The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-08-01

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Jun, 2-St. stephen.
Nonua, 4-St. Dominic.
Tnssuas5ia our Lady of the Snow.
VeaLg5srre'' TRANSPORTATION of Our
L2la' st. Cajetan.
i ille55s St Cyriacus.
-. South American Countries.
VS'i-'' of tba fact that the generali-
ID F. 'reeonla regard South America as
ity .%l-onutable land. where scandals of
q diSll. are of constant occurrence;
a. sOi t.r,babif9nts. for the most part,
Tnost IN ignorance and STEPPED in
are gun, ,4 where the clergy are especi-
wee .esofsn+ ignorant and corrupt-in
AZ! ~ This fact We think the Rev.
We" ~ vaughan mas rendered a dis
h..', service by publishing in the Lon
tablet a defense Of the much-ma-
gn .5 catholic nations OF South Amer
sL7o of an of which he has personal
n1,,Iaage Father Vaughan is of opin-
Aio. .,o+ ron-CathOlic travellers are
on ,r H. rasuonsible for the wide circu-
pa+r If the ealumnies which he re-
sd .l.. bu+ we can assure him that they
W. he attributed rather TO non
..oIic missionaries some of whom
t. ma scrup'e whatever about bear
fslea witness against the church.
l .wririrg of the clergy of South Amer
Il yrbefber regular or secular, Faith
4 Vaughan says: 1t can not be de-
s5,5 alas. that Iudases are TO- be
4s,15 I'M South America. as in all other
. D.r,,-i of the world But is it right
~ -agsonshle. because there are fallen
y...s to he seen in South America, to
.orle-nn for that reason the starry
s,sts-rhe hosts of good. Jealous and
mod nrfests who are Illuminating
~ world OF this darkness With. the
To-5 of God. which they preach by
nth and example," Among the ma
,ire.b horn clergy are men Of letters and |
aimed preachers. who like the men,
hans of various religious orders. are la |
b1r7c most heroically and with Won
.5s-fii success in speeding on the march |
n Christian progress throughout the |
er9th and breadth of the Spanish re- /
antilles To the credit of these jealous. /
.srf-sgcriicing priests is a fine record /
If beautiful churches, excellent schools, /
4ar-ishine parishes, fruitful missions,
raI-conducted charitable institutions,
end so forth.
The religious advancement of Uru-
gpgv. we are assured. is even more
marked than its material progress. The
large percentage of illegitimate chill
5rsa shown by official statistics is -ex-
Blanei by the existence of marriage
laws which render it as difficult as
possible for many country people who
i've at a great distance from their par
N church to practice Christian NOR
iliy The curse of the country is the
officials, who are generally
lsn only on mOneY-making, ambitious
Free Mssons or renegade Catholics,
lr Advancement and INSCRIPTIONS in
heir dealings with ali over whom they
zarcise authority. 1t is hoped that
WISER legislation and better govern
Bent will be the final result of the po-
tcal conflicts which periodically dis
Hb and interrupt he progress of Uru-
gaE
b spite of Ubiquitous laws and IN
tupulous rulers. the South American
fflbIics are highly civilized Countries,
'lose Inhabitants may be held up to
ia1r nations in Christendom as mod
i Of religious faith and earnestness.
Though Father Eaughan's article is
7Srunted To the religious status of
lsuay. he declares that his state /
flis apply with equal truth to Chile,
eu, the Argentine Republic and the
.aH Catholic South American ma
01s-Aye Maria.