New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-01
FOR THE CATHOLIC IMMIGRANTS
THE MEMORIAL TO THE POPE, URGING THAT
PRIESTS AND BISHOPS OF VARIOUS
MATT ONALITTES BE placed HERE

CopyrtGhtj 1891 BU The Neic. York Assoct1ted Prem
Berlin, June 30COpcs of the full text Of the second
memorial presented by Herr Cahensley to the Papal
secretary Of State Cardinal Rampolla have been put
into circulation The greatest Importance is attached
TO the memorial If, is hoped, the Holy See can
be induced to follow out its recommendations and ap-
point large number of German clcrgymen as bishops
in the United States, the German influence across
the Atlantic will be vastly increased.
The on the Irish bishops in America wiz be
prosecuted with vgor. The memorial is in part as
follows:
Calculations based upon the most authoritative
statistics go to show that Catholic immigrants and
their children ought to constitute In the United states
a Catholic population of 26OO0,O0O. But tie fact
is that the number of Catholics in that vast country
scarcely exceeds 1O,oOO,OO The following are tho
chief causes of the deserton on the part Of the
Catholics: The lack of sufficient protection for the
cmgrants at the time Of their departure from home,
during their voyage and their arrival in America
the insuhcency of priests and parishes Of their own
for the different natOnaies Of immigrants; the
pecuniary sacrifices, often exOrbitant that ex-
acted Of the faithful; the public schools; the in
sufciency Of societies, Catholic and national assoea-
tiOns Of mutual aid, proteton etc, for the abOrfng
classes the want OF different representatives OF the
different natOnalltes of immigrants in the epscopate,
On their arrival in America the poor immigrants stand
in need of aid and direction Of information where
comforts of religion, of which they stand in suc need
I'm countries full Of danger to their faith The st.
Raphael societies for the protection Of immigrants have
the noble and beautiful mission Of attending IN these
different needs Of the immigrants The high protection
Of the Holy See is indispensable to the ST. Raphael
societies.
"AlI natOnaites which are ignorant Of the English
language will be unable TO practise their religion it, on
arrival in America they do not find priests who can
speak their language and give them religions instuc
on As every nationality has its characteristics.
its own habits and CUSTOMS Il Is important also that
tile priests should rot only speak the language OF the
immigrants but that they shouh be of the same
nation. Experience teaches that the immigrants and
their descendants who forget their language likewise
forget their religion.
"Of course, the different natonalities of immigrants
must Americanze themselves. To Amerlcanize ones
an American citizen. In order TO become an Ameri-
can citizen 1t is necessary to accept the Constitution
Of the United States Now that Constitution recognizes
the right Of every nationality OF immigrants to retain
its religion IL language its character and the like
After speaking of tie great Influence Of the bishops
the memorial says:
"Upon this question depends the solution OF the
greatest problem OF the present mes-the problem OF
the migration Of nations. First, the salvation of souls
is herein concerned Again the harmony and concord
between the different natOnates arc affected by ths
question. II the episcopatc he handed over almost
exclusively to one single nationality TO the detr1ment
of the others, feeling Of uncaSlneSs, OF general us
content is created among these last MOrOVer Vuis
question affects the interests OF the countries from
which emigration takes place"