{"pages":{"194":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00218-5c7afbc2c303f2b35aae.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"194","box":{"x":153,"y":141,"width":55,"height":20}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":372,"y":150,"width":472,"height":18}},{"text":"Governor of Madras, under the date of 25th April last, exposing the","box":{"x":147,"y":197,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"false allegations in the petitions sent to Your Holiness and to the","box":{"x":153,"y":223,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"Secretary of State for India by the followers of the Vicar Apostolic","box":{"x":151,"y":253,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"of Madras, are enclosed herewith for the information of Your","box":{"x":151,"y":281,"width":908,"height":28}},{"text":"Holiness.","box":{"x":148,"y":307,"width":130,"height":24}},{"text":"115. MEMORIAL OF THE CATHOLICS OF MADRAS TO","box":{"x":151,"y":387,"width":907,"height":28}},{"text":"THE KING OF PORTUGAL, 1862 A.D.","box":{"x":327,"y":419,"width":556,"height":27}},{"text":"This memorial sent by the Catholics of Madras to the King of","box":{"x":235,"y":464,"width":775,"height":28}},{"text":"Portugal represents the continuing efforts of the Padroado missionaries","box":{"x":192,"y":490,"width":815,"height":27}},{"text":"and Christians loyal to them to have the terms of the Concordat between","box":{"x":197,"y":515,"width":808,"height":24}},{"text":"the King of Portugal and the Pope implimented in their favour. This","box":{"x":196,"y":539,"width":809,"height":28}},{"text":"implies filling vacant positions and strengthening institutions under the","box":{"x":197,"y":564,"width":808,"height":27}},{"text":"Padroado; thus refuting the charge levelled by the Propaganda that","box":{"x":192,"y":589,"width":815,"height":28}},{"text":"the Portuguese Crown was not fulfilling its responsibilities. Cited in","box":{"x":197,"y":611,"width":809,"height":29}},{"text":"Jno. Godinho, The Padroado of Portugal in the Orient (1454-1860), pp.","box":{"x":193,"y":639,"width":810,"height":27}},{"text":"194-196.","box":{"x":195,"y":664,"width":104,"height":20}},{"text":"To His Most Faithful Majesty Dom Luis, King of Portugal and","box":{"x":190,"y":711,"width":865,"height":31}},{"text":"Algarves and the Royal Patron of the Church in the Orient.","box":{"x":141,"y":738,"width":824,"height":29}},{"text":"Sire, We the undersigned Roman Catholic inhabitants of the","box":{"x":192,"y":788,"width":861,"height":31}},{"text":"city of Madras, and the humble subjects of our noble Queen of","box":{"x":143,"y":814,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"Great Britain and Ireland, crave permission to place this represen-","box":{"x":139,"y":844,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"tation before Your Most Faithful Majesty. With a profound","box":{"x":144,"y":870,"width":905,"height":32}},{"text":"sense of gratitude for having by the sacrifice of much money and","box":{"x":146,"y":898,"width":905,"height":36}},{"text":"blood of your your subjects introduced the Catholic Faith in these regions,","box":{"x":139,"y":925,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"and equally, for the continuous aid and protection given to our Holy","box":{"x":143,"y":954,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"Religion up to this date, we offer our sincere and cordial acknow-","box":{"x":139,"y":979,"width":914,"height":32}},{"text":"ledgements as also for the benefit secured to us in the terms of the","box":{"x":144,"y":1008,"width":904,"height":31}},{"text":"Concordata, recently adjusted between Your Majesty and the Holy","box":{"x":140,"y":1035,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"See with the pious intention to promote the interest of religion and","box":{"x":141,"y":1065,"width":908,"height":31}},{"text":"the well-being of the Catholic Church; and also to remedy the evil","box":{"x":141,"y":1090,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"from which the Indian Churches have been suffering for the last","box":{"x":140,"y":1118,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"27 years; and thus to restore to us the peace and tranquility, of","box":{"x":137,"y":1146,"width":915,"height":35}},{"text":"which we have been deprived by the ministers of the Sanctuary.","box":{"x":134,"y":1174,"width":850,"height":32}},{"text":"Born under British dominion and enjoying all the privileges of","box":{"x":183,"y":1224,"width":866,"height":34}},{"text":"British subjects, we are bound by inseparable ties, to the British","box":{"x":136,"y":1251,"width":911,"height":32}},{"text":"nation, and as persons instructed in our Holy Faith, to give Caesar","box":{"x":140,"y":1281,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"what is his, and to God what is His, neither the difference in creed,","box":{"x":136,"y":1307,"width":910,"height":31}},{"text":"nor any other influence swerves us from the respect, obedience and","box":{"x":141,"y":1338,"width":903,"height":29}},{"text":"fidelity which we owe to our August Sovereign, Queen Victoria.","box":{"x":138,"y":1364,"width":901,"height":34}},{"text":"As however, for successive centuries, we have been under the","box":{"x":134,"y":1391,"width":911,"height":29}},{"text":"ecclesiastical discipline of the Churches, and under the spiritual","box":{"x":137,"y":1418,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"guidance of the prelates of His Most Faithful Majesty, we shall","box":{"x":134,"y":1447,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"humbly attend and follow the voice of those Pastors in spiritual","box":{"x":133,"y":1472,"width":910,"height":36}},{"text":"matters.","box":{"x":136,"y":1505,"width":112,"height":21}}]},"195":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00219-67552e26154e0eca51d7.