The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-19
They Are Graciously Received and Each Trav-
eler Is Presented with Small Silver Med
al as q Souvenir of the Occasion.
The Paris Bourse Shows No Signsof Pam
ic, Despite Recent Losses in Copper.
Henry Georges Land Theories Receive More
Than Usual Consideration in England
General News by the Ocean Cables.
AMERICAN PILGRIMS.
They Are Received by the Pope and Pre-
sented with Silver Medals.

They Are Received by the Pope and Pre-
sented with Silver Medals.
ROME, March 1S-The Pope to-day gave
audience to the American pilgrims. The
clerical members of tie party assembled
in the throne-room and the lay pilgrims
in the adjoining apartments. Bishop Rade-
macher, Mgr. Sexton and Very Rev. Chas.
A. Vissani presented richly-bound adj
dress to the Pope, who greeted each with
kind word and benediction. His Holi-
ness gave the priests full privileges and
power to pronounce a special papal
benediction upon their congregations
on their return. In blessing the Oritiamme
carried by the pilgrims the Pope, observing
the eagle, said: America never goes back
from anything" He expressed the hope
that America would soon have a national
hoSpice in Palestine, like other nations The
Pope presented each pilgrim silver medal
inclosed in handsome case, and in return
received many gifts from his visitors:
Bishop Wigger was absent on account OF
illness. He will abandon the pilgrimage
and return to America. The pilgrims are
much gratfied by the kindness of the Pope.
The address presented by the pilgrims was
as follows:
Most Holy Father-Ever since your Holiness, in
spired by happy thought. issued the brief sal
vatOrs, directing the attention OF the faithful TO
those places that were crimsOped with the
precious blood of our Savior il has taken deep
root in the hearts Of American Catholics. Their
generosity toward the good work of preserving
these holy shrines has increased, and an earnest
desire has been awakened to worship amid those
hallowed scenes. To satisfy that proud desire
we have organized this first pilgrimage, which
We hope will be the precursor Of many others.
The love that fills our hearts toward our divine
Savior has impelled US to undertake so long
q journey, that we may be privileged to visit and
venerate the tomb which received the remains
of his sacred humanity, and since we profess to
be the devoted children of Christ's vicar earth,
we deem it our duty to come to the See OF st.
Peter, of whom you are the lawful success0, to
kneel at your feet and to pay you our homage.
which is prompted by our love and devotion. At
the same time we express our JOY for the honor or
this reception, but we cannot conceal the sorrow
of our hearts at the condition Of the times which
keeps the common father of the faithful in a
state of imprisonment We shall not cease to
raise our fervent prayers that. as an angel sent
from heaven freed st. Peter from prison, so God
may decree that the vicar of Christ. st. Peters
successor, shall recover that liberty and those
rights which are so necessary for the exercise of
the spiritual power of the papacy, to the glory
of our holy mother, the church, and the welfare
of the souls intrusted TO your care. In the
meantime we supplicate your Holiness to CON-
fort us with your apostolic blessing for the sue
cess OF our pilgrimage.