The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-29

I our invitation. had come to Rome. Ne dill
isently inquired from them what
.nss deemed most conducive 10
the common good. we. finally.
ana after mature deliberation
I ietllled by apostolic authority the DEGREES
I OF tne prelates assembled AT Baltimore.
But when the council OF Baltimore had
concluded lis Iabors. the duty stil re-
NAMED Of putting. so to speak, a proper
/ and becoming crown upon the work. This
! We perceived.- could scarcely be done in
/ more htting manner than through the
/ due establishment BY the apostolic see
! OF an American legation ACCORDINGLY
as. you ars Vel aware. we have done
thlSs by thls action, as We have else
/ Wners- minated, We have wished. lrst
/ OF all, 70 certify that IN your judgment
and Affection, America occupies The
same place and rights. as other states,
/ Dc they ever 50 mighty anJ imperial. IN
addition 70 this We had in mind 10 draw
more closely the bonds OF duty ana friend
I snip which connect you and so many
/ see.
But how unjust and base would Be
I the suspicion should IL anywhere. exist
/ That the powers conferred on the lsgate
! are an obstacle 10 the authority Of the
| bishops. Sacred to US (more than 10 any
/ others are the rights Of those whom
| the holy ghost has placed as bishops
/ to rule the church Of God" That these
/ rights should remain intact in every na-
\ tion. in every part Of the globe we both
l desire. and ought to desire the more
| so since the dignity OF the individual
bishops is by nature so interviewer with
/ the dignity Of the Roman pontih that
/ any measure which benefits the one nee
/ essarily protects the other. Therefore
/ since 1t is the Office and function OF an
/ apostolic legate. with whatsoever pow
! ers he may be vested, to execute the
mandates and interpret the Will Of the
\ pontif who sends him. far from his being
OF any dstriment to the ordinary power
of the bishops, he will rather bring an
! accession of stability and strength His
authority viii possess no slight weight
for preserving in the multitude a sub
missive spirit; in the clergy discipline
and due reverence for the bishops; and
in the bishops. mutual charity and an in
innate union of souls. And since this
union, so salutary and desirable
consists mainly in harmony of thought
and action, he will no doubt bring
it to pass that each one OF
you shall persevere- in the diligent admin
istration Of his diocesan affairs; that one
shall not impede another in matters OF
government; that one shall not pry into
the counsels and conduct of another; I'M
| ally, that with disagreements eradicated
and mutual esteem maintained, you may
| all work together with combined energies
to promote the glory of the American
church and the general welfare. 1t IS
/ difficult to estimate the good results which
I win flow from this concord of the bishops.
/ Our own people will receive ediilcauon;
| and the force Of example will have its ef-
| feet on those without-who will be per
! suaded by this argument alone that the
| divine apostolate has descended by inheri-
| lance to the ranks OF the CdtnoHc eplscO-
pate.
Another consideration claims our ear
| nest attention All intelligent men are
agreed, and we ourselves have, with pleas
ure intimated it above, that America
seems destined for greater things
Now If is our wish that the Catholic
church should not only share in but
help bring about this prospective great
| ness. We deem it RICH. and proper that
| she should, by availing herself of the OPP
portunities daily presented TO her, Keep
equal step with the republic in the march
| of Improvement, at the same time striving
to the utmost, by her virtue and her in
| stitutions, to aid in the rapid growth OF
the states Now she will attain both
these objects the more easily and abund-
antly, in proportion to the degree in which
the future shall find her constitution per
fected.
ton of which we are speaking, or what
is its ultimate aim, except to bring 1t
about that the constitution of the churches
all be strengthened and her discipline bet
ter fortified
Wherefore we ardently desire that
the truth should sink day by day more
deeply into the minds of Catholics; name
" that they can in no better way safe
guard their individual interest and the
common good than by yielding hearty
submission and obedience to the church.
The encyclical then atfirms the CHRISTIAN
dogma of the unity and indissolubihty
] ,,,s,.riao ranpgs condemnation
of divorce.
AS regards civil affairs, those Of the
clergy who are occupied with the in
struction Of the multitude are enjoined
to treat plainly the topic of the duties
of the citizens so that all may under
stand and feel the necessity, in political
life. Of conscientiousness. self restraint
and integrity, for that cannot be lawful
in public which is unlawful in private
affairs.
In like manner, let the priests be per-
sistent in keeping before the minds OF the
reon1e the euactments Of the third cOun-
eli OF. Baltimore, particularly those which
inculcate the virtue OF temperance, the
freduent use of the sacraments, and the
observance Of the just laws ana lnSta-
tutions Of the republic.
Now with regard to entering So
cieties. extreme care should be taken not
70 he ensnared by error. And we wish
tn he understood as referring in a spe-
cial manner to the working classes; VINO
assuredly have the right 70 unite N as
sociations for the promotion OF their N
terests; right acknowledged by the
church and unopposed by nature; But
II is very ifnportant TO take heed with
rrborI, .tbev are to associate; else, whilst
seeking aids for the. Improvement Of their
condition they may be Importing tar
ueightier interests. The most etfectual
nrecaution against this peril is to de-
termine with themselves. at no time or N
anv matter to be parties to the violation
~ 3rStice Any society. therefore, which
is ruled by, and severally obeys, persons
Who are not steadfast for the right and
friendly to religion,Fis capable OF beng
extremely prejuaicial to the interests as
well Of individuals as OF the con nU,5I
-. ,,,s-afore remain firn1-to shun, not
onlv those associations which have been
openly condemned BY the Judgment nj, o. ,I Jne
cburcih. but those also which, in the opin.
- ~ intellieent men, and especially OF
the bishops. are regarded as suspicious ana
dangerous. - 80 ~, ,ooas,itx,