The sun., 1893-06-22
TEXT OF THE POPES LETTER.
HE ENCOURAGES CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
BUT DOES NOT CONDEMN OTHERS.

or tn. Letters which tho Pope Asked
Eros, the Arcbbishops on the situation.
BALTIMORE, juno 2l.-The recent letter oil
tbe pope TO Cardinal Gibbons and the Amer
ioan Archbishops on the public school 1ues-
tion and the attitude OF Mgr. Satoili thereto.
has been ranslated and was made puoic TO-
day by the Cardinal 1t upholds Satolii. ap-
proves Of Catholic schools and their extension
but declares that attendance upon public
sobools must be n matter OF conscience OF
parents in their duties toward the children ana
The Church. This Is the letter:
n , yvn,no, Jane, ciriirai Gon, <ren'hop NJ Fol.
', To our beloved son. James Gibbons. Cardi-
mai priest Of the holy Roman Church. Iitular
Of st. Mnry's beyond the Tiber. Archbishop OF
baltimore. ard tc our venerable brethren. tho
ArchIishops and Bishops Of the United States
OF North America,
beloved Son and Venerable Brethren. health
and apostolic Denedic:ion. ..., -,
We have often given nantes proofs both OF
our soiicituGe Ter the welfare of the faithful
people and PlshoEs OF the United States 81 81
America and oi the peculiar affection with
which we cherish that portion ofour Sayiours
Aock. OF this We have given an additionai
aud esdenfe In 6rsshr sehanF 10 yGa
Titular Archbishop OF lepanto. an INDUSTRIOUS
man, not less preeminont by his learning than
BY his virtues. Gs you yourselves in the recent
meeting of the hrckbishors in New York. have
pisinly t testified. thus confirming the trust We
that ST shosld 10 pu5iiS tsst!n oaal j, A q I SHl
sSsa stsam Mi IN SSeh W. ss
the Government Of the republic; for he was to
s IN Gf a" I'd IN the city Of
eago in which We. by the courteous invitation
elite d, ,ec,ers have taken part ,o- u. nrr.
pose. that our presence shoul be made. as II
were. perpetual among you. by the permanent
sstasllehmert o. an apostolic deiegation at
By this we have manifes.ly declared not
shoso SSs 'hss most Ts ouTsRnS & eorntres to Which
have toen accustomed to send representatives
sssd Win our fh honss Has ssS si tnat
people With Us. as Children with their father.
wss stoT IL sna to our heart tina.
this new act OF our care IN your regard was
Now. In our iratcrnal sollcitude for your
q He q
use all his endeavors. end all the ekili of his
iratsrna Sha.y for the Ct all the
instruction Of Catholic youth;
rusIishsd TnSfs n on both 3 sidss. f.' " ~
q ours rS our SsnsrsS1s
York. whore there had assembled sa with you: you:
eenny havnS
sasEs$ e iRs iRs FI0psssnds
they should Join counIels. and deliberate CON.
csrpinE The pest me'hod q caring I'm for thoSe
Instead Of Catholic schools.
thn which yon Wisely desrsed Il that
Who on
your prudence. and expressed his belief that
these decrees would prove prov ENG. most % useful
confirmed, and 10 yourself aad the other prel-
Stes then assembled with you We. give de-
spondei % to S ous -, counsel and our expeetation
But at thst SAN: tms our dssI said n sstt
the questions conesrninr the ,siEht instrue-
tion OF Catholic youth. about which. as above
s v T1s Sss TnTsd nss ps
angry !oel!ngs laid before you certain propo-
sitious. put in shape BY, himself, touching
SlS When the the m.esins meet 81 IrehT5ishops had seri.
sSesS and aHed for
sSS H. HISfblbish0D Of L'Dant0 eheeriully COM
Wh,sh SsnE done the distnsIIshsd essen;
wReh he Sad fulfilled the conn sommssion h 10Y in,
All this we II Ind d In tho minutes of tho meet
But these propositions OF our delegate hay
Wsre sssa at sI"ited and sarted
Sfrosh. which through false Interpretations
and through malignant imputations: scattered .;I
abroad IN the newspapers. grew more W!do-
TGen cSstain prelates oi your country. vhoth-
or displeased with the interpretations put upon
70 souls which i seemed to them might thence
ty. And we. knowing that tho salvation Of
souls is the supreme law to be ever assiduously
auothr
Quested that each OF you should. IN private
letter fully open MS mind To- US son On the subject
From the examination Of these letters it be-
the propositions no reason fol. apprehension;
while 70 others it emed that. the propositions
partially ths hx 6a lay
more. and they feared that the diversity Of in
terpIetations put upon them would engender
Aiter i esreiuily s's welshing the matter. W. are
lions are totally alien from the ing OF our
delegate. a. they are assuredty Sa H. far from the
6y @
from the DEGREES OF the Third Plenary Coun-
ell OF Baltimore and especially declare that
prom oted. and that it is to be left to the iudg-
nent and conscience Of the ordinary to de-.
e lawful and when unlawful to attend the
TSsf Ss o s SO
shall DO understood to agree. and not to dis
agree. with what he had said before. 1t is
surely both unbecominG and unjust SO to OK
plain his later utterances as to mako them
disagree with the preceding ones. And thls, is
the more true since the meaning Of tho writer
was not at all left obscure.
For while presenting his pronesstiHns to the
pressly declared las is evident from the min
utesl his admiration for the zeal manifested by
the Bishops OF North America in the most wise
DEGREES enacted by tho Third Plenary Council
OF Baltimore for the promotion OF the Catholic
obstruction of the young. He added. moreover
that these DEGREES, in as far as they contain a
general rule Of action. are faithfully to be OBJ
served; and that although the public schools
may occur rs the Council itself had foreseen. in
which it is lawful to attend themL still every
endeavor should be made to multiply Catholic
schools and to bring them to perfect equip,
grave importance. there may remain no
further room for doubt or for dssension Of
opinions. as We have already declared in our
letter cf, the 23d Of May, Of last, year to our
Bishops Of the Province Of New York. SO we
again. as far as need be- declare that the de-
crees which the baltimore Council agresably
to the directions of the Holy See. have en-
t.A ,it,.r al "A ,lat