The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-01
CATHOLIC BISHOPS
Cahensley's Plan for the Ameri-
can EpiscOpate.
NATIONALITY is THE KEY NOTE
War on the Irish Bishops-The German Ex
pounds the United States Constitution
importance of the Move

BERLIN, June 3d. Copyright, 1891, by
the New York Associated Press. COPIES
of the full text of the strong memorial pre-
scented by Herr Cahensley TO the papal Sec
reiary OF state have been put into clrcula-
lion. The greatest Importance Is attached
to the memorial, as 1t IS hoped the molly see
can be induced TO follow out its recommen-
dations and appoint alarge number OF Ger
man clergymen as bishops IN the Oniteu
States German influence across the At
lantic Will be greatly increased, and II Will
rebound directly TO the growth OF the nome
German government in American affairs.
Cahensley, indeed, appeals for aid TO otner
foreign governments-Italy,A Austria, SPAN
and Canada-promising them In return
due share of the prestige which will come
from a division of the episcopal sees OF
America among representatives OF the dlf-
ferent classes of immigrants. 1t is felt
here, nevertheless, that the lions share
Will fall to the German empire. War on
the Irish bishops in America will be
prosecuted with vigor. and II Will DE no
fault OF Herr Cahensley If ne falls. The me-
moral gives statistics showing that 4S9, 4uO
Catholics left Europe for the American
continent IN 1889. OF this number lie, go
went 10 the United States. The latter
country also received thousands of emil
grants from otner governments OF Lalln-
America Calculations based upon author
alive statistics, Indicate that Catholic emil
grants and children ought TO constitute IN
the United States Catholic population OF
20, OU0, QUO, but the fact Is, the numoer OF
Catholics in tnat vast country scarcely eX-
ceeds ten millions. Catholicity, therefore,
has, up TO the present date, sustained net
lOSS n liz nal lEn great American a.
public.
The memorial assigns the following
causes for this falling off: Lack CT SUI
fcient protection Tor emigrants on their ar
rival IN America, ETC.; lnsufficlency OF
priests and parishes of their own for diff
ferent natlonalities OF emigrants; pecuni-
airy sacrifices, often exorbitant, exacted Of
the faithful; the pubic schools; insult
ficiency of societies (CaJholic) and national
associations for mutual aIo, etc, for the
lsboring classes; want Of sufficient repre-
senIatives OF different natlonalitles OF emf
grants in the episcopate.
Each OF these heads Is dllated on at
length. IL is strenuously urged that the high
protection of tue holy see is Indispensable
10 the straphal societies in order that they
may extend to all countries from which I'M
migration takes place and TO which 1t is di-
rected. 1t is of the utmost Importance that
every nationality should have priests not
tionality, but to be of the same nation.
s'No doubt" says the memorial, lin the
course of years emigrants come to speak
English. but 10 wait until they have learned
that language before having them practice
their religion Is to run the risk
of finding them no longer dis
posed to live after a Christian. fashion"
To the statements of some that the Ian
guage of the fatherland cannot be kept BE-
yond the second generation, and that the
third will certainly speak nothing but Eng
lish, the memorial triumphantly cites
French il Louisiana, German in various
sections of America, and Canadian French.
AS objections TO this opinion, the memorial
SAYS that to .Americanize oneself" is first,
and above all, TO accept and respect the
right recognized by the constitution OF
every nationality to retain its religion, its
language, Its character, and the like. To
want these natioualities to forget their Ian
guage and country in order TO Americanize
themselves, IS to pursue work directly
opposed 10 the constitution. 1t belongs Pc
culiarly to every nationality to take the
initiative II the matter of Americanizing
Itself, and it would be gross pre- ension
~were any particular nationality to arrogate
TO itself the mission of Americanizing
Others"
Touching American public schools, the
memorial says their organization is such as
to lead to carelessness IN church duties.
The organization of benefit and other So
cieties Is believed to be danger to Catho-
lies for the cause that 1t is regulation of
al lives without any consideration of re-
ligious duties "Perniclous secret So
cieties" are discussed.
Much space is then devoted to the sub
ject OF bishops for different nationalities.
Stress is laid upon the great influence of
bishops, and it is said that bishops who are
strangers to the character, habits and
customs of other nations cannot, in the re-
quired measure, despite their virtues,
knowledge and zeal, appreciate and eff
fectually attend to the wants of those ma
tions Again, harmony and concord be-
tween the different nationalities are af-
fected by this question. II the episcopate
he handed over almost exclusively TO
one signal nationality to the detri-
ment others, feeling OF general
discomfort is created which assumes the
proportions OF jealous national rivalries.
The sole and only way to obtain harmony
and concord in the church Of the United
States is to give every one of these nations
bishops of their own. The memorial says
there is no question of demanding divi-
sion of dioceses according to nationalities.
What is wanted is tnat bishops OF different
nations shall be represented in this man
ner that the church of the United States,
being composed of such different nations
will have a character of universally like
that of the nation itself. Moreover"
GAYS the memorial "this question affects
the interests of the countries from which
immigration takes place. Through their
emigrants tine nations are acquiring
in the great republic an in
fuence and an importance of which
they viii one Cay be able to make great
profit These nations are so well aware of
this that they are doing everything in their
power to have those Of their nationalities
settled in the United States develop and
strengthen themselves in every respect.
The time has come when governments can
no longer remain Indifferent TO this great
question, owing to the fact the people of
the United States are people Of all na-
tionalities and because religion is the
corner stone and keystone of every social
edifce. The nations have an immense in
terest in their emigrants being represented
ia the episcopates of the United States by
bishops of their own, and therein lies the
reason why all the nations are expecting
from the paternal solicitude Of the holy see,
the bishops whom their dearest interests
call for"
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