New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-30
ON CHRISTIAN UNION.
AN ABSTRACT OF THE POPE'S ENCY-
CLICAIA
THE DOCUMENT CONSIDERED A REPLY TO Mr.
GIADsTONEs RECENT LETTER-THE Ro-
MAN CATHOLIC ARGUMENT SET
FORTH BY LEO XIII.

MAN CATHOLIC ARGUMENT SET
FORTH BY LEO Kill
Baltimore June 29-Cardinal Gibbons gave to the
press tbs evening copy Of the summary OF rope
I.eos encycllcal letter on the reunion of all the
Christian Churches The Pope evidently had In m!nd
the recent letter Of William f. Gladstone. and the
cncycical may be nsdered reply thereto Card
mai Gibbons received the advance sheets of this doc
umert on Saturday, and personally directed its
translation The letter at the Popc's request. Will
be published throughout Europe and America to-
morrow morning. The abstract is in substance as
follows:
The Holy Father. intent upon the work OF Dr,nginS
all to me one fold OF Chris. considers mat YOU'D
Pics OF the Christian world me ideal and eNenPlar
% o.. chur as diyinfiy consti,utei 70 , which
In accord lnce with His usual proVliehce. Hoi
makes use o. human instruments to effect the sancti-
did He take upon m.elf human nature. but IN
order q, p,rpc-uate His mission. the son OF Col
chose apOstlts and disciples. whom He nad trained
that they might faithfully hand down MS eash.hss
caasci FOR markini by H.s Death In commanding
the apostles and their sIcc@ss3rs - thy en- oi
tine to tcaca and rule 'hc nalions. FIe ordered the
nat .ons 20 accept ami obey Their authority.
In Scripture The Church IS cale a body and me
body OF Chre;. IL Is visible as b.ns a livns ara
oisauzai society and is animated by ne Invisible
o. l, r, The'e y ws9 Jn bdSy or
refuse o. allow thai 1t r. inc perennial 'oiinnii'",
d grev,us ani pernc.ous error. Inc connection
and union o., bon 81, ncntI is AS aoo ,ln If If ~
soul and boy is 10 human n'i irr ai.i a. tnls "
o. essential constitution ~ the Ch9Frn a'[9llH ~
last TO the end Of time. this K mus; possess mt the
n ne what CHRIST wished rs Church TO be-. ana
wlat. ga fact He made f. According 70 this
which mus necessarily Doe considered. FOR IT - Ger.
tain tat lie VINO ind"l u " sn' J. II - ID. ono.
wfhnr, l's.lr.fior ~, M or pIare. Hrn.f as
he ID
through every the bl s-ing 81 this salvation. uy
The wil ~ T. fourlcr IL j. noces8ry hat u IS
Dnutrl ~hi. should cmbra'c all men every
whcr am at ali tines was .leariy furctoh by the
prophet IsalAh. AMI rypifci as our ofi'' my--
II 81 body bly, united 70 iIimseN a. hoai
Ole from the oth.r "caunot be united with
car1,-that f.. aaoher Chrs must be inveiici T.
besides The ono Church. which IS HIS boiy. m,u
wish TO set uo az, thcr.
NATURE OF UNITY OF FAITH.
Furthermore lie who made this Church
also give 4 unity; that is He made lt such that
an VINO are belong TO - must Doe united by the
closest bonds SD "a 10 form ono society ono ling
dom. ono body" A. Hc WHO'D that this unity
ms Ills followers should De 81 perfect that Il
might IN som, measure shallow ,r'a tae union tc.
consequence in n divine x sd IN. lie orilnoI in
lis Cnur unity Of am. a virtue VIII - the
first uf ft0.o bonds winch urt." rln 20 God. ana
r,. r,,.,r, o., ,ais unity ~ ,a'tl inu.t md can
he as'Crtt.rri .rnm The commands afl tea 'hinSs
Sculpture IS ~ sufficient 70 insure unity = b.
ser. "io, mercy BECAUSE - mo nature ~ The
cortiirc '-ei: and THO mysteries H. inf'' '-'. hri
human rniaa ana ~. ds,i-h.ns element - coun.rt-
ins pas ns u was necessary "iht' 'n'r" should
the CHRISTIAN Church ana j j. ron'"qnrn,y rr9i ~
% inquire ca o. ihc may ~ uS ~ "H.,
aloplcl II is ne duty - al ''i'o~ers = 'hr's'
pot mcrly - 1' - 9',rne - d, ' ,. .yc-, ,
point p T.. since ~ is unit"fI p Nl'lNfl .t-lA