, 1875-09-17

an Episcopal A1nlctliction upon
tho Ground Where lie IL
To Hest.
4 Contest Between Church and Ntatc,
Between Liberalism and lRo.
Acti0nisn.

Between Liberalism and I2o'
actionism.
4 letter from Montreal to thu Now Yo:k Her.
ntd c''ncoTning tho flubo'1 case throws Houte
aadtl1nai lIbht OIL tEAs perl loxinK AHA IT., anu
pF'hga into e'sater roninshce lilo grave .luan-
ton underlying il. The I5&rbop Of Ntonlrn, !! bad
ANNOUNCED iu pub iAhol letter mat IL, car tho
body Of 1uIbtud "ha Inferred III the Eamcte r. Of
Cote dos Nj geH, according to to dccroe Of tho
l'r!vT tnuhc in tho cuIHrcratcI ground wlll !, o.
in ienotcd tlIh body OF hn w.fs he would pr,-
c.ea 10 corhe tl Hl"Il anil by tie HIaedlction &
t'lo th,'Fct' f"hs"r 70. aFsta Il from. the
Grated turSatEyonbd. Ono Of ttAn loading ino,n
LOIS of the fhst1'ut Canajie1, being aHxed the.
fea,op Tor hpt Immediately procuediug to tho
buFint OF OuIhord Eepcd:
We sfs ssitIng for the Ashop to eurno thu ground.
nIent att thn uaidste nf The 4i+en. Th+n VS. c.n
sne Tan Tor Aor' tjo'eo, s95': os ctfn tl!o.o
nf M,nltrs IN !e involved III ri.it suit far d .ras
!seae he dared 10 a.nohes tie ofdsr- Of n .o.rz R
We shht !l,e b'shoIH lo'ar Gn,ns"1asrd him. Il,
Objected u pnF institute lHchuto thrIe tau
veiu'nes in !t that Catholic. should III. re>., VIZ It
onfc n>surtd Atm of onr tgnnraart Of tbs tat, anil
sent hl opc Of our catalogues, with Tho request that
be wonlh rsos+ out nameh Ut oil io"ks that -
diCI tl.a Bishop refused t., bury lin f,eal.e hc wnt
u .nenler CT tic 1nsutnt GAnndt4: hit vii; did ir
VII r.Yn dtod since, ard who4e bnliss ,,x r+.t IL
coneecrsted ground under tho holy sla1oY OF tty
Cto,E7
On Sunday last tho Bishop executed l.ia threat
ot cursng tho ground "i'ere Tho body OF tiul-
bord il to rcst. or rather ho launched q co1-
dit,ontl malodcsiou at tho spo!. Ine document
was ~ tbs form Of pastoral. fnal by the
vicar,Goneral Of tie D,"ceso. H. waa in
given ~ the TRANSLATION:
rAAronAL 1.gFTI AnHsE1sSEtn THE nunor tr
MONTREAL, ctNcknN!So THE Hi'i"lnrn uCAi4L
IN itHHMAcE WITH THE CtfEICH.
1gnacc bonrscs, bis|,p Of sntfcsi r., &C., 70 tho
fnl III our diocese: II IL for yoa duty to your
xo'sS t.aay eoncerning Ssrat1 agitation xh:h !.
as a3 Win ans vii Ioues trs a1s rrs 1ss
entabe fnct which la. cauasd ypu FL bitter y
nate crc'lfns' sAcen. i., viii doubtless i: aAdvi
qurcs ou!y sitnrle explanation, which. holc, slll
sulllee 70 h1Iesso youf fsHrs md dlssip.o certain
l. ~ sme ea' m M o. eF31a, whs bad passions sse ea
l. 70 .da lered. Ut al 70 fa!,htull5 fuau taetz
duty 10 their country and their CAura, nanta:u
fssalica. Now tue subject which troubles many u
you is the fAr ttat yonr cenelsry, whicl, snu justly
ms Of The CAnreh. This teus llss a4sn,si with rca-
ton nv ses,oas teenss q the cathna' roiA!ation.
drawn Into pubic but peaceahle DEM us.rstiou to
prtSsnt the profnnksIon Of sacred tl<.t where our
aay Of resurrection Dy th. de,1nstSatitn, rponta.
