The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-08-18
III. Catholic Germans Of Cincinnati Protest Against
Prussian Persecution.

We
ara of ihis CITY assembled in Mozart Hall
to express sympathy for their persecusea
Erethren in Germany, and to protest eSeanst
the tyranny of liberalism that now oaLkehs
their native land. The meeting was large
in numbers, enthusiastic In charaeGes, ana
hoiS in its expression Of Catholic princi-
Mes, Its proceedings gave cneeIia Ply
tthah tho strong feeling OF naticnaisns
which deeply marks the German race, an0
which resists strongly ana snessasiam asa an
Ri"H"ances. which it encounters in this
nonutrv> can not make them forget or neg
iaHt their duty as faithful Catholics even
,hsn that duty involves the censure OF the
q government Of their native country anu
Condemnation Of its political couIse. Tho
In reference to the persecution OF tne
Church in Germany the Catholic Germans
- this city have taken the position Wn!ch
o1o axnected of their well-known devotion
4 To their faith. They have done honor 20 q.
( themselves by rising above the servinty y.
:: nh;cb wonid have controlled them or others
t isss Catholic, and by the declaration OF the
@ fun5amental Christian principle, tuat she9
i a.teem their obligations as Catholics to Ok
y superior and more binding than any wn vT.
natural society may sex 70 a%Pues sait
It Rev. Mr.. Leopold in his address on tnt
10 occasion. And the ringing applause WIZ
B. NI.;"h the sentiment was greeted prove
ID ~ !, the Catholic blood of our Germal
of congrepations there does not noas sn
smallest germ Of the d sns,- vonId subord
of 80 RI the eternal ruin Of souls ana tu
es ;";nrv NJ the Church, religion to polftlceec
as a;y;ne. infallible faith, to the human Sill
it inc. adverse legislation Of the state.
The 1--WE are saaions Battle
up " Gstbolic hearts stirred with deep hatre
M " " tLa false, pernicious, and prevale
,ut t,,oorv that places the political law abe
nd ~ religious, an act of parliament a6o
Mr.. q dogma of faith, the natural order an0
an the supernatural, man aooy ~ . M n-;ce,e
nly %anefts, Of Catholic education, to WIN
the ~. Catho;ic Germans Of this city and d
ave c ce are 40 strongly welded. 1t was
my ecEo of the bold condemnation which
the Head of the Catholic Church has onncia
ex- nv which carries disintegration and det
NIB r. ali Christian society, by making
m " state the original and derivative source
Ups, eli authority and all law in this world.
ar was Christian protest against
, ,in heathenish end presenC Fussia aheei in
ear, great State machine, and that its mo
asly 4ents must be controlled by Bismarck
not oasist him in any work that he may de'
for bis own selfish interests ana nnIaV
sven ambition, even though that work OF
'thes -.iD TO the faith of the Catholic portion
ut a Germany. Itranged the Catholic Germ
Icsd, If this city as opponents of the detese!
the organic principle Of nationaliem In reile
ven. that was BORN Of German Pretestan 1tn;aa
more a1onted by the German political atnelsu
mple the nresent German Empire. 1t EXPIRE
many their antagonism to the territorial sy
yoing of religion which the Retormatlon %
peri Hsbed In Germany, and WhIcn We 49,
over tioned by the adoption an0 e4ecuuO
to the written lay THAT 10 SIetes Oelene
mt of mediatefy, with the right OF teLriCoIS
t my aovereiGnty, the right OF FeIor 1! H., VIZ
nts of orc;ae Of eligion-"-CtRc'nad" 1e'09'
lem IS0 9Th,