New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-17
TIE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE
FREEDMEN

TIE FvtEGEIIzATioE OF, THE CoIORED BAcI-TrU
CATION oF THB FREEDMEN ooUNsELLED BY TIKI
HOLY SFE-THE MOVEMENT TO BEGIN AT ONCE.
The following is an extract from the Pastoral Lei
rc ns Rght Rev Augustin vcrot Bishop Savannah,
and Administrator postoie Of Florida, 70 tie clergy and
Iaity of Georgia and Florida;
Thees another object Of immense bearing FOR the proper
Regulator and legislation Of which yet more foTcby
call ead Of your prsyors saa good works SeioIe the Goo
10 he EaowIedee OF The truth We auds 10 the spiritual
welfare OF the ooorcd race. The Holy Father 70 Hht i5 s
sCAsti.gdcg Fl H,asR haze bern trusd by or Ld os
uf soicfuds Ia reference 90 tks HccG ne congregation
oafdals a4oLi ~ Holy Father deo9ses M graf tAsaes
- J7op6FefiR nc faith ne hgilngf c0ENdrs Of tt d.
ara suPTeas Pastor ia t rgeet and sy eeeES is
isa u R5y Sc We may in truth say that the Of
Catholic Europe turned toward this country
vii he done for eulghteuing eyzDg and ennobing
heB. civil rights and tic blessings Of liberty 1t is enough
object Which truly re0 and well calculated infaue tie
es Of veni missionaries wboOught be ready toran even
EOsls redeemed by the pTecoDs blood Of Christ.
These people have boon hitherto seP II view Of
law 70 asTSct hen II reading and writing and plain
branches q educ Jon this unreasonable severity
det mental 70 Country It unjust II its fO in The
sovtheF saes closed TIE bowels Of compassion for them
although tvas he general EteTest and perhaps tse dene Of
powerful This indeed great error suggested BY cupid
IT. inGdey which had then unlimited and unrestricted
sway land. This state Of thhgs has now CEASED 10
exist and tbe abolition Of slavery be the o permanent and
u
sDce seems 70 be lie case We have no reason 70 ee SAL at
Euct concl5ior tie strugglei iof nGeu many occasions
Of lDsntnsE OF justice and generosity ought TO sg
gsS 90 al ;be psoiey Of giving e tha race admitted 70
and knowledge which the necessary aencages Of The
human mind HeEo ~ RIA e eolorsa rae % t adm NED ana
sst.teG H. 6suss 81 Ca1c sek0Ols ota Ca0e eeboaig.
Of sGice loprty and prudence suggest 10 states
men po Ds la Ehio phes n TIE southern states 10 al
AL supernatural and Christian views TIE greatest and abst
IneD ccu8y have openly and frankly and areqyvoealy
eOnes ed their about IT, They consider tbs as tie
bona foe whsh aust be drawn from be condition
q peace 70 which s have freely consented onJ ta eoncH
be carried cat sincerely and good faith FOR toe
greater good Of all parties concerned Eat We view the lb
%set from higher ground and we wish 70 lupar 70 he
ygleIed race eaGestlon e9Iueeed win Iegio N view o.
