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ADDRESSES."

- ADLBES8 0P THH CLBEGT.

- The Very Rev., Dr. Backhaul V.G.;
then read the following address from the.

clergy of the diocese of Sandhurst to
their mew bishops—' ;
''•' May it' please' y o t o r t h s
lergy fcxercisihgJuriBdioljioriin thatpprtioh of
the Lord's Sacred Vineyard reiJeiitly erected
into a separate diooese, welcome yon with
feelings of great, delight and satisfaction to
the sphere of your future labours. It bath
pleased the Holy Ghost, through the selection
made of you by the Supreme Pastor of
the Fold of Christ on earth, to constitute
you a prinofe, of His Sacred Spiritual Kingdom;,
to govern the Church tof-God; and to
take, such special charge of the i children of
faith. in tbis . diooese,- that, under jour
spiritual,guidance, living in. the.Spirit of
Christ, from that Spirit they also,;may reap
life everlasting. We Approaoh you with the
profound respebt due to your high ecclesiastical
dignity, we ' approach you with an even
more deep feeling of dutiful' devotedness to
your person as the father of'this our portion
of the Household of Faith, the golden link
which binds us to the great apostolic centre
of Catholic, unity,. the..i'theaveti guarded"
infallible teacher of saving truth and sanotifiling
morals—the fountain .head of Christ's
jurisdiotion :liere on earth; we approach you,
moreover, with a sincere promise of that
canonical, obedience to your pastoral direction,
which we all know full well is not only
the duty but must be the delight of every
true eoolesiastio. ' We all shall be but too
happy with God's blessing to 6o-opefate with
you to the best.of our abilities in the glorious
work to which you have b'een sent, and to
which yon have devoted the remainder of your
life amongst us, i.e., . .the preservation and
extension of the salutary influence of God's
holy empire of truth,.and grace, and peace;
the salvation and edification of the body of
Christ. Few of us have, as yet been personally
acquainted with your lordship. But
we feel not the least! hesitation in saying that
thfe choice made of you by His Holiness to
rule over this portion of the Lord's vineyard,
no less than your ever aotive zeal in forwarding
the oause of holy religion, the knowledge
of which won for you well merited approbation
at home, and has preoeded you even to
those distant shores; justify our conviotion
that it was a happy choice which elevated
you to the dignified position of'being our
ecclesiastical superior; that you enter
worthily and with pleasing anticipation of aD
active and salutary future into the labours of
a dignitary whose episcopal watohfulness and
energy for a long series of years, faithfully
seconded by his devoted Vioar-General, have
earned for him the cherished and distinguished
honour of having done successfully
his part for fitting this portion of bis former
jurisdiction into a separate diocese; and the
pleasure of enthroning you to-day as its first
bishop. We entertain the pleasant anticipation
that many a time during your future administration
of this diocese, your Lordship's
heart will be cheered, and your energy will be
buoyed up by the affectionate obedience of
your present clergy, and of all whom, in the
course of years, you may aggregate to them
in the sacred ministry, by the sturdy steadfastness
in their holy religion of the sons
and daughters of great sires of Faith and
Sanctity; by the advance of truth and piety
under your fostering oare. This, your wreath
of roses of spiritual consolation, will, nevertheless,
not be without an interweaving of
bitter myrrh and piercing thorns. Serious
work is before you with its concomitant severe
struggle, and with sad disappointments, perhaps
not a few. You know the world hates
ub, and just now stands in a more than
usually threatening battle array against
