The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-05-26

than hoard atrang9 things VIE EeH - W
these AAtter1nK enneaons, eno ,suo
while handsng -eneM 1seF 'oa,S .,to.
Pubiicaaons. A&u0IeS LheH GL1u.LaiS ~.
forces. II ia the ens!ing Ge9esgs 'Ie
Ministry enoui0 Teter 60 bnese. a u.o
support Of thsiEs xtews, the Opposa tio1 10y
with perfect fairness reply IN tne saao
aasn use tGe 81 session. Of the
Presses Diesi .tor Aepreciats thesysfue OF
the sfeSseA e ernanating from R0tands
Hsn0aSI,s and4 other disseminated Pefsaons
Of ekisgdom. s.Asa case ~ point, may
atlpda 6o6e; Of %thesa songratnlatory epis-
tles, askich was sabmitteds % the Gheneel-
lor q few day sago by certaia slnhabAtants
OF the town Of Fnlda, couched an the most
encouraging terms, FuidA ne1Hg p stho-
lie town, and the fact OF the anbsera oess
having selected the moment wei ~ .ue
Bishops were nssemhled there as the most
fitting one to despatch their. letter, led to
it's attracting. more thanSordlnery notice.
Was eurious enough to. make some further
enquiries With regard TO this document,
and discovered that, whereas Fuida
are Protessante and COO Jews, the address
bore 800 signatures only Nor Is TINS g.
singular instance yet on the strength OF
missiyes of this description we are asked
to believe that Bismarck has no. cause to
fear the enemies by whom he is surround
testant Germany the Liberals are bitterly
opposed to clerical Influence; this extends,
however, to the Evangelical as we'll as the
Catholic priest hood, and az the animosity
of this party towards the Conservatives is
quite as rapid as towards the clergy, the
cause of ultramontanism is in these parts
| Of the empire safe In the hands Oh their
! Protestant Feudalist allies. fhe oniy
enemy, therefore, with which the in1ahi-
hIlise clergy nave 70 deal singie. handed Is 3
|
| which has, like the value o. the addresses
| to which 1bav0 alluded, oeen very much
exaggerated. We are apt, IN cue hrst place.
to judge of the influence ana namoets q
this party ~ the space ; aIlo.Vea 70 o. .n inf
doings IN the Puohc pTtntS We Dig ~
| clined also, think, TO ascfioe 70 III VINO
have Joined the new sect the pure ana lofty
| motives ey which, NO oouot, many among
them are prompted; AS 70 their numbers,
will content myself WIN mentioning tnas
here, where the proportion Is certainly
higher than In any other part OF Catholic
Germany, 1000 only out OF l6O,ooO have re-
I pudiated the tnfainoiIity doSmn ana with
regard to their motives L could; II your
space permitted nc, prove from their own
speeches and writings that IN the majority
rectiy designated no Catholics. Inis ls
easily accounted for. In no country do the
people manifest a greater apathy IN rell-
gious matters than IN Germany. In other
WI Nv .'"' 10 .ooo o'.SiSue'
! are almost tne very words made nee OF 0y
, DIT. Dolhnger in . recent lecture, and IN %
! far as PROTESTANT Sermany 10 concerned ne
stated an undentaoie truth. These people
however, II srashetic; IN rengious matters
. are peculiarly eceive Ia anairs affecting
y their worldly welfare, ana the natural re-
= suit Of thfs has bean TO draw them from
:. the unproductivea ont-0f the way + rotest
y ant provinces, to TIE hhine, Westphalia
:. ana other parts OF the empire: more eayoE
!. ed by climate, soh, and position but II
= which the Church OF Rome held sovereign
- sway. The leaven OF Hationaltsm SOON be
= gan to work, and long oefore the question
a OF the Pope's intaiileiiity was mooted
e Was apparent that as trade ana capital IN
:. creased the 1nduence OF she pflesthoo'
. waned, and when the present movement
o. commenced 1t was naturally enough vel
coined by many, VINO ga" In 1t the germ