St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-21
LEO'S JUBILEE LETTER.
THE POPE REVIEWS TIE CONDITION
or HIS CHURCH.
HE URGES CATHOLIC UNITY.
Men of All Countries and Race In
vited to Enter the Church
Many Noted Protestants Have
Become Catholics His Holi.
ness Condemns the Free Ma
sons as Enemies of Religion.

ROME, June 2O.-The following is
forecast of Pope Leo KILLS jubilee en-
cyclical letter, or political testament.
The encyclical was approved by
committee of the college of cardinals
and will shortly be promulgated.
The letter commences by relating the
demonstration upon the occasion OF the
jubilee of his holiness as evidence of
Catholic unity. and says that initiating
Christ, who. on the eve of his ascension,
prayed that his disciples be united, he,
the pope. at the end of his life desires to
invite all men, without distinction OF
race or country, to enter the church.
Referring to the heathens, his holi-
ness prays that God will increase the
will continue to propagate the faith.
The encyclical then deals with Christian
countries, and expresses grief at the
schisms and anmoslties which have
torn flourishing countries from the
bosom of the church, aud the hope is
expressed that divine pity and Omni-
potence will bring them back to the
fold
The pope then addressed the Eastern
churches. recalling the fact that their
ancestors recognized the Roman pontitf,
admits that they are we'll disposed
towards Catholics, and promises that
their rites and patriarchial privileges
will he maintained in the event of union
with the
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
His holiness then appeals te Protest
ants. and points out that they have no
fixed rules of faith nor authority, and
asserting that many Of them even deny
the divinity of Christ, the inspiration of
naturalism and materialism.
The pope names enlightened Protest
ants who ended by returning to CathOl.
icism and eXhorts others to return to
the church in order that all may have
the same faith, hope aud charity based
on the same gospel.
The encyclicaI refers to the move
ment in certain countries against the
church, enjoining Catholics to shake off
sloth in view of this hostility. and to
submit entirely to the tntelage of the
church whose mission it Is to teach and
to legislate in regard TO things falling
under its Jurisdiction. without being
subservient to any, and at the same
time exciting the envy: of none. The
churclrcan pursue the work of guiding
men in the fulfiilment of their duties as
tits animated by the spirit Of accord to-
wards the civil powers and willingly
concludes pacts with them.
THE POPE MAKES
aveiled reference to the friction be-
tween church and state In Italy by de.
plorlng the revival of acts of oppression
which animated ancient royalists
against the church.
His holiness condemns the Free Ma
sons. claiming that they are the enemies
of religious unity, and especially de-
nounces their so-called audacious activ-
ity in Rome. Further, he calls upon
Italy aud France to shake off the des-
potism Of Free Masonry in order that
religious concord may exercise the evils
of war, holding that Europe presents
the. appearance rather than the reality of
peace, and that education in husbandry.
the arts and commerce is seriously
menaced.
The encyclical concludes with recall
ing the former encyclical ON the social
question, declaring that liberty and the
people can be made to harmonize with
power and the rulers wherever form of
government exists, as the right to COM
mand and the duty of obedience pro-
ceed from God, to whom the rulers must
account for their stewardship. The
pope strongly appeals to the latter to
foster religious union in order that the
close OF the present century may not re-
semble the stormy end of the last GEN.
fnry