The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-11-06
King William and the POPE.

KIng William and the Pope.
New YoRK, Oct. eS.-The following
| letters recently passed between tine
Emperor of Germany and the Pope:
THE POPE's LETTER TO THE EMPEROR
VATICAN, Aug. 1, 1873.
YOUR MAJEsTY:-Measures which
have been adopted by your Msjesty's
government for some time past all
aim more and more at the destFue-
ton of Catholicism. Wien serious
ly ponder over the causes which may
nave led TO these very hard measures,
L confess that 1 am unable to discoy-
er any reasons for such course. On
the other hand, / am informed that
your Majesty does not eountenanee
the proceedings of your government,
and does not approve Of the harsh
ness of the measures adopted against
the Catholic religion. If, then,5 it be
true, that your Majesty does not ap-
prove thereof, and letters which your
august Majesty has addressed to me
formerly might sufficiently demon
strate ttIat which Is now occurring
II, say, your Majesty does not ap-
prove of your government continuing
IN the path Ii has chosen of further
extend its vigorous measures against
the religion of Jesus Christ, whereby
the latter is most injuriOusly affect
ed, will your Majesty then not be-
come convinced that these measures
have no other effect than that of un-
derminiDg your Majesty's own throne.
speak with frankness, for my ban
ner is truth Ispeak ia order to fui-
fill one of my duties, which consists
IN telling the truth to ali--even to
those who are not Catholics, for every
one ghOhas been baptized belongs-ia
some way or other, which to define
more precisely would be here out Of
plaee-tO the Pope. I cherish the con-
Viction that your Majesty will receive
my observations with your usual
goodness, and will adopt measures
necessary in the present case. While
offering to your most gracious Majes-
ty the expression of devotion and es-
TEEN, I pray to God that He may en-
fold your Majesty and myself in one
and the same bond Of mercy. Pro.
The Emperor replied as follows:
THE EAfPERoR's RESPONSE.
BERLIN, Sept. 8, 1873.
am glad your Holiness has, as in
former times, done me- the honor to
write to me. rejoice more at this,
since an opportunity is thereby af-
fOrded me of correcting errors which,
as appears from the contents Of the
letter Of your Holiness of the 7th of
August, must have occurred ia the
communication you have received rel
alive to German affairs If the re-
ports which are made to- your Holi-
ness respecting German questions
only stated trutn, it would not be pos
sible for your Holiness to entertain
the suppOsitioH that my government
enters upon path which | do not APP
prove. According to the Constitution
Of my States such case cannot hap
pen, since laws and government
measures in Prussia req1ire my con-
sent as sovereign TO my deep sor-
row q portion of my Catholic subjects
have organized for tue past tw1 years
q political party which endeavOrs to
disturb by intrigues, hostile to the
State, the religious peace which has
existed in Prussia for centuries.
Leading Catholic priests have unfOr-
tnnately not only approved this move
ment, but joined in 1t to an extent o
open revolt against the existing laws. |
Il will not have escaped the ObseFva-
ton of your Holiness that similar In
dieatiOns manifest themselves at the
present timein several European and |
In some transatlantic States. IL is not
my mission to Investigate the causes
by which the clergy and the faithful
Of one of the Christian denominations |
can be induced actively to assist the |
enemies of all law, but it certainly Is |
my mission TO protect the internal |
peace and preserve the authority of
the laws in the States whose gOverA-
ment has been entrusted to my by |
God, to whom ! am conscious that
owe hereafter an account of the accom- |
plishment of this, my kingiy duty. I
shall maintain law and order in my
States against ali attacks as long as
God gives me power. ] am IN duty
bound to do it, ..as q Christian monarch /
even when to my sorrow, / have to 1
fulfiIlthis royal duty against servants
of the Church, which, 1 suppose, ac-
knowledge no less than the Evangel- |
lical Church, that the commandment !
of obedience to secular authority is an 1
emanatiOn of the revealed will of God. /
Many of the priests in Prussia subject |
to your Holiness disown, to my regret,
Christian doctrine in this respect, and 1
place my government under the ne
cessity, supported by great majority
of loyal Catholic and evangelical sub
jects, of extorting obedience to law by
worldly means willingly entertain
a hope that your Holiness, upon be-
ing informed af the true pOsitionof az
fairs, Will use your authority to put
an end to the agitation carried on
amid the deplorable distortion of
truth and abuse OF priestly authority.
The religion of Jesus Christ has, as I
attest to your Holiness before God,
nothing to do with these intrigues
any more than has truth, to whose
unreservedly subscribe.
There is one more expressionin the
letter of your Holiness which / can
not pass over without contradiction,
IL is not based upon previous
out upon the belief OF
your Holiness, namely: The express
sion that every one who has received
baptism belongs to the Pope. The
evangelical creed which, as must be
known to your Holiness, /, like my
ancestors and the majority Of my SUBJ
jeets profess, does not permit US to ac-
cept in our relations to God any other
mediator than our Lord Jesus Christ.
This difference of belief does not pre-
vent me from living in peace with
those Wh0 do not share mine, and Of
fering your Holiness the expression
Of my personal devotion and esteem.
WILLIAM.
SECOND LETTER PROM THE POPE.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-The Times this
publishes note from Arch
bishop Manning, fnclosing an extract
from Mdinze's Journal, in which it Is
stated that the Pope has written sec
Oud letter to the German Emperor,
and that the letter has not been given
10 the public. --.
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