The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-17
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY; JUNE IT, l87a-TRIPLE SHEET

even what some people affirm 10 bo sucn have not
that are in reality dogmat,c mus. be inter
preted according TO certain rules, certain
Pspss essD o Ss
Whom you receive news from Rome that dspoases
you, or by its apparently harsh severe tone wounds
you, do not Immediately believe H. but BIO cheerful
and patient and DO not thuk priori that everything
you told is true There people who want Ger
and who In advance declare them passed and acted on
when In reality nothing has been done
the SYLLABUS NOT DoGMATic
But let us como back to our subject. The Syllabus
10 OF no dogma,ic Importance. We must consider u
IN entirety and not IN parts We must reneive i not
with an faith but with Differences aud this deier
enoe consists consulting the documents (allocu-
lions, &c) to which tho Syllabus expressly reers.
Furthermore, when undertake to examine these
documents find out that The Syllabus cannot be &c
copied as the fathlul echo OF the pont ca voice IN
matters where precision IN expression 10 80 much re-
CURED. The Syllabus not always in tho reproiuc-
lion II gives OF marked oul the precise ex-
poncut Of the words Of the Pope. This 10 what ord-
narily takes place table OF contents or citations
MR.. GLADsroNE TEE SYLLABUS.
Mr.. Gladstone seems 70 unite the Syllabus with the
Encyclicai OF December 1854 which made so great an
impression upon him. He says that the errors pointed
out the Syllabus werc all included IN Tho judgment
passed certain specified in the EncyclicaL
II Is impossible 10 maintain such q proposition
Speaking Of tho Pope and the Syllabus, Nj. Gladstone
sayg:-"rhese not merely opinions which, ~ a
as q lbs
10 the Eucyccal (which. as he. Gays, includes the
whole, If not explicitly at least virtually there Is,
"
mand Tho Pope snjoins upon all his spiritual chill
dren." Mr. Gladstone appeals 10 the terms Of Tho
Encyc What theya Here they are, as cited
BY Gladstone :-wo rcprobato with ali our apostolic
authority all and each Of the erroneous opinions
mentioned one AFTER another IN this Encyclica lhiscc
leris)n The Pope says here, a. clearly as language
can convey II, that tho erroneous opinions ne con-
de4nns this place specified In the Encyccal and
tho Encycical, whore these propositions arc mem
toned, we remark about ten, whcrens the Syllabus
contains eighty propositions. Tho EncycIical does
moi ord ahout
prrport OF the Encyclicai Is concerned The Syllabus
does not exist The only relation between the Syila-
bus and tho Encyclcal IL cxtorna-they came out at
the samc time.
4 MERE INDEX OF ERRORS CONDEMNED.
Tho Syllabus Is nothing more than list, or 10 epeaK
more correctly, an index oil errors pointed out by the
Pope In his encyclcas and his aliocutons II IS an
analytical but not an sphabetica table such as We
Pope had II drawn up and sent u 10 the bishops
through his Secretary oil State We cannot, however,
look upon II as thing OF faith, dogmatic document
JUS. imagine the absurdi.y OF catalogue, labo Of
contents, becoming q rule OF faith. lawyer con-
suited on point Of law draws ~ m emoral in which
bc reiers 10 law "a OF King George. 10 LAW No III
oil Victoria Al the word smith hc mentions Thomas
at the word Robert no refers 10 general dccisons he
sustain that such . memorial binding In Law be-
cause referred TO tho statutes OF the Kingdom, to tho
judgments OF the courts In which the voice OF the law
abidesS
To understand tho nature and importance Of tho
description OF the propositions In The Sy Ia
bus tho passages referring TO these Ia aliocuton In
encyclical nnd other documents must be consulted,
for according 10 these sources only is possible TO
explain tho terms announcing the errors enumerated
tho syllabus Tho seventy proposition OF
the Syllabus is ~ IS no longer necessary IN our
TO the exclusion Of all religions" I'll examine
tho alocuton which tho Syllabus rcfers what do
doms, bss Or o1s particular Ststc--v.z., Spsn. He
does not speak Of the proposition 10 qucstoe directly
sSs VOCATION 81 ne sre. 70 between IN:
spanish government and tho Holy See. THIS IN no
way refers to theological treatise which would In
clude the proposition The Pope pron0unccs no con-
domination; no merely expresses his affection and
rprtss the conduct OF Spain. On tie other hand
lot us look at the Pope's remonstrauce A. the Syl
Iabus arranges Il; can the English twbo SO
