The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-27
Record of German Persecution, Etc.

The WAGNER inquiry has SO completely oc-
cupied she public mind lately that, until the
new laws which affect the Church have begun
to make their despotic action moro clearly ieit,
there will be very little to chronicle, except
the repetition of constant attempts on tue
part of the Government to prosecute Catholic
Unions and individual members of the Catho-
lie clergy, which prosecutions the legal autho-
rites have hitherto persistently quashed, ac-
cOrdIng to law.
s,rrnrsstoS- or CATHOLIC ARMY CHAPLAIN
TheEellowing decree figures in prominent
place nthe Official Gazette for March y, coun-
tersigned by the Ministers:
"In consequence of your collective report to
me, have core to The resolution of suppress
ing tho post of Catholic military chaplain IN
the army in virtue of this decree, and till fur
Their notice. hereby entrust You with the
carrying out of I'LL arrangements necessitated
by the execution Of this decree.
"Berlin, 18th March, 1873.
ITO the Ministers War of Foreign Affairs and of
Religious Affairs
The Liberal Prussian press says very little
abeut the decree even the seini-official IT0
rin.ial korrcs pondtnc is very feeble i'll its de-
fence, and ends the article on this subject by
the following words: 1.-THE Government does
not conceal from itself that this measure must
be followed az n necessary Consequence by a
further remodelng of all arrangements regard
ing the cnre of souls amongst its Catholic SOL
diers, and preliminary dispositions in tins re-
spect have been already approved of by his
Maiesty There is no need to repeat the assn
rance that his Majcsty's Government grieves
most deeply over the disturbance of the Cath
Ollie military cure of souls bnt his MajestTs
Government is Justly authorized in attrin"ting
the responsibility of this unfortunate event to
those who have already imposed upon Govern
mept the necessity of defending the rights and
tho prestige of the State with all due energy,
against the encroachmcn.s and the reckie ssness
of spiritual power
TIE COMING ELECTIONS.
The Cologne Ga-et.c writes that the mpend-
ing elections will be cventful ones. " The
Liberals" so it says, have to think over the
consolidation of their party, in order to oppose
possible energy. Those observers, however,
who understand the signs of the times best,
assure the world that the clericals, especially
in the Sonth, will at least certainly not see
their strength diminished. The Cologne folks
Zcituny adds: "Ihis is the case in the South.
we in the North shall also certainly do our
best too"
SUSPENSION OF ALI. CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS IN
sTRUCTORS IN TIE GRAND DUCHY OF fosEN.
AS the whole body of D." Catholic religious in
in all official schools, colleges, etc,
in this Grand Dnchy, has been suspended en-
masse from such functions, the Posen Gazette
announces that the Government School Board
for that province has abolished all the special
religious services for the scholars from April
1st, and has left it to each scholar to attend
that religious service which his parents fire.
1uent. LIE suspension Oh all Jnc religious IN
such, was decreed by Government
in consequence of their obedience to the Arch
bishops letter, ordering that no scholar should
receive religious instruction. in a language he
does not understand; and the religious instruc
tors, knowing that this ignorance existed, re- |
fused to disobey the Archbishop.
EXPULSION OF A JESUIT FATHER
The G0mdnia states that on the morning of
the 10Th of last month, to be seen in the |
town of Schweidnitz q long line of carriages |
moving from the house of the parish priest to- |
wards the railway station. In the first carriage
was geudarTe and opposite hiprsat Jesuit |
Father. This WIS the Rev. Father Merkel !
who had declared that &c would only leave I'M
der tho compulsion of force, and by order of
the Ministry this was the/way in which it was |
carried out. Int great number ct the Cath /
olics of Schweidnitz took this opportunity of |
showing their regard for the Rev. Father, and
their opinion of rue laws against the Jesuits !
by cscortinG him in that manner to the station. |
A mouruful silence observed throughout !
except when the parish priest addressed few
parting words to the Rev. Father Merkel, eX-
pressing his own gratitude and that of his pa /
towards himself and his Order
THE GERMAN PRESS on PETERS FENCE.
The Spcacr ZcituRg, the journal which it is
said the Emperor first takes up, bewals the
fact that from the year 1861 to 1865 not less
han seyenty-one millions of francs, or nine
Millions q year. have been contrib uted in Ger
many, in tho shape of Peters Pence. 1t is al
ways the German people, says this journal,
rom whose credulity the greatest sacrifices
ire wrung. This may be true in a great many
aspects, but hardly in the present case.
Would that all the other sacrifices which Ger
many is called on to make were equally volun-
any.