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LETTER FR0K ROME. .ai.st
ST. EDWARDS DAY AT THE VATICAN.
N ROME, Oct. 1s-The Feast Of St. Ed
ward, King and Confeesor, was commence
rated at the Vatican with special honor by
the Holy Father himself. In an Alloc1tion
Tot Trastevere, be drew d striking contrast
between the holy King of England and
certain other king rulers, and offcials
whom he did not need to name. The e,occa-
sion was an audience given to the sturdy
1 aTrasteverini, who came to the number Of
falsehoods that had castsa
:elur on their honor, by asserting that, they
Hhad taken part in the rejoicings of the Goth
Eof September. An address to that ehect,.
and embodying the feeliRga Of loyalty and
affection entertained by an important sec.
Ing been read, 81 rtheo Holy Father expressed
his gratifcation ut the demonstration, and
then went on to say -. R:trlz u, ~ ~
ST have also few words to'say to you
sz&Dr your, own good, and they eshaii be
e founded on the words of Holy Scripture
(which the Church brings before us this day.
1 She puts before US two kings; one is the
lie the holy king whose feast we are now
&keepings by the king in the parable Onr
fLord means Himself. From those who had
managed the 1aifaira Of his Kingdom the
king demands an account Of their admin
Narration. When the words of that para
$hougbt Of the account which the officials
ssjpf the financial departments Of the State
wiH Baye 10 render to Almighty God.
$sa IA 81, .know-for the facts may be read in
3 the public papers, know that every day
some cashier runs off with the cash, or
2 some forger forges with his pen, or some
official OF the post-office absconds with
#snotes which he. has abstracted from. the
d letters. In word, there is scarcely day
but the newspapers tell US of some fact OF
this sort. ..-.g.....a ...
0Now, to whom will these men give an
secountf Very few Of them are arrested.
They are swift and successful in their flight
s When then will core, the' Rfdde ratio
texn /? All it will come on that terrible
6lay when Jesus Christ shall say to each
ene of them Re3de rafioHens. Bat say
Aiso Wherefore 30 much corrpption
Wherefore such greediness after peir
Whereforer such forgetfulness Of God, Of
8he faith of religion = it isi because
apen have no faith and no religion.
5s'f. !" In all ages, doubtless, there were nm :
faithful administrators ). but never were
&here so many as in our day certainly not
Ia any other kingdom of Italy.
" SO it ID, that when men have neither
faith nor religion, when there is no fear o.
aod's Justice, and it is possible to escape
from Che Justice Of man, then it is thai
men rob without risk, and ruin everything
Il recollect person of distinction who
Is now deceased, who resided some year.
At Rome and was known to you all. Ihi'
man was not an infidel he was one O
hose who call themselves Liberals HI
nnce said to me / hear Mass on Sundays
and / 20 to communion at Easter That II
hll very well !; but know not what put Il
into his mind to question the Pope abou
2he eternity of hell-about the fire, ane
ehe tOrments.
"sI am persuaded,' he said, 'that ne
Garments exist; and that there is nothing
In hell'-(he believed in hell and eternity
.s-t nothing but gloom and melancholy
"I told him in reply that the words o
Jesus Christ were not about gloom ane
melancholy, but about fire. He did no
nv, Inn,oestitians deterndn, but He saiG
md He will say, Discedite a me "adted'ct' "
bHene Geternum.
q this man was, believed in q hell with 81
~ terrofs, what world those say wh'
a asuittsn vfkh q fgeaa aUnbelief-that un
lief which Is tanghs in Bone itself.f
q It has come to rass - Rome that
ocbeF asisef a hoy, VVhete Is God = ant
3 claild answered /: : God is In heaven, oI
Ftiis and eyery where's, and the maste
pli6d: 81 DO not Bee Him he is not I'm
~ NV t3esls % q ~ 3 {SSd SO ~
@ This is how they turn faith into mock
n, because God has given them over to
Inverted mind.
30 Obi let us guard, let us jealousl
ward in our hearts the precious treasur
81 the, faith; and let us be assured tha
here'is an eternity to come, and that;
ill r. blissfal lfsns the good, and miserab!
for sseiJi .hy 1SfaFlie, for the sinner
slhdependstSfS do, meanwhile, to ei