Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-03

XIV. Inc government Will guarantee
a p1ppeS.degree of relpett to the bilhops
AID e6fates, when diocefes and curates are
comriled in the new lift.
XIV. The government will ALTO take
meafures to fecurc to the French Catholics
any endowmen,s which may be made for
the benefit of their churches.
XVI. His Holinels acknowledges that
the Fira Conful of the French Republic
poGefes all the rights and prerogatives
which were enjoyed by the ancient 60
vernment. .'-.- '
XVII. 1t is agreed between the con-
tracing parties that in cafe any one OF the
fucceGors of the FifG Conful, for the time
being, ihould not be of the Catholic sreli-
gion, the rights and Prerogatives mention
ed in the preceding articles, and the nomi-
nation to Bilhoprics, ihall with relpees to
the Fira Conlul, be regulated BY d future
convention.
The ratification hereof fhall be excllan-
ged at Paris within forty days.
Done at Paris the 10th Meilidor, 9Th
year of the French Republic.
Lord we beleech thee take the repub-
lie into thy fate keeping.
Lord we beleech thee take the coniuls
into thy ia:e-keeping.
Fr6m the organic articles Of tie C0n7ru-
tim agreed xtoa lit The Co1c0rda',
fl, The regulation If religious sO0y@ip III
Franee.' .....
Agreeable to the project Of the law, the
publication in France of any aa OF the
court OF Rome, of foreign Syncd,, ard Of
General Councils, before they lhall have
been examined by the government, is for
b;dien. 1t alto forbids any EccletiaGical
Anembly to deliberate in France without
its authority, gives to the Council of State
the cognizance OF redrels and errors. The
archbihops and bihops may fubjdn to
their name the title of Citoyen or Mon
lirur, but without any other addition No
one can receive the rank of Bilhop under
thirty years Of age nor unlefs a native
Frcnchman. The Fi1f Conlul viii cauie
the candidates to be examined to,ch.ng
their religious fentiments. The Ghops
mutt re6de in their REFLECTIVE dioccies,
from whence they are not to abicnt them
felves without the leave Of the Firt Con.
ful. Each Bilhop may have two Wears
General, and the Archbihops threes they
lhall Witt every year one diviiion Of their.
diocefe, and the whole of the diocefe every
five years: and they fhail fubmit to the
iirR con(al the regulations for organizing
their fetninaries. %,
TITLE ILL., On Woy&p.
There lhall be bu, one Liturgy and one
Catechifm for all the French Catholic
Churches.
No Curate can order extraordinary pub
lie prayers in his Parith without the tpecial
permi'ion of the B:ihop.
NJ HOLIDAY or feaival, except Sunday,
can be efahlilhed without the iantlion of
government.
EccleGaRics illall wear in their religious
ceremonies, habiliments and ornaments
fuitable to their title. They cannot, in
any cafe and under any pretext, afume the
colors and marks OF dittin6tion reletved for
the Bithops. ID.
Al! ecclefaGics fllall be habitec in the
French manner, and in black. Bilhops
may add to that drels the Pattoral crols
and the violet colorcd itUckings.
No religious ceremony can take place
out of the edifices ceniecra,ed to Catholic
Worthip, in the towns where tire are
temples defined for different Worhips.
The fame temple cannot be conecrated
but to one kind Of Worhip. =
There lhall be in the Cathedrals ind pa
rifles. place Of dilinttion for the Catho-
lie individuals exercifng the Civil and
Military authorities. ..
The Biihop ihaIl concert with tue pre-.
feet, to regulate the mode Of calling the
faithful to divine fervice by the found OF
the bells. They carnet be ,uns without