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Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc.. peuvent Atre fiimis A des taux de rMuction diff«rents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seul ciich6, il est film« A partir de I'angle sup6rieur gauche, de gauche A droite. et de haut en bas. en prenant le nombre d'images n^cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 PASTORAL ^*'*Tnh^fTl?.r^^«?fr^;J®?^"i ** ^^* Swwatttlate »fram JHars. 6a the werca of ©ob a«l» the Brace of the l^ola apostoUt See, ffrst 33(shop of Bfitoton. '"'' THmsrf'^'' '''''* '''''' """^ FAITHFUL OF OUR DIOCESS, HEALTH AND BENEDICTION iN JESUS In taking poMe.«on of our new Dioce.e, we feel the neee..ity of addre..ing you, in order to explain our intentiona and our deaires. Thank, to the vigilant .oUcitude of the Sovereign PonUff, the Catholic Faith daily take. po5.e..ion of new territory, and there com- municate. the benefit, of her cele.Ual Hierarchy. Not content that men endowed by God. with an ardent .oul and an unbounded devoted- IT- t'^'lT "'°"' "'^" "" *" "" ""^""' "^ ""'"'' "'• '"'P''" "''"""^ '*"'• '""^ ''"'"y'"S -P'"t "f Charity, the .upren,e Head of the Chr..,t.an World Ukewiae de.ire. that Bbhop. to whom he h« confided the charge of governing in the Church n,ay be established to confirm he acu of the Pr.e.t. by the force of their authority, and provide for all emergencie.. Therefore doe, the Catholic behold with admiration the numerou. Sec. ri.ing in .0 wonderful a manner in every part of the Globe, illuminated with the ray. of the Catholic Church. Could America e.cape the ever-attentive eye of (he Supreme Pa.tor 7 Owing to ita wi.e In.tituUon., doe. not America aeem de.- tmed to r.val w.th tho«, Countrie. which Catholicity cover, with it. protecting shade 1 The numberleas children of Emigration penetrate in crowd, .nto those region, where the .tep of man never reached-where we behold rising, a. it were by enchantment, tho«> colonic, which brmg wuh them Iheir .trength and their industry 5 but even there are they preceded by Bi.bop., who di.play before their anxiou. gaze, on that land of hberty for every Creed, the .acred and venerable .tandard by which all Nation, are invited to Civilization .nd to Charily. The Sovereign PonUff ha. not left unperceived that immen«, tract of territory the Grand River bathe, wif, K. water., uniting Coun- tries the most remote and .till in their pristine wildne.s, with the rich and civilLed lands of Lower Canada, as if lo afford to the Children of Canada and of Ireland the facility of posses.ing those Land, which their labours may render abundantly fertile. Already, i, i, true the zeal of tho.e great and virtuous Prelates, who, in the S.e of Quebec, perpetuate piety and di.interestednes., had maintained tho.c Priests who, at the greatest sacrifice., went in quest of the poor Savages to furni.h them with the oread of lift-.l.eady, also, had .he pious Prelate wo govern, the D oce.. of Mont.al, by whose. ver-aetive zea, no limits can confine, manifested the cffec.s S his Charity to a^! r.smgM..s.on. wh.ch, thank.tohi.solicit.de. become doily more developed = yet, it was not deemed suff.cient by gene ous sou .n perlorm.ng . e greatest labours, think they never do enough. They called for aid to enable them ,0 bear the burt^.^. of the resp s^ lity with which they were overloaded. responsiui And it I, on u. hi. Holine.. ha, deigned to ca.t hi. eye,-on u., whom mo.t .acred engagements had devoted to .olitude and recol- .ect.on, or to .ho charge of a.si.tn.g and fortifying those on .hom that duty i. imposed. That voice cf the Sovereign Pon.iff struck us with amazement and awe, but h„, not confounded u. ; for, confiding in lUm who call. us. we .hall follow hi. voice, and accomplish hi. Alread doe. our courage revive, and we feel that a firm re.lu.ion can overcome all difiicuhies. Unite with „.. then, dear Brethren, for your salvation and your happi.,.. are already the object of our desires. Every day our pr,„ . ascend to Ueavln for those Child^n th are given to u.. Your happino.. .hall con.U.ute our.