The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-05-14
Our Indian Mission.

Our Indian MISSION
President Grant has been interesting
himself very much on the subject OF con-
verting the Western warriors. no
termined that Christian missions S""i
kept MP among them at the expense Oh INC
government. Quakers, Methodists, fres-
byteriap, etc., are sent at the puoic e1-
pense to portion out this new conquest OF
souls among themselves. Gen. Grant Is
great man, far greater than Washington
was. The latter was the father OF his
country in political sense only, while the
great Grant is their spiritual father also.
By the tracing of his inspired finger on
map, it is decreed that such q section OF
country shall be Baptist, such another
Methodist this Presby terrain and that Uni
tartan. Here is the great arbiter OF creeos'
the man who molds the consciences OF fu-
ture generations. This prerogative mas
been conferred by the 18th amendment
probably.
Our readers will do we'll, if they wish to
know something on this subject, to read
| the letter of the Right Rev. A. bianchet'
Bishop of Nesqualy, published elsewhere
in this number of the MORNING STAR.
There thew will see the destination given
to this /" public money" the sectarian uses
to which it is applied. This abuse COM
menced, indeed, as far back as leoo, unoer
the specious guise of education. just as
ia the case in New Orleans, public funds
were voted aud applied to the purpose OF
opposipg Catholic progress and sustaining
Professionalism. Bishop Blanchet says that
for thirteen years his mission had been
actively engaged in Christianlzlng the
Yakama nation, when in 1860 public funds
were voted for civilizlng the Indians.
Then for the first time a competitor IN this
GOOD work appeared in the person of q MIR.
Wilbur, a Methodist preacher. In spite OF
all circumstances and all sense OF Justiee'
, this person was sustained by the govern
ment and placed in a position OF authority
where he was able to put many obsta'
cles in the way of the Catholic mlsslons
v,icb onnortu nity he did not fail to i'm
prove.
Now Government goes still further, ant
makes itself an active participant IN TIL
8 conversion of these people, while the Con
stitution of the United States does not ever
| recognize the eAiStcuSC VI oo' ~
T. plies money for missionary purposes ana II
:, doing so does not fail to distinguish Il
). favor of Protestants and against Catholics
# as unreasonably and unconstitutionaliy
70 formerly under the more disguised plea
# education. Whether the plea be educatio
in or religion, it is all the same, the publ
N treasury is made to subsidize protestant
J. ism and give all the influence OF which
n. is capable against the Catholics Mission
rt 1t is now as it was in 1860, and worse.
be Bishop Blanchet says: "The rug
q. Sound reservations to the number OF five
six, with the exception of one (Tulaiip), a
IT, taken away from the Catholics, and sect
of Ran agents and teachers placed over Cath
NC lie Indiaus.n Can insolent interferen
lily and cool contempt for the principle Of no
lad interference by government IN religion
I'M further than this This, too, when the
th0 are more Catholics than Professionals In
ons limited States. Gen. Grant is great me-
-. perhaps, but the Catholic Church has 81
on yived the opposition of even greater N
tsr. in it's day.