The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-19
Al ths. CLOSE OF Dr.. Bermlngham's speech, the
band, accompanied by o display Of fireworks,
engaged the attention OF sther audience. gy

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T Apnhsss OF BON. ss;srss oitSFoNsoR.i
/ Nr. b'Conndr, on! being introduced, enohained
his hearers for hearty an hour, drawing q re
Spouse fron the multitude before him as com.
plimentary as it vas enthusiastic. Mr. o'Connor
said :.
Fe.loo.c Catholics, ana CttisenS or Charleston
[ am, rejoiced to witness this large and enthuSias.
! tis demonstratfon in honor Of The solemn and
Imposing event we this day commemorate. We
celebrate, not simply the completion OF the TWEEN
Z Z. ;s 9. n year Sslrs q Ehs sI Rs9ti &C., . 81 a EIps5. D aas sa
event In the history OF the Church replete with
traditional omens and associations, and pregnant
with prophecy tothe present, and. comhng gene
ratIons. 1t ID not an anniversary, nor a centenpary.
The worlds dme keeper must assign it q future
place. In the calendar, and eems Sle1tcoeTapae
must find q new term for Its definition. In tne
lapse or eighteen censnries.it tssn even tnat mas
occurred but once, and which may never occur
again Ia the course OF time. Ii, looms out4 before
1.-the ages that are to come Ire tho icFea.
ton the fall Of Adam the food, and
Ethe birth and crucldKiou Of the. Mediator and Re
deemer OF manklnd-to mark an epoch IN the
worlds history, and a fresh starting point 10 the
onward career Of Christianity. It's advent 10 vel
coined by the good and the wise OF al Chrlstlan
denominations and by the races and peoples OF
every cline, and far across the distant tnteryen.
ing seas the well wishes OF the faithful million
tongued are borne upon every bpeezs 20 tne seven
Hills OF Rome TO greet the aged anu Venefsoie
l f0ulIUs WlAOy o pLt5OACk ~ hhS t"neS
tile soldiery athis gates, tillretgns over the minos
aad the hearts OF the faithful. 49,
The Pspal co!ors which have traued and been
trampled In the dust by the assasstns OF Italy who
besiege his Holiness and threaten q fearful doom
upon the Eternal City, are to-day. seen climbing
the towers of Madrid and or Lisbon, OF
Milan and OF Vienna, and gon me m9aa.
tain peaks OF SwitZerloQd, amid tho blaze
.fof bonbres, we may this night eescry ,al along
the horizon the ensign OF the Papaoy, high s!ois
on the ascendant. 1t is the universally J. Of, thts
triumph. outpodring from the entire Catholic
heart, which furnishes . gauge by which we may
test the vast but, subtle power which the. rope OF
Rene wields. Sitting IN the nidstof-his mos.
deadly enemies, with an. armed guard. AROUND
by virtue OF his high oeace and his resplendsnt
virtues he'commsnds the homage, love aug usVE
uon of more subjects than any living monarch 10
\ Europe ca lain. But 1t IS the homage OF me
heart-nol. exterior show OF reverence Whlcn
Is attracted By the vain glitter OF earthly power
aud renown. His influence, widening and increas.
| Ing with the expanded progress:o or mapkind. Is
| more vIsibly felt to-day In the four quarters or tho
Siobe tnan it was By the early Christians who
sought refugel In tte catacombS or Rome, or SOAKED
| With their martyred blood the sawdust or tneH
man snphitheatre. From the days OF peleS qoWns
his power has never for an instant varied In the
light OF It's advancing rays, II has 8. en- the ten.
| Die OF heather Rome crumble into ruins, and the
| departing light Of che Western Empire, lor g Time
obscured BY the inroads or savage Gotas anu
Huns, revive aud shine forth agalnin is wonted
1t ia only meet aud proper that Christians OF at
denominations, at this time particularly, SHOULD
unite In. this tribute OF q worlds testimonial.
