The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-22


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fears; and although that power 10 now apps-.
rentiy weak in humsn stsen 9Th and In lsnnan4
IT exercises an tnAasnce which 16ansss ess1
Hisuarck's bold end daring spsrtt - ouNH and ,
pause ere he dare asssil- st openly.g he trsu-
Catholics in Germany. Heaee, % destroy this
inhuenee has been his greatest Golicttude THIS
the astusA Chan oelfor undertook, claud sstinely
at hrst, aud now, whilst striking at tho very
power which he attacks, but the sabalterps,
ltfs secret inaohiuatious were felt even ut,
Rome; bnt cunning and snaiduoas ~ he 10, his
agency was, discovered and exposed. In ehs
words OF the distinguished Arch bishop Of
W estminster, during the eight months Of; the
Vatican. Council he had toHched, as u wsfs
with bis o.n hands the intrigues Of the Cow
s st or Europe, and had seen the prepares
tt1ns made for the anhsppy aohism which Aas
followed" Fhis schfem presented the first op.
portunity to. strike Mt the authority Of our BE-
loved Sovereign Pontia, to assail our religion,
and to endeaxor to weaken it's influence Be-,
cretely encouraged by tho Governmsnt, some.
OF the .ecclesisstics in Germany refused obsdi-
ence TO the article of faith imposed by the
vatican Couueil=-:hey persisted In iuGu lcatiug
mandates Of the Church. II IL clearly the dnty
OF the chief pastor to exclude error and schis-
matte doctrtnes, and not to tolerate thsir
teachers. The Bishop of Ermeland remopstra.
obediencs; the venerabIe BisAop ives tLss
compelled to use the immemorial right yestea
be him right which had ever heea sresogr
ntzed and neyes before disputed in aesnaass-
ne suspended these ecotssiastics. Immsdiately
pc civil government, srrogatin g 20 wers here
atefore not oply unknowh, but positively poo
hibitea sby che charter q -Shs sehssltstion,
dsrsd to hs fsst9,ed. aad heald shs ysnsFabis
y yhhOld his aeq uiescenc %. he is threat
ened with psnishusat.. He 10. ordeged' to
Yield hfa spiritnal authority to the semporsl
Chancellor that it is not the Chureh whiah is
attacked. How can there be clearer cmaof
violent and unwarEantable faterfsre1ee with
the spiritual government of our Churehf The
intent - patent, <onee permit the Governmens
TO dictate who sbsll Or who shall mot No our
teachers, and II requires NO sagscity to foresee
that the Catholic faith would soon lie under-t
mined. Tho heroic, the exemplary, the tsslS,
eud there won!d remain only the plant toels,
to teach, false doctripes and 10 sstraago from
tbsfdeity r. Rome. Bot, Ar. ;Prssideot. ,ths
control or the clergy alone would not sofi0s;
the yeuths Taught tho true dootrines Of EAli1
Gion woald stall cling to the faith pf thsir
tatbeTs In all ito beauty and parisy--stsy
would still love, chedeh snd reysfeesr beloved;
these youths NJ 1st therefore DO poisoneA--they
pIust baye other instrpctefs--hsnse the perse-
,cuton of those noble spirits who have devoted
:ht ts Tor the gseatsr gloEy Of .hsis Gss
heart Of the yong: The RsdempteriSt Fstt,-
pahre soil, and why Have they been gphty
VI auSht against the Laws Of God or mast
The GoyerItnent has heea challenged to cite q
single act, tt has failed to do so. There is no
| accusation against them, and still the Chaa-
ceifoS says that It. il not tho Church WbiGk bs
attacks, but these religions. Csn they 10 dan
gerous. when they have committed no act,
] said or written nothing pponovhiGh sy sn-to
base,a charged few RIeB, deyotinG, them
tsslges 70 scieRce and to the edaeatioa Of tie
yoSpg, dangerous to GsFernpeRt ~ hieh has
manifested such gigantic Povers, Rusi,ed witt
fsach unparalleled aictorissG RidisnlC US Rte-
I posteroBss And ere thoso angelic E0lien, the
faeplIatson Of every sseetr aud denon,inalio3,
eteR Of tho igii1el -the GOOD sslfssaesih-
eInS sisttEs Of CbasisE--dsnge Tons- aiso 10 The
tGoysEprasnts sRhsye must. indseds1bess for
theg, too. -asa axpalleA tfr0as the fariHREy
| schools of RhisEish Prnssia, WestPhAitA aszli
| all Of >,hssas RsliGious zInast, :bs7saEoided.
1t j. Thought THAI q slsa diffsren t Priasthood
hand pew ihstrnetorS, CathOlieisHa IN Ger'nany
may be destroyed. Is issa war against the
{CRtholic1eli var aeclaFod BY bismasck
apd accepted and encouraged by Willamette
I ohe ectnR.ed by his anabitioas temporal do
signs--the other by bisj intense pr0teatan tisn
! add tiGotry. Is 10 therefore not the Germal
alone who is thus assailed, whose Eeste4 aigh
is thus tEEannically tramPied upr n;S Who's
liberty Of conscience il TINS attoIDpted 70 b
! CRUSHED it is abs whole Catholic world. A
pats and msmbeEAofAhe One ChaEsh, We Ans
! Tiean Catholics feel that We too are assailed
AZ Catholics We know Of no Municipalities, W
are one as our church 10 ever one aud tho am
-behoid there two days, French and Prussian
but yesterday emblems of the death struggle
now entvjned together. emblems Of bretherlI
love, of Catholic charity. All Catholic heart
beat in unison; it is therefore with pleasure
and Subtraction that we, American Catholics
hail the occasion which enables Us 20 raise GU
voices With yours German Catholics and "a
tholics of all pati0nalities, in exDrsssoLs oil \
dlgnation against these acts Of usuGPatfou. 4
/ =, therefore, repeat, with PLEASURE aud sa.ls
faction that we do second these resolutions.
The resoIutloDs were unaaimooslg adopted
and will be sen. 20 TIE Emperor H'i!,An' awi
BismaTc,:.
Mr.. D. Fiane:y, P-es.aeu: OF ;As Section o.
St. Alphonsas, proposed the following rcso!G'