New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-11

world Tho Protestants OF New.York held great meet
British Government offered its Congratulations. Tie
French Ministry led by GuiZot rlyaled the frencn
sympathy. Mazzini, true to hi, plan, wrote the Holy
Father a letter OF announcement Inc Papacy when
ton suddenly the very summit of earthly glory,
ard the Pope became the most popular sovereign In the
world.
TIE FALL OF THE TEMPORAL POWER.
The lecturer traced at length the history OF the revolt
OF SS which he attributed TO the agency of the secret
societies. and treated Instruction against religion
well against the temporal power He narrated the
incidents Of the Popes fight to Gaeta the rise and fall
of tn Roman Republic, and the revolutions OF 1859 and
the subsequent years. which finally stripped the Panacy
Of all its territorial dominion In these events also he
recognized the work of the great secret conspiracy
TIE PoPE's CHARACTER.
We leave the King unhappy in the midst of his
aud knowing which to dread the more. the enemies
the supporters Of his Government and to the
Vatican palace the other side OF the Tber, where sits
sovereign greater in his poverty and desoaton hap
pier in his suerngs than all the kings and enperors Of
the earth. Nothing can subdue his serene temper
Nothing break his gallant heart The re is not
of the world into which the fame OF his goodness has
penetrated and Rome is full of the most engaging
stories hs charity His life is model of simplicity.
In bis great palace lac occupies only small Dcdchhlnber
with bare stone floor, ana wOrkrOom with little furn-
ture except table and two Chairs He rises, summer
and Winter, at Ealpast five His fare Is rlan even 10
meagerness Every day he takes exercises in the Vatican
gardens and his fayOre there beauti
full alley Of Orange trees where the pigeons come TO feed
from bis hand One day he discovered with three
Cardinals playing hlde-andseek in the gardens with
little boy. Yet with AL his geneuess he has Keen ana
book Pore his approval. The Po read until
he came TO these lines our SAINT tIinmphcd over al
temptations, but there was one snare which lie could not
escape married !" and then he threw tine book from
him. "Wnat," said he " shall it be written that the
lie dipolnatis whose conduct and professions
variance, lie SAID, Il do not like these accommodating
conscicnces II tat mans master should tell him 10 put
me in jail lie wonid come ON his knees 10 say must go,
and his would work n pair slippers" II is the
etiquette OF the Vatican that carriages WIN one horse
not enter the court The Prussan Minister, Couns
AT1n, was stopped by the guard one day IN 1867
when he came in a modest vehicle OF TINS sort, ana
Bismarck tried to make "a diplomatic scandal of the
instantly unlcs, he was allowed to drive VITA
the very foot OF the Papa staircase The Pope
taking compassion distress Of the diplomatic body
would III future allow the representatives OF the great
any sOrt-drec qiIddrulefe qteicOnque" PROBABLY
PrIssan Minister never awaited himself OF tins per
mission Ia lis u extent. Certainly lie did not venture
The English ne wspayrs tell us every few days that the
Pope is dying. Let Us not be alarmed. " | am WELL my
SON" said ne to recent VISITOR though one cannot he
an Octogenaflan VITA npuniiy. BIT | must not hide
from YOU that reading OF the Roman newspapers
liz lad 1af snsIccted H. bar n seems that am very
sick. Tnc doctors are uneasy. had AN awful fantns
it, The Vatican ~ ulsdcd0wn. Inc JesutS, lhOse.
crafty Jcsuits who have managed 50 lar 10 conceal y
illness are intriguing for the choice OF my succes-
sor. II there is any Truth IN these report,
OF plots and schemes you VIII see me stout and
hearty assisting the election Of this successor my
self Ana TO think that never suspected
Well this know the enemies Of the church are drop
ping off every day, and rcIn"il" am IN tue hands
OF cod" lie sail English gentleman; shall bless
my nour it comes Bat, my sOn, when take III
c,risu newspapers nowadays do not find the news
ms last Illness ANA my END II Away stcls 10 me as II
the editors had forgotten something" He comes Of
Uniyed family hs gfdnGia her Jed al 93, has father
10 S. his mother -, Ia, brother at 30 The foreign
papers tell Us OF poncy that Is forming at tue
Nltcan. Holy !ather" said Distinguish ylSOr one
day, will you explain your policy To me :! Yes IA"
Trpncd: 'Our Fdthcf VINO ait III heaven, my Kingdom
come, 1ny Will De done That is my policy have no
other"
WHAT TIE POPE HAS DONE.
II won!d DC mistake 10 close without word upon
an aspect OF his contest vi h the revolution which VIC
have no: yet taken time to contemplate For his att
tude in this tiI not been OF passive resist
ance He has baliod herOlcaIy, lost tenn
poratos. but to dcfen! the imperiled truth. Ii Is
time Of corruption and unbclief when the faithful have
been sJrcy tempted when sccts disI;esratng and
society is sacrificing the guarantees of order and the
world is becoming aheistc History will perhaps decide
that the great mission of Pope Plus TX. expose
the aaci,s and drusDns % these evil days 10 stamp
every error with the reprODtiiOu OF the fiai
ble Judge and after EMPIRES and Kingdoms ahc tpGpcs
have been racncd By century of the pagan revolt 10 pre-
pare again Tue fOdEd tons OF CHRISTIAN cNllEliiOh.
God ha' laid ne me duty, sad ne to the great a.
semjly Of bishops IN 1867 " to declare tue iruths Oh
which CHRISTIAN soc.r, based and 10 condemn the ca
rors which undermine lis foundation. And nave not
been silent. Ia the ElcyclcIl Uf 1854, and IN thai
whc., called the syllabus, declared to the world the
dancer thrcatea society, and condemned NE
fal,,noods which ass1ed It's llie 10 you. NshefaDc
brethren appeal 10 assist me IN TINS cohhcI WIN
error. yUu rely for support am aged ana atone,
PRAYING The un,an. and you. the bishops 81 the
Church, arr 10 Iou up my arms His Nolc',
t.ac,iine encouraging. cuuscling, TcptOaching rings
iiru aUuNc the confusion oi lht age MS
strong arm s,.sIalns; bis SANITY example INSPIRES.
grcis. captive OF nc Vatican Is yot victor IL the
syllabus.