The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-19
rae POPE TO sTTIE WORLD.
A remarkable discourse DelIy-
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Su6 VI kue must EeuhIARble Va lhstNi
many remarkable discourses Of the present
Pontiff was pronounced by His Holiness
in the Consistorial Hall in the Vatican on
the 22d Of March. ItwaS addressed TO an
international Deputation, composed Of
representatives from England cIrelandi
America, Austria, Poland, France, Hol.
land, Belgium, Italy, and Germany. The
Due Descars was the President General Of
the deputation. His Holiness entered
the hail about midday, accompanied by
five Cardinals and q numerous court Of
Bishops, prelates and laymen. Among
tho Cardinals the noble figure Of Cardinal
LedochoWski was conspicuous. Near to
him stood MonSeignor Mermillod. Due
Descars read the address in low voice
voice and with great emotion. The reply
Of the Holy Father was delivered with a
power and q clearncas Of voice especially
remarkable. The yigor OF the Pope on
this occasion gives every reason to be-
lieye that he will live for many years 10
come. On two occasions, at parts Of his
subject where particular emphasis was 10
be given, he smote his breast, and his
voice ro,e and fell with the emotions be-
gotten OF his discourse. He said
When / turn mine eyes around the dill.
ferent points Of the Catholic world, find
before me everywhere the sad and dolo,,
rous spectacle Of immense masses Of
ruins, caused by the cruel perfdy Of the
enemies OF tue Church in the present re-
yolution. sec converts and monaster'
les which were but lately inhabited BY
peaceful Ccnobites and by virgin spouses
Of Christ, now deserted by their former
occupants In order 10 make room Tor peo-
pic strange and profane, and sometimes
worse than profanc. l see the fair riches
and posscssions Of tho Church made the
prey OF the devourers Of to-day, and des.
lined to satiate the Unsuitable appetite OF
the revolution.
l see ruins. everywhere. Isee the rights
Of the Church trampled on and outraged,
the ecclesiastical hierarchy interrupted
and made useless, because all are con-
demned, no matter what their grade, 10
nav that most terrible Of tributes, the tri.
bute of blood in the fields Of battle, and
the Church is impcded from selecting her
own ministers. see liberty Of teaching
reduced to a monopoly, which every day
augnents the tyrannical expressions, and
which Is accompanied with error. and
sometimes also with blasphemy. | see
tolerance for many crimes and offences
against God, against morality, and against
social order. And very often see judici.
al sentences inspired, not by justice, but
by the evil.born passions which ever
dominate in times disturbed by reyolu-
ton. These and many other things are
what form the great mass Of the ruins Of
the Church, which scattered here and
there occupy an immense space.
While / consider this mousnful pic
tire l am reminded Of the prophet Eze'
kiel. The piVPhs. .~aa by God trans.
ported in the spirit into vast plain, all
covered over with dry bones. And while
he, amazed and astonished, pondered
upon the doleiul sight, he heard at his
ear voice from above, which spoke TO
him and asked him, "Beiieyest thou that
these bones can Eavc lifer The prophet
bending low, humbly responded, "rhou
only canst do this, o my God. DOmin.
Deus, III noHi." Then said God, "Proph'
esy concerning these bones. Know that
these bones shall live. | will send spirit
into them, and will again cover them with
nerves and tendons and veins and blood
Flesh shall once more return to them
skin shall again clothe the perfect body
and they shall live" The prophet re-
peated the words OF God, and while he
uttered them there commenced noise
and then commotion, caused by the
bones, which sought to rearrange them
selves to form the several bodies rs they
had been before. FaeiuS ea sonitHS, ei ecc'
conmOtiO. 49,.
The prophecy, my friends, indicated
the end Of the slavery Of Israel and the
return Of the jewish people TO their own
country. Now, say, that God, obsery'
ing this present field Of waste and ruins
Of which jus. spoke, heaped up with
spoils oil the Church OF Jesus Christ, can
not but ask each one Of US, "Dost thou
think these bones shall live?' and say to
US, "Prophesy concerning these bones
What then shall we answer? With reso'
lutc mind and unfaltering accents we
shall answer: eyes; allthese bones shall
rise again, for the Church Of Jesus Christ,
to which they belong, can never perish,
The Church must last even to the con.
summation Of the uges." ...ll..,
These ruins will indeed have their re-
surrection, but before that they will have
also their commotion FL eeee commoiiO
And this commotion is even now appar.
cnt. We may preceive it in your coming
hithcr as obedient children to their Faith.
er. We may preceiveiti in the movemen!
Of Catholic nations in so many deyout pill
grimages. We may trace this commotiou
III the echo Of tho feryid prayers which
arise unto God in the sacred temples.
The crowded tribunals Of penance anu the
thronged cucharistic tables prove also
that there is n movement among the ruins
OF the Church of Jesus Christ. sn:
But at that time what will be the fate
Of the impious who are persecuting tho
Church? We have the right to believe
that the present prosecutors Of tue Church
will have no other end than that Of their
predecessors, and that in the time 0rdain-
I'd by Providence, God will stretch out
his iavuring hand over the Church, We
may expect that when the Church shall
have been completely purged and set free
from the chains with which her foes and
prosecutors now bind her, God will cover
her with vestment OF gold, aud cause
her to sit as queen at tito right hand Of
her divine founder. Aatitit Regina der.
iris tuis in restita deGttrato. 'ft a.,