The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-23
CATHOLIC NEWS.
Pope Leo's Jubilee Encycli-
cal Urges Everybody to
Come Into the Church.
ST. ALOYSIUS' yOTIYE MASS
Closing Exefsises at the parO-
chial Sch0Ols--Dio-
cesar Union.

Pope Leo Kills Jubilee encyclical letter
or political testament, which will probably
be the last work of magnitude that he will
be able to give to the world, has been ap-
proved by a committee of the College of
Cardinals, and will shortly be promulgated.
The encyclical mentions in the beginning the
recent demonstration upon the occasion of
his Jubilee as evidence of Catholic unity,
and says that, initiating Christ, who, on the
the eve of His ascension, prayed that His
disciples might be united, he the Pope, at
the end of his life, desires to invite all men,
without distinction as tv race or country, to
enter the church.
Referring to the heather. His Holiness
prays that God will increase the number of
devoted missionaries to propagate the faith.
The encyclical expresses grief at the schisins
and animosities which have torn hourlsh1ng
countries from the bosom Of the Church, and
hopes divine pity and omnipotence Will
bring them pack into the fold.
APPEAL 70 PROTESTANTS.
The Pope next addresses the Eastern
churches. Recalling that their ancestors
recognized the Roman Pontiff, he admits
that they are well disposed towards Catho-
lies. promises that their rites and ratrl-
archial privileges shall be maintained If
they unite with the Roman Catholic church,
repeats the words of the Greek liturgy, and
prays for the end of the schism. The Pope
then appeals to Protestants, pointing out
that they have no fixed rule of faith or
authority, and asserting that many even
DENY the divinity of Christ and the lnsplra-
ton of the Scriptures and end by falling into
naturalism and smaterialism. His Holiness
names enlightended Protestants who have
returned to Catholicism and exhorts others
to do likewise that all may have the same
faith, hope and charity based on the same
Gospel.
MOVEMENTS AGAINST THE CHURCH.
The encvclical refers to the movement in
certain countries against the Church. ~enjoin-
ing Catholics in view of this to shake OF
sloth and Submit entirely to the tutelage of
the Church, whose mission is to teach and
legislate in regard to things under It's Jurls-
diction without being subservlent to any and
exciting the envy of none. The church can
pursue the work of guiding men in the full
fllment of their duties, the Pope writes, as
it is animated by the spirit of accord towards
the civil powers and willingly concludes
pacts with them. The Pope makes a yelled
reference to the friction between Church
and State in-1ta1y by deplorlng the revival
of ats of Oppression which animated ancient
royalties against the Church.
FREEMASoNRT CONDEMNED.
His Holiness condemns the Freemasons,
pronouncing them enemies of religious unity.
He especially censures their so-called auda-
cious activity in Rome. Italy and France
are called upon to shake off the despotism of
FreemasonrY, that religious concord may
exercise the evils of war as Europe presents
the appearance rather than reality of peace,
and education in agriculture, the arts and
is seriously menaced. The
encvclieal, in conclusion, recalls the Pope's
encyclical on the social question, declaring
that liberty of the people can be made to
harmonic with power, and the rulers, what
ever form of government exists, as the right
to command and the duty of obedience come
from God, to whom rulers must render ac-
count of their stewardship. The Pope
strongly appeals to the latter to foster re-
ligious union, that the close of the present
century may not resemble the stormy end OF
the last century.