The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-06-28
eorulng Star and Catholic Messenger.
HKw ORLEANS. SUNDAY. JUNE IS. 1879.
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RssoTed That THIS assembly OF the Catholici
Of New Orleans hail with Joy and tbs ksgivin
this twenty ghth return of the day when, by
the choice of the Holy Ghost, Plus the Ninth
was made the Sovereign Pontiff and 1nfallible
Teacher of TIE Church of God:
Resolrcd That while we deplore the persecu-
fions which the Church and her Universal Pas
tor on earth are made to suffer from Cesarian
intrusion, usurpatiun and sacTilege, We behold
with triumphant qualification the ipdomitaole
courage and sanity grandeur with which that
earthly pastor has withstood the attacks OF
those enemies the evil one has prompted and
arrayed to trouble and oppress him and his
flock:
Rssolrea, That our prayers are offered up that
the health and longevity of our great Pope
may be continued, that he may live till his
Prosecutors are all confounded, that be may
see the day when the Church shall enjoy rest,
and when, in peace, she will pursne her supreme
mission-the moral and religious conversion of
the world.
The President then recalled to mind the fact
that year ago the Catholics of this city had
adopted resolutions expressive of their feelings
concerning the persecution of the Church in
Germany. Since then. he continued, the tide
of persecution has crossed the Atlantic. In
South America, in q country ruled by Prince
springipg from an old Catholic family, and
from whom. consequently, we had a right
to expect better, an attempt is being made to
enslave the Church. The committee had pre-
expressing the indignation of the Catholics of
New Orleans at
THE PERSECUTION IN BRAZIL.
Whereas. the Right Rev. Vital, Antonio Con
salves d'Oliveria, Il shop Of Olinda, has been
prosecuted and condemned, by the Ministry
and Judiciary OF the Brazilian Empire, TO four
years imprisonment at labor, for having cou-
Tageously and religiously performed his sacred
duty in the preservation and enforcement of
the dogma and disciDll N of the rburch Df Cod.
Whereas. the Brazilian Government has pre-
sumed to dictate to the Church what persons
shall be received and retained in her commun-
ion, and has sought to deprive her of her sa-
cred right of determining whom she will ad-
init as worthy or exclude as unworthy of
membership
with arbitrary and outrageous Inconsistency
lent their power to the members Of secret So
cieties who have forciby intruded themselves
into Catholic associations and guilds, while
they uphold in favor of those same secret So
cieties the right of being for themselves the
Eoe judges of all petitions for admission and
of all causes of exclusion:
Whereas, Outstanding that His Holiness
Plus IN approved the course of the Bishop of
Olinda, in interdicting the would be Catholic
Guilds into which the members of the secret
societies had intIuded themselves, the Brazil
ian Government has not only cruelty punished
the Bishop for having thus exercised his lrgi-
innate authority, but also for having publish
ed the approbative Brief of our Holy Father,
the Pope;
Whereas, these acts are an attempt of the
government of Brazil and it's subservient judi
ciary to usurp the exterior discipline of the
Church, and to set the secular power owe:
spiritual authority In matters conce rning faith
and morals:
We, the Catholic people of the Archdiocese
clare:
That We regard the persecution of the Bishop
OF Olinda Tor acts done in accord with religious
dnty, as an outrage upon the liberty of con-
science, not only of the Bishop himself, but of
the faithful under his apostolic keeping:
That we thank God We live under a consti.
Iutional government which, far from inter
iering with the action of the Church, guaran-
tees her, in common with every other peace
Abie association, whether religious or secular,
equal liberty, integral rights and entire self
government
That while We deeply sympathise with the
suiferings of TIE Right Rev. Bishop, we con-
gratnlate him on the heroic manner in which
he denied the jurisdiction of the court, re-
trained from making any defense, accepted and
bore this great trial of his loyalty to the
Church of God and we rejoice to hear of
tho perseveripg hrmness with which he has
refused to yield to coercion instigatod by the
That We view with pride and satisfaction
the vigorous support this glorious Bishop has
received from Ills Grace the PIiu,ate and the
Prelates of Brazil, and from the Catholic clergy
and laity of that country in general, and We
echo with them the words of the Ri rht Rev.
Vital himself: "a Bishop claspng the Cos
POI 10 DEea6C ana win the Cross his
hand, is invincible."
These resolutions were unanimously adopted
and the meeting adjourned.
TELEGRAMs.
During the day His Grace, the Most Rev.
Archbishop, sent the following telegram to
the Holy Father:
NEW ORLEANS, June 81
His kminence Cardinal ntoneri, Rome:
The Archbishop of New Orleans and his
S1nraGan Bishops, greeting the Holy Father
with thanks to Almighty God on the 2sth an-
nlVeIsary of his coronation, humbly implore
apostolic benediction.
PERCHE, Archbishop of New Orleans
On Monday evening this answer as received
by His Grace
Nest Row. Perche, Archbishop of New OrleanA:
Your good wishes and those of your suffra
Gans were very agreeable to the Sovereign
Pontiff who, while returning thanks, sends to
all of you, very aaectiOnately, the benediction
which You ask of him.
j. CARDINAL ANToNEGIi
The Militant Union of the Cross, ever fore
most in its loyalty to the Pope, sent it's greet
ing thus;