The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-29
ESPECIALLY IN LAsoR UNIONS
Catholic Toilers should Keep To-
gether and Obey the Priest.
For Wages Are . Trifie Compared with
saivasien-Ths Bsshops Are 20 Ne
oeeyed Implicitly, Though satolli 10
Above rhsm-Extsnsion Of the Faith
In This Country.

Washington City. Jan. cS-Ngr, Safoln
today made prblic the long expected
eneyciicai from the pope The most inn
portant features relate TO the American
delegate and his relations TO the hser-
archy in this country. and also defining
the pope.s attitude concerning societies
Of workingnea.
The letter begins as follows: ITO our
venerable brethren. the areAbishors ard
bishops Of the United States Of North
America. Leo XII, pope Venerable
Brethren: Health and the apostolic hene-
dctson. We traverse in spirit and in
thought The wide expanse of the ocean,
and although we have AZ other times adj
dressed you in writing. chiefly when we
directed encyclical letters to the bishops
OF the Casholie world. yet have we now
resolved to address you separately. trust
ing we shall be. God wiling, of some as
sistance to the Catholic cause amongst
you. To this. we apply ourselves with
the utmost zeal and care. because we
highly esteem and love exceedingly the
young ana vigorous American nation, in
which We plainly discern latent forces for
the advancement alike of civilization and
Christianity
n
terest felt by the pore in the recent
american ceieh-asion OF the discovery az
America. saying: .'The barks of Column
bus carried not only the germs OF mlgaty
states. put the principles Of religion into
remote regions beyond the seas. TIE
fTst soiicitude OF Columbus was to plant
the sacred emblens OF the cross wher-
ever he disenabarked- The very names
given TO American towns and rivers.
mountains and lakes. teach how the be-
ginning was marked with the footprinas
OF the Catholic church
The pope refers 10 the fact that the
first bishop set by apostolic authorssy
over the American church began his la
b5rS when the great Washington was at
the helm OF the young republic. The
MeAl-known familiar intercourse between
these two men seems to be an evidence
that the United States ought to be con-
Joined In concord and almity with sne
: Cllaolsc church. And not w.fl,s,ut
cause" contITasies the encyclicai. ..gx,r
without morality the state can never en-
dure-a truth which unat ailustrious cfii-
zen OF yours whom we have lust men,
tsosed, with a keenaaess OF i.asigist worthy
ot his genius ami ststesTna nShsp. perceiy-
ed and proclaimed
The giant strides by WHICH the ren,sbl,e
Is progressing is set forth. and satisfac-
fion is expressed that Catholicism keeps
pace with The progress. The extension Of
the clergy and the establishment OF pious
societies. parochial schools and mutual
aid associations are particularly COM
mended. But while Il Is true THAI the
church has progressed under the repah-
lie, yet IL would be erroneous 10 draw the
conclusion that In America is 10 be sought
the most desirable status or the church
or that It would be universally lawful or
expedient for state and shurch to be. as
IN America. discovered and divorced.
The pope then sets forth the Efforts ne
has made TO leave nothing undone to pre-
serve and solidly establish the Catholic
religion In America. To that end two spe-
csai objects have received attention: First.
the adFancefnent OF learning: econd. the
perfeciing of methods in the management
o. church affairs The first end led TO tha
establishment. under apostolic authority.
OF the Catholic university at was.gnr.on
City IL Is urgei that education cannot
be complete which takes no notice of mod
ern scienes- In the keen competition OF
talent. Catholics ought not 10, be follow
ers. but leaders. The success of tn. mt
verslty In uniting faith with learning -
aweit upon, and special mention Ia made
or the generosity cs the pious priest for
assisting the building OF a hall OF SCIENCE
and literature bearing his name fMr
Maaonl. The pope also refers 70 the bene-
al veg
plenary council at Baltimore.
The vital portion OF the ency~flcai en,.
ceruins Mgr. Satolii Is az follows: .syvhea
the council os Baltimore concluded tts In
fors. the duty stiii remained of putting
50 TO speak. proper and becoming crown
upon the work This. we perceived. shot.h
necessarily be done In more fitting man.
ner through the due establishment by .he
apostolic nae OF the American legation
Accordingly. you are aware. we have done
this. BY this action. as we have elsa-
where intiuzatssf we havs wished first %
all. 10 certsfy that In our t,isrnent ana
afecsion Ar1efsca occupies the same place
and rights as other states. sse they ever
80 mighty ana imperial. In addition To
this. we had In mind 70 draw more closely
the bends of duty and friendship whgrn
connect ypu and so many thousands az
Catholics with the apostolic see. Tn fact.
the mass OF the Catholics understood how
salusary our action wss destined 10 be.
They saw, moreover. that Il accorded
with sfe usages and policy OF the apos-
soiic see. For Il has from the earliest
times been Tire custom Of the Roman p~sn-
tifss. In the exercise of the divinely be-
slowed gift OF ssrirnacy. In tho asfrnsnisfra-
zion OF the church % Christ, 10 send forth
lesstes 20 Cnrfzsian natsarx and peoples
They Gsi thss. not by an adventstsoas. h,st
an inherent right The Ronran poa.lfs. on
whom Christ has conferred rEanarv ard
iruestafe Jurisdiction. as well over all
and singular the churehes ~ over at ani
singular the pastors sr6 the faith
fai. sinee be cannot personally
visit the different regions. and shas
exercise che pastoral ossBce over the foek
Entrusted 20 hsm. finas !; necessary.
from time 20 sire, in tf@ discharge of ghe
vyas rsasf-y Imposed or hIEs. sn dispatch
gerases srss0 sss~erers pares Of IRE world.
aecw~ssnr 10 TIE neests. who may cerr~ct
errs-x. make true ways plain an4 admin
ssfe- 70 the people confiieSd 10 Their care
fn1-..&N3 snes ~ oe salvation. Raf how
2-sfssss ard ease@ss wxs1i3 he tzsa ssssrs-
carr. cosia Il anywhere exist. ffszt the
r-aswe-s essgnr-sss on the f@xya&e are en-
cnssarsa to IRE anfaassty cf sh1 bsxsscFN,
Sae-res "a US. mare rAsan ans either. are
the rights oE these on whom rs hosy