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Show OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT. :' Editor Intel-mountain C-tholic: r My Dear Sir Replying to your faver asking my ! approval f The Iniermoutitain Catholic since its es-I es-I tfiblihment 1ti this diocese. 1 will state that I consider !' the founding- of a Catholic paper in Salt Lake not the i leasi of the many blessings bestowed by Providence on the Church here during the past two yers. Its I birth occurred at an opportune time. Its zeal in prop-J. prop-J. ngating Catholic truth has had, since its inception, I iny harty though silent approval. I believe with j. Cur Holy Father that "a good Catholic journal is a perpetual mission in a parish," and that it will serve f. us a question box. at nil times, for anxious Inquirers. I In my visitations 1 shall hope to find The Intermoun-I Intermoun-I tain Catholic in the home of every Catholic family. I Us mission is to espouse .truth, justice and morality, I and all devoted priests will find it an able co-operas' tor in their missionary work. It is my wish that all j niy priests mul the laity entrusted to my charge I should encourage your noble effort and that of the penoi-ous founder of The Intermountain Catholic, j. Yours Flncerely, L. SCANLAX, I Bishop of Salt Lake, j Salt Lake City, Oct. 2, 1900. CARD FROM BISHOP SCANLAN. 1 1 I feel it niy duty to protect Catholics and the pub- 1 lie generally from fraud and imposition by notifying f them from time to tlni that no person bearing the I n uiv and garb of a priest or sister, or anyone cite, i- is authorized or permitted to solicit or collect in this ii;i'-ese for any purpose whatever connected with the I Catholic Church without having from me permission j! i in writing, bearing my seal and signature. Should anyone be found engaged in doipg this unlawful work or collecting without such a document, he or she, as S the ease may be, should be regarded by all as a fraud 1 and an imposter. L. SCANLAN, I " BishOD of Salt Lake. I Nov. 20, 1S0! |