, 1875-04-24

he draws his salary if he raises his voice
against its supremacy within It's own dumin-
ions. It is tolerably clear, Therefore, that
the real point in dispute Is as to where the
line is to be drawn between iod and C,e-ar.
! That which Is called religion on one hand is
called politics on the other. Ills Holiness
claims supreme control over the religious in
struclion of certain GeTmsn subjects, ani
then proceeds TO teach them what the Ger
/ man government says sAsll not be taught,
/ because it is not religion, bat politics. But
/ the government. which pays the salaries. Says
that the salaries shall not be paid, nor priest
nor bishop officiate, unless each shall aoknowl-
| edge the supremacy of the laws and give
/ over all propagandiSm against them; and
this the Church says Is not political legisla-
,ion, but legislation that affects morality and
faith and religion by pressure imposed on the
p-icsrhCol.
With The difference in this position the
characteristic vigor in dispute of the German
Prcmicr gives it suddenly FLIP of variety
He inquiries who gave the Pope authority 70
supervise German enactments and TO say
what laws the Parliament may make and for
what laws its authority is sufficient? ? BY
what right does h. pretend 10 have function
aries IL the isnperial douiuions u'ject to his
control AMI not to the E.aperor's; By what
right 10 certain persons within the Empire
pretend to be. Independently Of the sovereign,
the emi-saries and representatives, Of Pata-
tive foreign poteu.ate: And il you claim
that more obedience Is due TO Goa Ihan 10
nan, admit it but how docs that mean
that more obedience is due to 4 man il Rome
than TO a man IA Berlin = n this last son
teuca, recently uttered by the Prince in the
German Parliament, Is the whole tone OF The
dispute oa his sila. The man IN Rome Is
not only IL 10 s,.is. a divine authority, as be
views n case. but he Is no longer such an
authority as he WAS practically III the days Ot
the Holy Roman Empire. /, was IS sOye-
reign poltif that the Pop reviewed the acts
| of governments IL Christian countries ScneT-
ally; but now ,ha, the sorp're OF material
sovereignty has passed from him, now that
he Is subject to the Laws OF a 5. cular kingdom,
| though h. nay hisass.: refuse 10 see ths
change in his position, Others mus rec'5ujz2
, the ch lngr IL his att.i' utps.
/ L. all this "a. Prince SENS 10 ~ far more
Logical han tho poPv, and We believe that
! the better future ot the Church - nearer 10
his Ia II 10 ;h- other side Of III, dispute, Tor
II CT, n ten i directly 10 the seplra1ion
the clairn Of III Churoh 70 ;nlr wien Is 'n5r
within It's pror.naa prop s,y, La. d !..@ss u
tie poli:lea power. From The Am-.io Al
standpoint it i gl,al u It rui L;1a ,.!.l yo,.
rir- ale 50 totally difrru, that rI.er Is - asoe
I Is lty con,eivuhric.,'ip4 between ,hesa; hat
/ the government OF States AMI The ctre Of
/ soa', are fur.s,ious n'' TO be ,ja-i ,r a~sl-
/ ciatri in any sai'~iletI.v NY. AuI the
/ trIIlrnry ul prar-r~, rhr1IS,i2d, rhe world
seems TO D. IN oar direction pn tai, jrriut.
/ Churches ctur,t b. really .i.I Pea ,eu- Of the
s,.cuiar authority II they are nnt s.it-s'p pplr;-
IN, and tins they ann 1 br A:-hnut absolute
/ separation of CAu.=A Iad ,,-ste.-Assr lost
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