, 1874-07-09

proteata aEa!nat tho unnrpation Of tho temporal
don,lnions Of tho Holy SEQ, against Tie Hpolia~
tton OF the religious ordern, and, tn lno ngainst
~ thc hacri'egious acts committed by tho ene-
mica OF tic Church Of JosuB ChrlHt. In roncw-
inR those protoBratiunB havo. besiioa, motive
nuggeascd by an extraordinary ciroumntanco. 4
llttlo ttmo ago Home pcoplo addreasod me- AZ vol
viva soco as oy writing, certain dosiroB tending
70 eatab'iHa rupprochament botueen us and
the now-oomera.
THE last letter. which is atil upon my table,
u written Wit much cnlnuesB and rcB1lect.
ThoJ toll mo n 1t That, boing tho Vicar OF q
uoo OF Of roace; .,n ought to pardon all tho cno-
nlcasion with Which I have loaded thoir CON
HcienceB,
''And observe horo that tho rcvo1utlonarios
20 Ct two kinda: ono hss imuglned and
LAS adhered 10 It whIe dreaming Of happineus,
OF progrosB, and OF Hoino unknown earthly nata-
dtac, without Booing that they would rcar tribu-
lations, tormenta, and thousand mlseraos.
1.-THE first. obstinate In their hearts, aro the
Pharsohs Of our ago; hard as tho mllstono,
m act Of tho greatoat goodness would not
soften them. The second TO whom belong thoao
who speak to mo In low voice. and who write
to mo with sentiments Of ofsmodoration), scoing
wealth, to Eicllee, to tho prosperity Of which
they dreamed. therp haa succeeded delugo Of
OWLS, with ta1oH &nd euormoun oppreealonB, OK
pDrienco stinga Of conaciepce for having CO.
operated IN producing this state Of things,
a''d they appeal TO my 'seutinsnta Of ponce
experience s!lngsl And for what eood2 Saul
experienced thom also, wllcn, wounded to death,
and to DO delivered frLm tAom, ho prayed tho
Amalokfto Ho!dier to kill INN! Stand over MIC
aud slay mo, Hinco uintrcaa overwi1elms me.'
And the soldier dared to kill him, and took away
from him that little llio Which remained to him,
Tor which ho was mortally punished by Davld.
And what do thcy atm at7 That tho Pope will
the Pope should initiate tho auioide Of tho un-
happy sau! Oh, inBon*ats counaols. II tho
Amalokite did not esoapo tho ohastisomont Of
David. could tho Vicar Of tho Etornal Bishop OF
our own souls escape tho chHBtisemont Of God
they ask. l say, for n,odus pive,,ii! And Is .
t'!odas u1ucndi q way Of Iiying) possible with All
adversary Who Is continually armed with mo-
dts nocendi (wny Of hurling), with nodus
dsrs'tdt dy,a. g. way Of s,oang) Tith n.ods
ctdendi q way Of killing I Itan tho calm over
90 roconctled with the tempest which bolloHs,
and rincs up, beating down everything, toarln8
up tho roots, mud destroying all that It finds in
its wav.
"What shall We do, then, venerable brethren,
10, to whom 1t las boen said: Stats IN domo
Del, ct In afi7is domus Dea nost,i (You Hsnud In
tho housn Of God and tho halls OF the house Of
0od)7 Wo shall bo united with the Episcopato
which In Germany, in Brazil. md In all tho
Church givos luminous proofs Of constanoy aud
filn,neas. We will unte ourselves to 1t and to
oil the souls doar to our Lord, and We Hhail be
constant In prayer, demanding patience and cour-
age to combat cur enemies; but not with sword
III hand, for JeBus Christ co.nba:a with tho croHa
mud the cross will be our nr1n, aud We shall Sup
pltcato God for thom, mover conforming our
solves to their principles, but condemninE the
poltro0ns who repeat, In their cowardco, What
will you do? How will you do it7' an imbece
question. worthy OF tho worms Of tho earth, but
not of men.
"Conrage, then. Deused Mary, whose feaat
we celebrate to-day under tho title Of Auritium
CHRIS ttano'7t'n, inspires uB. Tho Gath OF May,
destined for this feast, has been occupied this
year by tho feast Of the Holy Spirit, the Spo,,se
OF MarY. Let thts coincidence augment Our con-
hdence. As A1nry has protected ono Pins, who
crushod tho pride OF tho Turks; Us she pro-
tected another piuH to crush great imperial
pride. no. at this hour, Bho protects tho lonst
Plus, and his 500, attacked by thousand differ
ont enemies. And aa sho Inns conqueotd apt1d
Echtnadas insutas {st the Islands of Egina}, aa
sho has conquered apnd Saponana (at Sayonaj
the molning ofa now victory will como apud
6anctum l'cl,um tat st. reter's).
May God blcsB ne, uiB unworthy Vicar, and
You, my co-1aborors in tho administration OF Hin
Church. And may He by this bouediction
plunge our hearts in the fire. Of His love. May
the gnmo boncdtctiou descend upon tho EpiBco-
pata, tho religious orders. and especially upon
the poor religious, 10 i-trentad and oppressed.
May it deacond upon families, upon fathers and
mothers, in fine upon eYelybody. Aud may It
DO the pledge Of tho eternal benodsction which
God will give ua at our departure from this life,
Besedicfio Del, etc."