The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-28

he supreme head Of the Church. Secular
priests no longer obey Bishop separated
from the Holy See. The mission Of priests,
Jesuits or NOT, proceeds from inc
both are united by the bonds Of relation /
ship" both owe submission 70 the Success
!" kindred associations is to be under
stood ,"as applying TO community OF views,
ours are the same. We also place inc ue
civil Power and of mere human knowledge;
we also believe that the competence OF the
Church and of the Christia6 family mas
been determined directly by God we also
place the duties of the Christian commnni-
~ BY reason both Of their origin e. t ana t tem
poral bonds of the State" According 10
several semi official Berlin journals, the
proceedings against Mgr. Krementz nave
been suspended, and another Caolne'
Council is called for this week, in conse-
Quence Of q very conciliatory private let
ter which the Bishop has addressed to the
Emperor. We should only be too giao 10
believe that the Government was opening
its eyes to the real nature of its acts, ana
to the fact that it is creating, not repress-
ing, hostility.
Expulsion of the Teaching Orders at
Genera.-The Grand Council of Geneva
has passed . law expelling the Christian
Brothers and Sisters Of Charity from their
schools. The Catholic schools are perfectly
unsupported by the State, and the sisters
Of Charity have possessed thelrs ever since
since 1889. The Liberal members of the
Council, of the old school Of Liberalism,
have generally acted fairly and consistent
~, Mr.. James Fay declaring plainly that
the Bill was q ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the old
Calvinist persecution, and that behind the
nf 81 o Tn fOnn6
the inspiration of Bismarck, and NJ. Gus
tave Pictet, and NJ. William de la Rive,
| the distinguished writer, maintaining that
it was q violation of natural justice, of the
Constitution, and of Catholic rights. The
alliance, however, of the President, NJ.
radicals NJ. Hornupg, Professor of Law,
representing the prosecuting Bureaucratic ;
and M. Grosselin, representing the Inter
national and lite prosecuting Socialists, was
victorious over all argument as well as over
equity and charity. The Bishop and clergy
will, however, maintain the Catholic char
acter of their schools even if the priests
have to teach in them themselves, which,
adds letter from Geneva in the Untuers
) will not be necessary, as lay Catholics viii
be found to devote Themselves to the
work.
Catholic Action in Italy.-On the I'd inst
the Holy Father, speaking to the parish
priests Of Rome on the subject of the com
munal schools, impressed upon them thu
!. necessity of urging their flocks. to taxi
part in the municipal elections, in orde
that Christian councillors may be elected
instead of those by whom schoolmaster
+ are now appointed who corrupt instead @
educating. On the previous day the Car
dinal Archbishop of Naples had given tn,
same directions to his clergy. In connec
q ton with this subject-the Importance .
+ which was recognized in tue articles whicl
Y | g.. ~, ys,,s1S TrSs .toca
% ing the abstention from Parliamentary
n elections-it is interesting to note that tn
r Catholic associations of Italy are formiD
: themselves into a collective organization
"a They have been holding at Rome . meet
n ing Of delegates, at which which the association
y Modena, Piacenza, Parma. Venice, Luccs
" Leghorn, Pisa, Rimini, Tortona, Crems
y Palestrina, and other towns were repre-
~ sented. Having heard Mass in the Churc
- of St. Joseph, over the Mamertine Prison
: and obtained the blessing of the Holy Fs
: ther, they constituted themselves into
"a general association-electing as president
~ general the Marchese Cavalletti-under til
y. title of 8" Tie Catholic Union for the Ad
"a vancement of Good Works." Their fir
q act was to consecrate their association
IA the Sacred Heart; and they contempla
- the creation of Catholic workiDgmen
"a benefit societies, increasing the number
10 charitable associations of Catholic ladie
y multiplying schools under religious ma.
II agement, founding local weekly religion
N papers.at least in the great centres, at
a under the superintendence of the Bishol
40 and publishing tracts adapted to Il
working classes. Italy-the real Cathol
Italy Of the majority-is, we trust, abo
OF to awake from its deep sleep Of discourag
ne ment, and to show what it can do by p
ne cifsc means to resist the tyranny of q tn
ag bulent minority.
hit There are certain women in this country WI
Ia are making prodgious clatter In speeches, ney
- paper arto!es and BY other means about what u
i'll will far to convince any candid person that the
nv ing machine has been edeotual aid giving
women generally their rights" than all the clan
made BY them fen the day: q xantslPe e the pr
diminished tight the weakened nerves, which
q Inevitable attendance Of sowing by the old proce
Dc have disappeared and in this domestic dispen
ton woman can do the sewing of her family witho