The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-26
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AMERICAN
CATHOLICS
Invoke d by the Large and Rep
rsssntativs Body, tho Centre
CatoIico Dc filiplnos,

Cincinnati, o., May .S.--The resoiu
tions which were adopted in August last
at the convention in Chicago OF the Amer
lean Federation OF Catholic societies. ex-
tending sympathy to the friars In the
Philippines. and denouncins the agitation
in the United States against these friars,
have brought forh a sympathetic response
from the Centre Catolico de Filipinos. the
most representative Catholic body i'm the
Philippines. and which Is said 10 voice
The opinions OF the bishops as well as OF
the great body of Catholics in the archi
peago.
This communication. which bears the
signatures OF eight of the supreme Of
ficers of the Centre Catolico, has just
been received here at the headquarters
OF the American federation. IL Is In the
form OF resolutions adopted at a con
vention specially called after the receipt
I'm the Philippines OF the resolutions adopt
cd in Chicago.
The resolutions of the Centre Catolico,
after expressing grateful appreciation of
the stand taken by the American Fedora
tion and making known desire for closer
relations with the American body declare
as follows
THAT the American Federation of
Catholic societies be requested TO use in
our behalf it's effcacious influence thai
for the time to come the complete separa-
tion OF church and state. as provided by
the constitution OF your country and
practiced therein may be made effective
here. thus avoiding the common occur
rences of the insulsr. provincial or mu-
nicipal authorities interfering in matters
which are of the particular incumbency
of the church.
That the Catolco De Filipinos be-
seech the American Federation to aid US
with It's efficacious cooperation in our
labors on behalf OF our Catholic school.
10 the end that the official school system
may not be an oppressor OF our Catholic
school system, and OF the legitimate
rights which the law and justice have
conceded us
That we beg especially Of the Ameri-
can Federation that II labor according tc
its discretion and zeal to the end that the
existing worthy religious corporations.
more especially those OF the Augustini
ans. the Francicans, the Dominicians and
Recollots, shall continued the sacred
ministry of peace as they have done up
to the present with such spiritual and
temporal benefits to us.
The Centre Catilito beg Of the Amer
can federation that II make use OF tho
great means Il has at its command to Sc
cure abundant. true and authentic In
formation concerning the condition Of
things Catholic IN the country. because
today tho springs of information are
20 .soned by many different sects. politt-
cal parties and race hatreds and by the
profound resentments which arc a natur-
al consequence OF six years, more or
less. OF war and disorder.
"Theat the American federation be no
tifei that I'm virtue of the Malay idi-
osyncrases. of our peculiar habits. OF the
protection given I'm former times TO the
church by the government cf Spain and
OF cur pacific religious life. the labor ~
propaganda, Of Organization and OF par
:tcular administrations must be very slow
AMI accommodated to our special being
Hearing IN mind this observation. ALL
t;Ht g. passing N this country may he
90 sily explained. In theory, all the Fill
pines except those Of the non Christian
tribes and those Of back slidcrs ever
resent in time Of great crisses. are gen
ulpcly Roman Catholic Apostolic Christ
ans. and yet we see the painful pheno-
mcpa that few false prophets, leaders
OF the rahble. have arisen. proclaimlng
themselves before the American suthori-
ties Dnd before ~trang = to be the only
r sptestntativcs of the people.