Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-29
sATolu ENDORSED.
The Pope Commend the Ablesate In .
Letter 40 Cardinal Gibbons


Letter 40 Cardinal Gibbons
BALTIMoRE. Nd. 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 It, IN which the latter
saws: Il hope that the important doc
ument Will see calm re-esta blished IN
the minds of all who have been inter
ested in this question"
After the salutation the pOntifcal
letter Is as follows:
We have often given manifest proofs both OF
our solicitude for the welfare of the faithful
people and bishops Of The United States OF
America and OF the peculiar affection Win
" hich we Cherish that portion of our Saviours
flock OF this we have given additional ana IN
nlistakable evidence in sending to you as our
delegate our venerable Brother Francs, fituiar
archbishop OF Lepanto llustrious man. not
less pre- eminent by his learning 1h1n by his
virtues, 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 .rst object
that IL should be a public Testimonial Of our
good viii toward your country. ard OF the high
esteen1n which we mold those who administer
the government of the republic; for he TO
assist in our name At The dedication of the uni
versal exposition held in the city of Chicago in
which ourselves bv the courteous invita-
Iion of its directors. have taken part
But his legation had this also for its purpose,
that our pr sence should be made. as IL were,
perpetual among you by The permanent estab-
liskment OF apostolic delegation az Wash
ingion-
Now, in our frafernal solicitrde for our well
being, we had above all given command 10 The
| archbishop Of Lepanto that he should use al
his endeavors ami all The skill Of his frasernal
charity for the extirpatio1 of all the germs OF
dissension developed in the TOO well known
str1cticn of Catholic youth; ciSsension whose
| flame famed by various writings pub
lished On both sizes Those commands OF
| ours our venerable brother fully complied
with: and IL the anonth of November OF
| last year he repaired New York, where there
had assembled with you. beloved son, al The
other archbiShops of your country. they having
complied with desire which I hal Co.1luluni-
Gated 10 them through the sacred congregation
| OF the propaganda that after comforting with
1 their sUfrs-aslS, they should Join counsel and
deliberate concerning The best method OF caring
| for those Catholic children who attend the pub
| lie schools instead OF Catholic schools
The things which you wisely decreed in that
| meeting were pleasing to the said archbishop of
Lepanto vino bestowed merited prli>- your
prudence and expressed nlS belief sslat these de-
crees would prove most useful This Judgment
We also with great pleasure confirm and 10
yourself and other prelates then assembled
with you give deserved praise for having
! thus opportunely responded TO our counsel and
our expectation But at the ti-Ize.
said venerable brother. wishing. OK de-
sire TO settle The questions concerning the right
instruction of Catholic youth EbOuI which
| above slated. controversy was being Wacea and
| writings published with excited minds and
angry feelings laid before you certain PROPOSE
| items .suS in shape by himself, touching upon
both the theoretical principles Of the subject
and their practical application. When fhs
meeting Of archbiShops had s,,r.1uslg weighed
The meaning and bearing Of til PROPOSE ions,
and had asked for certain declarations ana cor
| them all this "a a-cafal-hpD of
| Lepan;o cAeerfully complied with which be-
| ing done, the distinguished a~sem:.age close
lis sessions with declaration II gratitude and
of satisfaction with the Ec,T IN whish he had
fulfilled the commission in trusted TO him by
/ All this find in the minutes OF The
meeting, which you have taken care 10 send U.s.
But these propositions of our delegate having
been inoppoTtunely made publsS- minds were II
once excited and controversies started aIresh,
which. through false interpretations and
through malignant impuIatlons scattered
abroad In the newspapers, grew more wide.
spread and more serious Then certain pre-
| lates of your country, whether displeased with
the interpretations put upon some or these
propositions or fearing the harm 10 souls, which
/ it seemed to them might thence result, con-
hded TO Us the reason OF their anxiety and
! we, knowing that the salvation OF souls Is
the supreme law be oyer assidaouslT
borne in mind by US wish ng, moreover TO
! give you another proof of our solicibOus affec-
ton, requested that each OF you should, IN 3
private letter, fully open his mini to The
subject. which was diligently coI11lisc with BY
each che OF you. From the examination Of
these letters II became manifest Us. some
found in the propositions no reason for appre-
hension. while others il seems that the prop
positions partially abrogate the disciTllin ary
law concerning schools enacted by the council
of Baltimore and they feared that diversity
| of interpretations put upon them would engen-
der sad dissensions which would prove de;ri-
| mental TO the Catholic schools
| After carefully weighing the matter
/ intimately convinced that such Interpretations
are totally alien from the meaning Of our dele
| gate. as they assurediy far from ths mind
/ of this aposi olic see For the principal prOpO-
sitionS offered by him were drawn from the de-
crees OF the third plenary council OF Baltimore,
and peciaIly declare that Ca thOiic schools
to be most sedulOusly promoted and that IL IS
to be left to the judgment and conscience OF the
ordinary to decide, according 10 ihc circum-
stances. when 1t Is lawful and when una III
20 attend the public schools