Year: 1873

lutely necessary from foreign countries, since the
poor sad s sS which
From the royal castle the custom OF dressing In
the cloth OF the country must spread through the
land. When this Is done industry will be revived,
the deficit of the Treasury will be checked and the
prosperity OF the Kingdom assured.


believe, also, nv dear brother, that cOmpre-
hend what is false and what is true In modern
theories, especially so much as applies to spain. I
believe iree trade is sad mistake. France re-
pu4ns IT, ana the United States refuse to accept Ii.
Our duty is 10 protect national industry. and pro-
tected industry and progress must be our formula


ancient spain Was good and kind to the poor !;
the revolution has not been. Those OF the nation
VINO to-day dream OF a Republic have seen this
already and It will be proved still more clearly
tiat the Christian monarchy took more care o its
children and sick than the 900 petty kings who
ever dispute with one another in NOISY assembly.
Parties or chiefs Of parties naturally ambitious
Tor hOnors, riches or power, but what in the world
does Christian king desire more than the welfare
OF his peOplef What can king want to make him
happy when he has the love OF his peOpleS


think and feel these things, nv dear Alfonso. I
am faithful to the good traditions OF the ancient
and glorious Spanish monarchy, and believe that
neither am negectlul OF the present time nor
thoughtless OF the future.


understand well that the responsibility OF him
who undertakes to correct the present state OF
affairs IN spain is tremendous; but II he comes out
conqueror and successful in his undertaking the
greater will be his glory.


Born with a right to the throne OF Spain, and
regarding 1t as a sacred obligation, accept the
responsibility and anticipate glory, for | am ami
mated with the secret hope that with the help OF
God, the Spanish people and myself will vet per-
1orn grand actions and that uture history VIII
say that was good king and the Spanish nation
a great people.


Thou my brother who hast told me thou hast
the envlable honor OF serving under the banners
OF the immortal Pontificate ask our spiritual King
for Spain and or myself for his apostolic blessing.


And God guard thee. Thine from the heart. Thy
brother, CARLOS.


PARIS, 3oth June, 1859.


The following letter explains the position Of the
Catholic Church, and has been sent to the Catholic
newspapers. l shall transcrbe IL as literally az
possible, that the thousands Of the Catholics Of
America may sympathize II they can, with the
fortunate clergy OF SPAN, who despite the acts Of
faith and clerical prosecutions Of past times, con-
tain very good men, earnestly devoted to the cause
Of religi0n:-


SITUATION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
We, the Dr. JUAN LozANo and TORREIRA, by the


grace OF God anu OF the Holy Apostolic See


Bishop of Palencia, Assistant Preate to the Pom


thcal Throne and Apostolic Administrator OF the


Of our dlocesis and Of the Abbey Of IA Ampudia,


salvation In our Lord Jesus Christi


The mperous necessity of providing for the
dlocess oDge u.s. A. H., to call your attention to
this important object. 1t Is known that, from the
18th OF April 1870 the clergy have not received
centime OF the endowment that was agreed upon
by the Concordat, and Tor twenty-One months we
have not even received anything toward the assig-
nations OF worship. The ministers OF the Church
have been most Jealous in the performance of their
sacred duties, but are suffering great many pri-
vations, and are found to-day IN lamentable state
OF want, lacking the most common neceSsaries OF
lie. The abnegaton which has characterized
these during their sufrerlngs has been admirable,
and even their bitterest enemies have not been
slow to recognize 1t. They have suffered and en-
dured In silence, refusing to impore aims, and
those OF them who are SICK prefer to bear rather
tnan ask l0r that which would alleviate their
suferings.


In behalf Of such tribuatons which could not
cool the ardor OF their zeal, or to abate the work
OF improving the spiritual welfare OF the faithful
their only desire is to obtain aims for the service OF
God. But how are they to exercise the functions
to which they have consecrated themselves II they
are refused the necessities of lifeg 1t is sad
TO think Ak that IN SO eminent Catholic
put TINS misfortune is a sad reality, and their con-
dltlon Is such as to require instant relief. The
soon be closed If money is not furnished for the
worship OF God which is His due; and the ministers
OF the Lord, without means to purchase the neces-
sites of life, must be unable to exercise their
sacred functions. Al this is what the enemies Of
our divine religion desire. 1t was to this end they
cOnspred to reduce the clergy to poverty and
after, to take possession oi the property to which
the church only has "a right


In view OF these circumstances, it is the duty Of
the faithful to contribute to prevent these conse-
quences OF this amentable abandonment which
no true Catholic Can regard with Indifference.


The early Christians during the sangunary per-
secutlons of which they were the object, harassed
in their persons and effects, did not forget their
duties to God, or to their ministers, regarding their
Obligations to the Church as law prescribed by
Goa nllnSel1. 30 lVeu Tie CnurCn during the nrSt
centuries OF the Christian age, and through divine
grace and the piety OF her sons finally triumphed
over the violence and inhumanity OF her cruel per-
secutors subsequently these 81 is to God were
regulated. and tthes and first fruits or offerings
were ordained, ana with these the Church ac-
qured her effects, not only Tor the provision Or q
decorous subsistence for the clergy, and tribute
to the Divine Majesty IN HIS temples, but for
succoring the needy and distressed to found hos
pltals ana monasteries and other piOus institu-
lions. From this sacred patrimOny, most worthy
OF veneratlon, the Church OF Spain has been de-
nrIu Iuyith nYf tdnr,r fha
legitimate right and the religious service TO which
It was devoted, which ought to have made it
doubly respected


To repair and correct this injustice the con-
cordat with the Holy Sea was entered into in 1851,
and our Most Holy Father, with the pastoral soci-
tude which distinguishes nim towards the faithful,
and with the benevolence and special regard for
the Spanish nation, determined, among other
things, the sum OF dotatlon that would suffice
clergy. But this indemnizatOn, so just and
legitimate, and which was not more than
Church of Spain had become possessed ol, was not
PAID long, Tor the clergy are again deprived OF it
Religion requires the observance OF the form OF
worship and ministers, and it cannot exist much
longer without the indispensable means To support
it, write, therefore, to interest Christians in our
behalf, that thev may give to God the honor due to
Him, and by so doing attend TO the welfare OF their
souls. We offer to make most ample reflections,
and we'll you know the duties that religion i'm
pose on US in such trist circumstances.


Ill.



exists the distribution OF funds lor the main-
tenance OF worship and the clergy in our ooceses,
we have been pleased 10 adopt, for the present,
the following measures


ARTICLE LIN each parish of diocescs and of the
Abbey of Ampudia sh all be formed junta
the rector in charge OF the PARISH president of
nee, or coadutor II II contains and three
bers the most Jealous and notable Tor their piey whom
the rector shall choose AMI name to approba
ton


ART 2-These untas will take charge of collecting the
whether @ In money or fruits or earthly
OF worship and the clergy


ART. 3-rhe iuntas will invite each parishioner to
designate the amount and form of donation which he
desires to gve whether 1t be monthly quarterly,
as best appears to him. and the charity he desires
extend


ART 4-Evcry month the juntas will render account of
their contributions made, and name of he con
trbutor and the quantity aud quality OF the contriDu
ton.


ART 5There shall be also weekly collections made on
festival days for the special benefit the church. which
snail be given as an oferory to the in the poor
box according as the iunta may decide.


ART 6-Every month the rectors must give notice 10
our secretary OF the Chamber of what has been con-
trbuted and inform the proportions dedicated to the
service OF our Holy Cathedral church and other
sites of the Diocese.


ART z-At the end OF the year the untas shall publish
Mt M tha ptrinu