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Show j I OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT. I - Editor In termountain Catholic: 1 My Dear Sir Replying to your fa- I '' ror asking my approval of The Inter- mountain Catholic since its establish- I ment in this diocese, I will state that I 1 I consider the founding of a Catholic I , paper in Salt Lake not the least of the j ; , many blessings bestowed by Provi-j Provi-j i dance on the Church here during the II I past two years. Its birth occurred at f an opportune time. Its zeal in propa-i propa-i I eating Catholic truth has had, since f t Its Inception, my hearty though silent t i Approval. I believe with Our Holy I rather that "a good Catholic Journal ? r la a perpetual mission in a parish," " and that it will serve as a question box, at all times, for anxious inqulr- In my visitations I shall hope to find The Intermountain Catholic in j the homes of every Catholic family. Its mission is to espouse truth, justice and morality, and all devoted priests will find in it an able co-operator in If (. their missionary work. It is my wish II ihat all my priests and the laity en- ; trusted to my charge should encour- u V e your noble effort and that of the j j generous founder of The Intermoun- 'I r ( . tain Catholic. Yours sincerely, f 9 I L. SCANLAN, i Bishop of Salt Lake, j Salt Lake City, Oct. 2, 1900. |