Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-12
WORDS OF ADMONITION.
rur cAraoLio rLEsAxY COUNCIL.
Features of the Pastoral Letter addressed
to tho roiiowevs OF the church
Patriottsm ttscusspd

Features OF tho PASTORAL Letter addressed
to tho Followers OF the Church
Patriotism discussed.
The Catholic Mirror, OF Baltimore, prints
the tull text Of the pastoral letter Of the
archbishop and bishops of the third
plenary council. 1t is signed, "James
Gibbons, archbishop Of Baltimore and
apostolic delegate in his own name aud the
| name of the fathers"
Considerable space Is devoted to the
progress and perils Of unbslief, and the
letter says |: "We repudiate with earn.
estness the assertion that we need not lay
aside any of our devotedness to our church
to be true Americans the insinuation
that we need to lay aside any Of our
love 10 our couutry's principles aud ipsti-
tutions to be faithful Catholics. To argue
that the Catholic church is hostile to our
great republic, because she teaches that
| there is no power but from God : be.
cause, therefore, back of the events which
led to the formation of the republic, she
sees the Providence of God leading
to that issue, aud back of our country's
laws the authority of God as their sanc-
tion-this is evidently 80 illogical and
contradictory an accusation that we are
astonished to hear it advanced by persons
of ordinary intelligence. We believe that
our country's heross were the instruments
of the God of nations in establishing this
; homo of freedom to both the Almighty
and TO His instruments in the work, We
looked with greatful reverence and to
maintain the inheritance of freedom which
they have left US, should it ever-which
God forbid-be imperilled, our Catholic
citizens will be found to stand forward
, as one man, ready for to pledge anew
, their lives, their fortunes and their sacred
honor There is nothing in the character
of the most hbsrty loving American which
. could hinder his reverential submission to
the divine authority of our Lord, or to the
=, like authority delegated by him to His
: apostles and His church"
: Referring to the trials aud prosecutions
. of the pope, the letter says "We thank
= our government for the action that saved
|, the American college from confsoation,
and hope that the protest and appeal of al
governments aud people that love justice
and hate iniquity may yet shame the
4 spoiler into honesty. In all wide circles
n Of the Holy Fathers responsibility, says thi,
y letter, the progress of the church in thess
q United States forms, in special manner
Q both q source of Joy and au object o
Q solicitude to him "by the Lord hath thi
Q been done and it is wonderful to ou
g eyes,"
IS In reference to Christian education tn,
|
- in view, to multiply our schools, and Il
% perfect them. We must multiply them
3 till every Catholic child ia the land shal
It have within its reach the means of edu
s cation"
N CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE.
II On the subject of Christian marriag
N the letter says: ''The basis of the Chris
r. tian home is Christian marriage /; that is
al marriage entered into according TO religion
10 and cemented by Gods blessing. So grea
IS is the importance of marriage to tn
i temporal and eternal welfare of mankind
70 that, as it had God for it's founder in tn
:. old law, so, in the new law, it was raise
is by our Divine Lo.d to the dignity of
Se sacrament of the Christian religion
Is Natural likings and instincts have thei
own value and weight but they ough
r. not by themselves be decisive motive /
H. so important step as Christian marriage
40 nor are they safe guarantee for til
n. proper fulhllment of the high ends fc
Is, which marriage was ordained Tha
tn Christian hearts and lives may be wisel
and rightly joined, God must join then
We aud religion sanotify the union an
er though the church sometimes permits th
IN contradiction of mixed marriages, sh
feeling Of IA anxiety ot fGs future RtSG Rapp
ness of that union and for the etern
- salvation of it's fruit"
After referring to the indissolubility
sn marriage, tho virtues which should
~ praoticed at every home, the reading {
in immoral or sensational literature
.o' | strongly condemned and the teaching
lis the history Of the United States in ever
be school is advised. Says the letter "W
ry must keep firm and solid the liberties
ng our country by keeping fresh the mob
r. memories of the past, and thus sendin
to forth from our Catholic homes into til
be arena of public life, not psrtisans, bu
as PATRIOTS
be The reading and study of the Hol
as Scriptures is epjoined, and the Doua
he version recommended. In regard I
'r. Catholic journals, ths Archbishop says
'r. Choose a journal that ia thorough
to Catholic. instructive and edifying,"
Is THE OBSERVANCE OF SUNDAY.
ia In considering the Sabbath day, til
ht archbishop says. Snow far bs it froi
ie US to advocate such laws as would hinde
ne necessary work, or prohibit such popula
~ enjoyments as are consistent with the 50
en day into day of toll is blighting ours
N. to country to turn 1t into day of dii
1t sipation would be worse. We earnestl
vn appeal, therefore, to all Catholics withou
I'd distinction not only to take no part In an
ed movement tending toward a relaxation @
as the observance OF Sunday, but to US
40 their influence and power as citizens to re
sist in the opposite direction"
In regard to selling liquor on Sunday tn
letter says: "We direct the attention &
all pastors to the repression of this abuse
~ but we also call upon them to induce a
= of their fiocks that may be engaged in th
i, sale of liquors to abandon, as soon as the
NO can, the dangerous traffic, and to embrac
40 more becoming way of making a living
y. Let the exertions of our Catholic temper
sa ance societies meet with the hearty &C
" " operation of pastors and people and no
20 20 only will they go far towards stranglin
~ the monstrous evil OF intemperance, bu
-. they will also put powerful check on tn
q; =. desecration OF the Lords day, and on tn
~ evil influences now striving for its tots
~ proclamation"
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