The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-05

vincible defender OF the Same liberty, St Anseim
In tue iotowlng terms :-"I0d loves nothing IN the
world so much az the liberty OF tine Church. Let
those who care less to serve the Church than "a
dominate her consider themselves the enemies o.
T rs C3d wisn,s HIS spouse, the ohurcn 70 oe
Therefore we cal upon you and seek to inname
YOUR pastoral vigilance aud the zeal wnich anil
mates you Tor the welfare oil the house OF God, 80
that you may do your best 10 remove the danger
when - approaching: Take great COURAGE 70
Is In every sense worthy OF your virtue We
feel certain that you viii display neither less cour-
age nor strength than our other honorable breth
Ien VINO elsewhere, amid the most bitter trials,
having become In the MIDST OF contempt and per-
secution spectacle, endure with Joy for the
goods, but even In chains sustain the combat OF
griei But our hopes are not all pliced on your
own own strength, but on God: This matter concerns
u.s. I'm the world you will be prosecuted, but nave
confidence ! have conquered the world.".
we therefore, who BY virtue OF our Apostolic
charKe, In which the grace OF God Strengthens our
weakness, have been placed at the head as guide
in this cruel warfare against the Chnrcn, we re-
peat and praise the WORDS or the SAINT OF Ianter-
bury who thus expresses himself In words which
admirably SUIT our times :-.'Ihe war which the
themselves and the Almighty" Therefore, we
only desire OF them what the Eternal God when
he made himself flesh lett to the Church as His
Uplft your hearts, therefore, with us in faith and
IN iove OF CHRIST, or the protection OF the Church.
authority and the wisdom which you SHARE Tor no
good viii beiall them as long as the Church Is de.
prlved OF liberty We have confidence in you
all the more because the cause or God
It IS certain that we should prefer. much
rather, to suffer temporal Ills than assume
the trials OF disgraceiul servitnde. For the
issue OF this struggle has Tor posterly this signln-
cance-that the church viii be eternaly afflicted
May God preserve us from this, or else that she
enjoy an eternal liberty. But as you will have to
direct our efforts to prevent the dangers which
menace the Church, by your authority and by your
wisdom, you will readily acknowledge that nothing
would be more oppOrEune or useful than that you
should examine IN common council the proper
means whereby to attain this Oh ect. While they
attacking the Church 1t is your duty to protect
the faithful; but the wall OF defence Will be
stronger, the more unanimous and united your
Efforts are, and the more carefully and zealously
studied and arranged the means you employ TO
ax, alter common deuberaton, . sure
permit you coniormably with the duties your
position imposes on you, to combat In common
accord the evils whica menace the Church. and
tatlon is necessary III order that we may not APP
pear TO have neglected our duty in such an
that even without !. the exhortation you
would nave done your duty. Further. we
have not abandoned the hope that God will with
draw these existing evils, and what encourages
us thus to hope Is the devotion and iath of our
well beloved son in Christ the Emperor and King
Francis Joseph, whom We nave pressingly adjured
in a letter addressed TO him this day, never to
allow that IN his vast empire the church be sub
Jected to an lgn0minious servitude and his CathO-
lie subjects to great Affections
But as the number OF assailants OF the Church is
great as each assault Is emlnently dangerous, you
can at least persevere without lear. May He tleign
TO guide your decisions and sustain you by HIS
strength and all powerful protection, SO that
you may decide happily and realize all that
may help the glory OF His name and
the welfare Of souls. AS sign OF this divine pro-
lection and OF our particular love we impart to
each OF you dear sons anu venerable brothers, as
also to the clergy and the faithful under your
charge, our Apostolic benedictiOn.
Given at Rome, near st. Peters, March T. 1874
and in the twenty-eghth year oil our Pontlfcate.
Plus Pr. TX.