God's Holy Church and His Christ. What
happened to the great vessel of election in
Macedonia is very likely to happen to you in
Victoria, so that—"Whilst you strive to
cleanse your flock from all defilement of the
flesh and the spirit, perfecting sanotifioation
in the fear of God'"—you yourself may have
no rest, suffering all tribulation—" combats
without and fears within." The solioitnde
for all the events of all the churohes under
your jurisdiction will incessantly demand the
exercise of your pastoral care and vigilanoe;
but we venture to say that few considerations
will fill your mind with' greater anxiety and
apprehension than the working of that baneful
law. of publio . elementary education,
which, enacted in political hatred and haste,
wilfully shut its eyes to the claims of justice,
and obstinately set Aside the well-known and
by far better means to its ostensible object;
which, whiht it has decreed banishment, like
unto dangerous beings, to God and to Christ,
from the public instruction of our youth, deprives
most unfairly of their just share in the
disbursements of the public taxes, that integral
part of our oommon-wealth which cannot,
and will not, brook this implied blasphemy,
of that law, which like its system,
callied " compulsory and free," has disfigured
with legal despotism the glorions code of
our constitutional liberties. Tour struggle
against this evil influence will be a hard and
an unremitting one, until those who frame
our laws shall understand that it is neither
honourable, nor to the furtherance of our
common weal, for a triumphant majority to
trample nnder foot the natural rights of an
out-voted minority. We know, however, that
in the spirit of your holy yOoation you shrink
not from this formidable eonfiiot. As for us,
we will stand by your , side, and so will, we
are oonvinced, your faithful, ppople ; and,
under your wise and 'fearless' direction, will
assist yon in preventing .the little ones, for
whom Christ has died, to'fall into ^he^&ares
of godless tuitionjiiii
.eternal
4fath. We respectfully entreat .jfftie
sliip^to convey
gratitude; for jtiis haying been pleased to erect
this new. EpisoopalSes olSandhurst,-and for
having pla6?d ypu,omit'#8its 'first Bishop,
tye sincerely jish .'t^at .the,' Almighty
of all things will yonbfrpjtfp to your Lordship

along and prosperous reign over us; ,anfl
that latter' a ! life'Of he&lVfr ana-feu'ebBis : ih ! this
cause of salvation^Hewho oomforteth 'the
huifiblemay comfort by viotbry arid everlasting
rewards on thergreat dayiCKf Christ Jesus,
yonr Lordship, ypqr,,.betoyed,. flook,And jourselves,
also yourfaithfulanddeyptedhuipble
Jellow-labourers in the vineyardyof; salvfttipn.
On the part, of the clergy ojE, this r diocese,
Henry BACKHAus.Vicar-General. ..To Ihb
IibrdBhip'the Right Eev. Dr. Martin Orane,
(K8.JL, first Bishop of' Sandhurst, 1 Victoria,
on the day of '- his sol.einn.'enthronement.
TehWcost, 16th May, 1875. : : ".',"
To this address His Lordship njade the
following reply :— r | : ,.• , . . , .
Very Reverend,u,nd desrjy beloved Clergy—
In replying to.ypur beautiful address^Irnust
confess that no words of mine can sufficiently
convey to you. sin adequate idea pf tbp&e feelings
of gratitude. that I now'-'entertain
towards you and ' all the Clergy of this
hew Diocese of 1 Sandhurst. Not ' only
the cordial and ' hearty weloomfr that you
have given me, but also the ; great and holy
zeal that you have manifested for God's glory,
and the salvation of souls, as well as the
tribute of 'respect and affection which you
have offered me, render it imperative on my
part to tender, unto you, as I now do, my
most sincere and grateful acknowledgments.
I feel my. heart overflowing with especial, joy
at that beautiful profession of faith by which
you hail me asthelnik that,unit esyouto the
Apostolic See—the pillar and ground of truth.
