Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1891-06-05
TIE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

sthtN 20 securN . hst OF the signatures
Of the memorial presented % the pope
IN regard 10 supervision over Catholic
emigration from Europc The docn-
ment itself which was presented 20 the
pope along with all the letters and rec
concentrations In is favor that Herr
Cahonsiy. Of Prussia could get i given
herewith In full that IL may be seen ex-
aetiy what the petitioners ask for:
February. isL-Moss Hoiy Father The
presidents. genera secretaries and dele.
gates Of the Arehmnwel Raphael societies Cor
the protection of Immigrants. ENCOURAGED
by the blessing which your holiness eonae.
scended 70 bestoS upon them. met In inter.
national congress a. Lucene on December
Blast IN order 60 consider the beet means OF
procuring the spiritual aud temporal vel.
fare OF their Catholic feliow eountryfnen
who emlgrate 10 the Americas AZ the rate Of
upward Of too.ooo = wear
Iiumhly PROSTATE AZ the feet Of vour hell.
ness they most respectfully take the liberty
q presenting So Yeu that these NUMEROUS
immigrants could constitute a great power
and a mighty factor In the development OF
Catholicitv IN the different parts Of America.
thus contributing 70 the moral greatness OF
their new country. and, moreover, by = Re.
acx action. which would soon become APP
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old Europe. The true church. Of which your
holiness l. the supreme head. can alone
bring about these happy results. inasmuch
a. she il the source Of all progress and civil
t~ixation.
hut in order that European Catholics In the
country Of their adoption may preserve and
may hand down TO their of spring the faith
and the benefits which IL bestows the under.
signel have the honor to submit 20 your
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by experience and the nature OF things.
must essentially be established In every
country toward which emigration IL being
directed The losses which the church has
sustained In the United states of North
America amounts TO more than l~0,a0),0ol
First OF All IL would be necessary to form
into separate parishes, congregations or
missions the different groups of immigrants
of different nationalities in all eases wherein
their respective member aud resources al.
low OF so doing
secondly-rhe direction OF these parishes
should be eonnded to priests of tine sa me
nationality as the faithful In this wise the
sweetest and most cherished recolleetions OF
the tatherland would be constantly brought
back to the immigrants. who would love the
church all the more for procuring for them
these benefits
Thirdly-In those perts OF the country
Nhtff immigrants VI AlAtTfHt hNtNunuliAtFH
have settled. but in too limited numbers to
form themselves into separate parishes nc.
cording TO nationality, IL is highly desirable
that the priest selected for the direction of
such groups should be couversant with their
respective languages. THIS priest should be
strictly obliged to teach the catochism and
to give instructions to all such different
groups of immigrants In the language pecu.
liar to each.
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public schools parochlal schools are to be
established and. "a far as possible, Il separ-
ate school should be provided for every ma.
tionaltty. The list OF studies tor these
schools should always comprise the national
language of the different races of imml-
grants rs well as the language and history
of their adopted country.
Fitthly-The priests who devote them.
selves to the service of the immigrants
should be given all the rights. privileges,
favor aud the ike which are enjoyed by the
priests of the country. This equitable pro.
vision would have the effect of attracting to
the immigrants priests OF every nationality
intbued with piety and zeal and the desire of
~sunetify ing souls.
sixthly-It would be desirable to found
and encourage Catholic associations of diff.
ferent kinds. such as eonfraternitles. mutu.
al aid and protective societies, etc. ny
these means Catholics would be kept to-
pether and preserved from the wicked SO
cictles ofFree Masonry and others of kindred
nature.
seveuthly-It would be most desirable
that rs often as might be judged feasible the
Catholics of every nationality should have
I'm the e~piscopatc of the country to which
they have emigrated some bishop of their
own race. II seems that such an urguuizu.
ton of the church would be perfect Every
different nationality of immigrants would
be represented and their respective interests
aud needs protected or cared for at the
meetings of the bishops Ia councils, etc.
Eighthly-Finaliy. tho undersigned set
forth that In order to contribute to he reuti.
zatIon of the means they have above enum.
Grated IL j. very much to be desired aud
they themselves ardcutly hope that In al
Catholic countries from which emigration IN
taking place tue holy see will favor aud
shelter under its particular COOL will: First
the special semiaaries and apostolic schools
which huva been Instituted for the educu.
ton OF missionaries for emlgrants. aud
secondly, the Archanpei Il tphael societies
for the protection of immigrants We do
moreover hope that the holy see will recon.
mend To their lordships. the bishops. the
foundation of these societies In all cmigra.
ton countries where they do not as vet
exist, and the placing of the said societies
under the guardianship of a cardinal pro.
tector.
From this organization and these meas.
ures the undersigned hope for most for,
tunate aud most speedy results. a number
of missionaries trained under tho guidance
of an eminent Italian bishop have already
gone to America. Others. of nations which
are neighbors of Italy. before setting out TO
undertake their important and sanity min
istry are waiting for the supreme pastor of
the universal church to guarantee them the
untrammeled exercise of that ministry by a
decree OF his infallible wisdom. Tnus. pro
vided the molly see will lend Its indispen.
sible corporation. marvellous results
Will be obtained. In this wise the peo.
pie will find again upon the soil of Amer.
lea their own parishes. their own schools.
their own societies, their own language, and
they will prove the means of extending the
limits of Jesus Cirlst's kingdom upon earth.
For the greater good of souls and for the
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