New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-10
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

| letter prOclaiming the Extraordinary Jubilee
| from the 18th of March to the lat OF November
for Europe and to the end of the present year
for the rest of the world, is published by the
| Roman Catholic press. The following are ex-
tracts The Church militant of Christ Jesus,
| doing best for the health and safety OF the
| human race, is so heavily afflicted in this calam
itous age, meeting every day new storms that
| she may be compared with truth To that bark of
| Genesarctl which, while carrying Cllf1st ami
! Ills disciples, was shaken with the greatest
| winds and waves. Those who wage IA warfare
| OF hate against the name Of Catholic are elated
| beyond measure by the number, the strength,
and the holiness of their cOunselS. They not
| only openly reject religious teaching, but they
strive with all their strength and force either TO
| drive the Church altogether out Of the clvll
| communion of mankind, or to effect that ut
| least she shall have no share in the public life
| of the people Hence in fulfilling the trnSt
which she received from her Divine Founder,
| she finds herself everywhere hampered and re-
! tarded by great obstacles. The bltterest fruits
| of this wicked conspiracy fall most heavily
| back upon the Roman POntifi, TO whom, Will"
| deprived of his Legitimate rights, and in every
! WHY impedcd in the exercise Of his heavy duties,
the shadow Of regal majesty is left, rs II were in
! mockrry. Therefore, We. placcd by Divine
! Providence on this summit oi sacred power ana
busy with the government of tie whole
! Church. have for a long time felt. ~ We have
often declared. how hard i, our LOT, and how
sorrowtul the state upon which our time j. cast.
Meanwhile. daily experience shows that the cNll
| cnntagion IL creeping more and more through
the rcst OF the Christian Republic, and Is propa-
| gated amongst mHny. For, truly nations
turned away from the Church daily fall into
! greater miocrc,. and where once the Catholic
| faith becomes extinct OF weakened The shortest
road Is made 20 wild opinions and desire ioi
! revolutionary change. iut when The greatest
/ and most noble power 0f him who j. the NIrc-
gcrcnt of God upon earth l. coutcmn'd II T.
very plain that no lcinS remain la human auth
Only strong enough 10 restrain the hnGm'd
/ spirit of the enemy, or {" fcplc>> the beat 90
/ -cnsclc,~ freedom iu the multitude. And from
! these evil cau>'s human society, although II j.
HOW suffering great evils, J., yet alarmed WIFI
the fear of -lIl greater pcrllo. Therefore y J.,
necessary tlai thr hur,h in order to rcpri tiIr
attacks ol It's cu,plt-. and to lulill itS slc'tu
uI>,nn for the benefit al al the faithful,
+ -.uuh work ,uole,tlrtlly, and continue tiit
combat INCREASINGLY. }Ut IN tins vehement ana
/ varied contest which - conducted 10" nlNiW
! Glory and tho rt,Tui welfare OF the souls at
| ihc iiitnfu!, ali tlr courage and Industry of
/ mon Wouid Dee vain and void II uninspircd 10y
| Oh" cclc~.ll lessons appropriate to ne time
/ Vow, ~ thc IiCrnt period OF troubles and
! allctnu> for Christian peoples. the safest re
! fiyc AGAINST anguish and tlibulaton has always
| been found in .cdouhing the intensity of
privcr- ho>ccchlug cod to come 10 the help OF
/ ll- threatened Church. give her the strength to
! ,,rlsslc against her 81, mic, and the power 10
/ tunII~h them. Now, tlicn, IN conformity with
thl- du,lrut custom. and initiating the example
/ oi our pirdrcc~~ui> fully aware that cod thc
more IT, allows Himself Ia be- insultcd, inspires
tL. ,.r,.,,,r d.si,c for rcr,ntonce IN the minds
~ mon and a.. = consequence, a more ardent
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tam man of tn. Wrrk Aa, "A series OF ma
t,r,i.O, ,,itl, prominent New York and Brook
ia, l.,,,,,.,. ~, mn. ALLEGED decline of church
...,.,I.[.,. .rl ,.rL tpnnc fhr,r are the
r.. h. r. g. pour ti,' pry' Dr.. John IIuN.
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