Historical Records and Studies, Volume 8United States Catholic Historical Society, 1915 - Catholics |
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Page 211 - entitled “A Short Account of the Malignant Fever Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia, with a Statement of the Proceedings that took place on the Subject in Different Parts of the United States,”
Page 156 - can not sum up the merits of the stupendous mass of paper which lies before us better than by saying that it consists of about two thousand closely printed quarto
Page 90 - he said, ‘I have done,' upon w¿hich there was an exclamation in unison. With these religious services probably derived from the white men, the tribes above mentioned mingle some of their old Indian ceremonials, such as dancing to the
Page 91 - accommodated in the willows which skirted the stream of water on which we were encamped. They thought not. I then inquired if they could not take the poles of some of their lodges and construct a shade. They thought they could; and without any other directions went and made preparation, and about
Page 154 - “Should you determine that your church shall not be governed by the general law of the diocese, then we shall claim the privilege of retiring from its walls in peace, and leave you also in peace to govern it as you will. Indeed, we must keep our peace at all events, and charity also.”
Page 139 - divine worship, for the support of the Church, and the maintenance of its ministers fall under the power of the Church, and since the bishops, by divine appointment, preside over their respective churches, they can not by any means be excluded from the care, superintendence, and administration of these properties.
Page 91 - o'clock came and said they were ready for worship. I found them all assembled, men, women, and children, between four and five hundred, in what I would call a sanctuary of God, constructed with their lodges, nearly one hundred feet long, and
Page 153 - leaving ecclesiastical property under the management of laymen, who are commonly designated trustees. We do not disguise that our conviction of this system is that it is altogether injurious to religion, and not less injurious to the piety and religious character of those who from time to time are called upon to execute its offices.”
Page 144 - “The bishop of Baltimore has, and before and at the time of Fromm's taking possession of this estate, had the sole episcopal authority over the Catholic Church of the United States. Every Catholic congregation within the United States is subject to his inspection; and without authority from him no Catholic priest can exercise any pastoral
Page 87 - came to the Oregon country until it was one of the most profitable parts of North America to the Hudson Bay Company. For many years the London value of the yearly gathering of furs in the Oregon country varied from $500,000 to $1,000,000, sums of money representing then a value several fold more than such sums represent