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sh. ,.,t m. ca,hoi,c Church n universal and
~. vhol. -or,a "a doar IN me. but your country
a.. ,-,.r,,iiv cIosa IN nv heart Tho Catholic
svhrrch he, .bovn here IN the Old World for
,,n.,..r c.,,rr,.. ,h.t n IN not morclv n de-
,o.t,orv ~ snIrituo, tr,,.b b,t that es IL Nes in
tha b.oirninu the cradle Of civilization. Il now
4. a.. hn,yv.rh mt n the h,storv of the Catholic
Church lies In Eu,ope. its future lies in your
sreat nation Won can. therefore. understand
IN. ,root intsreot 7 ,,.o In tho American pcoplo
ara IN. ,nriotv with which I ;ook for tid,nes
~ ~. ro,-,h ~ On. Clhurcb In tho limited States
'A foN
He spoke OF tho Loading American bishope
and clergymen. and had words OF praise ana
oommondation for them all. VI Archoishop
corrigan ho said that no was ia,tntul pastor
ana holy man. whom hoid IN hiRh esteoh
and ahoction. He appeared TO DC particularly
Church In this country was accomplished with
out any assistance from the state. Vehtnrod
to say that It was mistake TO assume that
there was divorce between Church ana Stato
IN this country-that on the contrary tnere was
an intimate and indissoinole connection oe-
tween them, but that instead OF the state sup
porting tho Church In America the Chnrch sup
ported tho state oy promoting opeoiehce 10
the law through her teachings ana discipiino.
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ana ne inquired win sroat parucuarity 'hlo
i,gions institutions naintainod bv the diocese Of
New York with which was myself familiar.
He spoke warmly OF tho care and zeal with
which orphaned children are supported and in.
structed by tho diocesan authorities. The Cath
clio Protectory. with its marvellous record Of
boys saved from lives Of crime and idleness, APP
peared to interest him profoundly. As told
him of the thousands whom II had rescued from
vice and trained to useful lives he said: Yes,
yes; truly the Church supports the State
"There is no moro liberal mind in the world
than that Of Leo XIII. His liberalism Is not In
matters Of faith, for in matters Of faith there 10
no room for liberality. A man believes or ho
does not believe. He Is q Catholic or he is not.
Tho limits Of his faith are not fixed by himself.
but by higher power The Pope Is truly lib
eral, however. in tho senso that his love
and interest are not confined to those
OF his own faith. They embrace those who
differ with him. and he said repeat
edly with great emphasis that his prayers
wore for ALL all Americans. In nothing was he
90 eloquent as in tho description OF his desire
for tho reunion of all Christian churches. He
said it was the labor to which he had addressed
his life. He believed he had made some prog
ress in the work Of reconciliation and he felt
confident that God in his mercy would ulti-
i IL,
would not live to see the result of his labors.
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me saw to INV countrvmen. wherever might
meet them. that I had seen tho Pope and found
him full of svmpatby and affection for tho
American peonle. earnestlv nravipp that the
Church would give fresh proofs that it was the
,tropoeat force nm earth for the maintenance of
o.ace and the enforcement NJ Law
..Tbe State said he. .may coerce. but tho
Church can persuade and obedience to law. rem.
5ered tbropob love Ia vastly auner,or IN obedi
,nco extorted thronob fear The church will
never counsel men to do ANYTHING which an en-.
liebtened state would not command men TO do
.A.I tneIt at bis feet IN taking INV leave
after stating that he oave me bis Individual
bIsss;no he said that he ALSO blessed me on ac.
co,nt ~ tbe country from which 7 came toward
1vbich his heart went ont. which he .Iwavs re-
rnembered IN bis prayers. where he believed the
,<orld xvould see the f,nal and sunreme v;nd,ca.
tion Of the eternal truths which had been con.
6ded tn the Church.
"And so left him. the workman whose dav 4,
nearly finished. vet who remains earnestly
scannino the horizon I'm the hone that a few
hours of lieht NAV he left to him. not for eniov
msnt or recreation-I do not believe he nm.
derstands the sienifcance Of these words-but
that he might add something to the task at
which he has so long labored. but which IA vet
tpcompIete.
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The next day ne sent me a large silver medal
es token Oh friendship ana interest oy the
aaestro ai Caniera' VINO Intimatea that the
nov hather "ouiu DO pieaseo II ATTENDED the
mass wncn no intended 10 say the following
monday ior the American sailors. did So L
90 not oeheVe any man can nave proper idea
ttne soiemnity OF the mass VINO has not seen 1t
ceieprated py rope Leo. lntrinsicaily 1t diners
IN no respect from the mass one may hear any
day In Cathchc Churcn' except that the
prayers Mnicn preceae IL are said at priedieu
sStne leIt OF the aitar ana at itS conclusion
. mass OF THANKSGIVING is SAID oy one OF Inc do
mesoc cnapiaihs at which the rope as
sists. ~ Is at the aitor. roDed as simple priest,
without any OF the insignia OF MS ONCE, that
tne spiritual mhuence OF the man IL most strik
apgy aaspiayed. Every act Is performed and
every WORD is uttered win such an expression
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