The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-25
The New Cardinals.
ADDRESS OF CARDINAL FRANCHI AND REPLY
OF HIS HOLINESS.

{ himself and all his most eminent COL b
eagues. Cardinal Franchi said: h
Most Holy Father, called as we are by
IN act of your Holiness's sovereign good
Tess to become members of the Sacred :,
College, our FIRST feeling is one of earnest !
devotion, to express to Yourself those SEN
siments of gratitude which is deeper 1han
aven the conviction We have of our own
1t is in the days OF the
Church's mourning that your Holiness mas
raised us to this high dignity; it is In the
against the Bark of Peter, and it is this
which makes your act of fatherly benevo-
lence doubly precious to US, because you
thereby invite us to share with yourseii III
the conflict which you are waglng agalnsC
your implacable foes ana a, oeeaV w;tb you
the battles of the Lord. Most Holy Father;
if, in ordinary times, the Cardlnalitial
dignity presents 80 many duties 20 Do
fulfilled, how much more serious are those
which it exacts of us in the unhappy 6lmes
in which we are now living! A.. ..;
"Your Holiness knows we'll tne sentl
ments which apimate each one OF MS out
YOU will graciously be pleased to hear us
,Teueat once again our hearts firm and de-
cided protest never to depart from your
side, ready as we are to share WIN your
Holiness the bitter chalice of persecution
and of calamity, to brave every sort of suf-
feriug in the security of the Catholic taith
and, Il need be, to shed our blood for the
defence of the eternal principles, and tor
conservation of the rights and preroga-
tives of this Apostolic See. To attain tnls
lofty end, we reckon on the alo OF Sno Iii H;s
humble servants; and we reckon also on
the example which your Hoingss na,.S
q presents for our imitation. Your dol1es ~
Ahaying become o model OF charicy apu vi
fortitude, is spectacle OF 81 suu n,an Viii
tAto the world, to angels, and TO men. Wi
$your Holiness deign to accept once mose,
&focether with these professions OF gu,
tHf;lial attachment and reverence, the gooo
4 wishes which we address to you Tor tne
representation of your precious Me- Mh anu the
y %Chnrch. May God grant that your Hon
II ness NAV soon behold the end OF the evli'
Mxvhich now afiict the Spouse OF Cnrls1
iSsmay YOU see your erring children return
e AGAIN to the seat of truth, the only haroo
aZ of safety may you see our h9ly ieHs an.
nrosper in all quarters of the giooe am
es this shall be the recompense when U s
:, ,es in store for His Vicar, 80 shall IL ne -
ans. who have been chosen to De co-opeie
F1Eors with him, the greatest of the Joys an
= Qualifications which we sha,! hayo oNpe
I1kFienced in the course OF our lives.
IT. With visible and deep emotion, the ho'
lat &,ther replied as follows
W w thank YOU for the sentiments who
ia Il Cd, ave lust expressed to me, ana WINS
rso1ssere e. me a great subject OF consolael.
inns and of oy in the midst of my trlo9iat'o,
land sorESws. God has been pleased TO !, u
On. me- but sSe by side with suner bg the al,
Is til of perils. Sblst contemplating the evi
b at which have Nsehed down this poor ltal
ion We have thougSt upon the means whereo
> of according to tnsneasure of Our strepgt
i, anU We m,gns apt remedy T." men, to ma
ed Extraordinary proNsons for the vaca
and Rishonrics. God has Seioned to bless o
Az Efforts, and these pESisions of Bisho
,lecteAwere to Us source ottasolation and j.
isnse3 The new pre rsatest demoS reee e
,surer WI resnect, not, indeed, Goverpmt
ady, 2danSits Ministers, but by tThole of
;-Armsl rNAolie populations. Thans no the en-
james E5etc and zealous action Oh ~ bolo
fojPelaV averywhere and emerge SS, ~
NeTns enoars and the dificalkE 0q
1Ho0'e therefore. to God Our solemn y
ention. svR tnei 1ot !, was not to Italy alepS
IT road T IA duties to discharge oS;sctI
thJniversal Chorcn wefe iii III; Of God
sos, If Onr trials should be Inc
# Fifty I'd ~ permitted Us TO be deprive
the fin: 60 ,oatha and their infrmltIes,
y s0rIy osirtauce OF a large number Oh Snoeo
he pub Whad aoo1G us u.s. ITniversal, We
once or m nt of the CAuiS" 80 anlivhten q
signing, foe implored OF Hou w .'.rd 70 ri
GOWN. aulport Us, aud hoV!ne Id; nm ri
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France, therefore, though" whosa wei
egations wbse intelligence, 9nu c;rcnme
s State, d.sotedness, under 80 may e,,;no
cir num- sraciany marked you out Ss n'UnS
er, Rev. s1 Onr choice. And, In using wv
ventura 70 ,yonld speak not alone OF
,eeu lay Tou, ,rasantt but also of those t
ate the arc mere Pi ~ I've called you, t
ey lately fa' away. Wr;ng With us in the
9TH, near tia honor Oh snH 1aiS Cburch. Her
;IETT. you form p1LS St,oso association v
j, 1874. Cafalnaais 81 I'm inch etrength, 80 man.
paper, to i "a ~ tb;s place, the solemn aud