The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-21
Catholic Church I'm ths United states.
.--lss ConAision and Prospects



to deliver lecture before the Youna Catho
tion and Prospects OF the Catholic Church in
the United States"
The Archbishop was accompanied 10 the
stand by . number OF prominent gentlemen
invited guests Of the Young Catholics Friend
Society. lie was introduced 20 the audience
by Ambrose A. White. ESQ.,, President OF the
Society, and at the close Of the applause which
greeted his appearance, commenced his lecture.
10 calculation Of his subject the distinguish
ed prelate took, as the starting point. the con
dition of the Church ia the year 1883, when
Archbishop John Carroll was appointed by
the Holy See to take charge of the Church in
this country, and followed Il in lis progress up
to the present time, being seventy years, dur
ing which Catholics were on al equality with
Protestants under the law. T'h~e were three
sources from whence Catholic progress cmana-
ted-frst. the Catholic colonists os Maryland
which was the primitive source second, cmi-
grafton, aud third. converts lie compared
the number Of Catholics. and their priests and
churches. in 1e5. with what the country now
presented, and showed its regular advancement
with the present period He gave il as his
opinion that the supposed increase Of the Cath.
alic- Yapala,iaa " tb!< cn,r.ey hS e.cigrsliacu-
had been greatly overrated--that there were
not so many as was generally believed, and by
his statistics fortified his position. The acqui-
sition Of territory had added TO the catholic
population, and be pamcd Catholic Florida.
Catholic Louisiana and the territory acquired
from Mexico.
The most interesting portion Of the Arch
pishops lecture was 'hat winch referred 70 tne
iuture prospects oil Catholicny. Notwith.
standing the poverty OF the cathoiics1 SAID
nc, tney nave succeeoeu III procuring the NJ
SUITS 10 whlcn nave re'erreu VIII hot say
I'D sp'te OF hgnt and Know'edge, out IN mar
mopy Win tneni, during the period oil seventy
years unoer this great ahd extensive hepuo'
hc' Applause. What, then IS the pros
pect with regard 10 tue Catholic religion =
ihe prospect, win superior advantages aud
the dement's OF instruction IN Almost every part
Of the country, ana the presence OF priests
where u Is necessary looking ior spiritual ~,
tercsts ior Item 70 reside Cathohcs VIII instii
INTO ,her descendants the know'cdRe OF their
religion and the lessons OF virtue whieh they
nave recelveu, anu WnlSh iney prihe more thah
iiie. Ana this religion wan extend. not by
miraculous means, bat VIII hold It's own from
the moment that immigration d'mlnishes II
viii not lapse and tall away into Indifference
and infideiity OF which writers have so much
reason TO complain.
MY impression Is. however that immigration
viii diminish. That II Will cease, IL not at all
probable Tor the relations OF kindred are too
numerous TO suppose that there will not con
stantly be persons passing from one side OF the
Atlantic to the other, even should they not
tNpcct any tempOfh huNanlnHt by tne ctiafgc
Imm'era'on, hhve s"u; w'h ,,., u,'n''i'sn'
ne eoun'ly mas nau '"o"f" =, ;" ~. W.
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A"H'"e"' y, o'i,' :. 10 Vo. "''!
ihore, "nu ,he inin'gr'l'.s wv caa' '.uy u'e no'
nov W aruenu' ~e.co'n,u ms WI, res,fa," .'
tnem 70 so"'e ea.e"' op ,'c o'ner hnou' AZ .''
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.u. ny y. ~, is " .,i on ~ f. ,hn, a"
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coun'Iy no' "iue' "o'n '"vs WI" oo 'e"su-
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mo ni.ty 's ~ s.;a,a, ,i'an
,he crowdeJ nrrioLho,bood or ne,,san,s GO, there
was famine ON one side and pestiIence on the
roar of famine. They could escape. had every
pducemept 10 leave tbe land for sheepwaiks
for which il wa. occupied
p., II 49, v.,s
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IN IL, e.. pr;,;st a,,ny va,,d mo-,
:" p'So~ Ia, IN" E ~ ,a,o ,ho Psds. q, 9e,,,s,o'
10, rAn,,.,soI The s,;i.,. ~,s no, sor ,hc
-, ~ fhr.,.rv Ism, I, wan, nj f,yce j. and mi.
a.h;,,;,. ,ha, na,;o, :, rscLI.s. ~ the lives Of
-. 80 rca,,a Je'cend;ng ,,d aims, con.
s;an,d ,a ,he .,rond rank v,,erc,,. she uas
s.,ns.,, 4, The e,., ,b;,t tbesp oonaideys.
,;a.. III, ore,a,c an both .;des Of ,i.. Atlantic
10 a;m;nisb ;mmi grafton and the harden Of
s,s,,;r;ny he Catholic religion, IN this conntry,
- ,he same .caLe M prtorrss will deyolve on
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