New-York tribune., 1875-05-12
STATE AND CHURCH IL GERMANY.
IL L nANID A. KASNtlN.

ApurK HI DAVID A. WATSON
rur;.,,, tbe great debate of March ., 1874,
IN the Austrian Parliament thr c3ei ordof ol tne ol'
I,oDlncs talkcd continually oil the Apos'oc 'dnP"o
which the Beltncrsh modern stat" WIS seeking 10 SUP
uIqut In thaI phrase lay Je wbOc secret OF ilc CI-
,olate creed According 10 ils The th'r' IL ho' f'in
l ma, cbnr,eteylscsuy u system OF faitb and worship
,t m crpire "A system Of deSl"c so'erinent super
natural origin, ~ ci1iitaiLy arihcl%el "fcrS iib
sustained sill Ine imperial head - sac' rdoii c';Sif
more absolute IN power tiGn the Roman Augustus rNri
uas or any succrssog OF Augustus. The bishops arc
prefcets or saIars runng Dhsoiu-iy Iii thor d.o'Ss
save as si.lIcc tn the Papa sblh; the parocai cic%
are local magistrates. Tlnug also Vi IN " degree; 'ht
aifv nr, subjects urr and simple. bound 10 ob y lmP
city III Thought "a cunSclcrc" ana IN deeu 'he uNiht
aufhOIIy sci over Jrlu jht idtd ol u tI-" u u SV'1
isapp&Eas & N it r "i toiS ~ ,.tcr In b. aicr h
of the eighteenth century the imperial prctcn>'hs n
MI men in tie voil hose Of ~ Ia De the reorcrs
o pr,stiy mpeI ali-m RObcSlnerie did icf in' VIA
g. cinlisba lesson tor ~ radicals and rcioluers. Toe
vid, terrible years 81 oNeiiurn Wtf' conquest IN
az E1ro,c TIE outcasi priesthood won sympathy by
thcir splcriu.s and were hardened in the scb"" ~
aJplicali,A zoe ellc Galssed. h'gsar''i GcliuAicn
si hone m ~ world and He'd 3r refuge rom despair
to tie oonsolnti'rt "t religion ''''NrIht i -
n, source ia Jacuu mlclc and security i"r u fiiut
only IN anew Union u Throne and AIsii 20 or az
sides i al rauk>-hc.C from simple, AN foSIo'd ih
Pulse Of rr -ion, there IL ~ motives "i ci'" h'v'' :"
o. political iro'nr'-thcie was thnnhs % & YES m mni
.I, t'r, @ | nrv .rl,ti,ncft lc had hceii bro
thrr il anciu, d'rrvcd "i lir Inas ir c"lHiEe lr'i
ay i've Years prisoner while a. head ~ iEc 'hur'i
@ M - -, -: i ,irt1c, ihat of heinz i'm nutaby CON
s1NattNe. What weighed even ia Prut'@i.H eyes ii
@ S, .2 II! ~ ur+.,oi7is wnnld nnt z,aIo eIv enough
STOW thai weighed nothing 80 Nieullr WAS s Aodo,
for Rome ucdru utr'nonal 9nd gnu n!l'iiy e.",1 ,,
in l. IA Plus VII returned in triumph to TIE Holy Cny.
60 60, "f '' I,"nn. ha1 sra,,t ever ,lucI in l.lurc
-fntgl an
with him. lie had had ns lesson, and Ind learned from
ci Oi power ihC festoaton "kthc iuquron ud
thc iud'x oiace, d-iDed Tor The s1llt, .! an
knowledge roi favorla {" the dorirne and di@ni' o
Rutnc I'm fore hcre and hie very hiti dt. Stood az
o,nor winch tod trump cl-i"i-dod h"H ihe tt,r had
turned II tnc rConttituiion "f Tie ot'f m J'sulN
after dissolution OF II years Tipee restless h-ita"N'
these apostles o. eoV,.nns .eisi.l ih'Nc ever sVans
ehanp One 81 - sarridoa eniHr wtI' !" ne 81 aS"lii
NJ N1ri II ri mil II much. AatinSt thl> an nous act
Catholic Portugal, alone of all the power, protested
screr,. i,ut there cmin ut Catholics wh"
,, shw ia ;. 1t a, Ss r's1s,,g l :" rr ,
ALREADY mentioned. onc of tneiu. IL hc "lpe
many ,nc and violent contest OF light with Gar.;n .
MAY he foe>eel, a. contest that will be- abe dangerous
s1ac" The order did gain ioothold III Germay. and
the prophecy has been fulfilled to Tue 'c'cr ann'I'f
Even thing favored the new tulli lh"sr 9 thc crrg5
whose culture dated from before The rev"Iiion and ""
were oueu mru or liberal sentiments, were already od
and they yielded 10 years, youns men stplta mo
passion seldom Of very imperfect culture, and bred
In period when minds were singulsry concentrated
i1,oD ihe one tb0ug, O Fore. To sucd men hc new q"
newly revived religion Of Empire was peculiarly con
genial and their numbers grew. and ~ The! II rin 10
ce another hy 81 mPdthetic contact, TIE So t'Wuid
saccrdMal iH,ierIdlisu btcaDe Ii0lIc. Succeeding
revolutions of 17iU and loiS hrOu-tt new waves
I OF reaction, upon whc-e cIcSis th'S elhll l"Ic
Then C4lnc IOup- G"ct'1iaic liberalism - NJ
il slow phrases aId play nWiitlpslf ina Is Land
stao, of Grrinny yBayaiia Han0r T. Pru.-ia aud tne
Upi'r Rhine Piovincr comiIishs "nrembcrs "a , It H.
