The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14

10 trembling voice, SIS II truef" 81 fear II -"
rcpiied and this big, powerful man put up his hands
10 bis lace and wept ike child. There IS universal
sorrow throughout The Christian world Thirty-t"o
ago there equally universal Joy trou ,hout
The Christian world wnen Cardinal Mastai was elected
/ Pope. Many OF you must have remembered the loud
pans OF praise that tell only from The newspapers
bu the lips Of the eloquent ofCethoics as well
he Protestants. From that time 10 THIS his lie has
been pubic and clear as the lght OF day. Every word
and every action OF his has been scrut.nzed; every
one OF his decisions went to the hearts OF men; and
yet. through all these long years every one-be he
receive ma blessing. In all these years there was
neither Catholic, Protestant Mohammedan or Jew
| VIC eh his presence without bearing win nll
grateful memory OF that sweet, sanity old man VINO
WY THE WORLD soCRygD.
Yes, 10 s dead. 1t Is appointed Tor all men 10 de-
We ask, Why that great, universal JOY when ne was
elected Pontia OF the Catholic Cnurch aud why that
vast, universal sorrow now Tho reverend speaker
showed that ms poraI power as ruler oil men had
nothing 10 DO with TINS sentiment MS ciVii power
was CHI indeed Hailed upon his advent TO power
by the applause OF all tho world, and particularly oil
his own coHntry he mad 10 meet violence and reoei-
hon, became fugitive but returned again AMID uni
versal peans vivas few years later so 900 men
marched INTO ais territory and seized iournlths OF H.
eaylnp MIN only IN possesslou OF Rome ana a very
small district around II, and II few years ago tbc
emergencies Of deprived him even OF this
last remnant Of his dominions ana tienceiorth he
remained smut up prisoner IN the Vatican al Rome.
He would not 80 lorh without violating tue olth
which he had sworn, without exposing NM
sell to enront and insult, and wlihout IN
curing consequences which, though lie might have
remained indifferent to them, must have orongnt
cause he ruler thai the word now mourneJ,
but because he was the Ponlin ana earthly head OF
that Church founded by the saviour. promu gaied by
apostles aud stll now, after the lapse OF eighteen
and halt centuries glorlously accomplishing tho
work oil God. IL was because tho church, 10 whom
tho world owed s entire civlZ ition anu winch now,
IN IFS nineteenth century, stood forth stronger and
powerful than ever, had chosen MIN IT'S supreme
Ponun and invested him wan power greater than
that ever welded by child OF Adam.
FROM A STUDENT To rhE PApAcy
He hath no soldiers and army, said the
ppan md vatx m n ll
over the MINDS and principles aud conkciences not oil
one Isle or one nation, out OF 200 100000 souls The
2J6th successor oil ST. Peter ne was aprosidential
ponnn, slngularly htted 10 carry on aud advance
Gods work III TINS time. Born oil a family noble OF
rank but nobler tar Tor the manly virtues ana Tor
the CHRISTIAN piety that dlstlngushedt his motLer
true maIron raised her boy 10 love Coz aud tne TRUTH
and AS she hoped and PRAYED mat he mishl oe re-
ceived into the sanctuary OF God, so ne responded TO
her hopes-by looking eagerly Tor the Time when no
should be miniserDg at The altar All mat had been
said about his predictions Tor military He were
mere fancies Forty years ago my teachers spoke
eni Enthusiastically of young student whom they had
taught twenty years before, OF MS sweet and saIty
position OF his brilliant talents and OF the great
future ne promised SAD ana ahmed were mat
young Students eyes, Tor he was threatened with .
terrible chronic illness-epilepsy-which might tor
ever bar him from The 5anciuary But ms prayers
and works OF charity AMID The ragged orphan
boys OF Rome, ike those ot TOBIAS OF old,
assembled to God and they were heard. be felt that
the parting from tm and he could at last
throw hmsel at Pope Plus IN g feet aud ask that he
be ordained priest, ana when the rope placed MS
hand with benedction, upon the youths head, the
shoId return and through all the years oil his
papacy they never did.
The right reverend speaker ravo q sketch OF his
rapid rise 10 Dshoprc and thence 10 the Dapacy, IN
which he ala particular emphasis upon HE vein OF
signal charity anu benevoience that ran through MS
career.
PAPAL IXFALLIBnIrl UPHELD.
The youth was ialher 20 the priest The priest was
father bishop. What shali say OF MS papacy?
He first OF ali tor the Church Win all mis- Deart
lie sought her UNITY. strength and power, her purity
in doctrine and iaith, hcr progress IN every land
where bad not received her or would not receive
her. aud IN the course OF has long papacy he garDefed
results which The world Will commemorate. limo
ana again he gathered round HIN "a Rome ali The
bishops Church. In 1854 about two nundred and
My the prelaes aud bishops assembled III the and
Basca and there the doctrine of the immaculate con-
ccpuon was Al last made well defined anu I'm tab
dogma the Church. In THIS grand Basllica MAS
assembled later The great Ecnnenicai CouGcii, aud
there was formulated that supreme protest against The
spread and progress OF panlhestc doctrines aud was
raised that GROWING stone OF the Churchthe deciara-
OF the nialliuility &C cathedra oil The Supreme
talcd subject discussed until three.ourths Of
the prelaJtS present requested III Writing mat
10 should be brought up aud discussed 1t was
discussed FULLY and ireey, aud lnaliy there
adopted that grand doctriue mat the Sovereign Pom
TN, whenever he declared or defined a doctrine OF
revelation, should DO protected IRON error by thc
iDiallibility by which Christ must wish HIS
Church TO be protected from tue world. fhe Church
OF Christ must 1--we, and order that II may
live head must speak law aud truth. We
know that when The supreme judge o! our highest
civil court speaks has decision is law, AID ID
CrLcr that ms decisions may not be against
equity and reason It Is necessary TO select him
from among men known Tor their purity learning and
hig hminded character We do TINS because VIZ are
aware that decisions which have the olce OF law
should not impuen reason and justice. When the Sow
ereign Ponul speaks IN defining the docrines oil the
Church he rs tho Caie Justice and He who mas APP
pointed hm to his high post ana clothed him with
his vast power is behnd hm ana tie VIII see 10 1t that
error be not spoken IN His Name Instead oi truth.
TuE CHURCH MORE UNITED rAAs EVER
The right reverend speaker, ia referring to the
ELECTS OF the administration OF The lapacy by the Ia