Elevated as I now am, though /unworthy, to
the eBpicopal office of the illustrious-Pontiff
who now sits jon the throne of-Peter; and
assuming by bis command thepastoral'charge
of this new »ee of Sandhurst, I^am'iBnooar-
Sged,, while accepting the. responsibility, by
the tribute of devotion, respeot, ;and obedience,
which you, beloved clergy, have offered
the to-day, as the representative in this
diocese of the illustrious Pontiff Pope Pius
IX. I know yojir .'piety and z'eal forthe interests
of religion ; therefore, supported by
yonr co-operation, united to the.blessitig of
the Holy Father, I have every confidence
under God that Religion will flourish in this
diocese in the promotion of God's glory and
the salvation of His people. J myself shall
labour with you; shall work with you in the
same field; for we are all engaged in.the
same work. As long as God gives me life and
strength, I'shall be found at the post of duty,
having, in conjunction with you, my beloved
clergy—no other object, no other ambition in
view, but the'salvation of those.dear children
of Jesus Christ that have been entrusted to
my care. To carry out this great object, I
shall; through you and our faithful people,
endeavour to build churches, increase the
number of priests, establish schools, and provide
teachers, especially religious communities,
to instruct our little children not merely
in the duties they owe to society, but especially
in the duties they owe to God. For, exposed
as they now are to so many dangers,
we must at all hazards secure to. our dear
children a continuance of that priceless treasure
of faith and innocence that they received
at the baptismal font. In your address you
have spoken strongly on the great question
of Education. . I agree with your sentiment?,
and shall co-operate with, you in endeavouring
to provide for our children a System of
education, founded not merely on the acquisition
of the knowledge necessary for their advancement
in life, but also and espeeially on
the acquisition of that moral training of the
heart that will lead .to the love and worship
of the true God. Therefore, every system of
education'that repudiates God by excluding
religion from our schools must be necessarily
condemned. And why? Because we isee
that such systems lead to the introduction of
the terrible dootrines now so prevalent in
society—of Atheism and Pantheism. May
God preserve us and our dear children from
such an appalling calamity. Dear reverend
fathers, before concluding, I must say a few
wordg on another subject contained in your
address, "fouiiave alluded to His trrace the
Archbishop of Melbourne, who, before Sandhurst
was created into a See, exerbised jurisdiction
over the whole colony of Viotoria.
From the commencement ' of his pastoral
oharge, how more than a quarter of a century,
he has, as is evident: to all, been continually,
labouring to plant the faith, find spread the
truths of the Gospel, in every .part of the
colony; and it is to his oontinual zeal and
solicitude in building churches, founding new
missions, and spreading religion through the
land that you are indebted for the favour
conferred upon you by the Holy Father in
erecting Sandhurst into an Episoopal See.
And now His Holiness has raised me to the
dignity of its first bishop. I feel proud and
happy that I am one of his Grace's suffragans,
for I shall have the aid of hie experience
and good example to guide and direot me in
the fulfilment of the duties of the pastoral
oharge. He is truly entitled to the respeot
and veneration of both clergy and people not
only of the diocese, but of the whole colony
of Viotoria. May God preserve his Grace for
many years to his people. Deir reverend
fathers, I again thank you from my heart.
May God enable you and me td discharge
efficiently the duties of the saored ministry
for the benefit of oar beloved people—our dear
flock in Jesus Christ. ' In compliance with
your request, I shall, in dob time, convey :to
His Holiness your th*nks for. having erected
Sandhurst into., an ^pisoopal See, jand .for
having ^laeefl iShg ^^.itT^'dttij^^XJbid^pu _
AnnBHBS:lOF :THB'tAXTY.> J;,;-,; •
His Hohour'Judge Dunne liext read the
follbwingAddxeast£rt>m r thel&iiy bfSand-
Iwart-iuKu 5«> emw-.-toq .,Ei 3. r;j-si•<„!.;.•,
May it plewe jrotttf 'lioraahip.^It is with
feelings of; nnalloyed happinaSs and pleasure
that' we,- om jaehdf-^f QievCathelio laity of
Sandhurst, and the ntigbbonring; distriots

. •* . -y lag
Ki^oyweexpeiW ^fieeingy^^'
us is only equalled. by,oiy gratitude iT™'
most Holy FatW^ d£, who. in the 7
nitnde.of, hb zeal-for <tbe advancement of
saored religion,-^.his anxiety for tbt^
rjtual welfare of, ids .children, hajs oonferTi
upon us the great ,and inestimable boon !?
appointing your Lordship, to watch over Itl
direct us in the' paths 'of virtue and reliiZ
Wesincerely Wmgratulate 'ypu 6ri vonr oi
vation to 'the dignity of first Bishop: of hilarge
abd important diocese, and ripon ff
safe arrival in this obuntiy; and are thankf i
:to God that you have esoapM'the iiaWrg^
a long and perilous voyage. The flio,' '
over , which your-Lordship 1 will presiae li
thoughioomppsed- of distritts many 6f tU.
