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

.UTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THEM THt
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MOI
Hebron, and appointed by him Auxiliary
Biahop Of Geneva that is, auxiliary to the
Bishop OF Lausanne and Geneva for that
part of his diocese which was conterminous
with the Canton of Geneva. At the same
time, the more fully to delegate his power
as far as lie himself was concerned, the
Bishop of Lausanne, Mgr. Marilley, APP
poiu ted him Vicar General for Geneva.
Mgr. Mermiiiod has been practically Bishop
| of Geneva for eight years, exercising fol |
| episcopal functions without any secrecy |
| whatever, ard in the sight and to the
knowledge of the whole world: II thete
has been at any time, from his first appoint
ment till now, any change of regulations
concerning the details of administration, it
has not been one which in the least affect
ed or altered Mgr. Mermiiod's official posi-
ton. He has been for all those years
Bishop of Hebron and Auxiliary of Geneva,
and he is Bishop of Hebron and Auxiliary
| of Geneva now. He has not been Bishop
of Geneva, and he is not Bishop of Geneva
now. But now We come to what has just
happened. BY their imprudent and vexa-
tious chicanery the Government of Geneva
have forced on the very thing which it was
their object to avoid. They have Disguised
Mgr. Marley, and he will have nothing
more to do with them. They summoned
him "a Bishop whose see (Aausannel
out of their cantonal jurisdiction-to join
3 them in the persecution of the coadjutor
and clergy Of Geneva by taking the episco-
/ pal jurisdiction out of the hands of the
3 former. This. of course, he refused TO 90,
) and applied to the Holy See to request that
he night be relieved of the episcopal charge
Q of the Canton of Geneva, and now writes
as follows to the Council of State of that
h Canton:
: We thought it oar duty to inform You, nnder
the dates OF the 2Ith of August, the I'd OF Sep
d tember, and the 10Th of October of the current
4 wear, that in presence of the grave difficulties
., between the ecclesiastical authority and the
:. civil power which have arisen in the great
!. Canton, we could do nothing but transmit to
10 his Excellency the Charge dAffaires OF the
~ Holy See tho requests which we mignt receive
Il Your last official letters have proved to nj
Ia that Won Persisted nevertheless in demanding
l. our personal and direct intervention, lnsteal
To of addressing. yourselves to II. o. Mgr Mer
m milIod who has been adjoned to us under th,
" title of Auxiliary Bishop, exclusively charseo
~ ever since the 5th of July, 1865, with the &c
clesastcal administration OF your canton
oil The result is that are placed in an eqniVo
Mt cal position, which is very painful. ana Il
of which we cannot make up our mluo 10 rens'
ey any longer. , a.
nj In coIscuuence gentlemen, we have tn
h. honor to inform you that We have asked OF tn
w. HOLY Sec to be entirely aud dehu!tiEeiy r.
te. Catholics under your Government, which q,
asC ministration, from this day lortn, we entte
ses and definitively renounce, we'll as the purel
he honorary title of Bishop oil GeneVa Si'en
ar our venerated predecessor. ~,
to Remain, however, assured, gentlemen, tn;
oy we shall not cease to address to the Sou oi
be goodness our most ardent prayers LOT Inc p,o
49,, Derity and true happiness OF your canton
der tTIENNE MARLEY,
- Bishop Of Lausanne
lett
Mermillod has had the full episcopal CHAR
. of Geneva for seven years, az we nave o'V'
said, though not the title of the see &c
rI oudiy, that he has hot ever now pee
- granted that title, as was alleged, ana tn
90 there has been in fact no change IN
u u uosition thirdly, that the GeneVese 20
e :; ernmeut have forced on that very chan
,oie that they dreaded, by giving tho 6lsnop
- Lausanne good reason for wishing TO
III freed from all nominal as well as real Jul
NIL diction over the Canton. The Council
~ State has since put forth manifesto
cIaring that if the Holy See accedes TO
.a;n Bishop of Lausanne's request, it Will CO CO
80 slider all treaty stipulatlons as cancell'
arm. aud holds itself free to act as IL pleases.
"a affects apparently to forget that 1t mas lCe
S already set at nought those stipulatlons
hese us success,te
,Iish Catholic citizens.
NO The Clergy of the CantOn.-We have M
the toned already the admirable letter Ia w
un- all the clergy OF Tue S@uTO', ~, - c
nee. ception, refused 10 comPy 49, t.si, ,Es
illod maDd OF the Government W 1850 80. n; ~
that selves from the obedience of thelr biSn
the The Council of State has now replied D
the manifesto winch ex.euus 'no 49, ~, tv
mis- the whole OF the Canton. i;" ~
Spec crisy which Is nothlng tess .uAn ,iI =
Mgr. the Council speaks Oh .tiS aas
re- he auy form of religion )" while it declare
er of the same time thaG IL wiz PIob =. f'-,.,
ishOp ant manifestations In 'ne e E~o WV,
ppear the Cathohc ChuiSu Vi TO. 60 have
n We parish priests elected by their Parishlor
4 vas Secondly, to prohibit any ecclesiAs
op Of dignitary from exercising the funetio'