The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-29

legalOs nro M obstacle to tho authority
OF tho hiahop,, Sacred to US more than
any other aa tho rights Of those whom
tho holy ghost has placed as bishops. to
rulo tho church OF God, That these
rights should roluatn In every nation in
every part Oi the globe wc both desire
and ought to dcslre, the moro 30 since
the dignity oi the individual bishops Is
by nature 40 interwovon with tho
dignity ottne Roman pontil, that any
measure which benefits tho one, neces.
Rarily protects tho other. My honor is
tho honor Of tho universal church. My
honor 10 nnimpaired vigor OF my breth.
ron. Thon | am truly honored. when
to each ono duo honor 10 not denied.
oPPIcs AND puSorIoSs
Therefore since It 10 tho Office and
function ol an apostolic lega,o with
whatsoever powors he DO vested 10 exc.
cI,o the mandates aud interpret tho
will OF tho poutitt who sends him 90 far
from his being OF any detriment TO the
ordinary power OF the bishop, he will
rather bring an accession OF stability
and strength, Finally, that with dis.
agreements eradicated and mutual es.
toem maintained you may all work to.
gathar with combined energies to pro-
mote the glory OF the American church
and its goueral welfare.
Now. ahe will attain both these OBJ.
eca tho more easily mud abundantly,
in proportion 10 the degree in which
the iuture shall find her constitution
perfected, But what 10 the meaning OF
the legation OF which ws ara speaking,
or what Is iia ultimstp aim, except to
bring 1t about that the constitution OF
the church shall DO strengthened, he,
discipline better fortified?
EVILS oP DIVORCE.
This closes the reference to the Amer.
lean delegation and The pope proceeds
to discuss the idisaolubility OF marriage.
The evils Of divorce are forcibly stated
and the pope declares that divorce 10 as
hostile 10 the state as the family. As
regards civil affairs, 1t Is urged that
justice be cultivated and the laws OF the
gospel inculcated, without which lib.
erty itseli may be psrnioious. The vir.
tue OF temperance, the frequent use Of
tho sacrnments and the observance oil
the just laws and institutions Of the 70.
public ara also euioiued.
As 10 Catholic, entering societies OF
workingmen. the encycIcal says:
"Now, with regard to entering socie.
ties, extreme care should be taken not
to be ensnared by error. And we wish
TO be understood as referring in a spe.
cial manner TO tho working classes, who
as,uredly have the right to unto in as.
sociations for tho promotion Of their in.
terests; a right acknowledged by the
church and unopposed by nature. Blu,
tits very important TO them with whom
they are TO associate,
Therefore shuu not only those asso.
Citations which have been openly con-
demned by the Judgment OF the church,
but those also in which the opinion oi
intelligent men, and especially OF the
bishops, are regarded as suspicious and
dangerous.
"Unless iorcsd by necessity to do
| otherwise, Catholics ought to prefer to
associate with. Catholics.
"The scenes of whence witnessed
last year in your own country sufficient.
iy admonish you that America, too, il
| threatened with the audacity and foro,
city Of tho enemies OF public order, The
state Of the times, therefore, bids Cath.
| olics to1abor for the tranquility OF the
commonwealth, and for this purpose to
obey the lave. sbhor violence, and seek
no more than equity or Justice permits" "
Copcerning the press the eucyclical
says:
'Since the thirst for reading and
knowledge is so vehement and wide.
spread amonst You, every effort should
be made to increase the number OF in.
telligont writers who take religion for
their guide and virtue for their constant
| companion,
1t 10. OF course. the proper function oil
the clergy to devote their caro- and on
orgies to this great work. Le. them
then be mindful OF their duty and not
oyeratep tho proper limit. OF modera-
tion. Tho bishops placed in the lofty
position oil authority ara to he
obeyed; and suitable honor be,
fitting tho magnitude and sanotity
| OF their Office should be paid thom.
Now, this reverence, "which it is lawful
to no one to neglect, should OF NECESSITY
he eminontly conspicuous and cxem'
plary in Catholic journalists. Fol
journals, naturally circulating far aud
wide, come daily into the hands OF
everybody, and exert no small influence
upon the opinions and morals Of the
multitude"
In conclusion tho encyclical speaks OF