scattered and rfeinote, contains' a larft"?
tholic population,-which, innder ybnr fogf.!'
ing oare, will. iwe hope. prove a fmitfil soil
wherein Catholicity, stimulated and i^viaol
rated byyourpresenoe.and under your mia.
ance &nd direction, will continne/to flfmr'i.i,'
and take firm root. Assuring ybur LordeWn
of our steadfast and unalterable allegiance to
that glorious Church to which we have the
happiness and honour to belongs we! join in
praying that ^mighty. God may leave von
long with , us, and that .as you advance d
years,;so may-you advance in the love and
veneration of your flock. We subscribe ourselves
your Lordship's most faithful and
obedient servants, Joseph Henry; Dunne
chairman of the reception committee; As'
drew Thdndbh, treasurer; Francis Tahdy
1
secretary; Fa^NK Macobot.
: His Lordship in reply thanked the
laity for their kind .address, and said he
hailed with joy their presence thert that
day, for it reminded him of that sacred
bond which united him to them as their
spiritual father and pastor, and they to
him as his deariy beloved spiritual children.
He knew the many difficulties
which he would havb to contend with in
administering the affairs of that eitensive
diocese where many Catholics lived
in remote quarters, hut ke was cheered
on by the expression of obedience and
respect which their address contained.
He had every reason, to hope that the
efforts of the clergy and himself, combined
with the respect of the laity for
ecclesiastical authority, would cause religion
to flourish in the diocese. It would
be his duty to do till in his power to
establish new missions, erect new churchej,
build new'schools, and he felt sure that
in providing for the training of their
children, the laity, as well as himself,
would be sensible of the truth that their
little ones were not only to be taught
worldly wisdom, but the knowledge of
their duties to God. His Lordship, in
conclusion, thanked them for their filial
attachment, and promised that he would
labour so that,. on his part, nothing
should he warning in duty. His only
solicitude during .the remainder of his
life, would be the promotion of their
interests. ,
ADDRESS OF THE HIBERNIAN 800IETT.
Mr. Bartley read the following address
from the Sandhurst branch of the
Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit
Society :-r- ' ,
The Bight Bev. Martin Crane, D.D., O.S.A.,
Bishop of Sandhurst.—May it please your
Lordship,—We, the members of St. Kilian's
Branch of the Hiberiiian Australasian Catbolio
Benefit Society, hasten to greet and welcome
your Lordship on arrival in tbis city,
and to express our gratitude to our Holy
Father in 1 creating this portion of the colony
a separate diocese, and raising your Lordship
to the high dignity of being its first Bishop.
The chief objects of our union, as set forth
in our registered law, are to cherish the
memory of that land from which the majority
of us received our birth ; to be practical and
living-members of our Holy Church ; to provide
against those casualties of sickness and
distress to whioh all are liable; to aid the
weak and comfort the mourner. We hope
that those principles may commend themselves
to favour, and-that, under your Lordship's
benign and fostering oare, the members
of our society, may extend and flourishover
this as well as over the other parts of Australia.
We pray to Almighty God that your
Lordship may long continue to watch over
and administer to the spiritual wants of yoni
look with wisdom and hononr, and beg to
subscribe ourselves, your Lordship's faithful
and obedient servants—(Signed on behalf of
he members)—Thomas Sullivan, President;
Thomas O'Halloran, Vice president; Johh
Bartley, Treasurer; Patrick Ltnch, Secretary.
May, 1875.
The Bishop, in reply, thanked the
members for • the expressions of attachment
and veneration contained in their
address, and for having furnished him
with a copy of the rules of the Society;
some of them he had read, and others he
had not yet perused, but lie had eveiy
reason to hope that they would all meet
with his approbati6n. To cherish the
memory of Ireland, and to aid and assist
brethren .'in rickness-'an'd distress, were
noble objects, which, .must commend
themselves to his admiration. .! in
cherishing, the, r memory of the dear
land fromiwfciah most-of themhad sprung
th^ would ,remember. tlurt :jtheir .forefathers
hadffor; ceinturies.^uffered pe r86 " :
outipn, confiscation,., exile, and depth,
rather than sacrifice one iota of faith or
rinoiple, and they would oherish it*

o? cSldren, wouia agree withW
the ereat object of the education of
iSn^was .the triSnibg of the-in-
^llSrt to' the lore of .God. NotJ
"TTthe intellectual and physical, but the
Inral powers should be (developed.'; His
r r(J a'hip concluded by exprewing a hope,
that -mpr6' 7 branclies of 'the : society would:;
^5blished.inthedio<»se.; ...