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":483,"y":155,"width":249,"height":17}},{"text":"195","box":{"x":1010,"y":154,"width":53,"height":20}},{"text":"Your Majesty is no doubt well informed of the disorganised","box":{"x":195,"y":202,"width":866,"height":32}},{"text":"state of the Roman Catholic Society and for the disorders intro-","box":{"x":154,"y":231,"width":907,"height":31}},{"text":"duced in these regions by the missionaries of the Sacred Congre-","box":{"x":151,"y":261,"width":911,"height":29}},{"text":"gation De Propaganda Fide. It is also obvious that the long and","box":{"x":153,"y":289,"width":908,"height":29}},{"text":"protracted vacancies of the Sees of India have given occasion for","box":{"x":151,"y":314,"width":912,"height":31}},{"text":"the perpetuation of these disorders. Convinced of the necessity to","box":{"x":153,"y":342,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"fill up these vacancies, and more adequately to provide for the","box":{"x":154,"y":371,"width":908,"height":31}},{"text":"necessities of religion, the Royal predecessor of Your Majesty","box":{"x":154,"y":397,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"(Dom Pedro V) stipulated a new Concordata, but although it was","box":{"x":148,"y":424,"width":914,"height":32}},{"text":"ratified on the 20th September 1859, His Majesty had not the","box":{"x":157,"y":453,"width":905,"height":32}},{"text":"happiness of seeing it put into execution in India. We have no","box":{"x":153,"y":481,"width":908,"height":29}},{"text":"definite news, if this delay is due to the Government of Your Majesty","box":{"x":151,"y":510,"width":911,"height":31}},{"text":"or to the Holy See of Rome. Whatever may be the cause, or the","box":{"x":151,"y":536,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"motives of this delay, we most respectfully bring to the notice of","box":{"x":153,"y":564,"width":914,"height":32}},{"text":"Your Majesty the afflictions and miseries we are suffering in the","box":{"x":150,"y":592,"width":914,"height":32}},{"text":"present state of affairs. We supplicate Your Majesty, that in con-","box":{"x":150,"y":621,"width":914,"height":31}},{"text":"sultation with His Holiness, to put into execution the new Concor-","box":{"x":151,"y":649,"width":911,"height":29}},{"text":"data, to nominate Prelates to the vacant Sees, especially to those","box":{"x":150,"y":675,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"where we are subjects, and to send missionaries capable of attending","box":{"x":148,"y":705,"width":912,"height":31}},{"text":"to the spiritual needs of the different races composing the Roman","box":{"x":151,"y":733,"width":911,"height":32}},{"text":"Catholic Community in India.","box":{"x":148,"y":760,"width":411,"height":29}},{"text":"Howsoever excellent the provisions of the Concordata, yet we","box":{"x":193,"y":819,"width":868,"height":32}},{"text":"are afraid that the interests of the religion will suffer, if the churches","box":{"x":151,"y":846,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"in India have always to be dependent on Europe for the supply of","box":{"x":151,"y":874,"width":912,"height":32}},{"text":"missionaries, who have to be sent at great cost and who, after their","box":{"x":153,"y":902,"width":908,"height":31}},{"text":"arrival have to learn the Indian vernaculars and study the customs","box":{"x":151,"y":933,"width":908,"height":29}},{"text":"and habits of the country, before they can render any service.","box":{"x":151,"y":959,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"Without local colleges and seminaries this vast region will always","box":{"x":146,"y":985,"width":914,"height":34}},{"text":"be dependent for missionaries on the little territory of Goa. Nor","box":{"x":144,"y":1015,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"in any other manner, can the various needs of India be satisfied,","box":{"x":150,"y":1043,"width":911,"height":29}},{"text":"if we have at heart the interest of religion, the propagation of the","box":{"x":150,"y":1073,"width":912,"height":31}},{"text":"Catholic Faith and the conversion of the pagans. Apart from the","box":{"x":147,"y":1099,"width":912,"height":29}},{"text":"economy of this plan, the Catholic population of India will always","box":{"x":147,"y":1126,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"be grateful to Your Majesty for planting such institutions in this","box":{"x":146,"y":1155,"width":914,"height":31}},{"text":"soil. We, however, submit to the benign consideration of Your","box":{"x":150,"y":1183,"width":910,"height":29}},{"text":"Majesty the necessity of establishing, as soon as possible, a college","box":{"x":144,"y":1211,"width":915,"height":29}},{"text":"in this See of St. Thome, wherein instruction may be imparted in","box":{"x":151,"y":1239,"width":910,"height":31}},{"text":"arts and sciences, in theology and canon law, with the object of","box":{"x":148,"y":1267,"width":915,"height":29}},{"text":"finding among many, some who may enter the sacred orders.","box":{"x":147,"y":1294,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"Those who have no vocation for the ministerial office, will be better","box":{"x":147,"y":1323,"width":911,"height":27}},{"text":"qualified to serve the churches and the State. The funds available","box":{"x":147,"y":1351,"width":911,"height":29}},{"text":"in Madras are too little for such an enterprise. The Catholics are","box":{"x":148,"y":1379,"width":907,"height":28}},{"text":"just recovering from their civil and religious inhabilities, and have","box":{"x":144,"y":1406,"width":914,"height":31}},{"text":"hardly enough for the sustenance of life. However they will gladly","box":{"x":144,"y":1432,"width":915,"height":32}},{"text":"contribute what they can. But as the advantages from such an","box":{"x":147,"y":1460,"width":912,"height":29}},{"text":"institution will be more to the benefit of the British State, and of","box":{"x":148,"y":1488,"width":914,"height":29}},{"text":"British subjects, we are quite hopeful that if Your Majesty enters","box":{"x":144,"y":1515,"width":914,"height":31}}]}}}