Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-19
KNOXVILLE POsT-OFFICE HOURS.
SUNDAY READING.

In Philadelphia, according to the census
returns, the Presbytherians are the wealth
lest denomination, their property being
worth more than S4,000,O0. They also
furnish more Eittings than any other
church. The Episcopalians stand next in
both reSpeots.
Old Clothes.
Sheer not at old clothes. They are often
made holy by long sacrifices by careful
fold;ngs away, that they may last until
the dear ones are provided for. If many
an old coat could speak, what tales 1t
mould tell of the noble heart beating un-
derneath
Yonder rusty garment would repeat tn g
struggles of devoted father, whose son Is
earning laurels at the college hard by.
down pride, that his boy, bis noble, be-
loved boy, might yet do him honorl
That faded shawl, folded tightly over
spare shoulders Year after year has the
mother eleansed and mended and laid 1t
carefully away Gas she called IT. good as
new,n that her blue-eyed daughter might
have an education. And the mother smiles
over the dim, dusky- patterned ribbon and
prim old naerino that were cleaned up TO
enable her to buy Bessie pretty bonnet
and dress such as she deserved.
Oh that blessed self-denial of aspiring
poverty Hallowed be the old bonnets,
old cloaks, old coats, aye, and old shoes,
when such love points to them as It's mon
uments.
More than one bright and shining light,
let us tell you, owes its brillianey to old
clothes; more than one ster In literature,
philosophy and science.
Asgressious OF the Church Of Rome.
The New York Times In an article on
The Aggressive Church" says:
In all civilized countries the steady pro-
gress of liberty and intelligence has been
marked by constant struggle against this
corrupting evil of ecclesiastical property.
English legislation, from the Magma Char
ia, by successive acts, to the celebrated
statute Of Mortmain of George IL, has
been but little else than history Of inces-
SAINT popular efforts to restrain ecclesiasti-
cal corporations from holding excessive
properties In real estate, whether held un-
der the title of another for their "use and
trust,u or whether conveyed direct to them.
Spain has only been able by revolution to
free herself from this incubus within few
years, and Italy Is every year confscating
those burdensome ecclesiastical properties
which pay no taxes, and hang like heavy
weight on the neck Of the nation. In
Mexico one-third of the whole real estate
of the country was held by the presits,
who controlled thereby every political par
by, and nothing but the establishment of
the republic enabled the authorities to rid
the people of so burdensome an incum-
brance, and compel this large interest to
contribute to the taxation and education of
the country. In this State, it is estimated
that S50, 000, 900 of real estate is held by the
Roman Catholic Church. Incessant grants
are made to it by our city authorities, on
long leases, at merely nominal rates.
GnloyAid hoe lc orr hoi,anr hrrilf for II
In various cities, and it receives, under
school and charity grants, constant aid
from the State. The only check to this &C.
QUESTION OF real estate, thus far, has been
the very wise provision of our general act
Tor incorporating religious and charitable
associations; limiting to reasonable sum
the value OF the real estate which they are
permitted TO hold. This applies equally
20 Protestant or Catholic churches or chari-
ties. Whenever particular church desires,
from any cause, TO possess q larger amount
of real estate, it has only to propose q spe-
cfal act in Its behalf for this purpose to the
Legislature, and the bill readily becomes a
law. The Roman Catholic body have not
been satisfied with this very wise provisioH
of our laws. They now propose, through
Mr.. Tweed's 'Bi1I No. SO, - to take away
this restriction entirely, and give any re-
lglous corporation unlimited power TO
hold real estate erect sehool-houses,
enapeis, residences for the clergy, and the
IKE, thereon. Under the present law and
custom they can do this, but the accumu-
lation OF real estate in the hands of any
particular church or society would then
become apparent, and this is precisely
what the priests do not want. fist. Pat
riok's Cathedral came to control twenty
millions worth of city lots under our pres
emit law, we should all know it. Under
Mr.. weeds Dill no one could tell what
wealth the church possessed. We trusf
that the reasonable Protestants among the
Democrats in the Legislature viii oppose
this ecclesiastical entertainment. "a of
course the Republicans will do