Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-11
THE MINNESOTA PLAN
Of Catholic instruction at the Close
of Sessions of School
APPROVED BY THE CARDINALS.
1t Is Only Commended in the Exceptional
Cases of Two Towns.
NEWS FROM THE EUROPEAN CAPITALS

ROME, May 10.-The following is the full
text of the deliverances of the Vatican in re-
gard to the attitude of the Holy See toward
Archbishop Ireland's educational policy, as
set forth in what is known as the Faribault-
Saltwater (Minn.) plank:
ROME, April 30 1892.
To Most Rev. John ireland, Archbishop of st. Paul,
MINI:
MOST ILLUsTRIoUs AND REVEREND SIR-1t
has pleased Your Grace to submit to the
judgment of the Holy See the arrangement
you deemed we'll to make for elementary
schools at Faribault and saltwater, Minn.,
in your diocese, in order to provide in the
best manner possible for the spiritual well
fare of the children confided to your pastoral
care.
This wise resolution of Your Grace seemed
all the more prudent because the aforesaid
arrangement, even though it regarded only
separate and exceptional cases, still appeared
to many of the Bishops and to the men,
bers of the lower clergy and lower laity as
hardly worthy of approval, maybe because
they were not SO well acquainted with the
circumstances and conditions of the trans
actions as they ought to have been in order
to be able to pronounce thereon fair
opinion.
For that reason His Holiness confided the
examination OF this important question to
Committee of Cardinals chosen from the
Sacred Congregation of the Propaganda.
In meeting held on the 21st inst, after
weighing carefullythe grave reasons adduced
by Your Grace with SO much clearness
which induced you to enter into the arrange
ment mentioned above, and considering the
declarations worthy of every praise, which
show that in the matter of education I our
Grace has always wished to maintain In
violate the principles set forth by the Holy
See and commended to the observance OF
the bishops by the Councils of Baltimore,
particularly the Third Council, Their
Eminences gave their decision on the ques-
tion submitted to them, as it is found in tile
accompanying document, and His Holiness
has ratified and approved the same
hope Your Grace will be gratlfed by ts1S
decision of the Holy See, because, though
unusual provisions made by the different
Bishops in their respective d1oceses accord
ing to the requirement. OF circumstances
cannot be approved directly by the Holy
See when they imply departure to cer-
tain extent from general law, neverthe-
provisions may be tolerated, 1t thereby puts
an end to all indiscreet attacks upon them
Archbishop Ireland's Course Approved.
Furthermore, by order of His Holiness, and
with great pleasure to myself, 1 must not
fail to inform Your Grace that your express
sions of respect, filial obedience and unal-
terable adherence to the Holy See and its
teachings, of which you have given splendid
proofs, have been most acceptable to the
Sovereign Pontiff and myself, and have
STRENGTHENED the full confidence of the
Holy See in your wisdom and piety. Finally,
pray that God may preserve Your Grace
and protect you always.
Your Grace's most devoted servant,
NJ. CARD. LEDoCHOwsKI, Prefect.
IGNATIUs, ARCHBISHOP OF DAMIATA,
Secretary.