The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-29

Orthodox Oriental Church. The Magnate of the
Keystone of The Sublime Heptagonal Hierarchy
OF Babylon, PatTarcbal Counsellor and Pleni-
potrntiary-G General of Chaldedn Malabar all
india apd Persia, High Commander OF the Sac
RED Pontincal Orders, of the Glorious Golden
crown OF ST. Stephen, Roya! Eastern Star of
Bei1lehem, and Evangelical Red Cross OF ST.
| Thomas and ST. Simon.
Extracts from his credentials, said by
himself to have been given by Chaldean
patriarch, are here given and they may
serve as proof that the California Asso-
cation was right or that the credulity Of
people IS beyond comprehension:
| We by our apostolic authority officially certify
that bis LOrdship the Honorable MonsignOr
Nicholas" John Joseph Earl of the Great
Rouse OF NoURI. Marquis of the Ur OF Chaldea
first-Born OF the land of Slnaar, Sheriff of Su-
lucia and AteZiphOn, AZiZ OF Mesopotamia
etc. He is the Pontifcal ARCHDEACoN Of our
GhaIdean Patriarchal Church OF Babylon and
Jerusalem. He IN the only Rightful Earl and
MARQUIS of the most Primitive Chaldean I'm.
perlaIity OF Babyonia. He is a graduate aud
Fellow OF the United Orthodox Chaldean Uni
EerSlty OF Babyl0nia, and was SOlemnly Or
9alned Deacon, and then consecrated Arch
deacon by the ADoStolical Hands of our
brother. His Grace, Mar Johanos Paul Tam
ros, the Chaldean Archbishop OF Baiirimapolis
On this magnanimous occasion He was
salem.
Then follows an account of his triumph
ant procession through the East, of won
SAVuo AOuOlo u6apeQ upon LIE mOu6SL
nead OF this young dignitary throughout
Assyrla and Mesopotamia and his return
10 Balirlmapolis, where Immediately after
MS arrival, so the document states. be
was nominated Private Secretary aud
Political Director General of the Archi-
episcopal Court, Principal Master OF the
Ionuhcal Ceremonies and Chief of the
PASTORAL Staff, where he then occupied
the Right Hand of the A pOstolic Throne"
continuing In the same marvellous strain,
this Oriental edict announces that:
He was subsequently elected as Ecclesiasti-
cal Visitor 10 the Great Chaldean Holy
orthodox Church or the Persian Empire where
he was appointed General Secretary 10 our
Brother His Beatitude Mar Mathew Paulos
, Snammlnan. lie was afterward elected to the
most INDUSTRIOUS position of the Apostolic
Predlcator In the Principal Basilica OF the
Empire. and then was for his remarkable elo.
quenee ana satisfactory services decorated by
Ills Emlnence, The Pr1mate, with the Supreme
order OF the Evangelical Red Cross of ST.
simon the Great, aud elevated TO the high
Office or Chief Chancellor to the PontIfcaI
Court. His LordshiD the Very Venerable. the
ArehdeacOn- Marquis of NOurl had the rarely
ana exalted honor OF representing the Holy
Chalde III Universal Church In most entnusi-
astic Stale before his Imperial Majesty, The
Shah OF Persia, at the Royal Court of Teheran,
and on different other occasions before several
other governments On his leaving the vast
Empire OF Persia lie was honorably decorated
by His Grace the Arch Bishop, in the very
distinguished and coveted Order Of The "Star
VI the East and Bethlehem"
An astonishing review of his movements
toward India are given at great length,
and It continues in India as follows:
He was elected by the Great National Council
at tie General Congress in our Primical Court
as the High Representative and Advocate Gen.
eralln-Chief OF the Chaldean Church and nation
OF Malabar; and then He was officially com
missioned by US TO be Our own Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary aud Envoy EXtraOrdnary-in-G eGeraI
10 all India, CeylOn, China and Japan; and he
elevated
Exalted Position of the Pontifical Arch Nunco
OF the Ecumenlcal Holy Eastern Church to the
Triple continents Of Australia. America and
Europe And soon after we conferred upon
him The Honorable Dignity OF MOnseignor to
our Extensive EXarchate Archdiocese of the
Far-East; and finally from the Apostolic
AfchleDiScOpal Throne We had the Pleasure OF
decorating with our own hanus His Most
Worthy aud Noblest Person with the Highest
OF ST. Thomas"
Those diplomatic credentials and pas
toral testimony" are signed by Augustinos
VII, Chaidean Orthodox Archbishop, in
Earl. Arch Nuncio. Marquis, ETC., Nouris
own handwriting. So, too. they continue
the Tarest mass of literary and ecclesiasti-
cal rubbish, of glaring incongruity AMI
pompOuS designation, that ever saw the
light in California. Yet people of San
Francisco of average intelligence and some
pretensiOn to education have taken it all
in. along with the discovery of Noah's
ark and SOlCmOn'S gold mines, with as
much ease as the whale who swallowed
the Hebrew prophet sent to wicked Nine
yeh