The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-01
WAR ON IRISH BISHOPS.
CAHENSLY's eECoND MEMORIAL
10 TaB POPE.

German Influence in This Country to
Be Greatly Increased If the Agita-
ton for the Appointments of German
Bishops is Succsssful-The Country's
Catholic Population.
Copyright. 1891, by the NJ Y Associated PressA
BERLIN, June 30.-Copies OF the full text
of the second memorial presented by Herr
Cahensly to the papal secretary of state,
Cardinal Rampolla, have been put into
circulation. The greatest Importance is at
tached to the memorial. II, as it is hoped,
the holy see can be induced
to follow out its recommendation
aud appoint large number of German
clergymen as bishops in the United States
German influence across the Atlantic will
be vastly increased and will rebound
directly to the growth of the influence of
the home German government in Ameri-
can affairs.
APPEALS TO OTHER GOVERNMENTS.
| Herr Cahensly, indeed, appeals for aid to
other foreign governments, Isaly, Austria,
Spain and Canada, promising them in re-
turn due share of the prestige which will
como from division of the episcopal secs of
America among the representatives of the
different classes of Immigrants 1t is felt
| here, nevertheless, that the lions share will
fall to the lot OF the German empire. The
| war on the Irish bishops in America will
be prosecuted with vigor. 1t will be no
| fault of Herr Cahensly if he fails.
| EXTRACTS FROM THE MEMORIAL.
| Following are extracts from the memo,
rial, which is Of great length: "This great
| question affects Interests that are of very
! h., Al
| from a social or from religious point Of
view. The current which is carrying away
TO America the populations of the different
| natioUaliJies is already formidable: in
the future it is likely to become
| irresistible. 1t is proven by the table of
statistics appended to this memorial that
1876, 400 Catholics left Europe for the Ameri-
can continent during the year 1882
| OF this number 1TS,90O went to the
| United States. The same country received,
| moreover, thousands Of emigrants from
Canada, Mexico, Brazil and other countries
| of Latin America.
| OUR CATHOLIC POPULATION.
| Calculations based upon most authorita.
tive statistics 60 to show that Catholic i'm
migrants and their children ought to con-
| stitute in the United States Catholic pop
ulation of 26. 900, 600, but the fact is that the
| number of Catholics in this vast country
scarcely exceeds 100000 Catholicity,
therefore, has up to the present date sus
tanned a net loss of 100000 il
the great American republic
INFLUENCE oFTHE BISHOPS.
| After speaking of the great influence o.
| the bishops the memorial says: Upon thi
! question depends the solution of the great
est problem of modern times, the problem
| of the migration of nations. First, the
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| Bishops who are strangers TO the spirit
| character, habits and customs Of
other nations cannot in the required meas.
ure. despite their virtues, knowledge and
zeal, appreciate and etfeotually attend to
| the wants of those nations. Again, the bar.
mony and concord between the different
nationalities are affected by
this question. If the episcopate
| he handed over almost exclusively
TO one single nationality, to the detriment
of others, feeling of uneasiness, of general
discomfort, is created among these last-a
| feeling which assumes the proportions of
| Jealous national rivaIries; feelings are
wounded and shocked in every sacred right
aud interest belonging to these same nations.
WANT OF JUSTICE.
want of justice is as pressing as want Of
bread 1t Is desired that concord and har-
mony should reign among the different
nations that go to make up the church OF
the United States. Nothing is more desirable,
nothing more essential The sole and only
way to attain this end is to give TO every
one of these nations bishops OF
their own, bishops belonging to
each who will represent their respective ma
tions in the Episcopal body, just as those
nations are represented among the parochial
clergy and among the faithful. As dioceses
are formed of Catholics of different national
tiles, there is no question of demanding a
division Of these dioceses according to
nationElit es What Is expected of the holy
see is that bishops of the different nations
will be placed in the episcopal body, 80 that
the different nations will be represented by
some of their own in the episcopate, in the
ecclesiastical provinces and in the councils.
Thanks to this prudent measure, the
church Of the United States, being com
posed of such differeut nations, will have q
character of universally, like that Of a ma
tion itself"