The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-24

strength of the German people. Their old
piety and morality are gone. The hopeless
confusion reigning in religious mat matters
grows day by day more hopeless. The ma
tion is either being withdrawn from the
influence of religion, or it is Withdrawing
itself from it of it's own accord: we can
only say we fear greatly. Aud the expert
ence of all ecciesiastics is discouragtng, for
they all unite in saying that the great war
with Franco has brought forth no |
good in spiritual matters Tho love
| of material enjoy ments has increased
but the great mercies of God to our nation
have remained unregarded The
number Of communicate Is fewer
Out of all the people whose banns Of mar !
riage are published, more then one-half
only marry when it is absolutely necessary.
and for the sake of appearances
Marriage has bscsme mere contract,
which can be, and is, loosed at pleasure
This evil has been increased by the
Prussian laws on marriage, and the facility
thereby afforded for divorce The
pastors are recommended to prevent, as
far as possible, mixed marriages: They
also are advised to keep the schools as far
as possible in the hands of tho pastors"
"From this report" adds the Gcrmdnta,
" we can see that the people outside tho
Church are beginning to acknow ledge the
dangers which menace, not only Cataohc
| schools and marriages, but those OF other
denominations. Will tue LandtaS and the
Reichstag pay attention TO this cry or
whole people, In spite Of 1t will they at
, tempt to mako civil marriage obligatory
, instead of permissive, and to separate the
school from the Church Who can say. as
,ong as Liberalism alone governs us i"
Dutch Protestantism on the German Per
, secution.-Nor is it in Germany alone that
Professionals are passing Judgment on
,I,fu Mi
> The Dutch Protestauts do not seem ut all
to share the religious enthusiasm for per-
secution felt by Mr.. Kinnaird, Lord Dud-
: lev, and their friends. Arnhensche C0urant,
e tho principal organ of the old L,oerai
o party. and usually most hostile to Catho-
9 lies. expresses itself as follows: "Prussia
It has awaked a conflict OF which it is impos-
u sible to zee the consequences and the enc
J. The Bishop of Ermeand has the beau role
u in this struggle. On an attentive eXamina-
20 ton of his words ahd acts, IL must oe az
J. knowledged that the Bishop has done all
d that could reasonably be demanded OF d
% prince of the Catholic Church in the way
i. of rendering the Emperor what belongs K
10 the Emperor, without sacrificing anything
ID which falls under his own ecclesiastica
~ competency. Ono may DC as anu o!tr J,
y, moptaue aud as auti-Catholic az possible
m but one cannot deny that the pretension o
D the prussian Government, TO judge OF TN
1t opuortnneuess of an act OF eLc'esiastca
al decentralization, is something qnite exor
CO uitant. What should we say, We Protest
lie ants, of a Catholic Government whic
N criticized the application OF our chnrc
'es regulations, or opposed and nnnulled a
go ecclesiastical censure, because ut was q
sat rected against the subject Of Catho!
eff Sovereign ?" Such is the opinion OF Pr
zen testaut Liberal who, being nearer than III
eat strife, las better opportunities OF seer
tea, what is really going on, and, being Inn
Ca .nced by German ChauviDism or sinvi
in admiration of the Chancellor and his pol
me cy. is able to be really just, as well
on nominally Liberal.
the The Bishop Of Ermeldnd.-The Bishop
ate Ermeland has taken another step IN I
or Government. He has notified TO the latt
rtv that.if it persists in Withholding
nIs reycpues he shall be obliged to bring
IA matter before the Courts, and plead
tho Sovereign DEGREES which secured to bis p
Y of tiecessors, himself, and his succeSsors I
and income, IN heu OF inc properly euIi S"uo
,ren by them. AS, however, he would M
Iuuo preFer that the affair should be settled q
.ct cably, lie leaves the Government cert
and interval in which to consider their rel
The case has been submitted TO some OF
most distinguished jurists in Prussia,
one and all have given 1t as their OPln
H.. that no Court in the kingdom would 'dil
tha low the Bishops plea. OF course the y
sian eminent may proceed with high hs
'tnrs and trust to AN Act of indemnity al
hss wards. But this will only be an addltic
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