and dozen more entered INTO negotiation, "'a Epiic
with view - b-'cr establishment Of tie Ca!ho!ir
Cbarc within eir borders. and an anncahle adldshr
Of TIER several ielaIohN VIII "a i;".oaihi Po" 80
mosty. thcy wcle cgs,r 10 pu the Church on a good
som" recognition G" lHtir iiil'""S l,'n ''N' h''N
expectations quickly disSpatcd. They encountered
fruo me cn.hae,ador - Wi;ten,DGr. i@,cdiiy
nIarAcd At the oiier party H. The NJ p tai'n seemed
hsion u &c many tian upon he 'ir.SS .G oi
power IN Tho Vatican. NcNcTihc'cS THissih an l
ar,ir was ar.ar- ID withou limit o. nmc o the irnm"
diate satisfaction of hoh parties Ia tru Prussia i"i
linie Shaft red 31d hr,"vcisncd hy the ne wears oi
and seyolu Iun. was dsorir'cd' dtrutuic IA dl~
provide for il hbcrat condition. first thai only such
ii.ef acceabc secondly tla MI else should lee passed
by The Pnle iu silence ai Prussia We left 10 cHcls ~
dsrieion oil .. powcrs with respect {" ihe Churc
which v..r, fncn in use TIE Term. taken. ana
the re. suit Tho Government of Piussa lch1h,d ~ M
cDaeis.d nO-sc.ion of ri -Its ana powers much more
extensive than are embodied III those recent laws
against WsnCh snch a dclugc ~ drhuhriatlh j.
pouroi oUf For Nforn years, from s2l Io sj7, ali
that is noW cricl upon barb 'rcus. unhcarI-
assumption Of ciyl s,j rrnacy Circl Of ,'o
was III with consent Of Pope-0i raciI"irirv
Poyc tooand thoat slcg's Of plo;est or d'-
satisfaction the pat OF li- successors Thea came
TIE Confhution o. 800 supported ny me LAeialN'
which gl4rulcrd what is caiied The Freedom OF inc
CDmch." This phrase being the 3c,t weapon Ennanl,n
aS acquired during the century u inei1ls chftiu Srl
tiny. III iust freedom OF individuals Is limited ~ Snb
Iect the restraints of law The rgntu "rty Of each
man il IS evcywnere sail Is founded by te hhe Ii=in
Ebrty of every hcT. a. hy duiy To the hit"n ana ny
obligation 10 support ali that system OF ruoiic order
without which DNI!Iauon e"ld mol exist HpcIlF
which iert, these limits is that Of the thief, tie swim
der the murderer Now, at is tie freedom which the
from the restraints Of ciy law. 1t is 10 e absolutely IN
dependent OF tne state, and IL freedom distinctly
Wnar IS the stat Of mn which anl In such laws
"hslbdrcuS persecution o the Chuichi sfrly II Is one
against winch legal precautions are heeoed; .n ~
is quc ie tal Prussia II IN direct contradiction with
the Roman Churchioi i.ie reason tai nipith cNlHi-
ton Itself j. Jct a. the pUui where modern owl
zaji0u, any STATE representing H. must maintain irc-
tin Freedom oi religion OF iniclt o personal con
science OF ECic, Crch, discussion. communication
Of thought ana knowIcdgche state is bafDa,ns which
dues not Sustain these liberties, ANA t""t one
which does sustain tncIp is under ihc o"hd,n
TAKE hs proper iuhcuOhN as hdNi'6 cHa'6c W
tue public order and welfare without Ueng hon the
ann"r'y IA tcsiId 10 maIiiaGc ont L. inreil"msp &
terms II :" a sacrament Oi The deviL" IT undertakes
Systematic education Of The pcoge and asar Is warned
OF The, scnOo. Is an apIaUagc Oi thr church." IL
offers equal and impartial protection ~ ~ cin%!s with
out distinction Oi class, creed "T profession, an II nIri
moiv with the awful gesture of !roluon. There
are classes ~ cdzcns-Cdh,lc priests. professors IN
Catholic universities, teacher ~ Catholic Schools &c.
Ia whom, as against their ecclesiastical super1rs, the
State snail oiirr no protection We are not here
Imagining case-, but touching upon actual points
oI collision III Oeriniiy. LIE contradiction exists
aud Is uncXiIBgui-iattc. EOmc. however. tnat has
seldom been wanting In crafi, knows where Ia
conceal and gluss IL over, III England md
America and w1ce. ~ IN Prussia 10 usst upon It. an
loice quarrel under picieIsc-iOr such II ever iis
hiihsy-O benz tSclf Invaded and as3Lllcd Which Of
the Two courses II will take III given depends upon
thc hiNccs received II The bsHOis Uf cOGnI! report
a.
take thc ncd openly thcy arc left under II they
report on the cohtrdry, tiat they STRONG