 o1uei Pso r.. tba aeat of poyernn
yhten JOY, IN o r Cow, the influence of the
,,sa to sf II NAV be asked, "Have you any
,rs. no for the Church 2" We answer, NO.
i irish nersecution of the Head of the Churcn
lie Uui new thing Since the four; nth 'S Sr;ef !,
ring to thing has been going on WIN .s.;.n
ii was MISSIONS. Popes have been impriso
incipal stranpled. poisoned, or driven INTO re
rough, -oents but the Church has always oeen
e to be ,mnRant and the kings and emp
g main who sought its overthrow nave @i"@y'
q ought a dastard's fate.
,eo last Victor Emmanuel, wolf in Sleeps
German thing, protesting to kiss the Cross anu .i
no sent .,ar Fakes advantage of the fac1 tna
var. but Sefender of the faith is overthTown
Genes Of Catholic France, under the IRON heel
,ong in ustort of Prussia, goes 10 homo,
rable to I Pror5 to take possession OF inc Ell
/ q reply C;tv and make o prisoner OF the Sove
Boy poT91tifS~all under the pretence OF m
70 Of the it.Iy n united kingdom. Is there =
,h,.ted hose breast does not burn with ino
this ma. ZION at such an outragef United KING
~, so1De r. ia hut dream. AS soon as this
At At least least Of a king disappears from the stag
1,,ieation Rcd Re0ublioans will come forth II
IN inten ioeusts Of Egypt, and devour the SUP
aosure in of the land. This movement Is INST
to ren. Nv infidels to Bet up republic withou
,,ua that But. the speaker repeated, tnert
a = Mace f.ar for the Church. AS CatholG
Nv in the a Catholics faith in the. word OF tne
and believed him when he sad "a
temporal sovereignty was lnalspe
ing to feel necessary for his spiritual indepeI;
more than Victor Emmanuel will be foiied, 1he ),
Minister and socialists will be scattered as e.
catnon0 fore the wind, and the great he no,
lar assem- sem, Church will again be vindicated osi
rs rs, Oh -. eaon world. Meantime let us-au goou
IiSh t" en- les and all who love justice-on :,
Knees besiege the throne OF the . A ea
40 psuarlv md remember that the prayer oil Ia
Inner: aS NOT fail of an answers