The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-06
rRE MORNNG STAR CATHOLIC MESSENGER SUNDAY APRIL

MESSENGER, SUNDAY, APRl
about what he called the censorship on
professors. If mental philosophy was ex-
clnded. the teaching of Greek Monld be q
farce, for he had shown the gagging clauses
to "a distinguished lecturer on Aristotle
at Cambridge, and had asked for his opin-
ion, which was, "that il these clauses were
extended to that University, he could
| never give q lecture on Aristotle without
| breaking the law"
Cures by the Wafer Of Lourdes.-A cor
respondent of the Freeman's Journal gives
translation of the attestation of the May or
and several citizens of Chabris, concerning
the miraculous cure wrought on a deaf
mute, Aurelia Bruneau, by the use of the
water of the Lourdes. Our readers Will
remember the famous letter of the New
York Herdlds correspondent, who witness
ed a similar cure in the case of Constance
L Fiat of Blois. Unlike this instantaneous
cnre, that of Aurelia Bruneau was accom-
plished only after a triduo at herown home,
the house of the Sisters Of ST. Martin, at
one of these three days of several drops of
the water of Lourdes into her ear. We
have been told by personal friend of a
lady in Boston, of a miraculous cure affect
ed on her by the use of this water. She
had been afflicted for years by sort of
paralytic affection of both of her lower
limbs, so that, unable to walk, she was
obliged to make use of o sort of go-cart
which she managed with her hands. She
had been often under the care of the best
physicians of Boston and elsewhere, but
nothing had been effected toward her re-
covery. Some one proposed to her to make
a Hovena, and drink little of the miracu-
l1r, r-At..r al, H. 10
with no signs of any improvement until the
ninth day, when the prayers just ended,
her crippled limbs were at once restored to
life and strength, and she retains the per-
feet use of them. We give below the legal
attestation in the case of Aurelia Bruneau ::
Chabrs, certify that Miss Aurelia Bruneau /,
born at Chabris, April "a, 1853, was born deaf
and dumb, and it is in their knowledge that
this young gir-raised in the Asylum for the
Deaf and Dumb at Deols aud Orleans-neve
heard a sound until the llth of October cur
rent
(Siguedl FAUrEREAu,
Mayor of Chabris.
Joint Signers-PatrSeau, Champion, OAR
nault, Brissemonet, Chauvin, Ricasset, Lee
doux Marseille, Marnotte, Tousset.
The above extracts, first published in
Tours, are reproduced in the Lourdes An
mails, of January, 1S73.-CatAoiic Reriew.
SWITZERLAND.
Persecution in the Diocese of Bdle.-The
Government of Soleure has issued a decree
couched in the following terms can the
priests who occupy an official post (cures,
&C.,, or who receive salary from the
State, and who signed the declaration ad-
dressed to the Government, dated Fulden-
bach, is Feb, 1878 must in accordance
with paragraph 9 of the law of the "a Dec
1870, concerning State employees, answer to
the charge of having signed 1t. In accord
ance with paragraph 10 of the same
law delay of eight days is granted them
to the Government. Moreover, they have
to declare whether they have published
the episcopal pastorals and dispositions for
this year If they reply in the Affirmative,
they have to answer for this also, in ac-
cordance wiki paragraph 10 of the same
law, and within the term above assigned
This decree has been sent to each of the
seventy-one parish priests who signed the
declaration. The Bishop himself, who is
still at Soieure, has been subjected to
eyerykind of insult and vexation and the
Monde states that two agents of the Gov
eminent have returned from Berne bring
ing the intelligence that orders have been
there given for Mgr. Lacha. to be taken to
the frontier within forty EIGHT hours. The
Bishops of S switzerland have visited Soleure
in person to express their sympathy with
the lllustrious confessor, and those of Lau-
same and st. Gall have spent some days
there. The Commune of Delemont, formerly
Mgr Lachat's parish, is convoke for Sun
day, to vote on the proposal of the Com
munal Council to offer him the rights of a
burgess.
Mgr. Hermillod on the Pe,secution-A
Belgian deputation to Rome has stopped
at Ferney, on the way, to receive the bless
ing of Mgr. Mermillod. who, in replying to
their address, spoke of the reason which
he had for believing that the Swiss and
Russian Governments are acting in concert.
Another observation of his should also be
recorded. "After every great Council he
said, "there has been violent attack on
the Church /; after Nica that of Arianism,
after Trent that of Professionalism, after
the Vatican that of Liberalism" And
while Mgr. Lachat is the copfessor who
witnesses to the fourth Constitution of the
Council defining the Pope's Infallible mag
isterium, he hims self is called to witness to
the third sin defending the sovereign juris.
dicton of the Holy See, that is, of the
Church itself"
RUSSIA.
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the
TABLET, under date Of Feb. 22d. writes as
follows