The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-01-10
A week in a Free Country.
LIBERTY AS ynpERsrooD IN GERMANY.


been sentenced to eight months imprisonment
for violation of the May Laws, is taken from
his church to the Hessian prison of Ziegenbsima
the police dissolve two Catholic meetings. The
funds of the parish of Bahreudorf District of
Cuim)-a parish vacant owing to the decease
Of Dean Matezynski-are seqnestered by the
Government. The young priest HundsdoriG,
at Neunberg, lie fined ten thalers, or in default
is to be imprisoned for three days, in punish
ment of having several times dared to say
Mass Another priest, by name Klatt, Is
dragged by the gems d'armes to Marienwerder,
locked in o cell for tweuty-four hours, then
accused of having celebrated Mass.
Dec. 2.-The Minister of Justice " rejects
the petition of Bishop Janisczewski to be al
lowed to say Mass in his prison at Kunin. The
new priest Geppert Vicar Of Neustadt, Baden,
is fined $50 marks for having exercised various
functions of Catholic clergyman. Baron Won
Rupplin, Vicar of Donanesohingen, is arrested
and taken to Constance for sending the follow
ing declaration when summoned before the
criminal court at Constance: SIN ecclesiastical
matters acknowledge but one authority, my
Ecclesiastical Superors. To this authority
alone am responsible in presence OF this
court, rs have already deposed several times
on all matters that are purely religious. But
that this declaration may be made moro intel
ligible than ever, hereby make known that I
and that yield to physical force alone"
Canon Thissen, of Limburg, is fined twenty-si1
thalers for having performed q siRgle Church
service. and on refusing to pay the fne. three
beautiful paintings are removed from his sit
ting-room. Vicar Gswlovicz js fined twelve
thalers for unlawfuln exercise Of spiritual
functions, and warrants are issued for his
arrest.
Dec. 3-Herr Riffel, President of the Catho-
lie Club at Mainz. is imprisoned for ''insnlting"
His Imperial Msjesty, and all the acts and
manuscripts of the club seized. Joseph
Urban, Chairman of a Catholic Workman's
Association at Cologne. is fined for the second
time and the Association dissolved. The parish
priest of linen Rappel; and Vicar Frederics, of
ayaf inRh fvgan fy ivaf hal ocf,
for having acted against section 131 of the May
Laws. 1. Fasangel, publisher of q journal in
Dusseldorf, is fined thirty thalers for the same
reason. The congregation of the parish of
Chalkowa is empowered by the Government to
choose priest for itself without Intervention
of the Church. The Bishop of Munster is
again summoned before a lay tribunal for hav
ing preached two discourses his Confrma-
tion tour. Two SeiDinarists are summoned be-
fore the Tribunal at Munster for having
sisted at q private Mass said by a college com.
panion of theirs. The process of the noble
ladies of Westphalia is brought before the
Court of Cessation. The Vicar Grabowski, of
Chludowo, is arrested, and taken to the prison
of Rawitch for ten weeks.
Dec. 4.-The Mayor of Dusseldorf enters
upon his Office only after declaring to the Gov
| ernment, list, that he is willing to aid by every
means in his power the enforcing of the Eccle-
siastical Laws: and, 2dly, that he looks upon
these laws of the Government as absolutely
| necessary and in strict accordance with his
own convictions. Here is an instance of real
| mental and moral freedom" of which we hear
SO much. In the Diocese of Posen, Dean Re-
zezniewsk and Provosts Burwicki and Iaskul-
| ski are fined go thalers each and fourteen other
priests 30 thaers each. Provost Pedzinski, of
Posen, already fined go thalers, Is once more
summoned before the Temporal Administra-
| tor" All the clergy of the Deapery of Kozmiw
depose before the administrators" De Massen-
dach that it is useless for the Government to
send them any more inquiries concerning the
pee province Of Posen), refusing to answer
similar questions, the latter is fined so tbalers,
the former is waiting to hear his sentence.
The priest Kantecki, Chaplain in Rokossow
is banished from the Province of Posen.
Dec. 5.-The priests Baron de Ruppiin and
Vauler are fined $50 marks each by Court OF
preached, heard Confessions, visited sick per.
sons ~, and Joined in PROFESSIONS. The Rev.
Pohle, of Wittlich, and Stolben, of Berneested
are fined 100 thalers each for oontraventione
of the law, one of which was having said Zone
Low Mass"
Dec. 6.-Dean Wiesner, of Schwetzken, ie
Intercepted by the Tribunal of LISA poland,
concerning the secret delegate. He refuses te
take the oath OF give amy answer. A pamphle,
against the May Laws, entitled Non Possumus
is oonfscated Mt Treves, and the bookseller
Philippi, summoned before the police for sell
ling it. Fortunately for him he had not even
read it, much less could inform the police as tc
the authorship, which they eagerly enquired
after. The parish priest Blassen at Treves IL
summoned for having harbored the priest
Schneiders, and thus occasioned thu "scene on
All Saints Day" Several persons are ex.
AInlneO lCabnOllcS OF courSel ABOUT the dlStur-
Dances that took place on that occasion. Two
Catholic journals subjected to mos,
rigid inquisition
Dec. The "old-Catbolics" at Cologne
not satisfied with the new church they now
have, made formal petition to the Mayor that
they may have assigned to them the handsome
Church of the Grey Friars Minor. The Gov.
eminent announces that it is resolved to take
still more energetic measures against the
"Ultramontane propagandisn," moro es
pecially against the 'Jesuitical Association
by which is meant chiefly the "Apostolste Of
Prayer" very popular among Catholics. The
Oberprasident of Silesis, Baron de Norden
fych5, is quietly removed from his Office fol
having tried to come to some arrangement with
the Prince Bishop of Breslau. New inquisit
ions are made at Berlin with reference to the
Social-Democratic Associations and the Catho
lie Associations, especially the latter. At AK
ia-Chapefie an attempt is made at night to de-
stroy some religious statues, beautiful one
of Our Blessed Lord is thrown down and
broken to pieces. An inscription one of the
clocks at Steele is erased with file, as the
police objected to it.