-your joy .hall be our felicity-your souls shall be as dear to u. as our own. Unite he iitt t"!; ,'.''"' '"T l"'" ;'; '"'"■ ""' "• ""' •' "• """ ''""'' "^ "'"' "^ "••> ■^•^ '-•^^ "« ''-"^-'•''" <>" ^^ -rk.,; the interest of In. glory, and the welfare of your soul, demand. Already have «>ver.l Priest, consecrated to it their sweat ami labour.. Tho« generou. Apostle, were among the first to plant ,h,- Chr !h T' T "" """"'''"• """"'' """"""• '"•"''"' '" '■""""' '"•°""'' ^'"•»' ""^ '"^y ""^'"y -J"'" - ""holding the Children hey have begotten to Je.u. Chri.t or confirmed in the Faith. Ere long .heir zeal .hall no more .uffie. for every urgent c.l' for da, after day the Canadian youth leave their home. .0 e.Ubli.h tnemKlve. on the Land, already prepared by their labour,. More uumer- ou, band. W.1I very .oo„ follow , bringing, like their predecessors, their F.i.h-their polite manners-.heir industriou. habiu. Joyfully .ha 1 we welcome them, and support their courage by the help of Religion. From the moment of our departure from our naUve Land i. ha, been our duty to reanimate the Faith of m p-GsU teosi aa=' In... tn k.. ..._. i-_t._i,i . , , " " --. . ■— •">'i«s"o '•■"; ^•"""••nxiKij^j, ivcitomo us, and .0 olten .nvi^ u. to com. and part.c.pat, with iham in Un^ir ardu.K« l.b<«r., wi.neMin, their urbanity, their amiablenes. and true zeal. Canada ha. become for „. another Home-our .econd Country 5 and to it have we ton,.craUd .11 our labour.. Must not, therefore, all its deares. .ntere.., e our.t We «h.ll aid wi.h all our endeavour, the PrteaU who a. „l,.ady labouring in .hat work of salvation, and gratefully recaivc all the happy inspiration, that may contribuU to th. w.lf.« of your kuI. and the proaperity of your temporal intere.t.. And you, And yoa, alao, generoiu ChUdren of Erin, calculate on our •np'port and our tender solicitude. Your name has erer sounded in our ears as one of sweetest melody. Your faith so firm, so heroic, that no tribulation can .hakfr-your ardent proselytism which, in erery part of the Globe whereupon your sufferings have cast you, inrites new children to the Catholic Church-your generosity which, in the midst of porerty and indigence, still finds the generous mite to erect X»anpies and Altars to the lin^g God and maintain t is Priests, have made you long since dea; to our heart. You shall stUl findlhese Priests ii^the Linds^hertf you' have sought a refuge, Lod where new Emigrants shall, like you, find a resting place. And should it not be possible to prepare them ourselves for the MinUtiy, w a shall invite them from distant climes to minister to yownwants. .- <>>, . C -iren of Canada and Ireland, whom we name scparat*^, t»t who, nev«fMN»e89, form tut one peaceibl family, si»ce yew are both CathoUc, let not the slightest cloud ever disturb that flitttUflGhaiity whicTi should ever possess your hearts. Are you not brethren 1 Are you not heirs to the same inheritance 1 Do you not sit at the same Ubie to partake of the same life-giving Bread 1 Are you not linked by *««ds the mosttonly cemented. tbo«».fFaith1 Are-younotbyTOUfPahh, by you. atUcbment to the interests of Religion, .koedamonit nations the most devoted to the cause of GathoUeityr Extend the same spirit of Charity to thw«, also, whoaseout ofihe pile Cl^thfe/CalhAlicChureh- 'If they1,avfe liW the saftieTaith as yoo, they are citizens of the same Ccuntry-their labours fertUizo the same soil-their Children oftentimes mingle with yours in receiving the same EducaUon. On the standard of Religion is engraven the Oii« .of J?e.«e. Mm^ it:c*dst.ntly shelter the ChiHrtn of the .a-oie Country, and unite them one day in the same Faith ! Preserve, likewise, ^ a sacred deposit,, those virtuous morais whkh draw *,w„ the bemWtetiondf Heaven, with temporal prosperity Dmne Providence ha. eight hundred and forty-eight. t JOS. £UG., BiaHop of Bttoww. (aia4-ao) ». WmWRAKD, Primt 0. M., Stcretary. / - y^/y^ . *