The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-12-21
BISHOP SCANLAN'S
CHRISTMAS GREETING

This issue Of the Intermountain Catholic will
be in the hands of its friends few days before the
celebration of the great Catholic Feast of Christ
On that glorious feast the Church, all over
the world will rejoice with the saints and angels
in heaven, and give glory to the Eternal Father
and thanks to Him for the wonderful favor con-
ferred upon the human race when His Son-the
Word-'was made flesh and dwet among us" 1t
is day of singular grace, of rejoicing, of peace
and of forgiveness, when friend wishes friend all
happiness and the human heart softens to its foe.
We have not anywhere seen it written, but we
believe that in proclaiming and perpetuating the
sanctity and the observance of the day commence
rative of the birth of our Divine Lord and Master
Jesus Christ the Church of God has greatly bene-
fitted mankind and helped the higher civilization
Of the human race.
If it were possible, we would wish to enter ev-
cry Catholic home of our vast Diocese, into every
home where the Intermountain Catholic goes, and
in person say to every member of the family, in
the words of Our Blessed Lord to His Disciples:
peace be with you"
On all our people, and in an especial manner
on the subscribers and readers of this able and
faithful Catholic newspaper, we invoke Gods
blessing; we tender to them the assurance of our
best wishes and the expression Of the hope that the
coming Christmas may add to the happiness of
their lives, and that the year we are soon to en-
ter upon may be for them one long and Happy
Christmas
And now we have something to say with entire
frankness to the friends of the Intermountain
Catholic. The success of this Catholic journal has
been largely your work. Without your generous
help this paper could not have been what it now
IS, consistent and efficient defender of Chris
tan truth and catholic morals
If each of the friends and readers of this
newspaper viii sit down and consider what he has
gained during the past year by regular reading
of the Intermountain Catholic if he will do this
and will turn over the files of the Intermountain
for the year 1907, he will admit that this paper has
been of an advantage to him, far beyond the cost
of subscription
Its circulation is increasing rapidly, mainly we
are told through the friendly words It's friends
speak Of it, But there are many Catholic homes
in this mountain territory into which Catholic
newspaper never goes. This ought not to be. We
viii never rest satisfied till in every Catholic
household the Intermountain or some accredited
Catholic newspaper is regularly received.
1t is in the power of thousands of its friends
to assist in its circulation and in the diffusion of
Catholic literature
This one can say to his neighbor: DO you
take the Intermountain Catholic!" mo" 'We
want you to take it. You viii not be sorry to
have taken it. If you wish I'll forward your name
and address. 1t will cost you only two dollars a
year" Another can say Il am satisfied this man
this book is not stating the truth cannot my
self prove that what he this book states about
the Pope the Church this catholic practice or
institution is false but believe it to be so. Now,
if you wish to know the truth write to the Inter-
mountain Catholic.
And here let add, any calumny against the
church any objection to the sacramento system