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Show OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT. j 1 t Editor Intermountain Catholic: j t ' . j M5" Dear Sir Replying to your faver asking my " . !i ' ' : approval of The Intermountain Catholic since its es- ! , tablishir.ent in this diocese. I -will state that I consider j j ; lhe founding of a Catholic yaper in Salt Lake not the I l i . ' least of the many blessings bestowed bv Providence ; t , on the Church here during the past two years. Its j ' j birth occurred at an opportune time. Its zeal in crop- I , 'j gating Catholic truth has had. since its inception, j J1," hearty though ellent approval. I believe with ... Our Holy Father that "a good Catholic, journal is a t ) perpetual mission, in a parish." and that it will serve j f a a question box, at all times, for anxious inquirers, i ' Jn my visitations I ehall hope to find The Jntermoun-. ' I ! , ! a5n Catholic in' the home or every Catholic 'family, j ; . ( Jts mission Js to espouse truth. Justice Tnrd morality, j t nnd all devoted priests will find it an ble co-opera- .; tor in their missionary work. It is mv -wish that all ; ! iny priests and the laity entrusted to . my charge ' ou1d encourage your noble effort and that of tha 1 !- ' Penerous founder of The Intermountain Catholic I Tours sincerely, L. SCANLAX. II , Bishop of Salt Lakr, ' j Salt Lake City. Oct 2; 1900. i CARD FROM BISHOP SCAN LAN. I feel it my dutyto protect Catholics and the pub-lie pub-lie generally from fraud and imposition by notifying them from time to time that no person bearing tha name and garb of a priest or sister, or anyone els-, . js authorized or permitted to solicit or collect in this diocese--for any inrrpoe whatever connected with the Catholic Church without-having from me permission m writing, bearing my seal and signature. Should anyone be found engaged in doing this unlawful work or collecting without ruch a document, he or she, as ; t ho case may be, should be regarded bv all as a fraud :! I cr'a an ""poster. L,: SCAXLAN, " on Bishop of Salt Lake, j Nov. 20, 1599. ' |