New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-09

that could be said OF the Encyclical "qlania cura
everything Of the syllabus. that compendium OF the
errors condemned by the Pope. Tho doctrines set forth
In these publications new still is impossible to
read them without feeling continual SURPRISE Every
point concerning religious liberty and the relations OF
Church and State, which in considered to-day ~ the
outgrowth Of evangelical truth, Is there anathe-
matlSed as pestental error. 1.-The Church, yOn say
has not the right employ force "-eondemnedl You
think that II Church and State are united the latter
should preserve some rights relative to the hierarchy
condemnedl Bishops have tho night to publish ordl'
nances and bulls etc. without the sanction OF the gov
eminent that Them the ecclesiastical courts or
inc uaI OF the clergy whether I'D atJers clVl OF cTI
mar shond not be abolished; all the ancient imnun-
ties OF the clergy OF the most f0htiu abuses
snonia oe carefully respected eVerywhere canon law
shouiu take precedence Of civil laws there Is no appeal
against abusesj common school in which the Church
snouiu not ntermeddle; the CATHOLIC religion hhoud Do
considered az the only religion OF the State to the ex
euslon OF all Others aud In Catholic countries no other
snOud no tolerated. SuGn are the great principles lad
Gown IN the syllabus as 10 the relations OF Nnureh anu
Sae what II, then the Pope and ms clergy desire
otung less IMAM absolute sovereignty IN an uonains'
happily this theOcrac system does not exist save IN
tneory In reality Rome Is Obliged 10 Yield every where
But let US be deceived she submits % the present
necessity but ia with avew TO the future The social
pattern which she dreams or realizing on earth lndel-
bic. She renOuuces 10, and the most seemingly
sol state OF things, the most soenY prOnuga con
cordas are in her null aud void when they DO not
correspond 70 her hopes IN forming them. Does she
DelleVe herself strong enough "a trampe them under
loot without compromising her interests She does SO
without scrupe and IN breaking them she too often mas
she hypocnteal tears over the ruins she herself mas
The events that have taken place lately in switzer
land Mr. President are only An eloquent commentary
on ths policy 0f Rome There are to be seen IN opera
uOn the Old principles proclaimed anew by tue Syllabus
SOLEMN COMPACT MADE AND BROKEN
In 1885, after NapoeOns final defeat at Waterloo, the
question OF the dioceses in Switzerland naturally
brought before the Congress OF Vienna The Papacy IN
the person Of Plus VI and his Nuucio Vincent swift
erland consented Tar concerned the Canton OF
Geneva TO separate It's Catholic population from the
diocese OF Chauhcrg and place under tue Jurisdiction
November. 1919, legally confirmed the new state OF
things the part Rome. This Instrument, Drawn UP
in lthat Roman DhIaseOOgy IN winch the shrewdosJ
terms OF farseeing policy are cieYerly conoheu WIN
the expressions OF Catholic mysticism, IL very
r s ~ i 6 'yeifs 70 the instant prsyers
which nave been addressed 10 HIN. He repeats
at almost each particular stipulation the following FORM
ula; THUS, then OF our own free WILL OF our certain
knowledge and after ripe dell berat0n, we decree, ete
He hopes that the Catholic religion Will receive III
Geneva additional adhereniS rom aay 70 uAy. Ing
document terminates win this Significant declaration
The present brief will remain forever binding, valid,
and durable ever producing s tuI meet ~ wiz Dc
religiously observed by those ponnd thereny III ne
thing that may cause prejudice TO these presents,
whether knowingly ignurantly, by whomsoeyer 1t
the blshoprc Of Basil was reOrganZed. The bull was
given by Leon XII the It'll OF May 1928. This do
comprised SOpure. the episcopal seat Lncerne,
Dargan Thurgan, and lag, the Catholic parishes OF
Berne and those Of Basel. The bishop should be elected
by Senate Of canons and be accepted by the con
| tracing states Eich Of these, entering or it,
own accord iuro the diocese, reserved 70 itself
went ayen further While sanconng the contents Of
the pJutical BULL the states reserved in formal terms
the sovereign rights Of their respective governments
Each newlyeeoted bishop, ~ entering on MS uncuons
to take the following oath; swear ana promise
on C,ospel obedience and fidelity 70 the can
tona governments winch form part OF The Oshopric OF
elsewhere 10 form any compact nor be part in any
project nor entertain suspected relations, when might
endanger the uublic peace. And II am informed
of any project hurtfu 10 the state, whether IN my own
~ sba faithfully and Loyalty keep aud accomplish
the Of % L
swear in presence OF the Almighty God, relying on MS
grace and the support or all the saints" An assembly
renre,euting tie diocesan States afterward
moned 70 deliberate those ecclesiastical matters com
mou % all. and medium between the Dlshop
and each Of the cantonal governments.