short = time since made such severe laws
against Unitarisns against Catholics dissenters and
hsrs) can the English deem IL strange that the
Pope does not 1nd u opportune that cvery State with
exception should tolerate within It's borders every
Kind OF religion? This II what, In trun the Pope de-
He dcnies In particular what tho Sy liabus
proclaims without restriction In the eightcth prop
osiion OF the Syllabus Is denied, ne Roman PontiIf
could or ought become rcconclcd with progress,
hbsrplism ard modern civilization" look over the
aliocuton Of March Is, 1881, ana IN It nd no formal
condoronatisn OF this proposition. The ALLEGATION
goes prove that the chief partsans OF progress
have 10 outrage faith and the Church,
that the Pope cannot and ought not TO como to any
agreement with them In ali truin thcy DON OF tniE
Otherwise themselves This al0cuti0n Is beautiful,
meritorious and touching. but In II We ind nothing
Hero another proposition Of the Sy llabus : is
laudablc In Catholic countries to allow strangers who
Tho alIocurion refers 10 New Granaoa seqaently
the Popes words do not apply 10 all States Ho con-
demns no proposition, but, as IN the case Of the king
dom Of SPAN, confines himself 10 protest against
act OF The government He says that TINS aud other
acts Of this government pain him; that no expected
different treatment; that tho way upon which tho
govern mens has entered bad, and that he prays
God Tor its return IL Is singular that re monsrance
OF this kind should be qualified as a severe conaempa-
lion. ieei persuaded that The more atentivcly the
Syllabus and ITS citations are examined tho sooner
win DO dissipnted all accusations against tho Holy
E.tk has mt M Svf lahu
Another proposition OF the Syilabus:-"rhc Roman
pontins ana general councils have ovcrstcpped tho
princes" These words are taken from book printed
ut Lima. The proposition Ia condemned by the very
sext Of the author. What does he say He included
In rights OF Catholic princes right to dcpose
bishops. TO raise impediments Of marriage, rcpress
espIcopal sccs tho right 10 be- independent OF
bishops in spiritual concerns These pretended righi
OF princes are, reality rights OF tue Church, ana
sho commits no usurpatIon In Claiming them.
"rnc Church has no right 10 employ force and has
temporal power direct indlrecIn This Is n
proposition found In Professor Nuytz's book Vhich
was condemned IN orici OF August o. 1851 THO ex-
but to Nuytz, and The OF The condemnatod Is,
"it 10 an error 10 say with Nuyiz that what he calls
employing iorcc ought not TO be granted the Church
TBE CHURCH AND c0ERcivE
Tho real doctrine OF tho Church in regard to CO.
ercive power clearly aid down In work witch has
sine op,niony saws Cardinal sorla. (which holds
that the power Of tho Church consists In In
flicng spiritual penisnments only and not corporal
temporal ones that opinion appears to more In
con iormity with the m'Idncss OF the Church. ad-
here therefore. to the opInio OF those deprive
thc Church VI the material SWORD which draws blood
aud Kills tho body Pope 81. Nicholas writes thai the
Church has no othcr than tho spiritual weapon; IL
vfvines II docs not kill. Hence the maxim, sfho
Church abnors Blood" (Soglia. InstiL Of Law, p
1911
WHY THE SYLLABUS CAUSED HUE AND CRY
sm asked, II tins De the real meaning Of the Sylla
bus, Why when Il out, did u cause such OK
ctemcnt-bow was 10 that from nil quarters came
shout Of condemuston2 10 toll the truth this ques-
ton III an important one, and Que requiring,
perhaps, developments that might DO Jealous
l conEno myself 10 few reflections One
OF the causes Why the syllabus repealed, and
to-day, even, Is rspuIsivc, ~ on account OF
the number and variety Of tho propositions pointed
out ana the systematic order In which thoy aIc
ranged. Europe looked upon This collection OF doc
trinos moral social and ecclcsiastical code,
a starting point for generation aud opposed
to the principles governing the niDctecnth century.
People high up IN the world CREDITED this aea IL
enough TO make the eighty propositions OF the Sya
bus look ike mighty engine ot warfare Tho world
does not understand the nguage OF the Church Tho
SYLLABUS would materially be miscopsrued. People
hna not paid much attention 10 tho encycicals and
alIocutions OF Pus TX during his long pontiacate,
under one head iney produced great impression
on prejudived minds--on minds disposed to md ia
nj thU catf m n ~ A -