The New York herald., 1871-01-09
pAPAL MFALLIBMITY.
AN Indignation Meeting Of the
Catholics of New England.
-four Thousand Men in COuncil-PrOtest
Against the Action Of King Victor EN-.
> manuel-''Right," not s'Might," the
Motto of the Future-Addresse
by Right Rev. Bishop VIII.
liams and Others.

BOSTON, Jau o. 1871.
I One Of the most exciting questions, perhaps,
which has ever agtated the religious world s that
now under consideration with regard to the tenn
poral power OF the Pope The results Of the recent
dnsurrection in Italy with their effects upon the
Pontif, all the more obnoxious to 2O 0O0 900 people
because Of the nature Of their belief have produced
an effect little dreamed OF it may be, by those
whose efforts have produced them. Very many, II
mot quite all OF those who profess the Roman Catholic
faith regard the action of King Victor Emmanuel
as direct personal insult not only to themselves
Dut to him whom they regard as the Supreme Head
OF the Church. public expression OF thls feeling
was witnessed In Music Hall IN this city tonight,
when, In pursuance OF notice read In the pulpits
Of all the Catholic churches last Sabbath not less
han 1000 ''solid" and substantial representatives
Of the faith Of the Catholic Church were assembled
In council.
THE INSIDE SCENE
1t may safely be asserted that 1000 would be an
inside estimate of their number. Music Hall, in
fact was never more thoroughly packed from par
quet to the topmost gallery than 1t was tonight
The meeting was to have been called to
order at half-past seven O'Clock, but
full nalf hour before that time the doors
were closed and Gordon Of red-whiskered
policemen, under the direction OF Leutenants Foster
land Curtis Trask, repressed the crowd who had
come too late for admission. And such o crowd as
lit was, too Winter street and fremont on which
are located the two entrances to the hall, were for
ia distance OF half block on either side, packed
jam full OF people, so thoroughly welded together
that passing on the sidewalk was, for the time
being, an impossblllty, and pedestrians were
forced to divide the privileges OF the street with the
carriages, which greatly throug these thorough
fares. Good-humored the people were, though, and
remarkably doce and obedlent to the orders Of
those In authority. Their faces wore air OF re-
solute determination and bore no appearance OF
desire to create tumult. Pushing hither and
thither and surging like the of the forest
fore the wind they held fast to the position they
occupied, and it would have puzzled conjurer
10 have discerned the difference in point OF
numbers between the crowds inside and outside. One
or the most noticeable features OF its appear
ance was the eatire absence OF femlninity-not
a single female face being visible In either assem-
blage. The cause of this, however is explained by
the remark OF prominent Catholic TO your CORE
spondent this evening" to the effect that "tne priests
last Sunday forbade the women from coming to this
meeting. They knew that there would be men
enough to cram the hall any way, and women would
be nuisance"
The audience was remarkable for Its docility. No
boIsterousness was witnessed in any quarter and
there seemed only to be felt stern and resolute
determination to act &C ccordng 10 the convictions OF
consc icnce.
ON THE PLATFORM
Here was to be seen one Of the most distinguished
gether IN tue Commonwealth. with scarcely an ex-
cepton all the Catholic clergy, not only OF Boston
and and vicinity bnt OF Lynn salem Worcester, Fail
present; the Right Rev. Bishop ]. ]. Williams
the Very Rev. P. F. Lynder, Vicar General of the
gious world. The members Of the lalty occupying
seats at the head Of the hall represented aggre
gate OF not less than $500000 Of capital and their
influence Is not to be lightly estimated in the poti
cal and social world.
THE MEETING.
At precisely half-past seven O'Clock the meeting
was called to order by J. q. Crowley, President Of
the Union Savings Bank, who, after few brief in
President OF the meeting. Mr.. Donahoe was greeted
with uproarious applause Acknowledging the
compliment which had been paid him and indulging
IN some PREDATORY remarks concerning the object
of the meeting, he introduced the Right Rev. Bishop
THE BISHOPS SPEECH.
The Bishop spoke as fellows:- s~a,ss"~"
s Are assembled here this evening gentlemen to
few words the why we make this protest. And
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different from that Of other nation Other rulers
they w s27sfR But Fsps sa h
right Of governing Rome, the possessions Of Rome,
for The world loud sppsase look back to the
s c % I a9 o 81 f For hs %
Constantine the Pope had under their control from time to
een
a hey asIs n1 s ,
the of missionaries TO the ends OF the that
provide for the sick for those that were in prison to pro-
@ @ hs 81 ri e 70 ha na h sna
requirements provided for For these purposes the Popes
that think 1t be that many of the popes
% on the e DISPOSAL % sse s
Plus the Ninth had since he came into the Pom
ns S soms @ oa s to
rs Gs f " af a SsSs ~o Msn GSn
gave peace TO then he endowed the chursn oer
s6oOoo yearan immense amount in the time of Constan
@ he & as mq c tho 10 o s he
not kings of Romebu for the of the world wherever
Of arf
noSs sn M e ngs e 70 as
pie ana when the empire was divided and there was
res enriched TIC Church for than two hundred
use Of the Church not only the States and cities around
Rome but ss' os and IN IN @ sr IS
for Rome for the citizens Of Rome but for Christianity
When the empire OF the West destroyed
baans made their nrcad. into Italy then the Eastern
their but neither the smperors nor eSarehs eyer
Constantine LEFT Rome no king or emperor ever made
vas the real pro,
the emperors and during about 200 years presented
sublime example Of loyalty to God and the time
loyalty (Applausel For 200 he had to fight
almost whole the emperors, who tried to msead-
the Church and to introduce hereses from the true faith
other hand protect the OF the
Rome protect all Italy against the barba
rans who passed italy ike scouge They destroyed
cities and laid everything waste Duiing this time
the Pcpes had to hshs against the emperors in matters
authority protected the people against the emperors and
kept authority OF the empcrors supreme the country
Finally the invasion OF the King Lombards. He
put end % the su.horiy Of the Of CONSTANT
lay waste and destroy as had destroyed before
The Pope, desparng o! help from the Emperor OF Con-
stantinope turned his the King OF French,
Pepn he determined rather than have another fall to
90 himself sick though he was, and him. He left Rome
the cries and Of the people, who begged of
him not 70 expose himself in his long journey, sick he
he and received with the
and veneraton Charemagne ninety miles greet
him, the King himself with his whole court
TO meet the Supreme Pontif his road. And when
he told in what strait he was the King swore before
his mobiles sons and they with him, fght against
the Lombards He then and fought King of the
lombards; made him everything the Pope. He