The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-07-06

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FIORnNCH, June M.--The first epistle Of
the new General Of the Jssuits. who succeeded
70 the ofhoe upon its renunciation By Father
Bsekx. has been issued TO the order. and
printed IN Florence by the Episcopal printing
once. The original 10 in Latin. Of which the
following. with but slight omissions. 10 trans.
lation:
The highest law by which religious orders
are ruled Is this. that they obey the sovereign
Pontin. and arc subject to his will and desire.
Tho Vicar OF Christ has the first place among
oil those who preside: he embraces oil with his
right and power. and every faculty Of other
supsriors smanates from him - from rich
and insxhaustible source. The Holy Bee has.
availing itself Of this power. endowed reli.
gtous orders with excellent laws. and ruled
them with grace. charity. and benevolence. 90
far that freeing them In many things from In
reference. II has rendered them attached and
obsdient only to itself. This singular benefit
was declared solemnly By our very Holy Lord.
Loo Kill. a. certain and evident BY right lee
$srs) Il 10 therefore fitting that our piety.
gratitude. and obedience should vie with the
Mberality and muni0cence OF the sovereign
Ponu6 Now. - our desire. whatever It may
b. can never compete with % great benefit.
lot ~ ct least acknowledge It with humble
mind. and deem ourselves unworthy OF re-
csiving such grace. II is specially becoming
70 our society. which has not been established
for any other end but to serve and obey the
sovereign Pontin. According to 81. Ignatius.
n n nur dutv N I'D nj dar thu Aau M thu
cross. and TO serve the only master. the Roman
Pontin. His Vicar on earth lConst. Paul. Regi-
minil This IL the head formula Of our order.
proposed By our Holy Fathers to the Vicar
Of Christ and approved By the Pope.
This being now the nature and strength OF
our order. viz. to be ready at the command Of
the sovereign Pontin the moro we bear this In
mind. the more We win resemble st. Ignstius
and tho more disposed We shall be to conform
our will to that Of the successor Of st. Peter.
And not only shall we be ready to obey. but also
to worship his very holy authority and respect
his dignity with thoughts and words. and to
supply words with deeds By means Of strength.
labor. and effort
At any moment We ought to be ready TO act
strenuously. and to fight also. when the Church
u In danger. This danger is evidently great.
extreme. and Ubiquitous. The causes Of this
danger that IL to be feared we find In the En-
cyclical Hunan,1n genus. an epistle worthy OF
the Pontidcal dignity. Q wonderful one. and
70 b eternally remembered.
IreQuest you. Reverend Fathers and Broth
srs in Christ. to turn your minds to this
letter. and to keep In your heart the words
OF the Vicar of Christ as said by our Lord
Christ That letter gives sad description
Of our times. and we need TO inspect 1t
and know from 1t the Vaccinations. the
deceptions. and frauds Of the enemies OF the
Church. and to thoroughly understand also the
weapons which we must have ready ut the COM
mand Of the sovereign Pontin. We are taught
by that letter that the Christian world has
NO moro powerful enemy than that secret asso-
citation which. born In darkness. breaks forth
out OF the gloom. and confidently and impu-
IDENTIFY proclams itself able to destroy the
Church OF God.
The nature Of this secret association is
composed Of stimulation and falsehood. Whilo.
indeed. 1t nets 30 rs to appear honest. good.
and benevolent. 1t hides and conceals its aims.
and shows them only to those who ut hint
are ready to commit any crime in order to
obey It's despotism. OF these crimes tho most
hateful Is that by which they endeavor to over
throw from the foundation thdt order of re-
ligion which was erected by Christ.
and to build another ono according to
their whims. drawing from naturslism their
fundamental law. tEncycl. Leonis KILL
Asserting human reason to be the only guide
ana teacher. they deny revelation and destroy
the offices and authority OF the Catholic Church.
Nay. they turn their fury and weapons against
this very Church. and want to rule according
TO their, whims the Vicar OF Christ. robbed Of
his civil Kingdom Having thus repudiated
the seals OF truth. they abuse SO much OF the
light OF reason as to persuade themselves that
mere Is no God. and. rebelliOus even to natural
honesty, they Introduce every perversion OF
morals into public and private society.
III ss and " VIII
and to know them it is not enough to read 1t.
dor to retain Il deeply n our minds. We learn
from that letter what danger We are threatened
ions, but Also by their connection and allinncs.
II Is. therefore. our duty TO strive TO oppose
pinSplss 10 ase opinions mnd TO Pa
piety. faithful and devoted to the Church. hav-
Ing one mind and communion OF princfples,;r
have very little to say about principles. We
that philosophy which, for the best of tho Church
70 US. and which we sec with great Joy grows
daily and brings forth those Beautiful fruits
which are the results OF obedience to the Holy
We shall then, strive by every effort to have
ready at hand those principles which are fit to
errors which form the defence OF secret socie-
To this teachers OF young men. publishers of
bookY and preachers OF the Gospel will pay
special attention.
We must not only mind cultivated people.
but the ignorant, too. and it will BIZ good idea
to spread many examples Of the Pontif ical let.
ters In little books. with explanations. from
which Catholics may know whit is to be
avoided what must be done. and what must be
age IL more than any other needy OF informa-
tion. as It Ia necessary to oppose truth to error
aud piety to iniquity. and as it To- chiefly our
and warn. you. dearest Fathers and brothers, TO
remember and think before God that our 80
ciety WAS chiefly instituted for this purpose.
viz. to attend the progress Of souls In Christian
doctrine and lifs. chiefly through the instruc::
Christian religion. Our Holy Father desired
also that the Fathers should be admitted to the