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words of the Iloly
cree was given before they ul>-J uveffi
came to express their entire belief in
the doctrine of the infallibility of the
Pope. And now as the work goes on,
my beloved brethren, our prayers must
p-o on. We have now to sustain that
woik by our supplications and by our
entreaties to God. The times are peril
oil*. Dangers threaten, threaten our
dear Holy Father, threaten his Church
in Rome. We do not fear for the Church;
for we know that although nations may
he convulsed, although the dynasties of
kings may he overthrown, the Church is
indestructible and will endure forever.
We have to learn at the same time to
love the authority of the Holy Father.
A great illusion it is to suppose that un
der the pretence of sustaining the Holy
Father, or of supporting his authority,
we can disrespect the authority of his
bi'hops or of the priests of the Church.
As we honor the one wo must honor the
other. As we despise the one we must
despise the other. The authority of the
Pi'P* and the honor of the Pope descends
in regular line to the bishops, from them
to their clergy, from the clergy to their
people. Wc are all one body bound to
gether. If we weaken the authority of
the head wc weaken the authority of the
members. If we weaken the authority
of the Pope we weaken the authority of
the bishops. If we weaken the authori
ty of the bishops wc weaken the authori;
ty of the priests of the churches, and if
wc weaken the authority of the priests we
weaken the Church herself Let us,
therefore, take care not to encourage, by
word or work, anything that will foster
or spread distrust, dissension, discord, be
tween us, no matter from what source it
comes. Let us be of one heart and of
one mind, praying together, laboring to
gether in the sphere which God has as
signed us. Let us beg that God will
bless our labors with a rich and abundant
increase. Whether we be in the clergy
or of the episcopacy, we arc all alike la
borers in bis vineyard. Let us pray to
Him this day that he may bless our la
bors. and that when we are called to our
rest, we may be permitted to enjoy the
fruits which He, in His goodness and
mercy, has garnered up for us; fruits
which will never perish, because they are
eternal.’’
It is needless to state that the address
was listened to with earnest attention by
the c aggregation. At its termination the
Archbishop gave a pontifical benediction.
Tiie Tantum ergo sung upon the occa
sion was composed by Rossini expressly
for the opening of the Franciscan church,
at Bologna, in 1847. It was most beau
tifully rendered yesterday, under the
leadership of professor Gustavus Schmitz,
the talented composer and organist to the
Cathedral. Indeed, the musical arrange
ments were superb. The solo artists
were Mme. Chome, soprano, Mrs. Wer
ner, alto, Mr. H. Schmitz, tenor, and Mr.
A Sohst, basso. In fine, the reception
was iu every way worthy the grand oc
casion
At two o’clock the Archbishop was en
tertained at a grand banquet given in
the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum.
England's Neutrality.
The tone and temper of the English
Press in reference to the war have un
dergone a marked chaugc during the
past week. The indignant reclamation
of the French nation, and the unmista
kable sympathy of Ireland with the
French people in the titanic struggle in
which they are engaged, have convert
ed the English Prussoph Lists into stern
sticklers for impartial neutrality. “Our”
German predilections are no longer up
permost. Bismarck’s all-grasping policy
is beginning to be understood; the family
ties which bind the German hotbed of
royality t > imperial and ari.-ttecratic Eng
land relax before the b’ace of war; and
altogether her arrogant and dogmatic
spirit so prevalent when war was first
announced is toned down to the sober
level of simple announcement and ap
preciative fear. So nmrked is this feel
ing that Prussian Press and people,
chagrined at the sudden change of their
English friends, begin to talk of perfidy,
and roundly accuse the English people
wit’n contravening the neutrality laws in
the interest of France. They say that
England permits Franco to buy coal in
her ports to supply her fleet, and declare
that coal, which is essential to the effec
tive action of a modern fleet, should be
declared contraband of war; and the
English Government has so far yielded
y */
to tiie clamor as to declare, with charac
teristic sophistry, that the exportation of
coal direct to either fleet will be con
sideivd as a breach of the foreign En
listment Act. Prussia further complains
that extensive orders for horses, arms,
and am unit ion have been received in
England, and are daily executed with the
cognizance of the Government. Toe
U lster and braggafocia of the English
to believe that
ffey misfit ; expect material as well as
moral sympathy from England. The
revulsion of feeling is now commensu
rate to the expectations they had formed,
They find that English sentiment is
bn iron, except supported by English
selfishness, and that, in the truest sense
of the term, she is an “interested” spec
tator of the great military events now in
progress on the Continent; and they
look on the exercise of her trade func
tions and instincts as an actual breach
of the neutrality laws. The English
trader meanwhile pursues his calling ir
respective of the obligations of interna
tional law. Os course lie will still con
tinue to supply coal to France, but not
direct to the French licet. He will
choke the dog, as before, but not with
butter. His only object is profit, and
this he will endeavour to obtain, irres
pective of the duties imposed on
him by either the universal principles
of justice or the code of belligerent juris
prudence.
