The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-11

The bishops and the principal parti-
sans of the union recently assembled al
Mossoul to receive absolution ao
haerese, and to hear the instructions
from Rome on the SUBJECT: 1hess
brave men have been advocating union
with Rome during the past four years
and have been compelled to face cruel
persecution on the part of the enemies
of this project. During this time every
possible obstacle has been put in their
way; intimidation pillage, lmprlson-
nent; finally fattery, temporal orlbes'
and even honorable and advantageous
marriage alliances with the ruling
classes. The Anglicans in particular
having offered strenuous resistance to
! the project, proposed as last resort
marriage between the niece of the
HISTORIAN patriarch. Mar Chinoun, and
the son of the principal Meliks, the
signatory of the profession of Catholic
, faith. By this marriage it was hoped
! to bring about rapprocnement be-
| tween Mar Chinoun and the Catholics
for the benefit of Anglicanism to which
! sect this patriarch is friendly.
To accomplish this Mar Chinoun pre-
tended friendship, made some advances
to the Catholic group, and sent mis- fe-
licitations to the Patriarch Emmanuel
on his return to Rome. The purpose
and to gain time.
This formal return of the HISTORIANS
to the faith is now regarded as certain,
and all that is awaited by the chiefs of
the movement is the conditions which
be laid down to the Holy See. Mgr.
Mar Curaha, nephew of the patriarch,
his other nephew, Memroud, as we'll as
numerous Meliks, or chiefs of the ma
tion, continue to direct the movement;
and everything points to final success,
in spite of the fierce opposition and in
trigues of Russians, English and
Americans, who are we'll supplied with
money and are able to offer temporal
inducements against the proposed con- |
version.
The conditions of the union will be
arranged at a meeting which will take |
place shortly at Mossoul between the |
Chaldean Catholic patriarch delegated |
by the Holy See and the delegates of |
the HISTORIAN tribes represented by the |
patriarch. Mar Chinoun, Mgr. Ouraha
and Melik Nemroud, accompanied by |
other Meliks whose tribes are in favor
of the union.
Meanwhile the adversaries of the
movement towards Catholicism are op-
posing it with all the arts of diplomacy.
The Russian consul at Van has called
NA4S
he has installed at Sarai, the HISTORIAN
village nearest Van-and that to the
great displeasure of the governor of
this province, who distrusts Russian
influence far more than that of the
Catholic church. The Anglicans have
heaped up presents and money before
he old HISTORIAN patriarch, Mar Chi
noun, with view of gaining his in
1uence to prevent the return of his ma
ion to Catholicism. The old man re-
'eives these presents in silence, listens
% and approves all that is said to him, :
tut gives no reply; for it is well known
hat he has far more reasons to fear
2ussia and England than the Holy See.
The English consul disappointed and {
Iisgusted, has betaken himself to Mos t
oul, under the pretext of visiting the I
lZidiens (worshipers of the deviD. but I
n reality to see if it is not possible by
lew lntrigues to prevent at the last
moment the return of the HISTORIANS, S
n event that as an Englishman and a a
'rotestant he would grudge to France L
nd the church.-The New Century. {