The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-21
He Appeals to Christians of All Denom-
nations and Denounces Masons as
Enemies of Religious Unities.
LEO XIII IN A DUNGEON
And a Bogus Pope in the Good
Mans Place i'm the Vatican.
Story Told by Italian Swindlers to
Fleece Couple of DevOut Catho-
lies Out of 10000 Francs.

ROME June 20.-Below is forecast of
Pope Leo XIII's jubilee encyclical letter or
political testament. The encyclical has been
approved by a committee of the College of
Cardinals, and will shortly be promulgated.
The letter commences with recalling the
recent 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 heather, his Holiness prays that
God will increase the number of devoted
missionaries, who will continue to propa-
gate the faith.
The encyclical then deals with Christian
countries, and expresses grief at the
schisms and anirnosities which have torn
hourishing countries from the bosom of
the church, and the hope Is expressed that
divine pity and omnipotence will bring them
back to the fold. The Pope then addresses
the Eastern churches, recalling the fact
that their ancestors recognized the Roman
pontiff, admits that they are we'll disposed
towards Catholics, and promises that their
rites and patrfalchal privileges will be
maintained in the event of union with the
Roman Catholic Church. His Holiness then
appeals to Protestants. and points out that
they have no fixed rule of faith nor au-
thority, and asserting that many of them
even deny the divinity of Christ, the in
spiration of the Scriptures, and end by fall
ing into naturalism and rnaterialism The
Pops names enlightened Protestants who
ended by returning to Catholicism, and
hnp 18th fso he oI,,,
order that all may have the same faith,
hope and charity. based on the same gospel.
The encyclical refers to the movement in
certain countries against the church, en-
joining Catholics to shake off sloth In
view of this hostility, and to submit en-
tirely to the tute,-ge of the church, whose
mission it is to teach and to legislate in
regard to things falling under its jurisdic-
ton, without being subservient to any,
and at the same time executing the envy of
none. The church can pursue the work of
guiding men in the fulhllment CT their d,l-
ties, as ii is animated by tie spirit of ac-
cord towards the civil powers, and willing
ly concludes pacts with them
The Pope makes yelled reference to the
friction between the church ard state in
Italy by deploring the revival of acts Of
oppression which animated ancient royal
ties against the church His Holiness con-
dennis the Freemasons, claiming that they
are the enemies OF religious unities, and
especially denounces their so-called auda-
cious activity in Rome Further, he calls
upon Italy and France to shake off the
despotism of freernasonry, in order that
religious concord may exercise the evils OF
war. holding that Europe presents the ap-
pearance rather than the reality of peace,
and that education in husbandry, the arts
and commerce is seriously menaced.
The encyclcal concludes with recalling
the former encyclical on the social ques-
tion, declaring that liberty and the people
can be made to harmonize with power and
the rulers, whatever form of government
exists, the right to command and the
duty of obedience proceed from God, to
whom the rulers must account for their
stewardship. The fope strongly appeals to
the latter to foster religious union, in order
that the close of the present century may
not resemble the stormy end of the last
century,