England begins thus early to exercise
the same kind of neutrality which dis
tinguished her dealings with both
belligerents during the American war.
In the early period of the insurrection,
when the disciplined army of tiie South
was crowning its labors by a series of suc
cesses, the English people cheered it to
echo, and English blockade runnersfurnish
ed it with munitions, clothing, vnd com
misariat supplies. When the tide turn
ed, and the victorious North hemmed in
the chivalry of the South, English sympa
thy veered with the iortuucs of the
belligerents, and with a commendable
impartiality directed its resources to the
ports of the |North. In fact, had Bel
zebub been engaged on the one side,
and the hosts of heaven on the other,
English influence and support would
have gravitated to the one or the ether,
according to the alternately veering
fortunes of either. She is to-day play
ing the same role between the rival
powers ou the Continent. France is
mistress of the sea—a fact which pre
cludes the Edglish people—except in
the alternative of going to war—from ac
tively supporting Prussia in the struggle
But England is not over particular as to
persons or parties when her trade in
terests are concerned; and notwithstand
ing her expressed sympathy with Prus
sia, is actively engaged in a trade with
France, which, even according to her
own showing, is at the least equivocal.
The transaction may not be defensible
ou strictly moral grounds; but it will be
at least profitable, a fact all-sufficent, for
it will satisfy the commercial conscience
of the English people.
It is admitted, however, that danger
underlies this custom of playing fast and
loose with principles of international
comity; and fear is expressed by the
Solons of the English Press that troub
les in ay arise from the gratification of
the spirit of commercial greed which
renders the English trade superior to
every consideration save the advance
ment of his own interest. “I have been
trying to see,” said the Lord Mayor of
London at the banquet given to the
Ministry on Saturday lust, “if there is
really any g r od to be got out of the war,”
and this—in a sens: which he probably did
not intend--is the true sentiment of the
English people in relat on to the contendt
iug Powers. Show England how profi
inay be made out of either of the bel
ligerents, and she at once becomes the
moral, if not the material supporter, of
that Power out of which she secs she
can realise the largest profit. Mr. Glad
stone, at the same meeting, repudiated
the notion that English neutrality meant
selfish isolation. “Selfish activity” would
have properly expressed the actual at
titude ot the English people—and, did
not still more selfish fear interpose,
would also be the position occupied by
the English Government. That the
cupidity of tiie people may lead to the
complication of the State is a fear ex
pressed by some of the most sagacious
of their public guides. Need we say
that we would scarcely regard such an
event with feelings of unmingled
regret? The application pf the adage,
when rogues fall out,” would console
us iu sorrow. Grasping selfishnes
has in other times effected more than
this—and may’ do so again.
Dublin Nation , August 0.
Ordination.—At the Cathedral of St.
James, Vancouver, on last Monday, July
25, Rt. Rev. A. M. A. Blauchet, Bishop
of Nesqualv, promoted Messrs. Kelly
and Galiiani, sch fustics of the Society
of Jesus, to the sacred order of Subdea
cons. On the Tuesday following, the
same geutlenaen received the order of
Deaeons, and on Sunday, July 31, they
were promoted to the Priesthood.
The newly ordained Priests will return
to Santa Clara, Cal., from whence they
came. —Portland Sentincl.
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Latest War Dispatches-
London - , September 12. —There were
formadable popular demonstrations here
to-day in favor of the French Republic
and against monarchy at home and abroad.
There was one in Ilyde Park and one at
St. James’ Hall. The imbieility of the
British Government was strongly de
nounced, and charging the Queen by name
with encouraging the King of Prussia on
his march to France for the purpose of
destroying the young Republic. A proposi
tion to suppress the Queen's name was re
ceived with a tempest of hisses. A voice
inphe cried three groans for the Prince of
Wales. The response was universal and
passionate.