neoue su' lnsrIea by ycslr deepsst emotIt u, eour
thr rcttae If your dead, where your loes VI, 10 vi.
timatey tieWaltud to await a cay ste soaud u tue
sleep In dosth, and raso al tuen from thr 1ua W
ought tu a at the feet af soyerssn sha rel Ipus
convictions with which our cemetery Is CONNECTED
holy place, osusccrRteI Hroind and field ett
apart wlers p!aceh after death tho faithful call.
dren Of tho Church to await tho Sovereign 'uise,
Ike themselves, hare difd AID departed and In thu
peacs Of he Church. We nus 1t the aamo time. ad-
nre md moderate .ae feettns slo1n BY yon At time
when nj U1pectrd bloo. would be she!, whic, would
hase been cpnIdosed by every one a. great mis-
For 1s5 pat sucu ~' an ~'"s In. 1is M
1n4ny re:s1na ThAt is c.sy fuf sou to uutIcrstaai
md nrltts,4ts; IT,; 1t & T. !. saes 5ou to aat ltt
| such misfortune. Bat u. however, VIZ Nhavs
s liz same line wo sse nksn evsry ,nesns to hihoid
the honor of Our holy Church and u prevent the pro-
fauatlou Of our conseesate! ground, tho means being
body uf this rebellons cd4 Of tue Church slould ts
ei cemetery aud shouId 10 for Tho future .reurred.
Thste II no necessity TO lntor you shat Under t''r
% bas bssn as given M T to " "a binI sn 70 unlnI, to
bless aud 10 cusss, TO connrrass puEsons. p4cee.
a .na TO ; l,de' ts dars
sho uiaIa ~hich ls.uEb and outr ago it deliver to
aAtan thoss ~ho by their own acs seser themselves
fsoin the Church. that they ssa tc considered rnu
hencctort!l ~ heathHna sud p,lhlaps. that thsy
shall not return to Gut without RincsFe luioutAuce,
prevent future troulos that we delare by hetn lrrs-
enta though any out shall ~ etsna fgnonnee Of
IT, that Tho spot ~ tho cemetery wlclr thr body Of tu
lstu Guiburl shall l1 buried. e,eh tlnEh III the f-
tufe bo s1huMel it auy manner la.evat, will 10 in
fact and III manner Vso iseso) inle rlrsed aud ss-
arated from tho rest Of the euulet&Y. Such Is the
! declaration haye 10 t1hke to Therefore yo,i
neA havu fear that In tte present your ceme
lery csn loae IL sscscness that the huy rts has
Upon its sanc,od and blessed places , asarlncei
| or ttplden under fput
| hut the most significant part Of tho letter In
tho following, ~heh reveals tho real Anlmus Of
tho case, anti SHOWS tb1t 1t Ii . cputc II botwcon
! Church aud State; betweea Liboralis n aud He-
| ectoulRm:
ucntioned IN my nrst letter utat there was some
tbing underlying ha question q The buri'd Of an.
further The Church Ia lntenaely political It elams
10 10 superior to asefy authority Of sha State, ud III
sha r. H.. Shop asud eS Tis
chs rch espousea tho cause Of tho Come rrnt,vc
yary, Of Which slr John 4. Macdonald i. CHIEF sl'sf
DO Bouehesyhla iu the Province. Tho lib-
sr.l. wno ;. s5s ., n p1Sws;s 4 t. ~ .rs 1u, ~
~ .ho Cons,u,sss aud Etelaists of Eurule .ad il .
H 's sss ss a. = s III Sss sa ssrs
ThrnnRh the cont1nued supzealley nj the uonserss-
tiyes III oueeo tolltics tas Church Ia. managed to-
| faf into tlie possession Of Rich patronage. Rtfosua
thu Belgian rothcrhood, who receive III tha ntxaLor-
thtir own shops tocten9 tle proceed. Of tlrr labor
iyus-.n hospitals. vast educational os.sblshutc,..s
hass srown up fsom The e1lDnalture Of public eney,
x,s ne a9def a. o,ss.l seno sna xose hrsst
Tho taali il. been th.t IN Mo1'tre.l, Quebec, md