The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-16

1dH MAJ Gazette, to say that they do not
touch religion and the Catholic Church is
70 Dc Kept down, not because you have to
pay 1t, bot because 1t teaches what is false.
We are glad to be able to record that the
Globe and the John Bull have both pnb-
| llshed articles condemnatory of the perse-
cutions, and we wish that we had space to
| reproduce them.
THE POPE AND THE EMPEROR.
As regards the correspondence itself be-
| tween the rope and the Emperor, the Off
ciei publication OF 1t so long after date ia
evidently an eiectioneering maneuvre, and
me greatest possible use is being made Of
become the more clear when the following
| feature Of the case ia considered. We have
| to believe that the letters published are
not the whole of the correspondence, but
| that bis Holiness sent q second letter in
reply to the letter of the Emperor. This is
tanned in the Emperors letter NAV appear
to be incapable of refutation.
| SEIZURE OF THE JESUIT HOUSES AND OF THE
CELL.
The Syndic of Rome, Count Pianciani,
has applied to the Government for the ex-
preparation on grounds Of public utility of
| twenty EIGHT converts and thirteen COL
leges and charitable establishments in
Rome. Eight or nine Of the converts are
residences of Generals, and among them is
the Gesn, and the other. four houses pos
sessed by the Jesuit fathers-namely, the
Roman College with the Church of SAINT
lgnazio, the Caravita, San Vitale, and the
Novitiate of SAINT Andrea ON the Quirinal.
The fathers have been forbidden, by order
Of the i" junta Of liquidation" to say Macs
in their churches, to hear confessions, to
preach, or to perform any religious office
in public. The convent Of Ara Cali, the
residence of the Father General of the Oh.
servantine Franciscans, has also been
seized, making in all six converts now
contiscated by the authorities. The protests
OF the rectors Of the foreign colleges have
English Legation and American Consulate
seem to have refused their support to them
no attention will probably be paid to them.
These protests concern the destruction Of
the Roman College, which, as is we'll
known, furnishes the courses of lectures
which the students of the different foreign
colleges attend, and which was founded
expressly as college for all nations. Ac-
cording to the kilograms, which may or
may not be correct, the Holy Father has
onered to the General of the Jesuits q
lodging in the Vatican, which the Most
Rev. Father Beckx has declined. At the
Roman College, Father Secchi is left the
the Great Observatory, and, on his refer
ring the matter to the Cardinal Secretary
of State, he has been authorized to remain
at his post. The archives of the Case
Generalizie" have been removed to the
Vatican.
THE sACRILEGIOUs ISOLATION AT GENEVA.
It seems that the Church of Notre Dame
at Geneva is not to be seized, the Govern
ment having had nothing to do with it's
construction or with the appointment of
the clergy attached to it. But the new
church in the suburb of Plainpalis is, and
we suppose also the church at the Faux
Wives, The ancient church at st. German
possessed by the Catholics ever since the
State was forced under treaties to provide
accommodation for them is already in the
hands of the schismatics. On Tuesday in
last week the three French apostate priests
took the oath to the civil constitution of
the clergy in that church in the presence
of the authorities. On the same day Notre
Dame was surrounded by a bowling mob
which the enemies of Catholicism had got
together from ten o'clock in the morning
had to dispense it with water from the fire.
engines. On the same day the Commits
sioner of police, NJ. Coulin, the same who
arrested Mgr. Mermillod, presented himself
at st. Germain's accompanied by a rabble
of about 300 people. The first thought of
the two priests who were there was to re-
move the Blessed Sacrament, but this NJ.
Coulin forbade them TO do, and took out
his truncheon. They began to draw up
formal protest, and declared their inten-
ton of yielding only to force, upon which
the Commissioner went to consult the
Council of State, and brought back the
answer that the Blessed Sacrament might
be removed, and he excused him self on
the ground that he had misunderstood hrs
instructions, x" not knowing much about
Catholic dogmas or instruments." In the
meantime NJ. Fleury, the rectop, who was
at first absent, had returned, and removed
the Blessed Sacrament to the preebytery,
accompanied by such Catholics as had be-
come aware of what was going on, bearing
lighted tapers. The lamp of the sanctuary
was extinguished, and St. Germain's re-.
NAMED in the hands of Protestants and
Neo Protestants. The Catholics Eave
since been worshipping in the basement of
the hall called the I" Temple Unique"
which was built for the Freemasons, but
has been long unappropriated, and this
new sanctuary is to be dedicated to the
Sacred Heart. In long and remarkable
Pastoral Letter Mgr. Mermillod renews
and confirms the censures and interdict
incurred by the three unfortunate foreign
apostates who have intruded themselves