The aspect of the crowd was at one time
really appalling, The better class of the
people assembled at St. James Hall. The
resolutions denounce King William’s in
consistency in his advance noon Pari3, af
ter the announcement that the war was
not upon the French neople. The speak
ers said the English Government is hostile
to France, not because she loves Germany,
but hates Republicanism, and fears it,
4he Government ot EngDnd has not re
cognized the Repuiic in France, but the
day is at hand when the Freno N Republic
wou'd be called on to recognize the Repub
lic of England.
Paris, September 12.—The Ministry
publish the following: The Prussians at
tacked Toul Saturday at five o’clock in the
morning, and persisted until nine in tire
evening. They were constantly repulsed.
Many of their batteries were dismounted.
More than ten thousand Prussians hors du
combat.
Verdun holds out.
Montmedy splendidly repulsed the Prus
sians Thursday.
Tiie Prussians have surrounded Meaux,
who are in force in Crecy, and are ap
proaching Noisy Le Grande.
Note.— Meaux is twenty-five miles from
Crecy, and about the s£.me distance from
Noisy. LeGrande is nine miles from Paris.
It is rumored that Russia insists upon
an armistice.
It is stated again that the Uoited States
sent three decided dispatches to Berlin,
and it is said the Prussian tdvaoce is
stopped in consequence.
London, September 12.—English jour
nals urge the intervention as a duty and
right, the neglect of which would involve
dishonor.
From advices regarding, the Emperor’s
treatment it seems that he is more an
horned guest than a prisoner.
Berlin, September 12.—-The Arch
bishop of Guesen and Posen denies that
the war on the part of Prussia is anti-
Catkciic.
London, September 12. —Florence ad
vices state that the Italian troops will en
ter Rome to-day.
Italy’s ultimatum virtually strips the
Pope of all temporal power, but Italy
will concur with any power in guarantee
ing the independence of the Pontiff.
Paris, Sept. 12 —The success at Toul
and Montmedy with the reported halt of
the Prussians advance strengthens the
Bourse. There have been considerable
purchases on speculation.
London, September 12. —The Prussian
army halted twenty-five miles from Paris
at the special request of Bismarck, to con
sider the Russian and Austrian proposition
lor an armistice.
The departure cf certain members of the
French Government from France for
Touts is indefinitely postponed.
London, September 12 Geribaldia is
expected at Pari*.
Havana, September 12.—The Panama
and West India Cable opened this even
ing.
Cholera is increasing in this city.
Doßodas arrived here to night.
London, September 12.—Telegrams
from the seat of war in the papers here
are a perfect ebao-, with contradictory
statements. Reports forwarded to New
York papers are mainly correct.
Private telegrams are refused in Paris.
The Tunes says Franca has been cured of
military dictators. Thu Times' Paris
correspondent says a stubborn defence of
Paris is certain if besieged.
# Madrid, September 12.—Demonstra
tions ot French sympathy continue in the
northern provinces. Republicans here
have signed an address demaniing the
convocation of the Cortes.
Paris, September 12 —lt is officially
announced that Thiers departs for London,
St. Petersburg and Vienua, on a secret
mission*
The Prussians were at Nielien last night.
Humors of an armistice increase.
Tne Diplomatic Corps defers its depar
ture from the city.
Marseilles, September 12.—Esquiros,
bearing that two caisons had passed
through the straits of Gibraltar, ordered
preparations for an attack. Twenty thou
sand volunteers left here yesterday for
Paris.
Berlin, September 12. —There is a
great sensation hare about a dispatch from
the American government to Bancroft,
expressing the hope that there would now
be a cessation of the war, in view of the
fact that its aim, the dethronement of Na
poleon, was accomplished. The dispatch
was sent to King William by a special
messenger.
Paris, September 12.—Orders have
been issued for the fortification of Havre,
Marseilles, Dunkirk and other points.
French mcn-of-war are to be fully
manned, and held ready to sail at a mo
ment’s notice.
Berlin, September 12.— Tee King to
the Queen, Sunday night: The Citadal
at Laon exploded after the surrender, just
as the Prussians were preparing to enter.
