The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-29

imprisonnVnt which the Ora Rondnh have Imposed
upon him.
The EncyeiieRI Letter.
n ~ Past,rrh. Prsn,,, arrihhp, ard an Bth3so on q,
ioli, -
VENERABLE BRETHREN -ytSALuTATToN AND
APOSTOLIC BENEDIcTIoS Promptly after our
elevation. in an encyclical letter addressed 10
you. venerable brethren. ms demanded OF Us be-
cause OF our apostolic office. we did not fail to
point out tile dcath-d.alng plague that is
creeping into all the lbres OF human society
and is leading it into the greatest danger.
Al the same time. we showed the remedies.
most cfflcacious. by which wholesome state OF
sorirty could be recovered and the dangers.
most Gricvous. that threaten might be avoided.
But those evils we then deplored even in so
short time have increased, 50 that again we
are compelled TO use 10 you the words Of the
prophet that tinGle in our ears: C'dnd ne
cessesl Eydtd quasi tuba rocen iudm. Cry
out Cease not Raise thy voice like trum-
pet-Isaas wifi. H.
You readily understand venerable brethren.
that we speak Of that sect Of men. called by
sundry and almost barbarous names. Social
ts;s. Communists. or NthiliSts. They are spread
all over the world bound together. most closely
by wicked pact between them all. But no
longer do they seek cover in their hidden
what they had hatched in secret. and aim to
destroy the very foundations OF civil society. Of
whatever kind. These are they foretod in the
words Of divine inspiration Isl. Jude ". s.
Dcnle the flesh. and despise government. and
baspheme majesty" Carmen. Q'udenn. mdcit-
i1nt dorind'ionem spa-nunt. mdjeStdiem d,gen
bidsphemdnt They leave nothing unhurt or
unsmirched. that has been wisely ordered by
divine and human laws. for the welfare and
honor OF men in this life. Those higher
powers " 20 whom. as the Apostle admonshes.
svery soul ought 10 be subject. and powers Of
right government derived from God are re-
fused obedience. and there is proclaimed per-
tect equality of all men in rights and positions.
The natural union OF man and woman. sacred
even among barharians. is bciouled; and the
marriage bond. that is the keystone OF society,
s relaxed or eyin hroken e, ooSs ord ~
the root Of all evils. and which seeking, some
have lost the faith ,-tratr est onhum major
vm et guam Qidom, dpDeterlsS e'Tdrerud
fds.J Il. Timothy vi. TO- They attack the
right OF property, sanctioned by the natural
men. and 10 satisfy their wishes by a huge
crime. they aim at robhng and making com
herited or gained by skill and labor. or ac-
And these outrages they proclaim in their
nertings put forth in circulars. and spread
among the Ignorant in swarm of newspapers.
The result is that, within short time past,
the majesty and rule OF kings. that should be
respected have met such an ill-will on the
part OF a sedtions multitude that criminal
traitors. going loose from all restraint. have
sought by impious attacks to assassinate the
rulers OF many States, A..
by day. threatens more awful rum 70 clNll ne
in common. and shocks all who think with
solcitous foreboding. has its cause and origin
from former times in the poisoned doctrines
that bad seeds. gave forth. in their time. cor
rupt fruits to be scattered among many people.
For you w.N have known. Venerable Irethren.
the unbridlsd war against the Catholic faith.
from the sixteenth century. excited by the IN
novators that continually. even now. is work
ing. that the way shall be left open to the nyen-
ti0ns lsay rather the ravngsl Of reason left to
itself stripped Of all revelation. and OF the SUI
Ii Is an error Of the same kind, usurping.
falsely the name OF Kdhonat while coaNing
giving loose rein 10 all sorts Of lusts. that has
not only caught many men, but has injected
Henec b. a ne,r godiessgess, unknown even
among pagans. rrpu llics tDi7n nfnseirss. tax
Ing no account oi God or q the order. H. has
set. Neither public authority nor mastery
nor majesty nor u" power thhi God
gives rllrr7 i 10 be maintained. but
pie. that. thinking thems-lve- free from all
divine sanction, accept only au'h laws as al
hhfut0, are voted for them. lNpiruW0do i,gbus
sulesse Ddssd esf. Quds ipsG dd hhitnn Wlissf.l
hostile 10 reasoI But the CreaioJ %, the race ~
man and is Hede1n'y, is Ql1eiV and sottV
sought 10 be expelled from the universities,
whore studies are pursued. from lyc"ums and
- tIlh1i illHs hl4A lAHA va. N'4N'N A"NN''4N 'A
Tn- rewards and tho punishments Of future
nlid eternal life are forgotten IN the heat OF
mstior present p.r2sure' hesr dootrlhes iar
and wides spread. this freedom ey.rywhrre eN-
tended. OF tnhNins hhd "a Ing Mtn 4" ,",,,Ua'SS
reaching ihr and wide, no marvel thhl men ~
the lowest sort beggars al the door. or llrrs ol
the shop. AR" ea-er 10 get INTO ihe houses ana
wealth oi the rioh; no wonder tiut th"re re-
mains no Quletnr-s IN pubic nor IN private
lie, or that tn~ human race has come almost to
But tn. cilict pastors ~ tho Church. on whom
il is Il duty imposed of guarding the flock oi the
Lord from the SHARES Of the enemy. have tai kcn
cnre in time. to point out me- danger and 10
guard the safety d the faithful.
For 30 soon as the secret societies began 10
surtn9 m from whoss breast the seeds have
sprung that We have spoEen OF, NE FoIe's-
Clement MI. rnd Brnedlrt AlN.-ialied not 10
li'ious character that lay hidden IN all these
&c. ret societies. Of,
counted as belonging 70 man, by thp-e VINO
gIoried in being called as philosophers, ana
What they styled a ne'e law, against naiula ana
Sanctioned. Pope Plus VI of blessed memory
forthwith exposed the meaning ana tlle lalss-
hood of their notions in public documents.
And al thr same tlmo. by an Apostolica fore
foclng. told tine RUNS To which the wrelfhedly
deceived people would be- brought by these IN
And when. Notwithstanding no care was
taken against the spreading q th-ae phd doc
outHw eln. m" Pop p, Pus VI and Leo " l."
condemned. w,N, dnohplpa all secret s1cir-
il'.' dUi, NllNNt N'fliIf'l WHAT tAhk'l Nll'f
would provo ~ human slrlrty.
No ono nred, 10 be told with what earn 81
words, or with Nhat hrulu"ss ana .nnstaney ol
tqu our glorious predecessor, Plus ~. Of
blessed memory. in his alterations, and IN his
encyclical l''t"rs To the bishops Of thr whole
world. fought against hotl IN" wicked rnoft- oi
IL" secret srcls. and by nnmn against the
plague Of Socialism that has come out OF them
As TO GRADES IL SOCIETY
j IL. indeed. deplorabls thing that those
Whose duty h WAS 10 witch over the common
'are bong duped by tho tricks Of lmpous
ln'n anG terrified ~ their thrsats. should hay"
Shown themselves of constantly sus-
pcious and even unjust mind toward the
church; not perceiying that the efforts
OIL Tie sectaTies would have come 70