The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-03


eminent Catholic writers and foremost defenders
Of Bavaria InS brought the notorious Ioa
Germany, created her countess Obliged his
20 on pay tS to do
they took counsel together and resigned "a .her
than disgrace themselves, their country ana their
and the place was peng restored, Doll Ager was
asked to take back the chair in the univ ersty He
much as he had resigned in company, with phillips,
and should not have gone back without
Saa been with and 'n sss tSeS
clique Of "Old Gathoiics'' rose and he is found
1t, and Of the 1900 priests who are in the Empire
only twenty nine were TO md to ally themselves in
only three had ever charge Of consregatons
and OF these three TIE had been tried and con
demnsd as unworthy. There was evidently no lie
In such q party. It was q farce. Bismarck saw
that he could not nank the Catholic Church. that he
must fight 1t in front. His first assault was on that
VANGUARD OF GODS HOLY CHURCH;
danger; that noble band named after the Divine
Redeemer himself-the Jesuits An edict was given,
which was startling ana unexpected. BY such q
day every jesuit and the members OF all bodies re-
eigners, they should be sent across the frontier;
II natives they might choose exile or obey the
law What t had they done How many Jesuits were
and nifty men, whose daily lives were devoted to
pious practices tending the sick and teaching in
overturn the mighty empire2
The worthy Bishop then went on and pictured
Jesuit fathers during the late war, their indomi
table courage their unnagglng for the wounded
and dying, both on the field OF battle and in the
hospitals; how many OF them had been awarded
medals OF honor Tor their services and bravery as
military chaplains and that they must be banished
for offence other than declining to worship God
as Bismarck chooses to command He showed
how Bismarck attacked tue main body Of
the Church by l0rbidding Catholic priests to
have charge OF the par0chal schools; by de-
claring that q bishop cOuld not excommunicate
any one wltaout first consulting the government
and obtaining its consent. lie said OF Bismarck's
faith "Well he believes In God, but doubt II he
believes In the lncarnation.m He stated further
priest shall be ordained unless he has gone through
course Of study prescribed by The government;
hay. any ecclesiastical power inside They say
Aisace and Lorraine. where portions Of
the territories belong to Germany and por-
the French portion, but the text applies with as
much force to the Holy Father himself and mis- unc
This last mentioned law is not yet fully promu.
gated but It t may be unless the murmurngs which
stronee M should be needed deep anu aay growing
The reverend prelate continued by showing that
for Catholics this is blessing The clergy and
laity were never before so united as they now,
and so much oneness OF faith and heart was never
shown in the worlds history. The Church will
of them already. She has seen empires rise and
fall Diocetian has gone, and the Gatterer who con-
graduated him on having exterminated that ''ve
Observation-Disclosures gOne and the
"vile superstition" still exists and nourisnes and
will continue to flourish until the sun Is blotted
out, until the moon and stars shall give no light
and the Archangels trumpet shall proclaim that
time is no more. Until the contamination of the
world 1t will stand firm and mistaken. IL has
been attacked, but never conquered. It is like
vast mountain planted by God, with a broad base
ana sweeying sides; Its summit pointing TO the
skies and catching the brightest and choicest
light OF heaven. Dark clouds come from the
north and others from the south, and others from
the east and west, and envelop tine mountain; in
the rage Of contact thunders may peal and
lightnihgs may Hash, and men viii look up with
awe and say these clouds so vast, battling against
the mountain, will tear 1t up by the roots. Not 80.
In Gods own time His breath will blow, the clouds
will be scattered and the mountain will remain, its
base broad IS ever, Its sides as sweeping and its
summit still reaching to heaven and tipped with
the brightest light. There will be no signs of the
storm, only that the sides of the mountain will
look greener, fresher, farer than before. SO with
Gods holy Church In this conflict, In all past and
80 in future conflicts. 1t is the one standing
miracle in the worlds history; all things else shall
change-man made them. She stands for man has
not made her-she was planted by the hand of
God himself