The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-09-20

-H BISHOP OF MILWAUKEE.
TO tie Beloved Brehhern Of the Clergy and
Laity.-Peaee to you and grace from
God our Father, and from our Lord
Jesus Christ!
our Diocesans on behalf of our Episcopal
See, then recently erected in this Town OF
milwaukee, with jurisdiction over the
whole Territory Of Wisconsin. The Ter
ritory has since become happy STATE
and Milwaukee has grown up to a large
Cry. With this astonishingy rapid
progress and prosperity of our State
the CATHOLIC CAUSE has also and trul y
kept pace, both 10 proportional increase
of it's population and the almost unrivaled
multiplication of Missions, Missionaries
and Churches. All these Institutions
the Cathedral and Seminary as their
browning works-sprung into existence,
we may truly say, as from nothing. Our
Diocese has taken a glorious place in the
galaxy of the American Church. Where
fore-thanks be to God.
But, beloved Brethren, We are yet far
from having all accomplished what is neet
ed for the permanent well-being of the
Faithful. A more extensive and perfec
education for our youth ought to be pro
vided for we need the contemplated cree
ton of COLLEGE, for which the grounds
are already secured we need other Schools
and Academies for both sexes Throughout
the Diocese, whilst our benevolent Institu
tons, as the Orphau-Asylums, have tc
DE necessarily enlarged.
But, whence shall we derive the MEAN.
TO carry out our cherished plans-bur
dened with heavy debts as we area Yo,
too are aware, how the fatal crisis 1851
crippled our people by depriving them fo
years of employment and work. Hence
subscriptions and promises for the compile
ton of the Cathedral remained UNPAID. -
Thus we were compelled to redeem oul
personal responsibility by borrowing mon
les at the big hest interest-interests which
swallow up every cent that comes to oul
hands,-whilst the revenue of our Cathe
dral scarcely covers its own expenses.
. Thus, left without available resources t.
free ourselves from pressing debts, WI
hereby call upon all the faithful of The
Diocese to consider our situation. Gu
gray head, whitened more by constan
cares and auxieties than age, looks no.
indeed for easy days, and never did, Coz
knows. We look to all for assistance il
behalf of their MOTHER Church, to which
each mission owes its religious advanta
ges; We have purchased every inch O
ground, on which the Cathedral, our resi-
dence and the Orphan Asylum stand
without calling upon the people; we bull
also the residence with our own resourc,
though We had been entitled to a gen
eral collection for that purpose, as it i
usually done by every Bishop. True SUB
soRIPTIoss were made eleven -ears ACC
for the erection of the Cathedral, but tn,
Congregations were but few at that tim
aud Of those subscriptions but little ha
been collected in general but those, whe
= 80 nobly responded to our first call, W
know, and they shall have our perpetua
thanks.
You perceive then, beloved Bretherr
that it is but necessity which urges US t
have new recourse to your good will An
generosity. Let all that are in any AVA
able, and not lacking in faith. give thei
little mits-freely and with cheerful hear
for God lovsth cheerful givsr,-an,
God 10 able to make all grace abound j
you and increase the growth Of the fruits {
your justice"
In conclusion, we do hereby kindly re
quest the Pastors, all both regular an
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all their Churches, Missions or Station
10 the faithful In their respective langua
gee; 2nd, to take up the contribution
from Individuals during the next month
n October and Nogemher Sd TO trsnsmi