THE ADDRESS OF THE ATT8TRALIAN-530RN
CA.THOLICB.
Mr M.' J. CfthilJ tefcd the address
from the Australian. born Catholics, as
follows:— U ... J.
To the Bight Reverena ' Martin Crane,
nTi firBt Lord Bisbop of Sandhurst. May
-We. the Australian 1
bwlj CatbolicB pf Sandhurst, beg to approach
retir Lordship witih sentiments of filial affeo--
Son, and to hail your advent to;your diocesemlhtbemost
profound love and devotion.
It * period'in the worldte history, when
venerable and holy prieBts of, the Church
militant are enduring poverty, imprisoment,
ind exile through anti-Chri«tian laws, eriacted<tna
administered by impious men for the:
subversion of religion in. Prussia, when- the
altawof pur holy Church-are desecrated in
Italy and in Switzerland, it is, a Bource, Of
neat gratification for us to knpw thatour
Holy Father the Pope is, from his prison in
the Vatioan-, extending the Hierarchy to the
Utmost ends of the earth,.and that hip,Holiness
hasjnot been unmindful of the spiritual
wants-of hi?: children in Sandhurst. Dejeended,
as thoat of ns pre, from|thnt,'' irrepressible
race ".that in other days suffered
pereeoutipn likewise for its faith, and sealed
vitb its blood itB .deyotiop f.o the chaiirof iSt.
Peter, it ia ft fnrther gratification fco..us:that
iin Holiness has appointed as first Bishop of
(Sandhurst a prelate whose name has been
identified with the. saored, work of building
sp llie'.'ruined >ltars and resuscitating religion
in the holy land of our aspirations-r-tbe
bonSeifrOpr fathers.. We, will, under your
LorpBpip's apostolio superintendence, cause.
our children to be instructed in those great
principles of Christian doctrine, without
whiiSh all .eecular;schol.B8tio attainments, are
bnt>s dross,, and,we will endeavour by .every
legitimate means in our power to secure .the
eande, advantages for. alfother Catholic children.
We earnestly pray that the, days of
youf Lordship's episcopacy may be long in.
the land, that every comfort and happiness
may attend them, and that, vonr apostolic
labours may he blessed by the religious and
moral improvements of the fold entrusted to
yonr care.
; We beg leave to subscribe ourselves
your IiorcUhip'S .dutiful and obedient
children in Christ, M. J. CAHILL, P. T. DE-
'
VISE, J. LANIGAN.
His Lordship said they had beautifully
referred to the sufferings of the Church in
our own time. But from the beginning,
the Church suffered. She suffered in
Christ Himself. They had no reason,
however, to fear for the result. The
Church was built upon a rock, and was as
indestructible as the word of Christ was
sure of fulfilment. The bark of Peter
might.seem to be toBsed about rudely by
the winds, but Christ was at the helm,
and she would steer safe into the haven
of everlasting peace.
In the evening, . the Vpry Rev. Dr.
Backhaus presided at Yespers. The Rev.
W. Kelly, and the Rey. S. Revelle,
O.S.A.., acted as deacons. His Grace the
Archbishop was present,, attended by the
Very Rev/T. CaTiill, S.J., and the Rev.
H. Allen, O.S.A. The Rev. J. P.
O'Suyivap.,. was also within; the Sanctuary,;
;
Atthe.tconolusion of Vespers, his Lordship
:the Rt. 'Rev. Dr.- -Crane preached
his first sermon to his new. flock, choosing
for his /text the words of Christ^" Go
ye into .'the whole world and preach the
gosjiel to every creature . . .," and
beh&ld I akn with you all days, even
to the* consummation of the, world."
