The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-26
TEE GERMAN PRELATES
An Address from the Archbishop of To.
rontO and Canadian Bishops.
CONGRATULATIONS AND SYMPATHY
Pontifical Recognition of Ledochowsk1s
Courage and Zeal.
ST. MICHAEL's PALACE, \
TORONTO. Canada. April %, 1875.

ST. MTcHAEL's PALACE,
TORONTO. Canada. April 20, 1881
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
DEAR SIR beg to send You for publication the
English translation OF our Joint letter to the
bishops OF Germany. trusting that you win give II
place in your excellent journal which, being
most extensively read throughout the world
opens It's columns to the combat forliberty. In
few days we shall send O copy OF the same letter
ior publication to the journals OF Europe the
struggling Catholics or Germany want . cheer
from America.
have the honor 20 be, my dear sir your most
obedient servant
tJoaN JOSEPH LYNCH, Archbishop OF Toronto.
TO HIS EMINENcE CARDINAL LEDocHowsKI AND
TO THE ARcHBIsHops AND BISHOPS OF GER.
MOST REVEREND LORDS AND VENERABLE BROTH
ERs IN CHRISTI
We, the Archbishop and bishops OF the Province
OF Toronto in Canada, taking occasion OF our re-
union at the conservation or our venerabls
brother. the Bishop of Kingston, beg to address
you In the language OF the Holy Scripture soon
Jo,tamint ct estote utrt.n We admire your apos
tolic courage, we reverence the prisons and the
chains that witness your sufferings for Christ
You have chosen rather to obey God than man,
and for the mlnment OF your sacred ministry
you by our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Eternal Pastor OF souls, who governs His
kingdom on earth, the Cnurcn, through your min
lstry and not through the ministry OF the princes
OF this world Tue holy spirit of God has placed
over His Church bishops ana not princes. Bishops
are the judges OF true ana false doctrine, and
judges OF what is right in the discipline OF tue
Church. 1t Is the ONCE or the bishops to watch
over the education OF youth and especially OF can.
ddates Tor the sacred ministry, to admit the
worthy and reject the unworthy. to appoint pas
tors OF souls 1t is to the bishops alone that the
their sacerdotal functions Ii Is the duty OF bIsh
ops uphold the good pastors OF souls and TO sus
tain them In their struggle with the world; to re.
prove, exhort and even to remove from the sacred
ministry, independently OF any civil government,
priests who become unworthy OF their position.
Your Lordsnips have before your eyes what has
unhappIly befallen the Church in England, where
prosecutions caused first schism and then hereay
ana the degradation OF the clergy ana PROCLAMATION
OF sacred things Your faithful people, thank
God, are not prepared 10 receive an order Of
things totally at variance with the institutions OF
Wit
prived as they are by the iniquity OF tyrannicAl
government. OF their true and legitimate pastorsi
bur we glory In the nrmness and faith with which
they condemn the enactmeDts OF their despotlc
rulers, which, having no binding power because
not founded upon justice and TRUTH. refuse even
sacred things rom sacrregIous and polluted
hands. We admire your devoted clergy, VINO.
though their chief pastors are struck in your
sacred persons and vast numbers OF themselves
thrown into prisons for duty and conscience sake.
are s,iu neither overcome nor even dispersed,
but glory in their surerings Tor chIisrs sake.
we are delighted to learn that our Holy Father,
to mark his appreciation OF your heroic suner nsi
for the altn has been pleased TO raise 10 the most
eminent dignity Of Cardinal one OF your venerable
body the illustuous Archbishop OF Posen, SIN In
chains. Courage, then, most reverend brothers
and confessofs or the faith, the Catholic world
beholds you with admiration and glorles In your
nrmness. Embracing you with brotnery aTecuos
ana profound veneratiOn,
we are Jour devoted brothers In Christ,
JOHN JOSEPH LYNCH,
Archbishop OF Toronto.
JOHN. Bishop OF London.
JOHN FRANCIS,
Bishop OF Tarepta. VIC. Apps. ofN Canada
PETER FRANCIS,
Bishop OF Hamilton.
JOHN o'BRIES
p,ahon az KinOqfou