A pastoral letter for the Lent of M.DCCC.LI [1851]
Subtitle: addressed to the clergy and laity of the diocese of Halifax
By: by the Right Reverend Dr. Walsh, Bishop of Halifax ; to which is added A letter on the Roman Catholic episcopal oath, in refutation of the injurious and unfounded assertions of the Rev. Dr. Cumming, of the Scotch presbytery in London / by the same.
Contributors: Walsh, William, 1804-1858.; Cumming, John, 1807-1881.
Series: CIHM/ICMH Microfiche series -- no. 22266
Publisher: E. Dunningan
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 36
Subjects: Catholic Church -- England.; Catholic Church -- Bishops.; Catholic Church -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- Pastoral letters and charges.; Oaths.
Notes: "Istros ergo atroces quondam inimicos nostros ..."

Letters signed: William, Bishop of Halifax.

In the first letter prayers for the conversion of England are requested.  In the second, the Bishop discusses the form of the Roman Catholic episcopal oath used in the British empire, refuting Dr. John Cumming.

Includes bibliographical references.

Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the Library of the Public Archives of Canada. Ottawa : Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, 1983.