The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-07-09

- foa6sing ars tbs address Of Jules The
ard And tie American pilgrims To the Pope,
- de Or Ct Jane, and the Pope's reply,
Both oil which are from tie 'cdrreus rifsaJer
Of the CatAsiie R<ri<r: .. ~m
Most Hcky RAIsaR: Yeubehoh at y.ur
feet the Anerscsn piikrims from diaerens
diocesss Of the United States Of Aucrira
and Canals. We have come from free
ooa asry wheie true libers - tIr, EIy IN
es.tood, fx there we suffer no persecution,
bar On the contrary enjoy foil liberty Of
sonsc.sace. We hsve left orr ccnutry,
eur homes. cur families, and or temp oral
Affairs TO come AID kneel At your feet, TO
ofer you our hearts, our fortunes, and #
need be, our lives. IL has been our fssvcni
desire to behold. face to face, that glory
which 10 not vi esa ia but j. reheclisn VI
GD1 uiansklf, aud that crcss v hI ch sheds
. halo ofxisry ~srouud yoar august head.
Our tonugs fasis - give vt srsnce to the .en-
IN q oi our lear ., bich thTOt ih uiii-oD,
expressive of our -enbnAsssIon, respect, and
lave Ger YOUR lilo r,sSe. The gre ter four at
b o -ions t he stronger wakes or l. W for gu.
But Gus co's oiaiiUu il n 'be fact that you
are suffsIing the lot Of TIE just, for only the
just suffer persecution. We pray God,
nevertheless, that yoar chains MY soon be
renoSrd thai the eys of Your persecutJrs
may be pcned, sLd that. seeing t,ieir
error, they may restore Ia you the States
OF the Churvh, u wh,eh lie lAuiy See has
an ind - utab.e right and utle, established
BY she sword Of P-pin and IA Cha .srange
Since oar country IL especially eonseerats
70 tbs 'nmacuiate Virgin, we have Thought
1t meet, ss preparation for our vist ta yeur
llo!ineSS, to PROSTATE ourselves hrst ut the
gr0tto Of our lsady of Loarje-, " no drigned
not 10 call herself as ..Conceivej I'm
maculate' un6il your definition want forth
~ the xorli. Our be-sed mother in ca.-
Ink herself Conceived lnmaculate'' seem.
to have had 10 view three objects: To
conious,d unbeIievers; ~ have homage rem
derej To the truth If the immaculate con.
ceptioh; and ~ prove to skrIties your Own
lntallibIlity AS head OF the Church, since It
Is IN consequence OF Your dehI!tion that
this dogma IS now an art Gle OF uur ''credu.
IL thai Continent which, has lately sprung
up as il were from the ocean, and from
Which We cone, the Catholic religion has
increased wonderfully, nay n,iracu"usIy.
let not our love tor you be a matter of
surprise. You are the FIRST ani only
Pope whose sacred ltet ever touched Jur
so,l. Whenrfrom every quarter of the
earth such demonstrations of love AMI
obedience are being made, let W hope that
the hour is not far away when there shall
he hut one flock ahd one shepherd. We,
the hrst pilgrims Of America, have come tu
tins Holy City, not to offer IA rich gifts,
but sentiments of love and ouedience,
which are infinitely more precious. We
| are rea iy to make every sacrifice tor you
and our holy religious. May God
preserve you long as the head of the Holy
Church. You have seer the years of Peter
May God preserve Jou to witness the TIL
| umpr OF our dolly Chuech. And now
! Holy Father, PROSTATE at your feet, we
ask your love, and humbly beg you to bless
our country, our familir., and ourselves,
and huInbiy pray YOU TO accept the sinai
presents which We lay az your feet.