St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-20
ENcYcLICAL FROM VATICAN
Holding Out the Olive Baaneh
to the Protestant Pee-
pie.
INvOKES ALBI0N's SAINTS
That the Glory Of the Days Of
Roman Supremacy May Be
Renewed.

LONDON, April 19.-The papai en-
cyclical in regard to the union of
the Anglican and Roman Catholic
churches which will be published
tomorrow is addressed to the En-
g1ish people who seek the kingdom
of Christ in unity of faith 1t opens
With an expression of a long-cher-
ished desire to address them in a
special letter, and thus give. the
illustrious English race token of
sincere affection. Continuing, the
pope says:
1--WE are further moved thereto
by no infreQuent converse tions with
our countrymen, who have testified
to the kindly feeling of the English
people towards us personally, and
their anxiety for peace and eternal
salvation through unity of faith.
God is our witness to how keen sour
wish is that some effort Of ours
might tend to assist and further
the great work of obtaining the
REUNION OF CHRISTENDoAl."
After citing the evidences Of the
love and care Of the Roman pontiffs
for England from the time of Greg
ory the Great his holiness alludeS
to the eXertions made by England
to solve the social question for re-
qigious education, charitable OBJ
jects, the respect for the Scriptures.
and the various manifestations of
the power and resources of the; Britt
ish nation. The pope declares that
mems labors, whether public or ,pri-
yate, will not attain full efficacy
without appeals to God in prayer,
and without the divine blessing. He
dwells upon the increasing need OF
unity among those holding Chris
tan faith, and how ocllers see clear
ly the need of some sure defense
against the inroad of fallen ma
ture. -SL3. ~ az
mo thought could benmore well
come to our SOUL" the pope Says
'sthan that happy unity of faith ana
wills for which our ,Redeemer
prayed in earnest. supplication,
unity which if useful at all times,
even for temporal interests both at
home and abroad, is shown by the
very divisions and copfusions of these
days to be more than ever needfuL
The time cannot be far Distant
when we must appear to render an
account of our stewardship to the
prince of pastors. How happy and
blessed should we De it we. could
bring Him some proof, some realiza.,s.
ton of these, our wishes, which he
inspired and sustained. In these
days our thoughts turn with love
and hope to the English people, OBJ
serving as we do frequent mani.
fest works of Divine Grace in their
midst, how to some of the mn
RELIGIOUS CONFUSION i
and dissension caused deep een-
Germ, how others who see clearly
need some sure defense against the
inroads of modern errors, which
only too readily honor the wishes
of fallen nature and depraved rea-s
son, and how the number Of relig-s
ious and discreet men sincerely las
boring for reunion increases. ~
The pope turns to all 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 Catholics of England, whose
faith and piety he knows by expe-
rience. He invokes Saint Gregory,
Saint Augustine, Saint Peter and
Saint George, and also the Blessed
Virgin to be his pleaders before
the throne of God, that He may re-
new the glory of ancient days. His.
holiness grants to all who piously
recite the prayer Of the Blessed Vir-
gin appended to the encyclical, an
indulgence of 300 days, and he more
over grants a plenary indulgence
once month to those who recite it
daily. The encyclical, which
abounds in Biblical quotations, cons
cludes by calling the blessing of God
upon the English people.