The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-02-16
IEH1GHToN CARBON COUNTY, Pa SATURDAY,

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Guiding Queen Victoria and the Emperor oI
Germany.
The chief ecclesiastical acts of the Pope
have been the enuncation of laws on the
liberty of conscience, on the press, on the
civil state, on mixed marriages, and on
schools; the formal defination of the dogma
of the Immaculate Conception, December
Sth, 1S54j the publication ofthe famous En-
cyclical and Syllabus, December Sth, 1864
the canonization of the japanese martyers
the establishment of the hierarchies in Eng
land and Holland, and lastly, the Gcumeni-
cal Council of the Vatican, convoked by a
bull, December 9th, 1867, and solemnly
opened in the Vatican Baslica, December
Sth, 1869, The total number of patriarchs,
archbishops and bishops who took part in
the Council at any time between December
Sth; 1869, and July 18th, 1870, when it was
suspended was 7Oi. The most important
Act of the Council was the definition of the
dogma of the Iniallibility of the Roman
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and define that it is dogma divinely re-
velled that the Roman Pontiff, when he
speaks CO cdtheira-that is when, in the dis
charge of the Office of pastor and teacher of
all Christians, by virtue of his supreme
apostolic authority, he defines doctrine re-
garding faith or morals to be held by the
Universal Church-is by the divine assist.
ance promised to him in Blessed Peter, pos
sessed of that inallibility with which the
Divine Redeemer willed that his Church
should be endowed in defining doctrines re-
garding faith or morals; andy that, there
fore, such definitions of tine Roman Pontiff
arc of themselves, and not from the consent
of the Church, irreiormable." The most re-
cent ecclesiastical acts of the Sovereign Pom
tiff have been The writing, in August, 1878,
Of letter to the Emperor of Germany, COM
planning of the harsh measures which had
been adopted against the Church in Prussia;
the proclamation of the Jubilee in 1875, and
the condemnation QS75) of the German
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null and void. Just before his death he de-
creed the re-establishment of the Roman
Catholic hierarchy IN Scotland. Whatever
may be thought of the deceased Pope as a
temporal Prince, it is believed by his people
that, as Supreme Head or sUIe caihalia
Church anu Spiritual Ruler over two hun
dred millions of Christians,he he will take rank
with the most illustrious of his predecessors.
Last summer, on the occasion of the cele-
bration of the fftieth anniversary Of the
conservation of Plus TX as q bishop, the
Ponth was visited at Rome by delegations
numbering thousands of persons, including
members of the Episcopate, the clergy, and
the laity of all classes, professions and ma
tionalities. They presented gifts of money
amounting in the aggregate to several mil
lions of dollars, besides beautiful and costly
works of art,
The cable kilograms reporting the death
of Plus ~, at s minutes to five o'clock on
the 7th inst, also announces that the Con-
clave, or Assembly of Cardinals for the cleo
ton of his successor, is already in session.
This, if true, must be in pursuance ofa regu-
ulation made by the deceased Pontiff with
a view of avoiding interference with the
work of the Concave. In modern times
nine days have been devoted to the obse-
quies of the deceased Pope, and the Cardi-
nails have not gone into conclave until the
TENTH The rules governing the proceedings
of the Conclave are of the most rigid kind,
and provide for the complete seclusion of
the Sacred College, and for the strictest Sc
crecy in regard to the proceeding, All the
Conclavists and their attendants are sworn
to fidelity and secrecy, and all the rooms in
that part of the Vatican where they meet
are thoroughly searched to sec that there
are no intruders. While the "reclusioll"
lasts, each Conclaveist is locked in n separ-
ate cell, where he takes his meals, and
whence he emerges only to join in the SER
vices in the chapel each morning, and to
take a short walk after breakfast. The vot-
ing is by secret ballots the papers are Of uni
form size and texture, and they are folded
in such a manner that the part on which
each elector writes his name cannotbe open
ed, while that on which he inscribes the
name Of his candidate can. The ballots are
burned after the announcement of the result
of each vote. \ two-thirds vote is necessary
to elect; as soon as it is obtained the fact is
announced, and the elect, if he accept, i'm
mediately chooses the name by which he is
to be known and receives the homage Of
those present, The other ceremonies Of in
stallation follow in due order.
1t is estimated that 100000 persons
have signed the temperance pledge in illi-
nos during the year 1877.
-Clarissa Rosser; a colored woman aged