Hia Jjordship is' correctly described by a
contemporary 'as ".possessing the advantage''of'
_ ; imposing ^presence, clear
enun^]atio : £ (|,an'4 fluent; apd graceful delivery.".
1 .'. 'V . ...
Hji IiOrdshfp, said
Myr.dear.1 Bieihren—One . of the principal
effects'
j td-?^-" •<>
the ^.ppsties ,and liiejr .deBo^dahts;wjas,.tliei
estaffishine^t of tftephqreh^f C{ufis^- Jfjjifih,.
altbojjgii 'junaU'it fyrst and like the.gr&ijijL pf
mustard' seed'.-jirew; ipto' a. largfy .jfcree,. .and
although confintd j originally., tpr the, neighbourhood
oil '.Jerusalem., .had .made,-Bnch progress';
that 1 ' its. (jrano^es,. re^hed/^, many,
landk, and over the ^hole-earthi,
firBt^e' .&ospiBl *as pfeacli4d : ,ib thle'^ewsj.
and with' such Success thfet Si.! < P/Star,.at. 'tis
first address, converted eight thousand souls',
Dnd^r the Divine Spirit that desponded upon
tbeip', the disciples prekphed the Gospel to
the (abeiitili'B, around ,'aiid' so the .Church they
all had ihV honour to "belong .to was' est&b-
Ush$d.' pehpld.Ylieni dear,breihreti, the dear
comaiBBioii entrusted' to the Apostles, Srid
to ttieir'subeesBors, 16 preac.li "to" tlie end^.of
time,^ in ,'e'veiy.. ajge^ and' 'every clime,, the
trutH'r,:revealed', :by God for , Lthe' ealvation.^
bt ffia children.. They' had. preached
the ^ (gospel, to every creature, ' <and| '
B P»te; of' ^yery ^bptacje, oil earth <'^d -
the protection oJE His ohnrch, and for the eontinning
to the^eid'- oH;hat J chuttstr. They,
then, believing in the chureh, should believe
'that it isWelsnprted.tMbtinaV.ab&'ji&faUible
i4terprpteri,pt-,the-^trfiths,, of Qoi'i : Their
blessed; Lord had said , to his .disciples,:
" Going, therefore, teach ye all nations, and
behold .1 am .jvith you to the consummation
of the..,worlii." .. So it was preached,.and so
intelligible even to the meane^t capacity, thai
they must either- deny the Saviour himself j or
believe.'in Jihe truths of the doptrine preached
to theifk: .He talked not to' those -who' 'were
atheists-and denied the existence of a .Gpd,
but he, spoke of those who believed in God,
and consequently- they must believe in the
authority of the chnrch to preach. He-who
will not hear the church,' let. him be as the
pnblican; Christ, their .Divine Master, said,
" Those who hear yon, hear me; and those
irho depy you, deny me,*' They must admit
and reapeot the supreme • authority of the
church) as. contained in the - written and unwritten"
'word of Goal';, Their dear Lord did
Dot only say to, his. disciples,, ' "Go and
preach," but, "Behold, I am with you all
days, even to the consummation of the world."
They dare not say that the Son of the living
God, who had given his blood, never did say
th&t he-would'not be with the Infallible
Church; • but he (the Bishop) was sure
that no : one believing in those laws of
Jesus Christ, no one believing that. he,
came ihtothe world for the redemption of the
many, could,be found to admit bat that the'
Church, under the Divine Spirit, was-thetrue 1
judge •and infallible interpreter of the Divine
will: ' She Twas called the teaching Church—
the Buooess -of the- Apostles. Their pastors
were, the -representatives of that church.
against which the gates of hell should not
prevail.,!. Those who believed "were the faithful,
«nd tbty were largely dispersed over the
wprld. The diurch. was that great congregation
of men, .scattered over the world who,
although they might -diffet amongst themselves
in many ways held the same faith, received
the Bame sacraments, and were one
compact,body under one. head, the successor
ol Peter and Vicar-General of Christ on
earth;' There bould be but one cburoh, one
faith, one-; baptism. Such was the language
f the inspired Paul. That, then, being-the
ase, their Church, established by divine law,
s the same to-day as in the earliest days of
Christianity, for they preached tbe same doctrine
that was preached by the Apostles. The
creed entrusted by the Son of God to their
oare had been preserved entire through the
lapse of ages, and beyond the fall of kings
and nations.. It had been preserved firm and
spotless as when St. Peter and the Apostles
had received it from tbe hands of Christ, and
although she had been attacked she had lived,
and was more than a match for' her foes. WaB
she not the mystical representative of Christ ?
