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nary the Just establishment Of diplomatic relations
with the Holy See with Papal Nuncio in the country;
the construction in the capital of building destined
to house the Apostolic Nunciature really excellent
help in the construction Of the Sanctuary Of Our Lady
Of Altagracia in the town of Higuey; a permanent
contribution for the providing of scholarships to the
Seminary; privileged position for the members of the
clergy that ministers of God, they shall be
exonerated from the payment of taxes anything
connected with the exercise of their sacred mission; the
restoration of the Christian family through legal
milton for canoncal marriage; army chaplains for
giving religious instruction to the troops the teaching
Of religion schools colleges and prisons And omit
ting the continuous and large donations that this
Statesman has given and is every day giving to ecce
siastical bodies of both cerges secular and regular
his two most outstanding works have been the signing
Of a Concordate with the Holy See followed by the
national legislation of its particular elements and the
creation of four Doceses and Ecclesiastical Pre-
lecture in the territory of the Republic Finally in this
long and uboken chain for the protection of his people
and their faith at the very moment the present work
goes to at the time the celebration of
national feast days, in February 1885, and under the
auspices of the National Government there is being
held to the honor and decorum of the Dominican Re-
public and the Dominican Church, International
Congress of Catholic Culture, the first of universal
scope be held Dominican territory attended by
sociological representations from SO countries of both
Hemispheres."
Precisely in the inaugural speech delivered at that
international religious assembly, had the opportunity
of stating my position as ruler visavs the Catholic
Church, said:
I'VE are humble sons of the Catholic, Apostolic and
Roman Church and We recognize that the firm sim
cerity of faith and decided vinculaon to the
Christian culture proved to be miraculous forces for
unity that caused to emerge victorious from painful
periods of history Religion is not only comfort
duty and hope for mankind 1t is also a stimulus,
resistance and example Of sacrifice for the people.
Without God, no nation face up to Time and Fate
without religion even those States that most boast
Of their physical power shall perish
If intv in vhic he world lie
living beset by the worst of materalis systems i'm
perled by stubborn offensive the part of atheism
organized, more than party, tactic backing
the instrument of warke subversion called The Red
Army" it Is our bounden duty to mobilize the power Of
the spirit strengthen the defenses religion offers
bravely rafy traditional principles and convert
into true teaching, both in home and abroad.
the divine word of Jesus 1t is not the hour for vaca
ton but rather for strong decisions inspired by an
unshakeabe faith 1t necessary to choose resolutey
between the two opposed systems that disputed control
of the world between the materalst and the Christian
idea Of life and history"
science of one who has always acted in accordance
with deeply rooted Christian feelings.
Jesus was not founder Of dogmas nor an inventor of
symbols: He is the initiator of the spirit called
upon to inspire the world For those who take refuge
in the ideals of God Jesus is still the great Teacher
It was He that first proclaimed the sovereignty of the
spirit, the first who said dedcating His own acts as
an example, MY Kingdom is not of this world" This
basis OF the true religion is HIS work, ana alter HIM.
1t Is only necessary to ferze and cultivate the divine
seed sown by His hand.
One of the strongest pillars of the Church founded by
Jesus Christ Saint Ignatus of Loyola, firm imi-
of Jesus who aspred only to the greater glory Of
God and to the salvation Of souls.
He possessed great strength of character ruled by
and a of duty, and had profound knowledge
Of man and OF mans soul. His personal bravery was
proof against everything and he was possessed OF great
humility and simplicity always guided by prudence and
a love of his fellow man.
He Is the great figure of the Counter Reformation.
In him can be seen the great tenacty of the Basque
intermingled with the heroic spirit of enterprise of the
Spaniard of the sixteenth century and the extraordinary
zeal OF predestined soul. He founded the Order OF
Jesus with humble, simple and noble men, teachers par
excellence and efficient that atheists finding nothing
they can against the Order limit themselves to call
ing its members "the Vaticans parachute troops"
of Saint Ignatius of Loyola that his robust will may
inspire mission to work together in behalf OF the
enhancement and the dignity of the Nation Temporal
and spiritual power must act in unison because only
thus they offer really indestructbe front against
the forces of materiaism that endanger our Christian
civilization Gods enemies acting as Communist agents
in the work of dsntegrahon and subversion OF all
moral values have specuated in these latter times on
the question of supposed conflict between the Church
and the Dominican State. This conflict invented by op
portunists who do not seek the triumph of the Govern
that of the Church, but rather their per-
sonal interests has existed since there can be no
place for friction between two Jurisdictions that have
always understood each other who have the same enc
mics and who work to the same ends.
His Excelency the Bishop of San Juan la Maguana
Monsignor ORely in a recent speech, pointed out the
collaboration that reigns between the Church and the
State and the danger there would be for both should
there be any divergence that might shater the unity
of action and benefit the expansion of the powers of evil
From this august building, as a Christian and
of Government invoke Divine Providence to enighten
all and to permit to continue undsmayed the task
performing together in order that the civilization
to which belong may continue to rule in country
with the characteristics Of faith, culture and
progress as ever
RAFAEL LE0NIDAS TRUJILL0.M0LINA