Samuel Eccleston

Samuel Eccleston (June 27, 1801 – April 22, 1851) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Quotes

• The slaves present a vast and rich harvest to the apostolic laborer. I do not believe that there is in this country, without excepting the Indians, a class of men among whom it is possible to do more good. But far from being able to do what I would desire for the salvation of the unhappy negroes, I see myself unable to meet the wants of the thousands of whites, who, equally deprived of the succors of religion, feel most keenly their spiritual abandonment.
  • The Catholic Church in the United States (1838)