In many lands her children had been slaves,
her very priests bad been captiveB, and although
besiege^,and persecuted she bids defiance
to all the powers of earth and of -bell that
may.be arraigned against her. Their present
Pontiff had been. at. the beginning of bis
rei#n, banished from his home by the hands
of cruel men, and no doubt some of those
present remembered how their enemies had
rejoiced at what they no doubt considered
the downfall and ruin of the Church, but
those persons lived to find that their anticipations
had not been fulfilled. On several
occasions, at the bidding of the Father of
the Faithful, the bishops had gathered
round- their head, and at the meeting of
the . Vatican. 800 fathers sat at the
Council presided over by the Pope. At the
Council of Trent-there were scarcely 300
present, jwhilBt 800 -fathers sat in the
Vatican. Ireland was represented by 20
councillors, and England, Africa, China,
the islands of the Pacific, and even their
own {and his) adopted country had its
councillors^there. How wonderful it was
that after nearly 19 centuries, the Church
waa still -the Bame in every point? How
marvellous that, at the bidding of the Pontiff,
the Bishops were ever ready, to present
themselves/'and -when they assembled at
the Vatican, they presented one of the
grandest ' sights one could" witness, and
proved the infallibility of thie Church.
If anyone asked them (his hirer's)
how it was ; that they believed in the
infallibility of the blessed mystery, let
them answer by saying that, they believed
because God had revealed it to them. If
again asked how they knew; God revealed
it, say, because the Church iad told them.
Qne great father of the Church, had said
that he ifoold not bpjieve in the Gospel.if
it were not vouched for .by the Church.
What the Council of Bishops anight do when
they, met,,again, was not for them to say»
their deliberationB would be .promulgated in
proper times i but it was-their duty to their
God who liad established , that 'Church by
Divine law tp provide for ttie,spiirituaL. welfare
of her children, and strengthen,them
in after life by giving, them that. Divine
breajl wUch shall last-for ever. In order
to be saved, the sanctity of their lives jnnst
necessarily correspond :with-,their belief.
It will not be alone, necessary to Bay they
belie vein .the Holy Catholic. Church,; but
,they must bein possession D! the sanctifying
grace Sof God. , They most respect their superiors-m
authority, remembering the words
of the Lord," They that hear you hear me."
If they refused' to obey' the ^authority
of : thfeit ' pastots, they would r thereby
- £e refusing to 'obey : Christ. . He felt
lassured tho'se present - Were i all' the
: living- - children of their fond Slo&er
Ohnrch, and he lilt^assured also they, were
fever-ready 1 to'obey her' '«®mtoandsV' neiving
l^^tPrt/^hd' ijibw %ttt he
-He
o'be^aimr
charge of their immortal souls—for whose
salvation he;;would,'if Ifi^oisBsry.i^iye his
life—he prayed ef them to do so,' and
would*pray that the Spirit of Gpd would
entw'into their' souls, and indufce thfem to
attend to' their fathers,' and obey the
obligations their Church required! IFthey
did so; they would lessen his T)Urdeti, and
if they were submissive,, to their creed of
religion, he would promise them that upon
the ( list day, when they all—priest and
people—stood there before the Great
Judge, they would gain eternal life. Comply
.with his request, and when their immortal
' souls had to .appear before the
Great God, they would hear the Eternal
Judge say to them, " Come to me,!"
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
was then given by his Grace the Archbishop
of Melbournei, and the day's services
were then concluded. At Vespers
the - church was' even more densely
rowded than at the ceremony of enthronement.
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