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then it devoured them. Slowly but steadily, century 

 îil'ter century, it has been laboriously incorporating them 

 into Christ, into that great Christendom of Charlemagne 

 and Gregory VIL, from -which we are descended. And 

 des])ite the blasphemies of our blind and unthankful 

 age, it will prolong this splendid banquet of Christianity 

 and civilization. "Rise, Peter, kill and eat." Yea, 

 rise. thou who art not only pontilT of the individual 

 conscience, and of the family hearth, but pontiffof all the 

 nations! Bishop of bishops, rise with all thy brethren ! 

 Kise, Catholic hierarchy! Rise, Church of man- 

 kind, kill and eat! Incorporate in God, in truth and 

 in righteousness, the nations once rebellious, now grate- 

 fully submissive ! 



And there shall come a day — never has it seemed 

 more remote than now to shallow minds, never to be- 

 lieving hearts has it appeared so near — a day when, the 

 mighty work achieved, the pontiff shall look forth upon 

 mankind, not with more of love, but with more of joy 

 than ever before, and say, My son ! And as with one 

 voice and one heart, mankind shall say, My father ! 



In that day the infallible promises of God shall have 

 met, in their accomplishment, the ceaseless aspirations 

 of man. Then unity shall be complete. There shall 

 be one fold and one shepherd. For this I look, and 

 am certain. 



