Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-03-21


IN The United States. The startling facts exhibited
in the subjoined article should do more than TO
elicit momenary fear that "ihe Catholics wiH get
The upper hands IN thus country get"
From ne Vermont O5serrcr
INCREASE OF ROMANIsM IN THE L
STATES, AND SOME OF THE CAUS.
rs OF THIS INCREASE
/. The increase Of Roman Catholic,
The Papal power commenced systematic opc-
fdtiors ia fhis country about the year 1920. In
1888 their statistics were as follows, viz 500 600
COMMITMENTS; $40 priests 29i mass houses, 10
colleges rs converts II male seminaries, q
female academies Is asylums; l0sces or docecs
For 1889 we find the following statistics
| archbishop IS bishops 500 priests; Asa church
es or chapelsi 36l other places of worship Q
seminaries 80 converts; - asylums; % free
schools AZ boarding schools; 6 hospitals; Is
charitable associations 10 colleges
In 1910 we find them claiming population Of
| 100000 II bishops; 527 priests, two thirds Of
whom are foreigners and nearly all of them Jes,i.
| lis; 5l2 churches and chapes; II ecclesiastical
institutions "a literary institutions for young men;
500 young men in college; 81 female religious
institutions; 40 female academies, 27s2 pupils in
these academies and l0j charitable and religious
| associations.
The above statistics show rapid increase of
Pnpsts in this country We propose to notice
IL tn. causes Of this increase
Among the causes Of this increase we cnumcr.
ate the following
|. The conversion of children of Catholic de-
cent to the Papa faith
2 The conversion of Protcsiants to Papacv
We have no data from which to ascertain the ac-
tual number of such conversions The Catholic
| n g. ,,,tC 10 ,Lnr
Diocese at 200 annually.
| 8. The main source of increase undoubtedly
is to be looked for in the large influx Of Foreign,
ers Each year witnesses the arrival of from
| 10000 to 100000 our shores. From the
present condition of Europe iseems probable that
| in future nearly the entire mass OF the migrants
will be from Papal countries
| A. There is one other cause of increase which
deserves special notice The Church Of Rome
has always been known as the decided enemy Of
ctucG,ion The principle on which he has acted
| is, IGNORANCE is the mother OF devotion" or what
amounted to the same thing with her, the power
of the Pope and Priesthood would be proportion
ate to the ignorance Of the people Hence,
wherever Popery has tie asccndency, ignorance
has prevailed, and this generally in proportion to
the dominant power ofpoperv For proof of this
we need only refer to the palmy days of Rome
| There was a time when kings were her vassals,
and thrones and crowns were at her disposal -
There was a time when the thunders of the Vati-
can made all Europe tromble, Whenthe frowns
ofthe Roman Pontif brought the most puissunt
rulers Of Europe al his feet This period has
well been designated 'thc dark ages" Intellect
was crushed and reduced to the mbecility ofchld-
hood Monkish legends and idle tales, not sur
passed IN monstrosiy by Gulliver's Travels or
the tales of Baron Munchasen, formed the ltcra-
ture OF the age. That papacy has undergone but
little change in this respect Is evident from the
present condition Of Papal countries What is
Popcry doing for the instruction and elevation Of
the peasanry in Ireland, or Spain, or Portugal
Absolutely nothing "Educa,ion" says Bishop
| Hughes, OF New York city, sis dear 10 US" The
fact tha, ii is dear TO them in this country while
in other countries it is looked upon as their dead
hest foe, leads us TO suspect that there may be in
il something OF Josuisucal craft What strar ge
anomaly Romanlsm among us presents Roman
ism patronizing free schools, academies, colleges
and all the paraphernalia of learning Saul
among the Prophets Of old, or his names sake
preaching the faith he once sought TO destroy,
could not have given more occasion for surprise.
But some one asks has Rome become the patron
Of education? We answer by no means. The
literary institutions fos,ercd by the Roman Priest.
hood in this country, in their management pre-
sent dark and cunning feature Who are these
institutions fo2 For Calholicsl No e., l,os, as
a general thing they arc mott but for proiostans
The fact should be ponderod we'll for il is full Of
instruction, that large number Of pupils in tho Sc
schools are ProesIauis While thousands Of
Catholic children are cf to grow up IN gross ig.
noance, Protestant children are taken and educa-
ted bv charity or Otherwise What we ask. is
the object ofull lhisl We will allow the Roman
Priesthood to answer for ITSELF" We seize upon
The rising generation, SAYS one oflhcr number.
With all their schools it cannot be said lha, The
Catholics as mass are more enlightened now
than they were years ago The Priosts favor he
erection Of schools &c, but their object Is mainly
10 raise up Catholic interest II IS upon their
schools that they chiefly rely for the dissemination
Of their views among Americans. Their plan
sto raiss ~ n Papai interest by securing, In
some means ar ofher The eiaeatOn Of Protesiaai
chiidren, and training them W 10 The support NJ
RomanisBl The truth Of this IS proved both by
r the result of their labOrs and their own ayowals
a The following Is the language Of one Of their
distinguished men IN kcBiucky Had | treas
ures / would multiply colleges and schools for
boys and girls | would compel all my kcuiurk-
ians 10 love and admire a religion 50 beneficial
and generous and perhaps end by converting
them One Of their Priests uses the following
language Gas given in he Weston Recorder
"There Is 40 country under the whole haven that
presents such al inviting field az tho Unaed States
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