The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-20
PApAL ENCYCLICAh
To tho English People Who Sock tho
Kingdom of Christ In tho Unity Of Faith.

To tho English People Who Sock the
Kingdom of Christ In tho Unity Of Faith.
LoypoS, April l0.-Tho papal ency.
clical In regard 10 tho union Of tho An.
golican and Roman Catholic churches,
which will DO published hero to.mor.
row, Is addressed 10 tho "Eugliih Poo.
plo who sock tho kingdom Of Christ In
unity aud iaiti." It opens with an OK
preston oil long.choriahnd desire 10
address them In a apecIal letter and
thus give the illustrious English race q
token of sincere affection. Continuing,
tho pope says:
"Wo arc moved thereto by not inire.
qucnt conversations with our country.
men, who have testified 10 the kindly
feeling Of tho English people towards
us personally, and their anxiety for
peace aud eternal salvation through
unity oil faith. God 10 our wi.nosa 10
how koen 10 our wish that some effort OF
ours might tend TO assist and further
the great work OF obtaining tue reunion
Of Chrlstendom,"
After citing tho evidences Of tho love
and caro- ol tho Roman pontitis for Eng.
land from the time Of Gregory tho
Great, his holiness a!ludea to tho exsr.
tions made by England to solvo the
social question for religious education,
charitable objects, the strict Observance
.ot Sunday and the general spirit OF res-
pect for the scriptures aud the varI-
Gus manifestations OF tho power and
resources OF the British nation. The
pope declares that mems labors, whether
public or private, will not attain full
efficacy without appeals to God in
prayer and without the divine blessing
He dwelis upon the incroasng need OF
unity among those holding tho Chris.
tian faith as the means Of defense
agains. tho inroad OF modern errors.
mo thought could DO more welcome
to our SOUL" tho pope says. "than that
happy unity Of faith and wills for which
our Redeener prayed for ~ earnest
supplication for unity which. il useful
at all times, even for temporal interests,
both at home and abroad, and Is shown
by the very decision, and coufusions OF
these days to be more than ever need.
fpi. The time cannot be far distant
when We must appear 10 render an &C.
count to our stewardship to the Prince
Of Pastors. How happy and blessed
should We be II We could briug Him
some proof, some realization OF these,
our wishes, which he inspired aud sus.
tanned. In those days our thoughts
turn with love and hope to
the English people. observing as
we do frequent manifes. works
Of divine grace In their midst.
how to some Of the religious confusion
and disseneion Causes deep concern,
how others who sec clearly need some
sure defense against the inroad OF
modern errors, which only too readily
honor the wishes Of fallen nature and
depraved reason. and how tho number
OF religious and discreet men sincerely
laboring for reunion increases"
The pope turns to all in England, to
whatever community or institution
they may belong. desiring to recall
them to this holy unity. In this cause
he calls first to his assistance the Cath
olics OF England. whose faith and piety
ho knows by experience. He inYokes
Saint Gregory. Saint Augustine, Saint
Peter and Saint George, and above all
the Blessed Virgin to be bis pleadsrs
before tho throne OF God that he may
renew tho glory Of ancient days.
His Holiness grants to all who piously
recite the prayer the Blessed Virgin ap-
pended to the encyclical an indulgence
Of three hundred days and he moreover
grants n plenary indulgence once a
month to those who recite it daily. Tho
encyclical, which abounds in biblical
quotations, concludes by calling the
blessings OF God upon tho English peo.