, 1874-11-26


requires, and what are tho rolatfons OF tho
German, Roman Catholio oocleainatics To TINT
law. In tho first plaoe, tho Gortnan law is
not partial in Its operations. It applios to
nil scots, Protestant as we'll % Catholic, with
ioqual force. It draws no distinctions.
1t Is not moro harsh upon ono sect
thnn another, except 80 fur as one sect
moro than mother violates It's provisions
and rondors itHolf linblo to its pcnn}tioB. The
Gormau law provides that marriages, to DO
loea1, ehan bo conBummntod by the civil
magistrates. In other words, tho bond Of
tmnrringo is o civil contract, md Ia only lognl-
" binding when 1t Is executed under tho law.
There Is nothing in the law to prevent
Bishop from supplom enting tho civil form Of
marriage with tho eoolosiastioal !; but II q
Catholic Bishop executes o marriage BY the
eoclesiaBtical form, and ignores and deacs the !
civil, then he Ia In contempt Of tho State, and
las not rendered civil allegiance to tho Gov |
errr,nent. The Same Is truo Of tho schools.
| The State requires secular oaucntion not only
of Roman Catholic youth, but Of youths of
MI denominations. 1t presoribcs certain
manner and modo Of instruction In school
time, but it does not Interfere with any kind
Of instruction out Of these school hours.
ANY Church which intorfores with these
regulations, therefore, intorforos with tho
rights Of the State to educate it's youth, ana
in this respect also tho Catholic Bishops
hayo repeatedly violated tfo claims Of the
State, This Inv further provides TINT oil
persons applying for professional positions,
such as tho Church, the Bar, the forum, or
medicine, for scientific, oivll, military, or
naval Offices, must first receive certain de-
proc Or amount Of secular education, and this
provision is binding upon nil seots alike.
Heretofore the Catholic Bishops Of Germany
have furnished system Of education which
has omitted the most OF the course required
by law, and they hava dcfantly attempted to
ignore its provisions. The Inv furthermore
gives tho laity, or congregation, control Of
their church property, and, whonevor W.
oancy occurs, tho congregations have tho right
to nominate successor. It 1s simple
act Of Justice TINT tho 1aity should
have voice, since the clergy Of n1l denom-
inations, evon the Jews, are supported
by the taxntion Of tho whole people, and
every Church draws "a ccrtain fixed revenue
from the Treasury Of the German Govern
ment The Catholic Bishops, however,
while they continue to draw this revenue
from tho State, and decline to surrender
! their state-paid salaries, continue to violate
! tho civil laws of the Empire II, however,
they are paid and supported by the Govern
, 1nont, then it is their simple duty to obey the
4 civil power in al1 secular mattars.
: Archbishop Manning afllrms in his letter
: that the civil allegiance Of no man is un
q limited, aud TINT this is asserted in the Vati
a Gun DEGREES. But who is to be th'
. Judge Of this imitation7 Who ia tt
! be the: arbitrator between natural Inv
= md gpiritunl Inv when they conn
:, into conhict2 Archbishop Manning dcclare
= that the Pope is to be the judge. The civi
allegiance Of al1 nationa, he claims, is prima
= rily due to the Pope; the Pope is the su
, premo arbitrator between nations, BnyB Arch
- bishop Manning. There is but one safe roat
- in this conflict. The Church has no right t.
= interfere with the State in civil uaatters, TN
, cannot be an arbitrator in civil matters. Th
10 State haa no right to Interfere with til
= Church in spiritual matters, and cannot b
an arbitrator therein. Docs our correspond
ent believe tAis2 Do Roman Catholics be
D. lievo this2 If they do, then there can be n
1t controversy between them and Protestant
N on this highly-important matter.