The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-03

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The Dtsestabl;shment Mopspssss.--The re- :.
cent conference at Bifningnsm, at which
Mr.. Mall counseled patience, has been ioi. a
lowed by meeting at Man chester, at which =
a policy somewhat ahore energetic seenas to
have been in favor, Mr.. Jacob Bright, N.
p, presided, ana argued that the State !
ought only 30 support Church Which was
the Church OF all, and that coai0 NOT os I
his audience by describing Mr.. Gladstone's !
puzzled look when asked Co apply to Eng
land the principle which had guided him In
the irish Observation-Disclosures Act, and he pro-
present Prime Miaister and Mr.. Disraeli
would rival each other in endeavoring to
disestablish the Church 10 England. He
may be right; for what could at one time
have been more Improbable than that MOL
tion. Peel abolish the Corn Lave, and Glad
stone destroy the 1rish Protestant Esta5-
lishn1ent. Hr. Bright made, however, a
| remarkabfe historical blunder in speaking
Of TIE Calarch of the Middle Ages having
turned its back upon the people. The con
! trary Is the fact, the Church in the Middle
Ages was the main prop of popular rigsts: |
Catholic pretates stood upon the held OF
Rannymedel TO Join in wrestling magma
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were the rErst who emancipated the serts IN
4 England. ans,a.4 ... .a.
II THE Nzates Riot.-The Mnister of War
has officially thanked General Merle for In
reference in defence of the pilgrims; ana
the brigadier of police who protectea t me
Sisters Of Charity, has been rewarded oy
, the Project. The latter official has ad-
, dressed long letter to the Bishop, sug.
, !! getting that for the future the hours at
I'll which the trains are to start should only
). be made two days beforehand; that the
i hour should be fixed by the Committee OF
: Organization in concert with the authorl-
D ties that the departures should take place
= at four or FIVE in the morning; that the
pilgrims should not bear on their persons
any "sign of devotion" which would dis.
tinguish them from ordinary travellers, and
q that they should come individually, and
10 not en- nsasse or in procession. the vicar.
:, General replies that two days are quite
l. which the Project calls "the public,
1t though they were only 200in nnmber-bu'
+. not long enough for the convenience OF the
Of country people who might wish to join the
Ia pilgrimage that the earl ~ hour in the
10 morning would be extremely announcement
10 and would not prevent the disturbers o
a. the peace from action, as many of then
tn are about at that time on their way to thel
n work, and would have the field to them
at selves, and be all the more tempted to at
es them. AS TO PROFESSIONS, there neve
has been any idea of having any, nor coul
there have been without the permission O
the authorities, as the Project we'll knew
but the Vicar. General naturally asks nov
ty, 600 people arriving by q train at once, an
'ht belonging, many of them, to the sam
op place, can avoid leaving in groups. hi
~ conclusion is, that the pilgrims ars dom
ns- nothing that they are ashamed OF, and q
7th not see why they should not be protect
his ed without their hiding; and as to tt
the 'ssigns of devotions," when the Free
ne, masons 60 in procession. "with their cane
was rosettes in their button-holes, and ribant
tin in their hats" does anyone blame them,
interfere with their liberty In the case
nx' the second pilgrimage the Project and IL
X H., Mayor of Nantes bave both exerted then
i've selves to maintain order.
the The Pilgrimage to Lourdes.-Those wi
nal took part in the first pilgrimage fro
nal Nantes were 1881 Soa 10 of nna left
,wn Monday. Many pilgrims are arriving fro
,me Brittany, and the Patrie estimates t
do number who have visited Lourdes duri
If the year at zoe, GOO. On Wednesday in Ia
we'd week, 1000 arrived from la Rochelle. T
four report, published in the Temps, that t
Government had forbidden the Southe
: nov " Railway Company to organize trains for t
q IN pilgrims was evidently false, for arrane
ID of ments were made for thirty -eight extrat
binary trains, besides twenty lone ordina
nary trains daily, each of which was to bri
be- about 1900 passengers, so great was the
Dog flux of pilgrims expected to keep the Fei
ime, ~ tba Fosarv at Iourdes The great q
the ,o frnn Por;s asaaunbled in I
me Church of Notre Dame des Victories, wh'
20 in the Pere Geronuet preached, and the ?
e Zeal grims reached Lourdes between six a
The seven on Sunday morning, after nav
this stopped for twelve hours at Agen, VIII
per- they were warmly received, and vi
b he nresant at Repediction in the CathedI
THU A. onrJes the Massea and Communi,
hort nv -. .;an;obt nrsc;sejy ~ tb;rtv 4
ne of oeSan nv 1iiunlS.O p ali 90 -;
,rous AFFAIRS, anu Coutnueu ~ npou. org
10 in there was general Communion of
lined delegates The Pontifcal Mass was 81
tion, at a temporary altar in the meadow bel
and the sanctuary by the Bishop of Tarbes,
pres rvhosa diocass T,ourdes IA situated and y
allow Si:S y t:J,.m;i.;, dnr;n1 Moss Aft
hest "oH - C5S?s.aI D;..o ,
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