The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-11-07
Polrus.scsuaoan IN Japan :

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Tho following intelligence resfeeting the \
persecution in Japan is Of pasnfd interest ~
"The end Of last January, whites the Rev.
Mr. Salmon, missioner at 9agasat q, = anslgnor
Fettjean forwarded to the Europe2n LqiplsteIs
at Yokohama through the consnls aS y gassaksl, /
q detailed account Of the sufferings Me CHRIS
tians of Goto Island had to endure. Y ne aur
dress was kindly received. af2 |
ssThc Ministers made earhee repEese ntnt {ans /
in the naItse Of Justice and humanity 70 khe |
Governn6nt of the Milvado. In reply, e |
promise was given that the persecution shouiet
be pat stop to at once and an olncer %
high rank was oven despatched to carry out
this special mission, And yet, for all th;at, the
latest Intelligence, very rcrgutf! recctredi roe
not rensSyt any change. in the situation. Two
| deaths Took p4aee at Eouksakadjma; one was
| an old man, who fell o victim to the fortunes
] inflicted on him, the ether an infant, wnose
4 mother, in the state of exhaustion 70 Mnis 81
/ she was reduced, could no longer support ~.
Quite recently another old man died IA prison.
a confessor of the faith and o martyr; ms Do.S
| has remained unburied i'll the narrow cell IN
\ which he was confined. Two children nave
also gone to henNen.f .te fa- So sAs.
'tThusr our sudferings- continue unabatea:
When wifi the God of mercy send as peateo Y
/ imt,iore you, gentlemen, to hasten the happy
hour by your prayers and those pt -eph AA--
associates. E So. -, -
I nv the Demon the Lord has sometimes sent uS
very great consolation. Prudence VIII hot
: permit me to say more. HE quese. r9ti. y
, whether the course of the present PoitIcal
|, | movement will be advantageous to our cause
: Certain it is that, at the present iholnent, ou
presence here occupies the attention Oh tu'
:; bonzes of Kioto, and causes them some uneslsi
C ness. ~ 3-s5 p :, -
: A japanese newspaper OF TINS Town pulo
lished q report addressed by letter y. en
Mikado himself, the necessity o, one s on. ~
religion There are too many sects, says TN
Q writer among u.s. 1 have visited Eorope
: and am convinced Of the necessity OF MAINTAIN
inn a Uniform system of belief, II we are
> preserye our power Already we hnd Eu1opeS
If nr;ests in the western islands, but 1t wouio
Y impossible for us to adopt their Greco! 70 =
- so would be to hand over our country !.
foreigners. It is necessary, therefore, 70 not
y to an understanding and make q choice
10 some one form of religion POOR aut M
nature, wanting to do the work oil Gou you, ~ tAu
they will do it without knowing What bhey Dbl
IL accomplishing. ~ - oaAad ,
a the two stations at Yokohama ana f1akoaa
~ those of OsakG and Kobe. Before long, pc
n. haps owing to the generosity OF the resiu evI
vs. Enropeans, we may be in a position 10 pullI y
n little chapel ut Hiogo. The ports OF Nelga'
'o and Yedo will soon be opened, but our nlea
I'M are not sufficient to enable us to estanlish ou
he | selves there, Yeao would be n most lmporta
~ centre for our work. e -. -,
~ Sncf, then is the actual state OF our III
.f ksion-' Continue to assist us constantly by 20
}, a prayers, your generous chariIS nag ~
iJe trfbuted to supply our daily bread.
Monsignor Petitjean wrote, on the oth
of April. to tho Seminary of Foreign Missions
act Our situation at Nagasaki, or rather that
ev, onr moor Enersecuted Catholics, has unuef g.
80 | no improv CEMENT during the month thao
M inst como to'a close. Death continues 10 II
'llc Victims among the prisoners oil olnout"
lest Goto Islands.