The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-02
The Catholic Council on the Negroes
---GO0d Reading for Democrats.

---GO0d Reading Tor Democrats.
ItiegeneralIy knoBp 20 our readers
that ono Of the most important and
influential Conventions of the Catho
lie Church has lately been in session
in baltimore, In considering the
general interests of the Roman Catho-
lie Church in America, the ilearned
clergy Of this large and powerful re-
ligious denomination, turning their
eyes to the South, have found four
millions of human beings, lately
debased slaves, thrown up from
the lowest foundations Of society to
the level of free citizens of the Re
public, a population which, they say,
at no distant day will be invested
with al the rights and privileges Of
/ citizenship" trtfytegfe
The Philadelphia 1slegragh, in re-
viewing the action Of the Council in
session at Baltimore. notices the
measures adopted ing reference to the
. n aarsA1s .ff& - a. n
eVangelization of the negroes, and,
makes some remarks upon them, to
which, We invite the especial attention
of our Demoeratic friends They will
find it good reading The Tele9inl1h
says4 aadIs KIAM SIS oR
Finally, the almost entire neglect of the
various American Protestant Churches TO
occupy the held ojnyitfngy thrown open
to them ny the addition of slavery, gives
the Romish Ghprch, q fipe. opportupity 70
enter and take Possession OF IT,. We
know that something has been done by
the Protestant chureliesin this direction,
but not 1.-THE of what the importance Of
the work demands. Here are four millions
OF people at our very doors, ready and
eager for education, anxious to receive'the
Gospel, and yet, how little has heen done
for them tt9 IHsf
THIS prompt and energetic action on the
part OF tire authorities of the Romish
Church is in accordance with the far
sighted sagaeitv which they have always
exhibited. 1t is apparentto every reflect
ing ailserverthat, Hft no distant day, the
masses OF the black population OF the
South will heinyested with all the rights
and privileges of citizenship. They viii
then form most influential and import
ant element in nearly one-half the States
OF the Unioh.l What II before that time
the masses OF that population shall have
been safely gathered w itlliaBs the feld@.of
that9 ehpreh Fwhosq bead tssatg Hqme
There Is food for reflection in this sugges-
ton for those Protestants who believe their
form of Christianity to be the great bull
wark of civil and religious liberty. The
conversion to Roman Catholicism of the
black population of the South, will be
l@n atrise tow ards making that church
eaa dardinant powersalf tilis oounff ~ g..
While we think the Telegraph does
not give the Protestant churches full
credit for what they have done in this
direction, it is true that they have not
done as much as the importance of
the work demands. /" But we copy the
article for another purposes enable
our Democratic friends 40 see what
the great Conservative Church of
America isfdoing, and what it thinks
about the niger" We especially
commend it to the attention of the
Democratic organ, which has de-
nouncad tlleiactien dfAhe Il ayG oun-
Gil for building a negro school house,
and ridiculed the negro schools and
churches. And yet the Church, which
in kanderhurgli Gountyis the strength
aud life Of the Democratic party, being
convinced of the fact that these late
slaves are soon to be invested with
ALL tbs; riiqhttgs g, Fq,td Rrigileges IF citizen
ship, is preparing to gather them
within the fold, in order that it may
be the dominant power in this coun-
tryrf2 WeuFW lthatlltAe hGatAolic
Church is doing a humane and chris
tan work in thus evangilizing and
educating them to be useful members
Of society, rather than allowing them
to grow up a., a yaga5ond aud immor
al race. We hope the Democ-
racy of Vanderburgh will follow the
teachings of this august council. If
SO we will verify the statement ofthe
Evansville Courier, and become truly
what it charges we already are, "the
most Radical city on the Ohio Riv-
er, II not the most intense in the
State. Pcs 81 hsaimstaa 9TG Ysdi haf