The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-28
THE LAWS ALL RIGHT
Pope Win Not Help Protestants
in South America
TO OBTAIN CIVIL alonrs.
ma Dsserlce3eus Noe severe xnsuuA.
Cnrd1nnl nnmpolln Th1nkD- DodruD
Refnned Oulright.


Chicago. Apra Eat tho Chicago Meth
cd.ss ministers meeting today Rev. John
Lee. chairman OF the committee on reasg-
tous liberty for Protestants in South
tea II nrst details the dlfziculties expert
eDced n obtaining tho attention Of TIE
highest dsnisarses Of the Roman Catholic
church. stating that several letters adj
dressed to Archbishop Ireland. Cardinal
Sefoiii. Cardinal Gibbons and finally to
the pope. were unanswered. At length.
however, Cardinal Gibbons took the mat
ter up. referring 1t to Cardinal Rampolla.
papal secretary ok state Foiiowing 10 the
secrefary's letter to Cardinal Gibbons:
Rome. Nov. %. lSs6.-To Cardinal CHI
bcns. Archbishop Of Baisimore-Most Rev
erend and Eminent Sir: In consequence
Of previous interviews held with your emf
nence. / wrote. of which fact you were
Informed on the 18th Of June. 1854 TO the
apostolic delegate for the republics OF
Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador to obtain pre-
else Information as to the legal status OF
Prosestants there. regarding tie fre0 ex-
ercise Of religious worship and the cele-
bratton Of marriages
ssThe pontifcal representative % the
holy SEQ promptly complied with my re-
quest. and now am In a position to state
that the Protestants in Peru. far from be-
ing restricted in the free exercise Of wor-
Of liberation than il compatible with .
strict construction of the political legts-
lation Of the countries. This is evidenced
by the fact that in Peru. especially in the
cities Of Lima and Callao. there are sew
eral Anglican and Methodist chapsls.
where weekly conferences are held As
to the solemnixation of marriages. the dele.
gate informs me that while the constitu-
ton OF Peru recognizes no other form a.
valid except that prescribed by the coun-
ell of Trent, Protestants do. as q matter
Of fact, wed with religious ceremonies in
the presence of their ministers and civilly
by the consuls and ambassadors of their
respective countries. Tho same condition
Of things relative to marriage exists In
Bolivia and Ecuador, where the religious
worship is regulated by constitutional en-
see cannot interfere.
Having in due tirnc received from your
eminence the representations OF Rev. John
Lee. deem 1t opportune to communicate
to you the results of my inquiries, so that
you may. according to your Judgment.
transmit them to the reverend gentleman.
am pleased TO renew to you the sense Of
profound reverence. humbiy kisaing your
hand. and honor myself. reafflrn myself,
your eminence's most humh1e, devoted and
true servant. NJ. Cardinal Rampolla."
The reports adds: In conclusion the
committee wishes to say:
''First-It Is Indeed sad spectacle In
this enlightened age that an Institution
claiming to be q moral and religious power
In the world should refuse to Lift q finger
towards sweeping away what q Roman
Catholic editor in this city terms 'odious
religious RESTRICTIONS and to which an
English statesman applies the language
horrible and revolving
"Second-It Is sadder eth that efforts
should be made to cover up. explain away.
or justify the 'odious and horrible"
Washington City. April z.-'"rhis matter
Il entirely foreign to the functions Of Car
dinal Satolli." stated Rev. DIR. Rocker,
private secretary TO the papal representa-
tive, to-day. when shown the correspond
ence between the Chicago Methodist min
listers and the Catholic authorities regard
ing restrictions on Protestants in Peru,
Ecuador and Bolivia Cardinal SafolH ID
here as the pontifical representative Of
the pope. and has absolutely no cognixance
of matters arising out OF his own juris-
diction. The conditions pictured doubtless
are perfectly true. Protestants in tho
strictly Catholic countries like these three
undoubtedly stand on precisely the same
basis as Catholics in the strictly Protest.
ant countries. That Is q matter which
rests solely with the respective govern
ments."