New-York tribune., 1874-09-10
PERE HYAoMTHE's RESIGNATION.

HE DEFINES HIS POSITION AND DECLARES HE WILL
APPEAL TO SYNOD.
The following letter from Pere Hyacinthe
IOyson relative his retirement from the curaey OF
Geneva appears in the Swiss press:
Iwish to reply through the press TO the indlvldnas
who from various quarters have urged me 10 explain
my resignation of Cure Of the parish OF Geneva anu
member OF the Superior Council. This resignation ex-
plains itself Those who are familiar with the iuternal
position of the Liberal Catholic movement OF Geneva
Will be surprised ut thing only that ls tnal haVe
NOT sooner md myself OF responsibility onerous as IL
wa nusory. NV sole excuse is this: waited so long
day when it needful to listen TO my conscience.
i will not enter upon useless discussions WIN ith ieh
dctatoral RldicalisD Catholicism with the profession
a. faith Of Savoyard vicar. Clearly we cannot agree
either upon the tendencies or the 1acs tna eninae W
from movement ito right 20 be regarded as Cahoc IN
religion and Liberal III potes btt ,h Mn.h suo % ed
shall have eome-the present moment nreathes VI sa
ness and slenceI will address myself to those reg
Gus souls for whom movement has been something
more than pohtical'i1SYeinent OK que ~ Ycor
have been their spiritual guide for moro tnan year
and know that many among them have retained thelr
fu confidence IN me- should nave wished 10 ad1leSs @
them from the pulpit OF saint Germaln nave petu
informed that it will be closed against me- ana IN trutn
after the sentiments that have been uttered III ts snce
my retreat, conceive that should no longer DC III my
place there. Will therefore explain, soon ana else
where, to those who have not sunelenty understoo1
wherefore under the impulse OF decisive ana natureu
determination OF my conscience have resigned my
official functions; and bow, IN acting IN TINS mahher
have maintained my own consistency OF aeton-as
much opposed the intabity Of the State as TO tnat
domination Of the people as TO that OF the priests;
In the meantime, say TO all those who continue 10
wish with me for truly Catholic and liberal REFORM
that have intention Of abandoning either TINS cause
or Geneva where came TO serve IL. purpose remain
ing recOnqueTed fTeedOm 10 preach the Cos
pei and dispense our sacred mysteries snail renalb
there awang the election OF the Bishop who. with ms
Synod is legal authority that can recognize III
gOus matters. shall remain there without engage
ments lenceforth toward law TO which have kept
oah so long as permitted self 10 believe IN its
teal results which clearly is Impractical
b 10 the same extent that IL has not been aIped III tue
country districts and badly applied In the towns.
know eo well what there is OF Intelligence ana true LIB
erasm In Geneva 10 presuppose under such cOndtious
in he serious future OF an establishment more teal
than ous destined to close Its career IN shorter
time and with less than the constitutional Church
OF France almost in the same way the German Cain
Ollie COmmunes OF ROnge and the French CDurch OF
CLate closed their IL Il profound conVlc-
that the Catholic Church cannot perish, nor can II
remain in the condition which the passing triumph OF
UramOntauism has placed Ii is not the creation OF
new Church sii less of religion. that Is III ques
tiOn 1t Is reform IN the ancient Chuch that must be
accomplished.