The state chronicle., 1893-06-22
THE POPE'S ENCYCLICAL.
A COPY OF THE MUCH DIS
CUSSED LETTER,
1t Shows the Pope's Love for America,
Explains his Position on tina School
Question, Eulogizes Monsignor Sa,
TOLL, Etc.
By Southern Associated Press

BALTIMORE, juno 2l.-Csrdinal
Gibbons has given to the United
Press copy Of the official transla-
ton of the much discussed Encycli-
cal letter from Pope Leo on the
school question. It shows the Pope's |
love for America, eulogizes Monsig-
nor Satolli, gives the two-fold pur-
pose of his mission, his position on |
the school question explained to the
Archbishops of New York, misun.
derstood by others and endorsed
by the Pope, who declares it to be
IN harmony with the action of the
counsel of Baltimore, which remains
in it's integrity. After referring to
the action Of Satolli at the meeting
OF Archbishops il New York, when
he lsid before the meeting certain
| propositions on the school question,
the Pope says:
But these propositions of our
delegate having been inopportunely
made, the public minds were at once
excited, and controversies started
afresh, which through false inter-
pretations and through malig-
nant imputations scattered abroad
IN newspapers grew more wide
spread and more serious. Then Ger.
tain prelates of your country,
whether displeased with the inter
pretations put upon some of these
propositions, or fearing harm to
souls which it seemed to them might
thence result confded to us the
reason Of their anxiety, ard we,
knowing that the salvation of souls
is supreme law to be ever assidu-
ously borne in mind by us; wishing
moreover TO give you another proof
of our solicitous affection requested
that each of you should in private
/ letter fully open his mind to us on
the subject, which was diligently
complied with by each one of you.
From examination of thes let.
ters, it became MANIFEST to us
: that some OF you found in the pro-
1 positions no reason for apprehen.
t sion while to others it seemed
< that the propositions partially abro.
t gated disciplinary law concerning
s the schools enacted by the Council ol
q Baltimore, and they feared that di
r versity Of interpretations put upor
/ them would engender said dissen
n sions which would prove detrimental
Q TO the Catholic schools. After care
y fully weighing the matter we ar
J intimately convinced that sucl
+. interpretations are totally aliel
Q from the meaning of ou
Is delegates as they are assured the,
n are far from the mind of this Apos
q tolic See The principal proposition
II offered by him were drawn fror
o the DEGREES OF the Third Pie mar
n Council of Baltimore, and especiall
q declare that the Catholic schools ar
:, to be most eedulously promoted
l. and that it is to be left to th
rs judgement and conscience of th
d ordinary to decide according t
h the circumstances when it is lawfl
8, and when unlawful to attend pub
ic lie schools. Now if the words {
al any speaker are 80 to be take
20 that the latter part of his dil
j. course shall be understood to agre
30 and not to disagree with what b
IL had said before, it is surely bot
SIS unbecoming ana unjust so to e:
of plain his last utterances ss to mal
Le' them disagree with the precedin
1y ones, and this is more true sin'
in the meaning of the writer was n
of at ell left obscure. For while pr
RS senting his propositions to Il
be distinguished meeting in Ne
of York, he expressly declared (as
be evident of the minutes) his admir-
~ ton for the zeal manifested by II
is Bishops of North America in mo
P. wise the DEGREES enacted by t
ty Third Plenary Council of Bal
more for the promotion Of Cath
lie instruction of the young.
added moreover that these deere
si- in as far as they contain gene1
'p- rule of action, are faithfully to
OF observed, and that although pub
9n- schools are not to be entirely co
re- demned (since cases may occur
OF council itself had foreseen in viii
nit it is lawful to attend them) st
as every endeavor should be made
OF, multiply Catholic schools, and
bring them to perfect equipmel
But in order that in matter OF
oo+ grave Importance, there may rems
,au ~ no further room for doubt or
or dissension Of opinions, as we ha
81, already declared in our letter OF t
10 23rd Of May, of last year, to 9
49, ~ venerable brethren, Archbishop a
- Bishops of the province OF n
nt York, so we again, as far as ne
-o ~ be, declare that the DEGREES viii
% Baltimore Councils, agreeably
ear the directions of the Holy See, he
his enacted concerning the paroch
schools, and whatever else has be
. prescribed by Roman ponti
Il whether directly or through sacl
)l) congregations concerning the sa
matter, are to be steadfastly
}. served"
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Le, A Circus Tent Struck by Lightnin
scov; By Southern Associated Press