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Show I , . ; OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT. 1 1 . Editor lntermountain Catholic: I My Dear Sir: Replying to your favor asking bv approval of The IntermountsAn Catholic since its establishment in tr.t " diocese, 1 will state that I consider the founding of a Catholic paper in Salt Lake not the least of the many blessings be- i ' stowed by Providence on the Church hero f during the past two years. Its birth oc- j curred at an opportune time. Its zeal, in I propagating Ca.tholic truth, has ha:l. I fcince its inception, my hearty, though Filent approval. I believe with Our Holy J ' ' Father that "a good Catholic journal is a j . perpetual mission in a parish," and that I - , It will serve as a question box. at al. I ! . , ' times, for anxious Inquirers. In my visl- j , , . tations 1 shall hope to find The Inter- I 1 ; mountain Catholic in the homes of every Otholic family. Its mission is to es- i pouse truth. Justice and morality, and all I flevoted priests will find in it an able co- I . operator in their missionary work. It is I . my wish that all my priests and the laity j . ; , entrusted to mv charge should encourage' i your noble effort and that of the gen- erous founder of The lntermountain I Catholic. Yours sincerely, i , L. SCAN LAN, I r Bishop of Salt Lake. I Salt Lake City, Oct. 2, 1300. |