Year: 1870

faIhbiIify-A Longer Discourse to Come.


[From the Cincinnati Inquirer, August l5.l


general desire TO see Archbishop Purcell
after his long absence In Europe filed the Cathe-
dral yesterday morniog, the audience comprising
not only the flock of the distinguished prelate, but
many friends from other denominations, not few
of whom were drawn to the place by desire to
hear what he might have to cay In regard to the
formed with all the imposing forms Of the Catho-
lie Church, the Archbishop In his splendid robes,
occupying the archieplscopal chair at the left OF
the sanctuary. Bishop Borges, Of Detroit, not
officated at the altar assisted by several priests
and large number Of acolytes. 'rr


Haydn's Second Mass In Ca noble piece Of
S er pe' as S sao in and SS
seeming to enter fully into tho spirit Of the occa
sion, Miss Sullivan sung all her solos with her
usual sweetness OF voice and fidelity to the score
especially that In 10 Cor A AA"orts," by LamSil:
Sullivan did equally well, his full, round, perfect
oftSe oatbedfa fhe beautiful s selection, i Pes Rass
Samcte Sptritss, Immediately preceded the sermon
discourse, the twelfth chapter Of First Corinthians
relating to diversity Of gifts, and took as his
subject the parable Of the ,Pharisee and
publican who went up into the temple to
fatignes Of travel, his words were not audible
in all parts Of the Cathedral, and even to the
reporter who was conveniently placed for hear
ing, 80 many Of them wero lost as to render ver-
iniallibty, as will be seen, was scarcely touched
upon-it being intmated, however, that at no dis
tant day the subject would be more fully treated.


Archbishop Purcell said AFTER returning
thanks to Almighty God for preserving me from
dangers on the sea, and the Alps, by land and
water, have, beloved friends and children In God
most sincerely and fervently to thank you, whose
prayers. am well assured, asoended day and
IN Almighty hat thia ,ulk kOf, Ia
return home, by His mercy, be granted.
l thank you, also, os I had not the
opportunity to do so before left home,
for tho generosity with which so many OF
long journey and my expenses at Rome. Iassnre
you chat prayed fervently to Almighty God that
every cent OF those kind and generous con;ribu.
tions may be multiplied hundred and thousand
fold for you In Gods treasury; that they may
bring In great interest, aud that you may be
blessed over and over again for everything which
Christian faith and love have induced you to con-
tribute. thought Of you when / had the happi-
ness OF celebrating the holy mysteries In the crypt
where the bodies of st. Peter and st. Paul are en-
shrined, or In the prison where st. Paul was so
long mcarcerated with st. Peter, where he made
the water gush from the rock--water that Is still
flowing as q divine atteetation Of the mracle-n
order that he might baptlze the aor and his follow
prisoner So also when last Sunday and the Sun
day before celebrated mass out on the ocean -
having at the last service 6 truly great crowd Of





my fellow travellers-on that wide ocean, too,
you were also remembered. Aud so shall il be
forever. The salvation of priests, and still more
OF tho bishop, must never be effected alone. His
happiness in heaven would be incomplete If he
were not surrounded by all the thousands in
whose behalf he had served God ut the altar. His
happiness In heaven would be imperfect If you
were not there also to share with him, to bless
God who gave the good faith and enabled you to
live the good life In conformity with that holy
faith. The Archbishop said that while they were
discussing those very important questions for
which they were assembled at Rome he was par
ticularly struck with word that fell in the Coun-
Gil Hall from the lips Of one of the hottest, the
saintliest the best of bishops, very Nestor, he
might soy, OF the entire Catholic episcopacy, when
in mild and wise rebnke Of the agitation OF the
great question Of lnfallibility; he said how much
better it was that all should continue as 1t had
been, oil being quite convinced that God had en-
dowed His holy Church with infalliblty; that it
was utterly impossible that her teachings should
oracles should ever be struck dumb. He went on
to say that they were talking Of the faith of hel
saints and bishops and priests. He told then
that the people-the poor, simple, trnstin,
| people--had more faith than they had. The,
never agitated this question. 1t is enough
tor them that God has made his Churcl
| intallible, and whenever she speaks ii
Council or out Of Council she, speaks The
voice of the Holy Ghost--the voice Of her spouse
and in this manner she proceeds from day to day
in that glorious career Of Christian truth and faith
inaugurated by the Apostle. It is a great deal
better that we should not worry ourselves with
abstrusc matters that we don't understand but
that with simple trusting, loving faith we feel as
sured that Jesus Christ will never break His word
that He will keep invioable His molly promises, and
that we shall be safely and surely guided in the
future, have been In the past, until we reach
our heaven. The Archbishop closed this portion
of his subject by saying that on another occasion
he would speak more at length upon the topic
which lie had just left. The remainder OF the dis
course treated of his text in the usual pastora
manner, but with prosounder thought and more
than ordinary vigor.


After mass the choir, consisting of twenty mem
bers, called in body upon the Archbishop tt
congratulate him upon his safe return, and wer
received with the greatest a1ability. They ais,
presented their compliments to Bishop Borges
who looks hale and hearty, as II he had found th
fresh northern air of the City OF the Straits ex
ceedpgy beneficial