The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-14


aora thou. constituted by God, his
Vicar on earth. thou remainest, and |
thou shalt always remain ipsi peri
bunt. til autem pern1anebis.
Huch Ia. In substance, the allocution |
made by the Pope, on the FEAST OF Inc
Eniphaf,y. four years ago, to the repre- |
sentatives OF the Catholic youth OF Italy.
His wonderful facility, In conveying inc
most useful truths. on the least occasion,
has become proverbial. Not only every
page Of the sacred book, but also the
most trifiing accident furnishes nm
with A. rich mine Of appropriate anu I'm,
, n,pi inatr,ietions. What beautiful
and valuable collection will be left TO
posterity, to pastors and people, N the
innumernble diseourses delivered, al
most daily, every suoeessivs year OF ms
long repnl The sublime words. quoted
above. and uttered by our great Pontlit,
can be accommodated, with perfect pro-
priety. to the supreme office OF the
Vicarate OF Christ. with which fius ~
Ia divinely Invested, and Wbloh he suss
tains SO gloriously. in the presence OF
God, Of angels Of men, ana OF inc III
fernal revolution itself.
Dir. Layton's address was frequently
interrupted by cheers and applhnse.
II. Howard MeCaleb, ESD. now APP
psarsd, aud was also greeted with on
thusastio cheers.
Mn. M'rAbEHs ADDRESS,
On presenting the resolutions. Mr. IL
Howard McCaleb spoke rs follows
Mr.. President and Fellow Catholics
Az chairman Of your committee. ID now
benomes my pleasing duty TO submit Tor
voltr adoption the preamble aud reso-
| Iutions expressing Your opinions on
| this suspicious occasion. our com.
| mittee are we'll aware how vain ana
feeble hrs human words to represent
/ tho un,1tterabe etn IONS OF Joy and af-
fection which thrill every Catholic
henrt to-day. IN performing the task
lnllotted to me, I shall not attempt even
a. nnrsory review of the life. character
and public services OF our sovereign
Pontfff, Pope Plus no Ninth, whose
name is associated with oil that is
truly noble, great aud good Of the
uineteenth century. This duty hos been
creditably discharged by the learned
and ELOQUENT orator Of the day, to whom
we have lust listened with rapt htten-
tion. Born mt u time when the Frenob
revolution was about TO staftle Tue
crowned heads OF Europe from thell
dream OF fancied security no has pur
sued the even tenor OF his why amid tht
storms Of passion and tho crash 9,
thrones. He has Witnessed more CYL,
eommotions and beheId the downfall OF
more human rulers than any other ny
inc monarch, Whether we regard his
HSlinsss AS a mere civil ruler ,aas phil
nnthropist and benefactor OF the whole
) human race. as patron OF The arti
and scisnees, as u statesman In W.hoH
there Ia no guile, or us the head OF tnt
HOLY Catholic Church, We tnd in mn
elements Of true greatness ana excel
lence. which but few have eduhled ant
none have ever before surpassed. CAllet
by the unanimous voice Of the Colleg'
. OF Cardinals to fill the Papal chair at I
time when rationaism and inbaeilt
. were sapping the foundation OF IN
faith, he has valiantly fought the pattle
of Christianity, and lived to SEQ man,
D Of his adversaries, allies Of the Devil
consigned to tho merited oblivion Of TN
! grave.
! Professionalism and hcresy, which form
"a rlv Threatened tho cxistnpCo OF tn
lGb,rch by their constant rGltelation {
q cal los, desigDediy invented md cirel
4 lated at the Instance OF Wicked CORFU
i and perverso kings. hayo been rapid
o decreasing over since Plus TX assemble
[ tho Papnl throne. But their legtimat
J. heir and successor, rationalism. ha
8 taken their place among the opponent
: Of the faith, and the eminent doctors {
. tho Church. under tho leadership IN
y guidance of the Pope. single handed an
alone, unaided by othor Christian sectt
, or so-called Christian soveroigns, nr
! everywhere engaged in combating an
refuting this new enemy Of tho hlimnl
/ race Nor is this result SURPRISING
i when we remember that the germ {
/ self-destruction Is implanted in the pri
mary principles OF Professionalism Re
, jecting the traditions and authority O
tho Church, relying solely upon The
Bible and private Interpretation 70
their guide, it is but natural that man
, intelligence, limited. falIible. Imperfect
and liable to err when reasoning from
, the little known to tho great unknown
should, deprived Of the light OF fnitl
and the immutable dogmas OF tn
Church, load him into the puagmires o
unbelief and intidelity. The time,
appears, Is rapidly approaching whel
heresy and schism will pass away, whet
Professionalism shall be numbered anon,
the things that were, and when tn
whole human race will be separated
and marshaled into two grand divi
sions, the one composed or the mem
bers OF the Holy Catholic Church
VIC VbIlbl vi bllO EbblDHtllBb5 bUt
materialists The German schools
and universities are % striking ilIustra
ton OF this tendency Of the age. 1t Il
true that the civil authorities in mon
nrchical governments will strive in TIN
future, as they have in the past, f.
maintain their State religions, Of which
they are the ostensible hends, in orde
to shackIe the minds and fetter the con.
sciences Of their subjects, but the di vine
right Of kings Is. fast becoming an ex
plodcd theory, whose advocates are the
lucky few, made so more by intercs
than by conviction. Upon the grca
| highway Of life we observe two sigr
boards, which arrest the attention OF thu
weary travellers through this vale o
tears. The one points to Rome anC
eternal salvation, the other to infidclitl
and the death Of the soul.
! Heresy and rationalism, in theil
unholy alliance against the Church OIL
Christ, are not content with the Lnavail
ing and harmless weapons Of ridicule
and argument. Beneath their gloved
| hand Ia concaa1al the ownrJ tn torture