The New York herald., 1872-10-21

RELIGIOUS Persecution In the EN-.
pire Of Kaiser Wilhelm.
Expulsion Of the Jesuits-A Demand for 6epara-
ton of Church from State-Popular SYM
pathy for the Affection Of the
People for the Expatriated Priests.


BERLIN, Sept. 26,s1s72
Considering the vast strides made by the German
realm especially by Prussia) since the memorable
events of ls70-'7l, it would seem that, as Q ft
reward to the people who so bravely fought and
bled for "God, King and Fatherland." the govern
ment, in the fulness OF its power and prestiges
could afford policy more enlightened and LIBERAL
q policy productive OF ut least some political and
social concessions. And though the present situ-
alton might warrant such an expectation on the
part ol the people, facts and incidents hereafter
cited will clearly reveal course utterly at vart.
ance Herewith. Religious liberty-that boon with4
out which no State claim to march at the head
of clvilization--is made illusory by the
OPEN PERSECUTION OF THE JEsUrrs,
which, as can be shown. is now extending to all
Catholics who sympathize with the Roman Church.
Look at the General Association OF German Cath0-
lies" In Mayence, constituted with the avowed aim
of protecting the Catholic minority against an IN
tolerant majority, and which, at one of its recent
meetings, drafted resolutions dcprecatory to the
illiberal campaign against the Jesuits. Instead OF
calmly allowing this harmless expression of the
minority's adverse opinion government flew into
o passion and Immediately ordered the provincial
authorities TO issue DEGREES by which, on forfeiture
OF their situations, all public oicals and partlcu-
larry school inspectors and teachers are warned to
keep aloof from said association. Not satisfied with
this Draconic measure it now transpires that
orders have been given the State Attorney to pre-
pare charges against said association with q view
to its suppression Here, then, We have case Of
war to the knife against all Catholics who are un-
willing to chime in the now fashionable
HUE AND CRY AGAINST ULTRAMoNTANlsM.
so successful have been the anathemas of Bis.
marck and Lutz and the general howl and pursuit
OF the press that it is diflcult, even among
otherwise liberal and well balanced minds to find
advocates OF more rational measures than those
adopted and which can but end in terrible religious
STRIFE After long AMI tedious dodgng and skir.
mshing with the episcOpacy government has now
decided to withdraw, from the 1st proxmo on.
wards the salaries of Bishop Krementz, Of Ermland,
and of the Army Bishop, NaMszanowsky lit be
considered, however that the German bishops quite
recently made up purse of 400 OO0r for Pic Mono,
| this withdrawal OF the States assistance from
two of their number can be easily made
up by local collections. But direct
/ cut at religious liberty Is the fOrbddlng
| OF professions in several towns OF the Rhenish
provinces where, since time immemorial they
have ranked foremost among the iavorite customs
OF the people, and where their suppression is sure
to excite great Indignation. AS for the recently
enacted "Jcsut law,'' its several clauses
are being rgidly enforced throughout the realm.
Rive, local Superior OF the Society of Jesus, that
members Of that order still found In that city on
the 1st prOx. will be
sIrMMARILY EXPELLED
on the following day and their dOmicllcs shut up
What's to be done IT, as In the case OF those still
lingering in the town OF Munster some Of the
fathers should be too i'll TO travcl2 The closing Of
the Jesuts' chapel in Strasbourg was accompanied
by a notice to the fathers that they must imme-
roi.~
among all classes Of the population man
fested much sympathy, gathering about the chapel,
gave Mu,e expression 10 their grief by ornamentins
every conspicuous part OF the edlicc with fresh
flowers, immortelcs ana black Grape. Cries, too,
were heard Of "Long live the Jesuits ~ But for
once the police showed laudable degree OF mod
GRAFTON to which alone is due the absence OF tumul-
tuouS disturbance. Much excitement, rs q matter
of course, has been caused throughout Prussia by
the expulsion OF the Jesus, and letter, written
Oswald and published in The Catholic Adcey'tiser,
has stirred the bile OF the authorities that they
Instituted 'hatred and contempt sutn against
the distinguished preate. Anonymous complaints,
supposed to be closely allied with the powers that
be, have denounced Archbishop LedOchOwSky, OF
Posen, as a Jesuit and foreigner and demand his
expulsion. Bavaria, eager to do Prussia's bidding
and carry out the law Of Jaly 4 has issued rigid
out OF that city within three days.
THE ANTI-JEsuIr FURY
has spread even to Holland where some nObeS
real estate owners, had offered to shelter number
OF the exied German Jesnts, but were enjoined by
dinary step, SO little in accord with the otherwise
liberal tendencies OF that country must have been
taken at the instigatOn OF Prussia, which, not con-
tent with driving the Jesuits out Of her bounds,
hunts them in other countries. Her example Of re-
ligious intolerance has been quickly initiated by
Russia, shown in the case of three pastors oil the
United Greek persuasiOn who, driven from their
domices in the Russian town OF Chcm, arrived
few days since in Lemberg in Austrian Galicia,
where they were greeted with deep compassion by
the Polish inhabitants As they had been COM
PEELED to seek safety in flight, leaving behind their
cbattels handsome sum was promptly
religious persecution has become the order
| OF the day, whether carried on under pretext Of
political necessity or under the plea OF protecting
| confessional peace and liberty of conscience But
! Ii would make use of more certain means Of secur-
/ ing t-for instance, severance OF the schools and
| the clergy marriage by civil contract equality OF
| the several denOminatiOns-n short,
! COMPLETE SEPARATION or CHURCH AND STATE.
As incredible IL may seem, the old Prussan
law, providing that no individual snail leave the
Church in which he is born III 1T be one acknowl-
edged by the Statc) unless II be to join with an
otner which Is equally acknowledged by the State,
Is still In force. Tie several sectS OF dissenterS
that have sprung up in the course OF time are not
/ acknowledged but only tolerated, by government,
and subjected TO all imaginable diiiicultes and IN
/ dignities Whenever q dissenter enters the birth
OF q child OH the civil record he s sure to come in
conflict with the police, who invariably attempt to
\ force religious rule upon the parents.
! Members Of the Jewish Church-which Is recOg-
Dizcd by the State-wheD desirous Oi joining the
dssenters are not allowed to do s0 the ludicrOuS
law compelling Jew to be first converted to an
unite with another (dissenting being still upheld.
1t must be clear to any honest observer that there
is but single path leading out Of this religious
labyrinth-not Draconic State laws, not govern
dom OF conscience, which can only be attained by
severance Of Church and State.