! How unstable are human things, gentlemen ana
there might be those just described. Here We
have two secular enemies VINO, maiued ana
wounded agree 10 conclude peace. lt was CONVEX
ron long delberated upon, contract passed between
tine oyalty Swiss cantons and that power winch
on earth, preends 10 30 the 0nS true representative VI
Gosnel Justice and equity Nevertheless these cOnyen
mons are to-day destroyed. Rome never regarded
them as binding. As 10 the Diocese or Basel u mas
been greatly atated since Its REORGANIZATION fOrtu
natey the tituaF Bishops, SOiymahn anu Arnold
done with their successor ~ Eugene Lachat elected
Bsnop 1868, itte before me tme 1he y iaoas Vac
promulgated Lachai, AIDED Oy a Chahcellol' .Ao
said Jesuit and who, IN any case, belongs 10 me
worst school OF Observation-Disclosures ~ M HauHS s ,
insOlent spirit NJ La.eAa. louAu uitsol. g''' i,aJ
Episcopal OF Basel at the hottest period o teI,d
eeryescrnce. He was governed IA al ms tcis Dy tI
spirit Or Papacy. Regatdrss Oh inc oantoh"l 40 ~ anu
traditions regardless Of his Oath 10 ne diocesan 0ts'
| he withdraw himself from TIC 9Vfei-
eighty OF the cantous, ana 70 uely II IA S'etS g,p M
The Diocesan nave Inc rsAL OF pace' which ho
constantly endeayored to eVade pIlhcpniJ ~ tIo
COLLISION OF Peters pence VIC ,,C ~,
SYLLABUS, that OF the uecreen O TIE ate council III
matters OF education ami marriage ne attempted 10
overthrow the laws Oh ouI Cu'lt.5 t. b1,r,r civ
ance with the dom neertug prsJnsOns OF lhe ulelachl
BAD book OF The Jesuit jury was Used AS teAt-DyoA
IN the Catholic 2enilhiil ~ ~ n So and M
was condemned by the Diocesan oI,tes, anu w..
Lachat tried 10 e.ude INC coulemul1ou ny
IiSsoi,Sing thi, seminary, and contrary 10 the
rights OF the oantons aud the eoncordat one ailer
his own model an hla,lD,,.s' ina ibists uress
accommodated ana dismissed ~ eil,t 70
In short lac acted II clothed Win soNeIelkh3 70
which everybody should yield, as having only rights 10
maintain a,insf the stare, and duties To perform IN
RETURN and that acted mus ia virtue o. Ine
'sr, y, to Humorous publications which thls abuse
~ po,er nrodnced that the Roman bishops take sood
care 10 LOOK at matters very seleom rom tAe ',luP
Of written eoncor!ats. The divine OF the chuicl hat
IN Romrl the supreme authority OF t!o 5oEeIcsn poi
uli the canon law such are me O'sehpI a., i
iny n il tbus hat N. Laclat hats acted. listen OulS
to the beginning Of one Ot ms NLl'Inh9 ~ "a 81 I'm
he saws arc the OF the apostles 80 a. sun
established bv the Holy Ghost 10 govern me euren ol
God II IL from high hey nave I'M 10 - sa
aud authority aud II is from the churcn mat - 20 fay
tine Apostolic see, they hoiu n on ms ,Scaunt each
over such or such parish. III is Oh Ihs ucVou g.
bishop calls himself bishop by the graet OF oO l , ,e
Anosfoic see N IA not then, In any manner Hom tue
state they have received whateEr l' ph
n - The Joctrtne Of the syllabus. As the Government
Of Aragon told him the Dsnop recognizes III '"0 S' ~
Bu, what has passed in Geneva is more significant
still Tie treaties OF 1910 naa PHveu .iie-ed nd
Geneva i'm a situation exceptionally prlEiIeseu, anu
what homes have not entertained from hls creu
stance The court Of Rome arrived at nothing less th'n
the restabs hneut the bishOpilc OF neVd 49,
AZ the pefnrmatiun one man In particular, the CHe
OF WARM. Of savOyard origin PERSONNEL uieSe
homes i'm himself He did not succeed III nls
intriones hut Rproan Catholicism was strong enough 70
be able 10 hope and expect everything calnVt neIe
relate whar favorable circumstances caused the neS
OF ia priess 10 beas with Joy and the greatest enhus
asm 90 prevail In the Cathoho countries tla sur ,ta
ms 81 me- oniv say that thanks 70 measures OF quite
POLITICAL kind the Catholic population hs eoue "n ~
creasing that the Treaties OF Vienna ana Lali1
heep and
Geneva A Geneyese, but an ClTarnohlane VI Ie P
water wrought underhand TO get hnse la ,i -, ~
ANA finally tnnt our Government Onit resONSu 70 o.
when Utfamonaine intrigues were eAlDl'eu t
without eoneeament Measures wer1 onen HI the
10 was too late What had passed AT Komei n1u slie
Cure OF Geneva succeeded IN having 1enevs ~, ,to
bishoprc was he elected hiinseiI ~ nae 80 ~ Urn