Tod and fave been redeemed BY the precious blood Of his only
Son Bt rd DO er0yhHs n or FSe@ % rescue from ne
bondage z q. aAd derRs's Of tgaoTeaes mo-; en- ha.t ts
Sisb 70 heal the wound which Their preceding state
lEd inflicted upon them excluding almost from them ho9es
sincere and Christian marriage 60 as 20 make nem paFaEes
the blessings attached 10 union which has become secI
s Ts and y ~ s bd nn md Heb 5 We wish to see them
become efficient and frve members Of that society founded
6V ChJst and established by His Apostles, which there
neithe7 bend nor zee neither jew noE Greek Gal 8 20 but
III in Christ and Christ in all
In advocating this 10 be followed with regard 70 the
foored LEI imagine he We embrace ana adopt
4he doctrine Of those false Philosophers and ypoortea phi
aDthops Who under the hsne o. e9c es s Ss
,Ef fcrda sa'a ersaiaTt bona We hold tuoe men, hot
se eore Of the large to be the TINE authors Of the
contest which has duged ;he land IN blood hey have been
abe true ageIessoIs OF The south ana tbe unjust
Anil az
souniry bound consequently 70 repair az tsS oaloages
and losses which TIE war has inflicted on me nation
found slavery essbsed everywhere and they did teach
servants shake the yoke OF their master or asri 70 give
r their PRETENDED ulfpaton but they taught nasters and
servants they bad master 70 whom they were
aOeogRtab by teaching ndtte and charity to masters
and Slavery abolished clthough after the lapse Of many
nensues by the slow action Of Christian gInepss on Ci
se and absolutely immoral IN all cases but because Chrs
fRIs wished give civil and sOca equality to those whose
fdcrnda
ard highly Christian victory very different on ts 10
81 men have ost theT lives In order to fee four millions
But Radcious ard uns as was the means adopcdo
obtain embrace the conclusion fully sincerely in
Rood fh and IreVosaby the the Slavery found
On earth a. the time the propagation OF the Christian re
sion had originated in legitimate Titles namely capture N
var eOndemDaen for crimes insolvency or other reasonable
causes and titles 'a 1saa s s1s sisea a., s So
Jroess q nan kdaaReing SiAsr men 70 ecu ms,. 70 ne reg,
soreT sers was very tottefng and nothing than
n bnF ard avoiding social convulsiohs TIE late events
destroyed the last vestge Of that ute ara eonsegaeniy
saiing all laws aud al principles OF justice - .
Heree We wish in all sincerity ana wiz grea. s, m
10. away al prejudice al dislike eli entPAhy en- peraess
sssns' 6si former oS5 opy bespest narrow
lpd ana he noble and elevated feelings 1e gohen
,s o y .s Sog =. eal y, e faithful 70 and mo Jsrrei
saS rssd pragsrsso tAs aoas Of Grace hat he aF cf
& Sss 70 toy 1.s' s s s S seoss etasa u
AZ df9scdn race
uleh might appear insuIm0untabe 20 any one that Wond
n remember that there nothing hard on impossible % Goo
he race Z Door and poverty ITSELF Il was transferred ron
asvey into freedom n instant and WHOM any posslo
Accumulate earnings and hence the abor OF eyauge
Dg then must performed gratuitous iounason an
uou expecting that hey WHO have the Oope
INTO them VII provide for their instructors 70 I'VE OUT ths
Goepe The ral labor them is not calculated
70 natter vanity sfloye, ambition or 0ber incentives
which other support falterDg nature bt on
account Il but the worthy Of thar noble Tgion
whch Las produced Peter CayeI the Rgds and host
u others Who spent all they had and oVerspent them
ye 10 Announcing tbe Gospel 20 the poor thus eyidencDg
~ their heroic deeds THIS marx Of The true religion, pcined
t by Christ himself The poor have The Gospel preached
hon Bring III the and the feeb and the blind sid
70 out into the highways aud hedges and compel
hen. " come In Luke "a, a.
We lave nus Brethren stated you these particulars in
eg to excite zoah and nhame your sdor by making
Eon acqu ted Will few Of the topics that win be subject
sdebefao the Bsh0ps bicd This importance, not
speak Of many Other subjects equally m0mentous 20 the
welfare u Ch8Tob viii make you eIts into tbe spirit
which hc present circumstances require ana can oT 800
oae lsotLo 81 every good git but he wishes ~ 'ofi ioI
ncfo hc1aInCB which desire 10 Obtain non bm Lat VIC
pay tbls be infinite mercy literally and power
shd o1t QFl nlacg poverty oud dependence On Hi atA
and y9u shaii iece7o sock GHe ycp Bti iua heb afd
Ibal De- CEcLCd uIte rea"