The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-24
American Catholicism.


,a,,, 4, he matter of the BavOnne
Cnnrch and his enunciAtion az the fspa'
,.a,;cy de,ermining the broad 'asmes
,har.;u involved, cannot tail 10 grN'''
4 rr.,;csn Catholics, who justly e-f'ma'e
,hs n,jviegcs aud obligations of Amer,
can citizenship. The principle wnicn
R,.hon Wigger has sought 10 es'so".n
an u. briefly stated. He des'ren 'ol
Ins,,t.in the solidarity Of foreign m
I,,or.,i,,es In this country, through t'e
OF the church. bv pre-
sa,viny the language and fostering Wel
cns,nn,s ot each. This is CahensIv'sm
I'M. applicstion has been chiefly 70 our
c.rmsp popuimiion, a. it WAS ~ Day
lonre hut Ia theory il comprohends AZ
l..cos and its tendency is to mcIu'o
hem All in practice. This ia the pn'cv
~ hich the Pope has now denounced
through the Apostolic Delegate WIN ~
emphssis which courteous forms o.
sprsch do not Disguise.
With the purpose aud effect ot puting
l,h,s nolicy into execution the Bishop o.
Narsrk closed st. Thomss's church.
which the English -speaking psrisnio",,
:, ers Of Father Killeen had nn't s"n
" .h,ch their labors aud sacrifices hAd
much endeared to them; thus coHpei.
linz them TO worship With the. sm.''
lGerman congregation Of St. Henry :,
amouu upcouxenial surroundings an"
!" In : language which they did not under,
s,snd. or else to. Incur the hardship A"'
repro.ch Of relinquishing their rei'g ou'
nrivileges altogether. They han COD
. s,antly and urgently protested tnroug'
their nas,or aysinst this 'nfiict'on. ou
nncyailioglv until Mousignor ss'oi'
gave them . hearing. HE decision Va
n -communicsted To Bishop Wiyger Az
Father Killeen week ago, pnt IN
Rishop neglected to make suit"n'
OF recoynition OF his defeat and ad"pten
ir- conr.e which finally resulted In MS Ok
INC summoned TO Washington ov ~
nd Apos.vlic Delegate, there 10 receive u"
m .ckuowiedye in explicit terms an u'
Iry m,s,a.ahle rebuke. For the hum'l'a
inv pnblcity of his discontinue be nloi
nj ia 10 blame.
TIE settlementiof this controversy
the IN. Newark diocese, compatnlveiy "
siyuificant in itself, IL exceedingly W
'ur nor,ant ss an authoritative a. c'Arau''
far The Pope's will snd intentions co
csru;pg the Catholic church ID u
country. its informing spirit aud hs
-, llstions 10 our national developme'
80 ~. Leo has given numerous proofs OF ssy'
''"',, Nv md enlightenment, but none NC
~, s,rikiny tnsn this. Ii lisclose- 1T on
hiscomprehsnsion OF ths Am.ricsn'oe'
~" ~ ME and his svmpathy with the gove'
~ mental and social institutions OF
iIru,ted States. Through Mnn-'gH
"'o 40 S.tolli he has laid down for the W
:" snce Of Catholic bishops IN thts cou"
~ the general principle that the uec
foreign tongue in any parish IL 10 DC
,un gardel az al arrangement Of tcmpor
couveuience, 10 be discontinued as -
tho a. possib,e. In y word. be desires
Ition ex,,ects American Catholics OF tore
extraction to assinilxte with the po
- oflsr msss. 10 grow into the prevail
likcness and TO acquire the prevail
spiri,. instead OF cherishing dis-imil
o,g. .tes in Themselves aud cnltivating u
in their children TIE Dr,,'" ~
At. proyes and seeks to promote ~
reaching, tor ,angnage slwavs ana ev
c.o where conserveR 'cus stom aud tram
The more efrsc,ually than any other y
v'be tepacity with which. In soma
Of The United States. foreign tonxue
retained in common speecn is the
nowerful influence in operation TO
'""" vent that assimilation of type ana
~ per upon which the national sec
c; and welfare depend.
~ u,sr To native Americans this enunc'
'"""' Of Papal policy will he most. agree
a. aud 10 the majority Of citizens o' 10
~ w. descent we believe II will not be ~
ma come. The great German eieme"
v.n,v. our population, 20 whom " '"o,e
sr" nsaately applies aud IN whose 10
'0"' ~ the land Of their adoption We oS
"a no slight meas-reI our stab''itv
~. nro.nerity. win fnd nothing In II |
~" s,s,ent with the spirit which AMI
o -" them aud the in'erests they ha
Df hsy hear'. Az" - r.,hni;. nrsc,i,
y 49, 80 th,s country, viii he clearly and
* I "%~ s.o, uiIy recognized In the progre
....ss, - fAmerican civilization. New
eing a tribune ...-
and Mt r~rnesC TaphSA Test.