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I IL, 6nOul0 tue witnesses agree In tdelE t60ti
moDy, and should the Council deem it prudent
the testimony shall be repeated before tn
Missionary Rector, who may himself interro
gate the witness through the President
| examined as the witnesses for the prosecut tion
II They win afterwards deliberate as pro
| vided in No. 3.
| Is Should the witnesses refuse or be unable
to be present at the Council, or their testi
mony leave the case doubtful, two members o
| the Council at least shall be deputed, who By
or searching for light upon their doubts in any
| way pcs 3ible, will make report Of their inves
| tigation to the Coanoil, 80 that no way may
be left untried to obtain moral certainty o
the truth before sentence was pronounced.
16. All records of the Council shall be care
| fully preserved in the Episcopal Court, SO hat
they may be readily reached in the event Of an
appeal.
| II. If, however, it should happen that an
! appeal from the sentence in tho Episcopal
Court is taken to that of the Archbishop, the
Metropolitan will proceed in the same manner
| in hearing and deciding the cause.
Given in Rome, from the office of the above
| Sacred Congregation. this goth of July, 1873.
JOHN CARD. SIMEoNI, PreIeot.
JOHN BAPr. AGNozZI, Secretary.
Most nlustrious and Most Rev. Sir:
Your Grace must be aware of the great ad-
vantage to be derived from an accurate des-
cription of each and all the Catholic Missions
scattered over the world. Besides th Q honor
accruing to our most holy religion from the
actual demonstration of the constant calling
of the nations and the preservation of the
Kingdom of God in accordance with the prom
ses of Christ Our Lord, the Sac red Council
hsving in charge the propagation of the faith,
whose duty it is, by apostolic laborers teaching
the Catholic faith, to promote the salvation Of
souls, will the more readily achieve it's end,
the more accurate the knowledge they pos sss
Of the condition Of the different missions, and
suoh OF their needs as it behooves the apostolic
minietry to consult.
Wherefore, request your Grace to ens Ter
for me the questions contained ia accompany
ing sheet with all possible exsctness. AS in
tend to publish your suswe,s and place them
in the hands of all the Cardiasls IL order to
give them practical aid in managing the affairs
of the sacred missions, your digesting and
summarizing yoor answers accurately and
carefully, will be o great and very " weIcome
favor to the Fathers. 1 still prsy God to give
yon health and safety.
Rome, from the Cffce of the Sacred Congre
cation Of the Propagation of the Faith, this
10Th day of June, 1873.
l remain your Grace's most obedient brother
j. CARD. SIMEoNI Prefect.
JOHN BAPr. AGNozzt, Secretary.
QUESTIONS
An accurate description of the Catholic Mis-.
sions is, by order of our Most Holy Master,
Lao XIII, by Divine Pfovidenoe Pope. to be
nation will be given the Sacred Congregation
of the Propagation of the Faith:I
l; The origin, progress and vloissitudes of
each mission.
2, The territorial limits the diocese, Vioari
ate Apostolic or Project ure must be clearly de-
soribed, as well by degrees of latitude and
places by which the mission is bounded.
8. The coterminal jurisdictions, and, if pos
sible, might be added geographical chart of
the mission.
4. The name Of the ruling power.
5. The Language spoken.
&. The climate
T. WHAT diseases prevail, and the means of
treating or preventing them.
g. Toe number of cities, to WINS and villages
in the territory of the mission, we'll as the
population and their origin.
9 Their habits and dispositions and the
prospects of the Catholic religion among
them.
10. Does the mission epjoy peaos or is it
suffering persecution or dangerf
II. The number of non-Catholics within the
mission, thn number of in6de}s, heretics or
schisLnatlc5 and the e2tsnt to which their
errors are spread.
= IL The nuu.ber of Catholics, their 1ite, and
their proportion 90 the number of non Catho
lies.
13. What means ani uethods the nom -Casho-
lies use for pervertiug tae faithful 7
IA. How many ron-Catholic churches,
echools. and the manner of proselytism en-
ployLi in them 7
Is. Are the faithful scattered AID what are
the means of ecoesj to themf
16. Can the head Of the mission communicate
KcGOlIS Win IGc various oGaGlOn6 OF bDe ull3-
sion
Il. Indicate the number OF parishes or sta
tious attended by the missionaries.
15. Is the church metropolitan or episcopal
if the latter, to what suffragan. Is it governed,
rather, by vicar apostoliof
10. The number and condition of churches
and chapels and their precise location.
20. Is the Most Blessed Sacrament deoently
kept in the churches or religioue houses
81. How many priests, clerics and cstechists
in the mission and how many of them are ns-
tivesf
%. Is there a seminary or ecclesiastical COL
lege for the instruction of the clergy, and what
studies are pursued in themf
% Are there vooations to the sacred minis
try among the native youth
"a. How many. religious institutions are
there what number of religious men, and re-
ligious women7
2o. Do the regulars of both sexes devote
themselves to the education of youthH
26. State the means and revenues by which
religion and the missions are supported and
the SOURCES of each.
q. Does the civil government contribute
support, and does the liberty Oft church sur-
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