New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-24
CnURCH PROPERTY BILL.


Give a dog bad name and hang hi,1.' Is musry
rrov,rb. Call s bill Catholic" bill. and mtny
Pr,..s,spt, need no further for opposing T.
The Church Corpor.un bill pos pending AlOaay, is
doomed 10 present def,at-we presume there IS 10
Doubt Of that All We h"pe tn ea'n bS Advocating
tb m will of portion of our subscribers who are
death on Whatever is termed "Po7el. And yes &c
have all abiding conviction that Justice and Reason
nust pr.vs, il he long rn-thst the sort OF hoersJ
which usDifesrs is. by banshng Jesui's is DOT des-
tined peImslentl, 10 govern this Repubc-iod that
Az ericaus will ultimately agree 70 er each other wor-
shu God SIS rhey shall seversy &C. aud manage their
eecl, sasrcs affairs accordingly. Nay. W believe CHS
is 81. pressnt disposition OF our cOrnrymeO, II they
could Only have tbe question fairly presented. Do just
c. nsidrr tbt bill as It is:
b. 10 enocfd ST., That sny officer officer person or
persons ben CITIZENS ~ TINS Safe, w0, sc"r me 7" me
us.c. md ci,,. Inc IT IN. Roman catholic Church may
~ &C.. grated r-pr senf 40, man Catholic ''ngrtgs
tor ar s.c',ry IN hong sud managing 'h- 'em)ora'S
th.tsofuay becou. incorpr ted As The rn'-e or Vus
les " uct c'ngregsno. "r society, Va me I'll uS pr
s,Asd Zoo he sect on ~ tue ser entc A AT 10
mo- &c. rfte Incorporation Of khuu, N)ciete- passed
Aprl 5'h l-l3 Colnrson sole "r aggregV ~ - ths
:, M, be- and a. such snail p"-ess th- same ppsers
srdrh h. shsu he subject 10 h- ssme r-'trie'ns Ia
b - and condt ons in AL r'sp-c- As 'hs Trustees II
an, Poi. Church rr congregation incorporated un
CIR -ai0 secii n.
On this bill The Commercial AGrertiser comments as
follows:
al tie fir. reading Of the bill It would that each
co, sti, or society have sep rate represents
i've b" -hall become - Trustee hut we presume tn tne
.r..o.' at IA. komi.h Church would warrant qlfe r
f. it state ugs W. supp that tn Pope can d-ss
s h. representative 'ot auy komtn Catholic congrrgE
,u or ,oierv AID that he de-iguat- the Bishop III
dors. a. the If each Septrtt cpagcegs
II, 81 tbs, he BhOp will be- the frHst ~ 0H he ctUfch
rrergIV he's dtos,. Perhaps inde'd under his e,o
s,iucriu the pe may 'degnst some Individual 10 be
tie rutfe O zach congregation la 10, STATE tnd 30 ID all
church prup,tty IN IN. STATE. Aud is"n chs ground
that there is G. neral aversion TO the passage OF the 10
Nov the facts about which The COmmereiai sup
poses" so literally, are just these;
The Church edihce and other temperatures belong
ing TO any religious congregation Catholic or Protestant,
are BY law the property OF person or persons N c'om
THAT cosoRlGArIoy mag see III TO rest The ihe. Sch
is the case now such will be after the passage Of Mr.
Tsbers bin above quoted ii it be the canon or usage
of the RomaL Catholic Church to vest such title in the
Bislcp Of each Diocess respectively. then the Bishop
does and will require that the title be 50 vested before
be proceeds c,nsecrate the Church. Bu should any
Catholic congregation choose to designate aoy person
or persons other than the Bishop OF the DOcess to hold
lis CLuIch property then that person or persons ooHd
lod il after the passage Of Mr. Tabers bill, precisely
rs now aud the Bishop would have no power under that
bill 10 co,rce constrain conveyance TO hun further
or other than be how has.
. But the passage OF this bill would enable and invite
Catholic Bishops Ia hold Church Property as legal cor
poyafors and trustees, whereas they nov hold u as
tloueb II were theirs absolutely, and MT merely by
yirme Of their ofice Suppose Catholic Bishop we're
10 akosa ze as Catholic Bishops have done aud we're
10 be villain as one may be, he might convert che
I xofbf Dinea.s-n-arfv all naid
for out of the bard earnings of bod carriers and scrv
mt.g1ls. VITO alsays and stil continue Roman
Cattoncs-to his private and personal use-m'ght sell
ciurche- under he BANNER as If thry were stables -
might u,l, dorn ornamental vessels and squinier no
pruce.3s il riot and debaucbeTy Whether there ever
was Bishop So drpraved aud shameless "a this, we
cannot sa, bur do say rblr our laws, they nov
rapd invite and promise impunity 90 just such saluy
al d s.crileRe
? The opponents Of Mr. Tabers bill virtually say to
the Cabohcs If you don't ikethis prospect elect sy
trustees ind deed your churches TO them, so that the
b shops can no longer control your churches but the
.tru.t.es can DEFY and shut ont the Bishop himself
vb.never they see III Who does not that this l.
virtually saying TO Catholics, You have no business 10
ale Romsnists you must become Protes'ants, aud then
"tbe laws will protect your Do you want To force that
alternative Catholics lyou do We cannot deem you
consistent advocates OF Religious Equality and Freedom
We are Conversational Protestant and never were any
thing else; but We protest against any consiraint o
LEGAL coercion directed against those who are other@ise
If sny person fit ~ give the man John Hughe
none, or properly let John Hughes dispose Of il be
eLa zee or failing To do let t be inherited ~ John
HupLess egol heirs; but it he gives it, not to John
Hu.h,s but 10 the Roman Catholic archbishop OF this
Diocess then it is wrong for the law to take it from
such Archbishop whoever he may be- aud give It e
souebdy else Such our reading Of Religious Liberty
We never learned any other.
We have witnessed attempts 70 coerce Quaker
to bear arms to reject the testimony Of Cnyersalst'
A. unworthy Of belief ard to impose on the Baprsts
name they dislike for their Bible Society and each
attempt being directed against minority, vas PoPulai
and successful Tor while, but Religious Freedom anG
Equality prevailed in the end So it will be, We are con
6dent with this Church Property question.
HIGH -TRIhE.
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