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== The Historical Context of the Relationship between the Catholic Church and Indians == | == The Historical Context of the Relationship between the Catholic Church and Indians == | ||
A strong movement to anglicize Indians began in the early nineteenth century. The United States Government was willing to fund religious missions, despite the constitution's non-establishment clause (which prohibited the federal government from establishing a national religion ) because it saw an opportunity to assimilate the Indians into American culture by way of religious teachings in morality and civic responsibility. Many denominations took part in this campaign; baptists, Catholics, Lutherans, and Presbyterians, to name a few. The competition for government funding was fierce, especially in light of the anti-Catholic sentiment of the time. | |||
By the mid nineteenth century, most Indians had been placed on reservations west of the Mississippi River. | |||
== Father Ganss == | == Father Ganss == | ||
Revision as of 19:47, 22 October 2007
The Historical Context of the Relationship between the Catholic Church and Indians
A strong movement to anglicize Indians began in the early nineteenth century. The United States Government was willing to fund religious missions, despite the constitution's non-establishment clause (which prohibited the federal government from establishing a national religion ) because it saw an opportunity to assimilate the Indians into American culture by way of religious teachings in morality and civic responsibility. Many denominations took part in this campaign; baptists, Catholics, Lutherans, and Presbyterians, to name a few. The competition for government funding was fierce, especially in light of the anti-Catholic sentiment of the time.
By the mid nineteenth century, most Indians had been placed on reservations west of the Mississippi River.
Father Ganss
The Beginning
Henry George Pratt came to Carlisle in August 1891 as the new pastor at St. Patrick church.
Relationship with Pratt
St. Katherine Drexel
Her work with the Indians
The Church
140 E. Pomfret Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 243-4411
