The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-06
SLAVERY In AFRICA.
The Pope Issues an Encyclical on
the Subject.
MlsSloNARY ESTABLISHMENTS
ere TO Play an Important Part in the SIM.
preston of the Trade-An APP
peal for Aid

loPeclal TO THE HERALD-EXaniner Tt,--.-4oh
NEW YORK, Jan. His grace Arch.
oisnop Corrigan yesterday issued an inn
portant letter which, together with the
encyclcal OF the Pope, will De READ in all
the Catnohc churches of this arcbdioecase
to-uay. The letter orders that collection
Iof missions in Africa be taken nm Tpasda,,
next, the feast of the Epiphany Tba
ropes letter, which will oe read in e,,o,,,,
c e"aI church IN the United States, is as
lolIo"s; Venerable brother, greeting
ana apostolic benediction. The Catbolio
church, which includes all men in her
maternal love, has at all times had nothing
more at heart, as you know. venerable
brother, than to see slavery whereof tina
heavy yoke weighed cruelty on a majority
vi human beings, altogether suppressed and
abolished. anu
Inc faithful guardian of the doctrine oP
heE founder who taught by His own voice
anu that OF His apostles the fraternal bond
Uniting uaiCinS al VINO spring from the same
origin, are bought at the same nrice and
called to the same eternal banDinees Sb,
LOOK into her hands the fOrIOrn cause of rba
ot@ES anu showed herself the true cbamDiOn
Oh noerty, albeit, according to the neess-
sues OF the times and places She did her
WORK Dy measures and degrees-she ac-
oo1lFHsned her ends wisely and with rfpe
!uusel-9ht, never stopping in her task
uAuerIaken Tor religion, Justice and human
Ivy: Thus did she deserve we'll of civiI1-
latlon. 1hls zeal Of the church for the
ehIranchlsement of slaves was mon
weakened IN the course of the ages. nav
1le greater her success, the greater was her.
energy, we never neglected an occasion
Tor publicly reprOving and condenniDc-
the horrible Of al
thlS question carefully in the letter we adj
dressed on the SIN of May, 1888. to the
DlSn0ps OF Brazil, in which we congratu-
lated them upon all that had been done
Whether by private persons or by the state
lof the liberation of slaves, and set forth
tll9 lncoA patlDlhty OF slavery with religion
anu Win the dignity OF man. While writ
Ing that letter we were deeply moved nv
Inc condition of all those who are chatteis
OF others, put most especially vera we
affected by the evils Overwhelming tine
Africa - WI 10A u
"A most horrible thing sssured1v if ia
that, as we are informed by indubitabIe
testimony. more than four hundred tbou-
sdhu AFRICANS, without distinction of age
OF sex, are every year torn by violence from
thelr villages, laden EEwith chains. over
powered with blows, driven by long roads
10 markets and there exposed and sold like
SALUTE we nave been moved with desire
TO sudcor as lar as it lies in our power these
unIortunates, and to solace their.
mlserles. Therefore we at once in
trusted to our dear son Cardinal
Charles Martial Lavigerie. of whose
acuVity and apostolic zeal we are assured
WIN the task OF going to all the principal
cities or Europe 10 make Iyn0c,n nc
lgnominy of this infamous traffic and to in,
cline the minds of princes and peOpIe no the
succorrlng of an unfortunate race. we
owe GnankS to our Lord the loving re
oeeiner OF all nations, that he has not Der
m!Gted our soilcituGe, to be in vain. but has
Wllied that IL should be as seed sovVn ON
leLGie ground promising happy harvest.
be5ldes cur care for the protection of
liberty there is another solicitude and one
more closely bound up in cur apostaIic
ministry, which bids US watch over tha
protecton OF the gospel in regions of Africa
that already have many apostles Soldiers
OF the advance guard of Jesus Christ Ueue-
trated into these regions and snent NOT
only the sweat OF their labors bnt their
lVeS also for the salvation of their
brethren. The harvest is abundant but the
laoorers are few, therefore should others
III great numbers, and acting in the same
spirit, tearing no danger, no diff
Guilty and hardships, hasten to the
regions OF TINS shameful traffic and carry
10 LnoSe people the doctrine OF
Jesus Christ and its freedom.
But the undertaking of so great a yvorl-
calls for equal means. 1t is not without
great expense that we can establish mis-
slons, provide for long journeys, keen nm
houses, Guild and furnish churches and de-
fray other inevitable charges. All these
necessities must be supplied DURING several
years until preachers Of the gospel ere able
10 support themselves IN the places of their
settlements. Would to God our own re-
sources SuIiced to permit US to take this
charge upon ourselves, but since the diff
cultles in which we are placed prevent us
from fulfilling our whole desire in this mat
ter, we make rafferty, appeal to Won.
venerable brother to all the other bishops
and to all Catholics, and we commend 10
you and their charity a work so holy and
so good. We hope that all will take part in
1t. even by the smallest aims, in order that.
divided among as many as possible through
out the world, the burden NAV be easier
born by each one. In order also that the
grace of Jesus Christ whose reign is to be
extended, may be spread among all. and
tnat all may obtain peace, freedom from
their sins and the grace they desire. it IA.
moreover, our will that the money Thus
collected on the day named in the churches
and chapels under your jurisdiction be sent
to Rome to the sacred congregation of the
Propaganda. To this congregation will fail
the task OF dividing these offerings among
the missions which are or will be installed
in those parts of Africa principally for the
destruction of slavery and the rule fol-
lowed in this partition will be that the
money provided by nations having Catholic.
missions for the liberation of slaves, as we.
have said, shall be applied to sustain and
help those missions. The rest of the funds
will be distributed with care among the
poorest missions by the same sacred con-
gregation.
''Given at Rome at St. Peters, November
20, 1890, in the thirteenth year of our pom
titicat e, Leo XIII, Pope.''