Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-23
o'BRIEN'S PROGRAMME.
THE PREsIDENT,s PRESENT.
Ryan Tenders 1t to
POpe Leo.

BALTIMORE, January 22.-The fol-
lowing cablegram was to-day received
by the ,Son: "Rome-The gift of
President Cleveland to Pope Leo NtII
was presented to him on Saturday af-
ternoon in the throne-room of the
Vatican by the American delegation.
Archbishop Ryan. of Philadelphia. in
presenting the bound copy OF the Con-
siitution of the United States, said:
"Holy Father, we feel most honored
and happy in being selected to pre-
sent to your holiness this gift express
si,e of the veneration and felicitation
of his excellency, the President of the
United States of America upon the
occasion of the auspicuous jubilee OF
your holiness entrance to the sacred
priesthood. 1t is a tribute paid
your holiness by the ruler of
&c, 100000 of people, a ruler
elected by them who feels deeply the
supreme responsibility Of an exalted
station and his dependence upon Gods
providence, and who has the wisdom
and fortitude to discharge faithfully
and conscientiously all the important
duties devolving upon him. He is a
ruler respected by the people, and
has publicly declared his solemn con-
viction that Christianity furnishes the
permanent basis of real civilization
and perfect social order, representing
at once
A MORAL CONQUEST
over the greatest nation OF the earth.
This conquest your holiness receives
through the most worthy chief OF
free and independent people, and
the freest, largest and most progress
i've people in the world. They are
naturally Christian, brave, just and
generous, and will be in the future as
in the past history of nation. In the
American republic the Catholic church
is free to carry out its sacred and ben
eticial mission for the human race by
the fundamental right of constitutional
guarantees as demonstrated in this
volume, the appropriate gift OF the
President. In the United States the
Catholic church is
FREE FROM STATE DOMINION,
And liberty is all she requires. In
her history the United States has
clea ly proved that the ignorance OF
the real doctrines OF the Church and
hereditary prejudice, that great OBJ
stacle to progress, are gradually dis
appearing, and that Catholics and
non Catholics are coming to
an understanding with each other.
We beg Of you Holy Father to bless
the young republic that has achieved
SO much in single century, to bless
the land discovered by your sanity
compatriot Columbus and to bless the
wise and manly President Of the
United States.
The members of the delegation,
kneeling before the Pope, received
the Apostolic benediction for them
selves and for their people.
DIR. O'Connell, hector Of the Amer
ican College, presented an album to
the Pope and trans lated thePresident's Is
! dedication. The Pope listened with
the utmost satisfaction, examined. the
gifts carefully and expressed his ad.
miration for the exquisite taste and
neatness of its execution., 1t was his
especial pleasure, he said,l to receive
a copy OF the constitution OF the United
States.
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