Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-21


The Struggle . Psllsieal and Not Z
Religious One.
The footprints OF the Jesuits are NOR,
plainly to be traced in the Church-ridde,
Dominion OF the Canadas than they ART
even in those States OF the Union where
the voice of Catholic prelates has beer
heard loudly and audaciously condemn
ing as an unclean and ungodly thing,
the American system of free and religion.
less schools 4 closer view than that
heretofore had reveals the Guibord
Troubles as the upgrowth of Catholic
success, Catholic power and Catholic
schemes for further acquisition of
strength and exclusive privileges. Per
haps showing Of what Jesuitism has
accomplished in Canada, as, also, Of
what its ambitions are may not be unin-
structiye to our citizens at this time.
We quote as follows from the correspon-
dence of the New York Herdld-a paper
whose leanings are townrd Catholicism
and whose owner is q Catholic. After
stating As . fact that the reason why
Guibord's bones were not buried on the
day appointed was that the Canadian
Institute waited for the Bishop of Mont
real to ''hurl the curse Of Rome" upon
the ground where the remains are to be
deposited in order they might have
grounds for civil suit against him; and
following the statement, not heretofore
made to our knowing. that when the
Bishop objected to the Institute on the
goound tina. it contained books which
no Catholic should read, q catalogue Of
the books contained was sent to him
with the request that he mark the names
Of the Offensive volumes, and that he re-
fused to do SO; and in connection with
other facts bearing upon this remarkable
case. We have the following iniorma-
ton:
THE CHURCH IS INTENSELY POLIrIAL.
Il claims to be superior to every
authority Of the State, and its organs
preach complete submission to the laws
Of God-that is, that every Bishop 10
Grand Vicaire. Tho Church sspouses
the cause Of the conservative party, of |
which Sir John A. Mcdonald is chief in |
the Dominion. and Hon. c. Boucher do |
in the provinces. Tho |
Who Ars in power ct Ottawa but |
in opposition in Quebec, are hated by |
the clergy, They are denounced from |
every pulpit as Of the same kidney a
the Communists and Socialists of Eu-
rope, and the simple, ignorant people OF
gard them a. little better than wolves.
in Quebec politics the
possession Of rich patronage. Reforma-
tories have been handed over to religious
bodies like the Belgian Brotherhood.
who receive in the neishborhood Of $500
psr bead per annum for the the mainte-
nance Of juvenile criminals whom they
keep employed In thsir own shops,
projecting the proceeds Of their labor.
Nunneries are made the homes for fallen
women and lyine-in hospitals. Vast
establishments have grown
up from the expenditure of public money
which aro under NO Official control, and
whose directors arc absolutely irrsspon-
,ible, and 70 on to the end Of tho chap
er. The result has been that in Mont
cal, Quebec and Three Rivers the
Church has been amassing vast wealth.
[mposing church edi6ces Of all kinds are
,oinG up, and the
xuNs, OUT OF THEIR PLEIHoBIc
70 further and deal largely in real estate.
They own block after block of magnif-
ent warehouses. A whole street OF
,alatial stores belongs to them within q
,istol shot Of whsre write. and they
have much new work of the kind on the
way. They pay no taxes, and therefore
ave the lay property holder at an adj
Tantage. They can afford to be more
generous than the average landlord.
Now. it Is well known to be the intention
u the local government at the next session ..
o bring in a measure placing the con-
rol Of the public schools directly in the
lands Of the clergy and Withdrawing ..
whatever Of responsibility to the educa-
ionAl department on the part of the
school authorities remains. 1t is also
understood that in obedience to reso-
ution recently arrived at by the Provin-
ial Council Of Bishops that the Govern
aent will introduce . measure defining !
he status Of priest before the civil !!
aw-that is to say, removing him
eyond the operation of the law in civil
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