The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-12-26
Pastoral Address % Catholic,
From tile Hlenary Countil-


The pastoral letter al me .rvhbI.hor,
'and bishops ~ tie United States, rrm.
posing the Third Pltnagy council BALI.
more, 20 the clergy and lsity III their
Irha4xe. H. made public through Il tie Cath.
'oiie Mirror. II Isl lengthy document,
'tts' the following abstfDc: gives Ihe main
points ~ leading niatiefs which engaged
|,hc attention Of the council. Reference
~ mnde ~ ti.e great increase OF Catholic
institutions The pat eighteen wears. M
pecialIy ~ the West The assembling
by Plus IN, Of the general council of the
Vatican y alluded u a. one or The ~ o~t
important events 81 our sgr. and the de-
tails of IL Workinps arc qiycu
/ The letter then discusses The laws 81
the church and this country In tbe fol-
lowing terms:
I'VE think We can claim t. be &C.
Iquainted both with the laws, in.titutipn-
aid spirit Of the Catholic church. aud
with The laws, institutions ssiA spirit d
lonr country, and we emphaiicalIy d.
clare that there - no oniagonifm with
them. a Catholic may 1nd himself 4,
home III the United States. for the HI fiu.
'tnrr of his church has constantly been
exerc -ed in behsif of individual ii4ist-
aud r"piiIxr liberties, AID the right.
minded american now here tiuds himself
more At home than ID Tie Catholic
church. for nov Leto else can liz bfea be
that atmosphere Of divine truth which
alone can make a. free. We repudiste
equal eArnestness The assertion that
we need fo l.y aside any 81 our devoted
ptsk u Ut ,'nfch 70 be true America ns
The inkinustion that We need 10 lay
aeide sny or our love for lie couEtry's
principles aud institutionsto be faith
church il hostile 20 our great republic
because she teaches that there ID NO
power but from God = because, there
fore, back Of events which led e the fof,
|mstion Of the Republic, be sees The
Providence Of God leading TO that Issue,
and back Of orr cosntryS laws The au-
|tbority or God as their ssnction. This
evidently 10 80 illogical and contradIc.
tory IN accusation that we are astonishcd
Il 70 hear II advanced by persons or ordi.
mary intelligence. We believe our coun.
|tryt hcroes were the instruments Of God
70 the nation IN establishing home ol
freedom. 10 both The Almighty and d
His instrumtnts ii the wsrk We look
with grateful reverence. and 20 maintaiI
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