The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-08
DR.. Moriarty's Lecture.

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DR.. Moriarty's Lecture
n, tho evening of the ed December,
very Rev. DR.. Moriarty, o. S. A. lectufeo
to a large audience at tho Academy "a
Music, Philadelphia, on "fhe oi'sn'
character and fortune of the Papacy. no
smoke substantially as follows:
Everything has had its day, ia, and pass SEQ
Roman Pontificate remains. A conslueiaa
ton of this fact has strongly lmpresseu
many profound thinkers. inere : Is Wv 90
The world sovereignty SO Justihaele as
| that of the Pope. Tracing back as far as
we can the records of the past ages we hno
in the Papacy the soul Of temporal maJes.S
recognized and venerated by the ialGhlua
of Rome. Go back as far as we may M
, !. olwavs to be found d power peacefui'
hanefcent and disinterested in the ChurG On,
The Church of Rome is we'll entitled the
, Mother and mistress of all the Churcnes;
2 Constantine made Rome holy Guy anu
the capital of another emplre-che n.nS
dom Of cd ON earth, which was to EN- Grace
/ tha whole universe, and he finally yieiaea
Q T. nm to the Pope. Under tho hano "
: Providence every thing proved benenclal ~
= forwarding the t work ID inc A'' "
u City. 49,, or1, of man I'M
l former
l. ,f God. and almost imperceptloie graua
,e t;ons are the ordinary characteristics Oh 'h
=, works of God, as weJlin nature as III g.acs
~ Eirst came temporal possessions. MONEY ~;
r Jewels, provisions and othes goo pst o FL
. ye;nd Syare laid at the feet OF st. Peter, tn
" anu ant p"y,a and his successors, even down
a. the days of persecution. The power OF ~
az Pontiffs of the city of Rome was 1ounue
he on the most respectable OF all tisles-x pau
rs' and benefits. History shows thaS 'ne rUp
IN thousand years ago, auo IL Sn'"' INV
ew pacity for civil rule. Ali. \
Most nobly and viItuousiy has H.lo .
m;nion been consolidated and carrieu :.
10 IA the midst of conflicts ana Jarl eSsr
ong tho Pone alone proved to be a de1enoeL
OF the neonle. If the Pope would resume
the nower Of former ages it would be the Me'
VII Of perpetual peace, and woulo co Ia ~
lnce back to the golden ages. 1t would oe
;a! "a, means of perpetual peace: WnSno 81
ues- ""ns So ,onst 90 to the Pope. The 6
put aarnment of the Pope of Rome mas
Meta, snnerior for the past three centuries
at in super. royarnmenti in the world.
ten challenge and / dare re1u1hC'9
20 De that remark. This assertion Is proven
j the w., amntv declaration, but by facts.
'eries nonulation of Rome is about one-hI.n
d oers IF paris. The people are Wen PRIV
nter Gov and thistisavery evident from ene
20 ;no that emigration from the hol,a - &c
lIrnhaar0 i. "A
,,,.;nas forward the extraordinary per
I'D TO Iance of the government as PROOF VI
n that rnIe. ar The people of Rome, say ne
arrival sure not to starVe' puU ,I %o slaves II
t quiet them Is that tney 1.T COW all that
thy the able and DUMB - tbeT shall be
utility, quired of them ls 'h'' 'ne'
on the Christians. own ro+ driv
20 have axcess by the landed proprietors al
euina- are in Great Britain, VINO cai,s +i ,.se
" and Greatest and best government III .ho
expect We Judge tree oy Ss car
III, me- +bis aara With the modern so called g
- ss,mnr pnnnts an answer can be given by rei
,rie and as an example, to that Oh Eng iahu.
,arition. on example, there Is no nation 50
inc and and benefcently governed as Ine
~ 80 s4otaS and this more fully corrol
o. 20 . T"n n;;cino what has been done dur
eide as rsien of the pious, immortal fius T. +
:, for the There never has been charge Oh
Greatest or onpression shown In the EIefl
,Seligious winch would bear examination.
-, 90 on tamnora, mower has been wrested II
- iaSt the nnndS Of the Pope by those who la
ne. The spired together anu s,'lu 10 !;
he Pope, wait for the just man 'sn""as oil y
hairs and onr turn.n Yet he embraces al
= ;ncredi- most maternal affection, although
:; sfnrtune nendent upon the worlds rulers.
roximity. nIe should be in the right.
lis Kind apbonld he lust. Ought the temper
ceful that of the Pope to nave "" .15 h,, =
~ tn it, tho scum of humanity headed Wy
erable tyrant, Victor Emman9 s
ochowski, only aim which agitates the ieaGe
Rome on movement is the destruction Oh
,iew with areionty of the Pope and thereby
IS. What struction of Christianity.
but it APP ,,,os roised about the
a cen'" 20 the people say the Romans Il,
c action in Ihey hau s.r veil governed. The
1t save les and they We W. pnne Is secure, altl
to remedy power Oh Tue h.ya long conspired a
in RECENT enr The next step of the Papacy VIII
sPend. liner nen and long continued victory. !
a',rr st .i sovereignty of the Pope, Soan Sp
re Sse ian tenuorai, is the work OF God, az a.
,or ORA ns er viii continue for ever; Inc +"
Al" h;,'Sin, cionty will not only always s.a
w ni"" n,n viii 1aralyze the arm which str ~
iei Is are ao AGAINST it. The hand OF Goa Is
~ ~" Earence this is a victory in our favor