For the good OF society and the welfare OF man:
! Kind. Plus the TX deserves our sympatates. the
! most universally recognized EXPONENT ana repre-,
sentative {. the Christian Ut an M re asn tS, isspoo oh sSa
very brink Of the grave, q butt Tor the sneer OF
the inf lei and the ridIcule OF the atheist, ne pre-
sents In his sacred person the most formidable
living obstacle 80 those self-styled hunanltsrtans
onl Doufffuiofl- "wh0 nnHar t1A sRul9o a.AUO
spscious ~pretence Of prompttag the nappl-
mess and vel being OF man, are maaly
pulling away every prop or human society, ana
prosecutors OF Pope Plus to-day are the enemies
or Christianity, under every form, throughout the
world, Yhe church which 1t was e. one time
rights OF man, has become to be regarded con.
sentative. The contest now Wegtng s no longer
between the different sects OF CHRISTIAN worship,
bat the lines are drawn between ~Ghr!saanity on
the one. hand, and IMPLICITLY, atheism and an.
archy upon The other. The CHURCH Is accus I'd by,
dlssenters OF lettering the human Intellect, and 1f
keeping In check the higher forces OF mans
nature, and suppressing his free aspirations.
science, and repudtatiug revelation, is rushing
iuto license. IL is the church. fixed and lmmoy
able and unrelenting IN Its tenets, taat conlronls
aud is arrayed against Indifference anu
mind as we'll as the will and. the incltnatlons OF
man, and society has no secure stay without q
teacher that can conn maud the assent OF human
belief, as well as the power to restrsin human
without some recognized expuunder and authori'
tatlve interpreter OF Divide law, will be forever
tossed upon the pillows OF the shoreless ocean OF
s &C., t Be a spsss,f' ssslg nas H Rne v % lSss's p
.scieho SS.anGtht oppo1ents OF faith, have boldly
ton, and, under the lead Of such men as Fiske
and Huxley, Darwin aud Spencer, Comte and
Lewes, are leading their followers to q relectlon
OF all revelation aud all mystery. Flake consoles
his alssisles aa,ss h's tse Sr h sasssenk Io1S.
ty iib Sat az origins Of namas cSSscIence.
It Is the spirit OF absolute ~negatton OF oil forms
the s~enses-in other words, AatertaltSp, that Is,
anoat. 1t is this Juror that has lately drencned
Paris in blood. aud levelled TO the dust some or
-tae prosass:yinennmsa tsS or ,I ner pas. ,l gIsT Y the IL
dying Communist, as his last words In HE, =! am
amember OF the universal atheistical Republic"
r b this spltit that. has dethr0oed the roasSu 81
s IsTsf xa aqss; w fas asf IL !1ho Interest," s@sssn asd o fsr s rs
delight or the poor. It Is this. irrellGlous frenzy,
which knows no bounds. that recognizes and
obeys no commandments, and aims at the
tpe blade az Mazztni and the dagger OF Gar.
'ibaidi. ever raised to plunge the fatal blow
Into the heart OF the Head OF the Church.
1t has been strong enough to unnervs we.
" o y Va SAS
leave him q prey to the conflicting opinions or
divided cabinet. II To- this that has dimmed Aus.
trials Proud fame, made her weak and vacillating
powerless under the neutral, sickly,
halIipg policy Of Won Benst. 1t is this which
makes the nations towards and governments for
sake their peoples. Kings and princes have bow
ed down before, or been awed by this evil spirit.
they have turned their backs. upon the successor
OF the humble fisherman, and the church aban-
.aontng them to their ways VIII open Del neSsre.
latiops with the peOples-the. people. whose inner.
heart yet beats true 10 the instincts Of religion
These must be q lesson to be drawn from this
anomalous stateaf things. The extent and scope
OF ms lessor time will tell. Our knowledge of
human nature ana the teachings. OF his-
tory admontsh US that amid all these
crosses and shadows the star OF Beth.
fehem, which still shines In Its native
world Alright. The story OF Christianity has not
yet been fully told, and will not be. until, ehcir-
cling within its folds the whole habitaole globe,
its messenger via isspe from the Yatte4p TO 6ear
It's edicts and blessings to the fartherest ENDS OF
the earth. 1t Is impossible 10 separate Christian.
iy from the Popas. The proudest royal houses
line or the supreme Pontihs. That line We trace
bacR.in an unbroken succession from the Pope,
who crowned Napoleon in-the Nineteenth century,
% the sPopG. who croWned7Fepiu In the eighth;
and far beyond the time OF Pepin the august
dynasty extends till It y lost IN the twilight OF.
ttquity; but the Republic Of Venice was modern
when com pared with the Papacy, and the Repub.
Nc Of Venice Is gone, and the P0pacy remains"
lt remains to-day In the persona of Plus the Ninth, q
prisoner In the QuirlnRl, a. nan in decay, but the
Institution itseIl, full OF hope aud yi9Or. Twice
before has the present Pope been a prisoner, and
seemingly under more adverse circumstances, but
a a -, ,f,,1 ta hoo ~ ouoeh tnrnf10h. rho Hraa nf nars