The New York herald., 1871-02-06
CHURCH OF OUR LsDY OF M-RCV.


Prospects of a Mass Meeting in New York to
Express Sympathy with the Pope-AG
dresses by Father .aaffe, Major Kelly and
Father MacNamee.
ii having been generally understood that the
enemies Of the temporal sovereignty OF the
Pope to be attacked by charge along
the whole line OF the Catholic defences in the
City Of Churches yesterday evening a strong con-
ungent Of both sexes assembled In the beautiful
Catholic Church Oh Our Lady Of Mercy The AFTER
noon bitterly cold and ct half-past six O'Clock
rhe piercing wind cut through the heaviest cloth.
Ing like
BLAST OF RAzORs,
leaving not soul to be seen on the streets save the
intrepid devctees who hurried to "assst' In the
pious onslaught, and whose zeal in the cause of the
Holy Father could not be cooled by any amount
OF blowing from the bellows Of Boreas. Sexton
Shea, the upright and amiabe but uncompro-
missing foe OF Re Galantuomo AMI Garibald,
was on hand early, and marshalled his forces with
promptness and skill, while 10 the neutrals, who
to survey the battle from afar, it were. he
furnished positions Of vantage and safety 1t is to be
regretted however that the utmost exertions OF his
subordiuates in the lower regions failed to sup
ply the desirable Of physical warmth to his
congregation. The immediate vicinity OF the heat
ers was tolerable, but IN All other parts OF the
noses at terrible rate and the chorus OF
coughing was congregational and continual.
To add to this daaInpening discomfort the
hour and half after the appointed time. At
6 s
men. emerged from the sacristy. and occupied
Chair chairs within the railing of the sanctuary.
Taane offered short prayer, after which
Father McElroy proposed that Mr.. Rose should be
alter some
FIVE MINUTES OF PAINFUL INDECIsIoS,
somebody ventured to second tue motion, which
put to the church and carried with applause Mr.
Rose moved inaudlbly that Father Taafe should read
the letter addressed TO his holiness the Pope, which
was TO be signed by the clergy, and whose
sentiments were be endorsed by the aity
Of his diocese. the address warmly sympa-
tAized with the boly father IN his present anic-
| ton. strongly denounced the usurpation OF his
throne by "a man VINO calls himself Catholc,n
and wound up with iervent prayer for the ultimate
triumph of the Church and Tor forgiveness for her
and Having read the
Ie Sea here This evening to endorss tbIs asS1 ad.
HOY Father, Plus the Ninth IN thus hour Of Sc Sc
we're trial to him, and Of deep trbulalion to the
Church at large, we don't meet to indulge in invec-
tive and vituperaton against anyoody. We come
feelings anu sentiments on subject so sacred and
dear to Catholics. We are called upon to pro-
RAPAcIOUs ACTS OF sAcRILI6rous PLuNDERERs,
we called by our allegiance 10 the vicar Of our
divine Lord, and by The unjust acthronement OF our
fidelity. We must not stand al0of now,
but mngle our voices with tSose or the
whole Christian world and speak the language OF
obedience, fidelity and love. II we 40 not we can
have but very poor claim to be memoers OF the
great Catholic household. No one can have God
for father who has not the Church for a
mother No one can cialn the church for a mother
who refuses TO support the Pope as his visible
and nallible head We must not look listlessly on
lest our silence might be Interpreted as sanction.
In union with the tens OF thousands OF
Catholics who assemble in Brooklyn this evening,
must raise our voices against the over
and
Chrstendom. We must not forget that the Popes
interests and are Identical. We are united to
him by sacred bonds by chains that cannot broken
by ties that cannot be snndered. These bends
are as fresh and strong to-day rs when our Lord
created them, when he sald TO ST. Peter, Feed my
lambs, feed my sheep.o The ties are as strong as
they were during the
FIRST THREE CENTURIES or CHRISTIANITY.
when they were cemented by the blood OF our
early martyrs and coniessors 1t Is for the preser-
saving Word and for our spiritual welfare. that
the Pope struggles TO counteract the malicious
designs or the INSCRIPTIONS persons who
would destroy 1s independence, which Is neces
sary for the holy purposes. His independence
being necessary, so also Is his temporal power;
because ne must not be subject to the caprice
or malice OF other temporal rulers. He must
not have Henry the Eighth able to
dictate TO him when he reprUves the license Of such
monarch. This the numbest among US can see.
The next speaker was Major j. D. KELLY who
read well written address from manuscript; made
a strong point by happy quotation from Vattei; de-
nounced the Indicators who recently figured at tue
Cooper Institute and 1.-The few thousand rabble who
joined or followed tnem; disapproved OF the moral
sgnation OF 81. Paul as ian insignificant
little blear-eyed Jew - recommended the holding
Of massmeetlng in New York on Sundah, March