The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-15

Ma earth. INIT 40 destitute of Armies, of fleets,
and Of treasures, that he has not been aUie ~
patrimony Of St. Peter, against the emissaTWies
of o wicked man and q bad prince, henry ~,
Emperor of Germany. He appealed 20 Cna
CHRISTIANS in that very city In which Christ
himself had lived and preached, ana a .S;.
and what was the instantaneous result OF tn.s
dscoursef shall quote for you tae ,e1t of
Robert the monk, who witnessed what No h"s
narrated.
".No sooner had the Pope concluded his dis
course than one of the cardinals. by name Nre-
CORY, FRUSTRATED himself before all who were
present, and in the name of all made genera
Confession and all, like him, struck their breasC
with compunction when they declared !nelI
past iniquities, and all, with him, pray ed !or
absolution from their sins; and absoiuti l1
Papal benediction impaired to them, then was
permission given to each ana al 10 te'u nr1sr
their respective homes And now. IN orueI
that it might be made apparent 70 Yas not the
work of man, but of God, this fact soon cah9
| to be notorious (and of its perfect accuracy =
am myself, after diligent invesmga.aon,d ay on
which those things were said and done at Ger Ter
mont, il Auyergne, the fame Of them was IKE
herald, OF messenger OF snch q. 81 m, ssr.S
| shaking mons hearts with the tidiggs as l..
they were an earthquake; at once it was known
| to all thlfmaritime islands OF the ocean Snas
| the crusade to Jerusalem had been resolved
| upon in this Council; tidings they were, IN
sooth, that impaired q glorious exultation 70
the Christians, but to the infide1 Persians, ana
Sueh tidings inspired the former with magma
nimity, but ~ regards the latter, filed them
with fear and terror. No human agency couid,
if with one breath so FIJI al psrts h 9, te
world: the Spirit Of God can DO tna' WHICH "
Upon the following day Pope Urban con
vened Synod of the bishops, IN ORDER tna1
aided by their counsel, he might deternl1 %
who should preside over the mighty mnltitaa 40
that had now determined on proceeding 20 tns
Holy Land. With one assent the BISHOP % y
Pow was elected to the high office, because o.
his great knowledge, his admirable life ane
actions and of his wondrous science in spirit
, ual aud temporal affairs i,
, "Oh! what o vast variety OF persons
, eyery age, and of both sexes, determined, II
: consequences of that Counsel, to abandon home
t Office and country, to take up the cross anu
. proceed on the road to the holy sepuichre'
, "And here,n continued Gunbilda, "iet m
t remark to you, so far from this vast multlt1d 9
j, being moved by the command OF any eaarn
q of Europe are Indifferent or are hostile aLlk
2 to this sacred enterprise and to our HOLY fs
i Their, the Pope, with whom 1t has originatsst
The King of England, that foul tyrant and IL
d, spoiier Of the Church, William Rufus, is alon
n remarkable for his wickedness and his cruelt!
a the Emperor of Germany is Henry ", Tn
great enemy
and the supporter of schismatical rebels again'
l. the Pope: and as regards the King OF France
IA he is at this moment under the ban OF excon
munioation by the Pope because ae p Xioiate
i, the sacrament Of marriage. sucs are our p
d tentates Of Europe, and they are opposed !.
is the Pontiff and this crusade, whist tney IA,
p- the poor and tho humble-the poor IN WoTlo
"a wealth and the humble of heart; and the lea,
Of this enterprise are gallant soldiers s .
e. land to equip themselves, arm their follower
lis and deftsy the expenses Of the war; or tn.
ed are wealthy mobiles and p,ous princes; e.. W n
no in order that they may expose themselves
II sickness, suffering, and even death, In the no
ay of rescuing their fellow Christians from Pers
4 cution. and giving to Jerusalem o Christi
nm liberator. Even from the very couch whe
,se thou now reposest, haveabut to lose fold
.ss this tent, and can point out to thee the qua
yn tors of the leaders of onr army"
on "sI pray you, lady, to let me look at the
re- though it be but for q moment" said the ma
on en- In o quivering tone Of voice, which show
in how deeply she was affected by the obser'
tions of the Princess Gunhilda.
en-. "There, my child, !" observed the matron, Z
to folding roll of the tent and drawing porti
vi. of it back, SO rs to make q species Of curt'
led forth with all the eager curiosity Of Chi
Ion there" said Gunhilda, pointing to the ont
most group of tents, the most distant from
by self, and the nearest to the nesieged city
~. the illustrious Tancred, Prince of Tarentr
he and in the same division Roger of Burnavi
on. and Adam, the son of Michael, with their
fol- lowers. IheI mein auty IL w MetSu suu
beleaguered city. There, where thou perceiv
mi, the hill begins to slope into the plain, is
ora toned Behemond, with his valiant band
n1e warriors. Next tn his are the tents of the '
III liant Baldwin. Directly in front Of us are
orc ORC tents and soldiers of Robert, Duke of Norm
snt, dy, and Robert of Flanders, and to both
isly common the task is especially assigned of
i'm. lacking the walls of Antioch. Behind thu
ye' and again more near to us, but with tents
OIL soldiers occupying far wider tent of grou
~ so as to prevent the possibility of access
me Antioch, are the men under the comman,
BE Stephen of Blois, and Hugh the Great, brot
IN of Philip, King of France. Such are the fol
ONE that Europe has sent to the Holy Land,
our upon the day that this army commenced
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