The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-28
4 CATHOLIC PLAN
To Foster Church Work on Ma
tiOnal Lines in America.
SCHOOLS TO BE INSTITUTED FOR
The Education OF Missionaries for Emigrants
Their Native Tongues are to be
Studied and Encouraged.

BERLIN, May 27.-It is learned here that
Herr Capensly is the principal mover in
the efforts of European Catholic emigration
societies to induce the Pope to follow dis
tlnct national lines in fostering church
work among Catholic emigrants in America
This subject was referred TO in recent dis
patches. Capensly's championship of the
interests OF Germans in America has borne
frult In frequent instructions to Herr Won
Schloezer, the German representative at
the Vatican, to use his influence whenever he
could. The Austro- Hungarian ambassador,
it is understood, has similar instructions
and Capensly when he went to Rome to
present the memorial of the conference,
was armed with letters of approval from
many prominent European and Canadian
Catholics. Speaking of the nomination Of
hanzow as archbishop in America, Ambas-
sador Won Schloezer said to Capensly:
This is an important act that will inter
est all Prussia" He added that he would
warmly congratulate and thank the cardi-
nal secretary of state for. this choice, $50
favorable to German interests"
M. Mercier, Of Quebec, warmly recon-
mended the plan to the Pope, saying that
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felt an acute pain on finding there were no
Canadians among the American bishops
Notwithstanding there are more than mil
lion Canadians in the United States.
1t is significant that this whole business
has been conducted so far without the
knowledge or advice of the American
hierarchy. The campaign has been directed
solely by committee in Germany which
by its activity has secured the support and
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There will be great curiosity to know the
view American bishops take of the matter.
The plan proposed in the memorial seems
to be peculiarly adapted for the preserva-
ton in America of the languages and race
distinctiong of emigrants.
1t has been impossible to secure list of
the signatures to this memorial, but the
body of the document itself has been
obtained. 1t speaks of the Lucerne con
gress as meeting to consider the best means
of procuring the spiritual and temporal
welfare of their Catholic fellow country
men who are emigrating to America at the
rate Of upwards of four hundred thousand
year. These numerous emigrants, says
the memorial. could constitute a great
power and mighty factor in the develop.
ment of Catholicism in different parts of
America.
1t then goes on to detail the plans neces-
sary to carry out these views. First of all
1t would be necessary to form into separate
parishes or missions different groups Of
emlgrants of different nationalities where
numbers and resources will so allow, and
parishes should Do confined to priests of
the same nationality "In this Way.n saws
the memorial, ''the cherished recollections
of the fatherland would be constantly
brought back to the emigrants."
Where limited number of different
natlonalltles will not permit of separate
parishes, the priest directing such groups
should be conversant with their differen t
languages and should be obliged to give in
struction to all the different groups in
their own language. Where there are
Christian public schools, parochial schools
are to be established. The list of studies
for these schools should comprise the
national language of the different races on
emigrants as well as the language adv
history of their adopted country Catholic
associations of different kinds should be
formed to preserve Catholics from
wicked vic societies, Free Masons, etc.
Where feasible, Catholics of every
nationality should have one bishop
of their own race. In all Catholic countries
from which emigration is taking place
the holy see should favor and shelter
seminaries and schools instituted for the
education of missionaries for emigrants.
A number of Italian missionaries have
already gone to America and others of other
nations are waiting for the Pope to guaran-
tee them the untrammelled exercise Of their
ministry by decree Of his infallible wisdom.
Thus provided, the holy see will lend its in
dlspensible cooperation, and marvellous re-
suits will be obtained. Poor emigrants
will find again in America their own
parishes, their own schools, thei r own.
societies, their own language, and they
will prove the means of extending the limits
of Jesus Christ's kingdom on earth.