The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-04-16
Catholic Germany.

| Catholic Germany.
An esteemed correspondent has suggest-
ed that few particulars 40 =" oS .bs statas
of Germany would be appreciated ny many.
We gladly comply with the suggestion. Az
1866. when the issue OF Sadowa strucK
down the impsrrs nnt R9wea OF VASES Wss estab
lished. Twenty-one States, under the
absolute leadership of Prussia, formed
North Germany, while Bavaria, Wurtem-
burg, Baden and Hesse, though existing
tuted Southern Germany. The two divis-
tons were bound together by treaIies'
which guaranteed the integrity OF territory,
a military alliance, and union OF armies
Der last, made at Versailles. and ratified by
the Diet of Northern Germany, the four
Southern States were admitted into tue
Confederation, which was then transformed
into United Confederacy under common ,e
Emperor and q central Parliament. Inc
legislative power of the Empire is vested,
, as heretofore, in o Federal Council and q
Diet of the realm, which latter is composed
: of 1872 members, elected by universal SUI
. frage. In the Federal Council, represent
, ing the twenty-five States, Prussia mas
, seventeen votes, Bavaria ak; Wurtemourg,
f four; Saxony, four; Baden, three; hesse'
three; Mecklenburg- Schwerin, two; bruno
wick. two and the others one each total,
3 fifty -four. Under the treaties OF Decemoe!,
1870, Baden and Hesse handed over their
t armies to Prussia Wurtemburg did IKE
Q wise, but insisted on commanding ner
}, troops in time of peace; and Bavaria
b forces are commanded in peace and war oy
l. the King in person: Inc E% %Psn;m;se ras
70 ligiop. The Lutheran and Calvinist creeds
=. are professed by GA per cent OF the Popuia'
st ton of Prussia proper, 33 following the
Ia Catholic faith. In the provinces OF rus
in STA, POmerania, Biandenourg anu oa4o t';;s,
ie the great majority are Professionals wnils
t, in Posen, Silesia, Westphalia and Rhenlsi
ID Prussia, the vast majority, about nine ane
j. half millions, are Catholics. The tws
n and hree-quarter millions OF Cathoic'
g added by the annexatien OF A' ga ao" "ai
10 Lorraine would have done much to equai
OF lac the numbers had not the provinces an
be nexed in 1866 been almost altogether FRO
IL testant. Hanover then brought IN roun
tn numbers q million aud hait OF IroCce.
ID, ants and q quarter of a million OF Cathollc,
of Schleswig-H olstein and Lanenburg null
To linn Of Professionals and two thousand va
,ly tholics: and Electoral-Hess Nassau, Hon
I'd, burg and Frank fort, nine hundred thousan
Ike Protestants and three hundred ana III,
in thousand Catholics. In all there were LEI
md than three and q half million Protestant
ose and little more than half a million Cath'
ere lies transferred after '66. In bavaria tnel
nts are three and half million Catholics al
J to one one third million Professionals, or
I'm hundred and thirteen Catholics apd w
nth hundred and seventy five Professionals. III
ess- eudowments of the Church in Bavar
AXE amount to about eight and half milllo
oria sterling, and large portion OF TINS ls u
lily, rived from landed estate, which is year
: to increasing in value. The state gives apo
die. 9I3O,OOO per annum to the support OF
1877 clergy. There is complete religious hoer'
But Professionals and other dissenters enjoy!
ate unrestricted freedom of worship, and bel
va eligible to all public Offices, civil and M
zine. tary. The last census Of Wurtembu
anu taken in 1867, showed that there VI
ular Evangelical Protestants one and quar-
ness million: Catholics, half a million-th'
by two numbers including almost the ent
Ugh population. Saxopy is governed by
the tholic family, but there are two ana o.
J. X. third millions of Lutherans and Calvlnlt
and fifty thousand Catholics. The prop
COM ton in the other States, though not nea
ilan, 40 strong for Professionalism, seldom q
wor- a majority for Catholicism; and one OF
ay of chief reasons assigned is the great outf
;, he of Catholics by emigration, when, IN
and last twenty wears, has been very great
and round numbers, the reilgious chafacl .1,
d, he the great German Empire, taken as WI
I'D of NAV be summed up thus:-of the forty
th of millions population, about ~ or A9
rench lions profess the Catholic rellgion.-he
ntion,
aused ArDIENCE GIVEN BY THE HOLY FAT
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