The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-16
NEWS FROM ROME.
AFFECTING ALLoCUTIoN OF THE uoLl
FATHER.
lCorrespondence London Tnbletl


Correspondence London Tablet)
ROME, April, 1.-THE Holy Father re-
ceived this week numerous visitors who
were DESTROYS to pay him their homage on
the recurrence of the anniversary of his re-
turn from Gaeta, and of his escape from
the accident at st. Agnes fnori le mura.
On Sunday, the 18th, the Roman aristocra-
cy filled the Consistorial Hall. The Sena
tor of Rome, Cavaietti, and the former
Senator, Antici, and the beads of the great
patrician houses, with their sons and
daughters, were present. The Senator,
Cavaletti, read an address, in which the
loyalty and firmness which the Roman no.
bies have manifested towards the Pope
were dwelt on, and hopes were expressed
that the persecution of the Church would
! soon terminate. The Pope made brief
| reply, thanking the audience for their idel
ity to his person, and alludipg to the pres
ent condition of things in Rome. He then
walked down the Consistoriai Hall, speak
ing TO the ladies and gentlemen present,
and answering their requests. A large
mum Der of the mobiles, wearing decorations,
had private audiences in the Sarly pant of
the day, and the Anticamera Was tLronged
| with prelates and members of the Court.
The members of the various Catholic asso,
Citations of Rome attended on the 18th
(Monday) at the Vatican. The address of
the Circoo of st. Peters was read by Sig
nor Toll. This Association presented to
| the Pope four volumes containing the sig
natures of thirty thousand persons, priests
and lsymen, who had attended Mass and
received Holy Communion on this anniver-
eary, IN gratitude to God for the preserva-
tion If his Vicar.
On Tuesday, the 18Th, deputation was
received of persons of all nations Austria,
| land, Holland, Belgium, America, and
Australia, were represented. and also depu-
ties attended from Milan, Venic , Turin,
Cremona, Florence, and Naples. The Holy
Father left his private apartment at q
quarter to IL, poon, on toe l3sh., accom-
panied by eight Cardinals and by Monsig
nOrs Howard, Stonor, Kirby, and a number
of chamberlains and officials. When he
| reached the Consistorial Hall he took his
| seat upon the throne, while Prince Winds
chgratz read in French the address.
| After the termination of the reading of
| the address by Prince WindischgratZ, the
! Holy Father, after short pause, proceeded
to deliver his reply, amid the anxious ex-
pectations of his audience, who hung upon
| his every word. Slewly and deliberately
the Pope uttered the earl y sentences of the
speech, of which the following is q transla-
ton, and after little time, without any
apparent effort, but gradually, and as If
| led on by bis subject, became more ImPas-
| stoned, and toward the close of his speech
manifested considerable emotion. Many
of the hearers were effected TO tears when
the aged Pontiff appealed to Victor EN-
manuel and adjured him to sign no more
DEGREES againsS the Church. This speech
of Plus TX. was one of the most telling and
effective ever made in the Vatican. The
eye shone bright, every gesture was elo
! QueDt, and the articulation was, as of old,
mary eilously clear and distinct. The speech
loses much of its force by translation, es
pecially when rendered, as here, almost
| literally 1t WAS delivered in Italian.
ALLoCUTION OF TIE HOLY FATHER.
| "The words just expressed by you, in
the name of all this deputatiOn, give con-
| solation to my heart and at the same time
strengthen my courage for discharging
! freely and frankly my supreme duty to God
and His Church. 1t cannot be- denied, we
| live in evil times but yet it Is true wltbal
| that Jesus Christ when expiring on the
| Cross left to all his followers testament,
and in that testament is registered the pre-
cious inheritance of the Cross. True it is,
Christ did not forbid, nor was it ever for
hidden, to His Church, to have and possess
the means of living nay, this permission
| sometimes took the form of an lncnmoent
duty. The Lord Himself, during His meTci-
full soiourn upon earth, had whereWlthaI TO
live for Himself and His disciples, ana TOT
the poor Ipse DOminu8 Gus 1ntr''strd0Gnt
Anqeli tdmen dd informaduD EccIestum S@-
am Loc1slos habuiSsey legatur, ct a fdeti6as
obldtG cOnSerOans, ct SuOrum neceSsttattoHS
aIiisgue iRdigentibUs tri6uens tVen. Bedel.
" Notwithstanding all this, it is true thaG
the Cross is the legacy which Christ has
more particularly bequeathed to His
Church. Nor is this to he wondered at
For God has given to His Church the mis-
sion of ever teaching the truth, and the
truth brings forth hatred, and multiplies
crosses for the Church. The great men,