The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-07-09
TIE ANSWER OF Hrs HOLINESS.

At moment when the Church of Jesus
enrinles, ut II moment in which tbs world
W, uld wise to cover the Church with NJ II
and darkness, MT the very moment God,
with HIS omnipotent Srentb, dispelY the
darkness and the mist. and show. to the
world the beacon " iich guides Us pilgrim.
on this earth, and PONIES out III. course
Which leads 10 the heaven, all the different
enemies endea vorins to obscure this Church
in various ways.
There are those who endeavor to Obscure
IT with deceit and htpocriSN, ani they are
an ImpIouS sect, vino Intiude them.riy IS
into the very sanctuary aud pretend not
only to regulate rites and discipline. but,
perhaps, even the cogmas Of this sr".,se at
Jesus CHRIST. There are lose who use
contempt, Docsery, and sarcasm in order
to ridicule III are thai IN I'll. CHURCH, ef God
which they kt ow not aud understand not.
There are these, finally, who, bulier still,
raise the hand and the -wDld, and max.
themselves cruel per-ecuturs o. the Church
Of Jesus Christ. But this Church; no. it
vii. never fail. because huiit upon rock,
finn AID ImmoSabIr. Ard IL Is Tor thi.
reason that to-day it Is object nf wonder
to the world, to angels, and to men. Sh.
Is prosecuted every where. She is per.
secuted in her clergy; prosecuted in her
people. But her strength caus :
even her eneTies TO say, 1--WE lid not think
of finding great faith in Israel" Do |
speak the trutn? You yourselves bear ma.
nlticent testimony 10 this truth. Oh! yes,
| repeat with the prophet I-:liah, Lift up
thine eyes and see. All these are Assem-
bled; they have come to thee thy sons
have come from afar." These sons and
these daughters have come from distant
lands clearing col and singing praises TO
God Yes. you have feared neither the
hardships Of the voyage nor the distance IL
your destination towards which you we're
bound, crossins the vi de ocean to PROSTATE
yourselves at the feet Of Most Holy Mary
10 one of Der sanctuaries IN France, and
thence direct yourselves towards this Rome,
destined by God as the see Of his Vicar,
and for that reason made a mark for the
anger of unbelievers and their bIasphe rnou.
profsnitles. But, notwithstanding this
God with his o,nn'potent right hand points
her out IN her most noble form As the
teacher Of truth and nouri~her Of faith.
May G od less you. beloved souls, anil
may he the Lord turn his gaze towards your
country. new land, new and vigorous ma
ton, shere the products Of nature and in-
dustry flourish wonderfully, and where the
Catholic religion enjoys un bounded liberty
There the true believers are multiplied, and
numerous conversions have neces.if ated the
erection Of many new dioceses But while
We beseecL God to turn His gaze on this us
new vineyard, let as beseech Him a lso that
He may deign to remove from His vineyard all
that does not belong to il, and that viii e the
Lathers''. the Caivinists. the :, pgiicans the
Methodist AMI 80 many other sects are wan.
dering over tae' immense superfces Of the
United States, it NAV please Tod to bring
The light II truth to So many millions OF souls
that they also may enjoy the fruits Of
redemption. May God confirm from the
high heaven thcss few words which His I'M
worth Vicar addresses to you AMI you.
who for short time left your country TO
come TO Europe and receive in Rome the
blessing Of the vitar of Jesus Christ unite
with me IN prayer, to obtain from God the
multiplication of laborers for the cu'tiratIna
OF such harvest. IN order that. Sow isg goo
seed even among difficulties nay in cool
time reap the fruit in nedicti,ns -Qui in
lacbrymis seminant in exultatione ct bene.
"e'a"t- ~ y " u recoudurt you
TO your homes in the the full spirit Of char
i'y, which. being difuslve, make, your rela-
laiions yenr friends, aud your fellov-citi-
Ie ns particiPsters Of it. Let mothers be
censoled in seeing heir children grow up in
ice hoy fear Of God; fi,hers ia bebeIding the
fruits Of thei. honest traffic and Commerce
multiply. Let TIN, demolition extend over
The whole 81 that great continent, AMI m Ike
II more worthy vt DeaveHiy r. vers Finn div
may il accompany You On the voyage to your
country on the voyage through life, and uay
II be with you NJ the hour Of death, in taat
moment when you viii yield yosr souls into
the hands Of Gcd. te praise Him and b.ess
Him in all ages benedictio lei P.,ris ct Fill |
lie Spiritus Sancti descendAt super vos ct |
mapeat a<mp II. Am<a