Three hundred and fifty men were killed,
including two hundred Mobile Gardes.
Many were shockingly mutilated. There
must have been treason.’
New York, September 12.--The South
American news by to-day’s steamer is un
important. The r-ew Ministry at Chili has
further discontinued the prosecution of
the Arancanian war. The Bolivian troops
along the Peruvian frontier have been
reinforced and had several skirmishes with
marauding parties cf Indians.
The Argentine Republic has contracted
fora sub marine telegraph to Brazil, to bo
completed in eighteen mmtbs.
The Republic ot Salvador has just con
cluded a commercial treaty with Prussia.
It is believed here from telegrams f- om
Europe that the position of the United
States Government is not understood
in Europe. The only official dispatch
from this Government relative to the
war was sent Friday, and addressed to
Bancroft, with copies to Wasbburne and
Motley, to the effect, which,[as ascertained
from an altogether reliab-'c source, was :
“While we cannot act in connection with
other nations, yet, if our good offices aie
requested by Inth belligerents we should
bo happy to extend them with the view
of bringing about peace between the two
great power.'; with which we have tradi
tional friendship.” This Government
will scrupulously abstain from iuterferring
in the affairs of foreign nations, if for no
other reason, because it would set an ex
ample, or afford a pretext for interference
heieafier with our own; hence it expresses
no opinion as to the merits of the war.
The disptch to Bmcrcfc was carefully
worded so as to leave no doubt of our
carefully abstaining from foreign alliances
as.to the belligerents, while we were always
ready to exercise offices cf friendship
when specially desired by nations at war.
London, {September 12. --An outbreak
is reported at Viterfcro. The people sur
rounded the Papal Zmavcs at Viteibo,
Moptefiscone, and Valentano and threat
ened to attack them Order was restored
in rhe name of the King of Italy.
The Daily News has a dispatch that
arrangements for the occupation of the
Papal States has been concluded
Piebiscitum will be taken t° know
whether the people desire the Pop: or
King as a civil ruler —the decision to be
bind ; ng on both parties. In the meantime
the Italian troeps are to hold the Roman
territory. If the result is adverse to the
King he will withdraw. Naples urges the
King not to hesitate to make Rome the
capitol of the nation.
The official journal at Florence justifies
the occupation as necessary for the Pone
as to - Italy. The Journal hopes the
Pen tiff will accept the guardianship cf the
Italian government.
Brussels, September 12. —At four
o’clock Italy, Austria and Russia agreed,
and authorized Russia to ask Prussia for
an armistice.
A dispatch to this effect has been sea:
to Berlin. No ansvver as yet.
Lard Lyons has resigned the task of
mediating between France and Prussia ir.
favor of Giczuga, the Spanish Minister.
Ascendancy in Ireland. —What is
ascendancy ? mny be fairly asked. At
Carlow anew schoolmistress was wanted
lor the workhouse. The Schoolmaster
and the assistant schoolmistress, his wife,
arc Catholics; the late schoolmistress was
a Protestant. The numoer of Catholic
female children is sixty-three, of Pro
testant, three. Therefore, argues the
Protestant rector, it is absolutely neces
sary that the new, the head schoolmis
tress, should be a Protestant, a view en
dorsed by an enlightened guardian of the
same persuasion, of course a major in the
army of pious proclivities, because he ob
jected to ascendancy! The same gal
lant gentleman would not even consent
to the present Catholic assistant school
mistress being raised to the position of
head mistress, and the second mistress, if
a Protestant, being called assistant mis
tress, because that, also, would be ascen
dancy of the grossest description. The
election terminated, as might be expect
ed in Ireland, in the election of a Pro
testant. \\ c should like to know the
number of Catholic and of Protestant
Guardians respectively who make up the
Cariow Board. We see that twenty-two
voted in the majority against six in the
minority, of whom two, at least, if we
may judge from their speeches, are Pro-
testants. How comes it, then, that the
Catholics ol Carlow can only muster four
Catholics to represent the interests ot
their sixty-three Catholic poor children,
whilst to defend the three Protestants
twenty-two are found fighting tooth
and nail ? Lither the Catholics in the
town and county are kept out by the
ex-ascendancy party —a state of things
calling for vigorous action on the parted
their borough member, or else the Catho
lic Guardians are woefully remiss in
their duties. In either case the Carlow
Catholics should bestir themselves, as it
is dear they are thoroughly misrepre
se u ted.— Register .
