New-York tribune., 1908-09-14
themselves this provdential agency by the prop
agaticn of the Kingdom of Christ?

themselves of this providential agency by the prop
agaticn of the Kingdom of Christ?
APPEAL FOR SPREAD OF CATHOLICISM
Oh my brethren Of England what a field is
open to your zeal and activity, May your MISSION
arv sons be endowed wi n tn apostolic spirit Of
Augustine, Winfrid and Patrick! May they succeed
fishes her laws, May they jealous in con
auerinG souls as British statesmen are in acquiring
territory. May they extend the kingdom 9t & ChTiSe
wherever England enlarges her temporal dominion.
May they erect house of prayer wherever she
builds fort and may they deterlllhS . Pan itS J
cross the symbol OF salvation. side by side WIN
And May America engage in holy emulation with
England in spreading the gospel Of peace ana me
blessings Of Christian civilization ana may & aRoSItS if
spring forth in our country 10 carr 'e ,tes ~
everv region wherever float the Stars ana stripes.
| am sure that you will all agree with me ina !
the sister Isle has done her duty IN the cause "I
Catholic missionary labor. w hateNer nave 80 80
ZION of 50 many of Irelaud's and daughters
from thtir native soil. Almighty God has made
poses can safely say that there is scarcely
citv or town in the United states or AustIallS
where the Catholic religion has not been pfoCiaiit1
by priests and supported by laymen or lrish OH Il"
which has set an example of noble zeal 10 England
and America At the close "r tl. 81 kTance driven
from, their native land by the storm OF the rrench
pers Eraciously 1ecei, ed and Hospitality entertained
And Il is well known how they 9ndeared. tl,5n- nm
ars and nd g%Dt% Christian department well as
~ f ,l rf,1f lives For three centuries after the
disco, cry OF the American continent heroic mis-
eva ne,Iizng and cvilizng the aboriginal tribes ot
North America. traverSnS the county, {;ss
And as a result of their labor there few Indian
fribes today in the United states or Canada that
do not know aud veporate the black robes.
If those heroic men accomplished much when
eternal SHOWS virgin forests and desert wastes
no compass but the naked ry". no guide save taI,l
sccraed sons able effect bv means OF railroads
and steamships and other appliances OF modern
Yes. we bless YOU o men Of Jesus We bless
agents Of God We will impress you into the service
OF religion and We VIII s" With the roy1j PToPhet bes
the lord ghtnnFs and 9gds m hs SD the eraI bGrd n a
eSalt him above all forever
THE ZEAL OF GREGORY AND LEO.
And as an additional incentive stimulate your
p!ous enthusi's@a, @ aH b bI ,T of Christian faith
tuslIII az az vii 81 happy memory sets
forth in glowing terms, the golden opportunities
eacc the n6ble character Of your countrymen AS
Gregory the Great drawn toward the enslaved
tenances so is Leo ATTRACTED toward the free and
enlightened Brtons by their elevated qualities OF
In his apostolic letter Of 1895 he enlarees the
adrnires your your sense OF justice and hu-
manity. He praises your social virtues and your
working classes. your munhcence in founding in
st4oqs h %T dterfp flq f Ese the a vaon Of
every form of suffering humanity. and In the cStab-
for the criminal and deprared, He dwells on your
COMMERCIAL entePrIse ana acdaidy' 2 tNtenahg no & over
your government: the respect for religion and for
the Christian sabbath and the yeneTa ton in which
the sacred Scriptures held throughout the land.
II to the blessings Just enumerated we're super
fellowship would. in the judgment OF the Holy
Father. largely contribute 70 the peace and happi-
curty of the British Empire at f h9me and abroad
The zeal that Gregory exhibited at
The close of the sixth century for England's con-
version Leo displays at the close of the nine
teenth century for the restoration and development
of the Catholic religion in your beloved country.
And the same homage and flial reverence that
Augustine paid to Gregory. your prelates render
to Plus our re the
and are guided and cheered by the same voice
But there are sin stronger and more enduring
ties binding the Catholic Church Of America 10
Maryland the mother church of the United
states was founded by English m 2 Ga9hPGs Leon;
the leader of the English Catholic colony desrous
lists. sailed with them from Gowes. Isle of Wight.
in the Ark and the Dove-htting messengers to
carry the fortunes of the pioneer pilgrims They
reached their destination on the banks OF the
This colony Of British Catholics was the first
TO establish on American soil the blessings of
Of New England prosecuted other Christians. and
while the EPlscopalians Of Virginia prosecuted
hospitality TO Puritans and Episcopalians alike
II the words 9f he fqHndatop nt OF
PLY laid. Within six months it had advanced
more than Virginia had done In as many years
but far more memorable the character of the
Maryland institutions. Every other country in
the world had prosecuting laws: but through the
benign administration OF the government OF that
province, no person protesting to believe I'm Jesus
Christ was permitted to be molested account
of religion. Under the nunifcence and super
intending mdness of Lord Baltimore a dreary
wilderness quickened with swarming
life and activity of prosperous settlements; the
Roman Catholics who were oppressed by the
laws OF England to find a peaceful
asylum in the quiet harbors Of the Chesapeake
too altA
Protestant intolerance; Such were the beautiful
auspices under which Maryland started into being
Its history is the history of benevoence. gratitude
and toleration.'
BOND BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
will add link to the chain of hal
lowed associations between the Catholic Church
in England and America The first Bishop of
the United States was consecrated in England by
an English preiate. john Carroll the first Arch
bishop of Baltimore and the patriarch of the
American Church, consecrated In 1890, in the
chapel at Lulworth Castle, Dorsetshire the ele-
CANT seat of Thom2a Weld When the proprietor