The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-09

W ~ GeneSa, In any barn they can
in some cases they have been driven, by
the arbitrary violence of the police, and
are thus deprived of all the Sacramepts 70,
the administration of which a lawfully
commissioned priest lie necessary. And
then an English Journalist finds 1t In his con
science to say that "they suffer no incon.
venienee in their public Worship There
Is on all sides mass of persistent misre-
presentation, to fight agains. which is
like beating featherbed. But what shall
we say when the culprit is an organ OF
progressed Liberal" principles, preacher
to S Se the ape liberty and supposed
OF England" and when we see him Justify
ing State interference in spiritual matters,
the expulsion Of ministers of religion, the
lnnlctlon of fines, and the menace of i'm
Prisonment Itwould be enough to make
Tue Fnritans OF the seventeenth century
steadily refused to Catholics the liberation
they demanded for themselves.
RUSSIAN ANNEXATION IN ku1vA.
A Russian decree orders the annexation
OF the right bank of the Amen -Daria to-
gether with the delta at it's mouth as far as
the extreme western estuary. This terri
tory is in the occupation of tribes whose
allegiance to the Kahn has been always un-
certain, and who are said to have petition
GA AoA 1uCOApOEaC1On WIFI RUSSIA. "A TO-
verpor has been appointed, and a certain
force told off to protect the new territory.
PROHIBITION OF RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION,
Most of the English advocates of a secu
lar State education are always careful to
tell us that they are not opposed to reli-
gious instruction altogether, but they in
sist that it shall be given, not in the
schools, but in the churches. We should
like to know what they think of the latest
regulations of the Prussian Minister, of
whose acts they have made themselves the
apologists. The Archbishop of Posen,
having been prevented from having refi-
gious instruction given as heretofore in the
schools, has taken measures to have it
provided in the churches. What is the
answer of the Government 1t has issued
an ordinance, which is to DO put in force in
the whole Duchy of Posen, to the effect
that all students in State schools who shall
attend the religious instruction provided in
the churches shall be Immediately expelled
from the schools. And in one case the
Correspondence de Genere states-though
we hardly like to credit it-that school
children taken by their own parents to
such in struction have been fiogged by
authorities for accompanying them thither.
These are more strictly defensive meas
ures /" from which emo Roman Catholic
subject F." 4" suffers any Inconvenience"
PROTEST OF TEE MAYORS OF CANTON BERNIE.
We will leave the Catholic mayors and
of the Canton of Geneva to
answer the assertion of the Daily lTers
that no Catholic citizen of Switzerland has
anything to complain OF. They put forth
last week the following vigorous docu-
ment Z" We are IN one of those momepts
when, as citizens, it is our duty to speak IN
,ur own name, as We spoke five mouths !
ago, openly, in the face of the country. |
Catholic citizens: I'm spite of your warn
ngs, in spite of the unanimous probation [
IF the comm1nes, IN contempt Of treaties |
Ind the most sacred engagements, in con-
;empt of all liberty, the law on the organ
cation of Catholic worship is about to be |
applied in all it's arbitrary 7igor. This law,
which presuraes to impose on MS State
eligion, is essentially schismatieal and
of every Catholic principle. Its
vowed aim is to break every connection
With higher ecclesiastical authority and to
ubject the Church to the oNnipotence of
he Government. Under the shelter of
his law an attempt will be made to get
possession of your churches and your pres
~ teries, without considering whether they
ire municipal property the Consultations
re torn up, and no right of yoays is any
oDger acknowledged. An oath will be
1acted from your clergy, which they can
iot take without being traitors to their
aith and their honor. UP to this day,
lear fellow citizens, you have enjoyed the
liberty you possess no longer. Are they |
lot about to convert your ehnoah into
templesf Does not this law hand them
'ver to foreign renegades sent here to
'reach against ysur spiritual heads, against
'our clergy, against the religion and the
'elief of your fathers7 Citizens of a free
country, when you desire to worship, will
'ou not be forced t., hide yourself in some
'arn, or will you not rather be compelled
o seek on foreign soil a church to pray
nj In the Canton of Geneva the liberty
f conscience is no longer known. Catholic
lectors donot vote To vote
3 to give certain recognition to an unjust {
aw which violates your rights to vote is
o give in your adhesion to it. e
Let those who give their vote know we'll .
hat by this act alone they cease to be Ca
holics." We have quoted this proclama-
ion, signed by twentyseven officials, at {
UGH length because of the danger that the II
cal sentiments of the Catholics of Geneva !
hould be further misrepresented by the I
English press The Catholics of the CITY p
f Geneva have issued another similar t
ocument, to which tifty-nine signatures h
re appended, and in which their fellow a
itizens are reminded that Z" for Catholics r.
he parish of Geneva is not vacant" and