The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-21
THE POPE TO THE WORLD.
4 Remarkable Discourse Delivered to nm
International DeputatiOn.


One of the most remarkable of the
many remarkable discourses OF the
present Pontff was pronounced by His
Holiness in the Con5istorial Hall in the
Vatican on the 22d Of March IT was ad-
dressed to an international depIItation
composed of representatives from Eng
land Ireland, America, Austria, Po-
land. France, Holland, Belgium, Italy,
and Germany. The Duo Descars was
the President General Of the deputa-
ton His Holiness entered the hall
about midday, accompanied by five Car
dinals and numerous court Of bishops,
prelates and laymen. Among the Car
dinals the noble figure of Cardical
Ledochowski was conspicuous. Near to
him stood Monsignor Mermillod. Due
Descars read the address in low voice
and with great emotion. The reply Of
the Holy Father was delivered with n
power and clearness of voice especial
ly remarkable. The vigor of the Pope
on this occasion gives every reason to
believe that he will live for ma ny years
to come. On two occasions, at parts of
his subject where particular emphasis
was to be given, he smote his breast
and his voice rose and fell with the emo
tons begotten Of his discourse. He
said:
When | turn nine eyes around the
different points Of the Catholic world,
find before me everywhere the sad and
dolorous spectacle of immense masses
of ruins, caused by the cruel peritidy of
the enemies Of the Church in the present
revolution. | see converts and mOnas-
teries which were but lately inhabited
by peaceful Cenobtes and by virgin
Spouses Of Christ, now deserted by their
former occupants in order to make room
for people strange and profane, and
sometimes worse than profane. ] see
the fair riches and possessions of the
Church made the prey Of the devourers
Of to-day, and destined to satiate the in
satiable appetite of the revolution.
| see ruins everywhere [ see the
rights of the Church trampled on and
outraged the ecclesiastical hierarchy
interrupted and made useless, because
all are condemned. no matter what their
grade, to pay that most terrible of trib-
utes, the tribute Of blood in the fields OF
battle, and the Church is impeded from
selecting her own ministers. | see lib
erty of teaching rendered monopoly.
which every day augmentS the tyrann-
cal expressions, and which is accompa-
MED with error, and sometimes also
with blasphemy. / see tolerance for
many crimes and offenses against God.
against morality, and against social
order. And very often [ see judicial SEN |
fences inspired. not by justice, but by
the evil-born passions which ever domi- |
nate in times disturbed by revolution,
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 mournful picture
] am reminded of the prophet Ezekiel. |
The prophet was by God transported i'm
the spirit into u vast plain, all covered |
over with dry bones. And while he.
amazed and astonished, pondered upon
the doleful sight, he heard at his ear %
voice from above which spoke to him
and asked him, Believest thou that
these bones can have life 2" The pro-
phet, bending low. humbly responded,
= Thou only canst do this, O my God,
p" Domino Deus, I'M nosh" Then said
God, "Prophesy concerning these bones.
Know that these bones shall live. /
will send spirit into them, and will
again cover them with nerves, and ten
dons, and veins, and blood. Flesh shall
once more return to them. Skin shall
again clOthe the perfect body, and they
shall live" The prophet repeated the
words Of God, and while he uttered them
there commenced noise and then q
caused by the bones. which
sought to rearrange themselves to form
the several bodies as they had been be-
fore. Factus est sonjtus, ct ecce comotio.
The prophecy, my friends, indicated
the end Of the slavery of Israel and the
return OF the Jewish people to their own
Now, / say, that God, OBJ
serving this present field of waste and
ruins, OF which / just spoke, heaped up
with spoils Of the Church Of Jesus
Chrlst, cannot but ask each one of us,
....Dost thou think these bones shall
live?' and say to us, "Prophesy con- +
corning these bones" What then shall
we answer? With resolute mind and
unfalterlng accents we shall answer.
> Yes. All these bones shall rise again
'or the Church Of Jesus Christ, to which
hey belong, can never perish. The !
church must last even to the consum
nation OF the ages"
THESE ruins will indeed have their !,
but before that thew will ]