The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-23
Letter Of the Bishop Of Cincinnati to his Ma
jesty, the Emperor Of austria.
CINCINNATI, 9th January, 1880.

CINCINNATI, 18th January, 1880.
SIRE.
May it please your Majesty to receive the
most grateful homage of n man who IS pene-
trated with feelings of gratitude for the good,
wise, and distinguished zeal OF your imperial
Majesty for the Catholic religion. We feel our
selves Irresstably led to express to your Imperial
Majesty the consolation derived by the assembled
bishops and directors of missions in America, at
the recent news, that in the States of your I'M
perial Majesty, society has been formed for the
support of Catholic missions in America We
have the pleasure, also, to mention the safe re-
turn of our friend and Vicar General, MIR. Fred
erick REESE, whose apostolical labors aid unyea-
rled zeal are above all praise. He brings
the most gratifying accounts of the kindness
with which he was received and honorcd by pious
and distinguished persons in your Imperial city,
especially of the fattering kindness with which
he was received by your Imperial Ma jesty, who
was pleased to lend your pi election to the Pious
work of supplying the pressing wants of our
poor missions and our new diocese. We venture
here to hatter ourselves that the worthy inten-
ton of the virtues of st. Leopold and the great
Empress Maria Theresa, will continue to sup
port us in weak endeavors to extend the Ca
tholic religion in this vast country, destitute OF
all spiritual and temporal resources, especially
among the Indian tribes, who form an important
part of our diocese. We will not fail, daily to
efier up our poor prayers to the Lord of Hosts,
the King of Heaven. that he may shed his rich
est blessings upon gour Imperial Majesty, your
iilustrious family, and your whole kingdom. Be
pleased 10 acoe0t gracionsly, this expression oil
the sincere gratitude and reverence with which
we subscribe ourselves your Imperial Majesty's
most grateful, most humble, and most obedient
servant, EDWARD FENwIcA,
Bishop of Cincinnati and
Apostolieal Administrator of Michigan,
In the North-W ost Territory
V7nsDer Of his Serene Highness, Prince Met
ternich, Chancellor Of State Of his I'm
peri0i Majesty.
VIENNA, April II, 1880.
Most portfy Bishop!
The Austrian Council-Gencral at New York,
forwarded me the letter which your grace di-
rected to the Emperor, my most illustrious mas
ter, on the 18th of January, OF this year. 1 did
not delay to give it to his majesty, who was
highly gratifed with the sentiments expressed in
1t, and commissioned me to answer your grace.
The Emperor, firmly devoted to our holy re-
ligion, feels lively joy at the account that the
truth makes rapid progress in the vast countries
Of North Anerica. Convinced of the irrcsista-
BILE power which the Catholic doctrine must ne
cessarily have on SIMPLE and uncorrupted hearts
and minds, when its truths are proclaimed by
truly Apostolical Missionaries, his Imperial
Majesty cherishes the most favorable hopes of the
Pious progress which our holy religion will
make in the United States, and among the In
dian tribes.
The Emperor commissions me to say to your