The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-14
BY ARCHBISHOP coRRIGAN.
Letter to Priests OF Diocese of New
York.

Letter to Priests. OF Diocese of New
York.
NEW YORK, Sept. Hon the receipt
Of the news of the death of President
Mckinley Archbishop Corrgan issued the
! following letter to all the priests in his
archdiocese:
.'Archbishop's House, 452 Madison Az
| enue, New York, Sept. IA, 1901-KeI-
Dear Sir: This day week, like a bolt
from clear sky, came the terrible news
Of the attempt on the life of President
Mckinley, and today, while we are still
Offering ferYent prayers for his recovery
!; and fondly indulging in the hope of his
speedy restoration to health, with the
startling shock, comes the sad announce
mentCf his death
II Unable previously, on account of alb
/ sence, to express the horror of the whole
| diocese at a crime aimed at every citizen
! of this republic l now seize thefirst op-
| portunlty of teStifying in union with
your fellow citizens, our grief and sorrow
! in this unexpected and bitter bereave-
| ment. 1t is sad to realize that in our
+ beloved country, where the people choose
/ their. own rulers, such a crime as that
| which we deplore. could have been posi-
| ble.e And that, too, in a season of al
! most uneXampled prosperity. SaddeSt or
4 all to feel the hand of an assassin has
! been raised against a chief magistrate
| whose personal and civil virtues and
whose most amiable character not only
/ in contact, but made him. as these last
| few days revealed, almost the idol of
| the nation.
II need not urge you, rev. dear sir, to
| share in the public expression Of grief
| which the whole country will offer as
+ "a tribute of respect to the memory of
I the departed president.
while the Trescr. ptionS of the ksfrrgy
do not permit us to have fficial church
services, yet our whole hearts ascend
in prayer to God for the welfare of our
rests the burdens of it's destines. AS
children of the children, we are ever
loyal to the constituted authority and, un-
der no circumstances ought our fidelity
to duty and loyalto to country be more
pronounced or more earnest than in the
hour of trial and adversely. therefore
request you. after high mass on every
Sunday of this month to re cite with the
people. the LftanY of the Saints, that God
in His mercy may look graciouslT on
the nation and drive far from 1.-THE dam
gerous and fatal principles whose con-
sequences have today plunged the whole
land in sorrow.
Il would request you. further, to i'm
press upon the faithful the constant
XIII aga inst the errors of socialism.
In this way we will contribute, modestly
it is true. yet not without fruit. strength
en- and intensity public opinion in this
most important subject.
Pope Leo XIII. denounced the pest of
socialism and anarchy in his first en-
cyCl1cal anu ON IdleT OcCdSlODS.
For convenience of reference l append
the dates of some of these documents
that may happen to be at hand, SO that
consolidating them you may find excellent
subject matter for your instructions.
Dec 49, 1873; Feb "a 1880; June %.
1881; April 20, 1884; Jan. 6, 1886; Aug. 2,
1888; June 90 1883; Dec. 80, 1888; May Is,
1881; Sept. 10, 1891 June 20, 1894; July 20,
1895.
t"These teachings of the sovereign pont-
iff are directed to working classes End
to people Of the various nationaIities.
They are all based on truths of racred
scriptures, on the lessons of sound phil
osophy and the results of human expe-
rience. With our enjoyment of great lib
erty, we need also the Christening tight
of authority, of respect and reverence for
our rulers. remembering There is no
authority but from God.
Let US then, reverend dear sir be IN
slant in prayer that this great sorrow
which now overwhelms us-the third of
its kind within our nlenfofy-may be the
| last to grieve and affiict our country,
and that our hearts, being given to the
keeping of Gods commandments and
the fear of enemies being removed. our
days of His protection may be peaceful.