The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-02-21

Sought 10 H0n0F ana Fpvpfn. AnH VINO now IN 9i-
lence weep and mourn his lpss2 Why, wrestt
from us this greatest Of. popes since the days Of
St. Peter, the noblest of princes. the hottest OF
ghrlstlasns the hravest OF heroes the SIMPLEST
But he has left with us the sweet fragrance Of
his virtues. and all Ghristendem is sensible OF
Here to day we have offered the adorable
sacrifice fnr the eternal repose OF him who de,
| indeed, of all men.
, Behold here now thI7 i iuheral E,2p pa REED !,
our Holy Father, and In union with his be-
reaved fold, the Church. let us devoutly pray:
arant him eternal resh hosd and let per-
FATHER NEtTHART's ADDRESS
| Text" Behold the noble High Priest. who In
his days pleased God and was JUST
Belpred Friends in ,gltist-As stand before
you appear to myself not unlike st. Peter. the
| first Pope when, 1900 years ago. on that ever
he deiiyefei bs htst, public sermon, 1,g Petgr
Hurope pea And TAI ara from ali tie Sounffea @ d he
hsa trSyP vof @ bs to- aYT y b sgs as
eans English, Irish. French Italians, sran
Turks aud Russians. what d plty that like 81,
Peter, cannot be understood by every one in
Ss 0Hf sst safy a1esss s 1Ssy as ads sf IN Il
three lane llages.
81 Peter diseonrsed upon the life and chgsar-
thF, Tue u3tIEiutS anu HiIIhtIeS VI his ulfiHb
master Jesus Christ who had then died, risen
from the dead aud assembled into heaven In
like manner 1t is my duty and privilege to
Plus the Ninth, the,Fiee regent Of Christ unbr
earth, who departed this life to return to his
short and The throne is great and weary will
strive to be brief. Let my few plain remafk ks
serve you as a preparaio9, and Introduction u
what my more lengthy and eloquent successors
will say to you In English and French.
WHO WAS PITS THE NIErH9
He was the true and lawful rep,lresentative q, ct
the lnfallibIe head Of the Catholic Church upon
earth eom,nisslqn,edl ], L., as such y Christ himself 1
e M Of d st. 200 pesr 5 an hsa n as
wards of thirty two years. This truth is as ab-
selutely, certain as Gods lnfai1e word Of
pass away but my word shall never pass away.
For it was. Jesus Christ himself. the eternal
bat the divine 70 founder der OF IA the dathea Uhure that
addressed ST. Peter and his lawful successors in
thee, 10 lowing solemn and sublime words
earth Now ss my heavenly Father has sent
me alsg send you VIII, ffiml!ar powers AID r.,
whole world aud teach all nations; he that be-
lieyes and obeys You shall be saved; be that be-
lieves not shall be damned. He that hears you
heatien and public sinner, And thou, Simon
aheb sf' ap"a "a hs hIst ROCK bud my eRureh b
and and SIN sin s sshs NJ never err prevail 70 de- troy the
10 To thee [ give The KEYS of the Kineoom Of
Heaven; whatsoever thou shalt bind or loose,
or fofba m on eath r. s saa be raed as
my lainhs and feed my, sheep, govern the whole
flock. the entire church. For thee and Thy sue
that thy faith may never fail. that THOU confirm
thy brethren. And behold | am with you all
s ssn e 70 f. e sr ena at and me s wg rhs as
nv / fss"s TdksSt , yas r T. @%pssggr r. g %
proved to be and what we all most firmly be-
lieve, the omninotent God aud the eternal in
fabe Ttah hea M svaan be sth g. 1e et heP1aay by
Christ. the lawful sqeeesspr q st, Peter. and
may die and have died, to the number Of 25s In
aay aa @ sy I Hq nse as r1e1s Il pssd
Immortal like the Church, and shall endure till
the Angel Of The Jadgmenit sha'l s ct stand at the
Heneeforth time shall be no morel
When celebrated and i t RTsG
| tomary to say or write of him, He was great
and good man Oftentimes this threadbare gay
j. but an and spg m @
our departed Pontiif. Plus The Ninth. it is true
In the deepest and widest sense of the words.
ms hs we eR1aea void a
nouneed the verdict Catholics aud Protestans,
and ragana friends and toss haYe ne una
testimony In favo,epf the sanity life and noble
qualities of Pope Plus the Ninth. In the eyes
tian, az priest. as Bishop as Cardinal as Prince
and Pope. euueed by few and surpassed by
| none of his predecessors.
| AT al times and in all circumstances Of life,
moral and religious virtues. a feverite of God
al the eide Of Gregory the First, Gregory the
Ninth Innocent the Third, Plus 4 the Fifth, Ben Ben
ed eG the foqleHnh r a Plus the n Sixth hata and na1
ings As man and Pope he was llrm as rock
as a martyr. true as a friend loving as a
eSid. n, meek esd ,haabie ip ; hosera 1!.i and I'd
Christ, All that saw or heard him picture him
TO us as saint in virtue marA,r in endurance
rn9 dis is Of esas ohf tha 1a a
and moral perfection. Aud history testifles
that he spent the eghty-six years Of his holy
lfe and the thirty two years of his eventfui
pontiGeate rs the uneompromising foe Of sin
and error, Injustice and ifreigion in high and
truth pw ped and Justice I s Of 5 Church aad % teliaon o
the poor and prosecuted Of all nations, Of all
that is good, true and beautiful.
The orator then spoke OF the enemies which
Pope Plus TX bad and iuly exonerated him
from The charges made against him eoneerning
the the % Supreme Pont in bis eareer var during the the
war waged upon him by the late King Of Italy.
and elouueptly pleaded in his defense the eter
nal principles Of liberty OF conscience and the
right of worshtppng God according to the die
tates of his soul The eloquent divine ended us
follows:
If It be crime to claim the poor privilege Of
worshpping God according to .onscience. then
we American citizens. as we'll as all civilized
nations. save u few parasites Of despotisn.
stand branded as self.convicted criminals. II
Victor Emanuel and Garibaldi aided by the
soum of Itay and the farce OF a mock election,
had the right to vote the Pope out
of the States of the Church, Of the
patrimony of St Peter. of the capital Of
christendom, of the Joint property Of the Cath
Ollie world. OF the inderendence Of the Holy See.
all sacredly guaranteed to the Church and the
Popes for more than a thousand years: and If
this sacriIogious robbery. as we'll ms the cruel
persecu ions in other despotie countries. is to
be countenanced and approved by Cbristianoand
civilized nations. then let no American freeman
and property holder. however peaceful his con-
duct or Just his rights may be- breathe. q whis-
per of complaint should ever yillainous
neiphbor or usurjDg minjOn of the law seize