The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-28

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1.-cardInal RampoIIa,s letter, dated
Rome, November %, 1855 Is mailed %
the committee from Baltimore, Febru-
ary %, 1885, Just the very day on the
morning Of which the newspapers Of the
world contained the Associated Preaa
dispatch that the Peruvian government
had ordered the preparation Of q resolu'
ton which viii be submitted TO Com
Eress, providing for the registration OF
Protestant marriages. In view Of the
fact that the cardinals secretary in his
letter Of November q, 1895, writes ~ his
eminenCe desires to say anything IN
future Interesting TO you, that he may
receive, he will ilnd great pleasure In
communicating TO you" the committee
simply states that the second letter
from Rome, written November -, 1880
came into the posgession Of the com
mittee March 8. 1885, while the tirst let
ter from Rome, written June u, 1880,
came into the possession OF the COM
mlttee June 20, 1896.
2.-The cardinal does not translate al
OF "the document.
Of the letter and the place from which
1t was written. The omitted portions
the committee encloses In brackets.
Cardinal Gibbons, in the first letter
translated "signor" By the English
word mister and In the second letter
by the word "real reverend. % though the
cardinal bishop OF Baltimore knows.
that the Italian word for reverend" Is
not "signor," but reverend"
The following Is Cardinal Gibbons
translation Of the letter OF the papal
secretary of state; -, - 49,
"RoaIE, November 30, 1895.
ITO Cardinal James Gibbons, archpisn-
op OF Baltimore;
most Rev. and Eminent, sir:-i.nl
consequence OF previous interviews held
with YOUR eminence i wrote. Of which
fact YOU were informed on the 18th OF
June, 1895, to the apostolic delegate Tor
the republics OF Peru, Bolivia, and Bcu-
ador to obtain precise Information 90 TO
the legal status OF ProtestartS there,
regarding the free exercise OF religious
worship and the celebration OF mar
riages.
The (pontIiclal) representative OF the
Holy See promtly complied with my re-
ouest: and now / am In position 70
state that the Proteseantg In Peru, far
from being restricted in the free e1-
ercise Of their worship, are rather ac-
corded larger degree OF toieration
than Is compatible with q strict con-
structlon Of the political constitution OF
these countries. This is evidenced py
the fact that In Peru, especially IN the
cities Of Lima and Cailao, there are
several Anglican and Methodist chap
els. where weekly conferences are held.
AS to the solemnization OF marriages,
the delegate informs me that, whilst the
On1tit,itinr dfls = eognizel n0-
other form Gas validl than that pre-
scribed by the council OF Trent, Prot
estants do, as q matter OK fact, wed
with religious ceremony IN presence OF
their ministers. and clvilly before the
cOnsuls and ambassadors OF thelr re-
spective countries.
The same condition Of things relative
to marriage exists in Bolivia and Ecu
ador where the exercise of religious
worship ls regulated by special con-
stitutiOnal eractments with which, how
ever. the holy see cannot interfere
"Tiaving In due time received from
your erninence the representations Of
the Rev. John. Lee, deem II oppor-
tune to communicate to you the results
OF my Inquiries, 90 that you may, ac-
cording to your judgment, transmit
them to the reverend gentleman.
"I am pleased 70 renew to you the
sense Of profound reverence humbly
kissing your hand, and l honor myslf,
reafilrm myself
"Your eminence's most humbled, de-
voted and true servant,
M. CARDINAL RAMPOLLA."
In conclusion the committee wishes to
LII is indeed sad spectacle In this
enlightened age that an institution,
claiming TO be moral and religious
power in the world should refuse to lift
a flnger toward sweepiSg away what a
Roman Catholic editor in this city
terms "odious religious restrictions"
and to which an aged English states
man applies the language horrible and
SGTt IL sadder still that an EFFORT
should be made to cover up, explain
away, or Justify the odious and horrt-
BILE"