If your are looking at a picture, you
try to give it the advantage ot good
light. B j as courteous to your fol
low-creatures as you are, to the pie
■ cure.
EXERCISES OF THE SOUL
TO PREPARE ONE FOR THE SA
CRAMENT OF PENANCE AND
THE IIOLY EUCHARIST.
TRANSLATED FOR THE BANNER,
BY MISS MARY MOON.
SHORT EXPLANATION OF TIIE APOSTLES*
CREED,
11.
And in Jesus Christ, Ilis only Son, oar
Lord.
I believe that the Second Person of
the August and very Holy Trinity is
called Son. He is truly Son, since he
is truly engendered by the Eternal Father.
But, do not dare to wish to penetrate,
my weak reason, into the ineffable mys
tery of tin's divine generation; adore in
silence and submit thyself. Tiie Father
communicates to His Son, in engender
ing Him, all the Divine nature. All that
[ attribute of grandeur, of wisdom, of
bounty, to the Father, I attribute them,
likewise, to the Son; all that J owe to
the Father of respect, of obedi -nee, and
of love, I owe equally to the Son
It is this Eternal Son of the Eternal,
who in time became man in order to save
us. When the Father created, He created
by Ilis Word. Man, by a purely gratui
tous favor of his Creator, had been formed
in state of innocence, adapted son of
the Most High, having a right, by con
sequence, to his celestial inheritance.
Man, overwhelmed by so many benefits,
had the ingratitude to trangress the only
precept that his God had given him. In
consequence of his crime not only is he
himself reproved,, but all his posterity is
reproved with him. We are all born
jruilty of the sin of our unfortunate
Father. Thus You have decreed, O
Lord, You, all of whose decrees are as
just as they 7 are ' impenetrable! Ah!
who may have a light to demand why
You decree iu such or such a manner?
Here again I am silent, I adore and I
believe.
But, 0 blissful fault of the first man!
Yes, happy fault, since it has procured
for us such a Redeemer I The Word,
only Son of the Eternal, by whom every
thing had been created, has deigned to
repair and to save His work. I believe
that this adorable Redeemer is Jesus
Christ, truly God, consubstantial to Ilis
Father, truly man, couaubstantial to us
ali.
Thus, all man as lie is, I adore Him, I
put all my confidence in Him, I acknow
ledge Him, I confess Him as my Lord,
my Master, my Saviour, my God. 1
believe that all power has been given
Him in Heaven and upon Earth, and that
every knee ought to bow before Him.
And it is in consequence of this belief
that I now prostrate myself at Ilis feet,
I offer to Him the Homage of my faith,
and of ali my love; I invoke Him, I im
plore Him as the only author of the sal
vation for which I hope.
111.
Who was conceived of the Holy Ghost,
horn of the Virgin Mary.
I believe that the conception and the
birth of this Man-God was all miraculous,
and without doubt it ought to have been
so. \\ hen a God deigns to become man,
can too many prodigies concur in this
great work! It is the Holy Ghost, Third
Person of the August Trinity, who
works His conception in the bosom of a
Virgin.
Yes, I believe that Mary, Ilis happy
Mother, the purest of all’the daughters
©i Adam, the one most abounding in
graces, was always perfectly Virgin,
after as before her child-birth. Thus
ought a God to be born, who came to
purify the blemishes and the spots of
our conception and of our birth, thus I
believe He was born.
I believe that He lived upon the earth
that Ho passed successively through dif
ferent ages; that he subjected himself
voluntarily to ttic different vicissitudes
of the times, to the weaknesses of child
hood, to all the miseries of humanity;
in a word, that He was in everything
similar to us ; I alone except Him from
sin, of which lie was incapable; still has
He taken the likeness of it in order even
to destroy sin in us
I believe that he really performed all
the miracles, that He gave all the instruc
tions that the Holy Gospels contain; that
lie established the seven Sacraments
that the Church acknowledges as the
channels through whic i Ills merits liow
and spread themselves over us.
In short, I believe that lie is the true
Messiah whom the figures ol the law of
Moses, announced, whon the oracles of
the Prophets had promised, and whom
the Jews expected during so many cen
turies; by whom alone we arc able to
find access to the Father, to obtain par
don and to be saved.
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