The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-24
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER "a, 1872

lGNlNUs NV EN- DEN 81, 1000
cure-this is, of course, aimed at Mgr. Mer-
millod. Thirdly, to exact al oath of sub
mission to the laws and to tho Government
from "all spiritual administrators OF par.
lsEes' at their entrance into office, the oath
being drawn a. to exclude any Inter.
probation that might weaken the sense
Fnurthly, to proceed, i'll consequence of the
declaration now made by the cures, to tho
election Of now parish priests throughout
tho Canton, who may be the present hold
ers of thu Office, bat will thus be subjected
to the ordeal OF a probably unlawful oath.
Filthy, tho fabrics are to DO organized
which means, we suppose, that the posses,
sion and management OF the churches ana
church buildings are to DO secured entirely
to the State. All this the Government de-
clares to be merely a natural extension OF
the democratic regime, and call on the
Catholic citizens to assume the direction OF
their own cutie. 1t is, in fact, civil con
stitution of the clergy such as was invented
by the French Constituante, and will meet
with the same fate. Surprising for mo-
ment that the Catholic communes consent
ed to elect, does the Government imagine
that any one of the existing clergy, all of
whom have signed the letter of which 1t
complains, will take tho oath to be required
| of themf And if any one OF them did
take it, what Bishop would give him canon
ical institution The fact is that these
petty despots want to cut off the Catholics
from their Btshep, because the latter ia an
able and influential prelate, and to trans
form the Church into headless and easily
manageable body while at the Same time
; thew wish to have it believed that they are
only transforming, not attacking, the or
9apization of the Catholic Church. That
t hierarctiical organization Is, however, of
divine origin, and a Catholic community
r depending on no especial authority Is an
| nd in a.
t quence Of the acts of the Government It.
8 self, no episcopal authority but that OF
9 Mgr Mermillod is now possible.
y III. Carterct's Other Bilis.-In announc-
q ing the preparation of laws to this eHec'
Q the Government of Geneva takes credit To
itself for moderation in not Furnishing the
8 clergy who have signed the protest against
g its Ubiquitous DEGREES especially as some
d those clergy were not natives of the can
6, ton, and were therefore, in tho opinion o
\ the Council of State, hound in =" gratitude
9. for the hospitality offered them" to VIC
H. late the laws of the Church and their owl
o. ronsciences. But from corresppadenc
in in the Unircrs it would appear that NJ
in Cateret can scarcely make virtue OF TIN
abstention on bis part he strong y urge
~ on his colleagues the necessity OF AT Teas
- suppressiug the incomes of all the clergy
ne and bansling those who were not Dor
d. Genevese. This, however, was too much
ly aud the other councillors replied that
ly was time to stop, that the President liza
to led them too far, and that in consequent
they were now under the ban OF puOi
AT opinion. NJ. Cateret insisted that his hoI
81 or was at stake, that Europe had its ey
as upon him, and that he could not now [
back and preferred to resign. This thre
however. did not seem to have all the {
= feet intended, and when vote was TAX
or. NJ. Cateret Mas left iC u minority of on
'ge He did, not however, carry out his tire
en of resigning, and was somewhat comfort
&C. by the passing of the Compulsory Educ
en ton Bill by fifty three votes to three
lat the G rand Council. AS to his other scher
his for the separation of Church and State
w Liberal priucipIes-that is, the withdra"
lge by the State CT its subvention to t
of Church, aud the assumption by the Sta
be of supreme jurisdiction in and over
ris- Churchill was lost, as we said week
of two ago, by thirty four votes to thIr
de- two. Aud although the Spectator thu
the tLat this is ga very narrow majority
on il js-and that " the natural effects OF
ed, attitude Of the Roman Catholic clergy
1t the canton must be to render the dem'
self for separation irresistible" there has b
by since then-so the Cologne VOtks1eit
s OF tells us-a fresh discussion on the subj
aud 81. Carteret has been again beaten,
zen by large majority.
lich cvRNAEY
cx-
Um- German PTotestdnts on the STATE 81 I
em- TndHV.-The Synod which represents
hop. Protestant communities OF the frus
oy u provinces, and is composed of the pas
n to aud lay deputies OF those provinces
Tpo- published u report from when tue
Ing, mania extracts the iOiioWlhB pascal
con, :. We are grieved and alarmed at the 9
inst of our %hurch in these days. Inc
90 as has raised our nation to an unhear
,ort. pitch Of prosperity, aud 10 every where
- of umphant but the people are slnkIpB u
ut it and lower In respect OF religion ano m'
the ity, aud the nation IL diseased lnws
neTs tho Ugh outwsrdIy prosperous. The u
,tioal mo a. worshiping, Scepticai, lteentiOus 9
ns Of Of modern times is last destroy ing the