Year: 1871

tilted as to float as 1t were in the air above the
mass of our fellow men. Living in a world
Of sin, as we do, we prefer less sanctiied
but more practical state. We want to rub
them by a profession and life of Christian
usefulness that the religion of Jesus of
Nazareth Is not 80 far above their reach that
they can never attain unto it; nor 80 difficult
to retain that they must 60 pilgrimaging about
the country saying hard things against God
and humanity in order to possess it themselves
or lead others to seek it. Our correspondence
from some of the camp meetings Of the coun-
try during the summer justifies us in writing
thus plainly about these things, If we did not
know any more about them. reform is
greatly needed in this direction, and If our
remarks shall lead in any small degree in
effecting it we shall feel amply repaid During
the present month number of those meetings
are to be held throughout the Eastern and
Middle States, and many of them will be within
easy distance of New York. There is one now
in progress near Merrick, L. l., under the
auspices Of the New York East Conference,
which, so far as known, has not been very
successful, and next Tuesday another will
open at Sing Sing under the auspices Of the
New York Conference. There is still ample
time to initiate the reform we call for among
these, and to make them what they ought to
be in truth-churchcs of God in the wilder
ness, travelling toward the promised land, and
extending invitations to all who will to 60
with them that they may do them good. Camp
meeting and all other Christians, we say to
you that you must be practical if you would
be useful in this world, and especially in this
age of the world.


The Pppe and the World-Catholic Devo.
s,,'sss.sl,Ts3z s,,'ssslT W.. .lS. ss,.I.ID and Duty:


A letter from Rome, which was printed IN
yesterdays HERALD, contained beautiful and
most significant extract from q speech recently
made by the Holy Father on receiving the
representatives of the Archican Fraternity of
st. Peter, who bore to him the Peters pence
collected in the Eternal City. In view of the
events which recently happened in Italy, and





Great and throne of gold to the Pope, we
cannot do better than to reproduce the words
Of the Holy Father on that occasion as the
text for what is, perhaps, the most important
lesson of the century. His Holiness said:--


There was good old priest. Monsegneur Rafaele
Natal, jealous promoter of the venerable Anna
Maria Fagi whom the Prince Chlzi, your President,
has much asSl5ted, who used to tell US wonderful


things OF this servant OF the Lord and among others
of various predictions relarve the times In which
We live. We rely but little on these prophecies;
nevertheless they are contained in the examination
OF her worthiness, and the Holy See Will judge OF
has Vry en that the aa
predicting the events we are now witnessing, said
there would come time when the Holy See would
forced live the charities or the entire world
but tnay never would money be wanting. In fact,
II would be diflicut not to recognize the precision
cooperaIors Of Providence, in this truly wonderful
way by which God really manifests His help to the
Church. Let us, then, thank the Lord, and may 1t
encourage us always 10 pray more and hope.


AS the Head of the Roman Catholic Church,
supported by Catholics of every country, and
giving his time and thoughts only to the
spiritual welfare Of his people, the Pope will
be more completely the Supreme PontiG than
if harassed by the temporalitics which he 20
reluctantly yields. Neither the Holy Father
nor the Church can ever want for money. A
golden throne--such as was offered to him
and declined by him-and, indeed. any throne
whatever, except that of his episcopacy, can
never be of any use to His Holiness. The
money collected for making it would be much
better employed if used, as the Pope suggests,
in freeing candidates for the priesthood from
military service. This is practical purpose,
for which, like every other need OF the
Church, money will not be wanting. We have
always deprecated the idea of the Pope leav-
indirectly, both in his remarks to the repre-
sentatives of the Archican Fraternity and in
his letter to the committee who would have
thrust honOrs and magniicence upon him, that
his going to Corsica Or anywhere else is
unnecessary. Everything which the Holy
See may require the Catholic world will be
ever ready to provide, and the Eternal City
may be the Eternal City still. In spite of
the Pope's reluctance in relying upon the pre-
dictons Of Monseigneur Natal, events show
that they were as true as the Holy Fathers
recital of them was simple aud beautiful.


We are not of those who see harm even to
the Roman Catholic Church In the Italian
occupation Of Rome. 1t Is not an event so
dreful as His Holiness fears. The King of
Italy can only exert temporal power in the
Holy City. In other words, he can only be
the chief police officer in the neighborhood OF
the Vatican and st. Peters, while the Holy
Father holds spiritual sway over the entire
Catholic world. The entire Catholic world
would be rejoiced If the Holy See were con-
tent 10 live on its charities, and would think
that in giving to the Church they were only
yielding up that which belongs to the Church.
Catholics everywhere are always happy TO
send their contributions to Rome and the