New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-25
yup CI,rRCu PR0pERrY QUESTION.

THE CHURCH PROPERTY QUESTION.
We believe the following is the last remainder of all
the decent and decorous articles that have been sent US
in opposition TO what hold to be the side OF Religious
Equality as affected by Mr. Tabers bill. In this every
point in dispute s cOOy assumed nothing attempted 10
be proved Candor asserts that this bill puts Church
Property into the hands Of the Bishops we say does
NOT and appeal to the bill evidence that are right
He assumes that will increase their power over said
property; we affirm that it does such thing, but, on
The contrary limits and defines that power by rendering
the Bishops or other coporatOrs amenabe for the faith
full execution of their trust TO our Laws and our Courts
Laws enacted by Protestants aud Courts composed al
most wholly of Protestant judges He asserts that this
bill takes the part of the Hierarchy against those Catho
lies who choose to have their Church Property under
Law control we say it does not affect them in any way
Catholics of that sort may build five hundred Churches
fthey see M and no Bishop exercise the least had
ow ofegal or property control over them until the
ers or Law trustees see fit to assign them the con-
troll of the Bishops.
The truth is Just here-and 'Candor' knows it as
well as we do-the question involved is vital 70 the
Roman Catholic system. If the Roman Bishop of any
Docess and such Priests he may designate are to be
admitted into or excluded from any Church as board
determine the Roman Catholic assumption of Apostolic
Succession and Apostolic Power in the Bshopsis turned
into farce. and the Church to-day soemny cOnsecra
ted to Christian worship and ordinances according to
the Catholic doctrine and ritual may have Presbyte
rsn pastor next year. Unitarian the following and
German Nationalist the year after-the Trustees
backed by the congregation, calling them successfully
and Swapping their fingers at the Bishop All this has
no terrors TO u.s. because thoroughly Protestant
in our education views and convictions but if We were
Roman Catholic in our belief We could not do other
wise than support the claim Of the Bishops TO control
the Catholic Church Property cOnsecrated % Rei-
eious uses No man can have attentively read the
eumens of Candor and his predecessors that side
without perceivDg that their is hostility to the
the Catholic Church and system. Those arguments are
pertinent and cogent in their pace-that is when it is
urged TO deter Protestants from becoming Catholics or
win Catholics TO Proestantism-but when used to
practically deny Catholics the legal right vest the
fee of their Churches and Church Property in their
Bishops and threaten them with conscatiOn if they do
So then We deem them entirely out Of place. Here is
Candor's article:
/ To ne EdiL- Of TIE ~ y Tribune
Mn. TABERs BnL-Iti is not properly question of Re
gous Liberty. Ii does not respect either faith or Dr.
ownership and management of Church Property. Shall
these be wholly in the hands of Catholic Bishops or shall
they in other denominations be shared with their lay
/ brethren l.
No objection is made that the Catholics if they choose,
should put themselves into the most complete bondage 10
their ecclesiastical rulers But DO object that legal
sanction should be given TO principle which at war
with political institutions. The proposed measure IS
iucoi sstert with the genius of Government Ii IS
cont. 1e public policy Of our State Ii is, by legis-
lSve Ella, ''ny into the hands of individual,
that power which, according TO our Republican vie vs.,
ought 10 be distributed among many. Ii giving legal
sanction 10 influence which acts with prodgious force
upon our Elections . 1t IS Ayorng and increasing the
ATchbshops control Of ten thousand votes g. Thus is
f tendency is 10 endanger our liberties.
Greater weight given 10 tbs objection by the consi-
Grafton that Catholic Bishops and Archbshops are under
the control Of foreign Potentae who, in his spiritual p0
son and relations is the greatest Monarch earth.
By this COZ oeuraiion OF power Advantage gwen 20
the Rom.h Church. which not possessed by any other
denomination IN our country and winch Is not desired by
gny other Il giving them weapon which their chiefs
/ know very well how 70 WELD.
Another objection T. that in this measure the Legisla
turs would however uninent0naly be taking part with
the ecCesasCs gnst those portions Of their docks who
sppreCiatug Republican Liberty, desire laymen BE-
admitted share in the management Of Church Proper
~ and in the influence which II gives. CASDOA.
yofeI b. ESi'of
This question thai each denomination should Be les free <
elE Argue with TIE Catholics and persuade them
Go what dislike cny object to the legal tying Of their hand
that they do or only The rk Of oug their hard
canned property
We know nothing Of al s-sor d. ysa II the Catholic A
q county had voted under the direction Of then Bh0p
would generally have voted AID beaeaeuty m r
/ ~ q them Lave actually done.
l. aIuueuL il sod for anything implies rshs and dairy
sarpsi % Roman Cahole Hierarchy ossthe Tas soacsn
ration power" i-lsTss the yer rsuus Of IA
h Carcr. vhatever ldvuaass = tae1e derived IA "a
z..pt confined Properly What yg
e. M "CandorT Down the Cafhoe Church anvho-
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mell