The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-30

United States OF America and Canada. We nave
come from Tree country where true liberty ~
thoroughly understood, Tor there we suffer no per,
conscience. We have left our country, our homes
our families ana our temporal anairs to come and
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been our iervent desire to behold, face 70
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cross which sheds q halo OF glory around your
august head. Our tongues iail 10 give utterance
unison, expressive OF our submission, respect and
love for Your Holiness. The greater your ardict-
lions the stronger wares our love FOR yon Bus
the lot or the just for only the just suffer persecu
non. We pray God, nevertheless that your CHAINS
cutors may be opened, and that seeing their error
they may restore TO you the States OF the Church
and title, established by the sword OF Pepin and
Chariemagne Since our country IS especially con-
secrated to the Immaculate Virgin, We have thought
IL meet, as preparation Tor our visit to Your H0
uess to prostrate ourselves, hrst ut the grotto OF
Our Lady OF Lourdes, who degned not TO call her
self as conceived immaculaten until your defni-
ton went forth tn the world Our Blessed Mother
In calling herself conceived immaculate seems
to haze nad IN view three objects-to confound I'M
believers. to have homage rendered to the truth
OF the immaculate conception and to prove to
sceptics your own infallibiity as head Of the
that this dogma Ia now an article Of your "Credo."
In that ointment. which has lately sprung up as
the Catholic religion has Increased wonderfully
nay, mraculousy. Let not our love Tor
you be matter Of surprise. You are the first and
only Pope whose sacred feet ever touched our soil
Where from every quarter OF the earth such
demonstrations or love and obedience are being
made let US nope that the hour Is not far away
when there shall be but one mock and one shep-
held. We, the first pilgrims Oh America, have
come to THIS holy CITY, NOT 70 ouer you rich gifts
infinitely more precious. We are ready to make
every sacrifice Tor you and our holy religion. May
~ lAv.rvo no VrA hnnA ~ thA hnx
Church. You have seen the years OF Peter; may
God preserve you to witness the triumph OF our
1o ase hV paa az
to bless our country, our families and ourselves,
and humbly pray you to accept the small presents
which we lay at your feet,
THE ANSWER OF HIS HOLINESS.
At moment when the Church OF Jesus Christ is
Church with mist and darkness-at that very mo-
ment God, with His omnipotent breath, dispels
the darkness and the MIST and shows to the
world the beacon which guides us pilgrims on this
earth and points out the course which leads to the
haven. All the dtEerent enemies endeavor to OBJ
scure this Church in various ways. There are
those VINO obscure 1t with deceit and hypocrisy,
ana they are an imptous sect, who lntrude them
only to regulate rites and discipline but perhaps
even the dogmas Of this spouse OF Jesus
Christ. There are those who use contempt, mock
in the Church or God which they know not and
understand not. There are those, finally. who,
holder still raise the hand and the sword and
make themselves cruel prosecutors OF the Church
of Jesus Christ But this Church; no, ~ VIII never
able. And it Is for this reason that to-day it Is
object Of wonder to the world, to angels and to
men. She is prosecuted everywhere she is per-
secuted in her clergy; prosecuted In her people.
But her strength causes even her enemies to say,
I'VE did not think OF finding so great faith IN
bear magnificent testimony to this truth.
On. yes repeat with the prophet lsslas,
ar "
sons have come from aiar." These sons aud these
daughters have come from distant lands, "oearing
feared neither the nardships of the voyage the
distance OF your destination towards which you
were bound crossing me woe ocean TO PROSTATE
her sanctuaries In France, and thence direct your
steps towards this Rome, destined by God as tn Q
See OF His Vicar. and for that reason made mark
for the anger OF unbellevers and their blasphe-
nous proanities. But, notwithstanding this, God,
with His RIGHT hand points her out in
of truth and noursher Of faith. May
God bless yOu beloved souls, and may He, the
Lord, turn His gaze towards your country, new
land. q new and vigorous nation where the prod
ucts of nature and industry flourish wonderfully,
liberty. There the true believers are multiplied.
and numerous conversions have necessltated the
erection of many new dioceses. But, while we
beseech God to turn His gaze on this His ne W
vineyard, let US beseech Him also that He may
deign to remove from His vineyard all that does
Caivinists the Anglicans, the Methodists and 50
many other sects are wandering over the immense
superfces Of the United States it may please God
to bring the light Of truth to 80 many
millions Of souls, that they also may enjoy the
fruits Of divine redemption. May God confirm
from the high heaven these few words which his
unworthy Vicar addresses to you. And you, who
for short time left your country to come to Eu-
rope and receive IN Rome the blessing Of the Vicar
of Jesus Christ unite with me in prayer to obtain
from God the multiplication Of laborers for the
sss% Of such n 0as that sowing
time reap the fruit In benedictions-"Qut IN
lachrvnts seni1aGnt In ernltattOne ct benedctiont
bus netant." May God reconduct you to
your homes In the full spirit Of charity,
which, being di1usive make your relations, your
friends and your fellow citizens partcipators Of
Let mothers be c0ns0led In seeing their children
grow up In the holy fear Of God: fathers in be-
holding the fruits OF their honest tra1c and CON-
merce multiply. Let this benedcti0n extend over
the whole OF that great continent, and make II
more worthy Of heavenly fav0rs. Finally may IL
accompany you on the voyage to your country, on
the voyage Of life and may II be with you al the
hour OF death, In that moment when you Will yield
your souls into the hands OF God, to praise Him
and bless Him all ages-Benedictt0 Del Fdtyts Ell
Flft ct Spir-ftuS Sdnctt deSCe1dGt super UOs et
WQTeGt Sen1pN. Amen.