National Republican., 1883-06-06

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nal Translation.
CARDINAL sIMEoNI, PRE- TT
FECr OF THE PRorA-
uASDA, TO ZACH OF
THE IRISH BISHOPS.
Whatever Jud dgm ent
may be formed Of Parncll ca
and his plans, IL Is clear ne
that many In his train Je,
have, in multiplied in pr
stances, conducted them. 10
selves In u manner ALTO oc
gether In conflict with Of
what the sovereign pom dii
tlif prescribed In his letter do
to the cardinal archbishop III
OF Dublin, and embraced di
In the instruction OF this lii
sacred congregation, that In
WAS unanimously accept Ir
cd by the Irish bishops in or
their late meeting In Dub Ut
lin. tn
For indeed In these rules I'm
II was set forth that II isof th
imprcscriptible right DdS stl
eSt) for the Irish people til
to seek relief from their 70
distressed condition, and 10
OF imprescriptible right br
for them to strive for their Ill
independence (suO jdfe m
comendere). Yet forever lIi
that divine precept must ju
be guarded, that 1t be- al
hOoves TO "seek Arst the fu
kingdom OF God and His te
Justice" and that II Is vile III
to maintain a cause, how
ever Just. by wicked OF
Moreover, II belongs to Gu
all the clergy. and espe- of
clally to bishops, TO quiet ca
excited impulses OF the W
people ut large, and by to
timely advlces to recall tlS
them to what is Just and nr
TO needtul forbearance in In
all matters, lest by n too lev
hot party spirit (UChemen- m
tort ciipidudtc) they may pl
be led TO Wow efforts for II,
public advantage (emoiit- sf
mentd rertiin) with mis- III
lguided Judgments, or M
found n hope of public III
veal on the infamy of th
criminal acts. Hence fol- TO
| lows that no one of the W
clergy can lawfully dlsre- IN
gard these prescribed de
rules, nor be mixed up in OF
or aid and abet move
ments altogether opposed bl
to prudence and TO the re
duty ofsoothing passions. Ia
Assuredly II Is not for III
bidden to gather money III
for relieving the situation d,
ofthe Irish people. But, Al
from the fenor OF tho Ill
afore-clted apostolic COM al
mRndS such collections m
are entirely TO be blamed In
as are flagrantly aimed at 10
exasperating popular pas- u
slOns, so that men may h.
readily avail TO abuse fr
these In starting lawless W
and disorderly plots lad III
turbu entd cOnsu q contra al
tc1eS filfundd). But most ii
especially must the clergy 10
abstain from these, when M
II appears evident that 81
hatreds are thus engen- n
dered, clamors against W
distinguished men set on st
foot, and no condemnation pl
uttered In any way OF the sc
crimea and demonstrations tr
with which Infamous men pS
have detlled themselves; m
aud when II Is unostenta- SO
tlously claimed that the III
measure OF u true love OF I'll
country can be gauged by
the money contributed or II
refused, 30 that men may lc
seem 10 be urged ON by u u
kind Of fear and force. II
From these consldera- N
tlons II ought to be patent 81
TO your lordship that the CT
collection OF money called Il
the Pnrnell testimonial 81
fund cannot be approved 81
by this sacred congregn- W
tlon, nor hence can II In In
any manner be commend M
ed or promoted by ecclo- lo
siastics, and last OF all by 81
bishops. Meantime l pray
God long 10 preserve your
lordship.
Mr.. Maurice f. Eagan
of the Freeman's .Jourrl
There is tho greatest
classical, scholastic, and
Tho latter is always us'
reason Of its adaptabilit
has been necessary from
words which would be
of English words used II
for instance, Saviour,
ecclesiastical Latin the
there Is no classical W.
presses its meaning. TIL
ticle was probably trar
man. who used the s,
therefore made it what il
tion of tho letter.
Cardinal McCabe ant
Irish prelates are really
Archbishop Croke is a til
OF the twenty-eight bish
nine signed the Parnell
action was open to crit
Simeoni rebuked them
church-door subscription
fund.
1.-THE lettor was not
many have thought, but
the propaganda, 1t was
is but little doubt but W
wise one."
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