St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-06

new organization, and in the beginning
of March he issued bis now
Famous Pastoral Letter
on total abstinence and Catholic socie-
ties in relation to tine manufacturers
day, however, on which it was pub
lished. but before it was actually sent
out. he received letter from the apos-
tolic delegate enclosing the appealgof
the society referred to and its CORE.
spondence with the supreme president
of the union to which it belonged. In
its answer the bishop related what he
had done and his reasons therefor,
both in regard to that society and others
statutes and DEGREES of the synod Of
Columbus and of the four provincial
councils of Cincinnati and the plenary
council of Baltimore bearing on the
subject of the appeal, and giving
history of the saloon business as is
commonly carried on in this country
and showing for its general disreputable
character the liquor men have only
themselves to blame. The apostolic
tanned the bishops action in regard to
the appealing society. He told them
that the bishop had at heart only the
good of the society and of religion
itself, and that only by complete
obedience to the bishops order In the
election of the officers and the manner
OF holding entertainments would the
society deserve the name of Catholic.
They were not satisfied. however, and
hearing that the delegate was to visit
Columbus the latter part ct June, they
held meetings on the 9TH and 18th Of
June and finally drew up
A Second Appeal,
which few days before the arrival Of
the apostolic delegate they asked the
bishop to sign, that it might thus go
economically to the delegate. The APP
peal was presented to the delegate a
day or so after his arrival III Columbus.
together with a copy OF the bishops
pastoral letter, which, however, he had
already seen. While this was taking
place IN Columbus, the national conven
ton of the Knights of st. John was
going on in Buffalo. A few delegates
from Columbus attempted the unprece-
denied thing of arraigning a bishop be-
fore convention of laymen. The pur-
pose was doubtless 10 get the conven-
ton to disapprove of his enactments
in order to influence the apostolic
delegate in the appeal which they
knew would soon be pending. The
good sense of the officers and the ma.
| jority Of the delegates prevented this
folly. The delegate, who was Informed
of this, seems to refer to it when he
says, in his decision. that 1.-The decree Of
the bishop is not subject to the judg-
| ment of every private individual or as
semblage Of Catholic laymen or citi
Zens." The decision of the delegate is
dated July 8, and addressed to the sec
rotary of the protesting societies. The
bishop gave "a translation of 1t to the
Associated Press more than two weeks
ago. In the interval, at the request of
the apostolic delegate. he read the docu-
ment to the Ohio Total Abstinence con-
vention at Fremont on the 10th of July,
but it was not given to the press until
July 81, nor was the bishop interviewed
Enterprising Reporter,
hearing that decision had been rem
| dered, surmised what it might be, but
what it actually was not, and had his
surmise telegraphed over the country,
to the confusing and obscuring of the
questions at issue. AS the letter,
through mishap. over which the bishop
had no control, was not generally pub
lished by the press of the country, es-
pecially in the East, he takes this oc-
| caSiOn to proclaim the substance and in
| his own name, aid all that are inter-
| ested in the common good to publicly
| thank the delegate for his momentous
| decision. Mgr. Satolli first lays down the
| general principle that, ''aS it belongs to
the Office of a bishop to find out in his
| own diocese what is hurtful or helpful
to the spiritual good of the faithful, SO
| forbid. counsel or permit to be cone or
removed whatever he may judge con-
| ducive to his own dut yand the good of
| the faithful. The letter or decree of the
| right reverend bishop of Columbus con-
corning Catholic societies and the alb
stinence to be observed from intoxicat-
| ing liquors ought by no means be SUBJ
ject to the Judgment of every private
| individual or of every assemblage of
simple Catholics or citizens, but every
| Catholic of good conscience must mold
for certain that the bishop has conf
manded those things which seem Tor
The Greatest Good
of the faithful and the honor of every
Catholic society,"" In these words the
apostolic delegate seems to give an APP
proval of the general purposes of the
bishop as expressed in his pastoral let.
Than a0minU n tha Snoniai tl1j crc
from which the appeal was taken, he
goes OH to say:
"Those three things expressed in
the letter to the right reverend
bishop have the approval not only OF
the Catholics, but Of nOn-Catholics Of
your city. because they are not only in
harmony with the laws of the church
but opportune and necessary for the
honor of the church, especially in the
state of Ohio"
Then. as the judge to who m theap
peal was made. he said:
therefore these things which the
right reverend bishop has commanded
in his dioL eSe l approve, and / decide
that they are to be observed: but if
perhaps, they, for the time being, seen
10 hurt the material interests of some
they will have to be patiently borne TO
the good of the many, and for the homo
of our holy Catholic church." Finally
enjoning obedience, lie signs is name
The three things referred to III tn
letter OF the Catholic delegate are TIL
following from the bishops letter:
First The bishop withdrew his APP
probation from any and every Catholi
society that had a liquor dealer or sd
Ioonkepper at its head or anywber
among its officers until it ceased to b.
SO otticered.
Ii Us Sweeping.
Second-No one engaged either a
principal or agent in tho manufacture
or sale OF Intoxicating liquors can b
admitted 10 membership in any societ
in The Columbus diocese hereafter. Tn
r EiSbnp. a. he states in his pastoral, dIt
not hereby condemn The liquor bushes
!. ~ lis ~ OK every one VINO IS engage