Evening star., 1883-06-06
CARDINAL srMRoNI. PRE-.
Feet OF THE PRoPA.
GANpA, TO EACH OF THy
IRIsH BISHOPS.

CARDINAL srMKoNr. PRE-
Feet OF THE PRoPA-
GANpA, TO EAcH OF THE
IRIsH BISHOPS.
Whatever Judgment may
be formed of Psrnell and
his plans IL Is clear that
many in his train have IN
multiplied instances con-
Quoted themselves iu O
manner altogether in con-
hict with what the Sover-
eieu Pontiff prescribed iu
his letter To the Cardinal
Archbishop OF Dublin, and
embraced In the inst uc-
ton OF this Sacred Congre-
cation. that WAS unani
mously accepted by the
Irish bishops in their late
meeting In Dublin.
For indeed in these rules
II was set forth that Il Is Of
imprescriptible right (ras
est for the Irish people {,
seek relief from their dis
tressed condition, and OF
fmprescriptible right fol
them to strive for their in
dependence (stt0 jurs con
tendere). Yet forever that
Divine precept must d,
guarded, that il behooyes
to seek first the kingdom.
OF God and his justice. y
and that il is vile TO main
tain cause. however Just,
by wicked means.
Moreover. il belongs to
all the clergy. and especi-
ally 20 Bishops. 10 quiet eN
cited impulses Of the peopl,
at large, and by timely ad-
vices to recall them t0 what
Is Just and to needful for
bearance in all matters, lest
by a too hot party spirit
(reheme1lfi0ri cI,Diiuate
they may be led to view ef
forts for public advantage
(e1notaDientd rerunl) with
misguided Judgments. or
found q hope of publ,
veal on the infamy OF
criminal acts. Hence fol
lows that no one Of the
clergy can lawfully disre
gard these prescribed
rules. nor be mixed up in
or aid and abet movements
altogether opposed 10 pru-
dence and to the duty of
soothing passions.
Assuredly A il Is not for
hidden to gather money for
relieving the situation of
the Irish people. But. from
the tenor Of the afore-cited
apostolic commands, such
collections are entirely ta
be blamed as are fiagrantly.
aimed at exasperating pop
ular passions. so that men
may readily avail to abuse
these in starting lswless
and disorderly plots (di
tdrbu eaid cOnsit a cont a
te0eS 3neuHddD. But most
especially must the clergy
abstain from there, WHEEL
1t appears evident that ha-
treds are thus engendered,
clamors against distin
guished men set on foot
aud no condemnation ut
tered In any way of the
crimes and assassinations
with which infamous men
have deiiled Themselves /;
and when ii is unostentr-
tously claimed that the
measure Of a true love of
country can be gauged by
the money contributed or
refused. SO that men may
seem to be urged on by a
kind OF fear and force.
From these considera-
tons it ought to be patent
to your Lordship that the
collection Of money called
the Parnell testimonial
fund cannot be approved
by this Sacred Congregs-
ton, nor hence can it in any
manner be commended or
promoted by ecclesiastics.
Epd last Of all by Bishops
Meantime / pray God long
to pre- erve your Lordship.
Mr.. Maurice F. Egau
the Freemdn's journal,
Is the greatest differe
scholastic and ecclesiast
always used In the cl
adaptability. To make
sary from time to tim
would be literal transla
used In the church. Tai
and We find i'm the eccle,
Salvador yet there is
fully expresses its n
Times article was probs
ford man, who used ii
therefore made what II
of the letter.
Cardinal McCabe a
Irish prelates are real
Archbishop Croke is a
OF the twenty-eight bisf
signed the Parnell tes
was open to criticism an
buked them for aiding 4
scriptions to aid the Par
1.-The letter was not {
have thought. but from
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