Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-28

.
., secure the Pope's Aid In
INC "Odious Religious Re-
5.-.lr ..,rsr Againt Protestants in
south America
-..,,, April 27-At the Chicago
-. minister's meeting to-day.
robn Lee. chairman Of the
..s on Religious Liberty for
...-.,r.s in south America, read the
,4rg leporu ,
.,rseo Methodist ministers
Anvil 2. 1894, appointed a COM
-., invite the pope's attention 10
.- -hst our Protestant brethren
y. -sr5lics Of Peru, Ecuador and
-.-, asor under oppressive disa5ili-
That erect not only the profession
,A.-aith and the public worship CT
ttng 70 the dictates OF their
..-...snce. but also their civil and
r-.rs right to be legally married
-.~ se.ng compelled TO foreswear
-f.ious professions ana to re-
..arr and earnestly request him 10
.-s -.- these ProJestants the same
.-r NJ conscience that is enjoyed by
..-,- catholic citizens of this cOun-
m, letters were written Archbishop
Sand each containing a stamped en-
..,rs addressed TO the writer, asking
f he would have the goodness 10
rg this action 10 the notice OF Car
SaaU. the apostolic delegate Of
none ,o the United States. To none
-sse letters did Archbishop Ireland
,v A Letter was addressed to Car
rsl Sa,oui i'm Washington. To this
apos.0ic delegate did not reply. y
o1i communication was sent 10 Car
r Ss,olH. and in reply he said: The
,se1 COPY of the enCyClical letter of
mr. l5lv father is, / think, the most fit
ls reply / can make.
This reply not being satisfactory TO
is committee. il was then decided 10
nunicate directly with the pope
|sa'f Two registered letters were
q. 20 Leo XIII-One in August, 1884,
-he other in the following Decem-
TO none of these letters did Pope
reply. April %. 1895. a letter was
-sssed to Cardinal Gibbons, at Bal
|--a. To this his emiuence did not
r As soon as the committee learn
lat the cardinal archbishop of Bal
a had started for the Eternal City.
0nd registered letter was addressed
him in care Of Pope Leo NIlI. To
HIS eminence did reply. Cardinal
ems. i'm q letter from Rome, dated
-a14. 1885. says that he has referred
natter Of the disabilities Of the Pro
yan-s i'm Peru. Ecuador and Bolivia
.he cardinal secretary of state
D. This letter Cardinal Gibbons incOr-
med a communication from the car
-8l secretary of state. This cOmmu-
lion. after observing the letter
uen to your eminence by Mr.. Lee.
j Cbicag0. has reference to the state
things solely dependent upon the
laws I'm force in the republics of
Ecuador and Bolivia. 80 states.
Nevertheless. as your eminence has
81 pleased 90 communicate 20 me the
letter. [ have written to the apOs-
delegates i'm the above named re-
cs r0 obtain precise information
lemiug the laws which affect the
-.on of PrOteStants there. as re-
is both the exercise Of their religion
the celebration of marriages, and
1 gives the assurance that the car
ra se-reary Of state will "call the
ac'.on of tac holy see to the infOrma-
which the aforesaid delegate will
Ia-ss registered letters have been
from his city to Cardinal Ram
.a. secretary of state for Leo Kill.
sandy r5mi1ding him Of his prom
and -sE.1g him if ne would have the
mess .o call the POpe'S attention
MS important matter at the earliest
sS'.e point of time. and then COM
..oi.e The decision reached. Com
-e3uon from the pOsJOlice author
10 She ci-y of Rene convey the in
Sac' ,hat these letters safely
- --o.C destination. This intel
rom the pOsJOfce authorities
only knowledge that tn commit
ms .aa. these letters passed into
-la's Of the papal secretary of
Ha',uoer "a. 1895. hils,ter was adj
''-i To- Cardinal Gibbons in Bald-
asking him when IN an probobi-
committee might expect q letter
piI1l secretary Of state. A
49, '. later a letter arrived from the
cr5,ary. in which be said:
-. .'-i.ence begS 10 acknowledge
seemed favor of November II.
ts eminsICe desires me to-
-1 .o the present he has re-
-' .a' her information on the
., Tire e,ull correspondence he
.-.. 't communicated TO you in a
-> '...er. Since then he has re-
-' word on The Subjsc, from any
.. ..aS IN future. interesting to
may rec-ive. he will find
S,r' In communicating TO
'-.,a .. 1896. a third letter was
To- Pope Leo NIIL. on the
o. '.N.l anniversary Of his birth
ss-s A. Day. March 3. the eigh-
.-- -..'ersary of Pope Leo's cor
-,-s u S'S-ered letter from Bal;i-
-ss .a.i IFS destination. Il con
"o communications: oae The
l for letter from the papal
's.-- safe and the other. the fol-
Jrom Cardinal Gibbons's
IN ne Rev. William 4. Fatc6er.
.r.f s....-'a2ce with instructions re-
m the 3rjinal arcAbisbon of
enclose a transcript of Car
,s.s-'' no.-a'S letter relative to the
Drought TO his attention bv
i'm ...S. lt was the original in
E, ,s =, ,3pply You with a transle-
es M. document Your address
o.. .. own TO his eminence nn+iI
.. his fcra~-,rro 60. " =,