New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-20
TuE CHURCH. PROPERTY QUESTION.

THE CHI RICH PROPERTY QUESTION.
We should be very Wiling TO Jet The controversy
respecting Mr. TabeIs Cnurch Property bl rest
awhile. but those Of che contrary part vii NOT Some
Of hem hope to proht by 's prosecution some are
baunted by an uneasy conscousness that they are in
the vrorg which will not 1t them be SILL We are
quite wiling 70 accommodate them though fully aware
yhst they have The popular hue aDdcry on their SIDE,
aid thai cannot personal! gam aud VII be likely
20 lose by the discussion. We easily beat them ia
The argument: but unit men be zone more enlightened
and tolerant they sill yery probably beat rs n the
vote sun they shall have their I'LL of the discussion.
Here is ore who has written US more cvy and nearer
the point than the joriy. and We Will gI'e him the
next cbance-quoting lis letter paragraph by para
graph that We may reply TO eicn query distinctly.
He begins:
IL NJ Eerw efT1s y Y 1ri51Hs
81. tome ii. tha' Church Property BILL be good
ertugh O. inform on th- following in's
II people dish enough 90 convey their properly
t"a n'p or any other Individual Fnout o.n-r guttn
y tan integrity j. that any reason why the l-E'A-
tufe rulo Aerward and hep them GU. o! the
snP.
Arsuer-T1e Catholics, however foolish have III
VOWED themselves scrape that they beg 70 be de-
lrered from TIER demand Of the State Is primarily
ard Chiefly that It shall not rob them They have built
cera!o Churches and devoted portion Of their fairly
earned Properly TO Eccleiastcal uses and have very
generally seen tx to vest il the Bishops OF their several
Docess,s the management and control OF these
Churches this Property. They INTENDED aud stipulated
tlst the successive Bishops Of those Docesses recog'
nz,d ~ such by the Papal zee aud IN communion with
tie Church Of Rome shall bee perpetual trustees and
managers Of SAID Property But our laws as they are,
step il on tie death OF any Bishop and virtually say,
unless def, ated by special deyises) No this Prop
ertv which every body knows was held in trIst) IS
no trusr il belonged TO the late shop IN fee SIM
pie ard by his death has become the property of his
LEGAL hers among whom We nov proceed To distribute
it Ought lot any honest man 10 be Ashamed of re-
sstinc a modification of suchlaw intended expressly TO
give effect TO the wishes aud purposes of those who
owned the property and cossecrated il u religious
uses
Has It not always been the policy Of our country to
aV .d possible. srse lnui.u'ns ~ property
IN te hand, Of iLdivi'ua. especially 7.uo aud
IL, Dist policy founded on go reasons So M clause
At N perp.fu. tfus's I'D t.e Ir ny Cnur rIor'
t,u cot nc rporaied under our State las but Il ose OF
tie CooIy
An,oef-This question is who'll. aside from the mat
ternow IN controversy How far the Legislature should
Limit and control the aggGega ION OF Properly tor Ecce
sa,cal purposes is question no. touched o, Mr Ia
b,rs bill We perceive litrle necessity for legislation
In The premises for our aye is emiuen maertllsnc
aud selfish aud the uumbe moved O. .mpp'ersl them
selves or Children in order 10 enrich thrir C1urch.
Whichever II be is relatively small. TIE pregaent ten
dencies of our qute adverse 90 that here de-
prec.,,d sui We have Lo objection 10 a law pre-
scribrl AID lmitiu. me extent % which d tcs'afpr
ay mpoyersL his children other heirs by b-quess
10 RcHs Gus uses We should nor otj~c' 10 legal
provision hat aside iIom church ednces frni,ure aud
ground Yielding revenue r IN secular use Nc CHURCH.
Local or genera. should bold AID emo! proPerGy be-
yuud moderate amount. progjrtioned r0 thr number
of its members. Bat The pass4g~ Of Mr Ta5ers bin
vii nor increase. 10 TIE extent of one d'llar rue
auount Of properly held aud conuro led IT e.i'io,
By ca hoic Bishops l, Viii supply save he trOu0e
Of dcyi,nc and obyiatt the risk OF Peryersoa occa-
sion,d % txstus laws
If,r,h ,te S-li.ualed p .Icy ottLa state. is there
sy I,a,' Tor crlaT tom 10 tLe iee hat i ''A-d
tcftrlr U-.g- and discipline uui->- t ce - " sie
COCO Tta-ou, tol ..ri.- su'h u-H-- ana iis- pine
Ansu,r We have nothirg 20 d. 1..h The eccesas-
teal usage AID discipline OF Catholics OF any other
C,uroh The sufficient resloE for the charge oiosed
Is d., feet thar The sho earned the property DE-
size IL. Tie STATE does uot crea properly rs lln'-
ZION IS @ lake care thar tnnse vito made or e'rnei
shall he enabled freely and dspo-, of 70 IN ~!
usLuer uo- involving moral wronl. TIA the usage
and discipline Of tie Catholic Church vests the sloe
contro. Il Church Properly in Bishops may De 4 good
resson 10 Catholic, yestnc their property ~ tAaI
Valve should think r. ought Co be-bli Dc -Ir s
reason IN the premises j. The wis o those sho caraed
tie rforertv With D." their reason for hGrry such o
..i,cirlue We have nothing whatever legally 20 do