The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-24
LEO THE THIRTEENTH.
He Accepts the Presidents
Gift of
THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION.
E'YOur Nation is Great; Your Covers
lnent ia Free; Your Futuke
Full of Hope"
OlevelaDd's Gift to The Pope.

BALTIMORE, January 22.-The follow
ing cablegram was to-day received by
the Sun: aEV#a. Hrl
ROME, January % The gift of Presi-
dent Cleveland to Pope Leo, was pre-
scented to him on Saturday afternoon,
in the throne room of the Vatican, by
an American delegation, Archbishop
Ryan OF Philadelphia, in presenting
the bound copy OF the Constitution of
the United States, said: ~
"HoLy Father: ....
We feel most honored and happy in
beng selected to present to your Hoh-
ness this aft expressive of the venera
bion and felicitation of His Excellen&
the President OF the United States OF
America. upon the occasion of the
suspicious jubilee of Your Holiness
entrance TO the second priesthood. 1t
is triouR paid Your holiness by the
ruler of 90, 800, 900 of fTeemen, the ruler
elected by them, who feels deeply the
supreme responsibility of his ex-
allied station, his dependence upon
Gods prudence and who has had
wisdom and fortitude to discharge
faithfulv snda conscientiously all the
important duties devolving upon him.
He is ruler respected by the people,
and who has publicly declared his SOL
amn oopvicron that Christianity fur
nisheS Ehe ts9e, permanent basis of real
civilization and perfect SOCIAL order,
representing at once the moral conquest
over the greatest nation of the earth.
This conquest. Your Holiness, which
received respectful recognition from
kings of the world, receives
through the most worthy President
q tribute of the free and independent
people, o. the fre9st, largest and most
Eogressive people. They are naturally
CHRISTIAN, brave, just and generous,
and viii be in the future as in the past
history of the nation. In the American
Republic, the Catholic church is free to
act and carry out its sacred and bene-
ticial MISSION for the human race, by
fundamental rights of constitutional
guarantee as demonstrated in this
volume, the appropriate gift of PreS-
GeAt Cleveland. In the United States
the Catholic church is entirely free
from state dominion. Phs liberty
is all she requires. In her history
the United Staies has elearFF proved
that ignorance of the real doctrines Of
the churc1 and hereditary prejudice,
that great obstacle to progress, are
gradually disappearing, and taat
CATHOLICS and noR-CRtholics are coming!
to undo stand each other. We beg of
you, then, Holy Father, to bless the
young republic that has achieved so
Asueh il d single oeaBry. Bless the
patriot, Columbus bless the wise and
manly President of the United States !"
Members Of the delegation kneelIng
before the Pope received the apostolic
bensdiotioa for themselves I'D for their
people.
Dr.. O'Conneu, rector Of the American
eollsgs, presented the album TO the.
Pope and translated the Presidents
de&eation.
Fhe Pope listened with the utmost
satisfaction, examined the gift carefully
AID expressed his admission for the
exquisite taste and nestness of its exc
SuAon. 1t was especially pleasure, he
said to receive copy of the .Censtitn-
ton of the United States.
DR.. O'Cennell then read the following,
written in French:
Holy FatAera
I experience peculiar satisfaction in
Transmitting TO Your Holiness the per-
Sonal congratulations which His FIX
esiIency, Grover -Ieveland, President
of the United States, by his letter of
November II, especially requested me
TO present you on the occasion of your
golden jubilee. had the honor to see
the President shortly after my return
Rpm Rome, when l communicated to
Holiness was pleased b. express.
Approaching the friendly message
of Your Holiness. he desired me
30 convey to you his respectful homsges
and his sincere wishes for your well |
fare. The President subsequently |
Whole me second letter desiring me 10 |
transmit to Your Holiness, with the |
least possible delay, this specially pre-
pared copy of the Constitution of the
Bhited St8tes as testimonial of the
Tsneration Of your august person and
as an expression of his fluctuations
upon the approaching ceremony.
Deign, Holy Father, once more to bless !
with all the affection of your
paternsI heart, our beloved country,
in whose prosperity you manifest
so lively an interest. Invoking
your benedlction on myself, am Your
devoted servant,
JAMES, CARDINAL GIBBONS,
Archbishop of Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, December 1, 1887. :,
The Pope theA read his reply to
Archbishop Ryan, in Latin, expressing
the pleasure he felt in receiving the
jubilee gift from the President OF the!I
United States. He continued: 81 have
received offerings from all parts of the
world, from Italy, France, Germany, +
Hungary, Spain, England and one
from the President of the United
States, most pleasing one. AS
the Arch bishop has read, you
enjoy there perfect freedom. That free
dom, we admit ,is highly beneficial to th q
eRufch 7 owe my duty, love and
soiicitude to every part of the church,
but toward America ] bear especiait
love. The care of your nation is great.
Your government is free Your future is
full of hope. Yopr President com uands'