The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-02

that for this simple reason, that what these
people really hate and fear is not the erec-
ton ofa Bishopric of Geneva under that
title, but the presence in the Canton OF an
energetic and popular Bishop who will
make the Geneva Catholics influential at
home aud respected abroad. We are quite
certain of one thing, that If III. Carteret
and his clique want to do something alto.
gether fatal to their own interests they VIII
arrest the Bishop. But they have already
so utterly demolished their own reputation
as statesmen, that one more act of impoli-
tic tyranny is perhaps to them matter OF
little consequence. The question has been
hung up for the moment by an appeal to
tion.-LondoR Tablet.
IRELAND,
Pastoral Address of the BisAops-The
Address of the Irish Prelates, signed by
the four Archbishops and twenty five Bish-
ops, in which every one of the twenty
eight Dioceses is episcOpally represented,
upon the position and prospects OF the
Church throughout the world, but, espe-
cially on the Continent of Europe, was
read, on the 2nd, in all the churches. The
persecution against the Holy Father, the
deplorable condition of Rome and of Italy,
| the savage laws against the Church in
Germany, tho state of Switzerland, Spain,
and Belgium, and the efforts throughout
the world to I'M Christianize marriage, and
DaulSu 0Ou lIOLA LILO oho ASAps AN 49,
the offspring Of the parents in the school,
while preventing, by penal laws, the or
ganic administration Of the Church, arc all
ably and eloquently illustrated in this
most solemn address of the Bishops to
their flocks. The education question oc-
cupies, naturally, a prominent position,
wkilo it is incidentally mentioned that it
was to consider difficulties which have arisen
in connection with that subject, that led
t. the calling together of the Bishops at
this season referring, of course, to the new
rule of the National Board imposing GER
tain written contracts between patrons and
teachers, restricting the right of renewal.
because the Bishops state that they have
postponed the publication OF the resolu-
tions passed upon this subject, the Irish
Conservative press translated this into
evidence of some clandestine negotiations,
upon University, although the matter refers
to only Primary education, going on bet
ween the Uitramoptanes and Mr.. Gladstone,
and adduce, as collateral testimony, the
statement in the Erenimg Post, whichis we'll
founded, that Lord Granard has received
| from Mr.. Gladstone a most gracious ans
wer to the Memorial from the Catholic
Union upon the subject of Catholic claims
! as regards education. These incidents
show the shadowy grounds upon which the
anti Catholic press seize in order to excite
luminosity and panic. They complain that
Trinity College is doomed to destruction,
through either total disendowment, or else
dwelling down, and that two of the Queens
Colleges are to be closed all this to excite
a Protestant panic and intimidate the Min
stry. That fear pervades Trinity is pref
ty certain but no thoughtful man credits
the threat of general disendow ment OF
University Education. AS a necessary
sequence, We should have Gsendowment
of intermediate education, as in the Royal,
the Erasmus Smith and other schools, fol-
lowed by abandonment ofprimary schools
, in the three Kingdoms.