The evening world., 1894-07-08
.A CHORUS Of ADMIRATION.
Pope LeoS EnCyCliCal Delighted Ill
the Priests, Who Believe Union
10 Be Quite Possible
SINCERE THANKS FOR THE WORLD
Maaons, Denounced by the Holy Father,
Do Not Think Their Order Will
Be Injured.

In spite of the towering Importance
OF the railroad strike the Pope's En-
cyclical on Christian Unity printed ex-
clusively In yesterdays World, attracted
the attention of the Roman Catholics,
ana the greatest interest was mani
Tested in. it, while The Worlds enter
prise was everywhere commended.
Rev. Father William Clark, G. s. r.,
said about 1t: II read 1t through three
times to-day and the more l read It
the more charmed l was with It, 1t was
great stroke Of policy and shrewdness
In The World to be the first to print
so important document. yet / must
| criticise the translation. 1t is accurate
as far as the grammar and dictionary
co. but It is not idiomatlc English.
However. 1t is pretty hard to get tn;
| short of n three months study of the
| EncyclicaI
THE thing which made the strongest
| impression on me was the spirit of
hopefulness In 1t. Encycllcals are apt
to be rather plaiutive in tone; there Is
so much that Is wrong, so much which
must be corrected.
1.-The Holy Father has long been de-
arous of II reunion of Chrlstendom, and
|
Eastern Churches with the Roman is
not SO far IN the future. They hold the
same doctrines. All that separates them
practically is their different discipline.
but the Holy Father promises them
| their ancient rites and discipline, and
that is already the rule whenever any OF
| the Eastern Churches accept the SUI
premacy of the Bishop of Rome"
| The World should be commended for
being the first to print so valuable a
document and one so Interesting 10 the
| Catholic people" said Mgr. John NJ.
| Farley, Nicar-Ceneral. at certainly IL
a piece of enterprise on lts part and a
recognition of the fact that religion is
| had the time to study the Encyclical,
but its general trend is known to me.
II Is an expression of the wish Of the
Church ever since the Divine Founder
prayed that there might be one fold
| under one shepherd. Politically there
are difficulties in the way of a reunion
of the Russian Church The car would
forbid II. but as To doctrines, the Rus
sian md the Greek Churches hold to
the same faith with the exception of
the doctrine of the Procession of the
! Holy Ghost Eastern Communions are
continually coming in and are permitted
| to retain their rites. Even In this coun-
try This Is the, case, and there are mar.
ried priests OF the Eastern rite, but Of
the Roman obedience. This Encyclical
is but another of the great papers which
Leo has written"
u H.
said the Rev. Father John Hughes,
assistant superior of the Paullsts. but
the appeal to the Professionals to return
to the church Is one OF the most af-
fccting things that | ever read. 1t
was good business for The World to
be- the first to give the Encyclical to the
public In English"
| The EncycliCal makes n very strong
onslaught on Free Masonry.
| Col George Hayes. one of the trustees
OF the Masonic Orphan Asylum. said
concerning this I'VE have got fairly
well used to that sort OF thing. and II
doesn't seem to bother us much. | was
In Rome not long ago, and Grand Master
Lemme SAID TO me- Tell the brethren In
America that We are prosperous In spite
OF the bulls OF popes and the opposi-
ton of priests. We are progressive and
We are enthusiastic. 1t is too late In
the day for leb TO try to convince peo-
pie that Free Masonry is wicked. There
are too many Masons on the bench. at
the bar and in the pulpit, who are
known to be good citizens and good men
for any such superstition to be held
generally. Free Masony Is more Catholic
than the Catholics themselves. Men Of
al creeds and colors may become
Masons, and the only faith required
Of them Is the belief In Supreme Be
ing. the Grand Architect of the Universe.
BY their fruits ye shall know them.
and Masonry is quite willing TO enter
into competition with the Catholic
Church on that score"