The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-23

larly disting uished themselves was NJ. Johl
w. Foley, OF Dublin. The account givel
ut the meeting gives us confident hop
that two Home Rulers will be returned TO
the county Roscomm0n at thegeneral cleo
ton which cannot be far ahead.
Lisburn Election-The Lisburn election
took place Feb, 25th. Sir Richard Wallace
was elected without opposition /; Mr.. Johr
Rea, of Belfast, who also aspired to the re
prese NATION of the borough, not haviul
been able, even after the most energetic
efforts, to procure sufficient number o
nomDators. The new member made ne
| profession of political faith after the de
caration, ard it is doubtful if he has two
| ideas on politics in his head hey ond the
| apparently dim and misty one that he is a
'strict CONSERVATIVES" 1t is strange that
such man should aspire to be elected in
such days as these Parliamentary repro
sentative but it is surely more strange
that he should find sane constituency to
favor his desires.
The French Electoral Retorm.-The Com
mittee on Electoral reform have decided 10y
nine against four, out of fifteen members
that u domicile of two years, instead of six
months as at present, is to be required OF
each elector. Aud on the 18Th ur. the As
sembly passed, by 43l votes to $685. the new
electoral Bili-vigorously opposed by the
lLolL-"nlCu provinces LidU no
shall be duly elected who has not obtained
an absolute majority of the votes given,
and ore quarter of the number of votes on
the reg lister.
The Indemnity and the Eracuation.-M
Leon Say, the Minister of Finance, is said
to have stated on the 10th ult, that the
fourth milliard would be paid in June, and
that the payment of the fifth milliard would
be effected much more rapidly than had
haap nd icJ,
sent the funds up, that the filth milliard
would be paid in July, and that the com
plete evacuation would Immediately fol-
low; but the truth is, says the special cor
respondent of the Times, that the ncGotia-
tions are proceeding very favorably, bus
are not yet concluded.
Religious FEELING in Paris.-The Paris
ian clergy being asked by their Archbishop,
Mgr. Guibert, what was their opinion of
the present state of religious feeling in
the capital, answered, "never better-the
churches are crowded, the confessionals
we'll attended and the communions extra
ordinarily numerous" In short, their
only complaint was that the clergy were not
sufficiently numerous to attend to all their
many duties and to the increasing size of
their ilocks. CHARACTERIZATION is very notice
able" said they, Sin the state of religio us
feeling in the working classes, many of
whom are now entirely converted from
their communistic ideas, and the wcalthier
people are generous with their aid and
money, in promoting all kinks of religious
for the poor and ignorant
GERMANY.
The grand and determined protest of
the German Bishops, sent to the Emperor
and tho Imperial Parliament, against the
fore that body, concludes as follows
- Nevertheless, as surely as the Church |
will never favor those who have been guilty |
fany crime against civil or political order, |
20 surely can she never admit that the |
State possesses the right to suspend the exc
,ntion of essential ecclesiastical penalties,
md to deprive anyone of offices, which
nave been entrusted TO those who occupy
hem, not by the State but by the Church
herself. According to the draft of the law
t appears that State tribunal for the trial
IT ecclesiastical causes is to be established.
)ace for all, we canHot acknowledge the
of such court, in such cause 8,
nd we can but look upon it's establishment
g step towards Transforming the Catho
ic Church, which is by Divine appoint
1ent free and independent, into q MONICA
holic State Church. Even should we find
urso!ves brought for this expression Ct
ur opinion before this, or any other State
tribunal, we hope, by the grace of God,
lat we shall not be allowed to lack cour-
sc to testify before the same as steadfast-
: in favor of our faith, and to endure .
ven the hardest things for the liberty of ..
ar Church, as joyfully as incalculable =
umbers of our ancestors and of our for !
Ter brethren in the Episcopate have testi- .
ed and suffered before, whose examples ?
ave been handed down from past times to =,
1courage us to imitsite them. In conclu- =
on, we are compelled to issue the most y
stermined protest against that proviso of :,
10 Bill which, restricting the exercise of /
10 disciplinary power of Prussian eccle- 9
astical authorities, ipterferes with the iu- .
sdiction of the head of the Church. Upon :;
aace between State aud Church is based -
10 welfare of both, aud of society. The e
shops, the priests, and the Catholic peo- l.
e, are neither opposed to the Kingdom of =
russia nor to the Empire of Germany. o"
hey are neither intolerant nor unjust, nor y
'stile toward other denominations. Their '
lily wish is to live in peace with all the "
orld. The only thing they demand is to - =,
) permitted to profess unmolested the i. +,
lth, the divinity and truth of which they !. T.,
knowledge. All they insist upon is that the u u
tegrity of their religion and Church, and 81
'erty of conscience be respected They =;
we made uD their minds with all le1;ti IL