The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-06

opinion ofsne currents and tendencies prevalent
IN human affairs would probably be inclined to say
that they are right and Justified In their con-
vtction-that II the Church has little to expect
from civil rulers at the present day. 1t has yet less
TO hope Tor from them in any iuture to which men
OF these men, the majority OF the sacred Coilegep
What is their hope for the church, IL is simply
religious belief in the ndestructibity OF their in
stitution, corroborated and comforted by what ap-
pears to them the very encouraging teaching OF
history, The Church, they say, has been in quite
as bad If not In worse straits than il Is
now. And 1t has wonderfully and mi
TPa arns@s tS come sTompnanty out o. them
might lind IN these same teachings OF the past
grounds Tor believing that history will not, In this
dered at that men whose opportunities OF study
ing the tendencies OF the world around them are
their rank IN all the world, and who come To the
consideration OF the matter with conviction,
resulting from the teaching and pre- udlces OF
whole lifetime, that the permanency Of their
power and position has been mcacuiously guar
anteed to them by.theiCreator OF the word-it can
not be surprising. say, that such men. seeing no
humanity possible path oil eXtricatlon from the dlfii-
cuties around them, should be disposed to hold
iast 10 the iast 10 Claims when are to them
vital PRINCIPLES, and trust the future to what,
IN IN mundane language Is called the chap.
minds and words IS the clear promise OF
God that no gates OF he'll shall ever prevail against
oil the promise) the trpe-crowned king Pope, the
College OF Cardinals, the order OF bishops, priests
Church, sach as the councils, and specially the
latest council, nave established it, | oelieve this
to be correct representation OF the tone OF mind
THE SACRED COLLEGE.
IT Is q mistake, feel assured, to imagine-as
zeaots OF other creeds and outside strangers OF
no creed are often apt TO dothat the heads OF the
Roman clergy are worldly hypoclites. having no
real oeiief IN the doctrines they profess TO hold.
There may be few such men among them. And
II there were more such the future relations be-
tween the Church and the civil power in the differ
ent nations would oe likely to run all the smoother.
But IT may be safely accepted by the outside
the choosing the next Pope viii fall are fanatics
in their uncomfortable belief in the righteousness
and diviney promised ultimate victory OF their
cause. And fanatics are proverDial!y dangerous
One man the cardinals nave among them who
would be eminenty capable and htted-it cannot
think, be doubted-to assume the position OF
general chief in such Il warfare and struggle as
has been above spoken Ola struggle in which the
Catholic Church should ally Itself heart and soul
with those surglng and discontented masses OF
mankind which are seeking 70 overthrow the
wnole structure OF civil society as it at present
exists, and should make use Of their disahecflon
ana discomfort with the present order OF things to
make such tdbssld raSa OF the existing instltu-
4 tlous OF society as to leave no authority, no
1 power standing In the vast leveled plain OF
human lie save tnat OF the priesthood. 1t is a
vast, and TO many minds would commend itself as
! magnificent conception. Other priesthoods OF
other creeds and other races have, ere now, real
! ICED It, The days have been when the Roman
priesthood were not far rom the realization of it,
And assuredly none OF those who listened to Dr.
Isdore on ST. Patrick's Day can doubt tnat the
idea has presented itself to and been cherished by
/ IL. Is, L
have SAID, in the College OF Cardinals one man who
would. there is every reason to believe, be, as
the captain OF such an enterprise. 1t is the Car.
Emnsnss cardna Cullen placed on the throne
find the means In such an alliance OF
snaking, to It's foundation tie whole fabric
their places many OF the institutions and author-
ties which are showing themselves hostile to the
pretensions OF his Church do not THINK Tor my
own part that he would be ultimately success
lul In any such struggle But his own opinion
upon That point would OF course, be different.
But no such experiment Will be made. me men
III whose hands the issue Is are TOO timid, too
na n 70 give any SUCH man - Caru.n a
game. am Inclined to think that the College.
would be AFRAID to elect sncn q man, even II ne
their daring such step in Iavor OF non-ltalian.
The next Pope will be an Italian, as every Pope
elected in 1879, and died In less than two
years broken hearted at mis- utterly aD;
morals OF the Roman clergy. while leaving
the later utterly dlsgusted with the choice
trey uncongenial to Rome and all that 1t inherits.
The mistake has never been repeated and 1t will
not be repeated on the coming occasion. l think
1t may be assumed as certain that the next Pope
Will be an Italian.
WHAT THE coNCLAvE MAY DO.
Can anything beyond this be Predicted as to the
/ probabilities OF the issue OF the Conclave q? Some
thing, perhaps, but not very much. The story OF
the cOncaves which have elected the POpes Tor the
last three or four centuries ID exceedingly curious
and amusing reading; but 1t Is not ed1yIng read
ing t. good Catholic. 1t Is perhaps impossible
find anywhere else brought out in such strong re-
lief and vivid coiors the utterly mundane nature
OF contest which is said to he decided by the
special inspiration OF the Holy Ghost AS the
world stood and as the Papacy stood in the world,
it was scarcely possible that this struggle for
a place among the sovereigns OF the earth should
have been other than 1t was. But tile troubles and
trials OF the Church have done much towards
eievating its views above those OF slow ambition
and the pride OF kings" and the probabilities
that the Conclave which will be held at the
do nf PtuS w ha from
Church point OF view, the purest that has taken
place Tor long tne. That Is to say, the cardinals
really and truly and to the best OF their Judgment
consider to be the most likely to do well for the
But they may very plausibly tell themselves that
past experience has not shown such election to be
e be- sa a. .ns the cos
VIII probably be more entirely Tree and ndepend-
ent in its action, less medded WITH in any way by
sovereigns representatives Of the civil power OF
any sort than any concave for long time. The
moan they make about the difficulties they are
likely to be exposed TO IS all mere talk. Their
eminences know perfectly well that they will be
lett IN PERFECT freedom 10 elect wnomsoever they
Will. And the Conciave Will In all probability be
duly held at Rome, and doubtless within the pre-
cincts the Vatican. OF course the careful cacu-
lations OF PROBABILITIES made from q considera-
ton the character OF each Individual Of the Sa-
cred College, about twelvemonth ago. at a time
imminent have been very much thrown out by the
recent creation OF twelve new cardinas-a large
addition to the College, winch before that accession
TO its body only numbered iOrty.nve, OF the new
cardinals, however, by tar the most important
regards any speculations on the issue
OF the next Concave has since died, having
enjoyed the purple but very few days. This was
His Emlnence Father Tarquini the Jesuit. Great
ing sucn man cardinal was remarkable, and had
not oeen determined on without strong and def
mite motive 1t Is against the constitution OF the
Society OF Jesus that any member OF the order
should accept any ecclesiastical dignity, such as
that Of cardinal, or bishop, &c. But OF course 1t
rs IN the rope's power 10 grant dispensatlon rom
Whatever IL is probable, however. that such dis
pensation would not have been accepted by
jesuit, unless at the bidding OF the Superior OF his
Order. 1t must be considered. therefore, as GER
tain that 1t was the wish OF the General OF the
Jesuits tnat Father Tarquini should enter the
Sacred College. And sucn Is the nature and per-
lection OF jesuit discipline that the voice
OF a Jesuit iather In the conclaye would
have been. TO all intents and PURPOSES,