The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-30
SATOLLI ENDORSED.
The Pope Commends the Abiegate In .
Letter to Cardinal Gibbons.

The Pope Commends the Abiegate in .
Letter to Cardinal Gibbons.
BALTIMORE, Md. June 22.-Cardinal
Gibbons has made public the official
translation of the much discussed letter
from the pope on the American school
question. with Cardinal Rampolla's let
ter transmitting IL in which the latter
says: II hope that the important doc
ument will see calm re-established in
the minds of all who have been inter-
ested in this question
After the salutation the pontitical
letter is as follows:
We have often given manifest proofs both OF
our solieitude for the welfare of the faithful
people and bishops Of the United States Of
America and Of the peculiar affection 18th
which We cherish that portion OF our Saviours
flock OF this we have given additional and IN
mistakable evidence in sending 10 you "a our
delegate our venerable Brother Francis, ttular
archbishop Of Lspanto. an illustrious man, not
less pre- eminent by his learning than BY his
virtues, as you yourselves. in the recent meet
ings OF The archbishops in New York. have
plainly testified. thus confirming the trust
which We had reposed in his prudence
Now his legation had this FOR its first object
that il should be public testimonial Of our
good will toward your country. and Of the high
esteem in which we mold those who administer
the government of the republic; for he was 10
assist in cur name At The dedication Of the unt-
versal exposition held in the city Of Chicago in
which We ourselves bv the courteous invita-
ton Of It's directors, have taken part
But his legation had this also for its purpose
that our presence should be made as IL were,
perpetual among you by the permanent estab-
liShment Of an apostolic delegation al Wash
irgton.
Now IN our fraternal solicitude for your well
being, we had above all given command to the
archbishop OF Lepanto that he should use all
his endeavors and all the skin Of his fraterual
charity for the eXtirpatiOn of all the germs OF
dissension developed in the too we'll known
controversies concerning the proper in
struction of Catholic youth; dLssension whose
fame was famed by various writings pub
liShed on both sides Those commands OF
ours our venerable brother fully complied
with; and IN the month Of November OF
last year he repaired 10 New York. where there
had assembled with you. beloved SON all the
other archbisbops Of your country, they having
complied with the desire which had eommuni-
Gated 10 them through the sacred congregation
OF the proplCandA that after comforting with
their sufirarans they should Join counsel and
deliberate concerning the best method of caring
fer those Catholic children who attend the pub
| lie schools instead of Catholic schools
me INll-> WHICH you wisely uteL@tA IL tAlAs
meeting were pleasing to the said archbishop Of
| LepInto who bestowed merited praise on your
prudence and expressed his belief that these de-
creeS would prove most useful This judgment
We also with great pleasure confirm: and TO
| yourself AID other prelatcs then assembled
with you we give deserved praise for having
| thus opUor-unely responded to our counsel and
our expectation But al the same time. our
said venerable brother, wishing. as It was our de-
sire 10 settle the questions concerning the right
\ instruction of Catholic youth about which. es
/ above stated controversy was being waged ald
| writings published with excited minds and
| angry feelings. laid before you certain PROPOSE
/ tiou, Put il shape b. himself. touching upon
both the theoretical principles OF the subject
| and their practical application When the
meeting Of archbishOps had seriously weighed
| the meaning and bearing OF those propositions,
\ and had asked for certain declarations and cor
| rections in them. all this the archbishop of
| Lepanio chcerfully complied with. which be-
| ing done. the distinguished assemblage close
! its sessions with a declaration Of gratitude and
| OF satisfaction with the waT in which he had
| fulfilled the commission in trusted TO him by
/ Us All this are find IN the minutes of the
/ meeting. which you have taken care to send Us
| But these propositions Of our delegate having
been iuopportunely made public. minds were at
| once excited and controversies started afresh,
which, through false interpretations and
| through malignant imputatious scattered
| abroad in the newspapers, grew more wide
spread and more serious. Then certain pre-
| late= OF your country, whether displeased with
The interpretations put upon some OF these
propositions or fearing the harm TO souls, which
| il seemed to them might thence result. CON
| hded to US the reason of their anxiety and
| we. knowing that the salvation Of souls il
| the supreme law 20 be ever assidIOuSly
| borne in mind bv Us wishing, mOrever to
| give you another proof Of our solicitous areo-
ton requested that each of you should. in q
private letter. fully open his mind 70 Va on the
subject which was diligently complied with By
| each enc of YOU From the examination OF
! these letters it became manifest TO US some
| found in the propositions no reason for appre-
| hension while TO others il seems that the prop
positions partially abrogate the disciplinIry
law concerning schools enacted By the council
| of Baltimore ani they feared that diversity
| o. interpretations put upon them would enGen-
| der sad dissersors- which would prove detri-
| mental TO the Catholic schools
! After carefully weighing the matter we are
! intimately convinced that such intsrpre tltiOn5
! are totally alien from the meaning Of our dele
| gate as they are assurediv fl- from the mind
| OF this apostolic see. For the principd p-Opo-
| sitious offered br him were drawn from the de-
| crpss OF the third pleuar. council Of Baltimore
and especially declare that "a tho,ic schools are
! TO be most seJulous Y promoted an I THAT u is
to be left TO iha iIdg uent and cOnsc. e o: the
stances when il Is lawful ami when unlawful
/ %, ~ fond he